Henry V (1387-1422)
King of England (1413-22) and France (1416-19), born in Monmouth Castle, Monmouth, Principality of Wales (date disputed)
- 1507 Jiajing, 12th Emperor of Ming Dynasty of China (d. 1567)
- 1547 Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet, born in Agra, Mughal India (d. 1595)
- 1574 Samuel Coster, Dutch physician and playwright (Polyxena), born in Amsterdam (d. 1665)
- 1577 Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor and architect (Aanbidding of the Point), born in Carrara, Italy (d. 1640)
- 1584 Matthias Gallas, Austrian earl of Campo and Duke of Lucerna, born in Trento, Italy (d. 1647)
- 1651 Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler, born in Lemgo, Lippe, Germany (d. 1716)
- 1666 Antoine Parent, French mathematician, born in Paris (d. 1716)
- 1678 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher, born in Battersea, Surrey, England (d. 1751)
- 1722 Gabriel Christie, British general, born in Stirling, Scotland (d. 1799)
- 1725 Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist and geographer (Volcanos), born in Soulaines-Dhuys, France (d. 1815)
- 1736 Johann Nikolaus Tetens, German-Danish philosopher and mathematician, born in Tetenbüll, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark (d. 1807)
- 1745 Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (Battle of Borodino), born in St Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1813)
- 1762 Charles de Merode, Earl of Merode, Mayor of Brussels and French senator, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1830)
- 1782 Daoguang, 8th Emperor of Qing Dynasty, born in Forbidden City, Beijing, China (d. 1850)
- 1812 James Fortune, Scottish botanist (established East India tea company in India), born in Kelloe, Scotland
- 1818 Francis Seymour Haden, English surgeon and etcher, born in London (d. 1910)
Charles Crocker (1822-1888)
American business tycoon and railroad executive (Central Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad), born in Troy, New York
- 1823 Francis Parkman, American historian and author (Oregon Trail), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1893)
- 1823 Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Serbia (1839-42,1860-68), born in Kragujevac, Serbia (d. 1868)
- 1827 Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and palaeontologist, born in St Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1908)
- 1832 George Washington Custis Lee, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Fort Monroe, Virginia (d. 1913)
- 1837 Pedro V van Alcantara, King of Portugal (1853-61), born in Lisbon (d. 1861)
- 1838 James J. Hill, Canadian-American railroad entrepreneur (Great Northern Railroad), born in Eramosa Township, Ontario (d. 1916)
- 1851 Emilia Pardo Bazán, Spanish countess and writer (Pascual López: Autobiography of a Medical Student), born in La Coruña, Spain (d. 1921)
- 1853 Albrecht Kossel, German physician (Nobel 1910), born in Rostock, Germany (d. 1927)
Bonar Law (1858-1923)
British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1922-23), born in Kingston, Colony of New Brunswick (now Canada)
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916)
Chinese general and President of the Republic of China (1916), born in Xiangcheng, Henan, Qing dynasty, China
James Cash Penney (1875-1971)
American department store founder (J C Penney), born in Hamilton, Missouri
- 1877 Willem Huibert Rassers, Dutch cultural anthropologist (Pandji), born in Roosendaal, Netherlands (d. 1973)
- 1878 Karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes), born in Ühlingen-Birkendorf, Germany (d. 1961)
- 1880 Alfred Noyes, British poet and essayist (Loom of Years, Highwayman), born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 1958)
- 1881 Clive Bell, English art critic, born in East Shefford, Berkshire (d. 1964)
- 1883 T. E. Hulme, English writer and poet, born in Endon, Shaffordshire (d. 1917)
- 1885 Karen Horney, German-American neo-freudian psychoanalyst, born in Blankenese, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, German Empire (d. 1952)
- 1887 (Hans) "Jean" Arp, German-French sculptor, artist and poet, born in Strassburg, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire (now Strasbourg, France) (d. 1966)
W. O. Bentley (1888-1971)
English engineer and motoring pioneer who founded Bentley Motors Limited, born in London
- 1889 Claude Albert Barnett, American journalist and founder (Associated Negro Press), born in Sanford, Florida (d. 1967)
Karl Dönitz (1891-1980)
German naval admiral and last leader of Nazi Germany, born in Grünau, German Empire
- 1891 Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-German princess by her marriage to the diplomat Prince Friedrich Franz von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and spy, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1972)
- 1893 Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian biochemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1986)
- 1898 H. A. Rey, American children's author and creator of "Curious George", born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1977)
- 1905 Vladimír Holan, Czech poet, born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 1980)
- 1906 Jack Churchill, British Army commando, born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1996)
- 1908 Beecher Moore, British sailor, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1996)
- 1909 Fernand Lodewick, literature historian (d. 1995)
- 1909 John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1997)
- 1910 Erich Kempka, German chauffeur to Adolf Hitler, born in Oberhausen, Germany (d. 1975)
