Births
- 1389 – Isabella of Valois (d. 1409)
- 1414 – Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1486)
- 1522 – Martin Chemnitz, German theologian (d. 1586)
- 1606 – Hermann Conring, German philosopher (d. 1681)
- 1664 – Johann Speth, German organist and composer (d. 1719)
- 1664 – Henry Wharton, English librarian and author (d. 1695)
- 1697 – Claudio Casciolini, Italian composer (d. 1760)
- 1719 – Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani, Italian academic, priest, and theoretician (d. 1796)
- 1721 – Mark Akenside, English physician and poet (d. 1770)
- 1723 – Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (d. 1787)
- 1731 – Benjamin Banneker, American scientist and author (d. 1806)
- 1732 – Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse, French businesswoman (d. 1776)
- 1799 – Gustav, Prince of Vasa (d. 1877)
- 1801 – Gail Borden, American publisher and inventor, invented condensed milk (d. 1874)
- 1802 – Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American minister, journalist, and activist (d. 1837)
- 1810 – Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon (d. 1887)
- 1818 – Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (d. 1883)
- 1825 – A. P. Hill, American general (d. 1865)
- 1829 – Peter Lumsden, English general (d. 1918)
- 1832 – Émile Gaboriau, French author and journalist (d. 1873)
- 1840 – Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Quebec (d. 1898)
- 1841 – Edward VII of England (d. 1910)
- 1850 – Louis Lewin, German pharmacologist (d. 1929)
- 1853 – Stanford White, American architect, designed the Washington Square Arch (d. 1906)
- 1862 – Gigo Gabashvili, Georgian painter (d. 1936)
- 1869 – Marie Dressler, Canadian actress (d. 1934)
- 1872 – Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian author and poet (d. 1941)
- 1873 – Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist (d. 1941)
- 1874 – Albert Francis Blakeslee, American botanist (d. 1954)
- 1877 – Enrico De Nicola, Italian politician, 1st President of the Italian Republic (d. 1959)
- 1877 – Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani philosopher, poet, and politician (d. 1938)
- 1878 – An Chang-ho, Korean activist (d. 1938)
- 1879 – Jenő Bory, Hungarian architect and sculptor (d. 1959)
- 1879 – Milan Šufflay, Croatian politician and author (d. 1931)
- 1880 – Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the red telephone box (d. 1960)
- 1883 – Edna May Oliver, American actress (d. 1942)
- 1885 – Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1954)
- 1885 – Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1922)
- 1885 – Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor (d. 1952)
- 1885 – Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (d. 1955)
- 1886 – S. O. Davies, Welsh politician (d. 1972)
- 1886 – Ed Wynn, American actor (d. 1966)
- 1888 – Jean Monnet, French economist and diplomat (d. 1979)
- 1890 – George Regas, Greek actor (d. 1940)
- 1895 – Mae Marsh, American actress (d. 1968)
- 1897 – Harvey Hendrick, American baseball player (d. 1941)
- 1897 – Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)
- 1902 – Anthony Asquith, English director (d. 1968)
- 1904 – Viktor Brack, German nazi officer (d. 1948)
- 1905 – Erika Mann, German actress and author (d. 1969)
- 1906 – Arthur Rudolph, German engineer (d. 1996)
- 1911 – Tabish Dehlvi, Pakistani poet (d. 2004)
- 1913 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress (d. 2000)
- 1914 – Thomas Berry, American theologian and historian (d. 2009)
- 1915 – André François, Hungarian-French cartoonist (d. 2005)
- 1915 – Sargent Shriver, American politician, 21st United States Ambassador to France (d. 2011)
- 1918 – Spiro Agnew, American politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (d. 1996)
- 1918 – Thomas Ferebee, American bombardier (d. 2000)
- 1918 – Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general and martial artist, co-founder of taekwondo (d. 2002)
- 1920 – Byron De La Beckwith, American assassin of Medgar Evers (d. 2001)
- 1921 – Pierrette Alarie, Canadian soprano (d. 2011)
- 1921 – Viktor Chukarin, Soviet gymnast (d. 1984)
- 1922 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress and singer (d. 1965)
- 1922 – Raymond Devos, Belgian-French comedian and clown (d. 2006)
- 1922 – Imre Lakatos, Hungarian philosopher (d. 1974)
- 1923 – Alice Coachman, American high jumper
- 1923 – Elizabeth Hawley, American journalist
- 1924 – Robert Frank, Swiss-American photographer and director
- 1925 – Alistair Horne, English-American historian
- 1926 – Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1996)
- 1928 – Anne Sexton, American poet (d. 1974)
- 1929 – Marc Favreau, Canadian actor and poet (d. 2005)
- 1929 – Imre Kertész, Hungarian author, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1931 – Whitey Herzog, American baseball player
- 1933 – Jim Perry, American-Canadian television host and singer
- 1934 – Ingvar Carlsson, Swedish politician, 29th Prime Minister of Sweden
- 1934 – Ronald Harwood, South African author and scriptwriter
