Those born on this date include:

- Protestant theologian John Calvin in 1509
- writer/abolitionist Solomon Northup in 1808
- artist Camille Pissarro in 1830
- artist James Whistler in 1834
- inventor Nikola Tesla in 1856
- writer Marcel Proust in 1871
- educator Mary McLeod Bethune in 1875
- TV news anchor/commentator David Brinkley in 1920
- social activist Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1921
- boxer Jake LaMotta in 1921
- writer Alice Munro in 1931
- actor Robert Pine in 1941 (age 83)
- musician Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath) in 1942
- tennis legend Arthur Ashe in 1943
- actor Ron Glass in 1945
- musician Arlo Guthrie in 1947 (age 77)
- actor Phyllis Smith in 1951 (age 73)
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Andre Dawson in 1954 (age 70)
- musician Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) in 1954 (age 70)
- actor Fiona Shaw in 1958 (age 66)
- musician Bela Fleck in 1958 (age 66)
- actor Jackie Chung in 1961 (age 63)
- sportscaster/former football coach Urban Meyer in 1964 (age 60)
- musician Peter DiStefano (Porno for Pyros) in 1965 (age 59)
- actor Gale Harold in 1969 (age 55)
- musician Gary Levox in 1970 (Rascal Flatts) (age 54)
- musician/TV personality Erika Jayne, born Erika Girardi, in 1971 (age 53)
- actor Sofia Vergara in 1972 (age 52)
- actor Adrian Grenier in 1976 (age 48)
- actor Chiwetel Ejiofor in 1977 (age 47)
- actor/musician Jessica Simpson in 1980 (age 44)
- actor Thomas Ian Nicholas in 1980 (age 44)
- actor Angus Cloud in 1998
- actor Isabela Merced, born Isabela Moner, in 2001 (age 23).

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