October 1
- 1207 – King Henry III of England (d. 1272)
- 1507 – Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)
- 1540 – Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)
- 1577 – Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar and saint (d. 1622)
- 1620 – Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683)
- 1644 – Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682)
- 1671 – Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (d. 1742)
- 1685 – Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740)
- 1691 – Arthur Onslow, English politician (d. 1768)
- 1730 – Richard Stockton, American attorney and signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1781)
- 1760 – William Thomas Beckford, English writer and politician (d. 1844)
- 1771 – Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (d. 1842)
- 1791 – Sergei Aksakov, Russian writer (d. 1859)
- 1800 – Lars Levi Laestadius, Swedish botanist (d. 1861)
- 1808 – Mary Anna Custis Lee, American plantation owner and wife of Robert E. Lee (d. 1873)
- 1832 – Henry Clay Work, American composer (d. 1884)
- 1835 – Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (d. 1920)
- 1842 – Charles Cros, French poet and inventor (d. 1888)
- 1846 – Nectarios of Aegina, Greek Orthodox saint (d. 1920)
- 1847 – Annie Besant, British theosophist and feminist (d. 1933)
- 1865 – Paul Dukas, French composer (d. 1935)
- 1870 – Josiah Edward Spurr, American geologist (d. 1950)
- 1878 – Othmar Spann, Austrian philosopher and economist (d. 1950)
- 1881 – William Boeing, American engineer (d. 1956)
- 1885 – Louis Untermeyer, American author (d. 1977)
- 1887 – Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (d. 1945)
- 1888 – Charles Jordan, American magician (d. 1944)
- 1890 – Stanley Holloway, British actor (d. 1982)
- 1893 – Cliff Friend, American songwriter (d. 1974)
- 1896 – Liaqat Ali Khan, Pakistani statesman (d. 1951)
- 1896 – Ted Healy, American actor and comedian (d. 1937)
- 1899 – Ernest Haycox, American writer (d. 1950)
- 1900 – Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)
- 1903 – Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-born American pianist (d. 1989)
- 1904 – Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-born physicist (d. 1979)
- 1904 – A.K. Gopalan, Indian nationalist (d. 1977)
- 1907 – Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-born Israeli violist and composer (d. 1977)
- 1908 – Herman David Koppel, composer and pianist (d. 1998)
- 1909 – Maurice Bardèche, French fascist (d. 1998)
- 1909 – Sam Yorty, American politician (d. 1998)
- 1910 – Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. 1934)
- 1910 – Fritz Köberle, Austrian-born physician (d. 1983)
- 1910 – José Enrique Moyal, Australian mathematical physicist (d. 1998)
- 1912 – Kathleen Ollerenshaw, British mathematician
- 1913 – Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (d. 2009)
- 1913 – Harry Lookofsky , American jazz violinist (d. 1998)
- 1914 – Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian and Librarian of Congress (d. 2004)
- 1915 – Jerome Bruner, American cognitive psychologist
- 1917 – Cahal Daly, Irish Roman Catholic Archbishop (d. 2009)
- 1920 – Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1921 – James Whitmore, American actor (d. 2009)
- 1922 – Kim Ki-young, South Korean film director (d. 1998)
- 1924 – Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1924 – William Rehnquist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005)
- 1924 – Roger Williams, American piano player
- 1925 – Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- 1927 – Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010)
- 1927 – Sandy Gall, Malaysian-born British journalist and newscaster
- 1928 – Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor (d. 1973)
- 1928 – George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1928 – Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (d. 1969)
- 1928 – Sivaji Ganesan, Indian Tamil actor (d. 2001)
- 1928 – Zhu Rongji, Chinese politician
