1920 – Robert Mann, American composer and violinist (String Quartet 1952), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2018)
1922 – Rachel Robinson, American social activist and humanitarian (The Jackie Robinson Foundation), born in Los Angeles, California
1924 – Martin Patterson “Pat” Hingle, American actor (Hang ’em High, Splendor in the Grass, Batman Returns), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2009)
1934 – Francisco Sá Carneiro, 109th Prime Minister of Portugal, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1980)
1960 – Atom Egoyan, Canadian director (Adjuster, Next of Kin), born in Cairo, Egypt
1965 – Stuart Scott, American sportscaster (ESPN), born in Chicago, Illinois
1965 – Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist
1966 – Nancy Carell [Walls], American actress (Saturday Night Live), born in Cohasset, Massachusetts
1970 – Brooks Thompson, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Orlando Magic)
1981 – David Bernard, West Indian cricketer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 18th July 2019
1504 – Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer, born in Bremgarten, Switzerland (d. 1575)
1718 – Saverio Bettinelli, Italian Jesuit writer, born in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1808)
1892 – Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian football player, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1969)
1897 – E. A. D. [Ernest Arthur Douglas] Eldridge, British racing driver, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1935)
1903 – Božidar Kunc, Croatian composer, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1964)
1909 – Mohammed Daoud Khan, 1st President of Afghanistan (1973-78) and Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-63), born in Kabul, Afghanistan (d. 1978)
1924 – Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (youngest known female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event-Olympic 1936 bronze), born in Skovshoved, Gentofte, Denmark (d. 2011)
1937 – Roald Hoffmann, Polish-American chemist (Nobel 1981), born in Złoczów, Poland
1949 – Dennis Lillee, Australian cricket fast bowler (1971-84)
1960 – Anne-Marie Johnson, actress (In the Heat of the Night), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 17th July 2019
1888 – Shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)
1920 – Gordon Gould, American physicist (inventor of the laser), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
1956 – Julie Bishop, Australian Liberal Party politician and Minister for Foreign Affairs (2013-present), born in Lobethal, South Australia
1958 – Wong Kar-wai, Chinese film director (In the Mood for Love), born in Shanghai
1959 – Janet Lynn Kavandi, Springfield Mo, PhD/astronaut (sk:STS 91)
1960 – Jan Wouters, Dutch soccer star (Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV)
1967 – Kevin Pritchard, NBA guard (Washington Bullets)
1975 – Konnie Huq, English television presenter, born in Hammersmith, London
1977 – Marc Savard, Canadian hockey player, born in Ottawa, Canada
1980 – Ryan Miller, American hockey player, born in East Lansing, Michigan
Famous Birthdays for 16th July 2019
1714 – Marc René, Marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer and writer, born in Angoulême, France (d. 1800)
1834 – Carlo Angeloni, Italian composer, born in Lucca, Italy (d. 1901)
1887 – “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, American professional baseball player (Black Sox Scandal), born in Pickens County, South Carolina (d. 1951)
1916 – Harold Locke, archdeacon of Loughborough
1945 – Diana Warwick, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe, Labour member of the House of Lords
1948 – Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer and actor, born in Panama City, Panama
1950 – Tom Terrell, American musicologist, deejay and NPR reviewer, born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 2007)
1951 – Jean-Luc Mongrain, French-Canadian journalist, born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
1960 – Eus van Someren, Dutch pop guitarist (Scene, Blaauw), born in Beverwijk, Netherlands
1960 – Terry Pendleton, American baseball infielder (Florida Marlins), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 15th July 2019
1471 – Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)
1817 – John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway)
1867 – Maggie Mitchell Walker, 1st woman bank director/philanthropist
1924 – David Cox, English statistician and warden (Nuffield College, Oxford), born in Birmingham, England
1947 – [Roger Kynard] Roky Erickson, American musician (The 13th Floor Elevators), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2019)
1949 – Carl Bildt, Swedish politician
