Those born on this date include:

- English physician Peter Roget, who compiled Roget's Thesaurus, in 1779
- American orator and statesman Daniel Webster in 1782
- English author A.A. Milne, who wrote Winnie the Pooh, in 1882
- comedian Oliver Hardy of the Laurel and Hardy movie team, in 1892
- actor Cary Grant in 1904
- American inventor Ray Dolby in 1933
- filmmaker John Boorman in 1933 (age 85)
- former Northern Ireland politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate John Hume in 1937 (age 81)
- former baseball star Curt Flood in 1938
- singer David Ruffin in 1941 (age 77)
- singer Bobby Goldsboro in 1941 (age 77)
- actor Kevin Costner in 1955 (age 63)
- actor Jesse L. Martin in 1969 (age 49)
- actor/wrestler Dave Bautista in 1969 (age 49)
- rocker Jonathan Davis (Korn) in 1971 (age 47)
- actor Jason Segel in 1980 (age 38)
- actor Becca Tobin in 1986 (age 32)
- actor Ashleigh Murray in 1988 (age 30)
- actor Samuel Joslin in 2002 (age 16).

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