Those born on this date include:

- German engineer Gottlieb Daimler, inventor of the gasoline-burning internal combustion engine, in 1834
- children's author and illustrator Kate Greenaway in 1846
- golf legend Bobby Jones in 1902
- singer/pianist Nat King Cole in 1919
- ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev in 1938
- writer William Gibson in 1948 (age 70)
- actor Patrick Duffy in 1949 (age 69)
- actor Kurt Russell in 1951 (age 67)
- actor Lesley-Anne Down in 1954 (age 64)
- actor Gary Sinise in 1955 (age 63)
- actor Vicki Lewis in 1960 (age 58)
- actor Rob Lowe in 1964 (age 54)
- singer-songwriter Billy Corgan in 1967 (age 51)
- fashion designer Alexander McQueen in 1969
- soccer star Mia Hamm in 1972 (age 46)
- Caroline Corr of the Irish pop band The Corrs in 1973 (age 45)
- singer Tamar Braxton in 1977 (age 41)
- model Coco Austin in 1979 (age 39)
- TV personality Rob Kardashian in 1987 (age 31)
- singer Grimes, born Claire Elise Boucher, in 1988 (age 30)
- actor John Boyega in 1992 (age 26)
- U.S. Olympic gold swimmer Katie Ledecky in 1997 (age 21).

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