Born today

* 1265 - Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)
* 1604 - Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)
* 1641 - Dudley North, English economist (d. 1691)
* 1727 - Anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (d. 1781)
* 1760 - Johann Peter Hebel, German poet (d. 1826)
* 1770 - Louis Nicolas Davout, French marshal (d. 1823)
* 1788 - Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist (d. 1827)
* 1838 - John Wilkes Booth, American actor and assassin of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1865)
* 1841 - James Gordon Bennett Jr., American publisher (d. 1918)
* 1866 - Léon Bakst, Russian artist (d. 1924)
* 1872 - Marcel Mauss, French sociologist (d. 1950)
* 1878 - Gustav Stresemann, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1929)
* 1879 - Symon Petlura, Ukrainian statesman (d. 1926)
* 1886 - Karl Barth, Swiss Protestant theologian (d. 1968)
* 1886 - Felix Manalo, first Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (d. 1963)
* 1888 - Max Steiner, Austrian composer (d. 1971)
* 1889 - Mae Murray, American actress (d. 1965)
* 1890 - Alfred Jodl, German general (d. 1946)
* 1897 - Einar Gerhardsen, Prime minister of Norway (d. 1987)
* 1899 - Fred Astaire, American singer, dancer, and actor (d. 1987)
* 1899 - Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (d. 1979)
* 1902 - Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-born film director (d. 1974)
* 1902 - David O. Selznick, American film producer (d. 1965)
* 1903 - Otto Bradfisch, nazi leader (d. 1994)
* 1909 - Maybelle Carter, American musician
* 1916 - Milton Babbitt, American composer
* 1927 - Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author
* 1928 - Arnold Rüütel, Estonian president
* 1930 - Pat Summerall, American football player and broadcaster
* 1933 - Barbara Taylor Bradford, English writer
* 1934 - Cliff Wilson, Welsh snooker player (d. 1994)
* 1936 - Gary Owens, American actor and announcer
* 1944 - Jim Abrahams, American film director
* 1946 - Donovan, Scottish musician
* 1946 - Dave Mason, English musician (Traffic)
* 1952 - Kikki Danielsson, Swedish singer
* 1953 - John Diamond, British journalist (d. 2001)
* 1955 - Chris Berman, American sportscaster
* 1955 - Mark David Chapman, American assassin of John Lennon
* 1956 - Vladislav Listyev, Russian television anchor and journalist
* 1957 - Sid Vicious, English bassist (The Sex Pistols) (d. 1979)
* 1958 - Rick Santorum, U.S. Senator
* 1958 - Yu Suzuki, creator of Virtua Fighter series
* 1960 - Bono, Irish singer (U2)
* 1961 - Danny Carey, American Drummer (Tool, Pigmy Love Circus)
* 1965 - Linda Evangelista, Canadian model
* 1966 - Jonathan Edwards, British athlete
* 1967 - Scott Brison, Canadian politican
* 1967 - Young MC, American rapper
* 1969 - Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer
* 1970 - David Weir, Scottish footballer
* 1971 - Ådne Søndrål, Norwegian speed skater
* 1972 - Radosław Majdan, Polish footballer
* 1974 - Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer
* 1975 - Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver
* 1976 - Rob Malda, founder of Slashdot
* 1977 - Nick Heidfeld, German Formula 1 driver
* 1977 - Denise Ho, Hong Kong singer
* 1978 - Kenan Thompson, American actor
* 1979 - Lee Hyori, South Korean singer