* 1452 - Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1508)
* 1667 - Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1748)
* 1733 - Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779)
* 1740 - Jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803)
* 1752 - Samuel Smith, U.S. Senator, 1803-1815.
* 1768 - Charlotte Corday, French aristocrat who killed Jean-Paul Marat (d. 1793)
* 1773 - Jakob Aall, Norwegian journalist and statesman (d. 1844)
* 1781 - Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (d. 1828)
* 1784 - Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (d. 1839)
* 1812 - Thomas Clingman, American Confederate general (d. 1897)
* 1824 - Alexandre Dumas, fils, French author (d. 1895)
* 1833 - Thomas George Bonney, English geologist (d. 1923)
* 1835 - Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1907)
* 1848 - Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (d. 1919)
* 1853 - Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (d. 1921)
* 1857 - José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican political leader (d. 1921)
* 1867 - Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (d. 1916)
* 1870 - Hilaire Belloc, English writer (d. 1953)
* 1877 - Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian composer and conductor (d. 1960)
* 1881 - Hans Fischer, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1945)
* 1882 - Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (d. 1965)
* 1886 - Ernst May, German architect (d. 1970)
* 1889 - Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (d. 1972)
* 1903 - Nikolai Cherkasov, Russian actor (d. 1966)
* 1903 - Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek politician, former president of Greece (d. 2002)
* 1905 - Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
* 1908 - Joseph Mitchell, American writer (d. 1996)
* 1915 - Mario Del Monaco, Italian singer (d. 1982)
* 1916 - Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986)
* 1917 - Bourvil, French actor (d. 1970)
* 1918 - Leonard Rose, American cellist (d. 1984)
* 1922 - Norman Lear, American television writer and producer
* 1922 - Adolfo Celi, Italian actor (d. 1986)
* 1923 - Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin karate
* 1924 - Vincent Canby, American film critic (d. 2000)
* 1927 - Sat Mahajan, Indian poltician
* 1930 - Shirley Williams, British politician
* 1931 - Jerry Van ***, American actor
* 1931 - Khieu Samphan, Cambodian politician
* 1933 - Ted Whitten, Australian rules footballer (d. 1995)
* 1935 - Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer
* 1936 - J. Robert Hooper, American politician
* 1937 - Don Galloway, American actor
* 1938 - Isabelle Aubret, French singer
* 1938 - Gary Gygax, American role-playing game creator
* 1939 - Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet
* 1940 - Pina Bausch, German dancer
* 1942 - Dennis Ralston, American tennis player
* 1942 - John Pleshette, American actor
* 1944 - Tony Capstick, English comedian (d. 2003)
* 1944 - Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist
* 1946 - Rade ?erbed?ija, Croatian-born Serbian actor
* 1948 - Betty Thomas, American actor and film director
* 1948 - Peggy Fleming, American figure skater
* 1949 - Maureen McGovern, American singer
* 1953 - Yahoo Serious, Australian comedian
* 1954 - G.S. Bali, Indian politician
* 1954 - Philippe Alliot, French racecar driver
* 1955 - Allan Border, Australian cricketer
* 1957 - Bill Engvall, American comedian
* 1957 - Matt Osborne, American professional wrestler
* 1958 - Christopher Dean, English figure skater
* 1959 - Hugh Green, American football player
* 1959 - Joe DeSa, American baseball player (d. 1986)
* 1960 - Jay Maynard, Internet celebrity (Tron Guy)
* 1962 - Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum) (d. 2005)
* 1964 - Rex Brown, American bassist (Pantera)
* 1965 - José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer
* 1967 - Juliana Hatfield, American musician
* 1967 - Kellie Waymire, American actress (d. 2003)
* 1968 - Cliff Curtis, New Zealand actor
* 1968 - Tom Goodwin, American baseball player
* 1968 - Julian McMahon, Australian actor
* 1968 - Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian Formula 1 driver
* 1969 - Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress
* 1969 - Triple H, American professional wrestler
* 1969 - Jonty Rhodes, South African cricketer
* 1970 - Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Danish actor
* 1972 - Jill Arrington, American sports reporter
* 1972 - Takako Fuji, Japanese actress
* 1974 - Eason Chan, Hong Kong singer
* 1974 - Pete Yorn, American musician
* 1975 - Shea Hillenbrand, American baseball player
* 1975 - Fred Mascherino, American musician (Taking Back Sunday)
* 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player
* 1975 - Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer
* 1976 - Scott Mason, Australian cricketer (d. 2005)
* 1977 - Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Irish actor
* 1979 - Shannon Moore, American wrestler
* 1979 - Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer
* 1980 - Nick Nemeth, American professional wrestler
* 1980 - Allan Davis, Australian cyclist
* 1981 - Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player
* 1985 - Lou Taylor Pucci, American actor
* 1986 - Courtney Kupets, American gymnast
* 1989 - Charlotte Arnold, American actress
* 1990 - Cheyenne Kimball, American musician
* 1990 - Nick Hogan, American television personality