Births
- 582 – Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)
- 1311 – Alfonso XI of Castile (d. 1350)
- 1584 – Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)
- 1625 – Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)
- 1662 – Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (d. 1748)
- 1666 – William Wotton, English scholar (d. 1727)
- 1700 – Heinrich von Brühl, German statesman (d. 1763)
- 1717 – Louis François, Prince of Conti (d. 1776)
- 1752 – Maria Carolina of Austria (d. 1814)
- 1764 – Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816)
- 1790 – William Wentworth, Australian explorer and politician (d. 1872)
- 1792 – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1849)
- 1803 – Vladimir Odoevsky, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1869)
- 1814 – Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874)
- 1818 – Lucy Stone, American activist (d. 1893)
- 1819 – Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Irish-English mathematician and physicist (d. 1903)
- 1820 – George Grove, English historian (d. 1900)
- 1823 – Goldwin Smith, English-Canadian historian and journalist (d. 1910)
- 1841 – Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer (d. 1891)
- 1851 – Felix Adler, German-American religious leader and social reformer(d. 1933)
- 1857 – Manuel de Escandón, Mexican polo player (d. 1940)
- 1860 – Annie Oakley, American target shooter (d. 1926)
- 1866 – Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat S.p.A (d. 1945)
- 1872 – Richard Willstätter, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1942)
- 1877 – William Brennaugh, Canadian lacrosse player (d. 1934)
- 1879 – John Ireland, English composer (d. 1962)
- 1884 – Harry Dean, English cricketer (d. 1957)
- 1888 – John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer and inventor (d. 1946)
- 1888 – Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1975)
- 1889 – Camillien Houde, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1958)
- 1890 – Ellen Osiier, Danish fencer (d. 1962)
- 1895 – István Barta, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1948)
- 1895 – Bert Lahr, American actor (d. 1967)
- 1898 – Regis Toomey, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1899 – Alfred Hitchcock, English director and producer (d. 1980)
- 1902 – Felix Wankel, German engineer and inventor (d. 1988)
- 1904 – Charles "Buddy" Rogers, American actor and trombonist (d. 1999)
- 1906 – Miklós Borsos, Hungarian sculptor (d. 1990)
- 1907 – Basil Spence, Scottish architect, designed the Coventry Cathedral (d. 1976)
- 1908 – Gene Raymond, American actor (d. 1998)
- 1911 – William Bernbach, American advertiser, co-founder of DDB Worldwide (d. 1982)
- 1912 – Ben Hogan, American golfer (d. 1997)
- 1912 – Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
- 1913 – Makarios III, Greek archbishop and politician, 1st President of Cyprus (d. 1977)
- 1913 – Fred Davis, English snooker player (d. 1998)
- 1914 – Luis Mariano, Spanish tenor (d. 1970)
- 1917 – Sid Gordon, American baseball player (d. 1975)
- 1918 – Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2006)
- 1918 – Frederick Sanger, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1919 – Rex Humbard, American preacher and television host (d. 2007)
- 1919 – George Shearing, English-American pianist (d. 2011)
- 1920 – Neville Brand, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1925 – Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band) (d. 2005)
- 1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, 15th President of Cuba
- 1929 – Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor
- 1930 – Wilfried Hilker, German football referee
- 1930 – Don Ho, American singer and pianist (d. 2007)
- 1930 – Bernard Manning, English comedian (d. 2007)
- 1930 – Wilmer Mizell, American baseball player (d. 1999)
- 1933 – Joycelyn Elders, American physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States
- 1935 – Mudcat Grant, American baseball player
- 1935 – Rod Hull, English comedian and actor (d. 1999)
- 1938 – Dave "Baby" Cortez, American pianist
- 1940 – Bill Musselman, American basketball coach (d. 2000)
- 1941 – Erin Fleming, Canadian actress (d. 2003)
- 1943 – Michael Willetts, English soldier, George Cross recipient (d. 1971)
- 1944 – Divina Galica, English skier and race car driver
- 1944 – Kevin Tighe, American actor
- 1945 – Lars Engqvist, Swedish politician
- 1945 – Robin Jackman, English cricketer
- 1947 – Fred Stanley, American baseball player
- 1947 – John Stocker, Canadian voice actor
- 1947 – Margareta Winberg, Swedish politician
- 1948 – Kathleen Battle, American soprano
- 1948 – Scott Powell, American singer (Sha Na Na)
- 1949 – Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1949 – Philippe Petit, French tightrope walker
- 1949 – Jim Brunzell, American wrestler
- 1951 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer (d. 2007)
- 1952 – Dave Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer) (d. 2002)
- 1952 – Herb Ritts, American photographer (d. 2002)
- 1952 – Hughie Thomasson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2007)
- 1954 – Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (d. 2001)
- 1955 – Keith Ahlers, English race car driver
