1859 – Peter Verigin, Russian Doukhobor leader (led Doukhobor community in Canada), born in Slavianka, Russia (d. 1924)
1904 – Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971), born in Parral, Chile (d. 1973)
1925 – Roger Smith, CEO (General Motors), born in Colombus, Ohio (d. 2007)
1925 – Yasushi Akutagawa, Japanese composer (Orpheus of Hiroshima; Ellora Symphony), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1989)
1928 – Sir Alastair Burnet [James William Alexander Burnet], British journalist and broadcaster (News at Ten), Born in Sheffield, England (d. 2012)
1933 – Donald E. Westlake, American author (The Hunter), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2008)
1951 – Cheryl Ladd, American actress (Charlie’s Angels, Purple Hearts), born in Huron, South Dakota
1951 – Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano, born in Budapest, Hungary
1958 – Tonya Williams, British-Canadian actress (Dr. Olivia Barber Winters in “The Young and the Restless”), born in London
1974 – Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Smithfield, North Carolina
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 11th July 2026
1892 – Thomas Mitchell, American Academy Award-winning actor (Gone With The Wind; High Noon), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1962)
1893 – Jack Durston, English cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 5 wickets; Middlesex CCC) and soccer goalkeeper (Queens Park Rangers, Brentford), born in Clophill, England (d. 1965)
1916 – Reg Varney, English actor (On the Buses), born in London, England (d. 2008)
1929 – Chuck Rio [Daniel Flores], American rock singer, saxophonist, and songwriter (The Champs – “Tequila”), born in Santa Paula, California (d. 2006)
1937 – Adin Steinsaltz, Israeli rabbi, scholar, translator and writer (The Thirteen Petalled Rose), born in Jerusalem (d. 2020)
1966 – Kentaro Miura, Japanese manga author (Berserk), born in Chiba, Japan (d. 2021)
1972 – Jussi 69 [Vuori], Finnish drummer (The 69 Eyes), born in Helsinki, Finland
1973 – Christine Monge, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets), born in San Francisco, California
1982 – Chris Cooley, American football tight end (Pro Bowl 2007, 08; Washington Redskins), born in Powell, Wyoming
1989 – David Henrie, American actor (Wizards of Waverly Place), born in Mission Viejo, California
Famous Birthdays for 10th July 2026
1682 – Roger Cotes, English mathematician (Newton–Cotes formulas), born in Burbage, Leicestershire, England (d. 1716)
1697 – François Hanot, French composer and violinist, born in Dunkirk, France (d. 1770)
1792 – George Mifflin Dallas, American politician (11th Vice President of the United States) and United States Minister to Russia, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1864)
1818 – John Stuart Williams, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky (d. 1898)
1928 – Bernard Buffet, French painter (Expressionism), born in Paris (d. 1999)
1945 – Ron Glass, American actor (Barney Miller, Frank’s Place), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 2016)
1965 – Peter Duncan, Scottish politician (Member of Parliament (C), 2001-05), born in Saltcoats, Scotland
1977 – Vivek Murthy, Vice-Admiral and 19th US Surgeon General (2014-17), born in Hudderfield, UK
1985 – Mario Gómez, German soccer striker (78 caps; VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich), born in Riedlingen, Germany
2024 – Moo Deng, Thai baby pygmy hippopotamus and internet sensation, born at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand
Famous Birthdays for 9th July 2026
1791 – Nicolás Ledesma, Spanish organist and composer, born in Grisel, Spain (d. 1883)
1911 – Mervyn Peake, British writer and illustrator (Gormenghast books), born in Lushan District, Jiangxi, China (d. 1968)
1918 – Rowley Israel Arenstein, South African attorney, communist and activist (under house arrest for 18 years), born in Durban, Natal (d. 1996)
1936 – David Zinman, American composer and conductor (Baltimore Symphony, 1985-98), born in New York City
1942 – Edy Williams, American actress (Dr Minx), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1943 – Sergey Diomidov, Uzbek gymnast (World C’ship gold USSR Parallel bars 1966; Olympic silver team 1964, 68; bronze vault 1968), born in Turtkul, Uzbekistan (d. 2024)
