1194 – Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies (the Poor Clares), born in Assisi, Italy (d. 1253)
1611 – Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1644)
1834 – Carlo Angeloni, Italian composer, born in Lucca, Italy (d. 1901)
1896 – Evelyn Preer, African-American actress (Homesteader, Spider’s Webs), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1932)
1896 – Trygve Lie, Norwegian politician and 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1946-52), born in Oslo, Sweden–Norway (d. 1968)
1899 – Eunice Hunton Carter, 1st African American female district attorney (NY), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1970)
1901 – Fritz Mahler, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1973)
1932 – Oleg Protopopov, Russian olympic pairs skater (Gold 1964, 68), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
1938 – Max Wiltshire, Welsh rugby union lock (4 Tests; Aberavon RFC), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2021)
1970 – Phil Graham, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 15th July 2023
1808 – Henry Edward Manning, English Roman Catholic Cardinal (Archbishop of Westminster 1865-92), born at Copped Hall, Totteridge, England (d. 1892)
1901 – Pyke Koch, Dutch magic realism painter (Dolores’ Breakfast), born in Beek, Netherlands (d. 1991)
1911 – Juliet Pannett, English portrait painter (Illustrated London News), born in Hove, East Sussex, England (d. 2005)
1928 – Pál Benkő, Hungarian-American chess player, author (Grandmaster; record 8 US Open Championships), born in Amiens, France (d. 2019)
1944 – Millie Jackson, American disco and RandB singer (“Hurts So Good”; “If You’re Not Back in Love By Monday”), born in Thompson, Georgia
1947 – Bertus Borgers, Dutch musician rock saxophonist (Mr. Albert Show – “Wild Sesation”; Sweet d’Buster), and educator (Fontys Rock Academy), born in Vessem, Netherlands
1965 – Kirt Manwaring, American MLB player (SF Giants), born in Elmira, New York
1970 – Julian Paynter, Australian 5k runner (Olympics 1996)
1981 – Taylor Kinney, American actor (Chicago Fire), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1990 – Olly Alexander [Oliver Thornton], British actor, singer-songwriter (Years and Years), and LGBT activist, born in Harrogate, England
Famous Birthdays for 14th July 2023
1696 – William Oldys, English antiquarian and bibliographer (d. 1761)
1707 – Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, French composer and violinist, born in Maroilles, France (d. 1802)
1901 – George Tobias, American actor (Bewitched), born in NYC, New York (d. 1980)
1913 – Fritz Erler, German socialist politician (SDP), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1967)
1926 – Jan Krenz, Polish conductor and composer, born in Włocławku, Poland (d. 2020)
1926 – Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, (Lucky: Alien; Cool Hand Luke; The Godfather Part II), musician, and singer, born in West Irvine, Kentucky (d. 2017)
1927 – John Chancellor, American news anchor (NBC, VOA), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1996)
1945 – Peter Klatzow, South African pianist, composer (Inyanga; Still-life with Moonbeams), and educator, born in Springs, Transvaal, Union of South Africa (d. 2021)
1952 – Stan Shaw, American actor (Mississippi, Roots Next Generation), born in Chicago, Illinois
1966 – D. J. Johnson, American NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Louisville, Kentucky
Famous Birthdays for 13th July 2023
1527 – John Dee, English alchemist, astrologer and mathematician, born in London, England (d. 1609)
1745 – Robert Calder, British naval officer, born in Kent, England (d. 1818)
1776 – Caroline of Baden, Queen of Bavaria, born in Karlsruhe, Margraviate of Baden (d. 1841)
1929 – Sofia Muratova, Soviet-Russian gymnast (1952-60 Olympics: 6 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals), born in Leningrad, Russia, Soviet Union (d. 2006)
1946 – (Richard) “Cheech” Marin, Chicano-American comedian (Cheech and Chong), actor (The Golden Palace; Nash Bridges), and art collector, born in Los Angeles, California
1954 – Louise Mandrell, country singer (Mandrell Sisters), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
1954 – Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer
1967 – Benny Benassi, Italian disc jockey
1979 – Craig Bellamy, Welsh soccer forward (78 caps; Newcastle United, Norwich City, Manchester City), born in Cardiff, Wales
2003 – Wyatt Oleff, American actor (It), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 12th July 2023
1840 – Abraham Goldfaden, Russian-born Jewish poet and playwright (Shulamis), born in Starokostiantyniv, Russian Empire (d. 1908)
1895 – Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), born in Hamar, Norway (d. 1962)
1920 – Beah Richards, American actress, poet, playwright and author (Roots, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2000)
1931 – André Laporte, Flemish composer, born in Oplinter, Tienen, Belgium
1947 – Pollamani Krishnamurthy, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 8 dismissals; Hyderabad), born in Hyderabad, India (d. 1999)
1962 – Stein Jorgesen, American sprint canoer (Olympic gold K-2 200m 1996; World C’ship gold 1995), born in San Diego, California
1966 – Annabel Croft, English tennis player, broadcaster (Eurosport, Sky Sport, BBC), born in Farnborough, Kent
1969 – Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (Napalm Death), born in Sonora, Mexico (d. 2006)
1980 – Johanna Klum, German TV presenter
1984 – Gareth Gates, British singer-songwriter, born in Bradford, England
Famous Birthdays for 11th July 2023
1778 – Juan Lovera, Venezuelan artist, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1841)
1869 – Percy McAlister, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests; Big Six cricket dispute 1912), born in Williamstown, Australia (d. 1938)
