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 * 1 – E. M. Forster (1879–1970), English novelist and short story writer
 * 1 – James Hormel (1933–2021), American philanthropist, LGBT activist & former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
 * 1 – Joe Orton (1933–1967), English playwright
 * 1 – Martine Rothblatt (1954–), American lawyer, author, entrepreneur, business executive, & CEO of United Therapeutics
 * 2 – William Haines (1900–1973), American film actor and interior designer
 * 2 – M. Carey Thomas (1857–1935), American educator, linguist and women's suffragist
 * 4 – Dot-Marie Jones (1964–), American actress and arm wrestler
 * 4 – Michael Stipe (1960–), American singer
 * 4 – Gianni Vattimo (1936–), Italian philosopher, politician, and Member of European Parliament
 * 6 – Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French writer, philosopher and activist
 * 6 – Kate McKinnon (1984–), American actress and comedian
 * 6 – Nancy Ruth (1942–), Canadian Senator
 * 6 – Gábor Szetey (1968–), Hungarian politician and former Secretary of State
 * 7 – Christian Louboutin (1963–), French footwear designer
 * 7 – Chester Kallman (1921–1975), American poet, librettist, and translator
 * 7 – Michael Sam (1990–), American football player, first publicly gay player drafted by the NFL
 * 8 – Jack Andraka (1997–), American inventor, scientist, and cancer researcher
 * 8 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864–1892), English royalty
 * 8 – Winnaretta Singer (1865–1943), American heiress
 * 10 – Sal Mineo (1939–1976), American actor
 * 11 – Eva Le Gallienne (1899–1991), English actress, producer and director
 * 12 – Edith Cooper (1862–1913), English poet
 * 12 – Patsy Kelly (1910–1981), American actress
 * 12 – Kieron Richardson (1986–), English actor
 * 13 – Charles Nelson Reilly (1931–2007), American actor, comedian, and director
 * 13 – Charlotte Charke (1713–1760), English actress, playwright, novelist and transvestite
 * 13 – Edmund White (1940–), American author
 * 13 – Nate Silver (1978–), American statistician, journalist, and writer
 * 14 – Cecil Beaton (1904–1980), English fashion and portrait photographer
 * 14 – Holland Taylor (1943–), American actress
 * 14 – Alice Nkom (1945–), Cameroonian lawyer and LGBT advocate
 * 18 – Cary Grant (1904–1986), English actor
 * 18 – Mike Michaud (1955–), American Democratic congressman (Maine)
 * 18 – Seamus O'Regan (1971–), Canadian broadcast journalist and politician
 * 18 – Maulik Pancholy (1974–), American actor
 * 19 – Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), American novelist and short-story writer
 * 19 – Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American rock singer-songwriter
 * 19 – Jakub Jankto (1996–), Czech professional footballer
 * 21 – Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer
 * 21 – Christian Dior (1905–1957), French fashion designer
 * 21 – Janis Sidovský (1968–), Czech producer
 * 22 – Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626), English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist, and author
 * 22 – Lord Byron (1788–1824), British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism
 * 22 – Elaine Noble (1944–), American politician and LGBT activist
 * 22 – Ondrej Nepela (1951–1989), Slovak figure skater, 1972 Olympic champion
 * 23 – Luisa, Marquise Casati Stampa di Soncino (1881–1957), Italian aristocrat, muse and patron of the arts
 * 24 – Hadrian (76–138), Roman emperor
 * 24 – Frederick the Great (1712-1786), Prussian king, military leader, and composer
 * 25 – Aya Kamikawa (1968–), Japanese politician and writer, first openly transgender politician in Japan
 * 25 – W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), English playwright, novelist, and short story writer
 * 25 – Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), English writer
 * 26 – Ellen DeGeneres (1958–), American actress and stand-up comedian
 * 27 – Eric Radford (1985–), Canadian pairs figure skater, 2015 World Champion
 * 28 – Colette (1873–1954), French novelist
 * 28 – Marnie McBean (1968–), Canadian rower, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist
 * 29 – Gia Carangi (1960–1986), American model
 * 29 – Sara Gilbert (1975–), American actress and talk show co-host
 * 29 – Greg Louganis (1960–), American Olympic diver and author
 * 30 – Howard Sturgis (1855–1920), English writer
 * 30 – Stewart McKinney (1931–1987), American politician, Republican congressman (Connecticut) (1971–1987)
 * 30 – Claudia Brind-Woody (1955–), American business executive, IBM
 * 31 – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt (1863–1922), British politician
 * 31 – Tallulah Bankhead (1902–1968), American actress
 * 31 – Patricia Velásquez (1971–), Venezuelan actress and model
 * 31 – Portia de Rossi (1973–), Australian actress
 * 31 – Czeslaw Walek (1975–), Czech lawyer and LGBT activist