Those born on this date include:

- Astronomer/scientist Anders Celsius in 1701
- TV personality Buffalo Bob Smith in 1917
- writer Gail Sheehy in 1937
- actor/martial arts star Bruce Lee in 1940
- musician Eddie Rabbitt in 1941
- Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Henry Carr in 1941
- musician Jimi Hendrix in 1942
- actor James Avery in 1945
- Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, president of Djibouti, in 1947 (age 77)
- filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow in 1951 (age 73)
- actor Curtis Armstrong in 1953 (age 71)
- Bill Nye The Science Guy in 1955 (age 69)
- actor William Fichtner in 1956 (age 68)
- Caroline Kennedy, ambassador/daughter of President John F. Kennedy, in 1957 (age 67)
- musician Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds) in 1959 (age 65)
- actor Michael Rispoli in 1960 (age 64)
- musician Charlie Benante (Anthrax) in 1962 (age 62)
- musician Mike Bordin (Faith No More/Korn/Black Sabbath) in 1962 (age 62)
- actor/filmmaker Fisher Stevens in 1963 (age 61)
- actor Robin Givens in 1964 (age 60)
- actor Michael Vartan in 1968 (age 56)
- actor Elizabeth Marvel in 1969 (age 55)
- actor/TV personality Jaleel White in 1976 (age 48)
- actor Alison Pill in 1985 (age 39)
- actor Lashana Lynch in 1987 (age 37)
- musician Chanyeol (EXO) in 1992 (age 32)
- actor Aubrey Peeples in 1993 (age 31)
- actor Zoe Colletti in 2001 (age 23).

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