Those born on this date include:

- Architect Antoni Gaudi in 1852
- musician Gustave Charpentier in 1860
- writer George Orwell in 1903
- filmmaker Sidney Lumet in 1924
- actor June Lockhart in 1925 (age 99)
- writer/illustrator Eric Carle in 1929
- civil rights advocate James Meredith in 1933 (age 91)
- musician Harold Melvin in 1939
- Basketball Hall of Fame member Willis Reed in 1942
- musician Carly Simon in 1945 (age 79)
- actor Jimmie Walker in 1947 (age 77)
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 1954 (age 70)
- musician David Paich (Toto) in 1954 (age 70)
- chef/TV personality Anthony Bourdain in 1956
- actor/writer Ricky Gervais in 1961 (age 63)
- musician George Michael in 1963
- actor Erica Gimpel in 1964 (age 60)
- Basketball Hall of Fame member Dikembe Mutombo in 1966 (age 58)
- actor Angela Kinsey in 1971 (age 53)
- musician Sean Kelly (Sixpence None the Richer) in 1971 (age 53)
- musician Mike Kroeger (Nickelback) in 1972 (age 52)
- actor Linda Cardellini in 1975 (age 49)
- actor Busy Philipps in 1979 (age 45)
- actor Sheridan Smith in 1981 (age 43)
- actor/TV personality Alani La La Anthony in 1982 (age 42)
- actor McKenna Grace in 2006 (age 18).

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