1844 – Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (Windhover), born in Stratford, London (d. 1889)
1874 – Ernst Cassirer, German philosopher and educator (Essay on Man), born in Silesia, Prussia (d. 1945)
1900 – Catherine Dale Owen, American actress (Behind Office Doors), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1965)
1940 – Phil Proctor, American comedian (Firesign Theater), born in Goshen, Indiana
1947 – Miguelina Cobian, Cuban 4x100m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Santiago de Cuba
1958 – Michael Hitchcock, American actor (Best in Show) and television producer (Glee), born in Defiance, Ohio
1963 – Patrizia Pellegrino, Italian actress and TV personality (Italy’s Miss Teenager 1980), born in Naples, Italy
1969 – Garth Snow, American hockey goalie (Olympics 1994, Flyers), born in Wrentham Massachusetts
1972 – Yeom Jeong-ah, South Korean actress (A Tale of Two Sisters), born in Seoul
1993 – Hannah Lochner, Canadian actress, born in Ontario
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Famous Birthdays for 27th July 2021
1853 – Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (The Blind Musician), born in Zhitomir, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1921)
1880 – Jack Doscher, American baseball pitcher (1st son of a major leaguer to play MLB), born in Troy, New York (d. 1971)
1913 – Mary Green, headmistress (Kidbrooke School), born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire (d. 2004)
1932 – Robert Cowan, CEO (Highlands and Islands Enterprises), born in Edinburgh (d.1993)
1933 – Roger Harris, New Zealand cricketer (NZ opening batsman vs England 1959), born in Otahuhu, Auckland
1933 – Nick Reynolds, American folk musician (The Kingston Trio), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008)
1937 – Don Galloway, American actor (Arrest and Trial, Ironside), born in Augusta, Kentucky (d. 2009)
1938 – Isabelle Aubret [Thérèse Coquerelle], French singer (Un premier amour), born in Lille, France
1954 – G. S. Bali, Indian politician, born in Kangra, India
1980 – Jessi Combs, American auto racer, television personality (women’s land speed class record [4 wheels] 2013, 16), born in Rockerville, South Dakota (d. 2019)
Famous Birthdays for 26th July 2021
1782 – John Field, Irish pianist and composer (Nocturnes), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1837)
1865 – Philipp Scheidemann, German politcian (SPD) and Mayor of Kassel, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1939)
1922 – Jason Robards, American actor (A Thousand Clowns, Any Wednesday), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
1924 – John Kilgour, British physician and director of prison medical services (Home Office), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 2008)
1943 – Peter Hyams, American film director (2010, Capricorn 1, Relic, Timecop), born in NYC, New York
1951 – William S. McArthur Jr., American astronaut (STS 58, 74, sk: 92), born in Laurinburg, North Carolina
1956 – Tommy Rich, American professional wrestler, born in Hendersonville, Tennessee
1977 – Emma Barton, English actress (Eastenders), born in Portsmouth, England
1980 – Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41), born in Ajax, Ontario
1993 – Taylor Momsen, American singer and actress (Gossip Girl), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Famous Birthdays for 25th July 2021
1639 – Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), born in Northill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1713)
1761 – Charlotte von Kalb, German writer, born in Saal an der Saale, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1843)
1816 – Christian Bernhard Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition), born in Unterkaka, Meineweh, Germany (d. 1895)
1857 – Frank Sprague, American inventor who installed the first U.S. electric trolley system in Richmond, Virgina, born in Milford, Connecticut (d. 1934)
1908 – Joseph Mitchell, American writer (Joe Gould’s Secret), born in Fairmont, North Carolina (d. 1996)
1941 – Nate Thurmond, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (7-time NBA All Star), born in Akron, Ohio (d.2016)
1958 – Thurston Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (Sonic Youth – “100%”), born in Coral Gables, Florida
1962 – Doug Drabek, American MLB pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1990), born in Victoria, Texas
1969 – Jon Barry, American NBA guard (LA Lakers, Golden State Warriors), born in Oakland, California
1981 – Conor Casey, American soccer player (Colorado Rapids), born in Dover, New Hampshire
Famous Birthdays for 24th July 2021
1857 – Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917), born in Fredericia, Denmark (d. 1943)
1862 – Johan A de Sleeve [Adwaita], philosopher and poet (Brahman)
1867 – Edward Frederic Benson, English novelist, born in Wellington College, Berkshire, England (d. 1940)
1886 – Junichiro Tanizaki, Japanese writer (Snow Dusting), born in Nihonbashi, Tokyo (d. 1965)
1918 – Ruggiero Ricci, American composer and violinist (Paganini), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2012)
1943 – Henk Vos, chemical analyst/Dutch politician (PvdA) 2nd Chamber
1947 – Peter Serkin, American pianist (Tashi), born in NYC, New York (d. 2020)
1968 – Laura Leighton [Miller], American actress (Melrose Place, Pretty Little Liars), born in Iowa City, Iowa
1968 – Mark Gunn, NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
