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145 – Septimius Severus – Roman Emperor (193–211 AD).
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1357 – John I of Portugal – King of Portugal (1385–1433).
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1370 – Frederick I, Elector of Saxony – Founder of the University of Leipzig.
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1492 – Marguerite de Navarre – Queen consort of Navarre and writer.
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1592 – John Eliot – English politician and statesman.
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1644 – Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours – Duchess of Savoy.
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1715 – John Alcock – English composer and organist.
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1722 – Christopher Smart – English poet and actor.
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1755 – James Parkinson – English surgeon and political activist.
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1770 – George Canning – British Prime Minister (1827).
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1794 – Edward Everett – American politician and educator.
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1798 – Macedonio Melloni – Italian physicist.
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1810 – Henry Rawlinson – British army officer and orientalist.
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1825 – Ferdinand Lassalle – German socialist and labor leader.
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1830 – John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry – Scottish nobleman and sportsman.
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1854 – Gilles Deleuze – French philosopher.
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1862 – Charles Evans Hughes – Chief Justice of the United States (1930–1941).
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1869 – Gustav Vigeland – Norwegian sculptor.
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1883 – Leonard Mudie – English actor.
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1885 – Leo Frank – American factory superintendent and lynching victim.
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1887 – Jamini Roy – Indian painter.
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1893 – Dean Acheson – U.S. Secretary of State (1949–1953).
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1899 – Percy Lavon Julian – American chemist and pioneer in chemical synthesis.
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1904 – K. L. Saigal – Indian singer and actor.
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1906 – Dale Messick – American cartoonist, creator of Brenda Starr.
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1908 – Leo Rosten – American humorist and writer.
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1910 – António de Spínola – President of Portugal (1974).
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1914 – Norman McLaren – Scottish-Canadian animator and director.
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1916 – Alberto Ginastera – Argentine composer.
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1921 – Hildegard Hamm-Brücher – German politician.
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1925 – Viola Liuzzo – American civil rights activist.
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1928 – Ethel Kennedy – American philanthropist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy.
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1930 – Anton LaVey – American author and founder of the Church of Satan.
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1930 – Nicholas F. Brady – U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1988–1993).
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1931 – Johnny Sheffield – American actor, known for Tarzan films.
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1932 – Joel Grey – American actor and singer, known for Cabaret.
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1934 – Mark Strand – Canadian-American poet and essayist.
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1936 – Charles Napier – American actor.
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1937 – Jill Gascoine – English actress and novelist.
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1941 – Shirley Stelfox – English actress, known for Emmerdale.
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1947 – Peter Riegert – American actor, known for Animal House.
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1947 – Meshach Taylor – American actor, known for Designing Women.
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1948 – Marcello Lippi – Italian football manager.
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1951 – Jim Holton – Scottish footballer.
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1953 – Andrew Wiles – British mathematician, known for proving Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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1953 – Guy Verhofstadt – Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008).
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1954 – Luther Vandross – American singer and songwriter.
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1955 – Michael Callen – American singer and AIDS activist.
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1958 – Stuart Adamson – Scottish musician (Big Country).
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1961 – Vincent Gallo – American actor and filmmaker.
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1962 – Christopher Hitchens – British-American author and journalist.
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1964 – Brett Dier – Canadian actor, known for Jane the Virgin.
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1965 – Mario Frick – Liechtensteiner footballer.
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1966 – Lisa Stansfield – English singer and actress.
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1968 – Sergey Lukyanenko – Russian science fiction writer.
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1970 – Johnny Messner – American actor.
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1971 – Oliver Riedel – German musician (Rammstein).
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1974 – Tricia Helfer – Canadian actress and model.
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1975 – Walé – Nigerian-American rapper and actor.
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1976 – Antonio Pizzonia – Brazilian racing driver.
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1977 – Joss Stone – English singer and actress.
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1979 – Josh Server – American actor, known for All That.
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1981 – Alessandra Ambrosio – Brazilian model.
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1981 – Nicolas Burdisso – Argentine footballer.
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1982 – Kelli Garner – American actress.
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1983 – Jennifer Heil – Canadian freestyle skier.
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1984 – Kelli Giddish – American actress, known for Law & Order: SVU.
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1985 – Pablo Sandoval – Venezuelan baseball player.
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1986 – Kirsten Dunst – American actress, known for Spider-Man.
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1987 – Joss Stone – English singer and actress.
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1988 – Thiago Alcântara – Spanish footballer.
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1990 – Aubrey Anderson-Emmons – American actress, known for Modern Family.
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1991 – Thiago Alcântara – Spanish footballer.
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1992 – Demián Bichir – Mexican actor.
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1993 – Dakota Blue Richards – English actress, known for The Golden Compass.
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1994 – Dakota Fanning – American actress.
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1996 – Elle Fanning – American actress.
