Those born on this date include:

- French composer Gustave Charpentier in 1860
- English novelist/critic George Orwell, author of 1984, in 1903
- movie director Sidney Lumet in 1924
- actor June Lockhart in 1925 (age 93)
- civil rights advocate James Meredith in 1933 (age 85)
- musician Harold Melvin in 1939
- basketball Hall of Fame member Willis Reed in 1942 (age 76)
- musician Carly Simon in 1945 (age 73)
- musician Ian McDonald in 1946 (age 72)
- actor Jimmie Walker in 1947 (age 71)
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 1954 (age 64)
- chef/TV personality Anthony Bourdain in 1956
- actor/writer Ricky Gervais in 1961 (age 57)
- musician George Michael in 1963
- basketball Hall of Fame member Dikembe Mutombo in 1966 (age 52)
- actor Angela Kinsey in 1971 (age 47)
- actor Linda Cardellini in 1975 (age 43)
- actor/TV personality La La Anthony in 1979 (age 39)
- actor Busy Philipps in 1979 (age 39)
- actor McKenna Grace in 2006 (age 12).

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