1859 – Henry Lunn, English humanitarian and religious leader, born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire (d. 1939)
1888 – Raden Soetomo, Indonesian freedom fighter, born in Ngepeh, Nganjuk, Indonesia (d. 1938)
1922 – Zbigniew Wiszniewski, Polish composer, born in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland (d. 1999)
1933 – Ben Piazza, American actor (Santa Barbara; The Blues Brothers; Dallas), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1991)
1936 – Yuri Alexandrovich Falik, Russian composer, born in Odessa, Ukraine
1938 – Vyachselav Ivanenko, Russian race walker (Olympic gold 50k 1988), born in Kemerovo, Russia
1939 – Peter Bogdanovich, American film director and producer (The Last Picture Show; Paper Moon), born in Kingston, New York (d. 2022)
1956 – Soraida Martinez, American painter and creator of Verdadism, born in Manhattan, New York City
1966 – Irene Wan, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong
1973 – Andrea Gaudenzi, Italian tennis player (1990 French Open junior), born in Faenza, Italy
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 29th July 2023
1805 – Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and political writer (Democracy in America), born in Paris, France (d. 1859)
1846 – Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (while serving as regent signed law abolishing slavery), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1921)
1854 – Georg Kerschensteiner, German educational theorist (Theorie der Bildungsorganisation), born in Munich (d. 1932)
1932 – Marguerite Empey [Diane Webber], American model and Playboy playmate (May 1955, Feb 1956), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2008)
1933 – Cammie Smith, West Indian cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 50; Barbados), born in Saint Michael, Barbados
1938 – Don Wert, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania
1953 – Ken Burns [Kenneth Lauren], American director and documentary film producer (The Civil War, Baseball), born in Brooklyn, New York
1962 – Corinne Dibnah, Australian golfer (British Open 1988; LET Order of Merit 1991), born in Brisbane, Queensland
1963 – Jim Beglin, Irish football commentator
1965 – Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican infielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Famous Birthdays for 28th July 2023
1896 – Barbara La Marr [Reatha Watson], American vaudeville and silent film actress (The White Moth), and screenwriter,born in Yakima, Washington (d. 1926)
1904 – Selwyn Lloyd, British politician (Foreign Secretary, 1955-60; Exchequer, 1960-62; Leader of the House of Commons, 1963–64; Speaker of the House of Commons, 1971-76),, born in West Kirby, England (d. 1978)
1914 – Carmen Dragon, American composer (Invasion of the Body Snatchers), and conductor (Hollywood Bowl Symphony), born in Antioch, California (d. 1984)
1938 – Robert Hughes, Australian art critic and writer (Barcelona), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2012)
1952 – Monique van de Ven, Dutch actress (Turkish Fruit)
1964 – Dave Alexander, American NFL center (NY Jets), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
1971 – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Leader of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), born in Samarra, Iraq (d. 2019)
1975 – Leonor Watling, Spanish actress and singer, born in Madrid, Spain
1981 – Michael Carrick, English footballer, born in Wallsend, England
1983 – Juan Guaidó, Venezuelan politician recognized by 54 countries as the President of Venezuela but disputed with Nicolás Maduro, born in La Guaira, Vargas
Famous Birthdays for 27th July 2023
1879 – Francesco Gaeta, Italian poet (Il Libro Della Giovinezza), born in Naples, Italy (d. 1927)
1906 – Jerzy Giedroyc, Polish writer and political activist, born in Minsk, Russian Empire (d. 2000)
1913 – Vittorio Sereni, Italian poet (Diario d’Algeria), born in Luino, Italy (d. 1983)
1943 – Stu Gilliam, American actor and comedian (Roll Out, Harris and Company), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
1951 – Tris Imboden, American rock and jazz session and touring drummer (Chicago, 1990-2018; Kenny Loggins, 1979-85; Neil Diamond; Al Jarreau), born in Orange County, California
1966 – Al Charron, Canadian rugby union forward, born in Ottawa, Ontario
1967 – Emiel van Eijkeren, Dutch soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC), born in The Hague, Netherlands
1968 – Christina Singer, German tennis star (1991 Futures GBR), born in Goppingen, Germany
1980 – Allan Davis, Australian cyclist, born in Ipswich, Queensland
1983 – Goran Pandev, Macedonian footballer (captain of the Macedonian national team), born in Strumica, Yugoslavia
Famous Birthdays for 26th July 2023
1782 – John Field, Irish pianist and composer (Nocturnes), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1837)
1881 – Alexander J. Kropholler, Dutch architect and writer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1973)
1891 – Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian and honorary secretary of King Leopold III of Belgium, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1972)
1903 – Donald Voorhees, American conductor (Bell Telephone Hour), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1923 – Jan Berenstain [Janice Marian Grant], American author (The Berenstain Bears), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1938 – Buddy Arrington, American auto racer (NASCAR Winston Cup Series 103 x top 10 finishes), born in Martinsville, Virginia (d. 2022)
1938 – Keith Peters, Welsh physician, born in Baglan, Glamorgan
1952 – Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1957 – Yuen Biao, Hong Kong actor and martial artist, born in Castle Peak Road, Hong Kong
1982 – Chez Starbuck, American actor (The Thirteenth Year), born in Lakewood, Colorado
Famous Birthdays for 25th July 2023
