Those born on this day include:

- Jupiter Hammon, America's first published Black poet, in 1711
- Pope John Paul I in 1912
- writer Arthur Miller in 1915
- actor Rita Hayworth in 1918
- Football Hall of Fame member Don Coryell in 1924
- writer Jimmy Breslin in 1930
- astronaut William Anders in 1933
- daredevil Robert Evel Knievel in 1938
- musician Jim Seals (Seals &
- Crofts) in 1941
- musician Gary Puckett (Gary Puckett &
- the Union Gap/Ringo Starr &
- His All-Starr Band) in 1942 (age 82)
- Olympic gold medal-winning pole vaulter Bob Seagren in 1946 (age 78)
- actor Michael McKean in 1947 (age 77)
- actor Margot Kidder in 1948
- actor George Wendt in 1948 (age 76)
- astronaut Mae Jemison, the first Black woman in space, in 1956 (age 68)
- musician Alan Jackson in 1958 (age 66)
- comedian Norm Macdonald in 1959
- actor Grant Shaud in 1961 (age 63)
- animator/actor Mike Judge in 1962 (age 62)
- actor/writer Mark Gatiss in 1966 (age 58)
- musician René Dif (Aqua) in 1967 (age 57)
- musician Ziggy Marley in 1968 (age 56)
- Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els in 1969 (age 55)
- musician Wyclef Jean (Fugees/Soul Assassins) in 1969 (age 55)
- actor Wood Harris in 1969 (age 55)
- musician Chris Kirkpatrick (NSYNC) in 1971 (age 53)
- musician Eminem, born Marshall Mathers, in 1972 (age 52)
- actor Matthew Macfadyen in 1974 (age 50)
- MMA fighter Holly Holm in 1981 (age 43)
- actor Felicity Jones in 1983 (age 41)
- actor Max Irons in 1985 (age 39)
- actor Jacob Artist in 1992 (age 32).

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