Famous Births
- 1171 - King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)
- 1195 - Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)
- 1432 - Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (d. 1484)
- 1575 - Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)
- 1613 - Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)
- 1717 - Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810)
- 1740 - Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)
- 1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French (d. 1821)
- 1771 - Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist and poet (d. 1832)
- 1785 - Thomas De Quincey, English author (d. 1859)
- 1813 - Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891)
- 1844 - Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1908)
- 1856 - Ivan Franko, Ukrainian writer (d. 1916)
- 1857 - Albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)
- 1858 - E. Nesbit, English author (d. 1924)
- 1859 - Charles Comiskey, American baseball owner (d. 1931)
- 1860 - Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941)
- 1860 - Florence Harding, American First Lady (d. 1924)
- 1863 - Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)
- 1865 - Usui Mikao, founder of Reiki (d. 1926)
- 1872 - Sri Aurobindo, Indian writer and philosopher (d. 1950)
- 1875 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English composer (d. 1912)
- 1878 - Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian counter-revolutionary (d. 1928)
- 1879 - Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. 1959)
- 1881 - Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956)
- 1883 - Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)
- 1885 - Edna Ferber, American novelist (d. 1968)
- 1890 - Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006)
- 1890 - Jacques Ibert, French composer (d. 1962)
- 1892 - Louis, 7th duc de Broglie, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1987)
- 1893 - Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950)
- 1896 - Gerty Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1957)
- 1896 - Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985)
- 1896 - Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (d. 1958)
- 1896 - Leon Theremin, Russian inventor (d. 1993)
- 1898 - Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966)
- 1901 - Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov, Russian mathematician (d. 1975)
- 1909 - Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader (d. 1973)
- 1910 - Signe Hasso, Swedish actress (d. 2002)
- 1912 - Julia Child, American cook (d. 2004)
- 1912 - Dame Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003)
- 1914 - Paul Rand, American graphic designer (d. 1996)
- 1916 - Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer
- 1917 - Jack Lynch, fourth Taoiseach (d. 1999)
- 1917 - Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic priest (d. 1980)
- 1919 - Huntz Hall, American actor (d. 1999)
- 1919 - Benedict Kiely, Irish author
- 1922 - Lukas Foss, German-born composer
- 1923 - Rose Marie, American actress
- 1924 - Robert Bolt, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1995)
- 1925 - Mike Connors, American actor
- 1925 - Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist (d. 2007)
- 1925 - Bill Pinkney, baritone singer (d. 2007)
- 1926 - Costis Stephanopoulos, Greek politician
- 1928 - Nicolas Roeg, English film director
- 1930 - Ageeda Paavel, Estonian freedom fighter
- 1933 - Bobby Helms, American pop singer (d. 1997)
- 1933 - Jim Lange, American game show host
- 1934 - Bobby Byrd, American soul/funk singer (d. 2007)
- 1934 - Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer (d. 1998)
- 1935 - Jim Dale, English actor
- 1935 - Vernon Jordan Jr., American presidential advisor
- 1935 - Lionel Taylor, American football player
- 1938 - Maxine Waters, American politician
- 1938 - Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish writer
- 1940 - Gudrun Ensslin, German terrorist
- 1940 - Rita Shane, American soprano
- 1942 - Larry Hartsell, American martial arts instructor (d. 2007)
- 1943 - María Rojo, Mexican actress and politician
- 1944 - Linda Ellerbee, American journalist
- 1944 - Tom Murphy, American politician
- 1944 - Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician
- 1944 - Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian pop singer
- 1945 - Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician
- 1945 - Gene Upshaw, American NFL executive
- 1946 - Tony Robinson, English actor and television presenter
- 1946 - Jimmy Webb, American musician and composer
- 1947 - Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress
- 1947 - Jenny Hanley, British TV presenter
- 1948 - Uschi Digard, American pornographic actress and model
- 1948 - Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer
- 1948 - George Ryton, British engineer
- 1949 - Richard Deacon, Welsh sculptor
- 1949 - Beverly Lynn Burns,first woman captain in the world on the boeing 747.
- 1950 - Tommy Aldridge, American musician
- 1950 - The Princess Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
- 1950 - Tom Kelly, American baseball manager
- 1951 - Daba Diawara, Malian politician
- 1951 - Bobby Caldwell, American singer and musician
- 1951 - Ann Biderman, American film and television writer
- 1954 - Mary Jo Salter, American poet
- 1956 - Lorraine Desmarais, French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer
- 1957 - Željko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor
- 1958 - Victor Shenderovich, Russian satirist
- 1958 - Craig MacTavish, Canadian ice hockey player/coach
- 1958 - Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian
- 1961 - Ed Gillespie, American White House counsel to George W. Bush
- 1962 - Tom Colicchio, American chef
- 1963 - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director
- 1964 - Melinda French Gates, American wife of Bill Gates
- 1964 - Debi Mazar, American actress
- 1965 - Rob Thomas, American writer
- 1966 - Scott Brosius, American baseball player
- 1966 - Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer
- 1967 - Peter Hermann American actor
- 1968 - Debra Messing, American actress
- 1969 - Kevin Cheng, Hong Kong actor and singer
- 1970 - Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor
- 1970 - Maddie Corman, American actress
- 1970 - Ben Silverman, American TV executive
- 1972 - Ben Affleck, American actor
- 1972 - Chris Morrissey, American film director/actor
- 1974 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress
- 1975 - Kara Wolters, American basketball player
- 1975 - Bertrand Berry, American football player
- 1975 - Brendan Morrison, Canadian hockey player
- 1976 - Boudewijn Zenden, Dutch football player
- 1977 - Nicole Paggi, American actress
- 1977 - Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast
- 1977 - Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- 1978 - Tim Foreman, American bassist (Switchfoot)
- 1978 - Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
- 1978 - Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
- 1979 - Carl Edwards, American NASCAR driver
- 1980 - Nathalie Press, English actress
- 1981 - Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
- 1981 - Oliver Perez, American baseball player
- 1981 - Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress
- 1982 - Casey Burgener, American weightlifter
- 1989 - Belinda, Mexican singer
- 1989 - Tiffanie Anderson, American singer, dancer
- 1989 - Joe Jonas, American singer
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