* 1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet (d. 1123)
* 1186 - Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)
* 1474 -
Isabella D'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)
* 1610 - Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)
* 1616 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer (d. 1667)
* 1662 - George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)
* 1692 - Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1752)
* 1711 - Ruđer Josip Bošković, Croatian atomic theorist (d. 1787)
* 1778 - Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
* 1785 - John Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854)
* 1797 - Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)
* 1850 - Oliver Heaviside, English physicist (d. 1925)
* 1872 - Lord Bertrand Russell, English mathematician and philosopher, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (d. 1970)
* 1883 - Walter Gropius, German architect (d. 1969)
* 1889 - Thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (d. 1944)
* 1891 - Rudolf Carnap, German philosopher (d. 1970)
* 1892 - Ezio Pinza, Italian-born bass (d. 1957)
* 1897 - Frank Capra, American producer, director, and writer (d. 1991)
* 1902 - Meredith Willson, American composer (d. 1984)
* 1911 - Big Joe Turner, American blues singer (d. 1985)
* 1912 - Walter Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 2003)
* 1912 - Perry Como, American singer (d. 2001)
* 1918 - George Welch, American pilot and war hero (d. 1954)
* 1919 - Dame Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer (d. 1991)
* 1920 - Pope John Paul II (d. 2005)
* 1920 - Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)
* 1922 - Kai Winding, Danish-born musician (d. 1983)
* 1923 - Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2004)
* 1926 - Dirch Passer, Danish actor (d. 1980)
* 1928 - Pernell Roberts, American actor
* 1929 - Jack Sanford, baseball player
* 1931 - Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
* 1931 - Robert Morse, American actor
* 1937 - Brooks Robinson, baseball player
* 1937 - Jacques Santer, Luxembourg statesman
* 1942 - Albert Hammond, British musician and compose
* 1943 - James Reiher, American professionsal wrestler
* 1946 - Reggie Jackson, baseball player
* 1947 - John Bruton, Premier of Ireland
* 1949 - Rick Wakeman, English composer and musician (Yes)
* 1949 - Bill Wallace, Canadian musician (The Guess Who)
* 1950 - Thomas Gottschalk, German television show host
* 1950 - Rodney Milburn, American athlete (d. 1997)
* 1950 - Mark Mothersbaugh, American composer, musician, and singer (Devo)
* 1952 - George Strait, American musician
* 1955 - Chow Yun-Fat, Hong Kong actor
* 1960 - Jari Kurri, Finnish hockey player
* 1960 - Yannick Noah, French tennis player
* 1969 - Martika, Cuban-American singer
* 1970 - Tina Fey, American writer, comedienne, and actress
* 1971 - Brad Friedel, American soccer player
* 1975 - John Higgins, Scottish snooker player
* 1975 - Jack Johnson, American musician
* 1978 - Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
* 1982 - Eric West, American singer and actor
What ?
Chow Yun-Fat ? WTF?!
Being born on the same day than the
Pope John Paul the second does create some connections ...
