American actress Amy Adams has starred in the popular films Julie & Julia, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Enchanted and Junebug, among many others.
1974-
Actress Joan Allen is a founding member of Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company. She has also made several critically acclaimed film appearances.
1956-
Connie Chung is known as the first Asian and the second woman to anchor one of America’s major network news programs. She has worked at CBS, ABC, NBC and CNN.
1946-
1946-
Controversial musician Fred Durst came to fame in the mid-1990s as the front man for the "nu metal" band Limp Bizkit.
1970-
Actor Andrew Garfield has appeared in such films as The Social Network and The Amazing Spider-Man.
1983-
Benjamin Harrison is best known as the 23rd president of the United States. He was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison.
1833-1901
Issac Hayes was an American musician. His hit song "Soul Man" and the musical score for the 1971 film Shaft are legendary contributions to modern music.
1942-2008
1931-
Cuban Mijain Lopez won a gold medal for wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he served as Cuba's opening-ceremony flagbearer.
1982-
Demi Lovato is a singer and actress who stars on Disney Channel's original series Sonny with a Chance.
1992-
Horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft wrote short stories, novels and novellas, including "The Call of Cthulhu" and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
1890-1937
Slobodan Milosevic was a politician best known as the Serbian and Yugoslavian president in the late 1980s through the '90s. After losing power in 2000, he was charged for crimes against humanity.
1941-2006
Mohamed Morsi was elected as president of Egypt in June 2012. He is the successor to Hosni Mubarak, and is Egypt's first democratically elected president.
1951-
Bernardo O'Higgins is best known for being the leader of Chilean independence from Spain and its first leader.
1778-1842
Politician Ron Paul has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas multiple times. His politics are a mix of Republican and Libertarian views.
1935-
Robert Plant is a British rock singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin.
1948-
1901-1968
Al Roker is a television personality, a weatherman for NBC's Today show, and a nine-time Emmy winner.
1954-
David O. Russell is an Oscar-nominated director, writer and producer known for films like Three Kings, The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook.
1958-
Roger W. Sperry was a 20th century scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking research on brain hemispheres.
1913-1994
1905-1964