Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.
-- Artist John Singleton Copley in 1738
-- Writer/social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1860
-- Writer Franz Kafka in 1883
-- Writer Tom Stoppard in 1937 (age 87)-- Musician Fontella Bass in 1940
-- Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred in 1941 (age 83)
-- Humorist Dave Barry in 1947 (age 77)
-- Actor Betty Buckley in 1947 (age 77)
-- Overthrown Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier in 1951
-- Musician Laura Branigan in 1952
-- Actor Bruce Altman in 1955 (age 59)
-- Musician Vince Clarke (Erasure) in 1960 (age 64)
-- Actor Tom Cruise in 1962 (age 62)
-- Actor Thomas Gibson in 1962 (age 62)
-- Actor Yeardley Smith in 1964 (age 60)
-- Actor Connie Nielsen in 1965 (age 59)
-- Celebrity chef Sandra Lee in 1966 (age 58)
-- Musician Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies) in 1969 (age 55)
-- Actor Shawnee Smith in 1969 (age 55)
-- Actor/musician Audra McDonald in 1970 (age 54)
-- Actor Benedict Wong in 1971 (age 53)
-- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 1971 (age 53)
-- Actor Patrick Wilson in 1973 (age 51)
-- Actor Andrea Barber in 1976 (age 48)
-- Actor Olivia Munn in 1980 (age 44)
-- Champion Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel in 1987 (age 37)
-- Musician Elle King, born Tanner Elle Schneider, in 1989 (age 34)