- 1929 – Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby league identity
- 1929 – Bonnie Owens, country music singer
- 1929 – Grady Chapman, doo wop singer
- 1930 – Frank Gardner, Australian racing driver (d. 2009)
- 1930 – Richard Harris, Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer (d. 2002)
- 1930 – Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician
- 1930 – Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)
- 1931 – Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer
- 1932 – Albert Collins, American guitarist (d. 1993)
- 1934 – Geoff Stephens, British songwriter
- 1935 – Julie Andrews, British actress and singer
- 1935 – Petros Fyssoun, Greek actor
- 1936 – Duncan Edwards, English footballer (d. 1958)
- 1936 – Stella Stevens, American actress
- 1939 – George Archer, American golfer (d. 2005)
- 1939 – Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor
- 1940 – Marc Savoy, American musician and instrument builder of the Cajun Accordion
- 1942 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver
- 1942 – Herb Fame, American soul/pop singer (Peaches & Herb)
- 1942 – Robert Lelièvre, French singer, songwriter and guitar player
- 1943 – Jean-Jacques Annaud, French film director
- 1943 – Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1943 – Jerry Martini, American saxophonist (Sly & the Family Stone)
- 1945 – Rod Carew, Panamanian-born baseball player
- 1945 – Donny Hathaway, American soul musician and composer (d. 1979)
- 1945 – Ellen McIlwaine, American singer/songwriter
- 1945 – Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)
- 1946 – Tim O'Brien, American writer
- 1946 – Dave Holland, British jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
- 1947 – Dave Arneson, American game designer (d. 2009)
- 1947 – Buzz Capra, American baseball player
- 1947 – Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist
- 1947 – Stephen Collins, American actor
- 1947 – Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
- 1947 – Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue) (d. 2006)
- 1947 – Martin Turner, British bassist/vocalist (Wishbone Ash)
- 1948 – Cub Koda, American singer (Brownsville Station) (d. 2000)
- 1949 – Isaac Bonewits, American author (d. 2010)
- 1949 – André Rieu, Dutch violinist, conductor and composer
- 1950 – Randy Quaid, American actor
- 1950 – Jeane Manson, American singer and actress
- 1950 – Mark Helias, American jazz double bass player and composer
- 1950 – Elpida, Greek singer (Sokrati, Tora Zo)
- 1951 – Brian Greenway, Canadian musician (April Wine)
- 1952 – Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive
- 1953 – John Hegley, British performance poet, musician and songwriter
- 1953 – Pete Falcone, American baseball player
- 1953 – Grete Waitz, Norwegian athlete (d. 2011)
- 1953 – Klaus Wowereit, German politician, Mayor of Berlin
- 1954 – Martin Strel, Slovenian swimmer
- 1955 – Howard Hewett, American singer
- 1955 – Jeff Reardon, American baseball player
- 1955 – Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist, playing mainly classic ragtime and early jazz
- 1956 – Theresa May, British politician
- 1957 – Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
- 1958 – Masato Nakamura, Japanese musician
- 1958 – Martin Cooper, British painter and musician
- 1959 – Brian P. Cleary, American Author
- 1959 – Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer
- 1959 – Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer
- 1960 – Gerald Scheunemann, German footballer
- 1961 – Gary Ablett, Australian rules footballer
- 1961 – Robert Rey, Brazilian plastic surgeon and television personality
- 1961 – Rico Constantino, American professional wrestler
- 1961 – Corrie van Zyl, South African cricketer
- 1962 – Esai Morales, American actor
- 1962 – Paul Walsh, English footballer
- 1963 – Jean-Denis Délétraz, Swiss race car driver
- 1963 – Mark McGwire, American baseball player
- 1964 – Harry Hill, British comedian
- 1964 – Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer
