Those born on this date include:

- French battlefield leader St. Joan of Arc in 1412
- Frenchman Jacques Montgolfier, who, with his brother, invented the hot air balloon, in 1745
- German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the ruins of ancient Troy, in 1822
- poet Carl Sandburg in 1878
- silent movie cowboy star Tom Mix in 1880
- Sam Rayburn, D-Texas, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in 1882
- Lebanese writer Khalil Gibran in 1883
- actors Danny Thomas in 1912 and Loretta Young in 1913
- crossword puzzle constructor and editor Eugene Maleska in 1916
- baseball Hall of Fame member Early Wynn in 1920
- golf Hall of Fame member Cary Middlecoff in 1921
- pollster Louis Harris in 1921 (age 96)
- bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs in 1924
- auto executive John DeLorean in 1925
- author E.L. Doctorow in 1931 (age 86)
- U.S. football coach and broadcaster Lou Holtz in 1937 (age 80)
- Hall of Fame golfer Nancy Lopez in 1957 (age 60)
- Hall of Fame football player, actor and broadcaster Howie Long in 1960 (age 57)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) in 1946
- actors Bonnie Franklin in 1944 and Rowan Atkinson in 1955 (age 62)
- and filmmaker John Singleton in 1968 (age 49).

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