Births
- 1261 – Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)
- 1459 – Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)
- 1462 – Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)
- 1552 – Edward Coke, English jurist and MP (d. 1634)
- 1635 – Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)
- 1659 – Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (d. 1729)
- 1663 – Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, Filipino nun (d. 1748)
- 1687 – Johann Adam Birkenstock, German composer and violinist (d. 1733)
- 1690 – Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian composer (d. 1768)
- 1701 – Johan Agrell, Swedish-born German composer (d. 1765)
- 1710 – Konrad Ernst Ackermann, German actor (d. 1771)
- 1761 – Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)
- 1763 – Thomas Campbell, Irish theologian (d. 1854)
- 1764 – George Duff, English Royal Navy officer (d.1805)
- 1796 – Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
- 1801 – Émile Littré, French lexicographer (d. 1881)
- 1820 – George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman (d. 1897)
- 1841 – William Davenport, American magician (d. 1877)
- 1844 – G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (d. 1924)
- 1851 – Durham Stevens, American diplomat (d. 1908)
- 1859 – Victor Herbert, Irish composer (d. 1924)
- 1871 – Hellmer Hermandsen, Norwegian rifle shooter (d. 1958)
- 1872 – Jerome F. Donovan, American politician (d. 1949)
- 1872 – Andrew Kehoe, American mass murderer. (d. 1927)
- 1873 – Joseph Allard, Canadian fiddler (d. 1947)
- 1873 – John Barry, Irish Victoria Cross recipient(d. 1901)
- 1874 – Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian writer (d. 1929)
- 1878 – Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect (d. 1955)
- 1878 – Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (d. 1944)
- 1882 – Louis Stephen St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1973)
- 1884 – Bradbury Robinson, American football player (d. 1949)
- 1884 – Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (d. 1937)
- 1887 – Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947)
- 1888 – Charles January, American soccer player (d. 1970)
- 1894 – John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973)
- 1894 – James P. Johnson, American composer (d. 1955)
- 1895 – Conn Smythe, Canadian businessman and sportsman (d. 1980)
- 1897 – Denise Robins, English romance novelist (d. 1985)
- 1898 – Leila Denmark, American pediatrician and supercentenarian (d. 2012)
- 1901 – Frank Buckles, last surviving American veteran of World War I (d. 2011)
- 1901 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
- 1902 – Therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (d. 1947)
- 1902 – Langston Hughes African-American poet and author (d. 1967)
- 1904 – S. J. Perelman, American humorist (d. 1979)
- 1905 – Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1989)
- 1906 – Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian Chief Justice (d. 1993)
- 1906 – Hildegarde, American actress and singer (d. 2005)
- 1907 – Günter Eich, German lyricist (d. 1972)
- 1907 – Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer (d. 1993)
- 1908 – George Pal, Hungarian-born director and producer (d. 1980)
- 1908 – Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist, bank governor (d. 1998)
- 1909 – George Beverly Shea, Canadian singer
- 1910 – Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan politician (d. 2009)
- 1915 – Stanley Matthews, English footballer (d. 2000)
- 1917 – A. K. Hangal, Indian actor (d. 2012)
- 1917 – Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player (d. 1944)
- 1918 – Muriel Spark, Scottish author (d. 2006)
- 1920 – Mike Scarry, American football player and coach (d. 2012)
- 1921 – Patricia Robins (alias Claire Lorrimer), English writer
- 1921 – Peter Sallis, English actor
- 1921 – Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano (d. 2004)
- 1924 – Richard Hooker, American writer (d. 1997)
- 1924 – Ben Weider, Canadian businessman and author (d. 2008)
- 1926 – Shane Devine, American federal judge (d. 1999)
- 1927 – Jimmy Andrews, Scottish footballer (d. 2012)
- 1928 – Tom Lantos, American politician (d. 2008)
- 1928 – Stuart Whitman, American actor
- 1930 – Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh
- 1930 – Mario Beaulieu, Canadian politician (d. 1998)
- 1930 – Hossain Mohammad Ershad, Bangladeshi politician
- 1931 – Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh
- 1931 – Boris Yeltsin, 1st President of the Russian Federation (d. 2007)
- 1932 – Jan Ramberg, Swedish law professor and judge
- 1934 – Bob Shane, American folk singer (The Kingston Trio)
- 1936 – Azie Taylor Morton, American politician (d. 2003)
- 1937 – Antonis Christeas, Greek basketball player (d. 2011)
- 1937 – Don Everly, American musician (Everly Brothers)
- 1937 – Garrett Morris, American comedian
- 1937 – Ray Sawyer, American singer (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show)
- 1938 – Sherman Hemsley, American comedian and actor (d. 2012)
- 1939 – Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist
- 1939 – Claude François, French singer (d. 1978)
- 1939 – Paul Gillmor, American politician (d. 2007)
- 1939 – Del McCoury, American musician (Del McCoury Band)
- 1939 – Joe Sample, American pianist (The Crusaders)
- 1940 – Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)
- 1940 – Hervé Filion, Canadian harness racer
- 1941 – Karl Dall, German television host
- 1941 – Jerry Spinelli, American children's author
- 1942 – Terry Jones, Welsh actor and writer
- 1942 – Muna Wassef, Syrian actress and UN Goodwill ambassador
- 1944 – Mike Enzi, American politician
- 1944 – Dick Snyder, American basketball player
