Those born on this date include:

- French historian Alexis de Tocqueville in 1805
- novelist Booth Tarkington in 1869
- Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in 1883
- Dag Hammarskjold, second U.N. secretary-general/Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in 1905
- actor Clara Bow in 1905
- author Chester Himes in 1909
- Elizabeth Dole, former U.S. labor secretary/U.S. senator in 1936 (age 84)
- TV anchorman Peter Jennings in 1938
- artist Jenny Holzer in 1950 (age 70)
- documentary filmmaker Ken Burns in 1953 (age 67)
- musician Geddy Lee in 1953 (age 67)
- musician Patti Scialfa in 1953 (age 67)
- TV host Tim Gunn in 1953 (age 67)
- country singer Martina McBride in 1966 (age 54)
- actor Timothy Omundson in 1969 (age 51)
- actor Wil Wheaton in 1972 (age 48)
- actor Josh Radnor in 1974 (age 46)
- Formula 1 champion driver Fernando Alonso in 1981 (age 39)
- NFL quarterback Dak Prescott in 1993 (age 27).

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