Those born on this date include:
- Scottish biographer James Boswell in 1740
- Singer/composer Daniel Decatur Emmett, who wrote the words and music for Dixie, in 1815
- Comedian/singer Fanny Brice in 1891
- Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels in 1897
- Political cartoonist Bill Mauldin in 1921
- Singer Melba Moore in 1945 (age 64)
- Actor Richard Dreyfuss in 1947 (age 62)
- Actress Kate Jackson in 1948 (age 61)
- Actress Finola Hughes in 1960 (age 49)
- Actress Joely Fisher in 1967 (age 42)
- Actress Winona Ryder in 1971 (age 38)