Those born on this date include:

- Austrian physicist Christian Doppler in 1803
- author Louisa May Alcott in 1832
- Chinese Empress Dowager Tz'u Hsi in 1835
- English electrical engineer John Fleming in 1849
- Irish novelist C.S. Lewis in 1898
- sports broadcasting legend Vin Scully in 1927 (age 90)
- former French President Jacques Chirac in 1932 (age 85)
- British blues musician John Mayall in 1933 (age 84)
- actor Diane Ladd in 1935 (age 82)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Denny Doherty in 1940
- and musician/composerMusician/composer Chuck Mangione in 1940 (age 77)
- comedian Garry Shandling in 1949
- filmmaker Joel Coen in 1954 (age 63)
- comedian Howie Mandel in 1955 (age 62)
- Janet Napolitano, former U.S. secretary of Homeland Security, in 1957 (age 60)
- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 1959 (age 58)
- actor Cathy Moriarty in 1960 (age 57)
- actor Kim Delaney in 1961 (age 56)
- actor Tom Sizemore in 1961 (age 56)
- actor Andrew McCarthy in 1962 (age 55)
- actor Don Cheadle in 1964 (age 53)
- actor Jonathan Knight in 1968 (age 49)
- record-setting relief pitcher Mariano Rivera in 1969 (age 48)
- actor Anna Faris in 1976 (age 41)
- actor Chadwick Boseman in 1976 (age 41)
- rapper The Game, born Jayceon Terrell Taylor, in 1979 (age 38)
- actor Diego Boneta in 1990 (age 27)
- actor Laura Marano in 1995 (age 22).

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