1857 – Thorstein Veblen, American economist (Theory of the Leisure Class-1899), born in Cato, Wisconsin (d. 1929)
1882 – Holmes Herbert, British actor (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Kiss), born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1956)
1936 – Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, daughter of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, born in Cannes, France (d. 2020)
1938 – Hervé de Charette, French politician, born in Paris, France
1940 – Pat Schroeder, American politician (Rep-D-Colorado, 1973-97), and feminist, born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2023)
1949 – Joyce Jones, American soul singer (First Choice), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1958 – Daley Thompson, British athlete (Olympic gold decathlon 1980, 84), born in London, England
1973 – Markus Naslund, Swedish NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
1980 – Sara Anzanello, Italian volleyball player, born in San Donà di Piave, Italy
1999 – Tom Pidcock, English cyclist (Olympic gold mountain bike cross country 2020, 24; Cyclo-cross World C’ship gold 2022), born in Leeds, England
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Famous Birthdays for 29th July 2025
1866 – George Morrison, American entrepreneur (owner of Mammoth Caves), born at the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania (d. 1937)
1870 – George Dixon, Canadian boxer (World Bantamweight title, 1892; World Featherweight champion, 1891-97 and 1898-1901; 1st Black athlete to win a World C’ship in any sport), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (d. 1908)
1872 – Eric Alfred Knudsen, American Hawaiian folklorist, born in Waiawa, Hawaii (d. 1957)
1884 – Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright and journalist, born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1955)
1915 – Francis Sargent, American politician (64th Governor of Massachusetts 1969-75), born in Hamilton, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
1921 – Aled Eames, Welsh maritime historian, born in Llandudno (d. 1996)
1928 – Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong-Chinese business magnate and entrepreneur (CK Holdings), born in Chao’an, Guangdong, China
1933 – “Captain” Lou Albano, American professional wrestler, 1953-69, wrestler manager (1969-95), and actor (Cyndi Lauper music videos; Super Mario Brothers), born in Rome, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2009)
1966 – Sally Gunnell, British 400m hurdler, (Olympic gold 1992), born in Chigwell, England
1983 – Ashley McBryde, American country music singer-songwriter (“Girl Goin’ Nowhere”; “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega”), born in Waldron, Arkansas
Famous Birthdays for 28th July 2025
1609 – Judith Leyster, Dutch Golden Age painter, baptized in Haarlem, Dutch Republic (d. 1660)
1896 – Barbara La Marr [Reatha Watson], American vaudeville and silent film actress (The White Moth), and screenwriter, born in Yakima, Washington (d. 1926)
1902 – Kenneth F. Fearing, American poet (Dead Reckoning), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 1961)
1932 – Natalie Babbitt, American children’s writer (Tuck Everlasting), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2016)
1934 – Norman D. Shumway, American politician (Rep-R-California, 1979-91), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2022)
1938 – George Cummings, American rock guitarist (Dr. Hook and Medicine Show, 1968-75 – “Cover of the Rolling Stone”), songwriter, and record producer, born in Meridian, Mississippi
1947 – Barbara Ferrell, American runnerr (Olympic gold 1968), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1960 – Yōichi Takahashi, Japanese manga artist “Captain Tsubasa” and “Hungry Heart Wild Striker”, born in Katsushika, Japan
1967 – Alex Galtcheniouk, American hockey forward (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1969 – Garth Snow, American ice hockey goaltender (Quebec Nordiques, Philadelphia Flyers, NY Islanders) and executive (GM NY Islanders 2006-18), born in Wrentham Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 27th July 2025
1625 – Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, English soldier, admiral and patron to Samuel Pepys, born in Barnwell (d. 1672)
1886 – Ernst May, German architect and city planner (New Frankfurt), born in Frankfurt am Main (d. 1970)
1890 – Judith Lowry, American actress (The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds), born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma (d. 1976)
