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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1194]] – [[Clare of Assisi]], Italian nun and saint (died 1253) *[[1486]] – [[Andrea del Sarto]], Italian painter (died 1530)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Padovani |first1=Serena |title=Sarto, Andrea del |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T076067|isbn=978-1-884446-05-4 }}</ref> *[[1517]] – [[Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk]], English duchess (died 1559)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/frances-brandon-duchess-of-suffolk/|title=Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk & family|website=Westminster Abbey|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref> *[[1529]] – [[Petrus Peckius the Elder]], Dutch jurist, writer on international maritime law (died 1589) ===1601–1900=== *[[1611]] – [[Cecilia Renata of Austria]] (died 1644) *[[1661]] – [[Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville]], Canadian captain, explorer, and politician (died 1706) *[[1714]] – [[Marc René, marquis de Montalembert]], French engineer and author (died 1800) *[[1722]] – [[Joseph Wilton]], English sculptor and academic (died 1803)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Coutu |first1=Joan |title=Wilton, Joseph (1722–1803), sculptor |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/29706}}</ref> *[[1723]] – [[Joshua Reynolds]], English painter and academic (died 1792)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Postle |first1=Martin |title=Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723–1792), portrait and history painter and art theorist |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/23429}}</ref> *[[1731]] – [[Samuel Huntington (statesman)|Samuel Huntington]], American jurist and politician, 18th [[List of Governors of Connecticut|Governor of Connecticut]] (died 1796) *[[1748]] – [[Cyrus Griffin]], American lawyer, judge, and politician, 16th [[President of the Continental Congress]] (died 1810)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Saladino |first1=Gaspare J. |title=Griffin, Cyrus (1748-1810), lawyer and judge |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0200151}}</ref> *[[1796]] – [[Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot]], French painter and etcher (died 1875) *[[1821]] – [[Mary Baker Eddy]], American religious leader and author, founded [[Christian Science]] (died 1910)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Bednarowski |first1=Mary Farrell |title=Eddy, Mary Baker (1821-1910), founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, and of Christian Science as a method of healing |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0800425}}</ref> *[[1841]] – [[Nikolai von Glehn]], Estonian-German architect and activist (died 1923) *[[1858]] – [[Eugène Ysaÿe]], Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1931)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Stockhem |first1=Michel |title=Ysaÿe, Eugène(-Auguste) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.30732}}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[Ida B. Wells]], American journalist and activist (died 1931)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=McMurry |first1=Linda O. |title=Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell (1862-1931), editor and antilynching activist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1500924}}</ref> *[[1863]] – [[Anderson Dawson]], Australian politician, 14th [[Premier of Queensland]] (died 1910)<ref>{{Cite AuDB |first=D. J.|last=Murphy |title=Andrew Dawson (1863–1910) |volume=8 |year=1981 |id2=dawson-andrew-5921 |access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref> *[[1870]] – [[Lambert McKenna]], Irish priest, lexicographer, and scholar (died 1956) *[[1870]] – [[Ellen Oliver (suffragette)]], British suffragette (died 1921)<ref name=":0">{{Cite ODNB|title=Barltrop, Mabel [name in religion Octavia] (1866–1934), prophet and founder of the Panacea Society|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-93402|access-date=20 April 2024|date=2012|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/93402|last1=Shaw|first1=Jane}}</ref> *[[1871]] – [[John Maxwell (golfer)|John Maxwell]], American golfer (died 1906) *[[1872]] – [[Roald Amundsen]], Norwegian pilot and explorer (died 1928)<ref>{{cite web |title=Roald Amundsen {{!}} Biography, Facts, Expeditions, South Pole, Northwest Passage, & Death |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roald-Amundsen |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1872 – [[Frank Cooper (politician)|Frank Cooper]], Australian politician, 25th [[Premier of Queensland]] (died 1949)<ref>{{Cite AuDB |first=Manfred |last=Cross |title= Frank Arthur Cooper (1872–1949) |volume=13 |year=1993 |id2=cooper-frank-arthur-9820 |access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref> *[[1880]] – [[Kathleen Norris]], American journalist and author (died 1966)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gale |first1=Robert L. |title=Norris, Kathleen Thompson (1880-1966), novelist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601210}}</ref> *[[1882]] – [[Violette Neatley Anderson]], American judge (died 1937)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://aaregistry.org/story/violette-anderson-an-early-legal-representative/|title=Violette Anderson, an early legal representative – African American Registry|work=African American Registry|access-date=9 November 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1883]] – [[Charles Sheeler]], American photographer and painter (died 1965)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Troyen |first1=Carol |title=Sheeler, Charles (1883-1965), painter and photographer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1700795}}</ref> *[[1884]] – [[Anna