Those born on this date include:

- Artist John Singleton Copley in 1738
- American writer/social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1860
- Czech novelist Franz Kafka in 1883
- English playwright Tom Stoppard in 1937 (age 85)
- singer Fontella Bass in 1940
- celebrity attorney Gloria Allred in 1941 (age 81)
- humorist Dave Barry in 1947 (age 75)
- actor Betty Buckley in 1947 (age 75)
- overthrown Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Baby Doc Duvalier in 1951
- talk show host Montel Williams in 1956 (age 66)
- pop singer Laura Branigan in 1952
- actor Tom Cruise in 1962 (age 60)
- actor Thomas Gibson in 1962 (age 60)
- actor Yeardley Smith in 1964 (age 58)
- celebrity chef Sandra Lee in 1966 (age 56)
- actor/singer Audra McDonald in 1970 (age 52)
- former hockey player Teemu Selanne in 1970 (age 52)
- actor Benedict Wong in 1971 (age 51)
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 1971 (age 51)
- actor Patrick Wilson in 1973 (age 49)
- actress Andrea Barber in 1976 (age 46)
- actress Olivia Munn in 1980 (age 42)
- champion Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel in 1987 (age 35)
- singer Elle King, born Tanner Elle Schneider, in 1989 (age 33).

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