1908 – Hugh Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts (Labour), born in Enfield, Middlesex (d. 2004)
1913 – George L. Street III, American Navy Submariner and Medal of Honor recipient, born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2000)
1919 – Per Hjort Albertsen, Norwegian organist, composer, and educator, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 2015)
1929 – Harvey Fuqua, American RandB singer-songwriter (The Moonglows – “Sincerely”), producer (Marvin Gaye), and record label executive (Motown), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2010)
1937 – Anna Dawson, British comedienne (Violet-Keeping Up Appearances), born in Bolton, Lancashire
1963 – Karrin Allyson, American jazz singer (Wild for You), born in Great Bend, Kansas
1968 – Christina Singer, German tennis star (1991 Futures GBR), born in Goppingen, Germany
Famous Birthdays for 26th July 2025
1727 – Horatio Gates, British-American soldier (general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War), born in Maldon, England (d. 1806)
1739 – George Clinton, American revolutionary war soldier and politician (US Vice-President, 1805-12; Governor of New York, 1777-95 and 1801-04), born in Little Britain, New York (d. 1812)
1885 – Andre Maurois [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac), born in Elbeuf, France (d. 1967)
1899 – Carel C. van Essen, Dutch archaeologist (Italian and Roman art), born in Amsterdam (d. 1963)
1921 – Jean Shepherd, American storyteller, radio personality (WOR-NYC, 1955-77), and writer (A Christmas Story; In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
1924 – Elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter and anti-apartheid activist, born in Phokoane, Sekhukhuneland, Northern Transvaal (d. 1994)
1928 – Elliott Erwitt [Elio Romano], French-American photographer (Gimme Shelter), and documentarian, born in Paris, France (d. 2023)
1959 – Kevin Spacey, American actor (American Beauty, House of Cards), born in South Orange, New Jersey
1968 – Mike Mohler, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A’s), born in Dayton, Ohio
1985 – Gaël Clichy, French footballer (İstanbul Başakşehir), born in Toulouse, France
Famous Birthdays for 25th July 2025
1683 – Pieter Langendijk, Dutch painter, etcher and playwright (Wiskunstenaars), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1756)
1750 – Henry Knox, American general (Continental Army and later the United States Army) and 1st US Secretary of War (1785-94), born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay (d. 1806)
1824 – Richard James Oglesby, American politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Oldham County, Kentucky (d. 1899)
1927 – Sadiq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani politician (Governor of Punjab, 1973-75; Chief Minister of Punjab, 1975-77), born in Shimla, East Punjab British India (d. 2000)
1941 – Manuel “Manny” Charlton, Spanish hard rock guitarist (Nazareth – “Love Hurts”), born in La Línea, Andalusia, Spain
1957 – Daniel W. Bursch, NASA astronaut (STS 51, 68, 77), born in Bristol, Pennsylvania
1961 – Bobbie Eakes, American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful), born in Warner Robins, Georgia
1967 – Ed Sprague Jr., American baseball infielder (World Series 1992, 93 Toronto Blue Jays; MLB All Star 1999), born in Castro Valley, California
1974 – Gareth Thomas, Welsh ruby player, born in Sarn, Wales
1988 – Anthony Stokes, Irish soccer striker (9 caps Republic of Ireland; Celtic FC), born in Dublin, Ireland
Famous Birthdays for 24th July 2025
1884 – Abraham Rutgers, Dutch governor (Suriname, 1928-33), born in Amsterdam (d. 1966)
1914 – Kenneth Bancroft Clark, American civil rights activist (Dark Ghetto) and first black president of the American Psychological Association, born in Panama Canal Zone (d. 2005)
1914 – Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian-American FDA Director (stopped thalidomide use in the US), born in Cobble Hill, British Columbia (d. 2015)
1921 – Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian operatic tenor, born in Motta Sant’Anastasia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2008)
1925 – Ignacio Aldecoa, Spanish writer (Gran Sol, Caballo the Pica), born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (d. 1969)
1939 – Bob Lilly, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Super Bowl VI; 7 × First-team All-Pro; 11 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Olney, Texas
1952 – Vin Weber, American politician (Rep-R-MN, 1981-93), born in Slayton, Minnesota
