1746 – Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer (found 1st asteroid-Ceres), born in Ponte in Valtellina, Italy (d. 1826)
1872 – Roald Amundsen, Norwegian polar explorer who led the 1st expedition to the South Pole, born in Borge, Østfold, Norway (d. 1928)
1907 – Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (Dynasty II, Big Valley, Thorn Birds), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
1941 – Mišo Kovač, Croatian musician (Mojoj vjernoj publici), born in Tribunj, Croatia
1950 – Dennis Priestley, English darts player (PDC World Champion 1994), born in Mexborough, England
1958 – Pierre Roland Renoir, Canadian artist, born in Monaco
1966 – Johnny Vaughan, English writer and broadcaster (Capital Breakfast), born in Barnet, London
1966 – Jyrki Lumme, Finnish NHL defenseman (Canucks, Finland Olympic bronze 1998), born in Tampere, Finland
1967 – Roger Duffy, American NFL guard and center (NY Jets), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1971 – Corey Feldman, American actor (License to Drive, Stand by Me), born in Reseda, California
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 15th July 2022
1848 – Vilfredo F D Pareto, Italian economist/sociologist
1904 – Rudolf Arnheim, German-born author (d. 2007)
1929 – Charles Anthony [Caruso], tenor (2,928 performances at Metropolitan Opera), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2012)
1930 – Alberto Michelotti, Italian soccer referee (12 internationals; Serie A 1967-81; FIFA listed 1973-81), born in Parma, Italy (d. 2022)
1933 – James Ball, British economist
1934 – Harrison Birtwistle, British contemporary classical composer (The Minotaur; The Mask of Orpheus), born in Accrington, Lancashire, England (d. 2022)
1970 – Julian Paynter, Australian 5k runner (Olympics 1996)
1972 – Beth Ostrosky, American model
1977 – Ray Toro, American musician (My Chemical Romance)
1979 – Laura Benanti, American musical theatre actress
Famous Birthdays for 14th July 2022
1857 – Frederick Louis Maytag, American businessman, head of Maytag, born in Elgin, Illinois (d. 1937)
1893 – Spencer Williams, American director, writer and actor (The Amos ‘n’ Andy Show), born in Vidalia, Louisiana (d. 1969)
1910 – Peter Stadlen, Austrian pianist and critic, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1996)
1922 – Peter Tranchell, British composer, born in Cuddalore, India (d. 1993)
1955 – Sándor Puhl, Hungarian soccer referee (1994 FIFA World Cup Final; 1997 UEFA Champions League Final; IFFHS World’s Best Referee 1994-97), born in Miskolc, Hungary (d. 2021)
1959 – Susana Martinez, American politician (Governor of New Mexico) 1st female Hispanic US governor, born in El Paso, Texas
1962 – Jeff Olson, American rock musician, born in Wareham, Massachusetts
1972 – Deborah Mailman, Australian actress (The Secret Life of Us, Offspring), born in Mount Isa, Australia
1973 – Adam Quinn, American traditional and Celtic-fusion bagpiper, composer (Lucid Druid), and teacher, born in Clearwater, Florida
1979 – Scott Porter, American actor (Friday Night Lights – “Jason”; Hart Of Dixie – “George”), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Famous Birthdays for 13th July 2022
1607 – Václav [Wenceslaus] Hollar, Bohemian-born etcher, born in Prague, Bohemia (d. 1677)
1608 – Ferdinand III, King of Hungary and Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor (1637-57), born in Graz, Duchy of Styria (d. 1657)
1776 – Caroline of Baden, Queen of Bavaria, born in Karlsruhe, Margraviate of Baden (d. 1841)
1815 – James Alexander Seddon, politician and lawyer (Confederate Secretary of War, 1862-65), born in Falmouth, Virginia (d. 1880)
1901 – Eric Portman, Yorkshire England, actor (Naked Edge, Canterbury Tale), (d. 1969)
1909 – David Branson, composer
1934 – Roger Reynolds, composer
1956 – Michael Spinks, American boxer (undisputed world light heavyweight title 1983-85; lineal world heavyweight title 1985-88; Olympic gold middleweight 1976), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1969 – Ewan Beaton, 60 kg judoka (Olympics-9-92, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1988 – Steven R. McQueen, American Actor
Famous Birthdays for 12th July 2022
1828 – N.G. [Nikolay Gavrilovich] Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (What Is to Be Done?), born in Saratov, Russia (d. 1889)
1879 – Han Yong-woon, Korean Buddhist reformer and poet, born in Yucheon, Hongseong, South Korea (d. 1944)
1900 – Fjodor Godunov-Tcherdynchev, Russian poet (Life of Tchernyshevsky)
1916 – Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Soviet sniper during World War II known as ‘Lady Death’ – the most successful female sniper in history with 309 confirmed kills, born in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1974)
1921 – Bob Fillion, French Canadian ice hockey player, born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada (d. 2015)
1937 – Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997-2002), born in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
1951 – Jamey Sheridan, American actor (Another World), born in Pasadena, California
1970 – Jaason Simmons, actor (Baywatch)
