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===1601–1900=== *[[1629]] – [[Cornelis Tromp]], Dutch general (died 1691)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cornelis Tromp {{!}} Dutch admiral|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cornelis-Maartenszoon-Tromp|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> *[[1700]] – [[Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]] (died 1780) *[[1711]] – [[Thomas Hutchinson (governor)|Thomas Hutchinson]], English historian and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Massachusetts|Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay]] (died 1780)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hosmer|first=James Kendall|url=http://archive.org/details/bub_gb_VUcSAAAAYAAJ|title=The life of Thomas Hutchinson, royal governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay|publisher=Boston New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Co.|year=1896|page=1}}</ref> *[[1721]] – [[Fredrik Henrik af Chapman]], Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (died 1808) *[[1731]] – [[Francisco Javier Clavijero]], Mexican priest, historian, and scholar (died 1787)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clavigero, Francisco Javier (1731–1787)|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/clavigero-francisco-javier-1731-1787|website=Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture|via=Encyclopedia.com}}</ref> *[[1737]] – [[Luigi Galvani]], Italian physician and physicist (died 1798)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Luigi Galvani {{!}} Italian physician and physicist|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Luigi-Galvani|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> *[[1754]] – [[William Bligh]], English admiral and politician, 4th [[Governor of New South Wales]] (died 1817)<ref>{{Cite web|title=William Bligh {{!}} English admiral|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Bligh|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> *[[1755]] – [[Benjamin Bourne]], American judge and politician (died 1808)<ref name="FJC">{{FJC Bio|219|nid=1378061|name=Benjamin Bourne<!--(1755–1808)-->}}</ref> *[[1777]] – [[James Carr (Massachusetts politician)|James Carr]], American soldier and politician (died 1818) *[[1778]] – [[Clemens Brentano]], German poet and author (died 1842)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murray|first=Christopher John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8GS8DWMLRYEC|title=Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=978-1-135-45579-8|pages=109–110|language=en}}</ref> *[[1789]] – [[Menachem Mendel Schneersohn]], Polish rabbi (died 1866) *[[1807]] – [[Richard Chenevix Trench]], Irish-English archbishop and philologist (died 1886) *[[1823]] – [[Joseph Leidy]], American paleontologist and academic (died 1891)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-05-05|title=Joseph Leidy – Biographical Time Line|url=http://www.ansp.org/museum/leidy/other/biography.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505015807/http://www.ansp.org/museum/leidy/other/biography.php|archive-date=May 5, 2010|access-date=2021-08-30|publisher=Academy of Natural Sciences}}</ref> *[[1828]] – [[Leo Tolstoy]], Russian author and playwright (died 1910)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leo Tolstoy {{!}} Russian writer|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leo-Tolstoy|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> *[[1834]] – [[Joseph Henry Shorthouse]], English author (died 1903)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joseph Henry Shorthouse {{!}} British writer|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Henry-Shorthouse|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> *[[1853]] – [[Fred Spofforth]], Australian-English cricketer and merchant (died 1926)<ref>{{Citation|last=Morris|first=Christopher|title=Spofforth, Frederick Robert (Fred) (1853–1926)|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/spofforth-frederick-robert-fred-4629|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|volume=6|place=Canberra|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2021-08-30}}</ref> *[[1855]] – [[Houston Stewart Chamberlain]], English-German philosopher and author (died 1927)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Houston Stewart Chamberlain {{!}} British-German political philosopher|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Houston-Stewart-Chamberlain|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> *[[1863]] – [[Herbert Henry Ball]], English-Canadian journalist and politician (died 1943) *[[1868]] – [[Mary Hunter Austin]], American author, poet, and critic (died 1934)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Mary Hunter Austin|url=https://newmexicohistory.org/2015/07/21/biography-of-mary-hunter-austin/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=New Mexico History|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1873]] – [[Max Reinhardt]], Austrian-born American theater and film director (died 1943)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Max Reinhardt {{!