1165 - King Philip II of France (d. 1223)
1535 - Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)
1567 - Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva and saint (d. 1622)
1597 - Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672)
1643 - King Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683)
1660 - Hubert Gautier, French scientist and civil engineer (d. 1737)
1665 - Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)
1670 - James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (d. 1734)
1725 - Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (d. 1805)
1754 - William Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. 1839)
1754 - Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. 1833)
1765 - William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)
1789 - Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (d. 1857)
1798 - Jules Michelet, French historian (d. 1874)
1800 - Hiram Walden, American politician (d. 1880)
1801 - Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch politician (d. 1876)
1813 - Jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891)
1816 - Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856)
1826 - Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903)
1872 - Aubrey Beardsley, English illustrator (d. 1898)
1891 - Emiliano Mercado del Toro, World's oldest living man 2004-2007 (d. 2007)
1892 - Charles Vanel, French actor and director (d. 1989)
1904 - William "Count" Basie, American bandleader (d. 1984)
1906 - Friz Freleng, American movie animator (d. 1995)
1908 - M. M. Kaye, British writer (d. 2004)
1909 - Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician (d. 1992)
1912 - Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
1915 - Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (d. 1998)
1918 - Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
1920 - Christopher Robin Milne, inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories (d. 1996)
1924 - Jack Buck, American sports announcer (d. 2002)
1924 - Chris Schenkel, American sports journalist (d. 2005)
1924 - Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996)
1925 - Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)
1925 - Jorge Rafael Videla, ex-dictator of Argentina
1927 - Thomas S. Monson, 16th president of the (Mormon) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1928 - Art Farmer, American trumpet player (d. 1999)
1929 - Marie Severin, American comic book artist and colorist
1929 - X. J. Kennedy, American poet
1930 - Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002)
1930 - Frank Perry, American film director (d. 1995)
1932 - Melvin Van Peebles, American actor and screenwriter
1933 - Janet Baker, English mezzo-soprano
1934 - Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist
1936 - Radish Tordia, Painter Of Figurative Art From Georgia
1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (d. 1999)
1937 - Robert Stone, American novelist
1938 - Kenny Rogers, American singer and actor
1939 - James Burton, American guitarist
1939 - Clarence Williams III, American actor
1939 - Festus Mogae, president of Botswana
1943 - Hugh Wilson, American director, writer and actor
1944 - Jackie DeShannon, American singer
1944 - Peter Weir, Australian film director
1944 - Perry Christie, former prime minister of the Bahamas
1945 - Jerry DaVanon, baseball player
1945 - Basil Poledouris, American film score composer (d. 2006)
1949 - Loretta Devine, American actress
1950 - Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer
1951 - Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
1951 - Char Margolis, American medium
1951 - Harry Smith, American television journalist
1951 - Margo Kane, Canadian playwright.
1952 - Joe Strummer, British musician and singer (The Clash) (d. 2002)
1952 - Glenn Hughes, British bassist and vocalist (Finders Keepers/Trapeze/Deep Purple)
1954 - Ivan Stang, American writer
1954 - Archie Griffin, former American football player and only two-time Heisman Trophy winner.
1956 - Kim Cattrall, English-born actress
1959 - Jim McMahon, American football player
1961 - David Morales, American disc jockey
1961 - Stephen Hillenburg, American animator and cartoonist
1962 - Jeff Stryker, American actor
1963 - Richmond Arquette, American actor
1963 - King Mohammed VI of Morocco
1964 - Trinity Loren, American actress and model (d. 1998)
1965 - Jim Bullinger, American baseball player
1966 - John Wetteland, Major League Baseball player
1967 - Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress
1967 - Serj Tankian, Armenian-born singer (System of a Down)
1967 - Darren Bewick, AFL footballer
1969 - Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater
1970 - Nathan Jones, American professional wrestler
1970 - Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist
1971 - Liam Howlett, British musician (The Prodigy)
1971 - Matthew Noonan, American Concert Organist
1971 - Robert Harvey, Australian Rules Footballer (St Kilda Football Club)
1973 - Sergey Brin, Co-founder of Google
1973 - Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 - Alicia Witt, American actress
1975 - Simon Katich, Australian cricketer
1976 - Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player
1976 - Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican American soccer player
1978 - Peter Buxton, English rugby union player
1978 - Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player
1978 - Alan Lee, Irish footballer
1978 - Jason Marquis, American baseball player
1978 - Reuben Droughns, American football player
1979 - Kelis Rogers-Jones, American singer
1980 - Burney Lamar, American race car driver
1980 - Paul Menard, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver
1981 - Collie Buddz, (Colin Harper) Reggae & Dancehall artist
1981 - Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player
1983 - Josh Harrington, American professional BMX rider
1983 - Chantelle Houghton, British TV personality
1983 - Brody Jenner, American actor
1983 - Scott McDonald, Australian footballer
1984 - B.J. Upton, American baseball player
1984 - Melissa Schuman, American actress
1984 - Alizée Jacotey, French singer
1984 - Neil Dexter, South African cricketer
1986 - Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
1987 - Kim Kibum, one of the member of Korean boy band Super junior. actor and singer
1988 - Louise Setara, English singer-songwriter
1988 - Paris Bennett, American singer and finalist on American Idol (season 5)
1989 - Hayden Panettiere, American actress, model and singer
1996 - Jamia Simone Nash, American singer and actress
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