1955 – Fred Norris [Nukis], American comedy writer (Howard Stern Show), singer, guitarist, and actor, born in Willimantic, Connecticut
1969 – Venkatapathy Raju, Indian cricket spin bowler (28 Tests, 93 wickets, BB 6/12; Hyderabad), born in Alamuru, India
1974 – Sian Berry, British politician (Green Part), born in Cheltenham, England
1978 – Linda Park, Korean-born American actress (Stra Trek: Enterprise), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 8th July 2026
1638 – Matteo Coferati, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1703)
1766 – Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon under Napoleon, first modern military surgeon, born in Beaudéan, Pyrenees (d. 1842)
1871 – Clement Harris, British pianist and composer, born in Wimbledon, London (d. 1897)
1917 – Glenn Langan, American actor (Amazing Colossal Man, Margie, Jungle Heat, Rapture), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1991)
1921 – John Money, New Zealand-American psychologist and sexologist, born in Morrinsville, New Zealand (d. 2006)
1961 – Graham Jones, British rock guitarist (Haircut 100 – “Love Plus One”), born in Bridlington, England
1975 – Elias “E. Vil” Viljanen, Finnish heavy metal guitarist (Sonata Arctica), born in Tampere, Finland
1982 – Joshua Alba, American actor and brother of Jessica Alba (Alpha Dog, L.A.’s Finest), born in Biloxi, Mississippi
1986 – Renata Costa [Kóki], Brazilian soccer defender (30 caps; Botucatu FC, LdB FC Malmö, FK Kubanochka Krasnodar; Olympic silver 2004, 08), born in Assal, Brazil
1992 – Son Heung-min, South Korean soccer forward (Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham Hotspur), born in Chuncheon, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 7th July 2026
1569 – Giovanni Francesco Anerio, Italian composer, choirmaster, and oratorio pioneer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1630)
1806 – Michele Amari, Sicilian patriot, Italian revolutionary and historian, born in Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1889)
1851 – Lillien Jane Martin, American psychologist who founded the world’s 1st gerontology clinic in San Francisco, born in Olean, New York (d. 1943)
1882 – Zdzislaw Jachimecki, Polish composer and music historian, born in Lwów, Ukraine (d. 1953)
1884 – Lion Feuchtwanger, German dramatist and novelist (Der falsche Nero), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1958)
1907 – Helene Johnson, American Harlem Renaissance poet, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1995)
1927 – George Cabot Lodge, American academic and politician who lost the 1962 Senate race to Ted Kennedy, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2026)
1946 – Joe Spano, American actor (Hill Street Blues – “Lt. Henry Goldblume”; NCIS), born in San Francisco, California
1955 – Len Barker, American baseball player, born in Fort Knox, Kentucky
1970 – Erik Zabel, German cyclist, born in East Berlin, East Germany
Famous Birthdays for 6th July 2026
1793 – Jacob de Kempenaer, Dutch lawyer and Minister of Internal Affairs (1848-49), born in Amsterdam (d. 1870)
1832 – Maximilian I of Mexico, Austrian archduke and the 1st and only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire (1864-67), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1867)
1838 – Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian scholar of Slavic studies, born in Varaždin, Austrian Empire (d. 1923)
1918 – Bert Voeten, Dutch journalist and poet (Crossing), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1923 – Joseph Strick, American screenwriter and director (Interviews With My Lai Veterans, Ulysses), born in Braddock, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
1925 – Merv Griffin, American TV host (Merv Griffin Show), born in San Mateo, California (d. 2007)
1927 – Pat Paulsen, American comedian (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour), actor, and frequent, presidential candidate, born in South Bend, Washington (d. 1997)
1945 – Rodney Matthews, English fantasy artist and illustrator, born in Paulton, England
1969 – Brian Van Holt, American actor (House of Wax, Cougar Town), born in Waukegan, Illinois
1979 – Nic Cester, Australian musician (Jet), born in Dingley, Melbourne, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 5th July 2026