- 1964 – Jonathan Sarfati, Australian chess player, scientist, and author
- 1965 – Andreas Keller, German field hockey player
- 1965 – Cindy Margolis, American model and spokesmodel
- 1965 – Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1965 – Ted King, American actor
- 1965 – Chris Reason, Australian journalist
- 1966 – Christopher Titus, American actor and comedian
- 1966 – George Weah, Liberian politician and footballer
- 1966 – Cuco Ziganda, Spanish footballer
- 1967 – Scott Young, American ice hockey player
- 1967 – Mike Pringle, American football player
- 1968 – Jon Guenther, American author
- 1968 – Rob Collard, British racing driver
- 1968 – Kevin Griffin, American musician, singer, and songwriter Better Than Ezra
- 1969 – Igor Ulanov, Russian hockey player
- 1969 – Zach Galifianakis, American comedian and actor
- 1969 – Ori Kaplan, Israeli jazz musician
- 1969 – Marcus Stephen, Nauruan politician
- 1970 – Gam Wu-seong, South Korean actor
- 1970 – Jung Joon-ho, South Korean actor and singer
- 1970 – Simon Davey, Welsh football manager
- 1970 – Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1971 – Andrew O'Keefe, Australian television personality
- 1971 – Song Il Gook, Korean actor
- 1971 – Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress
- 1972 – Jean Paulo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
- 1972 – Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli Author
- 1972 – Esa Holopainen, Finnish guitarist (Amorphis)
- 1973 – Jana Henke, German swimmer
- 1973 – Rachid Chékhémani, French runner
- 1973 – John Mackey (composer), American composer of classical music
- 1973 – John Thomson, American baseball player
- 1974 – Mats Lindgren, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1974 – Christian Borle, American actor
- 1974 – Keith Duffy, Irish singer (Boyzone) and actor
- 1974 – Sherri Saum, American actress
- 1975 – Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress
- 1975 – Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer
- 1975 – Kim Suna, Korean actress
- 1976 – Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor
- 1976 – Denis Gauthier, Canadian hockey player
- 1976 – Dora Venter, Hungarian pornographic film actress
- 1976 – Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer
- 1976 – Kona Carmack, American model
- 1977 – Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver
- 1978 – Leticia Cline, American model and TV personality
- 1978 – Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter
- 1979 – Rudi Johnson, American football player
- 1979 – Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer
- 1979 – Ryan Pontbriand, American football player
- 1979 – Marko Stanojevic, English-born Italian rugby union footballer
- 1980 – Antonio Narciso, Italian footballer
- 1981 – Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer
- 1981 – Rupert Friend, British actor
- 1981 – Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1981 – Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer
- 1981 – Tom Donnelly, New Zealand rugby player
- 1982 – Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
- 1982 – Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer
- 1982 – Aleksandar Đuričić, Serbian writer
- 1983 – Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer
- 1984 – Matt Cain, American baseball player
- 1984 – Daniel Guillén, Spanish footballer
- 1985 – Ryo Miyamori, Japanese singer
- 1985 – Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1985 – Revazi Zintiridis, Greek judoka
- 1985 – Dizzee Rascal, English rapper
- 1985 – Tim Deasy, English footballer
- 1986 – Justin Westhoff, Australian rules footballer
- 1986 – Jurnee Smollett, American actress
- 1986 – Sayaka, Japanese singer
- 1986 – Ricardo Vaz Tê, Portuguese footballer
- 1986 – Matthew Gonzalez,American Figure Skater
- 1987 – Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer
- 1987 – Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer
- 1988 – Cariba Heine, Australian actress
- 1990 – Charlie Mcdonnell, English videoblogger
- 1997 – Sam Verlinden, New Zealander singer and actor
