Births
- 1162 – Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214)
- 1381 – Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military officer (d. 1415)
- 1453 – Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (d. 1471)
- 1474 – Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (d. 1515)
- 1499 – Claude of France (d. 1524)
- 1566 – Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643)
- 1613 – Luisa of Guzman (d. 1666)
- 1696 – John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English politician and author (d. 1743)
- 1713 – Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter (d. 1784)
- 1756 – James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral (d. 1833)
- 1768 – Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (d. 1839)
- 1820 – John William Dawson, Canadian geologist (d. 1899)
- 1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (d. 1902)
- 1825 – Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer, founded House of Worth (d. 1895)
- 1844 – Ernest Myers, English poet and author (d. 1921)
- 1853 – Lillie Langtry, English actress and singer (d. 1929)
- 1862 – Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (d. 1900)
- 1870 – Albert Jay Nock, American author (d. 1945)
- 1874 – József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (d. 1948)
- 1876 – Rube Waddell, American baseball player (d. 1914)
- 1878 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (d. 1952)
- 1879 – Edward Hennig, American gymnast (d. 1960)
- 1880 – Sasha Cherny, Russian poet (d. 1932)
- 1883 – William Dickey, American diver (d. 1950)
- 1887 – Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (d. 1947)
- 1890 – Conrad Richter, American author (d. 1968)
- 1891 – Irene Rich, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1895 – Mike Gazella, American baseball player (d. 1978)
- 1896 – E. Beatrice Riley, Australian super-centenarian (d. 2009)
- 1900 – Gerald Marks, American composer (d. 1997)
- 1902 – Arna Bontemps, American poet (d. 1973)
- 1904 – Wilfred Pickles, English actor (d. 1978)
- 1905 – Yves Allégret, French director (d. 1987)
- 1905 – Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
- 1909 – Herblock, American cartoonist (d. 2001)
- 1909 – Art Tatum, American pianist (d. 1956)
- 1911 – Ashok Kumar, Indian actor (d. 2001)
- 1913 – Igor Torkar, Slovenian poet and playwright (d. 2004)
- 1915 – Terry Frost, English painter (d. 2003)
- 1915 – Cornel Wilde, American actor (d. 1989)
- 1917 – George Osmond, American manager (d. 2007)
- 1917 – Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (d. 1985)
- 1918 – Robert Walker, American actor (d. 1951)
- 1920 – Laraine Day, American actress (d. 2007)
- 1921 – Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1991)
- 1923 – Cyril Shaps, English actor (d. 2003)
- 1923 – Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (d. 2006)
- 1924 – Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader
- 1924 – Moturu Udayam, Indian activist (d. 2002)
- 1925 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (d. 1966)
- 1925 – Margaret Thatcher, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1925 – Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (d. 1979)
- 1926 – Ray Brown, American bassist (d. 2002)
- 1926 – Killer Kowalski, Polish-Canadian wrestler (d. 2008)
- 1926 – Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
- 1927 – Lee Konitz, American saxophonist and composer
- 1929 – Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter (d. 2010)
- 1930 – Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1978)
- 1931 – Raymond Kopa, French footballer
- 1931 – Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (d. 2001)
- 1932 – Jack Colvin, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1932 – Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (d. 1995)
- 1933 – Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English judge (d. 2012)
- 1933 – Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
- 1934 – Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
- 1935 – Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter
- 1935 – Bruce Morrow, American radio host
- 1936 – Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer
- 1937 – Sami Frey, French actor
- 1938 – Hugo Young, English journalist (d. 2003)
- 1939 – T. J. Cloutier, American poker player
- 1939 – Melinda Dillon, American actress
- 1940 – Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist
- 1941 – Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Simon & Garfunkel)
- 1942 – Rutanya Alda, American actress
- 1942 – Bob Bailey, American baseball player
- 1942 – Jerry Jones, American businessman
- 1942 – Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer
- 1942 – Pamela Tiffin, American actress
- 1943 – Mike Barnicle, American journalist
- 1943 – Beverley Goodway, English photographer (d. 2012)
- 1944 – Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Chicago)
- 1945 – Christophe, French singer-songwriter
- 1945 – Dési Bouterse, Surinamese politician, 9th President of Suriname
- 1945 – Susan Stafford, American game show host
- 1946 – Edwina Currie, English politician
- 1946 – Demond Wilson, American actor
- 1947 – Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Van Halen, Chickenfoot, Montrose, and Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve)
- 1947 – Jerry Trupiano, American sportscaster
- 1947 – Alan Wakeman, English saxophonist (Soft Machine)