Vyrubova]], Russian author (died 1964) *[[1887]] – [[Shoeless Joe Jackson]], American baseball player and manager (died 1951) *[[1888]] – [[Percy Kilbride]], American actor (died 1964) * 1888 – [[Frits Zernike]], Dutch physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1966)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ferwerda |first1=Hedzer A. |title=Frits Zernike--life and achievements |journal=Optical Engineering |date=1993 |volume=32 |issue=12 |page=3177 |doi=10.1117/12.142941|bibcode=1993OptEn..32.3176F |url=https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/76096528/3176_1.pdf }}</ref> *[[1889]] – [[Arthur Bowie Chrisman]], American author (died 1953) *[[1895]] – [[Wilfrid Hamel]], Canadian businessman and politician, 35th [[List of mayors of Quebec City|Mayor of Quebec City]] (died 1968) *[[1896]] – [[Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer]], German biologist and eugenicist (died 1969) * 1896 – [[Trygve Lie]], Norwegian trade union leader and politician, 1st [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] (died 1968) *[[1898]] – [[Lady Eve Balfour]], British farmer, educator, and founding figure in the organic movement (died 1990)<ref>{{cite book|first=Catharine M. C.|last=Haines|title=International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-090-1|page=16}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Alexander Luria]], Russian psychologist and physician (died 1977)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kuzovleva |first1=Eugenia |title=[No title found] |journal=Neuropsychology Review |date=1999 |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=53–56 |doi=10.1023/A:1025695021621|pmid=10468377 }}</ref> * 1902 – [[Mary Philbin]], American actress (died 1993)<ref>{{cite news |title=MARY PHILBIN, SILENT SCREEN STAR, DIES AT 89; SOUND ENDED HER CAREER |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/mary-philbin-silent-screen-star-dies-at-89-sound-ended-her-career/article_3206b386-60f8-5806-9490-a5467b14b65c.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=Buffalo News |date=22 May 1993 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[Fritz Bauer]], German lawyer and judge (died 1968) * 1903 – [[Carmen Lombardo]], Canadian singer-songwriter (died 1971) * 1903 – [[Irmgard Flügge-Lotz]], German mathematician and engineer (died 1974)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Grinstein | first1=Louise S. | last2=Campbell | first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics : a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/33 33] | url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/33 }}</ref> *[[1904]] – [[Goffredo Petrassi]], Italian composer and conductor (died 2003)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Restagno |first1=Enzo |title=Petrassi, Goffredo |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.21457}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Vincent Sherman]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2006)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Berkvist |first1=Robert |title=Vincent Sherman, Studio-Era Hollywood Director, Dies at 99 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/21/movies/21sherman.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=21 June 2006}}</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Frances Horwich]], American educator and television host (died 2001) * 1907 – [[Orville Redenbacher]], American farmer and businessman, founded [[Orville Redenbacher's]] (died 1995)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Lach, Jr. |first1=Edward L. |title=Redenbacher, Orville (1907-1995), food industry entrepreneur |date=October 2001 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1002223}}</ref> * 1907 – [[Barbara Stanwyck]], American actress (died 1990)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Nassour |first1=Ellis |last2=Snowberger |first2=Beth A. |title=Stanwyck, Barbara (1907-1990), actress |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801365}}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Stan McCabe]], Australian cricketer (died 1968) * 1910 – [[Gordon Prange]], American historian, author, and academic (died 1980) *[[1911]] – [[Ginger Rogers]], American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1995)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Mueller |first1=John |title=Rogers, Ginger (1911-1995), actress, dancer, and musical comedy performer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1803406}}</ref> * 1911 – [[Sonny Tufts]], American actor (died 1970) *[[1912]] – [[Milt Bocek]], American baseball player (died 2007) * 1912 – [[Amy Patterson]], Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (died 2019) *[[1915]] – [[Barnard Hughes]], American actor (died 2006)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Campbell |title=Barnard Hughes, Character Actor, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/12/arts/12hughes.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=12 July 2006}}</ref> * 1915 – [[Elaine Barrie]], American actress (died 2003)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Elaine Barrie, 87, Dies; Married Barrymore |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/04/arts/elaine-barrie-87-dies-married-barrymore.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=4 March 2003}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Denis Edward Arnold]], English soldier (died 2015)<ref>{{cite news |title=Major Denis Arnold - obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11435013/Major-Denis-Arnold-obituary.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=25 February 2015 |language=en}}</ref> * 1918 – [[Paul Farnes]], British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot (died 2020) * 1918 – [[Samuel Victor Perry]], English biochemist and rugby player (died 2009)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Trentham |first1=David R. |title=Samuel Victor Perry. 