Those born on this date include:
- John C. Calhoun, the first U.S. vice president to resign that office, in 1782
- Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, in 1837
- Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1844
- German engineer Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the engine that bears his name, in 1858
- British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in 1869
- Clairvoyant and therapist Edgar Cayce in 1877
- Actor Edward Everett Horton in 1886
- Auto race promoter Andy Granatelli in 1923 (age 87)
- Actor Peter Graves in 1926 (age 84)
- Author George Plimpton in 1927
- Author John Updike in 1932
- Former South African President F.W. de Klerk in 1936 (age 74)
- Country singer Charley Pride in 1938 (age 72)
- Singer/songwriter Wilson Pickett in 1941
- Singer Irene Cara in 1959 (age 51)
- Actress/singer Vanessa Williams in 1963 (age 47)
- Olympic skater Bonnie Blair in 1964 (age 46)
- Rapper/actress Queen Latifah in 1970 (age 40)