Those born on this date include:

- British anti-government conspirator Guy Fawkes in 1570
- Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, in 1743
- Frank Woolworth, founder of the five-and-dime stores, in 1852
- outlaw Butch Cassidy in 1866
- novelist Nella Larsen in 1891
- Alfred Butts, inventor of the game Scrabble, in 1899
- Irish playwright Samuel Beckett in 1906
- author Eudora Welty in 1909
- atheist activist Madalyn Murray O'Hair in 1919
- actor Lyle Waggoner in 1935
- actor Edward Fox in 1937 (age 87)
- Irish poet Seamus Heaney in 1939
- actor Paul Sorvino in 1939
- musician Bill Conti in 1942 (age 82)
- musician Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane) in 1944 (age 80)
- actor Tony Dow in 1945
- musician Al Green in 1946 (age 78)
- author/critic Christopher Hitchens in 1949
- actor Ron Perlman in 1950 (age 74)
- actor William Sadler in 1950 (age 74)
- musician Peabo Bryson in 1951 (age 73)
- actor Peter Davison in 1951 (age 73)
- Max Weinberg, band leader/Bruce Springsteen drummer, in 1951 (age 73)
- musician Jimmy Destri, born James Mollica, (Blondie) in 1954 (age 70)
- chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1963 (age 61)
- actor Caroline Rhea in 1964 (age 60)
- musician Lisa Umbarger (Toadies) in 1965 (age 59)
- musician Marc Ford (Black Crowes) in 1966 (age 58)
- actor Rick Schroder in 1970 (age 54)
- musician Aaron Lewis (Staind) in 1972 (age 52)
- actor Bokeem Woodbine in 1973 (age 51)
- musician Lou Bega, born David Lubega Balemezi, in 1975 (age 49)
- actor Jonathan Brandis in 1976
- actor Glenn Howerton in 1976 (age 48)
- actor Kelli Giddish in 1980 (age 44)
- musician Ty Dolla $ign, born Tyrone William Griffin Jr., in 1982 (age 42)
- actor Allison Williams in 1988 (age 37).

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