Those born on this date include:

- Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, in 1726
- Pioneer neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing in 1869
- Actor Mary Pickford in 1892
- Olympic figure skater/actor Sonja Henie in 1912
- Former first lady Betty Ford in 1918
- Comedian Shecky Greene in 1926 (age 88)
- Composer Jacques Brel in 1929
- Actor and former ambassador to Mexico John Gavin in 1931 (age 83)
- Journalist Seymour Hersh in 1937 (age 77)
- Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1938 (age 76)
- Basketball Hall of Fame member John Havlicek in 1940 (age 74)
- Choreographer Michael Bennett of A Chorus Line fame in 1943
- Baseball Hall of Fame members Jim Catfish Hunter in 1946 and Gary Carter in 1954
- Rock musician Steve Howe in 1947 (age 67)
- Novelist Barbara Kingsolver in 1955 (age 59)
- Actor/singer John Schneider in 1960 (age 54)
- Musician Julian Lennon in 1963 (age 51)
- Actors Robin Wright in 1966 (age 48), Patricia Arquette in 1968 (age 46) and Taran Noah Smith in 1984 (age 30).

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