* 354 – Saint Augustine of Hippo, North African theologian (d. 430)
* 532 – Augustine of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 604)
* 1312 – King Edward III of England (d. 1377)
* 1486 – Johann Eck, German theologian (d. 1543)
* 1504 – Philipp I of Hesse (d. 1567)
* 1572 – Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638)
* 1699 – Jan Zach, Czech composer and musician (d. 1773)
* 1710 – Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (d. 1792)
* 1714 – William Shenstone, English poet (d. 1763)
* 1715 – Dorothea Erxleben, German, first female medical doctor (d. 1762)
* 1732 – John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (d. 1808)
* 1760 – Jiaqing Emperor of China (d. 1820)
* 1761 – John Moore, British general (d. 1809)
* 1768 – Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor (d. 1844)
* 1782 – Esaias Tegnér, Swedish writer, professor of Greek language, and bishop (d. 1846)
* 1801 – Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, queen of Prussia (d. 1873)
* 1801 – Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, queen of Saxony (d. 1877)
* 1809 – John A. Dahlgren, American Navy admiral (d. 1870)
* 1814 – Joseph Hooker, American General (d. 1879)
* 1826 – Charles Frederick Worth, English-born couturier (d. 1895)
* 1833 – Edwin Booth, American actor (d. 1893)
* 1837 – James T. Rapier, American politician (d. 1883)
* 1838 – Joseph Fielding Smith, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (d. 1918)
* 1841 – Edward Burd Grubb, Jr., American Civil War Brevet Brigadier General (d. 1913)
* 1848 – Albert I, Prince of Monaco (d. 1922)
* 1850 – Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer (d. 1894)
* 1853 – John Drew Jr., American actor (d. 1927)
* 1856 – Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1941)
* 1866 – Abraham Flexner, American educator (d. 1959)
* 1869 – Helene Stöcker, German feminist, pacifist and publicist (d. 1943)
* 1869 – Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian feminist (d. 1962)
* 1872 – Leon Leonwood Bean, American inventor, author, outdoor enthusiast, founder of L.L.Bean (d. 1967)
* 1878 – Max Dehn, German mathematician (d. 1952)
* 1886 – Mary Wigman, German dancer and choreographer (d. 1973)
* 1894 – Artur Nebe, German SS officer (d. 1945)
* 1897 – Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (d. 1975)
* 1899 – Iskander Mirza, First President of Pakistan (d. 1969)
* 1899 – Huang Xianfan, Chinese historian (d. 1982)
* 1900 – Edward Buzzell, American film director (d. 1985)
* 1904 – H. C. Potter, American film and theater director (d. 1977)
* 1906 – Hermione Baddeley, English actress (d. 1986)
* 1906 – Eva Zeisel, American industrial designer
* 1907 – Giovanna of Italy, tsaritsa of Bulgaria (d. 2000)
* 1908 – C. Vann Woodward, American historian (d. 1999)
* 1910 – William Bradford Huie, American writer and publisher (d. 1986)
* 1910 – Pat Reid, British Army officer and Colditz escapee (d. 1990)
* 1911 – Buck O’Neil, American baseball player (d. 2006)
* 1913 – Jack Dyer, Australian rules footballer (d. 2003)
* 1913 – Lon Nol, Cambodian politician (d. 1985)
* 1913 – Helen Mack, American actress (d. 1986)
* 1913 – Alexander Scourby, American actor (d. 1985)
* 1914 – Alberto Lattuada, Italian film director (d. 2005)
* 1917 – Robert Sterling, American actor (d. 2006)
* 1917 – Vasantdada Patil, Indian politician (d. 1989)
* 1922 – Jack Narz, American game show host (d. 2008)
* 1922 – Oskar Werner, Austrian actor (d. 1984)
* 1924 – Linda Christian, Mexican-born actress
* 1924 – Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist (d. 1994)
* 1926 – Harry Hughes, 57th Governor of Maryland
* 1927 – Billy Klüver, American scientist (d. 2004)
* 1928 – Steve Bilko, American baseball player (d. 1978)
* 1929 – Fred Phelps, American pastor
* 1929 – Asashio Taro III, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 46th Yokozuna (d. 1988)
* 1931 – Andrée Lachapelle, French Canadian actress
* 1932 – Willie Edwards, Murder victim/killed by KKK members (d. 1957)
* 1932 – Richard Mulligan, American actor (d. 2000)
* 1934 – Peter Arnett, New Zealand-born American journalist
* 1934 – Jimmy Fontana, Italian actor, composer and singer
* 1934 – Garry Marshall, American producer, director, writer, and actor
