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- 1403 John IV, Duke of Brabant and Limburg (founded Leuven University), born in Arras, modern-day France (d. 1427)
- 1430 Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond and patriarch of the Tudor Dynasty, born in Much Hadham Palace, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1456)
- 1456 Anne Neville, English queen, wife of Richard III of England, born in Warwick Castle, Warwickshire (d. 1485)
- 1540 Barnabe Googe, English poet, born in Alvingham, Lincolnshire (d. 1594)
Ben Jonson (1572-1637)
English playwright and poet (Volpone, Alchemist), born in London
- 1588 George Wither, English writer (Abuses Stript and Whipt), born in Hampshire, England (d. 1667)
- 1696 Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal, born in Inverugie Castle, Scotland (d. 1758)
- 1713 Edward Capell, English critic, born in Troston Hall, Suffolk, England (d. 1781)
- 1719 François-Charles de Velbrück, German Prince-Bishop of Liege (1772-84), born near Düsseldorf (d. 1784)
- 1723 Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer, 1st saw Halley's comet on return, born in Prohlis, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1788)
- 1741 Joseph Warren, American physician and soldier, born in Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1775)
- 1776 John Constable, English landscape painter (Hay Wain), born in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England (d. 1837)
- 1807 James F. Schenck, American rear admiral (Mexican–American War), born in Franklin, Ohio (d. 1882)
- 1808 Charles Henry Poor, U.S. Navy Officer, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1882)
- 1815 Julia Margaret Cameron, English photographer, born in Calcutta, India (d. 1879)
- 1816 Robert Huston Milroy, American Major General (Union Army), born in Salem, Indiana (d. 1890)
- 1822 Samuel Davis Sturgis, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1889)
- 1823 James Lawson Kemper, American lawyer, military officer (US Army Captain - Mexican-American War; Confederate Army Major General), and politician (Governor of Virginia, 1874-78), born in Madison County, Virginia (d. 1895)
- 1829 Hendrik Gerhard, Dutch tailor, workers' rights activist (founder - Dutch Chapter of International Workingmen's Association), and "father of socialism in the Netherlands" (Chairman of Dutch Social-Democratic (SDB) political party), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1886)
- 1840 Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1888)
- 1842 Carl von Linde, German engineer and chemist who invented mechanical refrigeration, born in Berndorf, Germany (d. 1934)
- 1842 Prince Alfred, Liechtenstein noble and politician, born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 1907)
- 1846 William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer, born in Washington, Kentucky (d. 1920)
- 1847 Millicent Fawcett, English leader of women's rights, born in London (d. 1929)
- 1863 Eduard David, German politician (Constitution of Weimar), born in Ediger-Eller, Germany (d. 1930)
- 1864 Jean de Merode, Belgian lieutenant colonel, Grand Marshal of the Court of Belgium, and Prince de Merode, born in Paris, France (d. 1933)
- 1865 J. H. Leopold, Dutch poet (translated Omar Khayyam), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1925)
- 1867 Charles Fabry, French physicist, discoverer of ozone layer in upper atmosphere, born in Marseille, France (d. 1945)
- 1876 Alfred L. Kroeber, American anthropologist and author (Anthropologist looks at History), born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 1960)
- 1877 Renee Vivien, English-born poet, wrote in French, born in London (d. 1909)
Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973)
American politician, 1st woman elected to US Congress (R-Montana), women's rights advocate and pacifist, born in Missoula, Montana
- 1886 David Barnard Steinman, American civil engineer and bridge designer (Hudson, Triborough), born in New York City (d. 1960)
- 1888 Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (Sacco and Vanzetti Trial), born in Villafalletto, Italy (d. 1927)
- 1892 Edward Shanks, British poet and critic, born in London, England (d. 1953)
- 1894 Dai Vernon [David Frederick Wingfield Verner], Canadian magician, The Professor (d. 1992)
- 1894 Kiichirō Toyoda, Japanese businessman and automobile maker (Toyota Motor Corporation), born in Yosh*tsumura Yamaguchi, Shizuoka, Japan (d. 1952)
- 1895 Nikolai A Bulganin, Soviet-Russian marshal and 6th Premier of the Soviet Union (1955-58), born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire (d. 1975)
- 1897 Bruno Frei [Benedikt Freistadt], Austrian Marxist journalist, born in Bratislava (d. 1988)
- 1899 Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist (Thousand Cranes) and Nobel laureate (1968), born in Osaka (d. 1972)
- 1900 Lawrence E. Spivak, American news panelist (Meet the Press), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
- 1903 Ernie Nevers, American College, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback, coach (Stanford, Chicago Cardinals), born in Willow River, Minnesota (d. 1976)
- 1905 Richard Loeb, American murderer of Bobby Franks along with Nathan Leopold, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1936)
- 1907 Anton Hildebrand, Dutch children's book writer (Man in the Moon), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1977)
- 1907 Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (Washington National Gallery of Art), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
- 1908 Clifford Leofric Purdy Bishop, Anglican pastor and bishop, born in Cley next the Sea, Suffolk, England (d. 1994)
Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997)
French oceanic explorer (Calypso), born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France
- 1912 Mary Lavin, Irish author (Tales from Bective Bridge), born in East Walpole, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
- 1912 William Baziotes, American painter (abstract expressionist), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
- 1913 John Elliott Terry, British film financier (National Film Finance Corp) (d. 1995)
- 1914 Hendrikus Berkhof, Dutch theologist (Church & Emperor), born in Appeltern, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 1995)
- 1914 Jack Mann, British fighter pilot and hostage, kidnapped by Islamists in Lebanon in May 1989, born in Northampton, England (d. 1995)
- 1915 David Kindersley, British stone letter-carver and typeface designer, born in Codicote, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1995)
- 1915 Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
- 1917 James Bostock, English wood engraver and artist, born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England (d. 2006)
- 1917 Joseph B Wirthlin, American businessmen, religious leader, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2008)
- 1920 Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955-72), born in Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal (d. 1972)
- 1920 Irving Howe, American writer and critic (World of Our Fathers), born in New York City (d. 1993)
- 1921 Beatrice "Fiet" van Ommeren-Samson, Suriname writer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 2012)
- 1921 Michael Meyer, English novelist and translator, born in London (d. 2000)
- 1922 Erving Goffman, American sociologist (presentation of self in everyday life), born in Mannville, Alberta, Canada (d. 1982)
- 1923 Gerard Vaughan, British psychiatrist and politician (Conservative), born in Portuguese East Africa (d. 2000)
- 1925 William Styron, American novelist (Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice), born in Newport News, Virginia (d. 2006)
- 1926 John Aspinall, English zoo owner (Howletts; Port Lympne), and gambling club host, born in Delhi, British India (d. 2000)
- 1927 Marcus Fox, British Conservative Party MP and chairman (1922 Committee), born in Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2002)
- 1928 Gerard van Leijenhorst, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior (CDA), born in Ede, Netherlands (d. 2001)
- 1928 Queen Fabiola of Belgium [Doña Fabiola de Mora], Spanish wife of King Baudouin, Queen consort of the Belgians (1960-93), born in Zurbano Palace, Madrid, Spain (d. 2014)
- 1930 Anatoli Voronov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 12a backup), born in Orenburg Oblast, Russia (d. 1993)
- 1930 Charles Rangel, American politician (US Representative from New York, 1971-2017), born in Harlem, New York City
- 1931 Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, Scottish judge, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1932 Athol Fugard, South African anti-apartheid writer (Blood Knot), born in Middelburg, South Africa
- 1932 Timothy Sainsbury, British politician and businessman
- 1934 Henrik [Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat], Prince Consort of Denmark, born in Talence, Gironde, France (d. 2018)
- 1934 Lady Annabel Goldsmith, English socialite, born in Westminster, London
- 1936 Bryan Ingham, English artist, born in Preston, Lancashire (d. 1997)
- 1937 J. Robin Warren, Australian pathologist (Nobel 2005), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1939 Barry Porter, British lawyer and Conservative Party politician (d. 1996)
- 1940 Michael Wilkes, British commander (UK Field Army), born in Steep, Hampshire (d. 2013)
Henry Hill (1943-2012)
American mobster and FBI informant (inspired Goodfellas), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1944 Alan Horworth, British politician (L), first Conservative to change to Labour party, born in London
- 1944 Barrie Stevens, English-Dutch choreographer (Personals, Young Again), born in London
- 1944 James "Ox" van Hoften, American astronaut (STS 11, STS 20), born in Fresno, California
Robert Munsch (79th Birthday)
1945 Canadian children's author (The Paper Bag Princess, Love You Forever), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1947 Henry Cisneros, first Hispanic to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city (San Antonio), later Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton Administration
- 1947 Laloo Prasad Yadav, Indian politician (Minister of Railways, 2004-09), born in Gopalganj, Bihar, India
- 1948 Anthony Nelson, British Labour politician, born in Hamburg, Germany
- 1949 Benjamin Vasserman, Estonian graphic artist, born in Sovetsky, Kirov Oblast, Russia
- 1949 George Willig, American stuntman (The Human Fly, Spiderman) who climbed the World Trade Center in 1977, born in Queens, New York
- 1951 Mark D. Siljander, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, 1981-87), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1951 Yasumasa Morimura, Japanese appropriation artist, born in Osaka, Japan
- 1955 Tony Allco*ck, English bowls player (World Singles Champion (1986-87, 2002), born in Leicestershire
Ray Nagin (68th Birthday)
1956 American politician (Mayor of New Orleans, 2002-2010), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1965 Manuel Uribe Garza, Mexican man who suffered from morbid obesity (peak weight of 600 kg), born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico (d. 2014)
- 1968 Alois, Prince of Liechtenstein (Regent of Liechtenstein 2004-), born in Zürich, Switzerland
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