Those born on this date include:

- Russian Czar Peter the Great in 1672
- composer Cole Porter in 1891
- composer/conductor/inventor Fred Waring in 1900
- guitarist/recording pioneer Les Paul in 1915
- Robert S. McNamara, former U.S. defense secretary/World Bank president, in 1916
- journalist Marvin Kalb in 1930 (age 91)
- comedian Jackie Mason in 1931 (age 90)
- soul singer Jackie Wilson in 1934
- sportscaster Dick Vitale in 1939 (age 82)
- writer Patricia Cornwell in 1956 (age 65)
- religious leader T. D. Jakes in 1957 (age 64)
- writer/producer Aaron Sorkin in 1961 (age 60)
- actor Michael J. Fox in 1961 (age 60)
- actor Johnny Depp in 1963 (age 58)
- actor Gloria Reuben in 1964 (age 57)
- actor Tamela Mann in 1966 (age 55)
- rock musician Matthew Bellamy in 1978 (age 43)
- actor Natalie Portman in 1981 (age 40)
- actor Mae Whitman in 1988 (age 33)
- actor Logan Browning in 1989 (age 32)
- U.S. Olympic gold medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez in 2000 (age 21).

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