1951 – Jesse Ventura [James Janos], American professional wrestler, actor and politician (Governor of Minnesota 1999-2003), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1963 – Joe Phillips, NFL defensive tackle (KC Chiefs)
1968 – Stan Kirsch, American actor
1969 – Lorenzo Williams, NBA center (Wash Wizards, Dallas Mavericks)
Famous Birthdays for 14th July 2019
1602 – Jules Mazarin, French cardinal, French 1st Minister (1642-61)
1608 – George Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657)
1816 – Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (d. 1882)
1926 – Jan Krenz, Polish conductor and composer, born in Włocławku, Poland
1928 – Nancy Olson, American actress (Absent-Minded Professor, Pollyanna), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1934 – Lee Elder, American golfer (first African-American to play in the US Masters; 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Dallas, Texas
1950 – Bruce Oldfield, British mode-designer
1952 – Jerry Houser, actor (Slapshot, Summer of ’42, Class of ’44), born in Los Angeles, California
1956 – Vladimir Kulich, Czech actor
1974 – Erick Dampier, NBA center (SF Warriors)
Famous Birthdays for 13th July 2019
1943 – Danny Lockin, Lanai, Hawaii, actor/dancer (Hello Dolly), (d. 1977)
1951 – Didi Conn, [Bernstein], American actress (Denise-Benson, Grease), born in Brooklyn, New York
1961 – Lawrence Donegan, rock bassist
1967 – Benny Benassi, Italian disc jockey
1972 – Clint Sodowsky, Ponca City OK, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
1974 – Jean Zhang, Miss Suriname 1993
1974 – Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver
1982 – “Yadi” Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
1983 – Kristof Beyens, Belgian athlete
1988 – Steven R. McQueen, American Actor
Famous Birthdays for 12th July 2019
1880 – Tod Browning, American film director (Dracula), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1962)
1895 – R. Buckminster Fuller, American architect and inventor (geodesic dome), born in Milton, Massachusetts (d. 1983)
1909 – Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose, British Conservative Lower house leader (1941-45), born in Surrey, England (d. 1995)
1911 – Johanna Moosdorf, German writer (Next Door), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 2000)
1928 – Elias James Corey, American organic chemist (Nobel 1990), born in Methuen, Massachusetts
1943 – Ernie Anastos, American news anchor (WCBS, WABC), born in Nashua, New Hampshire
1952 – Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass guitar player (Iron Butterfly), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1995)
1962 – Dean Wilkins, English football manager
1980 – Tina Tharp, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1985 – Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer
Famous Birthdays for 11th July 2019
1657 – Frederick I, King of Prussia (1701-13), born in Königsberg, Prussia (d. 1713)
1810 – Eugène Simonis, Belgian sculptor, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1882)
1825 – Edward Henry Hobson, American merchant, banker, politician, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Greensburg, Kentucky (d. 1901)
1864 – Petar Danov, Bulgarian spiritual teacher, born in Nikolaevka, Bulgaria (d. 1944)
1915 – George Ivan Smith, diplomat
1924 – Charlie Tully, Northern Irish footballer (d. 1971)
1926 – Patrick Wymark [Cheeseman], British actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire (d. 1970)
1928 – Robert Washburn, American composer and teacher, born in Bouckville, New York (d. 2013)
1973 – Andrew Bird, American musician
1974 – André Ooijer, Dutch footballer
Famous Birthdays for 10th July 2019
1867 – Finley Peter Dunne, American journalist and humorist (Mr Dooley), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1936)
1900 – [Elsie] Evelyn Laye, English singer and actress (Bitter Sweet, Merry Widow), born in London, England (d. 1996)
1923 – Jean Kerr, Irish-American novelist (Please Don’t Eat the Daisies), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
1935 – Tura Satana, Japanese-American actress (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!), born in Hokkaidō, Japan (d. 2012)
1943 – Jerry Miller, American songwriter and rock guitarist (Moby Grape), born in Tacoma, Washington
1945 – Virginia Wade, English tennis player (US Open 1968, Australian Open 1972, Wimbledon 1977), born in Bournemouth, England
1954 – Neil Tennant, English singer and songwriter (Pet Shop Boy-West End Girl), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England
1971 – Gregory Goodridge, Barbadian footballer
1974 – Chiwetel Ejiofor, English film and theatre actor (“Twelve Years a Slave”), born in London
1983 – Kim Heechul, Korean Singer