Those born on this date include:

- French wax-figure sculptor Marie Tussaud in 1761
- baseball Hall of Fame member Walter Alston in 1911
- singer/actor Mary Martin in 1913
- comedian/filmmaker Woody Allen in 1935 (age 82)
- golf Hall of Fame member Lee Trevino in 1939 (age 78)
- comedian Richard Pryor in 1940
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member John Densmore (The Doors) in 1944 (age 73)
- singer/actor Bette Midler in 1945 (age 72)
- actor Treat Williams in 1951 (age 66)
- actor Deep Roy in 1957 (age 60)
- model Carol Alt in 1960 (age 57)
- actor Golden Brooks in 1970 (age 47)
- comedian Sarah Silverman in 1970 (age 47)
- Matthew Shepard, University of Wyoming student killed because he was gay, in 1976
- actor Dean O'Gorman in 1976 (age 41)
- actor Riz Ahmed in 1982 (age 35)
- rapper Yolandi Visser (Die Antwoord) in 1984 (age 33) singer/actor Janelle Monae in 1985 (age 32)
- rock singer Tyler Joseph (Twenty One Pilots) in 1988 (age 29)
- actor Zoe Kravitz in 1988 (age 29).

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