Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.
They include:
-- Scottish engineer James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, in 1736
-- Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in 1807
-- American short story writer/poet Edgar Allan Poe in 1809
-- French post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne in 1839
-- Ebony magazine founder John H. Johnson in 1918
-- Former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar in 1920
-- Author Patricia Highsmith in 1921
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-- Actor Jean Stapleton in 1923
-- Actor Tippi Hedren in 1930 (age 93)
-- Television newscaster Robert MacNeil in 1931 (age 92)
-- Singer Phil Everly in 1939
-- British stage singer/actor Michael Crawford in 1942 (age 81)
-- Singer Janis Joplin in 1943
-- Actor Shelley Fabares in 1944 (age 79)
-- Singer Dolly Parton in 1946 (age 77)
-- Chef Paula Deen in 1947 (age 76)
-- Singer/actor Desi Arnaz Jr. in 1953 (age 70)
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-- Artist Cindy Sherman in 1954 (age 69)
-- Actor Katey Sagal in 1954 (age 69)
-- Comedian Paul Rodriguez in 1955 (68)
-- Painter Thomas Kinkade in 1958
-- Author Edwidge Danticat in 1969 (age 54)
-- Actor Shawn Wayans in 1971 (age 52)
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-- Comedian Frank Caliendo in 1974 (age 49)
-- Actor Jodie Sweetin in 1982 (age 41)
-- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in 1982 (age 41)
-- Filmmaker Damien Chazelle in 1985 (age 38)
-- U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson in 1992 (age 31)
-- Rapper Mac Miller, born Malcolm James McCormick, in 1992
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-- Actor Logan Lerman in 1992 (age 31)
-- Model Natalia Bryant in 2003 (age 20)