- 1948 – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani singer (d. 1997)
- 1948 – John Ford Coley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (England Dan & John Ford Coley)
- 1948 – Lacy J. Dalton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1949 – Marisol Malaret, Puerto Rican model, Miss Universe 1970
- 1949 – Tom Mees, American sportscaster (d. 1996)
- 1949 – Leona Mitchell, American soprano
- 1949 – Patrick Nève, Belgian race car driver
- 1949 – Rick Vito, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
- 1950 – Mollie Katzen, American chef and author
- 1950 – Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fairport Convention)
- 1951 – Johann Kniewasser, Austrian skier (d. 2012)
- 1952 – Beverly Johnson, American model and actress
- 1952 – John Lone, Hong Kong actor
- 1953 – Pat Day, American jockey
- 1954 – Frank Dunn, American businessman
- 1954 – George Frazier, American baseball player
- 1954 – Claude Ribbe, French historian
- 1955 – John Ferenzik, American keyboard player, guitarist and composer
- 1956 – Chris Carter, American screenwriter, director, and producer
- 1956 – Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
- 1957 – Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
- 1958 – Maria Cantwell, American politician
- 1958 – Derri Daugherty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Choir and Lost Dogs)
- 1958 – Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
- 1959 – Marie Osmond, American singer and actress
- 1960 – Joey Belladonna, American singer-songwriter (Anthrax)
- 1960 – Tim Brewster, American football player and coach
- 1960 – Ari Fleischer, American journalist, 24th White House Press Secretary
- 1960 – Peter Keisler, American lawyer
- 1961 – Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
- 1962 – T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author
- 1962 – Kelly Preston, American actress
- 1962 – Jerry Rice, American football player
- 1963 – Colin Channer, Jamaican author
- 1963 – Chip Foose, American automotive designer
- 1963 – Scott Andrew Mink, American murderer (d. 2004)
- 1964 – Allen Covert, American actor
- 1964 – Nie Haisheng, Chinese astronaut
- 1964 – Christopher Judge, American actor
- 1964 – Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist
- 1965 – Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
- 1967 – Scott Cooper, American baseball player
- 1967 – Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
- 1967 – Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper
- 1967 – Steve Vickers, English footballer
- 1967 – Kate Walsh, American actress
- 1968 – Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
- 1968 – Carlos Marin, Spanish opera singer and actor (Il Divo)
- 1969 – Rhett Akins, American singer-songwriter
- 1969 – Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater
- 1969 – Cady McClain, American actress
- 1970 – Serena Altschul, American journalist
- 1970 – Mel Jackson, American actor, singer, and producer
- 1970 – Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player
- 1970 – Paul Potts, English tenor
- 1971 – Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
- 1971 – Billy Bush, American television and radio host
- 1971 – Pyrros Dimas, Greek weightlifter
- 1971 – Hitesh Modi, Kenyan cricketer
- 1971 – Luis Tosar, Spanish actor
- 1972 – Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster
- 1973 – Brian Dawkins, American football player
- 1973 – Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver
- 1973 – Matt Hughes, American mixed martial artist
- 1973 – Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
- 1974 – Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer
- 1977 – Gareth Batty, English cricketer
- 1977 – Benjamin Clapp, American drummer (Baptized By Fire, Skeleton Key, and Amfibian)
- 1977 – Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer
- 1977 – Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor (Broken Social Scene and Junior Blue)
- 1977 – Paul Pierce, American basketball player
- 1977 – Kiele Sanchez, American actress
- 1978 – Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
- 1979 – Wes Brown, English footballer
- 1979 – Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
- 1980 – Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1980 – David Haye, English boxer
- 1980 – Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer
- 1980 – Scott Parker, English footballer
- 1981 – Ryan Ashford, English footballer
- 1981 – Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player
- 1981 – Dimitrios Mougios, Greek rower
- 1981 – Kele Okereke, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bloc Party)
- 1982 – Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
- 1982 – Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
- 1984 – Coldmirror, German video blogger
- 1984 – Misono, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist (Day After Tomorrow)
- 1984 – Frank Simek, American footballer
- 1986 – Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer
- 1986 – Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer
- 1987 – Ashley Newbrough, American actress
- 1988 – Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer
- 1988 – Enrique Pérez, Mexican footballer
- 1989 – Breno Borges, Brazilian footballer
- 1992 – Aaron Dismuke, American voice actor
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