Those born on this date include:

- Jazz great William Count Basie in 1904
- mystery novelist Anthony Boucher in 1911
- sports broadcasters Chris Schenkel in 1923 and Jack Buck in 1924
- Britain's Princess Margaret in 1930
- basketball Hall of Fame member Wilt Chamberlain in 1936
- country/pop singer Kenny Rogers in 1938 (age 76)
- actors Melvin Van Peebles in 1932 (age 82) and Clarence Williams III in 1939 (age 75)
- pop singer Jackie DeShannon and film director Peter Weir, both in 1944 (age 70)
- actors Patty McCormack in 1945 (age 69) and Kim Cattrall in 1956 (age 58)
- rock musicians Glenn Hughes in 1951 (age 63) and Joe Strummer in 1952
- former Ohio State football running back Archie Griffin, the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, in 1954 (age 60)
- American Online founder Steve Case in 1958 (age 56)
- actors Carrie-Anne Moss in 1967 (age 47), Alicia Witt in 1975 (age 39) and Hayden Panettiere in 1989 (age 25)
- and Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt in 1986 (age 28).

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