Pre-1600 •
1261 –
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (died 1283) •
1518 –
Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Duke of Brittany (died 1536) •
1533 –
Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (died 1592) •
1535 –
Cornelius Gemma, Dutch astronomer and astrologer (died 1578) •
1552 –
Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker (died 1632)
1601–1900 •
1675 –
Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (died 1726) •
1683 –
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (died 1757) •
1690 –
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, eldest son of
Peter the Great (died 1718) •
1704 –
Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic (died 1760) •
1833 –
Alfred von Schlieffen, German military strategist (died 1913) •
1848 –
Arthur Giry, French historian and academic (died 1899) •
1858 –
Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (died 1941) •
1866 –
Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (died 1949) •
1878 –
Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer (died 1929) •
1884 –
Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th
Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1942) •
1887 –
William Zorach, Lithuanian-American sculptor and painter (died 1966) •
1894 –
Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1964) •
1896 –
Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and endocrinologist,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965) •
1898 –
Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish footballer (died 1969)
1901–present •
1901 –
Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994) •
1906 –
Bugsy Siegel, American gangster (died 1947) •
1907 –
Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (died 1988) •
1908 –
Billie Bird, American actress (died 2002) •
1909 –
Stephen Spender, English author and poet (died 1995) •
1915 –
Ketti Frings, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1981) • 1915 –
Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and immunologist,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987) •
1919 –
Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded
Marshalls (died 2013) •
1920 –
Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (died 2014) •
1921 –
Marah Halim Harahap, Indonesian military officer,
Governor of North Sumatra (died 2015) •
1922 –
Radu Câmpeanu, Romanian politician (died 2016) •
1924 –
Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (died 2014) •
1925 –
Harry H. Corbett, Burmese-English actor (died 1982) •
1928 –
Tom Aldredge, American actor (died 2011) • 1928 –
Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and producer (died 1976) •
1929 –
Hayden Fry, American football player and coach (died 2019) • 1929 –
Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect and designer (died 2025) • 1929 –
John Montague, American-Irish poet and academic (died 2016) •
1930 –
Leon Cooper, American physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024) •
1931 –
Peter Alliss, English golfer and sportscaster (died 2020) • 1931 –
Gavin MacLeod, American actor, Christian activist, and author (died 2021) • 1931 –
Len Newcombe, Welsh footballer and scout (died 1996) •
1932 –
Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer, and jazz musician (died 2016) • 1932 –
Ernst Hinterseer, Austria retired alpine skier •
1933 –
Rein Taagepera, Estonian political scientist and politician •
1937 –
Jeff Farrell, American swimmer •
1939 –
Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate • 1939 –
Tommy Tune, American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer •
1940 –
Mario Andretti, Italian-American racing driver •
1941 –
Alice Brock, American artist, author and restaurateur (died 2024) • 1941 –
Arthur Ngirakelsong, 2nd Chief Justice of Palau (died 2022) •
1942 –
Frank Bonner, American actor and television director (died 2021) • 1942 –
Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 1969) • 1942 –
Oliviero Toscani, Italian photographer (died 2025) • 1942 –
Dino Zoff, Italian footballer •
1943 –
Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (died 1998) •
1944 –
Kelly Bishop, American actress • 1944 –
Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (died 2014) • 1944 –
Sepp Maier, German footballer and manager • 1944 –
Storm Thorgerson, English graphic designer (died 2013) •
1945 –
Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (died 2011) •
1946 –
Robin Cook, Scottish educator and politician,
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (died 2005) • 1946 –
Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (died 2004) •
1947 –
Salvador Flamenco, Salvadoran footballer •
1948 –
Steven Chu, American physicist and politician, 12th
