Those born on this date include:

- English poet William Blake in 1757
- architect Henry Bacon, designer of the Lincoln Memorial, in 1866
- Motown Records founder/Rock and Roll Hall of fame member Berry Gordy in 1929 (age 90)
- Oscar winner/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer/composer Randy Newman in 1943 (age 76)
- bandleader Paul Shaffer in 1949 (age 70)
- actor Ed Harris in 1950 (age 69)
- actor S. Epatha Merkerson in 1952 (age 67)
- actor Judd Nelson in 1959 (age 60)
- fashion designer John Galliano in 1960 (age 59)
- movie director Alfonso Cuaron in 1961 (age 58)
- comedian/TV host Jon Stewart in 1962 (age 57)
- model Anna Nicole Smith in 1967
- rapper/actor Trey Songz, born Tremaine Neverson, in 1984 (age 35)
- actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead in 1984 (age 35)
- actor Alan Ritchson in 1984 (age 35)
- actor Karen Gillan in 1987 (age 32)
- actor Joe Cole in 1988 (age 31)
- actor Bryshere Gray in 1993 (age 26).

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