Those born on this date include:

- John Tyler, 10th president of the United States, in 1790
- baseball pitching legend Cy Young in 1867
- first lady Lou Hoover in 1874
- Rep. Frances P. Bolton in 1885
- actor/singer Pearl Bailey in 1918
- Walmart founder Sam Walton in 1918
- political commentator John McLaughlin in 1927
- actor Scott Wilson in 1942
- former British Prime Minister John Major in 1943 (age 81)
- actor Eric Idle in 1943 (age 81)
- Greek composer Vangelis, born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, in 1943
- Ghanian President Nana Akufo-Addo in 1944 (age 80)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Walt Frazier in 1945 (age 79)
- musician Bobby Kimball (Toto) in 1947 (age 77)
- actor Bud Cort, born Walter Cox, in 1948 (age 76)
- Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in 1952 (age 72)
- Karen Ann Quinlan, the focus of arguments over the right to die when she fell into an irreversible coma, in 1954
- football Hall of Fame member Earl Campbell in 1955 (age 69)
- actor Brendan Gleeson in 1955 (age 69)
- gymnast Kurt Thomas in 1956
- actor Christopher Lambert in 1957 (age 67)
- musician Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction) in 1959 (age 65)
- actor Amy Sedaris in 1961 (age 63)
- model Elle Macpherson in 1964 (age 60)
- musician John Popper (Blues Traveler) in 1967 (age 57)
- actor Lucy Lawless in 1968 (age 56)
- former tennis star Jennifer Capriati in 1976 (age 48)
- musician PJ Morton (Maroon 5) in 1981 (age 43)
- actor Ed Skrein in 1983 (age 41).

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