Those born on this date include:

- Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1598
- Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and co-originator of cell theory, in 1810
- novelist Willa Cather in 1873
- department store chain founder Richard Sears in 1863
- linguist Noam Chomsky in 1928 (age 89)
- actor Ellen Burstyn in 1932 (age 85)
- rock/folksinger Harry Chapin in 1942
- baseball Hall of Fame member Johnny Bench in 1947 (age 70)
- singer/songwriter Tom Waits in 1949 (age 68)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Larry Bird in 1956 (age 61)
- actor C Thomas Howell in 1966 (age 51)
- former NFL player Terrell Owens in 1973 (age 44)
- singer/TV host Nicole Appleton in 1974 (age 43)
- singer Sara Bareilles in 1979 (age 38)
- actor Jennifer Carpenter in 1979 (age 38)
- pop singer Aaron Carter in 1987 (age 30)
- actor Emily Browning in 1988 (age 29)
- actor Nicholas Hoult in 1989 (age 28).

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