Those born on this date include:
- German engineer Gottleib Daimler, inventor of the gasoline-burning internal combustion engine, in 1834
- Children's author and illustrator Kate Greenaway in 1846
- Golf legend Bobby Jones in 1902
- Singer/pianist Nat "King" Cole in 1919
- Ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev in 1938
- Actor Patrick Duffy in 1949 (age 61)
- Actor Kurt Russell in 1951 (age 59)
- Actress Lesley-Anne Down in 1954 (age 56)
- Actor Gary Sinise in 1955 (age 55)
- Actor Rob Lowe in 1964 (age 46)
- Actress Vicki Lewis in 1960 (age 50)
- Soccer star Mia Hamm in 1972 (age 38)
- Caroline Corr, of The Corrs, in 1973 (age 37)