Those born on this date include:

- Clergyman Mason Locke Weems, who invented the story of George Washington and the cherry tree, in 1759
- Englishman George Williams, founder of the YMCA, in 1821
- food industry pioneer Henry John Heinz in 1844
- former first lady/author Eleanor Roosevelt in 1884
- writer Elmore Leonard in 1925
- football Hall of Fame Coach LaVell Edwards in 1930
- actor/singer Ron Leibman in 1937 (age 81)
- singer Daryl Hall in 1946 (age 72)
- sports columnist Thomas Boswell in 1947 (age 71)
- actor David Morse in 1953 (age 65)
- actor Dawn French in 1957 (age 62)
- football Hall of Fame member Steve Young in 1961 (age 57)
- actor Joan Cusack in 1962 (age 56)
- actor Lennie James in 1965 (age 53)
- actor Luke Perry in 1966 (age 52)
- actor Jane Krakowski in 1968 (age 50)
- actor Emily Deschanel in 1976 (age 42)
- actor Matt Bomer in 1977 (age 41)
- actor Bradley James in 1983 (age 35)
- actor Michelle Trachtenberg in 1985 (age 33)
- golfer Michelle Wie in 1989 (age 29)
- rapper Cardi B, born Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, in 1992 (age 26)
- actor Brandon Flynn in 1993 (age 25).

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