1409 – Jean II, Duke of Alençon (d. 1476)
1459 – Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523)
1545 – Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and scholar, founded the Bodleian Library (d. 1613)
1578 – George Sandys, English poet (d. 1644)
1705 – William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)
1755 – Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick, Belgian composer (d. 1799)
1760 – Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (d. 1794)
1769 – DeWitt Clinton, American politician, 6th Governor of New York (d. 1828)
1770 – Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French marshal (d. 1826)
1779 – Joel Roberts Poinsett, American physician and politician, 15th United States Secretary of War (d. 1851)
1793 – Sam Houston, American soldier and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1863)
1800 – Evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (d. 1844)
1810 – Pope Leo XIII (d. 1903)
1816 – Alexander Bullock, American politician, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1882)
1817 – János Arany, Hungarian journalist (d. 1882)
1820 – Multatuli, Dutch author (d. 1887)
1824 – Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (d. 1884)
1829 – Carl Schurz, German-American politician (d. 1906)
1836 – Henry Billings Brown, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1913)
1842 – Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (d. 1914)
1843 – Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (d. 1911)
1849 – Robert Means Thompson, American navy officer and businessman (d. 1930)
1859 – Sholom Aleichem, Russian author (d. 1916)
1860 – Susanna M. Salter, American politician (d. 1961)
1862 – John Jay Chapman, American author (d. 1933)
1862 – Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (d. 1916)
1876 – Pope Pius XII (d. 1958)
1878 – William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American sailor (d. 1944)
1885 – Victor Houteff, Bulgarian religious reformer and author (d. 1955)
1886 – Willis H. O'Brien, American animator (d. 1962)
1897 – Minor Hall, American drummer (d. 1959)
1900 – Harri Moora, Estonian archeologist (d. 1968)
1900 – Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (d. 1969)
1900 – Kurt Weill, German-American composer (d. 1950)
1902 – Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (d. 1972)
1902 – Edward Condon, American physicist (d. 1974)
1904 – Dr. Seuss, American author, poet, and illustrator (d. 1991)
1905 – Marc Blitzstein, American composer (d. 1964)
1905 – Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic (d. 1985)
1906 – Jan Ankerman, Dutch field hockey player (d. 1942)
1908 – Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)
1908 – Fyodor Okhlopkov, Soviet sniper (d. 1968)
1909 – Mel Ott, American baseball player (d. 1958)
1912 – Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001)
1912 – William Thayer Tutt, American businessman (d. 1989)
1913 – Godfried Bomans, Flemish television host and author (d. 1971)
1913 – Mort Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1958)
1913 – Celedonio Romero, Spanish guitarist and songwriter (The Romeros) (d. 1996)
1914 – Mayo Kaan, American bodybuilder (d. 2002)
1914 – Martin Ritt, American actor, director, and playwright (d. 1990)
1917 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1986)
1917 – David Goodis, American author (d. 1967)
1917 – Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (d. 1976)
1918 – Peter O'Sullevan, Irish sportscaster
1918 – Michael Rye, American actor (d. 2012)
1919 – Jennifer Jones, American actress (d. 2009)
1919 – Tamara Toumanova, Russian ballerina and actress (d. 1996)
1920 – Heinz-Ludwig Schmidt, German footballer and manager (d. 2008)
1921 – Ernst Haas, Austrian photographer (d. 1986)
1922 – Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American saxophonist (d. 1986)
1922 – Bill Quackenbush, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)
1923 – Basil Hume, English cardinal (d. 1999)
1923 – Orrin Keepnews, American songwriter and producer
1923 – Robert H. Michel, American politician
1924 – Cal Abrams, American baseball player (d. 1997)
1926 – Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995)
1927 – Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and economist
1928 – John S. Romanides, Greek priest and author (d. 2001)
1930 – John Cullum, American actor and singer
1930 – Emma Penella, Spanish actress (d. 2007)
1931 – Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet lawyer and politician, President of the Soviet Union, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author
1932 – Gun Hägglund, Swedish journalist (d. 2011)
1934 – Dottie Rambo, American singer-songwriter (The Rambos) (d. 2008)
1935 – Al Waxman, Canadian actor and director (d. 2001)
1937 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian politician, 5th President of Algeria
