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
Category: Famous Birthdays
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
Famous Birthdays for 20th July 2023
1709 – James Harris, English philosopher, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire (d. 1780)
1757 – Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician, born in Georgia (d. 1811)
1816 – William Bowman, English anatomist, born in Nantwich, Cheshire (d. 1892)
1822 – Gregor Mendel, Austrian monk and geneticist (discoverer of laws of heredity), born in Heinzendorf, Austria (d. 1884)
1873 – Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator (d. 1932)
1953 – Dan Shaughnessy, American sports writer
1969 – Tobi Vail, American musician (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies), born in Auburn, Washington
1973 – Peter Forsberg, Swedish NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
1976 – Debashish Mohanty, Indian cricketer
1997 – Billi Bruno, American actress (According to Jim)
Famous Birthdays for 19th July 2023
1848 – Cornelis Adrianus Pekelharing, Dutch physician, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 1922)
1860 – Lizzie Borden, American woman acquitted of the murder of her parents (gave her mother forty whacks), born in Fall River, Massachusetts (d. 1927)
1877 – Arthur Fielder, English cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), born in Plaxtol, Tonbridge, Kent (d. 1949)
1900 – Roscoe [Charles Barnet] Harvey, British soldier, born in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (d. 1996)
1907 – Isabel Jewell, American actress (Gone With The Wind), born in Shoshoni, Wyoming (d. 1972)
1919 – Robert Pinget, French novelist (The Interrogation) and playwright, born in Geneva (d. 1997)
1954 – Srđa Trifković, Serbian-American journalist and foreign affairs editor (Chronicles), born in Belgrade, Serbia
1956 – Yoshiaki Yatsu, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW/WCCW/WWF) and mixed martial artist, born in Oura, Gunma, Japan
1976 – Benedict Cumberbatch, British actor (12 Years a Slave; Sherlock), born in London, England
1977 – Tony Mamaluke, American professional wrestler
Famous Birthdays for 18th July 2023
1818 – Louis Gerhard De Geer, 1st Swedish Prime Minister (1876-80), born in Finspång Castle, Sweden (d. 1896)
1871 – Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1958)
1913 – Jan Slot, Dutch mayor (Eethen/Hardenberg/Ede), born in Broek op Langedijk, Netherlands (d. 1994)
1917 – Henri Salvador, French-Caribbean pop singer, guitarist, and cabaret artist, born in Cayenne, French Guiana (d. 2008)
1921 – John Glenn, American astronaut (1st American to orbit the earth) and politician (Senator D-Ohio), born in Cambridge, Ohio (d. 2016)
1924 – Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (youngest female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event [12] bronze 200m breaststroke 1936), born in Skovshoved, Denmark (d. 2011)
1925 – Hubert Doggart, English cricket batsman (2 Tests; Cambridge University CC, Sussex CCC) and executive (President MCC 1981–82), born in London, England (d. 2018)
1962 – Lee Arenberg, American actor (Pintel – Pirates of the Caribbean), born in Palo Alto, California
1978 – Verónica Romeo [Sotoca], Spanish pop singer, born in Elche, Spain
1992 – Bishop Briggs, English singer-songwriter (River), born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 17th July 2023
1876 – Rosa Jackson Lumpkin, lived to be 115 years old, born in Flint, Georgia (d. 1991)
1901 – Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet (d. 1938)
1941 – Daryle Lamonica, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1970, 72; AFL MVP 1967, 69; Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills), born in Fresno, California (d. 2022)
1952 – Fran Smith, Jr., American rock bassist player (The Hooters – “All You Zombies”; “And We Danced”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1960 – Nancy Giles, American actress (Connie-Delta, Off Beat, Big, Angie), born in New York City, New York
1972 – Elizabeth Cook, American country music singer-songwriter (Aftermath), born in Wildwood, Florida
1976 – Eric Winter, American actor (The Rookie), born in La Mirada, California
1977 – Marc Savard, Canadian hockey player, born in Ottawa, Canada
1983 – Adam Lind, American baseball player, born in Muncie, Indiana
1987 – Moussa Dembélé, Belgian footballer, born in Pontoise, France