- 2003 – Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, New Zealander quadruple amputee
September 30
- 1207 – Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1273)
- 1227 – Pope Nicholas IV (d. 1292)
- 1530 – Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)
- 1550 – Michael Maestlin, German mathematician (d. 1631)
- 1631 – William Stoughton, American jurist (d. 1701)
- 1700 – Stanisław Konarski, Polish writer (d. 1773)
- 1710 – John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (d. 1771)
- 1715 – Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher (d. 1780)
- 1732 – Jacques Necker, French finance minister of Louis XVI (d. 1804)
- 1765 – José María Morelos, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1815)
- 1800 – Decimus Burton, British architect (d. 1881)
- 1811 – Queen Augusta of Saxe-Weimar of Prussia (d. 1890)
- 1813 – John Rae, Scottish physician and explorer (d. 1893)
- 1827 – Ellis H. Roberts, American politician (d. 1918)
- 1832 – Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis, American labor activist (d. 1905)
- 1852 – Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer (d. 1924)
- 1861 – William Wrigley, Jr., American industrialist (d. 1932)
- 1870 – Jean Baptiste Perrin, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1942)
- 1870 – Thomas W. Lamont, American banker (d. 1948)
- 1882 – Hans Geiger, German physicist (d. 1945)
- 1883 – Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (d. 1945)
- 1887 – Lil Dagover, Dutch-born German actress (d. 1980)
- 1893 – Lansdale Sasscer, American politician (d. 1964)
- 1895 – Lewis Milestone, Russian-born film director (d. 1980)
- 1897 – Alfred Wintle, British military figure and author (d. 1966)
- 1897 – Gaspar Cassadó, Spanish cellist and composer (d. 1966)
- 1898 – Renée Adorée, French actress (d. 1933)
- 1898 – Orestis Makris, Greek actor (d. 1975)
- 1898 – Princess Charlotte of Monaco (d. 1977)
- 1901 – Thelma Terry, American bandleader and bassist (d. 1966)
- 1904 – Waldo Williams, Welsh poet (d. 1971)
- 1905 – Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
- 1905 – Michael Powell, British screenwriter, film director, and producer (d. 1990)
- 1906 – Mireille Hartuch, French singer, composer and actress (d. 1996)
- 1908 – David Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist (d. 1974)
- 1910 – Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish major (d. 1962)
- 1912 – Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985)
- 1913 – Bill Walsh, American film producer and writer (d. 1975)
- 1915 – Lester Maddox, American businessman and politician (d. 2003)
- 1917 – Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea (d. 1979)
- 1917 – Buddy Rich, American big band jazz drummer (d. 1987)
- 1918 – Lewis Nixon, American WWII veteran (d. 1995)
- 1918 – René Rémond, French historian and political economist (d. 2007)
- 1919 – Roberto Bonomi, Argentine racing driver (d. 1992)
- 1919 – Patricia Neway, American soprano
- 1920 – Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-born American cellist
- 1921 – Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (d. 2007)
- 1922 – Alan Stretton, Australian general
- 1922 – Lamont Johnson, American television director (d. 2010)
- 1923 – Donald Swann , member of the group Flanders and Swann (d. 1994)
- 1924 – Truman Capote, American author (d. 1984)
- 1924 – Nikos Rizos, Greek actor (d. 1999)
- 1926 – Robin Roberts, American baseball player (d. 2010)
- 1927 – W. S. Merwin, American poet
- 1928 – Elie Wiesel, Romanian Holocaust survivor; Nobel laureate
- 1929 – Vassilis Papazachos, Greek seismologist
- 1931 – Angie Dickinson, American actress
- 1932 – Shintarō Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo)
- 1932 – Johnny Podres, American baseball player (d. 2008)
- 1933 – Ben Cooper, American actor
- 1933 – Cissy Houston, American gospel singer
- 1933 – Barbara Knox, English actress
- 1934 – Alan A'Court, English footballer (d. 2009)
- 1934 – Udo Jürgens, Austrian singer
- 1934 – Anna Kashfi, Welsh actress
