Those born on this date include:

- Swedish scientist and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg in 1688
- American colonial political philosopher Thomas Paine in 1736
- William McKinley, 25th president of the United States, in 1843
- Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov in 1860
- businessman John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1874
- comic actor W.C. Fields in 1880
- dramatist Paddy Chayefsky in 1923
- actor Victor Mature in 1913
- actor John Forsythe in 1918
- writer Germaine Greer in 1939 (age 76)
- actor Katharine Ross in 1940 (age 75)
- actor Tom Selleck in 1945 (age 70)
- actor Ann Jillian in 1950 (age 65)
- drummer Tommy Ramone (born Erdelyi Tamas) in 1952
- TV personality Oprah Winfrey in 1954 (age 61)
- Olympic gold medal-winning diver Greg Louganis in 1960 (age 55)
- actor Nick Turturro in 1962 (age 53)
- actor Heather Graham in 1970 (age 45)
- actor Sara Gilbert in 1975 (age 40)
- singer Adam Lambert in 1982 (age 33).

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