1968 – Kristin Chenoweth, American stage singer and actress (Wicked), born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
1968 – Laura Leighton [Miller], American actress (Melrose Place, Pretty Little Liars), born in Iowa City
1990 – Evan James Springsteen, American rocker and Bruce Springsteen’s son, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 23rd July 2025
1339 – Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1360-84) and King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers), born in Château de Vincennes, France (d. 1384)
1816 – Charlotte Saunders Cushman, American actress (Lady MacBeth), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1876)
1824 – Gabriel C. Wharton, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Culpeper County, Virginia (d. 1906)
1865 – Friedrich Aereboe, German landlord and agricultural economist, born in Horn, Hamburg (d. 1942)
1917 – Charles Kerruish, Manx politician and President of Tyndwald Isle of Man, born in Isle of Man (d. 2003)
1931 – Viktor Korchnoi, Russian-Swiss chess grandmaster (10 x candidate World Championship; World Senior C’ship gold 2006), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2016)
1938 – Götz George, German actor (Tatort), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
1950 – Blair Thornton, Canadian rock guitarist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 1974-79), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1978 – Lauren Groff, American writer, known for “Florida”, born in Cooperstown, New York
1994 – Kelvin Harrison Jr., American actor (Cyrano), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Famous Birthdays for 22nd July 2025
1894 – Oskar Maria Graf, German-American writer (Wir sind Gefangene (We Are Prisoners)), born in Berg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire (d. 1967)
1899 – Sobhuza II, Paramount Chief and Ngwenyama of Swaziland (1899-1982) who holds the record for the longest reign of any monarch in recorded history, born in Zombodze, Swaziland (d. 1982)
1922 – John Francis Burke, American surgeon and co-inventor of artificial skin, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
1930 – Ray Pohlman, American session upright and electric bass guitarist and arranger (The Wrecking Crew), and jazz guitarist, born in Baker Township, Iowa (d. 1990)
1946 – Steve Friedman, American Emmy Award-winning TV news executive (NBC, 1977-87, 1990-95; CBS, 1997-2002), born in Chicago, Illinois
1963 – Emily Saliers, American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Indigo Girls – “Closer to Fine”), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1964 – Rafael Addison, American professional basketball forward, 1986-97 (NBA: Charlotte Hornets, and three other teams; Italian League: Livorno, and Treviso), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1972 – Seth Fisher, American comic book artist and penciller (Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2006)
1978 – A. J. Cook, Canadian actress, known for “Criminal Minds”, born in Oshawa, Ontario
1995 – Ezekiel Elliott, American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys), born in Alton, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 21st July 2025
1858 – Maria Christina of Austria, queen of Spain, born in Židlochovice Castle, Moravia (d. 1929)
1870 – Emil Orlik, Czech painter, etcher and lithographer, born in Prague, Austrai-Hungary (d. 1932)
1892 – Gijsbert Friedhoff, Dutch architect (Wibautstraat tax office, Amsterdam), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1970)
1895 – H G “Nummy” Deane, South African cricket batsman (17 Tests [12 as captain], 3 x 50; Natal, Transvaal), born in Eshowe, South Africa (d. 1939)
1922 – Kay Starr [Katherine Starks], American singer (Wheel of Fortune), born in Dougherty Oklahoma (d. 2016)
1926 – Queenie Watts [Mary Spenton], British singer and actress (Up the Junction, Holiday on the Buses), born in London, England (d. 1980)
1937 – Viktor Mamatov, Russian biathlete (Olympic gold USSR 4 × 7.5k relay 1968, 72; World C’ship gold 20k individual 1967, 4 × 7.5k relay 1969, 70, 71), born in Belovo, Russia (d. 2023)
1942 – Mike Hegan, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1969 NY Yankees; World Series 1972 Oakland A’s), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2013)
1974 – Terry Coldwell, British pop singer (East 17 – “Stay Another Day”), and actor, born in Islington, London, England
1986 – Diane Guerrero, American actress and singer (Encanto), born in Passaic, New Jersey