Those born on this date include:

- American Revolutionary War hero William Prescott in 1726
- American Revolutionary War-era socialite Angelica Schuyler Church in 1756
- architect Louis Kahn in 1901
- photographer Ansel Adams in 1902
- actor Gale Gordon in 1906
- fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt in 1924
- film director Robert Altman in 1925
- author Richard Matheson in 1926
- fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy in 1927
- actor Sidney Poitier in 1927 (age 94)
- auto racer Bobby Unser in 1934 (age 87)
- singer Nancy Wilson in 1937
- auto racing businessman/team owner Roger Penske in 1937 (age 84)
- singer Buffy Sainte-Marie in 1941 (age 80)
- hockey Hall of Fame member Phil Esposito in 1942 (age 79)
- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky in 1942 (age 79)
- filmmaker Mike Leigh in 1943 (age 78)
- actor Sandy Duncan in 1946 (age 75)
- actor Peter Strauss in 1947 (age 74)
- actor Jennifer O'Neill in 1948 (age 73)
- socialite Ivana Trump in 1949 (age 72): heiress Patty Hearst Shaw in 1954 (age 67)
- actor Anthony Head in 1954 (age 67)
- comedian Joel Hodgson in 1960 (age 61)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Charles Barkley in 1963 (age 58)
- actor French Stewart in 1964 (age 57)
- model Cindy Crawford in 1966 (age 55)
- actor Andrew Shue in 1967 (age 54)
- musician Kurt Cobain in 1967
- pop singer Brian Littrell in 1975 (age 46)
- actor Jay Hernandez in 1978 (age 43)
- actor Chelsea Peretti in 1978 (age 43)
- comedian Trevor Noah in 1984 (age 37)
- actor Miles Teller in 1987 (age 34)
- singer/actor Rihanna, born Robin Rihanna Fenty, in 1988 (age 33).

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