1927 – Richard Johnson, British stage and screen actor and producer (Never So Few; Restless; Beyond the Door), born in Upminster, England (d. 2015)
1928 – Joe Nuxhall, American MLB baseball pitcher (youngest MLB player at 15 years, 316 days – Cincinnati Reds) and sportscaster, born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2007)
1947 – John Siomos, American session and touring rock drummer (Peter Frampton; Todd Rundgren), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
1957 – Bert Oosterbosch, Dutch cyclist, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 1989)
1959 – Petra Felke, German javelin thrower (world record 1988), born in Saalfeld, East Germany
1961 – Reggie Roby, American NFL football punter (3 × Pro Bowl; NFL 1980s All-Decade Team; Miami Dolphins), born in Waterloo, Iowa (d. 2005)
1962 – Jay Feaster, American NHL hockey league executive, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1968 – Charles Gordon, CFL defensive back (Montreal Alouettes), born in Tampa, Florida
1973 – Markus Naslund, Swedish NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
1977 – Jaime Pressly, American model and actress (Mom My Name is Earl), born in Kinston, North Carolina
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Famous Birthdays for 29th July 2026
1758 – Antonius van Gils, Dutch Roman Catholic theologist (opposed Enlightenment), born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1834)
1778 – Carl Borromaus Neuner, German composer, born in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1830)
1820 – Clement Vallandigham, American politician (Rep-D-Ohio, convicted of opposing civil war, exiled to Confederate States), born in New Lisbon, Ohio (d. 1871)
1869 – Booth Tarkington, American novelist (17, The Magnificent Ambersons), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1946)
1874 – James Shaver Woodsworth, Canadian politician and pastor, born in Etobicoke, Ontario (d. 1942)
1916 – Rupert Hamer, Australian politician (39th Premier of Victoria, 1972-81; Member of Legislative Council, 1958-71), born in Kew, Australia (d. 2004)
1937 – Daniel McFadden, American economist and Nobel Prize Laureate who developed theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice, born in Raleigh, North Carolina
1945 – Michelle Angelo, American actress (Funny Girl), born in Kingsville, Texas
1959 – Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor (Vaastav), born in Bombay, India
1991 – Drew Baldridge, American country music singer-songwriter (“She’s Somebody’s Daughter”), born in Pakota, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 28th July 2026
1866 – Beatrix Potter, English children’s author and illustrator (The Tale of Peter Rabbit), born in London (d. 1943)
1902 – Vibart Wight, West Indian cricket batsman (2 Tests; v/c WI first touring team v England 1928), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 1969)
1914 – Carmen Dragon, American composer (Invasion of the Body Snatchers), and conductor (Hollywood Bowl Symphony), born in Antioch, California (d. 1984)
1925 – Baruch Samuel Blumberg, American scientist, (1976 Nobel laureate for Physiology or Medicine for work on Hepatitis B), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2011)
1931 – Johnny Martin, Australian cricket left-arm bowler (1960’s), born in Wingham, Australia (d. 1992)
1947 – Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, American blues musician (“Cypress Garden”) and juke joint proprietor (Blue Front Cafe), born in Bentonia, Mississippi.
