Those born on this date include:

- John C. Calhoun, the first U.S. vice president to resign that office, in 1782
- Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, in 1837
- Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1844
- German engineer Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the engine that bears his name, in 1858
- British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in 1869
- actor Edward Everett Horton in 1886
- poet Wilfred Owen in 1893
- winemaker Ernest Gallo in 1909
- actor Peter Graves in 1926
- author John Updike in 1932
- country singer Charley Pride in 1934
- former South African President F.W. de Klerk in 1936
- singer/songwriter Wilson Pickett in 1941
- actor Brad Dourif in 1950 (age 73)
- Olympic gold medal-winning skier Ingemar Stenmark in 1956 (age 67)
- singer Irene Cara in 1959
- TV personality Mike Rowe in 1962 (age 61)
- actor/singer Vanessa Williams in 1963 (age 60)
- Olympic champion speed skater Bonnie Blair in 1964 (age 59)
- singer/actor Queen Latifah, born Dana Elaine Owens, in 1970 (age 53)
- comedian/actor Dane Cook in 1972 (age 51)
- actor Sutton Foster in 1975 (age 48)
- singer/songwriter Adam Levine in 1979 (age 44)
- actor Lily Collins in 1989 (age 34).

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