Alexander VII (1599-1667)
Italian Pope (1655-67), born in Siena, Florence, Italy
- 1610 Jean de la Badie, French theologian, founder of Labadists, born in Bourg, Bordeaux, France (d. 1674)
- 1622 Adam Pijnacker, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, baptized
- 1658 Jan B. Wellekens, Dutch poet and painter
- 1672 Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (1718 affinity table), born in Paris (d. 1731)
- 1682 Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes (Fortune Teller), born in Venice (d. 1754)
- 1728 John Hunter, Scottish surgeon and founder of pathological anatomy in England, born in Long Calderwood, Scotland (d. 1793)
Joseph Banks (1743-1820)
English botanist and naturalist who accompanied James Cook on board the Endeavour, born in London
Thomas Malthus (1766-1834)
British economist and demographer (Law of Malthus), born in Guildford, England
- 1768 Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (d. 1835)
- 1769 Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)
- 1805 David Dudley Field II, American lawyer, law codifier, born in Haddam, Connecticut (d. 1894)
- 1805 Peter G L Dirichlet, German number theorist/analysist
- 1807 Bartolomea Capitanio, Italian teacher, co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere, and saint, born in Lovere, Bergamo, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy (d. 1833)
- 1813 Charles Pierre Schimpf, governor of Suriname (1855-59)
- 1822 Lev A Mej, Russian nobleman/poet
- 1829 Gerard Keller, writer (Netherlands Spectator)
- 1831 John Aaron Rawlins, Bvt Major General (Union Army), (d. 1869)
- 1833 William Whedbee Kirkland, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Hillsboro, North Carolina (d. 1915)
- 1835 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 1908)
- 1849 Lord Randolph Churchill, England, politician, Winston's father
- 1852 Johan L E Dreyer, Danish astronomer (New gen catalogue of nebulae)
- 1855 Paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922)
- 1859 Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist
- 1859 William Strang, Scottish painter/engraver
- 1861 Uchimura Kanzo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1874 Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch journalist and politician (social-democratic)
- 1879 Sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter and poet, born in Hyperbad, India (d. 1949)
- 1881 Eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin)
Bess Truman (1885-1982)
US First Lady (1945-52), born in Independence, Missouri
- 1888 Georgios Papandreou, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (1944–45, 1963, 1964–65), born in Kalentzi, Achaea, Greece (d. 1968)
- 1888 Heintje Davids [Hendrika], Dutch revue star
- 1891 Grant Wood, American painter (American Gothic), born near Anamosa, Iowa (d. 1942)
- 1891 Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. 1985)
- 1892 Robert Houghwout Jackson, 84th Supreme Court justice (1941-54)
- 1893 Ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romania, communist/foreign minister (1945-52)
- 1898 Neville Pearson, English publisher
- 1902 Blair Moody, American journalist (US Senator (D)-Michigan, 1951-52), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1954)
- 1902 Karl Menger, Austria-American mathematician (theory of dimension)
- 1903 Georges Simenon, Belgian born mystery writer (Maigret detective novels, Snow Was Black), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1989)
- 1906 Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1994)
- 1909 M. Vasalis [Margaretha Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans], Dutch poet (Phoenix), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1998)
William Shockley (1910-1989)
American physicist who helped invent the transistor (1956 Nobel), who was also known for his racist eugenics views, born in London, England
- 1913 Guiseppe Dossetti, politician/priest
Aung San (1915-1947)
Burmese general and nationalist politician, born in Natmauk, Myanmar
- 1921 Henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist
- 1921 Zao-Wou-Ki, Chinese/French painter and graphic artist
- 1922 Gordon Tullock, American economist
- 1922 Lord Pym of Sandy, British minister of foreign affairs
- 1922 Tristram Coffin, San Marino, California, folklorist (The Book of Christmas Folklore, The Old Ball Game), (d. 2012)
- 1923 Chuck Yeager, American test pilot who was the 1st man to break the sound barrier, born in Myra, West Virginia (d. 2020) [1]
- 1924 Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French economic journalist, and politician (founder of Radical Party), born in PAris, France (d. 2006)
- 1925 Jan Arends, Dutch poet and author
- 1927 Harry Wich, Dutch set designer
- 1929 Omar Torrijos Herrera, president Panama
- 1930 Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist
- 1933 Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1969)
- 1933 Paul Biya, Cameroon politician, President of Cameroon (1982- ), born in Mvomeka'a, Cameroon
- 1937 Ali El-Maak, Sudanese writer, born in Omdurman, Sudan (d. 1992)
- 1937 Sigmund Jaehn, German cosmonaut (Soyuz 31/29), born in Muldenhammer, Germany
- 1939 Beate Klarsfeld, Franco-German journalist, born in Berlin, Germany
- 1939 Valery Rozhdestvensky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 2011)
- 1941 Andrea Conte, First Lady of Tennessee, born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
- 1941 Sigmar Polke, German painter, born in Oleśnica, Poland (d. 2010)
- 1942 Donald E. Williams, American US naval officer & NASA astronaut (STS 51D, STS 34), born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 2016)
- 1943 Friedrich Christian Delius, German writer, born in Rome, Italy
- 1943 Leo Frankowski, American sci-fi author (High Tech Knight, Flying Warlord), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2008)
Jerry Springer (78 years old)
1944 English-born US talk show host (Jerry Springer Show), born in London, England
- 1945 David Tremlett, English artist, born in Dartford, United Kingdom
- 1946 Richard Blumenthal, American politician (Senator-D- Connecticut 2011-), born in New York City
- 1948 Allan Legere, Canadian serial killer (Monster of the Miramichi), born in Chatham, Canada
- 1955 Joe Birkett, American lawyer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1956 Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, Jordanian Royal Family member, born in Amman, Jordan
- 1957 Denise Austin, US fitness instructor & author, born in San Pedro, California
- 1958 Marc Emery, Canadian cannabis activist, born in London, Canada
- 1960 Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee, born in Bologna, Italy
- 1962 Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Puerto Rican politician and lawyer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1964 Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician, born in Huddinge Municipality, Sweden
- 1974 Gus Hansen, Danish poker player (3 x World Poker Tour open titles, WSOP bracelet 2010), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1974 Jeff Duran, US radio personality, born in Arcadia, California
- 1976 Martin Sastre, Uruguayan artist, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1979 Anders Behring Breivik, Norwegian terrorist, born in Oslo, Norway
- 1982 Lanisha Cole, US model, born in Pasadena, California
- 1990 Olivia Federici, British synchronized swimmer, born in Plymouth, United Kingdom
- 1997 Michael Jackson Jr., son of Michael Jackson, born in Beverly Hills, California