1906 – Elisabeth Lutyens, English composer, born in London (d. 1983)
1907 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter who explored questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender and race in Mexican society, born in Coyoacán, Mexico City (d. 1954)
1920 – César Rodríguez Álvarez, Spanish soccer forward (12 caps; Barcelona) and manager (Zaragoza, Barcelona), born in León, Spain (d. 1995)
1930 – Françoise Mallet-Joris, Belgian writer (Signs and Wonders), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2016)
1936 – Dave Allen, Irish comedian (Dave Allen Show), born in Firhouse, Dublin (d. 2005)
1957 – Ron Duguay, Canadian hockey player (NY Rangers, Detroit Red Wings), born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
1960 – Lauri Merten, American golfer (US Open 1993), born in Waukesha, Wisconsin
1975 – Sebastián Rulli, Argentine actor (Rubi), born in Buenos Aires
1977 – Con Blatsis, Australian footballer, born in Melbourne, Australia
1981 – Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player, born in Lafayette, Louisiana
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 5th July 2022
1853 – Cecil Rhodes, British businessman, diamond merchant and imperialist politician who was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (1890-96), born in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1902)
1874 – Eugen Fischer, Nazi physician (Kaiser Wilhelm Institute), born in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany (d. 1967)
1902 – Frank Waters, American writer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1995)
1940 – Karen Shepherd, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah), born in Silver City, New Mexico
1951 – Geert Jan Hessing, Dutch rock drummer (Catapult)
1952 – Michael Don McNabb, composer
1954 – Leni Björklund, Swedish politician (Minister for Defence, 2002-06), born in Örebro, Sweden
1957 – Doug Wilson, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Ottaw, Ontario, Canada
1959 – Marc Cohn, American folk rock singer (Walking in Memphis), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1973 – Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 4th July 2022
1546 – Murad III, Sultan of Turkey (1574-95), born in Manisa, Ottoman Empire (d. 1595)
1694 – Louis-Claude Daquin [d’Acquin], French organist and composer (La Rose), born in Paris (d. 1772)
1753 – Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French ballonist (1st balloon flights in England and U.S.), born in Les Andelys, France (d. 1809)
1876 – William Farnum, American actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1953)
1909 – Alec Templeton, Welsh pianist and composer (Concertino Lirico), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1963)
1921 – Gérard Debreu, French-American economist (Nobel Prize, 1983), born in Calais, France (d. 2004)
1929 – Al Davis, American businessman and NFL team owner (Oakland Raiders), born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
1931 – Rick Casares, American NFL fullback (Chicago Bears), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2013)
1942 – Floyd Little, American Pro/College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Syracuse University; 5 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1969; Denver Broncos), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2021)
1973 – Keiko Ihara, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo, Japan
Famous Birthdays for 3rd July 2022
1643 – Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist and composer, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1682)
1802 – Joseph Labitzky, Bohemian composer, born in Krásno, Czech Republic (d. 1881)
1902 – Jack Newman, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (3 Tests; Test selector 1958-63; president NZ Cricket Council 1964-67), born in Brightwater, NZ (d. 1996)
1929 – Eustace Gibbs, 3rd Baron Wraxall, British diplomat and vice marshal (Diplomatic Corps) (d. 2017)
1930 – Tommy Tedesco, American jazz and Los Angeles session guitarist (Wrecking Crew; Lalo Schifrin), born in Niagra Falls, New York (d. 1997)
1948 – Tarmo Koivisto, Finnish comics artist (Mämmilä), born in Orivesi, Finland
1950 – James Hahn, American politician and incumbent judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, born in Los Angeles, California
1951 – Mike Corby, British guitarist and keyboardist (The Babys- “Every Time I Think Of You”), born in Windsor, Berkshire, England
1952 – Peter Mathebula, South African boxer (WBA flyweight title 1980-81), born in Mohlakeng, South Africa (d. 2020)
1963 – Tracey Emin, English artist (Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995), born in Croydon, England
Famous Birthdays for 2nd July 2022
1667 – Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal and grandnephew of Pope Alexander VIII, born in Venice (d. 1740)
1849 – Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Bavaria, born in Brno, Austrian Empire (d. 1919)
1884 – Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist, born in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria (d. 1931)
1891 – Gus Dorais, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Notre Dame), coach (Gonzaga, Detroit Lions), born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (d. 1954)
1922 – Pierre Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer, born in San Biagio di Callalta, Italy (d. 2020)
1925 – Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist and NAACP official who was assassinated, born in Decatur, Mississippi (d. 1963)
1946 – Richard Axel, American scientist, Nobel laureate
1961 – Pat Dufficy, Westerly RI, female catcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
1975 – Éric Dazé, Canadian NHL left wing (Chicago Blackhawks; NHL All Star MVP 2002), born in Montreal, Quebec
1987 – Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakhstani model who died in unexplained circumstances, born in Almaty, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2008)
Famous Birthdays for 1st July 2022
1904 – Mary Calderone, American physician and founder (planned parenthood), born in NYC, New York (d. 1998)