1849 – William T. Stead, British newspaper editor (The Pall Mall Gazette – exposed child prostitution), born in Embleton, England (d. 1912)
1886 – Nathaniel Niles, American tennis player (US Open mixed doubles 1908; US Open men’s singles 1917 runner-up) and figure skater (US C’ship gold singles 1918, 25, 27), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1932)
1900 – Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal of Utrecht Netherlands, born in Nijkerk, Netherlands (d. 1987)
1927 – W. M. Diggelmann, Swiss writer (appeared in The self-destruction of W. M. Diggelmann), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1979)
1929 – Tony Lock, English cricket spin bowler (49 Tests, 174 wickets, BB 7/35, 2 x 50; Surrey CCC, Western Australia, Leicestershire CCC), born in Limpsfield, England (d. 1995)
1934 – Philip Madoc, Welsh actor (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George), born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 2012)
1952 – Michael McNabb, American contemporary instrumental and electroacoustic composer (Dreamsong; Invisible Cities), born in Salinas, California
1955 – Michael Gismondi, American rock bassist (Michael Stanley Band, 1979-87), born in Youngstown, Ohio
1959 – Theo Verbey, Dutch composer (Fractal Symphony; After the Great War), and educator (Royal Conservatory of The Hague, 1984-2019), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 2019)
1971 – Derek McInnes, Scottish soccer midfielder (2 caps; Rangers, WBA, Dundee United) and manager (Bristol City, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock), born in Paisley, Scotland
Famous Birthdays for 4th July 2026
1799 – Oscar I [Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte], French-Swedish noble, through adoption (King of Sweden and Norway, 1844-59), born in Paris, France (d. 1859)
1841 – Edward Gailliard, Flemish linguist and archaeologist, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1922)
1868 – Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer (period-luminosity relation), born in Lancaster, Massachusetts (d. 1921)
1905 – Irving Johnson, American sail training pioneer and adventurer, born in Hadley, Massachusetts (d. 1991)
1921 – Gérard Debreu, French-American economist (Nobel Prize, 1983), born in Calais, France (d. 2004)
1937 – Roosevelt Taylor, American football safety (Pro Bowl 1963, 68; First Team All-Pro 1963; Chicago Bears, SF 49ers, Washington Redskins), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2020)
1940 – Karolyn Grimes, American actress (It’s a Wonderful Life; The Bishop’s Wife), born in Hollywood, California
1951 – John Alexander, Australian tennis player, politician (Australian Open doubles 1975, 82), born in Sydney, Australia
1968 – Jack Frost [John Dempsey], American heavy metal guitarist (Seven Witches), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1971 – Andy Creeggan, Canadian keyboardist, accordion player, and drummer (Barenaked Ladies, 1989-95 – “If I Had $1000000”; The Creegan Brothers), born in Scarborough, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 3rd July 2026
1687 – Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands (d. 1763)
1871 – William Henry Davies, Welsh poet (Autobiography of a Super Tramp), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 1940)
1927 – Ken Russell, British film director (Tommy; Altered States; Gothic), born in Southampton, Hampshire, England (d. 2011)
1940 – Lamar Alexander, American politician (U.S. Senator from Tennessee), born in Maryville, Tennessee
1941 – Wylie Walker Vale, American endocrinologist who discovered the stress hormone, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2012)
1950 – James Hahn, American politician and incumbent judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, born in Los Angeles, California
1951 – Mike Corby, English guitarist and keyboardist (The Babys- “Every Time I Think Of You”), born in Windsor, Berkshire, England
1961 – Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer, born in Lisbon, Portugal
1966 – Neil O’Donnell, NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers) and broadcaster (WTVF, Nashville), born in Morristown, New Jersey
1997 – Mia McKenna-Bruce, English actress (Tracy Beaker; How to Have Sex), born in London