Those born on this date include:

- French mathematician Pierre Bouguer in 1698
- Historian Henry Brooks Adams in 1838
- Orchestra leader Wayne King (The Waltz King) and actor Chester Morris, both in 1901
- Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen in 1903
- Actor Hugh Beaumont in 1909
- Singer Patty Andrews of the Andrews Sisters in 1918
- Actor Vera-Ellen in 1921
- U.S. Rep. Sonny Bono, R-Calif. (also part of the comedy/song team Sonny and Cher) in 1935
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in 1941
- Writer Richard Ford in 1944 (age 70)
- Actors William Katt in 1951 (age 63) and Margaux Hemingway (granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway) in 1954
- Actor/director LeVar Burton in 1957 (age 57), actor and rapper Ice-T, born Tracy Marrow, in 1958 (age 56)
- And tennis Hall of Fame member John McEnroe in 1959 (age 55).

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