- 1934 – Carl Sagan, American astronomer and author (d. 1996)
- 1935 – Bob Gibson, American baseball player
- 1936 – Bob Graham, American politician, 38th Governor of Florida
- 1936 – Teddy Infuhr, American actor (d. 2007)
- 1936 – Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (d. 1992)
- 1936 – Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter (Peter, Paul and Mary) (d. 2009)
- 1937 – Roger McGough, English poet
- 1937 – Clyde Wells, Canadian politician, 5th Premier of Newfoundland
- 1938 – Ti-Grace Atkinson, American author
- 1939 – Paul Cameron, American psychologist
- 1941 – Tom Fogerty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Creedence Clearwater Revival and Ruby) (d. 1990)
- 1942 – Tom Weiskopf, American golfer
- 1944 – Phil May, English singer-songwriter (The Pretty Things)
- 1945 – Richard Goldberg, American sex offender
- 1945 – Moeletsi Mbeki, South African economist
- 1946 – Benny Mardones, American singer-songwriter
- 1947 – Robert David Hall, American actor
- 1948 – Bille August, Danish director
- 1948 – Henrik S. Järrel, Swedish politician
- 1948 – Michel Pagliaro, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1948 – Luiz Felipe Scolari, Brazilian footballer and manager
- 1951 – Lou Ferrigno, American bodybuilder and actor
- 1951 – Bill Mantlo, American writer
- 1952 – Sherrod Brown, American politician
- 1953 – Gaétan Hart, Canadian boxer
- 1953 – Rhetta Hughes, American singer and actress
- 1954 – Shankar Nag, Indian actor and director
- 1954 – Dennis Stratton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Iron Maiden, Praying Mantis, and Lionheart)
- 1954 – Sue Upton, English actress and dancer
- 1955 – Karen Dotrice, English actress
- 1955 – Thomas F. Duffy American actor
- 1955 – Fernando Meirelles, Brazilian director
- 1955 – Bob Nault, Canadian politician
- 1959 – Nick Hamilton, American wrestling referee
- 1959 – Sito Pons, Spanish motorcycle racer
- 1959 – Thomas Quasthoff, German opera singer
- 1959 – Tony Slattery, English actor
- 1960 – Andreas Brehme, German footballer
- 1960 – Joëlle Ursull, Caribbean singer
- 1961 – Jill Dando, English journalist (d. 1999)
- 1962 – Teryl Rothery, Canadian actress
- 1963 – Fulvio Fantoni, Italian bridge player
- 1964 – Robert Duncan McNeill, American actor
- 1965 – Bryn Terfel, Welsh opera singer
- 1967 – Ricky Otto, English footballer
- 1968 – Nazzareno Carusi, Italian pianist
- 1969 – Allison Wolfe, American singer-songwriter (Bratmobile, Cold Cold Hearts, and Partyline)
- 1970 – Domino, American DJ and producer (Hieroglyphics)
- 1970 – Scarface, American rapper (Geto Boys)
- 1970 – Nelson Diebel, American swimmer
- 1970 – Guido Görtzen, Dutch volleyball player
- 1970 – Bill Guerin, American ice hockey player
- 1970 – Chris Jericho, American-Canadian wrestler, singer-songwriter, and actor (Fozzy)
- 1970 – Susan Tedeschi, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Tedeschi Trucks Band)
- 1971 – David Duval, American golfer
- 1971 – Melinda Kinnaman, Swedish actress
- 1971 – Big Pun, American rapper (Terror Squad) (d. 2000)
- 1972 – Eric Dane, American actor
- 1972 – Doug Russell, American radio host
- 1972 – Naomi Shindō, Japanese voice actress
- 1972 – Corin Tucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sleater-Kinney, Heavens to Betsy, and Cadallaca)
- 1973 – Alyson Court, Canadian actress
- 1973 – Nick Lachey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (98 Degrees)
- 1973 – Gabrielle Miller, Canadian actress
- 1973 – Zisis Vryzas, Greek footballer
- 1974 – Joe C., American rapper (d. 2000)
- 1974 – Alessandro Del Piero, Italian footballer
- 1974 – Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Italian actress
- 1977 – Chris Morgan, English footballer
- 1977 – Omar Trujillo, Mexican footballer
- 1978 – Sisqó, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Dru Hill)
- 1978 – Steven López, American martial artist
- 1979 – Adam Dunn, American baseball player
- 1979 – Martin Taylor, English footballer
- 1980 – James Harper, English footballer
- 1980 – Dominique Maltais, Canadian snowboarder
- 1980 – Vanessa Minnillo, Filipino-American television host and actress
- 1981 – Lyn, South Korean singer
- 1981 – Jobi McAnuff, Jamaican footballer
- 1981 – Scottie Thompson, American actress
- 1982 – Boaz Myhill, Welsh footballer
- 1982 – Jana Pittman, Australian hurdler
- 1983 – Rob Elloway, German rugby player
- 1983 – Ted Potter, Jr., American golfer
- 1984 – Seven, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor
- 1984 – Delta Goodrem, Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
- 1984 – Ku Hye-sun, South Korean actress
- 1984 – Joel Zumaya, American baseball player
- 1985 – Bakary Soumaré, Malian footballer
- 1986 – Carl Gunnarsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1988 – Nikki Blonsky, American actress and singer
- 1989 – Baptiste Giabiconi, French model and singer
- 1989 – Vishal Kandukuri, Indian philanthropist, founded V Adept Energy
- 1990 – Hodgy Beats, American rapper and producer (Odd Future and MellowHype)
- 1990 – Nosa Igiebor, Nigerian footballer
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