Those born on this date include:

- British clergyman John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1703
- John Robert Gregg, inventor of the Gregg shorthand system, in 1867
- Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky in 1882
- Dutch artist M.C. Escher in 1898
- author John Hersey in 1914
- Egyptian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei in 1942 (age 76)
- former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1943 (age 75)
- singer Barry Manilow in 1943 (age 75)
- musician/songwriter George S. Clinton in 1947 (age 71)
- comedian Joe Piscopo in 1951 (age 67)
- actor Mark Linn-Baker in 1954 (age 64)
- actor Thomas Haden Church in 1960 (age 58)
- actor Greg Kinnear in 1963 (age 55)
- Olympic gold medal speed skater Dan Jansen in 1965 (age 53)
- actor Jason Patric in 1966 (age 52)
- actor Will Forte in 1970 (age 48)
- singer Paulina Rubio in 1971 (age 47)
- tennis star Venus Williams in 1980 (age 38)
- Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar in 1987 (age 31)
- actor KJ Apa in 1997 (age 21).

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