Those born on this date include:

- English poet John Dryden in 1631
- clockmaker Seth Thomas in 1785
- statesman Bernard Baruch in 1870
- aviation pioneer Orville Wright in 1871
- French fashion designer Coco Chanel in 1883
- actor Alfred Lunt in 1892
- humorist Ogden Nash in 1902
- pioneer television engineer Philo Farnsworth in 1906
- singing Mills Brother Harry Mills in 1913
- writer Ring Lardner Jr., in 1915
- publisher Malcolm Forbes in 1919
- Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry in 1921
- writer Frank McCourt in 1930
- jockey Willie Shoemaker in 1931
- actors Diana Muldaur in 1938 (age 76) and Jill St. John in 1940 (age 74)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Ginger Baker (Cream) in 1939 (age 75)
- singer Johnny Nash in 1940 (age 74)
- former U.S. senator and actor Fred Thompson in 1942 (age 72)
- Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States, in 1946 (age 68)
- political commentator Mary Matalin in 1953 (age 61)
- and actors Gerald McRaney in 1947 (age 67), Jonathan Frakes in 1952 (age 62), Peter Gallagher in 1955 (age 59), Adam Arkin in 1956 (age 58), John Stamos in 1963 (age 51), Kyra Sedgwick in 1965 (age 49) and Matthew Perry in 1969 (age 45).

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