Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius.
-- French philosopher Claude Helvetius in 1715
-- First lady Julia Grant in 1826
-- U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1880
-- Bessie Coleman, first female Black/Native American pilot in 1892-- Austrian singer Maria von Trapp in 1905
-- Louis Zamperini, American World War II prisoner of war and subject of the film Unbroken, in 1917
-- Author Philip Jose Farmer in 1918
-- Actor Paul Newman in 1925
-- Cartoonist/playwright/author Jules Feiffer in 1929 (age 95)
-- Sports personality Bob Uecker in 1934 (age 90)
-- Actor Scott Glenn in 1939 (age 85)
-- Film critic Gene Siskel in 1946
-- Actor David Strathairn in 1949 (age 75)
-- Singer Lucinda Williams in 1953 (age 71)
-- Musician Eddie Van Halen in 1955
-- Singer Anita Baker in 1958 (age 66)
-- Comedian Ellen DeGeneres in 1958 (age 66)
-- Hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky in 1961 (age 63)
-- Soccer coach Brendan Rodgers in 1973 (age 51)
-- Actor Colin O'Donoghue in 1981 (age 43)
-- Conductor Gustavo Dudamel in 1981 (age 43)
-- Wrestler Sasha Banks, born Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado, in 1992 (age 32)
-- Actor Joseph Quinn in 1994 (age 30)
