Those born on this date include:

- Explorer Marco Polo in 1254
- writer James Fenimore Cooper in 1789
- William Howard Taft, 27th president of the United States, in 1857
- writer Agatha Christie in 1890
- filmmaker Jean Renoir in 1894
- comedian Nipsey Russell in 1918
- comedian Norm Crosby in 1927
- musician Julian Cannonball Adderley in 1928
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Gaylord Perry in 1938
- Football Hall of Fame member/actor Merlin Olsen in 1940
- Emmerson Mnangagwa, president of Zimbabwe, in 1942 (age 82)
- Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda, in 1944 (age 80)
- musician Jessye Norman in 1945
- filmmaker Oliver Stone in 1946 (age 78)
- actor Tommy Lee Jones in 1946 (age 78)
- musician Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) in 1960 (age 64)
- Football Hall of Fame member Dan Marino in 1961 (age 63)
- DJ Kay Gee, born Keir Gist, (Naughty by Nature) in 1969 (age 55)
- actor Josh Charles in 1971 (age 53)
- Queen Letizia of Spain in 1972 (age 52)
- comedian/actor Jimmy Carr in 1972 (age 52)
- actor Tom Hardy in 1977 (age 47)
- writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 1977 (age 47)
- musician Zach Filkins (OneRepublic) in 1978 (age 46)
- actor Dave Annable in 1979 (age 45)
- actor Amy Davidson in 1979 (age 45)
- comedian/actor Ben Schwartz in 1981 (age 43)
- Britain's Prince Harry in 1984 (age 40)
- actor Chelsea Kane in 1988 (age 36)
- actor Matt Shively in 1990 (age 34).

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