Those born on this date include:

- Revolutionary War Gen. Henry Knox in 1750
- first lady Anna Harrison in 1775
- artist Thomas Eakins in 1844
- scientist Rosalind Franklin in 1920
- actor Estelle Getty in 1923
- civil rights figure Emmett Till in 1941
- musician Jim McCarty (Yardbirds) in 1943 (age 81)
- musician Jose Areas in 1946 (age 78)
- musician Verdine White (Earth, Wind &
- Fire) in 1951 (age 73)
- Football Hall of Fame member Walter Payton in 1954
- model/actor Iman Abdulmajid in 1955 (age 69)
- musician Jem Finer (Pogues) in 1955 (age 69)
- musician Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) in 1958 (age 66)
- celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian in 1959 (age 65)
- actor Katherine Kelly Lang in 1961 (age 63)
- actor Illeana Douglas in 1961 (age 63)
- actor Matt LeBlanc in 1967 (age 57)
- actor Wendy Raquel Robinson in 1967 (age 57)
- actor D.B. Woodside in 1969 (age 55)
- actor Jay R. Ferguson in 1974 (age 50)
- Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, in 1978 (age 46)
- actor Juan Pablo Di Pace in 1979 (age 45)
- actor Shantel VanSanten in 1985 (age 39)
- actor James Lafferty in 1985 (age 39)
- actor Michael Welch in 1987 (age 37)
- actor/musician Jaafar Jackson in 1996 (age 28)
- actor Brad Renfro in 1982
- actor Zawe Ashton in 1984 (age 40)
- actor Mason Cook in 2000 (age 24)
- actor Meg Donnelly in 2000 (age 24).

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