United States Secretary of Energy,
Nobel Prize laureate • 1948 –
Bernadette Peters, American actress, singer, and author • 1948 –
Mercedes Ruehl, American actress •
1949 –
Zoia Ceaușescu, Romanian mathematician, daughter of Communist leader
Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife
Elena Ceaușescu (died 2006) •
1952 –
William Finn, American composer and lyricist (died 2025) •
1953 –
Luther Burden, American basketball player (died 2015) • 1953 –
Paul Krugman, American economist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate • 1953 –
Ricky Steamboat, American professional wrestler •
1954 –
Brian Billick, American football player, coach, and sportscaster •
1955 –
Adrian Dantley, American basketball player and coach • 1955 –
Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer (died 2022) •
1956 –
Francis Hughes,
Irish Republican, hunger striker (died 1981) • 1956 –
Terry Leahy, English businessman •
1957 –
Ian Smith, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster • 1957 –
John Turturro, American actor and director • 1957 –
Cindy Wilson, American singer-songwriter •
1958 –
Manuel Torres Félix, Mexican criminal and narcotics trafficker (died 2012) • 1958 –
Mark Pavelich, American ice hockey player (died 2021) • 1958 –
David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (died 2010) •
1961 –
Barry McGuigan, Irish-British boxer •
1963 –
Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist •
1965 –
Mikko Mäkelä, Finnish ice hockey player and coach •
1966 –
Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer • 1966 –
Archbishop Jovan VI of Ohrid •
1967 –
Colin Cooper, English footballer and manager • 1967 –
Seth Rudetsky, American musician, actor, writer, and radio host •
1969 –
Sean Farrel, English footballer • 1969 –
Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver • 1969 –
Robert Sean Leonard, American actor •
1970 –
Daniel Brochu, Canadian actor • 1970 –
Noureddine Morceli, Algerian runner •
1971 –
Junya Nakano, Japanese pianist and composer •
1972 –
Ville Haapasalo, Finnish actor and screenwriter •
1973 –
Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey player • 1973 –
Nicolas Minassian, French race car driver • 1973 –
Masato Tanaka, Japanese wrestler •
1974 –
Lee Carsley, English-Irish footballer and manager • 1974 –
Alexander Zickler, German footballer and manager • 1974 –
Gianluca Cherubini, Italian footballer (died 2026) •
1975 –
Mike Rucker, American football player •
1976 –
Francisco Elson, Dutch basketball player • 1976 –
Ali Larter, American actress and model •
1977 –
Jason Aldean, American singer-songwriter • 1977 –
Lance Hoyt, American football player and wrestler •
1978 –
Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier • 1978 –
Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player • 1978 –
Mariano Zabaleta, Argentinian tennis player •
1979 –
Sébastien Bourdais, French race car driver • 1979 –
Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player •
1980 –
Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer • 1980 –
Christian Poulsen, Danish footballer • 1980 –
Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player •
1981 –
Brian Bannister, American baseball player and scout •
1982 –
Isabel Mendes Lopes, Portuguese politician • 1982 –
Natalia Vodianova, Russian-French model and actress •
1984 –
Karolína Kurková, Czech model and actress • 1984 –
Ali Marhyar, French actor, film director and screenwriter •
1985 –
Tim Bresnan, English cricketer • 1985 –
Diego, Brazilian footballer • 1985 –
Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player •
1987 –
Akito, Japanese professional wrestler • 1987 –
Antonio Candreva, Italian footballer • 1987 –
Josh McRoberts, American basketball player •
1988 –
Aroldis Chapman, Cuban baseball player •
1989 –
Carlos Dunlap, American football player • 1989 –
Charles Jenkins, American basketball player •
1990 –
Takayasu Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler • 1990 –
Ryan Allen, American football player • 1990 –
Sebastian Rudy, German footballer •
1991 –
Ronalds Ķēniņš, Latvian ice hockey player •
1993 –
Marquis Teague, American basketball player • 1993 –
Éder Álvarez Balanta, Colombian footballer •
1994 –
Alex Caruso, American basketball player • 1994 –
Arkadiusz Milik, Polish footballer •
1995 –
Randy Arozarena, Cuban-Mexican baseball player •
1996 –
Jakub Vrána, Czech ice hockey player • 1996 –
Lucas Boyé, Argentinian footballer • 1996 –
Axel Werner, Argentinian footballer •
1997 –
Chris Lindstrom, American football player •
1998 –
Teun Koopmeiners, Dutch footballer •
1999 –
Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball player •
2000 –
Moise Kean, Italian footballer • 2000 –
Josip Šutalo, Croatian footballer •
2005 –
Vitor Roque, Brazilian footballer ==Deaths==