Famous July Birthdays

The following 7,015 famous people including celebrities were born in the month of July. A random sample was chosen for each day. Click the after the name to explore the birth date info. You might also want to browse the filtered celebrity birthdays in July.

Zodiac signs for July are Cancer ♋ and Leo ♌. The modern birthstone for July is Ruby while the mystical gemstone (based on Tibetan origin) is Ruby.

July 1

• 1771
  Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1839)
• 1902
  William Wyler, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
• 1907
  Bill Stern, American actor and sportscaster (d. 1971)
• 1949
  Venkaiah Naidu, Indian lawyer and politician
• 1982
  Joachim Johansson, Swedish tennis player

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July 2

• 1908
  Thurgood Marshall, American lawyer and jurist, 32nd Solicitor General of the United States (d. 1993)
• 1941
  Wendell Mottley, Trinidadian sprinter, economist, and politician
• 1970
  Colin Edwin, Australian bass player (Porcupine Tree and Henry Fool)
• 1974
  Tim Christensen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1985
  Rhett Bomar, American football player

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July 3

• 1876
  Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher and academic (d. 1957)
• 1927
  Ken Russell, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2011)
• 1949
  Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (Heatwave) (d. 2006)
• 1959
  Julie Burchill, English journalist and author
• 1987
  Sebastian Vettel, German race car driver

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July 4

• 1916
  Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American typist and broadcaster (d. 2006)
• 1930
  George Steinbrenner, American businessman (d. 2010)
• 1934
  Colin Welland, English actor and screenwriter
• 1937
  Thomas Nagel, American philosopher and academic
• 1981
  Brock Berlin, American football player

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July 5

• 1547
  Garzia de' Medici, Tuscan son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1562)
• 1900
  Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist, founded the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (d. 1989)
• 1945
  Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Mexico
• 1954
  John Wright, New Zealand cricketer and coach
• 1955
  Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach

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July 6

• 1580
  Johann Stobäus, German lute player and composer (d. 1646)
• 1886
  Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (d. 1944)
• 1925
  Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created ''Wheel of Fortune'' and ''Jeopardy!'' (d. 2007)
• 1951
  Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer
• 1994
  Rebecca Rosso, English actress

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July 7

• 1917
  Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Salvadoran general and politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2003)
• 1941
  Michael Howard, Welsh lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment
• 1959
  Kerstin Knabe, German hurdler
• 1965
  Jeremy Guscott, English rugby player and sportscaster
• 1989
  Landon Cassill, American race car driver

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July 8

• 1908
  Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor (Tympany Five) (d. 1975)
• 1951
  Alan Ashby, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
• 1987
  Vlada Roslyakova, Russian model
• 1989
  Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (d. 2012)
• 1992
  Sky Ferreira, American singer-songwriter and actress

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July 9

• 1930
  K. Balachander, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
• 1954
  Kevin O'Leary, Canadian journalist and businessman
• 1968
  Paolo Di Canio, Italian footballer and manager
• 1972
  Ara Babajian, American drummer and songwriter (The Slackers, Leftöver Crack, and Star Fucking Hipsters)
• 1986
  Dominic Cervi, American soccer player

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July 10

• 1871
  Marcel Proust, French author and critic (d. 1922)
• 1933
  C.K. Yang, Taiwanese decathlete and pole vaulter (d. 2007)
• 1943
  Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (d. 1993)
• 1944
  Norman Hammond, English archaeologist and academic
• 1975
  Andrew Firestone, American businessman

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July 11

• 1662
  Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1726)
• 1850
  Annie Armstrong, American missionary (d. 1938)
• 1932
  Jean-Guy Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1956
  Amitav Ghosh, Indian-American author and academic
• 1968
  Esera Tuaolo, American football player

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July 12

• 1394
  Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)
• 1675
  Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1742)
• 1930
  Irene Sutcliffe, English actress
• 1937
  Guy Woolfenden, English composer and conductor
• 1966
  Ana Torrent, Spanish actress

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July 13

• 1933
  Piero Manzoni, Italian artist (d. 1963)
• 1970
  Barry Pinches, English snooker player
• 1975
  Mariada Pieridi, Cypriot singer-songwriter
• 1988
  Raúl Spank, German high jumper
• 1992
  Mio Ootani, Japanese model and actress

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July 14

• 1945
  Jim Gordon, American drummer and songwriter (Traffic, Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie, and Souther–Hillman–Furay Band)
• 1966
  Matt Hume American mixed martial artist and trainer
• 1971
  Mark LoMonaco, American wrestler and trainer
• 1978
  Kristy Wright, Australian actress
• 1989
  Sean Flynn, American actor