- 1911 Wilfred Burchett, Australian communist and writer (Catapult to Freedom), born in Clifton Hill, Melbourne (d. 1983)
- 1912 Jerry Wald, American producer (Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda), born in NYC, New York (d. 1962)
- 1916 Don Ryder, Baron Ryder of Eaton Hastings, CEO (Intl Publishing House), born in Brentford, Middlesex (d. 2003)
- 1916 Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian labour leader, born in Saint Peter, Barbados (d. 1999)
- 1916 Julius B. Richmond, 12th US Surgeon General (1977-81) created Head Start program, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2008)
- 1916 Willem Noordhoek, Dutch photographer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1995)
- 1918 Mervyn Pike [Baroness Pike], politician (C), born in Castleford, West Yorkshire (d. 2004)
- 1919 Andy Russell, American singer (Andy & Della Russell Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1992)
- 1919 Laurence J. Peter, Canadian author (Peter Principle), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1990)
- 1920 Hannie Schaft, Dutch communist resistance fighter known as the "Girl with red hair", born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1945)
- 1920 John MacKenzie, Scottish-Canadian bagpiper and pipe-major, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1996) [1]
- 1920 Sheila Quinn, British nurse and adviser (British Red Cross), born in Blackpool, England (d. 2016)
- 1921 William Johnston, Chaplain to Queen of Scotland, born in Edinburgh (d. 2005)
- 1922 Guy Hamilton, British director (Goldfinger), born in Paris (d. 2016)
- 1922 Marcel Mouloudji, French singer, born in Paris (d. 1994)
Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015)
Founding father of modern Singapore and 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-90), born in Singapore
- 1924 Paddy Stone, Canadian choreographer (Piccadilly Palace), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1925 Charles Haughey, Irish Taoiseach (1979-81, 82, 87-92), born in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland (d. 2006)
- 1926 John Knowles, American writer (Morning in Antibes), born in Fairmont, West Virginia (d. 2001)
- 1926 Robert Schuller, American Christian televangelist (Glass Cathedral, Hour of Power), born in Alton, Iowa (d. 2015)
- 1929 Dale Kildee, American politician (Rep-D-Michigan, 1977-2013), born in Flint, Michigan (d. 2021)
- 1930 Ken Coates, British Labour politician and writer, born in Leek, Staffordshire (d. 2010)
- 1933 Jim Gilbert, British artist and criminal, born in London (d. 1995)
- 1934 Eva Clayton, American politician (Rep-D-North Carolina), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1935 Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist, born in Minneapolis (d. 2016)
- 1935 Carl Andre, American sculptor (minimal/conceptual art), born in Quincy, Massachusetts
- 1936 Frits Niessen, Dutch politician (PvdA)
- 1941 Richard Perle, American political advisor, born in NYC, New York
- 1943 David Wilshire, British MP (C) (Section 28, Parliamentary expenses scandal), born in Bristol, England
- 1943 James Alan MacPherson, American writer, 1st black writer to win Pulitzer Prize, born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 2016)
- 1946 John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant, British physician (Warden of Green College Oxford) (d. 2016)
- 1946 Mike Reynolds, Australian politician (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 2006-09), born in Manly, New South Wales
- 1947 Alexander Rutskoy, Russian politician (Vice President of Russia 1991-93) and Soviet military officer (led the putsch against President Boris Yeltsin during Russian constitutional crisis of 1993), born in Proskuriv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- 1947 Dumisani Kumalo, South African anti-apartheid activist and UN ambassador, born in KwaMbunda, South Africa (d. 2019)
- 1947 Dusty Hughes, English playwright, born in Boston, Lincolnshire
- 1947 Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian and writer, born in Mexico City, Mexico
- 1947 Michael R. McNulty, American politician (Rep-D-NY), born in Troy, New York
- 1948 Julia Donaldson, English children's writer (The Gruffalo), born in London, England
- 1953 Gene Taylor, American politician (Rep-D-Mississippi), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1953 Nancy Huston, Canadian novelist (Cantique des plaines) and essayist, born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1955 Liz Knights, English publisher (Victor Gollancz), born in Hayes Common, England (d. 1996)
- 1956 Kevin R. Kregel, American pilot and astronaut (STS 70, 78, 87), born in Amityville, New York
- 1956 Mark Daniel Gearan, American campaign manager (Al Gore), born in Gardner, Massachusetts
- 1956 Nick Banton, founder of Body Positive (d. 1994)
- 1960 Kurt Busiek, American comic book writer (Astro City), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1961 Alessandro Cecchi Paone, Italian entertainer (Lo psicologo di famiglia), born in Rome, Lazio, Italy
- 1966 John Bel Edwards, American politician, Governor of Louisiana (2016-), born in Amite City, Louisiana
- 1967 Hiroya Oku, Japanese Manga artist (creator of Gantz), born in Fukuoka, Japan
- 1973 Justin Haythe, American novelist (The Honeymoon), born in London
- 1974 Julian Castro, American politician, born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1977 Greg Ball, American politician (Member of the New York Senate 2011-14), born in Pawling, New York
- 2005 Princess Jalilah bint Ali of Jordan, eldest child of Prince Ali bin Al Hussein and Rym Brahimi, born in Amman, Jordan
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