16 July 1918 — 17 December 2009 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=January 2011 |volume=57 |pages=327–347 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.2011.0009}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Hermine Braunsteiner]], Austrian [[SS]] officer (died 1999)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=A Nazi Past, a Queens Home Life, an Overlooked Death |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/02/world/europe/a-nazi-past-a-queens-home-life-an-overlooked-death.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=2 December 2005}}</ref> * 1919 – [[Choi Kyu-hah]], South Korean politician, 4th [[President of South Korea]] (died 2006) *[[1920]] – [[Anatole Broyard]], American critic and editor (died 1990)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitgang |first1=Herbert |title=Anatole Broyard, 70, Book Critic And Editor at The Times, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/12/obituaries/anatole-broyard-70-book-critic-and-editor-at-the-times-is-dead.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=12 October 1990}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Chris Argyris]], American psychologist, theorist, and academic (died 2013)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Edmondson |first1=Amy C. |title=Chris Argyris (1923–2013). |journal=American Psychologist |date=July 2015 |volume=70 |issue=5 |pages=473 |doi=10.1037/a0039188}}</ref> * 1923 – [[Bola Sete]], Brazilian guitarist (died 1987)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Mongan |first1=Norman |title=Sete, Bola |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J403500}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[James L. Greenfield]], American journalist and politician (died 2024)<ref>{{cite news |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. |title=James Greenfield, Globe-Trotting Reporter and Times Editor, Dies at 99 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/business/media/james-greenfield-dead.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=20 May 2024}}</ref> * 1924 – [[Bess Myerson]], American model, actress, game show panelist, and politician, [[Miss America|Miss America 1945]] (died 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nemy |first1=Enid |last2=McDonald |first2=William |title=Bess Myerson, New Yorker of Beauty, Wit, Service and Scandal, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/nyregion/bess-myerson-miss-america-and-new-york-official-tarnished-in-scandal-dies.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=5 January 2015}}</ref> * 1924 – [[Rupert Deese]], Northern Mariana Islander ceramic artist (died 2010) *[[1925]] – [[Frank Jobe]], American sergeant and surgeon (died 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Frank Jobe, Surgeon Who Saved Pitchers' Careers, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/07/sports/baseball/dr-frank-jobe-who-pioneered-tommy-john-surgery-dies-at-88.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 March 2014}}</ref> * 1925 – [[Rosita Quintana]], Argentine actress (died 2021) * 1925 – [[Cal Tjader]], American jazz musician (died 1982)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Waxer |first1=Lise |title=Tjader, Cal[len Radcliffe] |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.49882}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Ivica Horvat]], Croatian footballer and manager (died 2012) * 1926 – [[Irwin Rose]], American biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2015)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Kenneth |title=Irwin A. Rose, Nobel-Winning Biochemist, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/03/science/irwin-rose-nobel-winning-biochemist-dies-at-88.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=3 June 2015}}</ref> *[[1927]] – [[Pierre F. Côté]], Canadian lawyer and civil servant (died 2013) * 1927 – [[Shirley Hughes]], English author and illustrator<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eccleshare |first1=Julia |title=Shirley Hughes obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/02/shirley-hughes-obituary |access-date=3 March 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=2 March 2022 }}</ref> (died 2022) * 1927 – [[Derek Hawksworth]], English footballer (died 2021) *[[1928]] – [[Anita Brookner]], English novelist and art historian (died 2016)<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNay |first1=Michael |title=Anita Brookner obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/15/anita-brookner-obituary |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=15 March 2016}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Bella Davidovich]], Soviet-American pianist<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Fleming |first1=Michael |title=Davidovich, Bella |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.51826}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Robert Sheckley]], American author and screenwriter (died 2005)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clute |first1=John |title=Robert Sheckley |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/robert-sheckley-519837.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The Independent |date=17 December 2005 |language=en}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Jim Rathmann (race car driver)|Jim Rathmann]], American race car driver (died 2011)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Richard |title=Jim Rathmann obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/dec/02/jim-rathmann |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=2 December 2011}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Dave Treen]], American lawyer and politician, 51st [[List of Governors of Louisiana|Governor of Louisiana]] (died 2009)<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Dave Treen, Republican Ex-Governor of Louisiana, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/us/30treen.