}} Austrian director|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Max-Reinhardt|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> *[[1876]] – [[Frank Chance]], American baseball player and manager (died 1924)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ryhal|first=Gregory|title=Frank Chance|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/frank-chance/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Society for American Baseball Research|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1877]] – [[James Agate]], English journalist, author, and critic (died 1947)<ref>{{Cite web|title=James Agate {{!}} British author|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Agate|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> *[[1878]] – [[Adelaide Crapsey]], American poet and critic (died 1914)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adelaide Crapsey {{!}} American poet|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adelaide-Crapsey|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> * 1878 – [[Arthur Fox (fencer)|Arthur Fox]], English-American fencer (died 1958) * 1878 – [[Sergio Osmeña]], Filipino lawyer and politician, 4th [[President of the Philippines]] (died 1961)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sergio Osmeña {{!}} president of Philippines|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sergio-Osmena|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> *[[1882]] – [[Clem McCarthy]], American sportscaster (died 1962)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Porter|first=David L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lHJrkIxwhMcC|title=Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: 1992–1995 supplement for baseball, football, basketball, and other sports|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=1995|isbn=978-0-313-28431-1|pages=348|language=en}}</ref> *[[1885]] – [[Miriam Licette]], English soprano and educator (died 1969) * 1885 – [[Clare Sheridan]], English sculptor and author (died 1970)<ref>{{cite ODNB |id=36064 |title=Sheridan [née Frewen], Clare Consuelo}}</ref> *[[1887]] – [[Alf Landon]], American lieutenant, banker, and politician, 26th [[Governor of Kansas]] (died 1987)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alf Landon {{!}} American politician|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alf-Landon|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> *[[1890]] – [[Colonel Sanders]], American businessman, founded [[KFC]] (died 1980)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=J. Y.|date=December 17, 1980|title=Col. Sanders, the Fried-Chicken Gentleman, Dies|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1980/12/17/col-sanders-the-fried-chicken-gentleman-dies/64925eb3-3a20-4851-afbc-ba4fe16e9770/|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> *[[1894]] – [[Arthur Freed]], American composer and producer (died 1973)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arthur Freed {{!}} American film producer|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arthur-Freed|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> * 1894 – [[Humphrey Mitchell]], Canadian trade union leader and politician, 14th [[Minister of Labour (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Labour]] (died 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heron|first=Craig|date=January 24, 2008|title=Humphrey Mitchell|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/humphrey-mitchell|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia}}</ref> * 1894 – [[Bert Oldfield]], Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1976)<ref>{{Citation|last=Cashman|first=R. I.|title=Oldfield, William Albert Stanley (Bert) (1894–1976)|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/oldfield-william-albert-stanley-bert-7900|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|volume=11|place=Canberra|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2021-08-30}}</ref> *[[1898]] – [[Frankie Frisch]], American baseball player and manager (died 1973)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Durso|first=Joseph|date=1973-03-13|title=Frankie Frisch, 74, Dead; Baseball's Fordham Flash|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/13/archives/frankie-frisch-74-dead-baseballs-fordham-flash-talent-for-needling.html|access-date=2021-08-30|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1899]] – [[Neil Hamilton (actor)|Neil Hamilton]], American stage, film and television actor (died 1984)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Michael|first1=Paul|last2=Parish|first2=James Robert|title=The American Movies Reference Book: The Sound Era|location=Englewood Cliffs, N.J.|publisher=Prentice-Hall|date=1969|isbn=9780130281340|page=[https://archive.org/details/americanmoviesre00mich/page/123 123]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/americanmoviesre00mich/page/123}}</ref> * 1899 – [[Waite Hoyt]], American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1984)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wolf|first=Gregory H.|title=Waite Hoyt|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/waite-hoyt/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Society for American Baseball Research|language=en-US}}</ref> * 1899 – [[Bruno E. Jacob]], American academic, founded the [[National Forensic League]] (died 1979) *[[1900]] – [[James Hilton (novelist)|James Hilton]], English-American author and screenwriter (died 1954)<ref>{{Cite web|title=James Hilton {{!}} English novelist|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Hilton|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
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