Those born on this date include:

- Statesman Samuel Adams in 1722
- political cartoonist Thomas Nast in 1840
- magician Harry Blackstone Sr. in 1885
- actor Jayne Meadows in 1919
- filmmaker Arthur Penn in 1922
- actor William Conrad in 1920
- actor Wilford Brimley in 1934
- golf Hall of Fame member Kathy Whitworth in 1939 (age 82)
- rock musician Randy Bachman in 1943 (age 78)
- singer Meat Loaf, born Michael Lee Aday, in 1947 (age 74)
- baseball Hall of Fame member Mike Schmidt in 1949 (age 72)
- actor/singer Shaun Cassidy in 1958 (age 63)
- gold medal-winning speed skater Beth Heiden in 1959 (age 62)
- actor Gwyneth Paltrow in 1972 (age 49)
- rapper Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., in 1982 (age 39)
- actor Anna Camp in 1982 (age 39)
- singer Avril Lavigne in 1984 (age 37)
- actor Thomas Mann in 1991 (age 30)
- actor Jenna Ortega in 2002 (age 19).

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