1972 – Colin Quiney, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1981 – Adie [Adrienne Camp], South African contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter (The Benjamin Gate), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Famous Birthdays for 11th July 2022
1838 – John Wanamaker, American merchant (Wanamakers Department Store), pioneer in marketing and Postmaster General, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1922)
1862 – Liza Lehmann, English composer, born in London (d. 1918)
1914 – Ahti Sonninen, Finnish composer (Pessi and Illusia; The Karelian Wedding), born in Kuopio, Finland (d. 1984)
1926 – Frederick Buechner, American author
1940 – Terry Patchett, politician
1943 – Richard Carleton, Australian television news journalist, born in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2006)
1949 – Liona Boyd, Canadian classical and new-age guitarist, and composer of Spanish and English heritage, born in London, England
1953 – Peter Bergman, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, actor (Eat or Be Eaten)
1958 – Ray Dodds, British drummer (Fairground Attraction – “Perfect”)
1964 – Earl Jones, Inkster Mich, 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1984)
Famous Birthdays for 10th July 2022
1614 – Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1686)
1865 – Johannes “Pa” van der Steur, Dutch missionary and philanthropist (Steurtjes), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1945)
1888 – Graham McNamee, American early sportscaster (1st Rose Bowl), born in Washington D. C. (d. 1942)
1919 – Ian Wallace, British buffo bass-baritone opera and concert singer (“Gendarmes’ Duet”), and broadcaster (BBC’s My Music, 1964-97), born in London, England (d. 2009)
1923 – Earl Hamner Jr., American creator and narrator of TV show “The Waltons”, born in Schuyler, Virginia (d. 2016)
1933 – Richard G Hatcher, American attorney and politician (Mayor of Gary, Indiana, 1968-88), born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 2019)
1934 – Munir Malik, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets; Karachi, Punjab, Rawalpindi), born in Leiah, Pakistan (d. 2012)
1940 – Mills Watson, American actor (Harper Valley PTA, BJ and Bear), born in Oakland, California
1970 – Gary LeVox, American singer (Rascal Flatts)
1980 – Adam Petty, American auto racer (son of Kyle Petty; death leads to NASCAR mandate of steering wheel kill switch), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2000)
Famous Birthdays for 9th July 2022
1654 – Emperor Reigen, 112th Emperor of Japan, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1732)
1828 – Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian Catholic churchman and last surviving cardinal of Pius IX, born in Bene Vagienna, Italy (d. 1913)
1879 – Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (Pines of Rome), born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1936)
1930 – Roy McLean, South African cricketer (prolific South African batsman played 40 Tests), born in Pietermaritzberg, Natal, South Africa
1937 – Marty Springstead, American Major League baseball umpire and umpire supervisor, born in Nyack, New York
1951 – Chris Cooper, American actor (Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1968 – Paolo Di Canio, Italian football player
1968 – Manoel Cruz, Brazilian jazz acoustic bassist, composer, arranger and producer, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil
1968 – Shawn Harper, NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Frankfurt Galaxy)
1970 – Steve Dubinsky, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Montreal, Quebec
Famous Birthdays for 8th July 2022
1760 – Christian Kramp, French mathematician (d. 1826)
1819 – Vatroslav Lisinski [Ignatius Fuchs], Croatian composer (Love and Malice), born in Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia, Austrian Empire (d. 1854)
1821 – Jozef Lies, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1865)
1821 – William Harvey Lamb Wallace, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Urbana, Ohio (d. 1862)
1885 – Emil Bloch, German Marxist philosopher, born in Ludwigshafen, Germany (d. 1977)
1896 – Alfredo Carmelo, Filipino aviator, lithographer, and painter, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1985)
1901 – Donald Harden, Anglo-Irish archaeologist (d. 1994)
1936 – Tony Warren [Anthony McVay Simpson], English actor and tv screenwriter (Coronation Street), born in Pendlebury, Lancashire (d. 2016)
1941 – Dario Gradi, Italian-born football manager
1963 – Mike Ridley, Canadian NHL center (Vancouver Canucks), born in Winnipeg, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 7th July 2022
1710 – Arvid Niclas Hopken, composer
1746 – Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith, composer
1824 – Alfred Pleasonton, American Major General (Union Army), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1897)
1907 – Helene Johnson, American Harlem Renaissance poet, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1995)
1915 – Margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People)
1919 – William Moses Kunstler, defense attorney (Chicago 8)
1925 – Yvonne Mitchell, writer (Johnny Nobody, Genghis Khan), born in London, England
1943 – Toto Cutugno, Italian singer
1945 – Michael Ancram, British politician
1984 – Marie-Mai, Canadian singer, born in Varennes, Canada