Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.
-- Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1707
-- Social reformer Sarah Margaret Fuller in 1810
-- U.S. Army Gen. Ambrose Burnside, who later was a U.S. senator and for whom sideburns were named, in 1824
-- Musician/actor Scatman Crothers in 1910-- Clarinetist/bandleader Artie Shaw in 1910
-- Abstract expressionist Franz Kline in 1910
-- Singer Rosemary Clooney in 1928
-- Actor Barbara Barrie in 1931 (age 92)
-- Actor Joan Collins in 1933 (age 90)
-- Tennis Hall of Fame member John Newcombe in 1944 (age 79)
-- Writer Mitch Albom in 1958 (age 65)
-- Actor Melissa McBride in 1965 (age 58)
-- Voice actor H. Jon Benjamin in 1966 (age 57)
-- Singer Maxwell, born Gerald Maxwell Rivera, in 1973 (age 50)
-- Singer Jewel Kilcher in 1974 (age 49)
-- Jeopardy! champion/host Ken Jennings in 1974 (age 49)
-- Actor Kelly Monaco in 1976 (age 47)
-- Actor Richard Ayoade in 1977 (age 46)
