Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

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They include:

-- Pope Urban VII in 1521

-- English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1792

-- Fashion designer Louis Vuitton in 1821

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-- Queen Elizabeth, mother of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in 1900

-- Legendary jazz musician Louis Armstrong in 1901

-- Swedish architect Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving 100,000 Jews from the Nazis during World War II, in 1912

-- Longtime White House reporter Helen Thomas in 1920


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-- Actor Richard Belzer in 1944

-- Football Hall of Fame member John Riggins in 1949 (age 74)

-- Author Sapphire, born Ramona Lofton, in 1950 (age 73)

-- Actor Billy Bob Thornton in 1955 (age 68)

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-- Actor/voice actor Lauren Tom in 1961 (age 62)

-- Former U.S. President Barack Obama in 1961 (age 62)

-- Actor Daniel Dae Kim in 1968 (age 55)

-- Race car driver Jeff Gordon in 1971 (age 52)

-- Dancer Kym Johnson in 1976 (age 47)

-- Meghan Markle, duchess of Sussex, in 1981 (age 42)


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-- Actor/filmmaker Greta Gerwig in 1983 (age 40)

-- Actor Dylan Sprouse in 1992 (age 31)

-- Actor Cole Sprouse in 1992 (age 31)