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401 – Theodosius II – Roman Emperor (408–450 AD).
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1512 – James V of Scotland – King of Scotland (1513–1542).
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1583 – Hugo Grotius – Dutch philosopher and jurist.
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1651 – Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus – German mathematician and physicist.
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1707 – Michel Corrette – French composer and organist.
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1755 – Samuel Hahnemann – German physician and founder of homeopathy.
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1794 – Matthew Calbraith Perry – American naval officer and diplomat.
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1827 – Lew Wallace – American author and general, known for Ben-Hur.
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1829 – William Booth – British founder of The Salvation Army.
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1847 – Joseph Pulitzer – Hungarian-American publisher and journalist.
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1864 – Eugen d’Albert – German-Scottish pianist and composer.
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1868 – George Arliss – English actor and playwright.
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1873 – Kyösti Kallio – President of Finland (1937–1940).
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1880 – Montague Summers – English author and clergyman.
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1887 – Bernardo Houssay – Argentine physiologist and Nobel Prize winner (1947).
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1891 – Frank Barson – English footballer.
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1894 – Ben Nicholson – British abstract painter.
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1903 – Clare Boothe Luce – American playwright and politician.
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1910 – Helenio Herrera – Argentine-French football manager.
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1911 – Martin Denny – American musician and composer.
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1917 – Robert Burns Woodward – American chemist and Nobel Prize winner (1965).
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1921 – Chuck Connors – American actor, known for The Rifleman.
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1921 – Jake Warren – Canadian diplomat.
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1923 – Roger Gaillard – Haitian historian and writer.
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1929 – Max von Sydow – Swedish actor, known for The Exorcist.
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1930 – Claude Bolling – French jazz pianist and composer.
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1930 – Spede Pasanen – Finnish comedian and inventor.
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1932 – Omar Sharif – Egyptian actor, known for Lawrence of Arabia.
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1934 – David Halberstam – American journalist and author.
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1936 - John Madden - American football player, coach, sportscaster.
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1937 – Bella Akhmadulina – Russian poet and writer.
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1938 – Don Meredith – American football player and commentator.
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1940 – John Havlicek – American basketball player.
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1941 – Paul Theroux – American travel writer and novelist.
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1946 – David Angell – American television producer, known for Frasier.
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1946 – Bob Watson – American baseball player and executive.
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1947 – Bun E. Carlos – American musician (Cheap Trick).
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1949 – Daniel M. Tani – American astronaut.
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1950 – Ken Griffey Sr. – American baseball player.
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1952 – Steven Seagal – American actor and martial artist.
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1952 – Natalya Krachkovskaya – Russian actress.
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1954 – Peter MacNicol – American actor, known for Ally McBeal.
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1955 – Lesley Garrett – English soprano.
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1958 – Bob Bell – British engineer and technical director in Formula One.
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1959 – Brian Setzer – American musician (Stray Cats).
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1960 – Steve Bisciotti – American businessman and owner of the Baltimore Ravens.
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1963 – Doris Leuthard – Swiss politician and former President of Switzerland.
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1963 – Warren DeMartini – American musician (Ratt).
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1965 – Tim Alexander – American musician (Primus).
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1970 – Q-Tip – American rapper and producer (A Tribe Called Quest).
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1971 – Brad William Henke – American actor and former football player.
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1972 – Shoichi Funaki – Japanese professional wrestler.
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1973 – Roberto Carlos – Brazilian footballer.
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1973 – Guillaume Canet – French actor and director.
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1974 – Sofía Vergara – Colombian actress, known for Modern Family.
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1975 – Chris Carrabba – American musician (Dashboard Confessional).
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1976 – Sara Renner – Canadian cross-country skier.
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1979 – Rachel Corrie – American activist.
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1979 – Sophie Ellis-Bextor – English singer-songwriter.
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1980 – Charlie Hunnam – English actor, known for Sons of Anarchy.
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1981 – Michael Pitt – American actor and musician.
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1982 – Chyler Leigh – American actress, known for Grey’s Anatomy.
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1983 – Ryan Merriman – American actor.
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1984 – Mandy Moore – American singer and actress.
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1985 – Dion Phaneuf – Canadian ice hockey player.
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1986 – Fernando Gago – Argentine footballer.
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1987 – Shay Mitchell – Canadian actress, known for Pretty Little Liars.
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1988 – Haley Joel Osment – American actor, known for The Sixth Sense.
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1990 – Alex Pettyfer – English actor.
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1992 – Daisy Ridley – English actress, known for Star Wars.
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1993 – Sadie Robertson – American reality TV personality (Duck Dynasty).
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1994 – Amanda Michalka – American actress and singer (Aly & AJ).
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1996 – Oh Seung-hoon – South Korean footballer.
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1997 – Elle Fanning – American actress.
