Those born on this date include:

- The second chief justice of the United States, John Rutledge in 1739
- Marriott Corp. founder J. Willard Marriott in 1900
- former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1907
- country music pioneer Hank Williams Sr. in 1923
- football Hall of Fame member George Blanda in 1927
- actor Roddy McDowall in 1928
- race car driver Stirling Moss in 1929 (age 88)
- actor David Huddleston in 1930
- actor Anne Bancroft in 1931
- actor Dorothy Loudon in 1933
- tennis Hall of Fame member Maureen Connolly in 1934
- author Ken Kesey in 1935
- baseball Hall of Fame member Orlando Cepeda in 1937 (age 80)
- former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter in 1939 (age 78)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Phil Jackson, coach of 11 NBA champions, in 1945 (age 72)
- cartoonist Jeff MacNelly in 1947
- actor John Ritter in 1948
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 1950 (age 67)
- spooky movie hostess Elvira, whose real name is Cassandra Peterson, in 1951 (age 66)
- actor/comedian Rita Rudner in 1953 (age 64)
- director Baz Luhrmann in 1962 (age 55)
- designer/television host Nate Berkus in 1971 (age 46)
- NHL star Alex Ovechkin in 1985 (age 32)
- actor Ella Purnell in 1996 (age 20).

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