Those born on this date include:

- Clergyman Henry Ward Beecher in 1813
- writer Ambrose Bierce in 1842
- basketball player/shoe designer Chuck Taylor in 1901
- astronomer Fred Hoyle in 1915
- author Norman Cousins in 1915
- Basketball Hall of Fame member Sam Jones in 1933
- actor Michele Lee in 1942 (age 82)
- musician Jeff Beck (Yardbirds) in 1944
- actor Peter Weller in 1947 (age 77)
- musician Mick Fleetwood in (Fleetwood Mac) 1947 (age 77)
- musician John Illsley (Dire Straits) in 1949 (age 75)
- actor Nancy Allen in 1950 (age 74)
- actor Tommy Lister in 1958
- musician Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) in 1959 (age 65)
- actor Iain Glen in 1961 (age 63)
- musician Curt Smith (Tears for Fears) in 1961 (age 63)
- actor Sherry Stringfield in 1967 (age 57)
- actor Carla Gallo in 1975 (age 49)
- actor Mindy Kaling, born Vera Mindy Chokalingam, in 1979 (age 45)
- actor Minka Kelly in 1980 (age 44)
- actor Vanessa Ray in 1981 (age 43)
- musician Solange Knowles in 1986 (age 38)
- soccer player Lionel Messi in 1987 (age 37)
- actor Candice Patton in 1988 (age 36)
- actor Max Ehrich in 1991 (age 33)
- actor Beanie Feldstein in 1993 (age 31)
- actor Erin Moriarty in 1994 (age 30)
- actor Harris Dickinson in 1996 (age 28).

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