Pre-1600 •
1263 –
Ibn Taymiyyah, Syrian scholar and theologian (died 1328) •
1440 –
Ivan III of Russia (died 1505) •
1522 –
Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, (died 1545) •
1561 –
Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician,
Attorney General for England and Wales (died 1626) •
1570 –
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the
Cotton library (died 1631) •
1592 –
Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (died 1655)
1601–1900 •
1645 –
William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable); (died 1701) •
1654 –
Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (died 1729) •
1690 –
Nicolas Lancret, French painter (died 1743) •
1729 –
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author (died 1781) •
1733 –
Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer (died 1796) •
1740 –
Noah Phelps, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 1809) •
1781 –
François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (died 1849) •
1788 –
Lord Byron, English poet and playwright (died 1824) •
1792 –
Lady Lucy Whitmore, English noblewoman, hymn writer (died 1840) •
1796 –
Karl Ernst Claus, Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic (died 1864) •
1797 –
Maria Leopoldina of Austria (died 1826) •
1799 –
Ludger Duvernay, Canadian journalist, publisher, and politician (died 1852) •
1802 –
Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (died 1878) •
1828 –
Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (died 1914) •
1831 –
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1917) •
1840 –
Ernest Wilberforce, English bishop (died 1907) •
1849 –
August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1912) •
1858 –
Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (died 1943) •
1861 –
George Fuller, Australian politician, 22nd
Premier of New South Wales (died 1940) •
1865 –
Wilbur Scoville, American chemist and pharmacist (died 1942) •
1867 –
Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (died 1943) •
1869 –
José Vicente de Freitas, Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th
Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1952) •
1874 –
Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (died 1940) • 1874 –
Jay Hughes, American baseball player and coach (died 1924) •
1875 –
D. W. Griffith, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1948) •
1877 –
Tom Jones, American baseball player and manager (died 1923) •
1879 –
Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (died 1953) •
1880 –
Bill O'Neill, Canadian-American baseball player (died 1920) • 1880 –
Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician and academic (died 1956) •
1881 –
Ira Thomas, American baseball player and manager (died 1958) •
1886 –
John J. Becker, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1961) •
1887 –
Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (died 1972) •
1889 –
Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (died 1935) • 1889 –
Amos Strunk, American baseball player and manager (died 1979) •
1890 –
Fred M. Vinson, American judge and politician, 13th
Chief Justice of the United States (died 1953) •
1891 –
Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher and politician (died 1937) •
1892 –
Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded
Dassault Aviation (died 1986) •
1893 –
Conrad Veidt, German-American actor, director, and producer (died 1943) •
1897 –
Rosa Ponselle, American operatic soprano (died 1981) • 1897 –
Dilipkumar Roy, a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. (died 1980) •
1898 –
Ross Barnett, American lawyer and politician, 52nd
Governor of Mississippi (died 1987) • 1898 –
Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (died 1948) • 1898 –
Denise Legeay, French actress (died 1968) •
1899 –
Martti Haavio, Finnish poet and mythologist (died 1973) •
1900 –
Ernst Busch, German actor and singer (died 1980) • 1900 –
James Hamilton Doggart, English ophthalmic surgeon (died 1989)
1901–present •
1902 –
Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler, coach, and academic (died 1970) •
1903 –
Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (died 1966) •
1904 –
George Balanchine, Georgian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the
New York City Ballet (died 1983) • 1904 –
Arkady Gaidar, Russian journalist and author (died 1941) •
1905 –
Willy Hartner, German physicist, historian, and academic (died 1981) •
1906 –
Robert E. Howard, American author and poet (died 1936) •
1907 –
Douglas Corrigan, American pilot and engineer, famous "wrong way" early solo flyer of the Atlantic (died 1995) • 1907 –
Dixie Dean, English footballer (died 1980) •
1908 –
Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968) •
1909 –
Martha Norelius, Swedish-born American swimmer (died 1955) • 1909 –
Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican racing driver, polo player, and diplomat (died 1965) • 1909 –
Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (died 2001) • 1909 –
U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd
United Nations Secretary-General (died 1974) •
1911 –
Bruno Kreisky, Austrian lawyer and politician, 22nd
Chancellor of Austria (died 1990) •
1913 –
Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (died 2012) • 1913 –
William Conway, Irish cardinal (died 1977) • 1913 –
Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (died 2003) •
1914 –
Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (died 2001) •
1915 –
Heinrich Albertz, German theologian and politician,
Mayor of Berlin (died 1993) •
1916 –
Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972) • 1916 –
Henri Dutilleux, French pianist, composer, and educator (died 2013) • 1916 –
Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (died 1994) •
1917 –
Bruce Shand, British Army officer, and father of
Queen Camilla (died 2006) •
1918 –
Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015) •
1919 –
Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (died 1977) •
1920 –
Irving Kristol, American journalist, author, and academic, founded