- 1935 – Johnny Mathis, American singer
- 1935 – Z. Z. Hill, American blues singer (d. 1984)
- 1936 – Jim Sasser, American Senator
- 1937 – Valentin Silvestrov, Ukrainian composer
- 1937 – Jurek Becker, German author
- 1938 – Alan Hacker, English clarinettist and professor of the Royal Academy of Music
- 1939 – Jean-Marie Lehn, French chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1939 – Len Cariou, Canadian actor
- 1940 – Dewey Martin, Canadian rock musician (Buffalo Springfield) (d. 2009)
- 1940 – Samuel F. Pickering, Jr., American author and professor
- 1942 – Frankie Lymon, American singer (d. 1968)
- 1942 – Gus Dudgeon, record producer (d. 2002)
- 1943 – Johann Deisenhofer, German chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1943 – Marilyn McCoo, American singer (The 5th Dimension)
- 1943 – Ian Ogilvy, British Actor
- 1944 – Diane Dufresne, French Canadian singer
- 1944 – Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish Celtic footballer (d. 2006)
- 1944 – Red Robbins, American basketball player (d. 2009)
- 1945 – Ehud Olmert, Israeli statesman
- 1945 – Bob Lassiter, American radio personality
- 1946 – Paul Sheahan, Australian test cricketer
- 1946 – Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican singer (d. 1993)
- 1946 – Jochen Mass, German race car driver
- 1946 – Claude Vorilhon, French UFO advocate
- 1946 – Fran Brill, American actress, voice actress and puppeteer
- 1947 – Marc Bolan, English musician (T. Rex) (d. 1977)
- 1947 – Rula Lenska, English actress
- 1948 – Craig Kusick, American baseball player
- 1950 – Renato Zero, Italian musician
- 1951 – Barry Marshall, Australian physician, Nobel laureate
- 1952 – Jack Wild, British actor (d. 2006)
- 1952 – John Lombardo, musician, founding member of 10,000 Maniacs
- 1953 – Deborah Allen, American singer
- 1953 – S. M. Stirling, Canadian author
- 1953 – Matt Abts, American drummer (Gov't Mule)
- 1954 – Basia Trzetrzelewska, Polish singer and songwriter
- 1954 – Barry Williams, American actor
- 1954 – Patrice Rushen, American musician
- 1955 – Frankie Kennedy, Irish flute and tin whistle player
- 1956 – Trevor Morgan, English footballer and coach
- 1954 – Scott Fields, guitarist and composer
- 1957 – Fran Drescher, American actress
- 1958 – Marty Stuart, American musician
- 1959 – Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach
- 1960 – Blanche Lincoln, American politician
- 1960 – Julia Adamson, composer/musician
- 1960 – Miki Howard, American singer and actress
- 1961 – Eric Stoltz, American actor
- 1961 – Crystal Bernard, American actress
- 1961 – Eric van de Poele, Belgian racing driver
- 1961 – Sally Yeh, Hong Kong singer and actress
- 1962 – Frank Rijkaard, Dutch football player and manager
- 1962 – Marley Marl, American rapper and record producer
- 1963 – David Barbe, American musician (Sugar)
- 1963 – Reb Beach, rock guitarist
- 1964 – Monica Bellucci, Italian actress
- 1964 – Trey Anastasio, American musician (Phish)
- 1964 – Robby Takac, American singer and bassist (Goo Goo Dolls)
- 1965 – Kathleen Madigan, American comedian
- 1965 – Omid Djalili, British stand-up comedian and actor
- 1966 – Kerry G. Johnson, African American graphic designer and caricaturist
- 1966 – Gary Armstrong, Scotland rugby player
- 1966 – Markus Burger, German pianist, composer and music educator
- 1969 – Chris Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1991)
- 1969 – Mark Smith, English body builder
- 1970 – Tony Hale, American actor
- 1970 – Eric Piatkowski, American basketball player
- 1971 – Jenna Elfman, American actress
- 1971 – Kasia Nosowska, lead singer of Polish rock group Hey
- 1972 – Ari Behn, Norwegian author
- 1972 – Shaan, Indian singer
- 1972 – John Campbell, American musician (Lamb of God)
- 1972 – Jamal Anderson, American football player
- 1972 – José Lima, American baseball player
- 1974 – Jeremy Giambi, American baseball player
- 1974 – Daniel Wu, American-born Chinese film actor, director, and producer
- 1974 – Eli Cottonwood, American professional wrestler and former basketball player.
