Those born on this date include:

- Scientist Henry Cavendish in 1731
- musician Giuseppe Verdi in 1813
- artist Alberto Giacometti in 1901
- musician Thelonious Monk in 1917
- filmmaker Ed Wood in 1924
- actor Peter Coyote in 1941 (age 83)
- musician John Prine in 1946
- actor/musician/dancer Ben Vereen in 1946 (age 78)
- actor Charles Dance in 1946 (age 78)
- actor Jessica Harper in 1949 (age 75)
- writer Nora Roberts in 1950
- musician David Lee Roth (Van Halen) in 1954 (age 70)
- musician Tanya Tucker in 1958 (age 66)
- actor Bradley Whitford in 1959 (age 65)
- comedian/actor Julia Sweeney in 1959 (age 65)
- musician Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) in 1961 (age 63)
- slain journalist Daniel Pearl in 1963
- musician Jim Glennie (James) in 1963 (age 61)
- actor Bai Ling in 1966 (age 58)
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 1967 (age 57)
- musician Mike Malinin (Goo Goo Dolls) in 1967 (age 57)
- football legend Brett Favre in 1969 (age 55)
- actor Wendi McLendon-Covey in 1969 (age 55)
- actor Andrea Navedo in 1969 (age 55)
- actor/TV personality Mario Lopez in 1973 (age 51)
- race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 1974 (age 50)
- musician Mya Harrison in 1979 (age 45)
- actor Dan Stevens in 1982 (age 42)
- actor Rose McIver in 1988 (age 36).

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