Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.
-- U.S. Army Gen. Winfield Scott in 1786
-- Irish poet/dramatist William Butler Yeats in 1865
-- British actor Basil Rathbone in 1892
-- British author Dorothy L. Sayers in 1893-- Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi, winner of nine Olympic gold medals, in 1897
-- Mexican composer Carlos Chavez in 1899
-- Tennis Hall of Fame member Don Budge in 1915
-- Nobel economics laureate John Forbes Nash in 1928
-- Moroccan-born artist Jeanne-Claude in 1935
-- Bulgarian-born artist Christo, born Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, in 1935
-- Actor Malcolm McDowell in 1943 (age 80)
-- Actor Stellan Skarsgard in 1951 (age 72)
-- Actor Richard Thomas in 1951 (age 72)
-- Comedian Tim Allen in 1953 (age 70)
-- Actor Ally Sheedy in 1962 (age 61)
-- Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 1963 (age 60)
-- Singer Rivers Cuomo in 1970 (age 53)
-- TV personality Steve-O, born Stephen Glover, in 1974 (age 49)
-- Actor Chris Evans in 1981 (age 42)
-- Actor/fashion designer Ashley Olsen in 1986 (age 37)
-- Actor/fashion designer Mary-Kate Olsen in 1986 (age 37)
-- Actor Kat Dennings in 1986 (age 37)
-- Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson in 1990 (age 33)
-- Singer Jessie Reyez in 1991 (age 32)