Those born on this date include:

- Martha Washington, the first U.S. first lady, in 1731
- French writer Marquis de Sade in 1740
- English novelist Thomas Hardy in 1840
- English composer Edward Elgar (Pomp and Circumstance) in 1857
- Olympic gold-medal swimmer and Tarzan movie star Johnny Weissmuller in 1904
- actor/composer Max Showalter in 1917
- Hall of Fame football executive Tex Schramm in 1920
- astronaut Charles Pete Conrad of Apollo 12 in 1930
- actor Sally Kellerman in 1937 (age 78)
- drummer Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones) 1941 (age 74)
- actor Stacy Keach in 1941 (age 74)
- actor Charles Haid in 1943 (age 72)
- composer/pianist Marvin Hamlisch in 1944
- actor Jerry Mathers (Leave It To Beaver ) in 1948 (age 67)
- political commentator Frank Rich in 1949 (age 66)
- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in 1952 (age 63)
- comedian Dana Carvey in 1955 (age 60)
- comedian Wayne Brady in 1972 (age 43)
- actor Justin Long in 1978 (age 37)
- Olympic gold medal soccer player Abby Wambach in 1980 (age 35)
- soccer player Freddy Adu in 1989 (age 26).

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