1894 – Walter Wanger [Feuchtwanger], American film producer (Stagecoach, Cleopatra), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1968)
1902 – Leo Collard, Belgian controversial minister of Education (1946/54-58), born in Aulnois, Belgium (d. 1981)
1914 – Ahti Sonninen, Finnish composer (Pessi and Illusia; The Karelian Wedding), born in Kuopio, Finland (d. 1984)
1940 – Ronnie Mack, American singer-songwriter (“He’s So Fine”), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1963)
1946 – Cuthbert Johnson, English musician and Benedictine abbot, born in County Durham, England (d. 2017)
1946 – Beverly Todd, American actress (Roots; Having Babies: The Redd Foxx Show; Six Feet Under), born in Chicago, Illinois
1966 – Mick Molloy, Australian comedian
1970 – Justin Chambers, American actor
Famous Birthdays for 10th July 2023
1832 – Alvan Graham Clark, American telescope maker and astronomer (Sirius B), born in Fall River, Massachusetts (d. 1897)
1856 – Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist, electrical engineer and inventor who developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil, born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire (now Croatia) (d. 1943)
1939 – Lawrence Pressman, American actor (Man From Atlantis, Hellstrom Chronicle), born in Cynthiana, Kentucky
1940 – Tom Farmer, Scottish entrepreneur, born in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
1943 – Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (US Open 1968, Australian Open 1970, Wimbledon and WCT Finals 1975; Davis Cup 1963, 68, 69, 70), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1993)
1944 – Beaky, rocker (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich)
1954 – Neil Tennant, English singer and songwriter (Pet Shop Boy – “West End Girl”), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England
1976 – Elijah Blue Allman, American musician (Deadsy), son of CHer and Gregg Allman, born in Beverly Hills, California
1976 – Adrian Grenier, American actor
1983 – Kim Heechul, Korean Singer
Famous Birthdays for 9th July 2023
1855 – Johann Zilcher, German composer (d. 1943)
1914 – Willi Stoph, German politician (Prime Minister of German Democratic Republic 1964-73), born in Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany (d. 1999)
1915 – June Richmond, American jazz singer (Jimmy Dorsey; Cab Calloway; Andy Kirk – “Hey Lawdy Mama”), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1962)
1918 – Nile Kinnick Jr., American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1939; University of Iowa), born in Adel, Iowa (d. 1943)
1936 – June Jordan, Caribbean-American playwright and poet (His Own Where), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2002)
1941 – Don McPherson, American RandB singer (The Main Ingredient – “Everybody Plays the Fool”), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1971)
1948 – Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian politician (15th Foreign Minister of Indonesia), born in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
1955 – Jimmy Smits, American actor (LA Law – “Victor”; Running Scared; NYPD Blue), born in Brooklyn, New York
1979 – Ella Koon [Yun-na], Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actress of Hakka heritage, born in Tahita, French Polynesia
1982 – Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race-car driver
Famous Birthdays for 8th July 2023
1808 – Mindon, King of Burma (1853-1878) penultimate ruler of the Konbaung dynasty and founder of Mandalay, born in Burma (d. 1878)
1851 – Arthur Evans, English archaeologist (discovered the Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete), born in Nash Mills, England (d. 1941)
1870 – Marie van Zeggelen, Dutch author (Koloniaaltje, children’s books on Indonesia), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1957)
1882 – Percy Grainger, Australian-American concert pianist and composer (Hill Songs; Country Garden), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (d. 1961)
1885 – Emil Bloch, German Marxist philosopher, born in Ludwigshafen, Germany (d. 1977)
1942 – Janice Pennington, American Playboy playmate (May 1971) and model (The Price is Right), born in Seattle, Washington
1952 – Marianne Williamson, American writer (Return to Love), spiritual leader, human rights and peace activist, born in Houston, Texas
1959 – Pauline Quirke, British actress (Birds Of A Feather – “Sharon”), born in Hackney, London, England
1976 – Michael Renfurm, Surinam-Dutch soccer player (Sparta)
1992 – Benjamin Grosvenor, British classical pianist, born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
Famous Birthdays for 7th July 2023
1540 – John Sigismund Zápolya, King of Hungary as John II (1540-51, 1556-70) who ruled parts of the Kingdom of Hungary with support from the Ottomans, born in Buda, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1571)
1752 – Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and merchant who invented the programmable loom (Jacquard loom), forerunner to today’s computers, born in Lyon, France (d. 1834)
1917 – Elton Britt {Baker], American country singer-songwriter (“There’s a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere”; Saturday Night Jamboree), born in Zack, Arkansas (d. 1972)
1934 – Vinko Globokar, French-Slovenian trombone player and avant-garde composer (Eppure si muove), born in Anderny, France
1941 – Bill Oddie, English actor, comedian and ornithologist (The Goodies), born in Rochdale, England
1944 – Tony Jacklin, English golfer (British Open 1969, US Open 1970), born in Scunthorpe, England
1960 – Kevin A. Ford, American astronaut, born in Portland, Indiana
1963 – Naved Anjum, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani all-rounder, two Tests 1989-90), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1969 – Robin Weigert, American actress, born in Washington, D.C.
1984 – Marie-Mai, Canadian singer, born in Varennes, Canada