Those born on this date include:

- Poet A. E. Housman in 1859
- poet Robert Frost in 1874
- fashion designer Guccio Gucci in 1881
- mythologist/writer Joseph Campbell in 1904
- playwright Tennessee Williams in 1911
- U.S. Army Gen. William Westmoreland in 1914
- French composer/conductor Pierre Boulez in 1925
- former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in 1930
- actor Leonard Nimoy in 1931
- actor Alan Arkin in 1934
- actor James Caan in 1940
- U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., former speaker of the House, in 1940 (age 84)
- author Erica Jong in 1942 (age 82)
- author/journalist Bob Woodward in 1943 (age 81)
- singer Diana Ross in 1944 (age 80)
- musician Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) in 1948 (age 76)
- actor Vicki Lawrence in 1949 (age 75)
- actor Martin Short in 1950 (age 74)
- TV personality Leeza Gibbons in 1957 (age 67)
- actor Jennifer Grey in 1960 (age 64)
- actor Eric Allan Kramer in 1962 (age 62)
- actor Michael Imperioli in 1966 (age 58)
- musician James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) in 1968 (age 56)
- country singer Kenny Chesney in 1968 (age 56)
- filmmaker Francis Lawrence in 1971 (age 53)
- actor Leslie Mann in 1972 (age 52)
- actor T.R. Knight in 1973 (age 51)
- actor Amy Smart in 1976 (age 48)
- TV journalist Margaret Brennan in 1980 (age 44)
- actor Jonathan Groff in 1985 (age 39)
- actor Keira Knightley in 1985 (age 39).

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