Those born on this date include:

- William Thornton, architect of the Capitol in Washington, in 1759
- Dolley Madison, wife of the fourth U.S. president, James Madison, in 1768
- French novelist Honore de Balzac in 1799
- English philosopher/economist John Stuart Mill in 1806
- German Emile Berliner, inventor of the flat phonograph record, in 1851
- actor James Stewart in 1908
- Israeli leader Moshe Dayan in 1915
- comedian George Gobel in 1919
- actor Anthony Zerbe in 1936 (age 88)
- hockey Hall of Fame member Stan Mikita in 1940
- Japanese baseball home run king Sadaharu Oh in 1940 (age 84)
- musician Joe Cocker in 1944
- musician/actor Cher, born Cherilyn Sarkisian, in 1946 (age 78)
- actor Dave Thomas in 1948 (age 76)
- Ronald Prescott Reagan, son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, in 1958 (age 66)
- musician Jane Wiedlin (Go-Go's) in 1958 (age 66)
- actor Bronson Pinchot in 1959 (age 65)
- musician Israel Kamakawiwoʻole in 1959
- actor John Billingsley in 1960 (age 64)
- actor Tony Goldwyn in 1960 (age 64)
- TV personality Ted Allen in 1965 (age 59)
- actor Mindy Cohn in 1966 (age 58)
- actor Timothy Olyphant in 1968 (age 56)
- race car driver Tony Stewart in 1971 (age 53)
- musician Busta Rhymes, born Trevor George Smith Jr., in 1972 (age 52)
- actor Matt Czuchry in 1977 (age 47)
- musician Rachel Platten in 1981 (age 43)
- actor Jack Gleeson in 1992 (age 32).

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