1977 – Danny Dyer, English actor and television presenter
Famous Birthdays for 23rd July 2021
645 – Yazid I [Yazīd ibn Mu‘āwiya Lanatullah], second Umayyad caliph (680–683) (d. 683)
1735 – Johannes Herbst, German composer, born in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1812)
1777 – Philipp Otto Runge, German Romantic painter, born in Wolgast, West Pomerania (d. 1810)
1824 – Gabriel C. Wharton, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Culpeper County, Virginia (d. 1906)
1828 – Jonathan Hutchinson, English surgeon and scientist, born in Selby, Yorkshire, England (d. 1913)
1905 – Erich Itor Kahn, German composer of Jewish descent, born in Rimbach, Odenwald (d. 1956)
1935 – Hein Heinsen, Danish artist, born in Grindsted, Denmark
1940 – Gary Stites, American rock vocalist (Lonely For You), born in Denver, Colorado
1950 – Blair Thornton, Canadian rock guitarist (Bachman-Turner-Overdrive), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1952 – Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer (one Test Aust v India 1977, scored 13 and 2), born in Brunswick, Australia (d. 2008)
Famous Birthdays for 22nd July 2021
1535 – Katarina Stenbock, wife of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1621)
1822 – Hamilton Prioleau Bee, Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1897)
1916 – Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949)
1916 – Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984)
1923 – The Fabulous Moolah [Mary Lillian Ellison], American pro wrestler (World Champion 1956-83), born in Kershaw County, South Carolina (d. 2007)
1923 – Mukesh [Mathur], Indian “playback singer” for Bollywood films, born in Delhi, British India (d. 1976)
1933 – Bertice Reading, American stage and screen actress and singer (The Jazz Train; Requiem For A Nun; Moon In The Gutter), born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
1940 – Alex Trebek, Canadian-American TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy), born in Sudbury, Ontario (d. 2020)
1941 – Susie Berning, American golfer (US Women’s Open 1968, 72-73, Western Open 1965), born in Pasadena, California
1973 – Ronald Ray Howard, American murderer (d. 2005)
Famous Birthdays for 21st July 2021
1664 – Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, born in London (d. 1721)
1816 – Paul Julius Baron von Reuter, German-born founder of Reuters news service, born in Kassel (d. 1899)
1857 – A S C Wallis [Adele SC von Antal-Opzoomer], Dutch writer
1929 – Bob Orton, American wrestler (d. 2006)
1930 – Gene Littler, American golfer (1961 US Open, 29 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California (d. 2019)
1957 – Stefan Lofven, Swedish politician, Prime Minister (2014-18), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1964 – Susan Swift, actress (Chisholms), born in Houston, Texas
1972 – Dennis Krijgsman, Dutch soccer player and manager (Sparta/Vitesse), born in Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
1977 – Paul Casey, English golfer (Ryder Cup wins 2004, 06, 18; 3 PGA Tour titles, 13 European Tour titles; PGA C’ship 2020 runner-up), born in Cheltenham, England
1981 – Paloma Faith, English singer, songwriter and actress, born in Hackney, London, England
Famous Birthdays for 20th July 2021
1304 – Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), born in Arezzo, Tuscany (d. 1374)
1873 – Witold Maliszewski, Polish composer (founder and first director of Odessa Conservatory), born in Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1939)
1914 – William John Phillips, British actor (Nothing but a Man, Z-Cars), born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (d. 1995)
1924 – Lola Albright, American singer and actress (Delta Country, Kid Galahad, A Cold Wind in August), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2017)
1928 – Pavel Kohout, Czech and Austrian writer (Poor Murderer) and dissident, born in Prague
1932 – Nam June Paik, Korean video artist (Medium is the Medium; hommage à john cage), born in Seoul, Korea (d. 2006)
1947 – James Harris, Amnerican NFL quarterback (Buffalo, LA, San Diego), born in Monroe, Louisiana
1957 – Merlina DeFranco, Canadian pop singer (The DeFranco Family – “Heartbeat, It’s A Lovebeat”), born in Port Colborne, Ontario
1968 – Chris Kennedy, actor (Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure)
1980 – Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian model
Famous Birthdays for 19th July 2021
1797 – Johann Gottlieb Schneider, German composer, born in Neugersdorf, Germany (d. 1856)
1822 – Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and granddaughter of George III, born in Palace of Montbrillant, Hanover (d. 1916)
1838 – Joel Asaph Allen, American zoologist (Allen’s rule) and first curator of birds and mammals at the American Museum of Natural History, born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1921)
1863 – Hermann Bahr, Austrian writer (Concert), born in Linz, Austria (d. 1934)
1895 – Xu Beihong, Chinese painter, born in Yixing, China (d. 1953)
1900 – Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist and writer (d. 1990)
1948 – Keith Godchaux, American pianist (Grateful Dead), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1979)
1950 – Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian Minister of Finance, born in Oslo, Norway
1972 – Naohito Fujiki, Japanese actor and singer
1974 – Rey Bucanero, Mexican professional wrestler