The National Interest (died 2009) • 1920 –
Alf Ramsey, English footballer and coach (died 1999) •
1922 –
Howard Moss, American poet, playwright and critic (died 1987) •
1923 –
Diana Douglas, British-American actress (died 2015) •
1924 –
J. J. Johnson, American trombonist and composer (died 2001) • 1924 –
Ján Chryzostom Korec, Slovak cardinal (died 2015) • 1924 –
Charles Lisanby, American production designer and art director (died 2013) •
1927 –
Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (died 2009) • 1927 –
Joe Perry, American football player (died 2011) •
1928 –
Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian, author, and academic (died 2004) •
1929 –
Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (died 2007) •
1930 –
Mariví Bilbao, Spanish actress (died 2013) • 1930 –
Daniel Camargo Barbosa, Colombian serial killer (died 1994) • 1930 –
Éamon de Buitléar, Irish wildlife filmmaker, naturalist, writer and musician (died 2013) •
1931 –
Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (died 1964) • 1931 –
Galina Zybina, Russian shot putter and javelin thrower (died 2024) •
1932 –
Berthold Grünfeld, Norwegian psychiatrist and academic (died 2007) • 1932 –
Piper Laurie, American actress (died 2023) • 1932 –
Tom Railsback, American politician (died 2020) •
1933 –
Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2010) •
1934 –
Vijay Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004) • 1934 –
Bill Bixby, American actor and director (died 1993) •
1936 –
Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th
President of Singapore (died 2002) • 1936 –
Alan J. Heeger, American physicist and chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate •
1937 –
Alma Delia Fuentes, Mexican actress (died 2017) • 1937 –
Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician (died 2020) • 1937 –
Joseph Wambaugh, American author (died 2025) •
1938 –
Peter Beard, Australian photographer and author (died 2020) • 1938 –
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer (died 2019) •
1939 –
Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (died 1996) • 1939 –
Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran physician and politician,
President of Ecuador (died 2025) • 1939 –
Luigi Simoni, Italian footballer and manager (died 2020) • 1939 –
J. C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 1994) •
1940 –
John Hurt, English actor (died 2017) • 1946 –
Serge Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and manager •
1947 –
Vladimir Oravsky, Czech-Swedish author and director •
1949 –
Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer •
1950 –
Paul Bew, Northern Irish historian and academic • 1950 –
Frank Schade, American basketball player and coach •
1951 –
Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater and coach (died 1989) •
1953 –
Winfried Berkemeier, German footballer and manager • 1953 –
Myung-whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor • 1953 –
Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter •
1955 –
Lester Hayes, American football player • 1955 –
Thomas David Jones, American captain, pilot, and astronaut • 1955 –
John Wesley Shipp, American actor • 1957 –
Rita Chatterton, American professional wrestling referee • 1957 –
Godfrey Thoma, Nauruan politician •
1958 –
Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer and manager • 1958 –
Filiz Koçali, Turkish journalist and politician • 1958 –
Charles White, American football player (died 2023) •
1959 –
Linda Blair, American actress •
1962 –
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia •
1964 –
Nigel Benn, English-Australian boxer • 1964 –
Stojko Vranković, Croatian basketball player •
1965 –
Steven Adler, American rock drummer • 1965 –
DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ and producer •
1967 –
Manabu Nakanishi (中西 学), Japanese wrestler •
1968 –
Guy Fieri, American chef, author, and television host • 1968 –
Heath, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2023) • 1968 –
Frank Leboeuf, French footballer, sportscaster, and actor • 1968 –
Mauricio Serna, Colombian footballer •
1969 –
Olivia d'Abo, English-American singer-songwriter and actress • 1972 –
Gabriel Macht, American actor •
1977 –
Mario Domm, Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer • 1977 –
Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer •
1978 –
Robert Esche, American ice hockey player and sports executive • 1978 –
Chone Figgins, American baseball player •
1979 –
Carlos Ruiz, Panamanian baseball player •
1980 –
Christopher Masterson, American actor •
1983 –
Étienne Bacrot, French chess player •
1984 –
Ben Eager, Canadian ice hockey player • 1984 –
Ubaldo Jiménez, Dominican baseball player • 1984 –
Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer •
1985 –
Nicklas Grossmann, Swedish ice hockey player • 1985 –
Fotios Papoulis, Greek footballer • 1985 –
Yan Xu, Singaporean table tennis player •
1986 –
Maher Magri, Tunisian footballer • 1986 –
Matt Simon, Australian footballer •
1987 –
Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier • 1987 –
Shane Long, Irish footballer • 1987 –
Angel Olsen, American singer-songwriter • 1987 –
Ray Rice, American football player •
1988 –
Greg Oden, American basketball player • 1988 –
Marcel Schmelzer, German footballer •
1989 –
Oscar Möller, Swedish ice hockey player • 1989 –
Theo Robinson, English footballer •
1990 –
Alizé Cornet, French tennis player • 1990 –
Mike Hauschild, American baseball player • 1990 –
Logic, American rapper •
1994 –
Tyrone Taylor, American baseball player •
1996 –
Dillon Brooks, Canadian basketball player • 1996 –
Sami Gayle, American actress •
1997 –
Fan Zhendong, Chinese table tennis player •
1998 –
Silento, American rapper, singer and songwriter • 1998 –
Walid Cheddira, Moroccan footballer •
1999 –
Andrew Thomas, American football player •
2000 –
Laia Codina, Spanish footballer •
2002 –
Caitlin Clark, American basketball player •
2007 –
Pau Cubarsí, Spanish footballer •
2025 –
Athena Mapelli Mozzi, daughter of
Princess Beatrice, born 11th in
line of succession to the British throne ==Deaths==