1949 – Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and film producer (Braveheart), born in Jackson, Tennessee
1956 – Carol Higgins Clark, American suspense novelist (Regan Reilly series), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2023)
1957 – Scott Pelley, American author (Truth Worth Telling) and reporter for CBS News (60 Minutes, CBS Evening News), born in San Antonio, Texas
1981 – Michael Carrick, English footballer, born in Wallsend, England
Famous Birthdays for 27th July 2026
1625 – Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, English soldier, admiral and patron to Samuel Pepys, born in Barnwell (d. 1672)
1768 – Charlotte Corday, French revolutionary who murdered Jean-Paul Marat in a bath, born in Saint-Saturnin, France (d. 1793)
1848 – Friedrich Ernst Dorn, German physicist who discovered that radon is emitted from radium, born in Guttstadt, Province of Prussia (now Warmia in Poland) (d. 1916)
1905 – Robert L. May, American advertising copy writer and creator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, born in Arverne, New York (d. 1976)
1910 – Julien Gracq [Louis Poirier], French writer (Andre Breton), born in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Maine-et-Loire, France (d. 2007)
1924 – Vincent Canby, American movie critic (NY Times), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
1943 – Stu Gilliam, American actor and comedian (Roll Out, Harris and Company), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
1944 – Barbara Thompson, British jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Oxford, England (d. 2022)
1969 – Bryan Fuller, American television writer and producer (Hannibal; Pushing Daisies), born in Lewiston, Idaho
1970 – Tom Europe, Canadian football defensive back (Montreal Alouettes), born in Toronto, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 26th July 2026
1855 – Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher, born in Oldenswort, Germany (d. 1936)
1874 – Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), born in Vyshny Volochyok, Russia (d. 1951)
1911 – Jerry Burke, American easy-listening pianist and organ player (Lawrence Welk Orchestra, 1934-65), born in Marshalltown, Iowa (d. 1965)
1929 – Marc Lalonde, French Canadian politician (30th Minister of Finance, 1982-84), born in Île Perrot, Quebec (d. 2023)
1950 – Rich Vogler, American auto racer (most combined wins in USAC history [171]), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1990)
1961 – Keiko Matsui (née Doi), Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
1965 – Jim Lindberg, American musician (Pennywise), born in Hermosa Beach, California
1985 – Gaël Clichy, French footballer (İstanbul Başakşehir), born in Toulouse, France
1990 – Zach Serleth, American jazz, bluegrass, and klezmer bassist and banjo player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
2004 – Dilano van ‘t Hoff, Dutch racingcar driver (F4 Spanish Championship, 2021), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 2023)
Famous Birthdays for 25th July 2026
1901 – Walter Breedveld, Dutch writer (Een schip vergaat), born in Den Bosch, Netherlands (d. 1977)
1917 – Whipper Billy Watson, Canadian professional wrestler, born in East York, Ontario, Canada (d. 1990)
1924 – Frank Church, American lawyer and politician (United States Senator from Idaho), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 1984)
1935 – Adnan Khashoggi, Saudi businessman (arms dealing), born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (d. 2017)
1941 – Nate Thurmond, American Basketball HOF center (7 x NBA All Star SF/Golden State Warriors), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2016)
1942 – Krister Kristensson, Swedish soccer defender (38 caps; Malmö FF, Trelleborgs FF) and manager (Trelleborgs FF, Lunds BK, Höllvikens GIF), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2023)
1971 – Roger Creager, American country music singer-songwriter (“Bad Friend to a Good Man”), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
1973 – Kevin Phillips, English soccer striker (8 caps; EPL top scorer [30 goals] 1999–2000 Sunderland), born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
1973 – Mur Lafferty, American podcaster and writer, born in Durham, North Carolina
1988 – Anthony Stokes, Irish soccer striker (9 caps Republic of Ireland; Celtic FC), born in Dublin, Ireland
Famous Birthdays for 24th July 2026
1709 – James Harris, British politician and grammarian, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (d. 1780)
1816 – Józef Michał Poniatowski [Giuseppe Michele Luci], Poilsh-Italian-French nobleman, diplomat, operatic tenor, and composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1873)
1917 – John Hillaby, English writer and traveller, born in England (d. 1996)
