* 867 - Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)
* 1210 - King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)
* 1479 - Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)
* 1546 - Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)
* 1747 - Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)
* 1764 - Robert Craufurd, British general (d. 1812)
* 1800 - Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (d. 1864)
* 1813 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
* 1818 - Karl Marx, German political philosopher (d. 1883)
* 1826 - Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III (d. 1920)
* 1830 - John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer (d. 1906)
* 1832 - H.H. Bancroft, American historian and publisher (d. 1918)
* 1833 - Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. 1905)
* 1834 - Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (d. 1873)
* 1846 - Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
* 1865 - Nellie Bly, American journalist and writer (d. 1922)
* 1866 - Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (d. 1938)
* 1869 - Hans Pfitzner, Russian-born composer (d. 1949)
* 1883 - Archibald Wavell, British general (d. 1950)
* 1887 - Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1972)
* 1890 - Christopher Morley, American writer (d. 1957)
* 1899 - Freeman Gosden, American radio comedian (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy) (d. 1982)
* 1901 - Blind Willie McTell, American singer (d. 1959)
* 1903 - James Beard, American chef and cookbook writer (d. 1985)
* 1908 - Kurt Böhme, German bass (d. 1989)
* 1914 - Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
* 1915 - Alice Faye, American actress (d. 1998)
* 1916 - Zail Singh, President of India (d. 1994)
* 1919 - Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek dictator (d. 1999)
* 1921 - Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
* 1923 - Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (d. 2003)
* 1925 - Leo Ryan, United States Congressman (d. 1978)
* 1926 - Ann B. Davis, American actress
* 1931 - Greg, Belgian comic-book writer (Achille Talon) (d, 1999)
* 1935 - Douglas Marland, American television writer (d. 1993)
* 1935 - Bernard Pivot, French journalist and television host
* 1935 - Robert Rehme, American film producer
* 1936 - Patrick Gowers, British composer
* 1937 - Johnnie Taylor, American singer (d. 2000)
* 1939 - Cesare Fiorio, Italian sporting director of various Formula One teams
* 1940 - Lance Henriksen, American actor and painter
* 1940 - Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American film director
* 1941 - Alexander Ragulin, Russian hockey player (d. 2004)
* 1942 - Marc Alaimo, American actor
* 1942 - Tammy Wynette, American musician (d. 1998)
* 1943 - Michael Palin, British writer, actor, and comedian
* 1944 - John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor
* 1944 - Bo Larsson, Swedish soccer player
* 1944 - Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor
* 1945 - Raphael Martos, Spanish singer
* 1945 - Kurt Loder, Entertainment reporter
* 1948 - Bill Ward, British drummer (Black Sabbath)
* 1950 - Mary Hopkin, Welsh singer
* 1952 - Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (d. 2005)
* 1954 - Dave Spector, American television personality and commentator
* 1955 - Melinda Culea, American actress
* 1956 - Robert Marien, Quebec actor, singer and songwriter
* 1957 - Richard E. Grant, British actor
* 1957 - Peter Howitt, British actor and film director
* 1958 - Ron Arad, Israeli aircraft navigator missing in action.
* 1959 - Ian McCulloch, English singer of Echo & the Bunnymen
* 1959 - Brian Phelps, American disk jockey and actor
* 1959 - Brian Williams, American news anchor
* 1961 - Hiroshi Hase, Japanese professional wrestler and politician
* 1962 - Jenifer McKitrick, American songwriter
* 1963 - Heidi Kozak, American actress
* 1963 - James LaBrie, Canadian singer (Dream Theater)
* 1965 - Glenn Seton, Australian racing driver
* 1966 - Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth)
* 1967 - Takehito Koyasu, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
* 1970 - Kyan Douglas, American TV-personality
* 1970 - Juan Acevedo, baseball player
* 1970 - Will Arnett, Canadian-American actor
* 1970 - Soheil Ayari, French racer
* 1971 - Mike Redmond, baseball player in the United States
* 1971 - David Reilly, American singer (God Lives Underwater) (d. 2005)
* 1972 - Devin Townsend, Canadian musician (Strapping Young Lad)
* 1972 - Mike Dirnt, American musician (Green Day)
* 1972 - James Cracknell, British rowing champion, double Olympic gold medalist
* 1973 - Muhsin Muhammad, American football player
* 1974 - Seiji Ara, Japanese racing driver
* 1976 - Juan Pablo Sor*n, Argentine footballer
* 1976 - Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
* 1977 - Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress
* 1978 - Santiago Cabrera, Chilean actor
* 1979 - Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
* 1981 - Craig David, British singer
* 1981 - Danielle Fishel, American actress
* 1981 - Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian supermodel
* 1981 - Chris Duncan, baseball player
* 1982 - Jay Bothroyd, English footballer
* 1982 - Edyta Sliwinska, Polish ballroom dancer
* 1983 - Henry Cavill, English actor
* 1983 - Scott Ware, American footballer
* 1984 - Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire)
* 1985 - P. J. Tucker, American basketball player
* 1985 - Shōko Nakagawa, Japanese actress, illustrator and singer
* 1986 - Sean Rose, American actor
* 1987 - Marija *estić, Bosnian singer
* 1988 - Jessica Dubroff, American aviator (d. 1996)
* 1988 - Brooke Hogan, American singer
* 1988 - Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer and songwriter
* 1989 - Chris Brown, American singer
* 1989 - Jeremy Radford (Jew)