Those born on this date include:

- Spanish painter Francisco Jose de Goya in 1746
- German chemist Robert Bunsen, inventor of the Bunsen gas burner, in 1811
- English author Anna Sewell in 1820
- Civil War spy Mary Elizabeth Bowser in 1839
- English social reformer Charles Booth in 1840
- Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in 1853
- Irish dramatist Sean O'Casey in 1880
- philanthropist Brooke Astor in 1902
- singer Frankie Laine in 1913
- TV host Peter Marshall in 1926 (age 97)
- actor Richard Dysart in 1929
- actor John Astin in 1930 (age 93)
- actor Warren Beatty in 1937 (age 86)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Jerry Lucas in 1940 (age 83)
- rock musician Graeme Edge in 1941
- British blues/rock guitarist Eric Clapton in 1945 (age 78)
- actor Robbie Coltrane in 1950
- actor Paul Reiser in 1957 (age 66)
- rapper MC Hammer, born Stanley Burrell, in 1962 (age 61)
- singer Tracy Chapman in 1964 (age 59)
- television commentator Piers Morgan in 1965 (age 58)
- singer Celine Dion in 1968 (age 55)
- actor Mark Consuelos in 1971 (age 52)
- singer Norah Jones in 1979 (age 44)
- country singer Justin Moore in 1984 (age 39)
- country singer Thomas Rhett in 1990 (age 33)
- actor Simone Ashley in 1995 (age 28)
- actor Gideon Adlon in 1997 (age 26).

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