Those born on this date include:

- Statesman and abolitionist Frederick Douglass in 1818
- Medal of Honor recipient Julian Scott in 1846
- suffrage leader Anna Howard Shaw in 1847
- comedy legend Jack Benny in 1894
- actor Thelma Ritter in 1905
- sports announcer Mel Allen in 1913
- football Coach Woody Hayes in 1913
- labor leader Jimmy Hoffa 1913
- broadcaster Hugh Downs in 1921 (age 96)
- hockey Hall of Fame member Bernie Geoffrion in 1931
- actor/singer Florence Henderson in 1934 (age 83)
- entrepreneur and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 1942 (age 75)
- writer Carl Bernstein in 1944 (age 73)
- dancer-actor Gregory Hines in 1946
- magician Raymond Joseph Teller of Penn and Teller in 1948 (age 69)
- radio host Terry Gross in 1951 (age 66)
- opera star Renee Fleming in 1959 (age 58)
- actor Meg Tilly in 1960 (age 57)
- actor Simon Pegg in 1970 (age 47)
- musician Rob Thomas in 1972 (age 45)
- actor Freddie Highmore in 1992 (age 25).

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