Those born on this day include:

- Lexicographer Noah Webster in 1758
- Irish author and dramatist Oscar Wilde in 1854
- British statesman and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Austen Chamberlain in 1863
- David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, in 1886
- playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1888
- Irish revolutionist Michael Collins in 1890
- Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas in 1898
- actor Angela Lansbury in 1925 (age 92)
- actor Barry Corbin in 1940 (age 77)
- actor Suzanne Somers in 1946 (age 71)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) in 1947 (age 70)
- film director David Zucker in 1947 (age 70)
- actor Tim Robbins in 1958 (age 59)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Flea (born Michael Balzary) (Red Hot Chili Peppers) in 1962 (age 55)
- actor Kellie Martin in 1975 (age 42)
- musician John Mayer in 1977 (age 40)
- actor Caterina Scorsone in 1981 (age 36)
- 2015 National League MVP Bryce Harper.

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