Those born on this date include:

- Roman Emperor Claudius I, born in 10 B.C.
- French naturalist Jean Baptiste Lamarck, known for his theory of evolution, in 1744
- explorer William Clark in 1770
- Francis Scott Key, composer of The Star-Spangled Banner, in 1779
- lawyer and writer Richard Henry Dana Jr., author of Two Years Before the Mast, in 1815
- author Herman Melville (Moby-Dick) in 1819
- activist and labor organizer Mary Harris Mother Jones in 1837
- tennis Hall of Fame member Jack Kramer in 1921
- actors Arthur Hill in 1922 and Geoffrey Holder in 1930 (age 84)
- musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott in 1931 (age 83)
- comic actor Dom DeLuise in 1933
- French fashion designer Yves St. Laurent in 1936
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jerry Garcia, co-founder of the Grateful Dead rock group, in 1942
- basketball Hall of Fame member Roy Williams in 1950 (age 64)
- rapper Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., in 1963 (age 51)
- British film director Sam Mendes in 1965 (age 49)
- and actor Tempestt Bledsoe in 1973 (age 41).

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