Those born on this date include:

- American statesman, scientist and author Benjamin Franklin in 1706
- author Anne Bronte in 1820
- British statesman David Lloyd George in 1863
- U.S. gangster Al Capone in 1899
- English novelist Nevil Shute in 1899
- actor Betty White in 1922 (age 96)
- singer Eartha Kitt in 1927
- beauty specialist Vidal Sassoon in 1928
- actor James Earl Jones in 1931 (age 87)
- puppeteer Shari Lewis in 1933
- talk show host Maury Povich in 1939 (age 79)
- Olympic gold medal-winning runner Kipchoge Keino in 1940 (age 78)
- heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali in 1942
- comedian Andy Kaufman in 1949
- former Rolling Stones member Mick Taylor in 1949 (age 69)
- musician Steve Earle in 1955 (age 63)
- comedian Steve Harvey in 1957 (age 61)
- comic actor Jim Carrey in 1962 (age 56)
- writer Sebastian Junger in 1962 (age 56)
- rapper Lil Jon, born Jonathan Smith, in 1971 (age 47)
- singer Kid Rock in 1971 (age 47)
- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in 1964 (age 54)
- dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy in 1980 (age 38)
- actor Zooey Deschanel in 1980 (age 38)
- rapper Ray J, born William Ray Norwood, in 1981 (age 37)
- pro basketball star Dwyane Wade in 1982 (age 36)
- DJ Calvin Harris in 1984 (age 34).

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