Quvenzhane Wallis, born Aug. 28, 2003, is an American actress and is best known for her leading role as Hushpuppy in the critically acclaimed film “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” for which she became the youngest actress ever to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Cécile Kyenge, born Aug. 28, 1964, is a Congolese-born Italian politician and ophthalmologist. She is the Minister for Integration in the current Italian government.
Mae C. Jemison, born Oct. 17, 1956, is an American physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on Sept. 12, 1992.
Ziggy Marley, born Oct. 17, 1968, is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. He is the oldest son of reggae legend Bob Marley.
