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
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 6th July 2023
1908 – Léonce Grass, Flemish singer and conductor, born in Borgerhout, Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1993)
1917 – Hugo Cole, composer and music critic, born in London (d. 1995)
1923 – Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and 1st President of Poland (1989-90), born in Kurów, Poland (d. 2014)
1925 – Huub Jacobse, Dutch politician and member of Dutch 2nd chamber (Liberal), born in Zeist, Netherlands (d. 1993)
1927 – Charles Whittenberg, American composer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1984)
1930 – Hans-Jürgen Heise, German writer, born in Bublitz (d. 2013)
1931 – Jean Campeau, French Canadian businessman and politician, born in Montreal, Quebec
1938 – Tony Lewis, Welsh cricket batsman and broadcaster (England 9 Tests, captain 1972-73; president MCC; BBC cricket coverage), born in Swansea, Wales
1945 – Rodney Matthews, English fantasy artist and illustrator, born in Paulton, England
1951 – Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor (Shakespeare in Love, The King’s Speech), born in Toowoomba, Queensland
Famous Birthdays for 5th July 2023
1810 – P. T. [Phineas Taylor] Barnum, American circus promoter and showman (Barnum and Bailey), born in Bethel, Connecticut (d. 1891)
1879 – Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor and composer (Tonhalle Orchestra), born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1962)
1902 – Frank Waters, American writer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1995)
1915 – John Woodruff, American athlete (Olympic gold 1936), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
1929 – Katherine Helmond, American actress and director (Soap, Mona-Who’s the Boss), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 2019)
1940 – Karen Shepherd, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah), born in Silver City, New Mexico
1954 – Leni Björklund, Swedish politician (Minister for Defence, 2002-06), born in Örebro, Sweden
1954 – John Wright, New Zealand cricketer (opening batsman 1978-92), born in Darfield, New Zealand
1960 – James M. Kelly, American politician (Maryland), born in Baltimore County, Maryland
1977 – Javier López, Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher, 2003-16 (Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, and 3 other teams), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Famous Birthdays for 4th July 2023
1715 – Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet and novelist (Fables and Tales), born in Hainchen, Germany (d. 1769)
1876 – William Farnum, American actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1953)
1884 – Alexander Byvanck, Dutch art historian and archaeologist, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1970)
1909 – Alec Templeton, Welsh pianist and composer (Concertino Lirico), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1963)
1931 – Rick Casares, American NFL fullback (Chicago Bears), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2013)
1938 – Cyril Mitchley, South African cricket wicket-keeper (Transvaal, later Test umpire), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
1966 – Lee Reherman, American actor, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2016)
1968 – Mark Lenzi, American 3m spring diver (Olympic gold 1992), born in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (d. 2012)
1976 – Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer, born in Saitama, Japan (d. 2003)
1978 – Emile Mpenza, Belgian footballer, born in Zellik, Belgium
Famous Birthdays for 3rd July 2023
1872 – Habibullah Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1901-19), born in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (d. 1919)
1886 – Raymond A Spruance, U.S. Navy admiral (Battle of Midway), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1969)
1899 – Otto Reinhold, German composer, born in Erzgebirge (d. 1965)
1924 – S. R. [Sellapan Ramanathan] Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (1999-2011), born in Singapore (d. 2016)
1933 – Edward Brandt Jr., American physician and public health official, born in Oklahoma (d. 2007)
1945 – Iain MacDonald-Smith, English yachtsman (Olympic gold Flying Dutchman 1968), born in Oxford, England
1947 – Rob Rensenbrink, Dutch soccer left winger or forward (46 caps; Anderlecht), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2020)
1971 – Julian Assange, Australian founder of Wikileaks, born in Townsville, Queensland
1976 – Wanderlei Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1978 – Katia Zygouli, Greek supermodel, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
Famous Birthdays for 2nd July 2023
1724 – Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (Der Messias), born in Quedlinburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1803)
1901 – Rex Alston, English sports broadcaster and author (BBC radio), born in Faringdon, Berkshire (d. 1994)
1920 – Eliseo Diego, Cuban poet, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1994)
1926 – Octavian Paler, Romanian writer, journalist, (d. 2007)
1932 – Kenneth McMillan, American actor (Malone, Concrete Beat), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