- 1975 – Marion Cotillard, French actress
- 1975 – Sammy Igoe, English footballer
- 1975 – Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1975 – Jay Asher, American novelist
- 1975 – Georges-Alain Jones, French singer
- 1977 – Maia Brewton, American actress
- 1977 – Roy Carroll, Northern Irish footballer
- 1977 – Sun Jihai, Chinese footballer
- 1978 – Candice Michelle, American female wrestler
- 1978 – Róbinson Zapata, Colombian footballer
- 1979 – Andy van der Meyde, Dutch footballer
- 1979 – Clio-Danae Othoneou, Greek actress, musician and pianist
- 1979 – Vince Chong, Malaysian singer-songwriter
- 1979 – Cameron Bruce, Australian footballer
- 1980 – Camilla D’Errico, Canadian comic book artist and painter
- 1980 – Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player
- 1980 – Simon Little, English bassist
- 1981 – Cecelia Ahern, Irish author
- 1981 – Dominique Moceanu, American gymnast
- 1981 – Brandon Watson, American baseball player
- 1982 – Seth Smith, American baseball player
- 1982 – Lacey Chabert, American actress
- 1982 – Kieran Culkin, American actor
- 1982 – Ola Jordan, Professional dancer
- 1982 – Tory Lane, American nude model and pornographic actress
- 1982 – Michelle Marsh, British model
- 1982 – Teal Redmann, American actress
- 1982 – Yan Stastny, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982 – Ryan Stout, American comedian
- 1982 – Ryane Clowe Canadian ice hockey player
- 1983 – Andreea Răducan, Romanian gymnast
- 1983 – Adam Jones, American football player
- 1984 – Georgios Eleftheriou, Greek-Cypriot footballer
- 1985 – T-Pain, American musician
- 1985 – Adam Cooney, Australian footballer
- 1986 – Martin Guptill, New Zealand cricketer
- 1986 – Quinn Johnson, American football player
- 1986 – Cemil Mengi, Turkish footballer
- 1986 – Rene Ranger, New Zealand rugby player
- 1986 – Christian Zapata, Colombian footballer
- 1987 – Denise Laurel, Filipino actress and singer
September 29
- 106 BC – Pompey the Great, consul of Rome (d. 48 BC)
- 1240 – Margaret of England, Queen consort of Scotland, (d. 1275)
- 1321 – John of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (d. 1387)
- 1328 – Joan of Kent, wife of Edward, the Black Prince (d. 1385)
- 1388 – Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Henry IV of England (d. 1421)
- 1511 – Miguel Servet aka Michael Servetus, Spanish humanist (d. 1553)
- 1518 – Tintoretto, Italian painter (d. 1594)
- 1547 – Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author (d. 1616)
- 1548 – William V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1626)
- 1561 – Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish mathematician (d. 1615)
- 1571 – Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610)
- 1636 – Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1715)
- 1639 – Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683)
- 1640 – Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (d. 1720)
- 1678 – Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (d. 1766)
- 1691 – Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (d. 1781)
- 1703 – François Boucher, French painter (d. 1770)
- 1725 – Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, British general and statesman (d. 1774)
- 1758 – Horatio Nelson, British admiral (d. 1805)
- 1766 – Charlotte, Princess Royal, German queen (d. 1828)
- 1786 – Guadalupe Victoria, 1st President of Mexico (d. 1843)
- 1803 – Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (d. 1850)
- 1803 – Mercator Cooper, American sea captain (d. 1872)
- 1808 – Henry Bennett, American politician (d. 1868)
- 1810 – Elizabeth Gaskell, British novelist (d. 1865)
- 1842 – Louis J. Weichmann, chief witness in the trial of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1902)
- 1843 – Mikhail Skobelev, Russian general (d. 1882)
- 1853 – Princess Thyra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1933)
- 1863 – Hugo Haase, German politician and jurist (d. 1919)
- 1864 – Alexandra Kitchin, British model for Lewis Carroll (d. 1925)
- 1864 – Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish writer and philosopher (d. 1936)
- 1876 – Charlie Llewellyn, South African cricketer, Wisden COY 1911 (d. 1964)
- 1881 – Ludwig von Mises, Austrian economist (d. 1973)
- 1895 – J.B. Rhine, American parapsychologist (d. 1980)
- 1895 – Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (d. 1970)
