Those born on this date include:

- Russian ruler Catherine II -- Catherine the Great -- in 1729
- German educator Friedrich Froebel, who established the concept of the kindergarten, in 1782
- British novelist Charlotte Bronte in 1816
- naturalist/author John Muir in 1838
- German sociologist Max Weber in 1864
- actor Anthony Quinn in 1915
- British barrister/writer John Mortimer in 1923
- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in 1926
- comedian/actor/director Elaine May in 1932 (age 92)
- actor/director Charles Grodin in 1935
- anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean in 1939 (age 85)
- musician Iggy Pop in 1947 (age 77)
- actor/musician Patti LuPone in 1949 (age 75)
- actor Tony Danza in 1951 (age 73)
- Faustin-Archange Touadéra, president of Central African Republic, in 1957 (age 67)
- actor Andie MacDowell in 1958 (age 66)
- musician Robert Smith (Cure) in 1959 (age 65)
- musician Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) in 1959 (age 65)
- filmmaker/actor John Cameron Mitchell in 1963 (age 61)
- actor Toby Stephens in 1969 (age 55)
- comedian/actor Nicole Sullivan in 1970 (age 54)
- comedian/actor Rob Riggle in 1970 (age 54)
- musician Glen Hansard in 1970 (age 54)
- actor James McAvoy in 1979 (age 45)
- broadcaster/former pro football quarterback Tony Romo in 1980 (age 44)
- actor/TV personality Terrence J, born Terrence Jenkins, in 1982 (age 42)
- actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw in 1983 (age 41)
- actor Robbie Amell in 1988 (age 36)
- actor Frank Dillane in 1991 (age 32)
- actor Emma Tremblay in 2004 (age 20).

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