1959 – Hoogie Drexler, jockey
1961 – Alba Parietti, Italian TV presenter and actress (Galagoal, Abbronzatissima), born in Torino Italy
1970 – Colin Edwin, Australian musician (Porcupine Tree)
1974 – Moon So-ri, South Korean actress
1987 – Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakhstani model who died in unexplained circumstances, born in Almaty, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2008)
Famous Birthdays for 1st July 2023
1833 – Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert, Bvt Major General (Union Army), born in Georgetown, Delaware (d. 1880)
1872 – Louis Blériot, French aviator and 1st man to fly an airplane across English Channel, born in Cambrai, France (d. 1936)
1927 – Chandra Shekhar, Indian politician, 8th Prime Minister of India (1990-91), born in Ibrahimpatti, British India (d. 2007)
1935 – Dave Prowse, English actor (Darth Vader), born in Bristol. England (d. 2020)
1937 – Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, South African ANCer and Umkhonto we Sizwe-leader, born in Durban, South Africa
1948 – Wang Qishan, Chinese Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, born in Qingdao, Shandong
1954 – Mike Reid, American golfer (Senior PGA C’ship 2005, The Tradition 2009), born in Bainbridge, Maryland
1960 – Lynn Jennings, American long distance runner (world 5,000m record 1990), born in Princeton, New Jersey
1983 – Leeteuk [Park Jeong-su], Korean singer (Super Junior), born in Soul, South Korea
2003 – Tate McRae, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer (You Broke Me First), born in Calgary, Alberta
Famous Birthdays for 30th June 2023
1722 – Jiří Antonín Benda, Czech composer and violinist, born in Benátky nad Jizerou, Bohemia (d. 1795)
1819 – William A. Wheeler, American politician (19th Vice President of the United States), born in Malone, New York (d. 1887)
1856 – Gerrit Kalff, Dutch professor (history of Dutch writers), born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1923)
1930 – Sadequain, Pakistani artist, painter, calligrapher and artist, born in Amroha, British India (d. 1987)
1933 – Mike Smith, English cricket batsman and captain (50 Tests; last England dual international [1 rugby union cap]), born in Westcotes, Leicestershire
1938 – Billy Mills, American 10k (Olympic gold 1964), born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
1941 – Peter Pollock, South African cricket fast bowler (28 Tests, 116 wickets, BB 6/38, 1 x 50; Eastern Province), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
1959 – Michel Dion, Canadian Rifle shooter (Olympics 24-92, 96), born in Quebec City, Québec
1968 – Philip Anselmo, American heavy metal musician (Pantera), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1983 – Cheryl [Tweedy], British singer (Girls Aloud), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Famous Birthdays for 29th June 2023
1893 – Antoon Schweigmann, Dutch religious poet and resistance fighter, born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1945)
1936 – Harmon Killebrew, American Baseball HOF utility (13 × MLB All-Star; AL MVP 1969; 6 × AL HR leader; Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins), born in Payette, Idaho (d. 2011)
1942 – Mike Willesee, Australian television presenter (This Day Tonight), born in Perth, Australia (d. 2019)
1945 – Chandrika Kumaratunga, first female President of Sri Lanka (1994-2005), born in Colombo, British Ceylon
1949 – Dan Dierdorf, American football offensive lineman and sportscaster (Monday Night Football), born in Canton, Ohio
1958 – Leslie Browne, American ballerina (Turning Point), born in NYC, New York
1965 – Paul Jarvis, English cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets; Yorkshire CCC), born in Redcar, England
1969 – Tōru Hashimoto, Japanese politician (Mayor of Osaka), born in Tokyo
1992 – Adam G. Sevani, American actor (Step Up), born in Los Angeles, California
2003 – Jude Bellingham, English footballer (Real Madrid), born in Stourbridge, England
Famous Birthdays for 28th June 2023
1867 – William Courtleigh, Canadian actor (The Birth of Character, Ashes, The Nightingale), born in Guelph, Ontario (d. 1930)
1884 – Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leonean pre-independence politician and nationalist, born in Freetown, Sierra Leone (d. 1964)
1935 – John Inman, English actor (Mr. Humphries-Are You Being Served?), born in Preston, Lancashire, England (d. 2007)
1941 – Al Downing, American MLB baseball player (NY Yankees), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1942 – Jim Kolbe, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona), born in Evanston, Illinois
1946 – Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (SNL, 1975-80; Haunted Honeymoon), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1989)
1952 – Pietro Mennea, Italian runner (200m world record), born in Barletta, Apulia, Italy (d. 2013)
1964 – Bryan Barker, NFL punter (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida
1971 – Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress and television personality, born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
1984 – Tamara Ecclestone (Rutland), British model, socialite, and television personality, born in Milan, Italy