Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.
-- Artist John Singleton Copley in 1738
-- American writer/social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1860
-- Czech novelist Franz Kafka in 1883
-- English playwright Tom Stoppard in 1937 (age 86)-- Singer Fontella Bass in 1940
-- Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred in 1941 (age 82)
-- Actor Betty Buckley in 1947 (age 76)
-- Overthrown Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier in 1951
-- Talk show host Montel Williams in 1956 (age 67)
-- Pop singer Laura Branigan in 1952
-- Actor Tom Cruise in 1962 (age 61)
-- Actor Yeardley Smith in 1964 (age 59)
-- Celebrity chef Sandra Lee in 1966 (age 57)
-- Actor/singer Audra McDonald in 1970 (age 53)
-- Former hockey player Teemu Selanne in 1970 (age 53)
-- Actor Benedict Wong in 1971 (age 52)
-- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 1971 (age 52)
-- Actor Patrick Wilson in 1973 (age 50)
-- Actor Andrea Barber in 1976 (age 47)
-- Actor Olivia Munn in 1980 (age 43)
-- Champion Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel in 1987 (age 36)
-- Singer Elle King, born Tanner Elle Schneider, in 1989 (age 33)