Pre-1600 •
1461 –
Louise of Savoy, French nun (died 1503) •
1510 –
Nicholas Bacon, English politician (died 1579) •
1535 –
Martin Eisengrein, German theologian (died 1578)
1601–1900 •
1619 –
Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar (died 1688) •
1635 –
Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England (died 1650) •
1651 –
Johann Krieger, German organist and composer (died 1735) •
1655 –
Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (died 1698) •
1665 –
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (died 1716) •
1722 –
Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist (died 1793) •
1724 –
Christoph Franz von Buseck, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (died 1805) •
1763 –
John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the
Molson Brewery (died 1836) •
1775 –
Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer (died 1863) •
1789 –
Catharine Maria Sedgwick, American novelist of "domestic fiction" (died 1867) •
1798 –
Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer and mathematician (died 1844) •
1818 –
Carl Remigius Fresenius, German chemist and academic (died 1897) •
1842 –
Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (died 1891) •
1856 –
Woodrow Wilson, American historian and politician, 28th
President of the United States,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1924) •
1865 –
Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (died 1925) •
1869 –
Kathleen O'Melia, Canadian religious sister (died 1939) •
1870 –
Charles Bennett, English runner (died 1949) •
1882 –
Arthur Eddington, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (died 1944) • 1882 –
Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter (died 1931) •
1887 –
Werner Kolhörster, German physicist and academic (died 1946) •
1888 –
F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1931) •
1890 –
Quincy Wright, American political scientist, historian, and academic (died 1970) • 1894 –
Burnita Shelton Matthews, American judge (died 1988) •
1895 –
Carol Ryrie Brink, American author and playwright (died 1981) •
1898 –
Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish-American meteorologist and academic (died 1957) • 1898 –
Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (died 1947) •
1900 –
Ted Lyons, American baseball player (died 1986)
1901–present •
1902 –
Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (died 2001) • 1902 –
Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator (died 1988) •
1903 –
Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (died 1983) • 1903 –
John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (died 1957) •
1907 –
Ze'ev Ben-Haim, Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic (died 2013) •
1908 –
Lew Ayres, American actor (died 1996) •
1910 –
Billy Williams, American singer (died 1972) •
1911 –
Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (died 2003) •
1913 –
Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (died 2009) •
1914 –
Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (died 1974) • 1914 –
Pops Staples, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2000) •
1917 –
Ellis Clarke, Trinidadian politician, 1st
President of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2010) •
1919 –
Emily Cheney Neville, American author (died 1997) •
1920 –
Tufty Mann, South African cricketer (died 1952) • 1920 –
Bruce McCarty, American architect, designed the
Knoxville City-County Building (died 2013) • 1920 –
Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American football player (died 2012) • 1920 –
Al Wistert, American football player and coach (died 2016) •
1921 –
Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2012) •
1922 –
Lionel Bowen, Australian politician, 6th
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (died 2012) • 1922 –
Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor (died 2018) •
1929 –
Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (died 1994) • 1929 –
Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 1970) • 1929 –
Maarten Schmidt, Dutch astronomer (died 2022) •
1930 –
Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian illustrator and academic (died 2010) •
1931 –
Guy Debord, French theorist and author (died 1994) • 1931 –
Martin Milner, American actor (died 2015) • 1932 –
Manuel Puig, Argentine author and playwright (died 1990) •
1933 –
John Y. Brown Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th
Governor of Kentucky (died 2022) •
1934 –
Rudi Faßnacht, German footballer and manager (died 2000) • 1934 –
Maggie Smith, English actress (died 2024) •
1936 –
Alan Coleman, English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013) • 1936 –
Lawrence Schiller, American journalist, director, and producer •
1937 –
Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and philanthropist (died 2024) •
1938 –
Dick Sudhalter, American trumpet player, scholar, and critic (died 2008) •
1939 –
Philip Anschutz, American businessman, founded
Anschutz Entertainment Group • 1946 –
Barbara, Lady Judge, American-English lawyer and businesswoman (died 2020) • 1946 –
Bill Lee, American baseball player and author • 1946 –
Laffit Pincay Jr., Panamanian jockey • 1946 –
Edgar Winter, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer •
1953 –
Richard Clayderman, French pianist • 1953 –
Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded
Dradition wrestling promotion • 1953 –
Charlie Pierce, American journalist and author • 1953 –
Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter •
1954 –
Tony Ables, American serial killer • 1954 –
Gayle King, American television journalist •
1955 –
Stephen Frost, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter • 1955 –
Liu Xiaobo, Chinese author, academic, and activist,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017) • 1960 –
Chad McQueen, American actor and race car driver • 1960 –
Melvin Turpin, American basketball player (died 2010) •
1961 –
Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager •
1962 –
Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist (died 1999) •
1964 –
Tex Perkins, Australian singer-songwriter • 1964 –
Maite Zúñiga, Spanish runner •
1965 –
Allar Levandi, Estonian skier •
1967 –
Chris Ware, American illustrator •
1968 –
Akihiko Hoshide, Japanese engineer and astronaut •
1969 –
Linus Torvalds, Finnish-American computer programmer, developed
Linux kernel •
1971 –
Benny Agbayani, American baseball player • 1971 –
Sergi Barjuán, Spanish footballer and manager • 1971 –
Anita Doth, Dutch singer-songwriter • 1971 –
William Gates, American basketball player •
1972 –
Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer • 1972 –
Patrick Rafter, Australian-Bermudian tennis player and model • 1972 –
Adam Vinatieri, American football player •
1973 –
Holger Blume, German sprinter • 1973 –
Marc Blume, German sprinter • 1973 –
Seth Meyers, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host • 1976 –
Trond Nymark, Norwegian race walker • 1976 –
Ben Tune, Australian rugby player • 1976 –
Igor Žiković, Croatian footballer • 1976 –
Deddy Corbuzier, Indonesian presenter and magician •
1977 –
Derrick Brew, American sprinter • 1977 –
Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player • 1977 –
Vanessa Ferlito, American actress • 1979 –
Senna Gammour, German singer-songwriter • 1979 –
Bill Hall, American baseball player • 1979 –
Zach Hill, American musician and artist • 1979 –
André Holland, American actor • 1981 –
Narsha, South Korean singer and dancer • 1981 –
Frank Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist • 1981 –
Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer •
1982 –
Cedric Benson, American football player (died 2019) • 1982 –
Beau Garrett, American actress and model • 1982 –
Curtis Glencross, Canadian hockey player •
1984 –
Martin Kaymer, German golfer • 1984 –
Duane Solomon, American runner •
1986 –
Tom Huddlestone, English footballer •
1987 –
Thomas Dekker, American actor and musician • 1989 –
Mackenzie Rosman, American actress • 1990 –
Marcos Alonso, Spanish footballer • 1990 –
David Archuleta, American singer • 1990 –
Bastiaan Lijesen, Dutch swimmer •
1992 –
Tomáš Jurčo, Slovak ice hockey player •
1994 –
Adam Peaty, English swimmer •
1995 –
Dylan Cease, American baseball player • 1995 –
Mauricio Lemos, Uruguayan footballer • 1995 –
Nahitan Nández, Uruguayan footballer •
1996 –
Tanguy Ndombele, French footballer •
1999 –
Iqbaal Ramadhan, Indonesian actor and singer •
2001 –
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Canadian actress ==Deaths==