* 1935 – Tom Atkins, American actor
* 1935 – P. Susheela, Indian singer
* 1935 – George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury
* 1938 – Gérald Godin, French Canadian poet and politician (d. 1994)
* 1938 – Jean Seberg, American actress (d. 1979)
* 1939 – Karel Brückner, Czech football manager
* 1939 – Idris Muhammad, American jazz drummer
* 1940 – Saul Kripke, American philosopher and logician
* 1940 – Daniel Pilon, Canadian actor
* 1941 – Eberhard Diepgen, German politician
* 1941 – David Green, entrepreneur
* 1941 – Dack Rambo, American actor (d. 1994)
* 1941 – Mel Stottlemyre, American baseball player and coach
* 1942 – John Hammond, American musician
* 1943 – André-Gilles Fortin, Canadian politician (d. 1977)
* 1943 – Roberto Boninsegna, Italian footballer
* 1943 – Jay Sigel, American golfer
* 1944 – Timmy Thomas, American musician
* 1945 – John B. Craig, American diplomat
* 1945 – Masahiro Hasemi, Japanese racing driver
* 1947 – Toy Caldwell, American guitarist (The Marshall Tucker Band) (d. 1993)
* 1947 – Gene Garber, American baseball player
* 1947 – Amory Lovins, American environmentalist and author
* 1947 – Joe Mantegna, American actor
* 1948 – Humayun Ahmed, Bangladeshi novelist and film-maker
* 1949 – Yoshimi Ishibashi, Japanese racing driver
* 1949 – Terry Reid, English singer
* 1950 – Mary Lou Metzger, American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show)
* 1950 – Gilbert Perreault, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1951 – Pini Gershon, Israeli basketball coach
* 1952 – Art Malik, Pakistani-born English actor
* 1953 – Frances Conroy, American actress
* 1953 – Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexican politician
* 1953 – Andrew Ranken, English musician (The Pogues)
* 1953 – Tracy Scoggins, American actress
* 1954 – Scott McNealy, American businessman
* 1954 – Chris Noth, American actor
* 1955 – Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedienne, and singer
* 1956 – Ginger Alden, American actress
* 1956 – Rex Linn, American actor
* 1957 – Stephen Baxter, English author
* 1957 – Roger Ingram, American trumpeter, educator, and author
* 1959 – Caroline Goodall, English actress
* 1960 – Neil Flynn, American actor
* 1960 – Teodora Ungureanu, Romanian gymnast and Olympic medalist
* 1963 – Vinny Testaverde, American football player
* 1964 – Steve Wong Ka-Keung, Hong Kong musician (Beyond)
* 1967 – Juhi Chawla, Indian actress
* 1967 – Jimmy Kimmel, American comedian and talk-show host
* 1967 – Steve Zahn, American actor
* 1968 – Pat Hentgen, American baseball player
* 1969 – Lori Berenson, American criminal
* 1969 – Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
* 1969 – Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch author
* 1971 – Noah Hathaway, American actor
* 1971 – Buddy Zabala, Filipino bassist (Eraserheads)
* 1972 – Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer and actor
* 1973 – Ari Hoenig, American jazz drummer
* 1974 – Joe Principe, American bassist, Rise Against
* 1975 – Tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (d. 2008)
* 1975 – Alain Digbeu, French basketball player
* 1975 – Ivica Dragutinovic, Serbian footballer
* 1975 – Quim, Portuguese footballer
* 1976 – Hiroshi Tanahashi, Japanese professional wrestler
* 1976 – Kelly Sotherton, English heptathlete
* 1977 – Chanel Cole, Australian singer
* 1977 – Huang Xiaoming, Chinese actor and singer
* 1978 – Nikolai Fraiture, American bassist (The Strokes)
* 1979 – Ron Artest, American basketball player
* 1979 – Subliminal, Israeli rapper and producer
* 1980 – Monique Coleman, American actress
* 1980 – François-Louis Tremblay, Canadian speed skater
* 1981 – Mark Cardona, Filipino basketball player
* 1981 – Rivkah, American cartoonist
* 1981 – Shawn Yue, Hong Kong actor and singer
* 1981 – Ryan Bertin, American amateur wrestler
* 1982 – Samkon Gado, Nigerian/American football player
* 1982 – Kumi Koda, Japanese singer
* 1982 – Michael Copon, American actor and singer
* 1984 – Lucas Barrios, Paraguayan footballer
* 1984 – Kurt Morath, Tongan rugby player
* 1985 – Asdrúbal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
* 1987 – Dana Vollmer, American swimmer
* 1991 – Devon Bostick, Canadian actor
* 1996 – Austin Williams, American actor