Those born on this date include:

- Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn in 1606
- poet Clement Clarke Moore, author of A Visit from St. Nicholas (Twas the Night Before Christmas) in 1779
- Roman Catholic nun Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen to be made a saint, in 1850
- actor Patrick Wayne in 1939 (age 79)
- singer Linda Ronstadt in 1946 (age 72)
- Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, prime minister of United Arab Emirates, in 1949 (age 69)
- political commentator Arianna Huffington in 1950 (age 68)
- former pro wrestler/Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura in 1951 (age 67)
- actor Terry O'Quinn in 1952 (age 66)
- rock musician Marky Ramone in 1956 (age 62)
- Joy Division singer Ian Curtis in 1956
- supermodel Kim Alexis in 1960 (age 58)
- actor Forest Whitaker in 1961 (age 57)
- actor Brigitte Nielsen in 1963 (age 55)
- TV show host Adam Savage in 1967 (age 51)
- actor Eddie Griffin in 1968 (age 50)
- actor Brian Austin Green in 1973 (age 45)
- actor Diane Kruger in 1976 (age 42)
- comedian Gabriel Iglesias in 1976 (age 42)
- actor Lana Parrilla in 1977 (age 41)
- actor Travis Fimmel in 1979 (age 39)
- actor Taylor Kinney in 1981 (age 37)
- actor/singer Tristan Wilds in 1989 (age 29)
- actor Iain Armitage in 2008 (age 10).

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