Those born on this date include:

- William Penn, the English Quaker who founded Pennsylvania, in 1644
- Irish political leader Eamon de Valera in 1882
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War II military leader and 34th president of the United States, in 1890
- Poet E.E. Cummings in 1894
- Actor Lillian Gish in 1893
- Singer Allan Jones in 1907
- College basketball coaching legend John Wooden in 1910
- Nobel Peace Prize recipient Le Duc Tho in 1911
- Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop in 1916 (age 96)
- Actor Roger Moore in 1927 (age 85)
- Watergate figure John Dean in 1938 (age 74)
- Designer Ralph Lauren in 1939 (age 73)
- British pop singer Cliff Richard in 1940 (age 72)
- Actors Harry Anderson in 1952 (age 60) and Greg Evigan in 1953 (age 59)
- Musician Thomas Dolby in 1958 (age 54)
- Sports talk show host Jim Rome in 1964 (age 48)
- Country music singer Natalie Maines in 1974 (age 38)
- And singer and actor Usher in 1978 (age 34).

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