Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.
-- French novelist Guy de Maupassant in 1850
-- Joseph Merrick, subject of The Elephant Man, in 1889
-- Film director John Huston in 1906
-- U.S. Gen. Hazel Johnson in 1927-- Astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1930
-- Hockey Hall of Fame member Herb Brooks in 1937
-- Actor Maureen McCormick in 1956 (age 67)
-- Singer Pete Burns in 1959
-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Patrick Ewing in 1962 (age 61)
-- Actor Jonathan Silverman in 1966 (age 57)
-- Director James Gunn in 1966 (age 57)
-- Actor Jesse Williams in 1981 (age 42)
-- Rapper Travie McCoy in 1981 (age 42)
-- Olympic runner/bobsledder Lolo Jones in 1982 (age 41)
-- Actor Adam Irigoyen in 1997 (age 26)
-- Actor Olivia Holt in 1997 (age 26)
-- Actor Albert Tsai in 2004 (age 19)