- 419 Valentinian III, Roman emperor (425-55), born in Ravenna (d. 455)
- 1029 Al-Mustanṣir, 8th Fāṭimid Caliph of Cairo, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1094)
Duke of Brittany (1305-12), born in Château de l’Isle, La Roche-Bernard, Brittany
- 1363 Maria, Queen of Sicily and Duchess of Athens & Neopatria, born in Catania, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1401)
- 1489 Thomas Cranmer, England reformer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1533-55), martyr, born in Aslockton, England (d. 1556)
- 1492 Elizabeth Tudor, English princess, second daughter and fourth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, born in Richmond Palace, Surrey, England (d. 1495)
- 1644 Abraham a Santa Clara [Johann Ulrich Megerle], German Augustinian friar and preacher, born in Kreenheinstetten, Germany (d. 1709)
- 1647 Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English Tory statesman, born in London (d. 1730)
- 1652 Guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans), born in Dendermonde, East Flanders (d. 1719)
- 1665 Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian, born in St Mabon, Cornwall, England (d. 1726)
- 1667 Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal and grandnephew of Pope Alexander VIII, born in Venice (d. 1740)
- 1698 Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena & Reggio, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1780)
- 1724 Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (Der Messias), born in Quedlinburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1803)
- 1756 Christian Gottfried Körner, German lawyer, born in Leipzig (d. 1831)
- 1810 Robert Toombs, American lawyer and 1st Confederate States Secretary of State, born in Washington, Georgia (d. 1885)
- 1819 Thomas Anderson, Scottish chemist (discovered pyridine), born in Leith, Scotland (d. 1874)
- 1820 George Law Curry, American newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1878)
- 1822 Douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails/trains), born in Hadzor House, Worcestershire, England (d. 1899)
- 1830 John Bordenave Villepigue, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Camden, South Carolina (d. 1862)
- 1834 Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch lawyer, economist (Bank of the Netherlands) and historian, born in Zetten, Netherlands (d. 1917)
- 1836 Henry Eugene Davies, American writer, public official, lawyer, and Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1894)
- 1847 Marcel Bertrand, French geologist and mine engineer (tectonic geology), born in Paris (d. 1907)
- 1849 Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Bavaria, born in Brno, Austrian Empire (d. 1919)
- 1862 William Henry Bragg, English physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics, 1915 - crystalline structure analysis by means of X-rays), born in Westward, Cumberland, England (d. 1942) [1]
- 1865 Lily Braun [Amalie von Kretschmann], German feminist writer (Im Schatten Titanen), and socialist politician, born in Halberstadt, Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1916)
- 1876 Wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23) and businessman, born in Suhl, German Empire (d. 1933)
German-Swiss novelist and poet (Steppenwolf, Nobel Prize for Literature 1946), born in Calw, Württemberg, Germany
- 1881 Royal H. Weller, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1929)
- 1884 Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist, born in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria (d. 1931)
- 1887 Marcel Tabuteau, French-American oboist (Philadelphia Orch 1915-54), born in Compiègne, Oise, France (d. 1966)
- 1888 Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-American microbiologist (Nobel 1951-ingenious, systematic and successful studies of the soil microbes that led to the discovery of streptomycin), born in Nova Pryluka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1973) [1]
- 1890 Earl Roy Curry, American religious thinker and Kirtland Temple overseer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1980)
- 1893 Ralph Hancock, Welsh garden designer (Rockefeller Center), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1950)
- 1896 Lydia Mei, Estonian artist who specialized in watercolors and still lifes, born in Hiiumaa, Estonia (d. 1965)
- 1898 Anthony McAuliffe, American general and commander of the 101st Airborne Division celebrated for his reply of "Nuts!" to a German surrender ultimatum, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1975)
- 1903 Olav V, King of Norway (1957-91), born in Appleton House, Sandringham, Norfolk (d. 1991)
- 1904 Gerarda Rueter, Dutch sculptor, born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
- 1906 Hans Bethe, German-American quantum physicist (Nobel 1967), born in Strassburg, Germany (d. 2005)
- 1907 Eppo Doeve, Dutch cartoonist and painter, born in Bandung, Indonesia (d. 1981)
- 1908 Jean Sinclair, South African campaigner, founder member and first president of the Black Sash in 1955, born in Germiston, South Africa (d. 1996)
1st African American Supreme Court justice (1967-91), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1909 Hermann Bengtson, German historian (Greeks Ancient Times), born in Ratzeburg, Germany (d. 1989)
