Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio.
-- Physicist Louis Daguerre in 1787
-- Journalist Dorothy Dix in 1861
-- Pollster George Gallup in 1901
-- Astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space, in 1923-- Writer Margaret Atwood in 1939 (age 85)
-- Actor Brenda Vaccaro in 1939 (age 85)
-- Actor Susan Sullivan in 1942 (age 82)
-- Writer Alan Dean Foster in 1946 (age 78)
-- Actor Jameson Parker in 1947 (age 77)
-- Football Hall of Fame member Jack Tatum in 1948
-- Actor Delroy Lindo in 1952 (age 72)
-- Writer Alan Moore in 1953 (age 71)
-- Actor Oscar Nunez in 1958 (age 66)
-- Actor Elizabeth Perkins in 1960 (age 64)
-- TV writer/producer Steven Moffat in 1961 (age 63)
-- Musician Kirk Hammett (Metallica) in 1962 (age 62)
-- Actor Tim Guinee in 1962 (age 62)
-- Musician Tim DeLaughter (Polyphonic Spree/Tripping Daisy) in 1965 (age 59)
-- Actor Romany Malco in 1968 (age 56)
-- Actor Owen Wilson in 1968 (age 56)
-- Actor Dan Bakkedahl in 1969 (age 55)
-- Musician/actor Duncan Sheik in 1969 (age 55)
-- TV news commentator Megyn Kelly in 1970 (age 54)
-- Actor/comedian Mike Epps in 1970 (age 54)
-- Actor Chloe Sevigny in 1974 (age 50)
-- Baseball Hall of Fame member David Ortiz in 1975 (age 49)
-- Musician Fabolous, born John David Jackson, in 1977 (age 47)
-- NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin in 1980 (age 44)
-- Actor/comedian/musician Mathew Baynton in 1980 (age 44)
-- Actor Nasim Pedrad in 1981 (age 43)
-- Actor Christina Vidal in 1981 (age 43)
-- Actor Damon Wayans Jr. in 1982 (age 42)
-- Musician TJ Osborne (Brothers Osborne) in 1984 (age 40)
-- Fashion designer Christian Siriano in 1985 (age 39)
-- Olympic runner Allyson Felix in 1985 (age 39)
-- Actor Jake Abel in 1987 (age 37)
-- Actor Nathan Kress in 1992 (age 32)
-- Actor Han So-hee, born Lee So-hee, in 1993 (age 31)