Those born on this date include:

- Writer O. Henry, born William Sydney Porter, in 1862
- writer D.H. Lawrence in 1885
- College Football Hall of Fame Coach Paul Bear Bryant in 1913
- former Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos in 1917
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach Tom Landry in 1924
- Russian cosmonaut Gherman Titov, the second man in space, in 1935
- American astronaut Robert Crippen in 1937 (age 87)
- filmmaker Brian De Palma in 1940 (age 84)
- actor/musician Lola Falana in 1942 (age 82)
- musician Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead) in 1943 (age 81)
- musician Leo Kottke (Ringo Starr &
- His All-Starr Band) in 1945 (age 79)
- actor Amy Madigan in 1950 (age 74)
- musician Tommy Shaw (Styx) in 1953 (age 71)
- musician Jon Moss (Culture Club) in 1957 (age 67)
- actor Scott Patterson in 1958 (age 66)
- actor John Hawkes in 1959 (age 65)
- actor Anne Ramsay in 1960 (age 64)
- actor Virginia Madsen in 1961 (age 63)
- actor Kristy McNichol in 1962 (age 62)
- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 1965 (age 59)
- musician Moby, born Richard Hall, in 1965 (age 59)
- actor/musician Harry Connick Jr. in 1967 (age 57)
- actor Taraji P. Henson in 1970 (age 54)
- actor Laura Wright in 1970 (age 54)
- musician Jonny Buckland (Coldplay) in 1977 (age 47)
- musician Ludacris, born Christopher Brian Bridges, in 1977 (age 47)
- musician Charles Kelley (Lady A) in 1981 (age 43)
- actor Tyler Hoechlin in 1987 (age 37)
- actor Elizabeth Henstridge in 1987 (age 37)
- actor Michael J. Willett in 1989 (age 35).

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