1937 – Denny Crum, College basketball player and coach
1938 – Ricardo Lagos, Chilean politician, 33rd President of Chile
1938 – Lawrence Payton, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Four Tops) (d. 1997)
1939 – Jan Howard Finder, American author (d. 2013)
1939 – BarBara Luna, American actress
1940 – Tony Croatto, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
1940 – Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistani politician, 12th President of Pakistan
1941 – Jon Finch, English actor (d. 2012)
1941 – David Satcher, American physician, 16th United States Surgeon General
1942 – Kwang Jo Choi, South Korean martial artist
1942 – John Irving, American author
1942 – Claude Larose, Canadian ice hockey player
1942 – Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian politician, 79th Prime Minister of Iran
1942 – Luc Plamondon, Canadian songwriter
1942 – Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Velvet Underground)
1943 – Zygfryd Blaut, Polish footballer (d. 2005)
1943 – Tony Meehan, English drummer (The Shadows and The Vipers Skiffle Group) (d. 2005)
1943 – Peter Straub, American author
1944 – Uschi Glas, German actress
1945 – Derek Watkins, English trumpet player (d. 2013)
1947 – Harry Redknapp, English footballer and manager
1948 – Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Taste) (d. 1995)
1948 – Jeff Kennett, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of Victoria
1949 – Alain Chamfort, French singer
1949 – Gates McFadden, American actress and choreographer
1949 – J. P. R. Williams, Welsh rugby player
1950 – Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (d. 1983)
1950 – Jeffrey Chodorow, American businessman
1952 – Mark Evanier, American author and illustrator
1952 – Laraine Newman, American actress
1953 – Russ Feingold, American lawyer and politician
1954 – Hans-Jürgen Baake, German footballer
1954 – Eddie Johnstone, Canadian ice hockey player
1955 – Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader, founded Aum Shinrikyo
1955 – Dale Bozzio, American singer (Missing Persons)
1955 – Jay Osmond, American singer and drummer (The Osmonds)
1955 – Ken Salazar, American politician, 36th Attorney General of Colorado
1955 – Terrence Stone, Irish-American voice actor
1956 – John Cowsill, American singer and drummer (The Cowsills)
1956 – Mark Evans, Australian bass player (AC/DC, Finch, and Heaven)
1958 – Kevin Curren, South African tennis player
1958 – Ian Woosnam, Welsh golfer
1959 – GX Jupitter-Larsen, American painter
1959 – Larry Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Restless Heart)
1960 – Hector Calma, Filipino basketball player
1960 – Debra Marshall, American wrestler, manager, and actress
1961 – Simone Young, Australian conductor
1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Bon Jovi)
1962 – Scott La Rock, American DJ and producer (Boogie Down Productions) (d. 1987)
1962 – Hiroyuki Morioka, Japanese author
1962 – Tom Nordlie, Norwegian footballer and coach
1962 – Michael Salinger, American poet
1962 – Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
1963 – Alvin Youngblood Hart, American guitarist
1963 – Tuff Hedeman, American bull rider
1963 – Tanyu Kiryakov, Bulgarian target shooter
1963 – Anthony Albanese, Australian politician, 15th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
1964 – Laird Hamilton, American surfer
1964 – Mike Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1987)
1965 – Ron Gant, American baseball player
1965 – Lembit Ãpik, Irish politician
1968 – Daniel Craig, English actor
1969 – Ben Oxenbould, Australian actor
1969 – Han ten Broeke, Dutch politician
1970 – Alexander Armstrong, English comedian and actor
1970 – Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch pianist and composer
1971 – Dave Gorman, English comedian and author
1971 – Lisa Lackey, Australian actress
1971 – Method Man, American rapper, producer, and actor (Wu-Tang Clan)
1971 – Amber Smith, American actress and model
1971 – Manami Toyota, Japanese wrestler
1972 – Michael Buskermolen, Dutch footballer
1972 – Richard Ruccolo, American actor
1972 – Rene Bitorajac, Croatian actor
1973 – Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
1973 – Trevor Sinclair, English footballer
1974 – Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
1974 – Monika Niederstätter, Italian hurdler
1975 – El-P, American rapper and producer (Company Flow and The Weathermen)
1976 – JJ Fernandez, Malaysian radio host
1977 – Dominique Canty, American basketball player
1977 – Chris Martin, English singer-songwriter and producer (Coldplay)
1977 – Andrew Strauss, English cricketer
1978 – Tomáš Kaberle, Czech ice hockey player
1978 – Giannis Skopelitis, Greek footballer
1979 – Sergei Davydov, Belarusian figure skater
1979 – Damien Duff, Irish footballer
1979 – Nicky Weaver, English footballer