- 1646 – Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1716)
- 1818 – Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian-Austrian physician (d. 1865)
- 1926 – Carl Hahn, German automotive executive, chairman of Volkswagen from 1982 to 1993
- 1949 – John Farnham, Australian singer
- 1952 – Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor
- 1961 – Diana, Princess of Wales, (d. 1997)
- 1961 – Carl Lewis, (pictured) American athlete
- 1967 – Pamela Anderson, Canadian model and actress
- 1971 – Missy Elliott, American singer
- 1975 – Sufjan Stevens, American musician
- 1977 – Liv Tyler, American actress