Those born on this date include:

- William Penn, the English Quaker who founded Pennsylvania, in 1644
- Irish political leader Eamon de Valera in 1882
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War II military leader and 34th president of the United States, in 1890
- actor Lillian Gish in 1893
- poet E.E. Cummings in 1894
- singer Allan Jones in 1907
- college basketball coaching legend John Wooden in 1910
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Le Duc Tho in 1911
- former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop in 1916
- actor Roger Moore in 1927 (age 87)
- Watergate figure, author and lecturer John Dean in 1938 (age 76)
- fashion designer Ralph Lauren in 1939 (age 75)
- British pop singer Cliff Richard in 1940 (age 74)
- actors Harry Anderson in 1952 (age 62) and Greg Evigan in 1953 (age 61)
- golf Hall of Fame member Beth Daniel in 1956 (age 58) musician Thomas Dolby in 1958 (age 56)
- sports talk show host Jim Rome in 1964 (age 50)
- country music singer Natalie Maines in 1974 (age 40)
- and singer and actor Usher in 1978 (age 36).

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