Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo.
-- British explorer Henry Hudson in 1575
-- Richard Gatling, inventor of the Gatling gun, in 1818
-- Newspaperman Charles Dudley Warner in 1829
-- Critic H.L. Mencken in 1880-- French entertainer Maurice Chevalier in 1888
-- Publisher Alfred A. Knopf in 1892
-- U.S. Olympic track star Jesse Owens in 1913
-- British actor Ian Holm in 1931
-- American country music singer George Jones in 1931
-- Circus animal trainer Gunther Gebel-Williams in 1934
-- Actor Linda Gray in 1940 (age 83)
-- Author Michael Ondaatje in 1943 (age 80)
-- Singer Barry White in 1944
-- Actor Joe Pantoliano in 1951 (age 72)
-- Actor Peter Scolari in 1955
-- Actor Rachel Ward in 1957 (age 66)
-- Composer Hans Zimmer in 1957 (66)
-- Actor Darren E. Burrows in 1966 (age 57)
-- Musician Ben Folds in 1966 (age 57)
-- Comedian Louis C.K. in 1967 (age 56)
-- Actor Paul Walker in 1973
-- Rapper 2 Chainz, born Tauheed Epps, in 1977 (age 46)
-- Singer Ruben Studdard in 1978 (age 45)
-- Actor Benjamin McKenzie in 1978 (age 45)
-- NBA All-Star Yao Ming in 1980 (age 43)
-- Singer/actor Jennifer Hudson in 1981 (age 42)
-- Singer/actor Emmy Rossum in 1986 (age 37)
-- Country singer Kelsea Ballerini in 1993 (age 30)
-- Singer RM, born Kim Nam-joon, in 1994 (age 29)
-- Actor Sydney Sweeney in 1997 (age 26)