Those born on this date include:

- American Revolutionary War hero William Prescott in 1726
- photographer Ansel Adams in 1902
- actor Gale Gordon in 1906
- fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt in 1924 (age 94)
- film director Robert Altman in 1925
- author Richard Matheson in 1926
- actor Sidney Poitier in 1927 (age 91)
- auto racer Bobby Unser in 1934 (age 84)
- singer Nancy Wilson in 1937 (age 81)
- auto racing businessman/team owner Roger Penske in 1937 (age 81)
- singer Buffy Sainte-Marie in 1941 (age 77)
- hockey Hall of Fame member Phil Esposito in 1942 (age 76)
- actor Sandy Duncan in 1946 (age 72)
- actor Peter Strauss in 1947 (age 71)
- actor Jennifer O'Neill in 1948 (age 70)
- socialite Ivana Trump in 1949 (age 69): heiress Patty Hearst Shaw in 1954 (age 64)
- actor Anthony Head in 1954 (age 64)
- comedian Joel Hodgson in 1960 (age 58)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Charles Barkley in 1963 (age 55)
- actor French Stewart in 1964 (age 54)
- model Cindy Crawford in 1966 (age 52)
- actor Andrew Shue in 1967 (age 51)
- musician Kurt Cobain in 1967
- pop singer Brian Littrell (Backstreet Boys) in 1975 (age 43)
- actor Jay Hernandez in 1978 (age 40)
- actor Chelsea Peretti in 1978 (age 40)
- comedian Trevor Noah in 1984 (age 34)
- actor Miles Teller in 1987 (age 31)
- singer Rihanna, born Robin Rihanna Fenty, in 1988 (age 30)
- actor Jack Falahee in 1989 (age 29).

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