- 1955 – Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese race car driver
- 1955 – Paul Greengrass, English director
- 1958 – David Feherty, Irish golfer
- 1958 – Feargal Sharkey, Irish singer (The Undertones)
- 1958 – Randy Shughart, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
- 1959 – Danny Bonaduce, American actor
- 1959 – Michael Bradley, Irish bass player and radio host (The Undertones)
- 1959 – Bruce French, English cricketer
- 1959 – Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player
- 1960 – Koji Kondo, Japanese composer
- 1960 – Phil Taylor, English darts player
- 1961 – Sam Champion, American weatherman
- 1961 – Christos Christodoulou, Greek basketball player
- 1961 – Dawnn Lewis, American actress
- 1961 – Stuart Maconie, English journalist, author, and broadcaster
- 1961 – Neil Mallender, England cricketer
- 1961 – Tom Perrotta, American novelist
- 1961 – Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer
- 1961 – Cary Stayner, American serial killer
- 1962 – Thanos Kalliris, Greek singer-songwriter (Bang)
- 1962 – John Slattery, American actor
- 1963 – Sridevi, Indian actress
- 1964 – Jay Buhner, American baseball player
- 1964 – Hank Cheyne, American actor
- 1964 – Debi Mazar, American actress
- 1965 – Mark Lemke, American baseball player
- 1965 – Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer
- 1966 – Shayne Corson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1966 – Sean Hood, American screenwriter
- 1967 – Quinn Cummings, American actress
- 1967 – Digna Ketelaar, Dutch tennis player
- 1967 – Amélie Nothomb, Belgian writer
- 1969 – Midori Ito, Japanese figure skater
- 1970 – Will Clarke, American novelist
- 1970 – Elvis Grbac, American football player
- 1970 – Matt Hyson, American wrestler
- 1970 – Alan Shearer, English footballer
- 1971 – Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
- 1971 – Patrick Carpentier, Canadian race car driver
- 1971 – Adam Housley, American journalist
- 1971 – Heike Makatsch, German actress
- 1971 – Rolando Molina, Salvadoran-American actor
- 1971 – David Monahan, American actor
- 1972 – Hani Hanjour, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (d. 2001)
- 1972 – Kevin Plank, American businessman, founded Under Armour
- 1972 – John Safran, Australian documentary maker and broadcaster
- 1972 – Michael Sinterniklaas, French-American actor, screenwriter, and director
- 1973 – Brittany Andrews, American porn actress
- 1973 – Molly Henneberg, American journalist
- 1973 – Eric Medlen, American drag racer (d. 2007)
- 1974 – Sam Endicott, American singer-songwriter and director (The Bravery)
- 1974 – Jarrod Washburn, American baseball player
- 1975 – Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer
- 1975 – James Carpinello, American actor
- 1975 – Joe Perry, English snooker player
- 1975 – Marty Turco, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1976 – Grégory Fitoussi, French actor
- 1976 – Jody Thompson, Canadian actress
- 1977 – Michael Klim, Australian swimmer
- 1977 – Damian O'Hare, Irish actor
- 1979 – Román Colón, Dominican baseball player
- 1979 – Kathryn Fiore, American actress
- 1979 – Corey Patterson, American baseball player
- 1979 – Kasia Smutniak, Polish actress
- 1979 – Taizō Sugimura, Japanese politician
- 1979 – Jamie Travis, Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer
- 1980 – Álex González, Spanish actor
- 1980 – Murtz Jaffer, Canadian journalist
- 1980 – Panagiotis Markouizos, Greek figure skater
- 1981 – Claire Dames, American porn actress
- 1981 – Jonathon Dutton, Australian actor and director
- 1981 – C. C. Swiney, American actor, writer, and director
- 1982 – Shani Davis, American speed skater
- 1982 – Kalenna Harper, American singer-songwriter (Diddy – Dirty Money)
- 1982 – Gil Ofarim, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
- 1982 – Christopher Raeburn English fashion designer
- 1983 – Dallas Braden, American baseball player
- 1983 – Ales Hemsky, Czech ice hockey player
- 1983 – Stephen James King, Australian actor
- 1983 – Christian Müller, German footballer
- 1983 – Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor
- 1983 – Elisha Yaffe, American actor, writer, and producer
- 1984 – L'Aura, Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer
- 1984 – Alona Bondarenko, Ukranian tennis player
- 1984 – Niko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer
- 1984 – Lidi Lisboa, Brazilian actress
- 1984 – Boone Logan, American baseball player
- 1984 – James Morrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1985 – Grega Bole, Slovenian cyclist
- 1985 – Lacey Brown, American singer-songwriter
- 1985 – Gerrit van Look, German rugby player and coach
- 1987 – Pepe Diokno, Filipino director, screenwriter, and producer
- 1989 – Israel Jiménez, Mexican footballer
- 1990 – Shila, Malaysian singer-songwriter
- 1990 – Sae Miyazawa, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48)
- 1991 – Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1992 – Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- 1993 – Dominika Stará, Slovak singer
- 1996 – Antonia Lottner, German tennis player
- 1996 – Jorell Mor, Weaksause
- 2000 – Piper Reese, American video blogger
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