- 1895 – Clarence Ashley, American clawhammer banjo player and singer (d. 1967)
- 1897 – Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (d. 1980)
- 1898 – Trofim Lysenko, Russian biologist (d. 1976)
- 1899 – László Bíró, Hungarian inventor of the modern ballpoint pen (d. 1985)
- 1901 – Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1954)
- 1901 – Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher and activist (d. 1981)
- 1902 – Miguel Alemán Valdés, President of Mexico (d. 1983)
- 1904 – Greer Garson, British actress (d. 1996)
- 1907 – Gene Autry, American actor, singer, and businessman (d. 1998)
- 1907 – George W. Jenkins, American businessman (d. 1996)
- 1908 – Eddie Tolan, American athlete (d. 1967)
- 1910 – Virginia Bruce, American actress (d. 1982)
- 1910 – Bill Boyd (musician), American Western style singer and guitarist (d. 1977)
- 1912 – Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian film director (d. 2007)
- 1913 – Trevor Howard, English actor (d. 1988)
- 1913 – Stanley Kramer, American film director (d. 2001)
- 1915 – Vincent DeDomenico, American entrepreneur (d. 2007)
- 1915 – Brenda Marshall, American film actress (d. 1992)
- 1920 – Vaclav Neumann, Czech conductor, violinist and viola player (d. 1995)
- 1920 – Stanley Kramer, American film director (d. 2001)
- 1922 – Lizabeth Scott, American actress
- 1923 – Stan Berenstain, American children's author (d. 2005)
- 1924 – Steve Forrest, American actor
- 1927 – Pete McCloskey, American politician
- 1930 – Colin Dexter, British author of Inspector Morse novels
- 1931 – Anita Ekberg, Swedish actress
- 1931 – James Watson Cronin, American nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1932 – Robert Benton, American screenwriter and director
- 1932 – Mehmood, Indian actor (d. 2004)
- 1934 – Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, psychology professor
- 1934 – Lance Gibbs, Guyanese West Indies cricketer
- 1934 – Skandor Akbar, American professional wrestler and manager (d. 2010)
- 1935 – Mylène Demongeot, French actress
- 1935 – Jerry Lee Lewis, American musician
- 1936 – Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy
- 1938 – Wim Kok, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 until 2002
- 1939 – Tommy Boyce, American songwriter (d. 1994)
- 1939 – Molly Haskell, American film critic
- 1939 – Rhodri Morgan, 2nd First Minister of Wales
- 1939 – Fikret Abdić, Bosnian politician and businessman
- 1939 – Larry Linville, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1939 – Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (d. 2001)
- 1939 – Dan Crary, American bluegrass guitarist
- 1940 – Nicola Di Bari, Italian singer
- 1941 – Fred West, British serial killer (d. 1995)
- 1942 – Madeline Kahn, American actress (d. 1999)
- 1942 – Felice Gimondi, Italian cyclist
- 1942 – Ian McShane, British actor
- 1942 – Bill Nelson, American politician
- 1942 – Jean-Luc Ponty, French jazz violinist
- 1942 – Steve Tesich, Serbian screenwriter (d. 1996)
- 1943 – Mohammad Khatami, former President of Iran
- 1943 – Gary Boyd Roberts, American genealogist
- 1943 – Lech Wałęsa, President of Poland, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1944 – Mike Post, American composer
- 1945 – Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer
- 1946 – Ian Wallace, English rock drummer (d. 2007)
- 1947 – Gary Wetzel, American Vietnam War Veteran & Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
- 1947 – Martin Ferrero, American actor
- 1948 – Bryant Gumbel, American television personality
- 1948 – Mark Farner, American guitarist (Grand Funk)
- 1948 – Theo Jörgensmann, German jazz clarinetist
- 1949 – George Dalaras, Greek singer
- 1950 – Ken Macha, American baseball player and manager
- 1951 – Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile
- 1951 – Andrés Caicedo, Colombian writer (d. 1977)
- 1951 – Maureen Caird, Australian hurdler
- 1951 – Mike Enriquez, Philippine broadcaster
- 1952 – Gabor Csupo, Hungarian-born animator
- 1952 – Max Sandlin, American politician
- 1952 – Takanosato Toshihide, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 59th Yokozuna
- 1953 – Warren Cromartie, American baseball player
- 1953 – Drake Hogestyn, American actor
- 1953 – Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian film director (d. 1997)
- 1954 – Uwe Jahn, German football coach
- 1955 – Benoît Ferreux, French actor