1910 – Glen Hardin, American athlete (Olympic gold 1936 400m hurdles), born in Derma, Mississippi (d. 1975)
1913 – Jo Sinclair [Ruth Seid], American writer (Wasteland), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1995)
1942 – Doug Carpenter, Canadian NHL coach (NJ Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Cornwall, Canada
1945 – Deborah Harry, American singer (Blondie – “Heart of Glass”; ” The Tide Is High”; “Call Me”), and actress (Hairspray), born in Miami, Florida
1952 – Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, American pop, funk and jazz session and touring drummer, (Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean”; George Duke; Herbie Hancock), composer, and producer, born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2018)
1960 – Erik Friedlander, American classical and avant garde jazz cellist and composer (John Zorn; Masada String Trio), born in New York City
1965 – Gary Schofield, British Rugby League five-eighth (Great Britain 46, England 3 caps), born in Leeds, England
1966 – Patrick McEnroe, American tennis player, coach and broadcaster (coach US Davis Cup win 2007), born in Manhasset, New York
2003 – Tate McRae, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer (You Broke Me First), born in Calgary, Alberta
Famous Birthdays for 30th June 2022
1807 – Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German philosopher and writer (Auch einer), born in Ludwigsburg, Germany (d. 1887)
1818 – Edward John Hopkins, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1901)
1938 – Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (first Greek artist to record or re-record the authentic, “prohibited” rebetika songs in the early 1970s with their original lyrics), born in Drama, Greece(d. 1999)
1941 – John Jameson, English cricketer (England batsman, 465 p/ship with Kanhai), born in Bombay, British India
1944 – Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist, physician and author (Life After Life), born in Porterdale, Georgia
1947 – Jasper van ‘t Hof, Dutch jazz pianist (Live in Montreux), born in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
1960 – Murray Cook, Australian children’s singer (The Wiggles), born in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
1965 – Mitch Richmond, American NBA guard (Sac Kings, Olympic gold 1988, 96), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1972 – Molly Parker, Canadian actress (House of Cards), born in Maple Ride, British Columbia
1973 – Chan Ho Park, South Korean pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Kong Ju City, Korea
Famous Birthdays for 29th June 2022
1831 – William Thomas Clark, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 1905)
1873 – Leo Frobenius, German ethnologist and archaeologist (African cultures), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1938)
1914 – Rafael Kubelik, Czech conductor (Cornelia Farooli), born in Býchory, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1996)
1919 – Lloyd Richards, Canadian-American theaterical director (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2006)
1929 – Pete George, American weightlifter (Olympic gold/2 silver-48, 52), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2021)
1930 – Viola Léger, American-Canadian actress, born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
1933 – Bob Shaw, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), born in Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
1954 – Rick Honeycutt, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1957 – Robert Forster, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens), born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1969 – Erik Tammer, American soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 28th June 2022
1891 – Carl Panzram, American serial killer and rapist, born in East Grand Forks, Minnesota (d. 1930)
1913 – Walter Oesau, German fighter pilot (WWII), born in Farnewinkel, Germany (d. 1944)
1931 – Junior Johnson, American auto racer and team owner (Daytona 500 1960; NASCAR Hall of Fame), born in Wilkes County, North Carolina (d. 2019)
1947 – Anny Duperey, French film and television actress, born in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
1955 – Nikolay Zimyatov, Soviet-Russian nordic skier (Olympic-3 golds-1976), born in Moscow
1957 – Mike Skinner, American racecar driver, born in Susanville, California
1971 – Gary Downs, NFL running back (Denver Broncos), born in New Bern, North Carolina
1971 – Greg Keagle, American MLB right-handed pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Corning, New York
1971 – Bobby Hurley, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1992 – Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 100/200m 2016, 2020; 200m 2016), born in Manchester, Jamaica
Famous Birthdays for 27th June 2022
1842 – Jamie Anderson, Scottish golfer (British Open 1877-79), born in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland (d. 1905)
1882 – Eduard Spranger, German psychologist and educator, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1963)
1906 – Vernon Watkins, Welsh poet (Ballad of Mari Lwyd), born in Maesteg, Wales (d. 1967)
1908 – João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian writer (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands), born in Cordisburgo, Brazil (d. 1967)
1917 – K. M. Rangnekar, Indian cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48), born in Bombay, India (d. 1984)
1931 – Grant Weatherstone, Scotland rugby union winger (16 caps; Edinburgh District), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
1945 – Joey Covington [Michno], American drummer (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and Jefferson Starship), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
1946 – Sally Priesand, 1st U.S. woman rabbi, born in Cleveland, Ohio
1961 – Meera Syal, British-Indian comedienne and actress (Goodness Gracious Me), born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
1984 – Julie Ordon, Swiss model, born in Geneva, Switzerland