Those born on this date include:

- Persian poet Rumi in 1207
- chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. in 1861
- German physicist Hans Geiger, co-inventor of the Geiger counter, in 1882
- film director Lewis Milestone (All Quiet on the Western Front) in 1895
- singer Kenny Baker in 1912
- drummer Buddy Rich in 1917
- novelist Truman Capote in 1924
- baseball Hall of Fame member Robin Roberts in 1926
- actors Deborah Kerr in 1921 and Angie Dickinson in 1931 (age 83)
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel in 1928 (age 86)
- singers Johnny Mathis in 1935 (age 79), Frankie Lymon in 1942 and Marilyn McCoo in 1943 (age 71)
- actors Len Cariou in 1939 (age 75) and Victoria Tennant in 1950 (age 64)
- rock singer Marc Bolan in 1947
- actors Jack Wild in 1952, Fran Drescher in 1957 (age 57), Eric Stoltz and Crystal Bernard, both in 1961 (age 53) and Jenna Elfman in 1971 (age 43), and tennis star Martina Hingis in 1980 (age 34).

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