1593 – Steven van der Haghen, Dutch admiral, and governor of Ambon (1617-18), born in Amersfoort, Ultrecht, Netherlands (d. 1624) [exact date disputed]
1919 – Hubert Booi, Bonairian-Aruban poet (Golgotha, Muchila), born on Bonaire (d. 2014)
1925 – Alistair Taylor, South African cricketer (one Test as opening bat for South Africa 1956), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (d. 2004)
1927 – Sadiq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani politician (8th Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan), born in Shimla, East Punjab British Raj (d. 2000)
1957 – Roger Clinton Jr., American actor and lounge singer, President Clinton’s half-brother, born in Hot Springs, Arkansas
1964 – Tony Granato, American NHL left wing (LA Kings), born in Downers Grove, Illinois
1966 – Maureen Herman, American bassist (Babes in Toyland) and writer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1974 – Kenzo Suzuki, Japanese professional wrestler, born in Hekinan, Aichi, Japan
1985 – Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazilian auto racer (Formula E champion 2014-15), born in Heidelberg, West Germany
1987 – Michael Welch, American actor (Joan of Arcadia-Luke Girardi), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 24th July 2023
1815 – Arnaud-Michel d’Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1893)
1867 – Fred Tate, English cricketer (father of Maurice, 1 Test, Eng v Aus 1902), born in Brighton, England (d. 1943)
1914 – Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian-American FDA Director (stopped thalidomide use in the US), born in Cobble Hill, British Columbia (d. 2015)
1938 – John Sparling, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (11 Tests 1958-64)
1939 – Barry [Norman] Malzberg, sci-fi author (Revelations, Beyond Apollo)
1953 – Jon Faddis, American jazz trumpeter and educator, born in Oakland, California
1953 – Garry Shider, American funk and psychedelic soul guitarist and musical director (Parliament-Funkadelic.), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2010)
1979 – José Valverde, American baseball player
1986 – Megan Park, Canadian actress (The Secret Life of the American Teenager), born in Lindsay, Ontario
1992 – Mitch Grassi, American singer-songwriter (Superfruit), born in Arlington, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 23rd July 2023
1864 – Apolinario Mabini, Filipino political theoretician and 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines, born in Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines (d. 1903)
1898 – Jacob Marschak, Ukrainian-American economist (econometrics), born in Kiev, Russia (d. 1977)
1917 – Charles Kerruish, Manx politician and President of Tyndwald Isle of Man, born in Isle of Man (d. 2003)
1938 – Bert Newton, Australian radio, television, and stage personality (Good Morning Australia; Logie Award ceremonies; 20-1), born in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia (d. 2021)
1943 – Tony Joe White, American blues and swamp rock singer (“Polk Salad Annie”), and songwriter (“Rainy Night In Georgia”), born in Oak Grove, Louisiana (d. 2018)
1963 – Slobodan Živojinović, Serbian tennis player (US Open doubles 1986), born in Belgrade, Serbia
1968 – Beth Ehlers, American actress (Harley Cooper-Guiding Light, Hunger), born in Queens, New York
1974 – Terry Glenn, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2017)
1981 – Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41 – “In Too Deep”), born in Ajax, Ontario
1989 – Daniel Radcliffe, English actor (Harry Potter in the Harry Potter series of movies), born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 22nd July 2023
1763 – James Geddes, American Engineer (Erie Canal), born in Carlisle Pennsylvania (d. 1838)
1930 – Yuri Artyukin, Soviet Russian, cosmonaut (Soyuz 14), born in Pershitino, Soviet Union (d. 1998)
1934 – Louise Fletcher, American Academy Award-winning actress (One Flew Over Cuckoo’s Nest: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2022)
1937 – Chuck Jackson, American pop and RandB singer (“Any Day Now”; “I Don’t Want to Cry”; “I Keep Forgettin'”), born in Latta, South Carolina (d. 2023)
1940 – Alex Trebek, Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning TV game show host (Jeopardy, 1984-2020; High Rollers, 1974-80), born in Sudbury, Ontario (d. 2020)
1940 – Judith Walzer Leavitt, American college professor
1944 – Rick Davies, British rock vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter (Supertramp – “Goodbye, Stranger”), born in London, England
1947 – Terry Clements, American guitarist (Gordon Lightfoot), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2011)
1974 – Viktoria Tolstoy [Louise Viktoria Kjellberg], Swedish jazz singer (“Meet Me at the Movies”), born in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden
1992 – Selena Gomez, American actress (Wizards of Waverly Place; Hotel Transylvania), and singer (“Wolves”; “Lose You To Love Me”), born in Grand Prairie, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 21st July 2023
1620 – Jean Picard, French astronomer, born in La Flèche, France (d. 1682)
1664 – Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, born in London (d. 1721)
1903 – Roy Neuberger, American financier and art patron (Neuberger Museum of Art), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2010)
1959 – Stuart Young-Black, Canadian equestrian (Olympics 1996), born in Cheshire, England
1972 – Shinjiro Otani, Japanese wrestler (NJPW), born in Yamaguchi, Japan
1977 – Allison Wagner, American swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Gainesville, Florida
1979 – Tamika Catchings, American basketball player (Indiana Fever), born in Stratford, New Jersey
1981 – Joaquín Sánchez, Spanish footballer, born in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
1987 – Peter Doocy, American journalist (White House correspondent Fox News), born in Washington D.C.
1987 – AnnaLynne McCord, American actress (Nip, Tuck), born in Atlanta, Georgia