1920 – Alexander H. Cohen, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe), born in New York City (d. 2000)
1925 – Ignacio Aldecoa, Spanish writer (Gran Sol, Caballo the Pica), born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (d. 1969)
1933 – John Aniston, American actor (Search for Tomorrow, Days of Our Lives), born in Crete, Greece (d. 2022)
1961 – Paul Geary, American heavy metal drummer (Extreme – “Nore Than Words”), born in Medford, Massachusetts
1968 – John P. Navin Jr, American actor (Joey Elliot-Jennifer Slept Here), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1981 – Nayib Bukele, Salvadoran politician (President of El Salvador 2019-), born in San Salvador, El Salvador
1982 – Thiago Medeiros, Brazilian auto racer (Infiniti Pro Series 2004), born in São Paulo, Brazil
Famous Birthdays for 23rd July 2026
1827 – Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), born in Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands (d. 1902)
1921 – Calvert DeForest, American comedian (Larry “Bud” Melman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
1947 – Spencer Christian, American TV weatherman (Good Morning America), born in Newport News, Virginia
1949 – Clive Rice, South African cricket all-rounder (WSC 1978-79, ODI 1991; Nottinghamshire), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (d. 2015)
1950 – Egon Pajenk, Austrian soccer defender (3 caps; SK Rapid Wien 266 games), born in Fohnsdorf, Austria (d. 2022)
1950 – Alan Turner, Australian cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 136; NSWCA), born in Sydney, Australia
1954 – Saúl Lorenzo Rivero, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (9 caps; Liverpool de Montevideo, Atlético Español México), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2022)
1958 – Ken Green, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Danburry, Connecticut
1979 – Michelle Williams, American singer and member of RandB girl group Destiny’s Child (“Say My Name”), born in Rockford, Illinois
1985 – Matthew Murphy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Wombats), born in Liverpool, England
Famous Birthdays for 22nd July 2026
1559 – Lawrence of Brindisi [Giulio Cesare Russo], Italian theologian, Capuchin monk, and Roman Catholic saint, born in Brindisi, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1619)
1644 – Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar, linguist (Nederduitsche Spraekkunst), poet, and lexicographer, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1711) [O.S. birthday July 12]
1894 – Oskar Maria Graf, German-American writer (Wir sind Gefangene (We Are Prisoners)), born in Berg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire (d. 1967)
1919 – Angus Tait, New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman, born in Oamaru, New Zealand (d. 2007)
1924 – Bill Perkins, American cool jazz tenor saxophonist (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Bud Shank; The Tonight Show Band, 1970-82), and recording engineer, born in San Francisco, California, (d. 2003)
1927 – George Hunter, South African boxer (Olympic gold light heavyweight 1948), born in Brakpan, South Africa (d. 2004)
1944 – Guich Koock, actor (Harley Puckett-Carter Country), born in Austin, Texas
1963 – Emilio Butragueno, Spanish soccer striker (69 caps; Real Madrid 341 games), born in Madrid, Spain
1973 – Daniel Jones, Australian rock musician (Savage Garden – “Truly, Madly, Deeply”), born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
1978 – Damien Bonnard, French actor (Les Misérables, Block Pass), born in Alès, France
Famous Birthdays for 21st July 2026
1797 – Franz Schoberlechner, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1843)
1896 – Jean Rivier, French composer and educator (Paris Conservatory, 1946-66), born in Villemonble, France (d. 1987)
1901 – Allyn Joslyn, American actor (They Won’t Forget; Cafe Society), born in Milford, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
1929 – Helen Merrill [Jelena Ana Milcetic], American jazz vocalist and standards singer, born in New York City
1940 – Denis Menke, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1969, 70; Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds), born in Bancroft, Iowa (d. 2020)
1942 – Mike Hegan, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1969 NY Yankees; World Series 1972 Oakland A’s), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2013)
1949 – Ludmila Smirnova, Russian pairs figure skater (Olympic silver USSR 1972; World C’ship silver x 5), born in Moscow, Russia
1973 – Stephen Clarke, Canadian swimmer (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Sutton Coldfield, England
1973 – Ali Landry, American actress and pageant winner (Miss USA 1996), born in Cecilia, Louisiana
1992 – Jessica Barden, English actress (The End of the F***ing World), born in Northallerton, England