Pre-1600 •
907 –
Rudesind, Galician bishop (died 977) •
1288 –
Go-Daigo, Japanese emperor (died 1339) •
1401 –
Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (died 1418) •
1436 –
Catherine of Portugal (died 1463) •
1466 –
Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings, English noble (died 1506) •
1518 –
Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora, Catholic cardinal (died 1564) •
1534 –
Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley (died 1613) •
1552 –
Seonjo of Joseon, King of Joseon (died 1608) •
1594 –
James Ware, Irish genealogist (died 1666)
1601–1900 •
1604 –
Johannes Bach, German organist and composer (died 1673) •
1607 –
John Harvard, English minister and philanthropist (died 1638) •
1609 –
Henry Dunster, English-American clergyman and academic (died 1659) •
1657 –
William Derham, English minister and philosopher (died 1735) •
1678 –
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist and astronomer (died 1771) •
1679 –
Isidro de Espinosa, Franciscan missionary from Spanish Texas (died 1755) •
1703 –
Theophilus Cibber, English actor and playwright (died 1758) •
1727 –
Artemas Ward, American general and politician (died 1800) •
1731 –
William Cowper, English poet and hymnwriter (died 1800) •
1792 –
Sarah Moore Grimké, American author and activist (died 1873) •
1811 –
Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician,
Viceroy of Liangjiang (died 1872) •
1817 –
Charles Adolphe Wurtz, Alsatian-French chemist (died 1884) •
1827 –
Ellen G. White, American religious leader and author, co-founded the
Seventh-day Adventist Church (died 1915) •
1828 –
Robert Battey, American surgeon and academic (died 1895) • 1828 –
René Goblet, French journalist and politician, 52nd
Prime Minister of France (died 1905) •
1832 –
Rudolph Koenig, German-French physicist and academic (died 1901) • 1832 –
Mary Edwards Walker, American surgeon and activist,
Medal of Honor recipient (died 1919) •
1837 –
Thomas Playford, English-Australian politician, 17th
Premier of South Australia (died 1915) •
1853 –
Bat Masterson, American police officer and journalist (died 1921) •
1857 –
Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and author (died 1913) •
1858 –
Katharine Drexel, American nun and saint (died 1955) •
1864 –
Edward Higgins, English 3rd
General of the Salvation Army (died 1947) •
1869 –
Maud of Wales (died 1938) •
1870 –
Sir Hari Singh Gour, founder and Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Sagar (died 1949) •
1873 –
Fred Herd, Scottish golfer (died 1954) •
1876 –
Willis Carrier, American engineer, invented
air conditioning (died 1950) •
1878 –
Major Taylor, American cyclist (died 1932) •
1885 –
Heinrich Brüning, German lieutenant, economist, and politician,
Chancellor of Germany (died 1970) •
1888 –
Ford Beebe, American director and screenwriter (died 1978) •
1889 –
Albert Dieudonné, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1976) •
1891 –
Scott Bradley, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1977) •
1894 –
James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (died 1974) • 1894 –
Norbert Wiener, American-Swedish mathematician and philosopher (died 1964) •
1895 –
Bill W., American activist, co-founded
Alcoholics Anonymous (died 1971) •
1898 –
Karl Ziegler, German chemist and engineer,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973) •
1899 –
Richard Hauptmann, German-American murderer (died 1936) •
1900 –
Anna Maurizio, Swiss biologist, known for her study of bees (died 1993)
1901–present •
1901 –
William Sterling Parsons, American admiral (died 1953) •
1902 –
Maurice McDonald, American businessman, co-founded
McDonald's (died 1971) •
1903 –
Alice Herz-Sommer, Czech-English pianist and educator (died 2014) •
1904 –
Armand Frappier, Canadian physician and microbiologist (died 1991) • 1904 –
K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (died 2011) •
1905 –
Bob Johnson, American baseball player (died 1982) •
1907 –
Ruth Patrick, American botanist (died 2013) •
1908 –
Charles Forte, Baron Forte, Italian-Scottish businessman, founded
Forte Group (died 2007) • 1908 –
Lefty Gomez, American baseball player and manager (died 1989) •
1909 –
Fritz Buchloh, German footballer and manager (died 1998) • 1909 –
Frances Dee, American actress and singer (died 2004) • 1909 –
Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright and critic (died 1994) • 1923 –
V. K. Murthy, Indian cinematographer (died 2014) •
1924 –
Jasu Patel, Indian cricketer (died 1992) • 1924 –
George Segal, American painter and sculptor (died 2000) •
1925 –
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, Uruguayan dictator (died 2016) • 1925 –
Eugene Istomin, American pianist (died 2003) •
1926 –
Arturo Luz, Filipino visual artist (died 2021) • 1926 –
Rabi Ray, Indian activist and politician, 10th
Speaker of the Lok Sabha (died 2017) •
1927 –
Ernie Coombs, American-Canadian television host (died 2001) •
1928 –
Nishida Tatsuo, Japanese linguist and academic (died 2012) •
1929 –
Slavko Avsenik, Slovenian singer-songwriter and accordion player (died 2015) • 1929 –
Betta St. John, American actress, singer and dancer (died 2023) •
1930 –
Berthold Leibinger, German engineer and philanthropist, founded
Berthold Leibinger Stiftung (died 2018) •
1931 –
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentinian painter, sculptor, and activist,
Nobel Prize laureate •
1935 –
Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (died 2011) •
1936 –
Margaret Boden, English computer scientist and psychologist •
