Those born on this date include:

- French architect Etienne-Louis Boullee in 1728
- philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1791
- Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, in 1809
- biologist Charles Darwin in 1809
- labor leader John L. Lewis in 1880
- Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova in 1881
- U.S. Army Gen. Omar Bradley in 1893
- actor Lorne Greene in 1915
- actor Forrest Tucker in 1919
- Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli in 1923 (age 93)
- baseball player and sports commentator Joe Garagiola in 1926 (age 90)
- Charles Van Doren, subject of U.S. TV quiz scandals, in 1926 (age 90)
- former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., in 1930
- basketball Hall of Fame member Bill Russell in 1934 (age 82)
- actor Joe Don Baker in 1936 (age 80)
- author Judy Blume in 1938 (age 78)
- musician Ray Manzarek (The Doors) in 1939
- former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in 1942 (age 74)
- actor Maud Adams in 1945 (age 71)
- actor Joanna Kerns in 1953 (age 63)
- former talk show host Arsenio Hall in 1956 (age 60)
- actor Josh Brolin in 1968 (age 48)
- singer Chynna Phillips in 1968 (age 48)
- actor Christina Ricci in 1980 (age 36)
- football quarterback Robert Griffin III (nicknamed RG3) in 1990 (age 26).

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