- 1955 – Ken Weatherwax, American actor from The Addams Family (TV series)
- 1956 – Sebastian Coe, British athlete
- 1956 – Suzzy Roche, American singer, youngest member of The Roches
- 1957 – Andrew Dice Clay, American comedian and actor
- 1957 – Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer and composer
- 1957 – Chris Broad, English cricketer and match referee
- 1957 – Mark Nicholas, English cricketer and sports presenter
- 1960 – Alan McGee, British music industry mogul and musician
- 1960 – John Paxson, American basketball player
- 1960 – Julian Armour, Canadian cellist and artistic director
- 1960 – David Sammartino, American professional wrestler
- 1961 – Julia Gillard, Australian politician, Prime Minister of Australia
- 1961 – Stephanie Miller, American comedian and talk radio host
- 1962 – Roger Bart, American actor
- 1963 – Dave Andreychuk, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1963 – Les Claypool, American bassist (Primus)
- 1964 – Brad Lohaus, American basketball player
- 1966 – Hersey Hawkins, American basketball player
- 1966 – Jill Whelan, American actress
- 1967 – Brett Anderson, British musician/singer (Suede, The Tears)
- 1968 – Patrick Burns, American television presenter
- 1968 – Luke Goss, English actor
- 1968 – Samir Soni, Indian film actor
- 1968 – Alex Skolnick, American thrash metal and jazz guitarist
- 1969 – Erika Eleniak, American actress and model
- 1969 – Aleks Syntek, Mexican singer
- 1969 – Angelo Barretto, Filipino race car driver
- 1969 – DeVante Swing, American singer, writer, and record producer
- 1970 – Joe Doucet, American Designer, Inventor, Artist
- 1970 – Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1970 – Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress
- 1970 – Emily Lloyd, British actress
- 1970 – AMG (rapper), American Rap Musician
- 1970 – Nicolás Pereira, Venezuelan tennis player
- 1970 – Russell Peters, Canadian stand-up comedian
- 1971 – Sibel Tüzün, Turkish singer
- 1971 – Mackenzie Crook, British actor and comedian
- 1972 – Oliver Gavin, British racing car driver
- 1972 – Togi Makabe, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1972 – Robert Webb, British actor, comedian, and writer
- 1973 – Joe Hulbig, American ice hockey player
- 1973 – Athanasios Michalopoulos, Greek volleyball player
- 1973 – Scout Niblett, British singer/songwriter
- 1973 – Marie Détrée Hourrière, Official Painter of the French Navy
- 1974 – Brian Ash, American filmmaker
- 1974 – Alexis Cruz, American actor
- 1975 – Albert Celades, Spanish footballer
- 1976 – Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer
- 1976 – Darren Byfield, English footballer
- 1976 – Oscar Sevilla, Spanish cyclist
- 1977 – Eric Barton, American football player
- 1977 – Wade Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1977 – Debelah Morgan, American R&B singer
- 1977 – Jake Westbrook, American baseball player
- 1978 – Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer
- 1978 – Mohini Bhardwaj, American gymnast
- 1978 – Gunner McGrath, American guitarist (Much the Same)
- 1979 – Artika Sari Devi, Indonesian beauty queen, Puteri Indonesia 2004
- 1979 – Shelley Duncan, American baseball player
- 1979 – Takumi Beppu, Japanese cyclist
- 1980 – Dallas Green, Canadian musician (Alexisonfire, City and Colour)
- 1980 – Zachary Levi, American actor
- 1980 – Patrick Agyemang, English footballer
- 1981 – Aris Galanopoulos, Greek footballer
- 1981 – Siarhei Rutenka, Belarusian/Spanish handball player
- 1982 – Ariana Jollee, American pornographic actress
- 1982 – Matt Giteau, Australian rugby union player
- 1983 – Lisette Oropesa, American soprano
- 1984 – Per Mertesacker, German footballer
- 1984 – Isha Sharvani, Indian dancer and actress
- 1986 – Benoît Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 – Mark Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 – Matt Lashoff, American ice hockey player
- 1987 – David Del Rio, American actor
- 1988 – Kevin Durant, American basketball player
- 1988 – Justin Nozuka, American/Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1989 – Theo Adams, British performance artist
- 1989 – Andrea Poli, Italian footballer
- 1990 – Doug Brochu, American actor
- 1990 – Lena Wermelt, German footballer
- 1999 – Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish royal
- 2008 – Emma Tallulah Behn, member of the extended Norwegian royal family