1937 –
Bob Babbitt, American bass player (died 2012) • 1937 –
John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, English businessman and politician,
Secretary of State for Health (died 2019) • 1937 –
Boris Yegorov, Russian physician and astronaut (died 1994) •
1938 –
Elizabeth Bailey, American economist (died 2022) • 1938 –
Porter Goss, American soldier and politician, 19th
Director of the CIA • 1938 –
Rodney Jory, Australian physicist and academic (died 2021) • 1938 –
Rich Little, Canadian-American comedian, actor, and singer • 1939 –
Wayland Flowers, American actor and puppeteer (died 1988) • 1939 –
John Gummer, English politician,
Secretary of State for the Environment • 1939 –
Mark Margolis, American actor (died 2023) • 1939 –
Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, Irish-Scottish politician,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 2021) • 1939 –
Art Themen, English saxophonist and surgeon • 1939 –
Tina Turner, American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (died 2023) •
1940 –
Enrico Bombieri, Italian mathematician and academic • 1940 –
Davey Graham, English guitarist and songwriter (died 2008) • 1940 –
Kotozakura Masakatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd
Yokozuna (died 2007) • 1940 –
Quentin Skinner, English historian, author, and academic •
1941 –
Susanne Marsee, American mezzo-soprano • 1941 –
Jeff Torborg, American baseball player and manager (died 2025) •
1942 –
Maki Carrousel, Japanese actor • 1942 –
Olivia Cole, American actress (died 2018) • 1942 –
Jan Stenerud, Norwegian-American football player • 1942 –
Đặng Thùy Trâm, Vietnamese physician and author (died 1970) •
1943 –
Paul Burnett, English radio host • 1943 –
Bruce Paltrow, American director and producer (died 2002) • 1943 –
Marilynne Robinson, American novelist and essayist • 1943 –
Dale Sommers, American radio host (died 2012) •
1944 –
Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin, English academic and politician,
Minister of State for Europe • 1944 –
Jean Terrell, American singer • 1945 –
Jim Mullen, Scottish guitarist • 1945 –
Michael Omartian, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer • 1945 –
Björn von Sydow, Swedish academic and politician, 27th
Swedish Minister for Defence •
1946 –
Raymond Louis Kennedy, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (died 2014) • 1946 –
Art Shell, American football player and coach • 1959 –
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, American author and academic • 1959 –
Jamie Rose, American actress, singer, and dancer •
1960 –
Chuck Eddy, American journalist • 1960 –
Harold Reynolds, American baseball player and sportscaster •
1961 –
Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria, Indian-English businessman, co-founded
Cobra Beer • 1961 –
Tom Carroll, Australian surfer • 1961 –
Ivory, American wrestler and trainer •
1962 –
Fernando Bandeirinha, Portuguese footballer and manager • 1962 –
Chuck Finley, American baseball player •
1963 –
Mario Elie, American basketball player and coach • 1963 –
Matt Frei, German-English journalist and author • 1963 –
Joe Lydon, English rugby player and coach •
1964 –
Vreni Schneider, Swiss skier •
1965 –
Scott Adsit, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter •
1967 –
Ridley Jacobs, Antiguan cricketer •
1968 –
Edna Campbell, American basketball player • 1968 –
Haluk Levent, Turkish singer •
1969 –
Shawn Kemp, American basketball player • 1969 –
Kara Walker, American painter and illustrator •
1970 –
John Amaechi, American-English basketball player and sportscaster • 1970 –
Dave Hughes, Australian comedian and radio host •
1971 –
Vicki Pettersson, American author • 1971 –
Winky Wright, American boxer and actor •
1972 –
James Dashner, American author •
1978 –
Jun Fukuyama, Japanese voice actor and singer •
1980 –
Jessica Bowman, American actress •
1983 –
Matt Garza, American baseball player • 1983 –
Chris Hughes, American publisher and businessman, co-founded
Facebook • 1983 –
Emiri Katō, Japanese voice actress and singer •
1984 –
Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (died 2007) •
1985 –
Matt Carpenter, American baseball player •
1986 –
Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter • 1986 –
Bauke Mollema, Dutch cyclist • 1986 –
Alberto Sgarbi, Italian rugby player •
1987 –
Kat DeLuna, American singer, songwriter and dancer • 1987 –
Georgios Tzavellas, Greek footballer •
1988 –
Blake Harnage, American singer-songwriter and guitarist • 1988 –
Yumi Kobayashi, Japanese model and actress •
1989 –
Angeline Quinto, Filipina singer and actress • 1989 –
Junior Stanislas, English footballer •
1990 –
Avery Bradley, American basketball player • 1990 –
Chip, English rapper • 1990 –
Gabriel Paulista, Brazilian footballer • 1990 –
Rita Ora, Kosovan-English singer-songwriter and actress •
1992 –
Anuel AA, Puerto Rican rapper and singer •
1995 –
James Guy, English swimmer •
1996 –
Malik Beasley, American basketball player • 1996 –
Brandon Carlo, American ice hockey player • 1996 –
Louane, French singer and actress • 1996 –
Marc Roca, Spanish footballer •
1997 –
Aubrey Joseph, American actor • 1997 –
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, English-Congolese footballer •
1998 –
Shivam Mavi, Indian cricketer •
1999 –
Jaycee Horn, American football player • 1999 –
Olivia O'Brien, American singer-songwriter • 1999 –
Jacob Shaffelburg, Canadian soccer player •
2000 –
Lamecha Girma, Ethiopian athlete •
2001 –
Pau Víctor, Spanish footballer ==Deaths==