Those born on this date include:

- Swedish scientist and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg in 1688
- American colonial political philosopher Thomas Paine in 1736
- William McKinley, 25th president of the United States, in 1843
- Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov in 1860
- businessman John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1874
- comic actor W.C. Fields in 1880
- actor Victor Mature in 1913
- actor John Forsythe in 1918
- writer Germaine Greer in 1939 (age 79)
- actor Katharine Ross in 1940 (age 78)
- actor Tom Selleck in 1945 (age 73)
- drummer Tommy Ramone (born Erdelyi Tamas) in 1949
- actor Ann Jillian in 1950 (age 68)
- singer Charlie Wilson in 1953 (age 65)
- TV personality Oprah Winfrey in 1954 (age 64)
- Olympic gold medal-winning diver Greg Louganis in 1960 (age 58)
- actor Nick Turturro in 1962 (age 56)
- Speaker of the House Paul Ryan in 1970 (age 48)
- actor Heather Graham in 1970 (age 48)
- actor Sara Gilbert in 1975 (age 43)
- actor Justin Hartley in 1977 (age 41)
- rapper Riff Raff in 1982 (age 36)
- singer Adam Lambert in 1982 (age 36).

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