- 1944 – Burkhard Ziese, German football manager (d. 2010)
- 1945 – Serge Joyal, Canadian politician
- 1946 – Chris Clark, American singer
- 1946 – Elisabeth Sladen, English Actress (d. 2011)
- 1946 – Gerhard Welz, German footballer
- 1947 – Mike Brant, Israeli singer (d. 1975)
- 1947 – Normie Rowe, Australian singer
- 1947 – Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983)
- 1948 – Rick James, American musician and composer (d. 2004)
- 1950 – Mike Campbell, American guitarist and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
- 1951 – Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter
- 1952 – Jenő Jandó, Hungarian pianist
- 1953 – Brendan Batson, English footballer
- 1954 – Chuck Dukowski, American musician (Black Flag)
- 1954 – Bill Mumy, American actor and musician
- 1955 – Ernie Camacho, American baseball player
- 1956 – Brahmanandam, Indian film actor
- 1956 – Exene Cervenka, American musician (X)
- 1956 – Mike Kitchen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1957 – Renae Jacobs, American voice actress
- 1958 – Luther Blissett, English footballer
- 1958 – Ryo Horikawa, Japanese voice actor
- 1958 – Jackie Shroff, Indian actor
- 1961 – Volker Fried, German field hockey player
- 1961 – Daniel Tani, American engineer and astronaut
- 1962 – José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
- 1962 – Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist (Boøwy and Complex)
- 1963 – Takashi Murakami, Japanese artist
- 1964 – Jani Lane, American musician and songwriter (Warrant) (d. 2011)
- 1964 – Mario Pelchat, Canadian singer
- 1964 – Linus Roache, English actor
- 1965 – Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
- 1965 – Brandon Lee, American actor (d. 1993)
- 1965 – Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
- 1966 – Michelle Akers, American soccer player
- 1966 – Vasilis Dimitriadis, Greek footballer
- 1966 – Rob Lee, English footballer
- 1967 – Meg Cabot, American author
- 1967 – Patle Shishupal Natthu, Indian politician
- 1968 – Kent Mercker, American baseball player
- 1968 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress
- 1968 – Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1968 – Pauly Shore, American comedian
- 1969 – Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer
- 1969 – Andrew Breitbart, American publisher and conservative political commentator (d. 2012)
- 1969 – Brian Krause, American actor
- 1969 – Joshua Redman, American musician
- 1969 – Patrick Wilson, American musician (Weezer)
- 1970 – Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese racing driver
- 1970 – Malik Sealy, American basketball player (d. 2000)
- 1971 – Harald Martin Brattbakk, Norwegian footballer
- 1971 – Michael C. Hall, American actor
- 1971 – Ajay Jadeja, Former Indian cricketer
- 1971 – Jill Kelly, American pornographic actress
- 1971 – Hynden Walch, American actress
- 1971 – Ron Welty, American musician (The Offspring and Steady Ground)
- 1971 – Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian footballer
- 1972 – Yoshi DeHerrera, American TV personality
- 1972 – Kami, Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer) (d. 1999)
- 1973 – Andrew DeClercq, American basketball player
- 1973 – Yuri Landman, Dutch experimental luthier
- 1973 – Makiko Ohmoto, Japanese voice actress
- 1973 – Óscar Pérez, Mexican footballer
- 1974 – Walter McCarty, American basketball player
- 1974 – David Meca, Spanish long distance swimmer
- 1975 – Big Boi, American musician (Outkast)
- 1975 – Katerina Thanou, Greek sprinter
- 1976 – Phil Ivey, American poker player
- 1977 – Kevin Kilbane, Irish footballer
- 1977 – Robert Traylor, American basketball player (d. 2011)
- 1978 – Domenick Davies, Welsh-born German rugby player
- 1978 – Tim Harding, Australian singer (Hi-5)
- 1979 – Julie Augustyniak, American soccer player
- 1979 – Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer (d. 2006)
- 1979 – Rachelle LeFevre, Canadian actress
- 1979 – Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
- 1980 – Héctor Luna, Dominican Republic baseball player
- 1980 – Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
- 1980 – Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
- 1981 – Rob Austin, English racing driver
- 1981 – Luis Lamá, Angolan footballer
- 1981 – Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
- 1982 – Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player
- 1982 – Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
- 1983 – Iveta Benešová, Czech tennis player
- 1983 – Kevin Martin, American basketball player
- 1983 – Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
- 1983 – Andrew VanWyngarden, American musician (MGMT)
- 1984 – Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
- 1984 – Lee Thompson Young, American actor
- 1985 – Jodi Gordon, Australian actress and model
- 1985 – Rachael Scdoris, American dog musher
- 1985 – Karine Sergerie, Canadian Taekwondo world champion
- 1985 – Dean Shiels, Northern Irish footballer
- 1986 – Lauren Conrad, American reality TV personality
- 1987 – Montario Hardesty, American football player
- 1987 – Heather Morris, American actress and dancer
- 1987 – Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer
- 1987 – Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer
- 1987 – Wu Jingyu, Chinese taekwondo practitioner
- 1988 – Brett Anderson, American baseball player
- 1988 – Mark Healey, English computer games developer
- 1989 – Ricky Pinheiro, Portuguese footballer
- 1990 – Laura Marling, English singer-songwriter
- 1991 – Luca Caldirola, Italian footballer
- 1994 – Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player
- 1994 – Skylar Laine, American singer
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