- 1910 H. G. Adler, Czech-English writer (The Journey; Theresienstadt 1941-1945), Holocaust survivor. and poet, born in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1988)
- 1911 Diego Fabbri, Italian playwright and leader (Vatican movie bureau), born in Forli, Italy (d. 1980)
- 1914 Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and electrical engineer, born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (d. 1990)
- 1915 Bert Decorte, Flemish poet, born in Retie, Flanders, Belgium (d. 2009)
- 1916 Barry Gray [Bernard Yaroslaw], American radio personality and interviewer (started call-in radio), born in Red Lion, New Jersey (d. 1996)
- 1916 Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German Luftwaffe fighter pilot, the highest-decorated German soldier of WWII, founder of South American Nazi relief organization, and military consultant, born in Konradswaldau, German Empire (d. 1982)
- 1917 Pierre H. Dubois, Dutch literary and critic, born in Amsterdam (d. 1999)
- 1918 WiBo [Willem Boost], Dutch cartoonist, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- 1919 Jean Craighead George, American writer (Julie of the Wolves), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
- 1920 Eliseo Diego, Cuban poet, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1994)
- 1922 Pierre Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer, born in San Biagio di Callalta, Italy (d. 2020)
- 1923 Wislawa Szymborska, Polish poet referred to as the 'Mozart of Poetry' (Nobel Prize for Literature 1996), born in Bnin, Poland (d. 2012)
Congolese politician and independence leader who was the 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960), born in Onalua, Belgian Congo
- 1926 Octavian Paler, Romanian writer and journalist who criticized the Communist regime, born in Lisa, Romania (d. 2007)
1929 Filipino politician and First Lady of the Philippines (1965-86) who famously collected over 1,000 pairs of shoes, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1930 Carlos Menem, Argentine politician, President of Argentina (1989-99), born in Anillaco, Argentina (d. 2021)
- 1932 Dave Thomas, American businessman who founded Wendy's Restaurants, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2002)
- 1933 Kalim Siddiqui, Pakistani-British writer and Islamic activist, born in Dondi Lohara, British India (d. 1996)
- 1935 Ed Bullins, American playwright (The Taking of Miss Janie), and civil rights activists (Black Panthers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- 1936 Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and head of Egyptian intelligence under Mubarak, born in Qena, Egypt (d. 2012)
- 1939 Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek politician and poet who fought the military junta in Greece, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1976)
- 1939 John H. Sununu, US Secretary of State (R, 1989-91), Governor of New Hampshire (1983-89), born in Havana, Cuba
- 1939 M. A. Foster, American sci-fi author, (Gameplayers of Zan), born in North Carolina (d. 2020)
- 1939 Michael N. Castle, (Rep-R-Delaware 1993-2011, Governor of Delaware 1985-92), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- 1940 Ken Clarke [Kenneth Harry Clarke], British Conservative politician, born in Nottinghamshire, England
- 1942 Georgi Ivanov, Bulgarian cosmonaut (Soyuz 33), born in Lovech, Kingdom of Bulgaria
- 1942 Vicente Fox, Mexican businessman and 62nd President of Mexico (2000-06), born in Mexico City
- 1946 Richard Axel, American scientist, 2004 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology for odorant receptor discoveries, born in New York City
- 1947 Elizabeth Anionwu, English-Nigerian nurse and lecturer (pioneer in sickle cell treatment), born in Birmingham, England
- 1947 Luci Baines Johnson, American businesswoman, daughter of President LBJ, born in Washington D.C.
- 1951 Michele Santoro, Italian TV journalist and European MP, born in Salerno, Italy
- 1951 Sylvia Rivera, American gay liberation and transgender activist and drag queen, born in New York City (d. 2002)
- 1952 Linda M Godwin, American PhD, and NASA astronaut (STS 37, 59, 76), born in , Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- 1955 Kevin Michael Grace, Canadian journalist, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1958 Cindy Kiro, New Zealand academic and educator (1st Maori woman Governor General of New Zealand 2021-), born in Whangārei, New Zealand
- 1958 Thomas Bickerton, American Methodist bishop, born in Glen Dale, West Virginia
- 1959 Wendy B Lawrence, astronaut (STS 67, 86, sk:91), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1969 Matthew Cox, American convicted felon for mortgage fraud, born in Florida
- 1971 Evelyn Lau, Canadian poet and author (Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1972 Darren Shan, Irish children's author who writers under pseudonym Darren Shan, born in London, England
- 1978 Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (20162021), born in Tallinn, Estonia
- 1981 Alex Koroknay-Palicz, American youth rights activist, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- 1984 Elise Stefanik, American politician (Rep-R-NY 2021-), born in Albany, New York
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