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July 15

• 1943
  Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Irish astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
• 1945
  Jürgen Möllemann, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2003)
• 1966
  Jason Bonham, English singer-songwriter and drummer (Bonham, Damnocracy, and Black Country Communion)
• 1976
  Diane Kruger, German-American actress and model
• 1981
  Alou Diarra, French footballer

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July 16

• 1919
  Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian SS officer (d. 1999)
• 1936
  Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (d. 2012)
• 1937
  John Daly, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 1964
  Phil Hellmuth, American poker player
• 1971
  Corey Feldman, American actor and singer

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July 17

• 1888
  Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
• 1921
  George Barnes, American guitarist, producer, and songwriter (The Three Suns) (d. 1977)
• 1944
  Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1982
  René Herms, German runner (d. 2009)
• 1987
  Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player

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July 18

• 1892
  Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (d. 1969)
• 1925
  Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (d. 2012)
• 1962
  Jensen Buchanan, American actress
• 1991
  Karina Pasian, American singer and pianist
• 1993
  Lee Taemin, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Shinee)

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July 19

• 1954
  Mark O'Donnell, American playwright (d. 2012)
• 1963
  Garth Nix, Australian author
• 1966
  Nancy Carell, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1968
  Robb Flynn, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Machine Head, Vio-lence, and Forbidden)
• 1991
  Eray İşcan, Turkish footballer

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July 20

• 1911
  José Zabala-Santos, Filipino author and illustrator (d. 1985)
• 1925
  Frantz Fanon, French–Algerian psychiatrist and philosopher (d. 1961)
• 1945
  Larry Craig, American soldier and politician
• 1989
  Cristian Pasquato, Italian footballer
• 1991
  Vladislav Timakov, Russian water polo player (d. 2015)

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July 21

• 1970
  Alysia Reiner, American actress and producer
• 1973
  Elena Leonova, Russian figure skater
• 1974
  Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player and coach
• 1977
  Paul Casey, English golfer
• 1992
  Julia Beljajeva, Estonian fencer

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July 22

• 1478
  Philip I of Castile (d. 1506)
• 1962
  Alvin Robertson, American basketball player
• 1970
  Sergei Zubov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
• 1981
  Ala Ghawas, Bahraini singer-songwriter
• 1986
  Steve Johnson, American football player

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July 23

• 1928
  Vera Rubin, American astronomer and academic
• 1952
  John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (Rush) (d. 2008)
• 1953
  Claude Barzotti, Belgian-Italian singer
• 1983
  Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
• 1987
  Felipe Dylon, Brazilian singer

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July 24

• 1877
  Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss (d. 1954)
• 1884
  Maria Caserini, Italian actress (d. 1969)
• 1939
  David Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury, English businessman and politician
• 1947
  Robert Hays, American actor and producer
• 1952
  Gus Van Sant, American director, producer, and screenwriter

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July 25

• 1016
  Casimir I the Restorer, Polish son of Mieszko II Lambert (d. 1058)
• 1261
  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)
• 1931
  James Butler, English sculptor and educator
• 1963
  Julian Hodgson, Welsh chess player
• 2000
  Preston Bailey, American actor

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July 26

• 1888
  Reginald Hands, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1918)
• 1982
  Christopher Kane, Scottish fashion designer
• 1987
  Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer
• 1995
  Holly Bodimeade, English actress
• 1998
  Maya Sakura, Japanese singer and actress

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July 27

• 1886
  Ernst May, German architect and urban planner (d. 1970)
• 1918
  Leonard Rose, American cellist and educator (d. 1984)
• 1940
  Pina Bausch, German dancer and choreographer (d. 2009)
• 1956
  Carol Leifer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1982
  Cascy Beddow, Canadian actor

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July 28

• 1909
  Malcolm Lowry, English author and poet (d. 1957)
• 1935
  Neil McKendrick, English historian and academic
• 1951
  Santiago Calatrava, Spanish architect and engineer, designed the Athens Olympic Sports Complex
• 1969
  Dana White, American businessman
• 1974
  Alexis Tsipras, Greek engineer and politician, 186th Prime Minister of Greece

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July 29

• 1920
  Neville Jeffress, Australian businessman, founded Sentia Media (d. 2007)
• 1951
  Dan Driessen, American baseball player and coach
• 1955
  Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1977
  Rodney Jerkins, American rapper and producer
• 1985
  Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player

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July 30

• 1936
  Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
• 1951
  Alan Kourie, South African cricketer
• 1960
  Jeff Rudom, American basketball player and actor (d. 2011)
• 1982
  Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
• 1983
  Nathan Carter, Canadian actor

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July 31

• 1964
  Jim Corr, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Corrs)
• 1970
  Amanda Stepto, Canadian actress
• 1974
  Leona Naess, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1975
  Andrew Hall, South African cricketer
• 1984
  Joseph Benavidez, American mixed martial artist

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