Those born on this date include:

- Russian Czar Ivan III, known as Ivan the Great, in 1440
- British writer and explorer Walter Raleigh in 1552
- English philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon in 1561
- British poet George Byron in 1788
- D.W. Griffith, silent film director (The Birth of a Nation), in 1875
- Chief Justice of the United States Fred Vinson in 1890
- U.N. Secretary-General U Thant in 1909
- actor Ann Sothern in 1909
- soul singer Sam Cooke in 1931
- actor Piper Laurie in 1932 (age 86)
- actor Bill Bixby in 1934
- television chef Graham Kerr in 1934 (age 84)
- author Joseph Wambaugh in 1937 (age 81)
- television chef Jeff Smith in 1939
- actor John Hurt in 1940
- Journey lead singer Steve Perry in 1949 (age 69)
- actor Linda Blair (The Exorcist) in 1959 (age 59)
- singer Michael Hutchence (INXS) in 1960
- actor Diane Lane in 1965 (age 53)
- actor/producer DJ Jazzy Jeff in 1965 (age 53)
- restaurateur Guy Fieri in 1968 (age 50)
- actor Olivia d'Abo in 1969 (age 49)
- actor Matt Iseman in 1971 (age 47)
- actor Gabriel Macht in 1972 (age 46)
- actor Balthazar Getty in 1975 (age 43)
- actor Beverley Mitchell in 1981 (age 37).

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