Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo.

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They include:

-- British explorer Henry Hudson in 1575

-- Richard Gatling, inventor of the Gatling gun, in 1818

-- Newspaperman Charles Dudley Warner in 1829

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-- Critic H.L. Mencken in 1880

-- French entertainer Maurice Chevalier in 1888

-- Publisher Alfred A. Knopf in 1892

-- French Nobel chemistry prize laureate Irene Joliot-Curie in 1897


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-- 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

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-- Actor Linda Gray in 1940 (age 83)

-- Singer Maria Muldaur in 1942 (age 81)

-- Author Michael Ondaatje in 1943 (age 80)

-- Singer Barry White in 1944

-- Actor Joe Pantoliano in 1951 (age 72)

-- Actor Peter Scolari in 1955


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-- 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


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-- 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)


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-- 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)