Those born on this date include:

- Abolitionist John Brown in 1800
- Harriet Lane, niece/first lady of President James Buchanan, in 1830
- Scottish novelist J.M. Barrie in 1860
- Howard Carter, the British Egyptologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen, in 1874
- industrialist Henry J. Kaiser in 1882
- Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset in 1883
- TV journalist Mike Wallace in 1918
- tennis champion Richard Pancho Gonzales in 1928
- actor Albert Finney in 1936
- actor Glenda Jackson in 1936
- TV producer/filmmaker James L. Brooks in 1940 (age 84)
- former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft in 1942 (age 82)
- musician Tommy Roe in 1942 (age 82)
- musician Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield) in 1944 (age 80)
- actor Candice Bergen in 1946 (age 78)
- musician Billy Joel in 1949 (age 75)
- musician Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick) in 1950 (age 74)
- actor Alley Mills in 1951 (age 73)
- actor Amy Hill in 1953 (age 71)
- baseball Hall of Fame member Tony Gwynn in 1960
- actor John Corbett in 1961 (age 63)
- musician Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) in 1962 (age 62)
- musician Ghostface Killah, born Dennis Coles, (Wu-Tang Clan) in 1970 (age 54)
- actor Chris Diamantopoulos in 1975 (age 49)
- musician Pierre Bouvier (Simple Plan) in 1979 (age 45)
- musician Andrew W.K., born Andrew Wilkes-Krier, in 1979 (age 45)
- actor Rosario Dawson in 1979 (age 45)
- actor Chris Zylka in 1985 (age 39)
- actor Grace Gummer in 1986 (age 38)
- actor Mary Mouser in 1996 (age 28)
- actor Noah Centineo in 1996 (age 28).

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