Those born on this date include:

- South American revolutionary and statesman Simon Bolivar in 1783
- French novelist Alexandre Dumas the Elder, author of The Three Musketeers, in 1802
- British poet/author Robert Graves in 1895
- aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart in 1897
- actor Chief Dan George in 1899
- artist Zelda Fitzgerald in 1900
- writer John D. MacDonald in 1916
- feminist and former U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug, D-N.Y., in 1920
- political cartoonist Pat Oliphant in 1935 (age 79)
- comedian Ruth Buzzi in 1936 (age 78)
- actors Dan Hedaya in 1940 (age 71), Chris Sarandon in 1942 (age 72), Robert Hays in 1947 (age 67), Michael Richards in 1949 (age 65) and Lynda Carter in 1951 (age 63)
- comedian Gallagher in 1946 (age 68) basketball Hall of Fame member Karl Malone in 1963 (age 51)
- actor/singer Kristin Chenoweth in 1968 (age 46)
- actor/singer Jennifer Lopez in 1969 (age 45)
- actors Rose Byrne in 1979 (age 35) and Anna Paquin in 1982 (age 32)
- and Australian television host Bindi Irwin in 1998 (age 16).

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