Those born on this date include:

- English historian Edward Gibbon in 1737
- philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft in 1759
- Samuel F.B. Morse, American artist/inventor of magnetic telegraphy, in 1791
- Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president of the United States/Civil War general, in 1822
- Wallace Carothers, inventor of nylon in 1896
- cartoonist Walter Lantz in 1899
- English poet C. Day-Lewis in 1904
- actor Jack Klugman in 1922
- Coretta Scott King, wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., in 1927
- actor Anouk Aimée, born Nicole Dreyfus, in 1932 (age 92)
- radio/TV host Casey Kasem in 1932
- actor Sandy Dennis in 1937
- playwright August Wilson in 1945
- musician Kate Pierson (B-52s) in 1948 (age 76)
- musician Ace Frehley (Kiss) in 1951 (age 73)
- basketball Hall of Fame member George Gervin in 1952 (age 72)
- musician Sheena Easton in 1959 (age 65)
- Dutch King Willem-Alexander in 1967 (age 57)
- political journalist Dana Milbank in 1968 (age 56)
- actor David Lascher in 1972 (age 52)
- actor Sally Hawkins in 1976 (age 48)
- musician Patrick Hallahan (My Morning Jacket) in 1978 (age 42)
- musician Jim James (My Morning Jacket) in 1978 (age 42)
- rock musician Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) in 1984 (age 40)
- actor Jenna Coleman in 1986 (age 38)
- actor William Moseley in 1987 (age 37)
- musician Lizzo, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, in 1988 (age 36)
- actor Darren Barnet in 1991 (age 33).

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