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=29 October 2009}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Andrzej Zawada]], Polish mountaineer and author (died 2000) *[[1929]] – [[Charles Ray Hatcher]], American serial killer (died 1984) * 1929 – [[Sheri S. Tepper]], American author and poet (died 2016) * 1929 – [[Gaby Tanguy]], French swimmer (died 1981) *[[1930]] – [[Guy Béart]], Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (died 2015)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willsher |first1=Kim |title=Guy Béart obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/17/guy-beart |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=17 September 2015}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Michael Bilirakis]], American lawyer and politician * 1930 – [[Bert Rechichar]], American football defensive back and kicker (died 2019) *[[1931]] – [[Fergus Gordon Kerr]], Scottish Roman Catholic priest of the English Dominican Province * 1931 – [[Norm Sherry]], American baseball player, manager, and coach (died 2021)<ref>{{cite news |title=Norm Sherry, 89, Dies; Gave Koufax a Tip, and the Rest Is History |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/sports/baseball/norm-sherry-dead.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=11 March 2021}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[John Chilton]], English trumpet player and composer (died 2016)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Kernfeld |first1=Barry |title=Chilton, John |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.48742}}</ref> * 1932 – [[Max McGee]], American football player and sportscaster (died 2007) * 1932 – [[Dick Thornburgh]], American lawyer and politician, 76th [[United States Attorney General]] (died 2020)<ref>{{cite news |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. |title=Richard Thornburgh, Former Governor and Attorney General, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/us/politics/richard-thornburgh-dead.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=31 December 2020}}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Julian A. Brodsky]], American businessman *[[1934]] – [[Denise LaSalle]], American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2018)<ref>{{cite book|author=David Whiteis|title=Always the Queen: The Denise LaSalle Story|year=2020|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=9780252051937|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IhDjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT312}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Denise LaSalle, Southern soul singer and earthy lyricist, dies at 83|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/denise-lasalle-southern-soul-singer-and-earthy-lyricist-dies-at-83/2018/01/14/4ed92d7e-f70f-11e7-beb6-c8d48830c54d_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/nashvillecream/denise-lasalle-1939-2018/article_34166d6f-9dd7-50f8-b947-94c114413924.html|title=Denise LaSalle, 1934-2018|author=Ron Wynn|date=Jan 11, 2018|work=Nashville Scene}}</ref> * 1934 – [[Tomás Eloy Martínez]], Argentine journalist (died 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.bnf.fr/en/12059987/tomas_eloy_martinez/|title=Tomás Eloy Martínez (1934–2010)|website=BnF Data|access-date=2019-07-16}}</ref> * 1934 – [[Katherine D. Ortega]], 38th Treasurer of the United States * 1934 – [[Donald M. Payne]], American educator and politician (died 2012)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Raymond |title=Donald M. Payne, First Black Elected to Congress From New Jersey, Dies at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/nyregion/donald-m-payne-first-black-elected-to-congress-from-new-jersey-dies-at-77.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=6 March 2012}}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[Carl Epting Mundy Jr.]], American general (died 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yardley |first1=William |title=Gen. Carl E. Mundy Jr., Outspoken Marine Corps Leader, Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/us/gen-carl-e-mundy-jr-outspoken-marine-corps-commandant-dies-at-78.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=9 April 2014}}</ref> * 1935 – [[Lynn Wyatt]], American socialite and philanthropist *[[1936]] – [[Yasuo Fukuda]], Japanese politician, 91st [[Prime Minister of Japan]] * 1936 – [[Buddy Merrill]], American guitarist (died 2021) * 1936 – [[Jerry Norman (sinologist)|Jerry Norman]], American sinologist and linguist (died 2012) * 1936 – [[Venkataraman Subramanya]], Indian-Australian cricketer *[[1937]] – [[Richard Bryan]], American lawyer and politician, 25th [[Governor of Nevada]] * 1937 – [[John Daly (producer)|John Daly]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008) *[[1938]] – [[Cynthia Enloe]], American author and academic * 1938 – [[Tony Jackson (singer)|Tony Jackson]], English singer and bass player (died 2003) *[[1939]] – [[William Bell (singer)|William Bell]], American singer-songwriter * 1939 – [[Ali Khamenei]], Iranian cleric and politician, 2nd [[Supreme Leader of Iran]] * 1939 – [[Lido Vieri]], Italian football manager and football player * 1939 – [[Ruth Perry]], president of Liberia (died 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/perry-ruth-1939|title=Perry, Ruth 1939– – Dictionary definition of Perry, Ruth 1939– {{!}} Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary|website=www.encyclopedia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-19}}</ref> * 1939 – [[Shringar Nagaraj]], Indian actor and producer (died 2013) * 1939 – [[Corin Redgrave]], English actor and activist (died 2010) * 1939 – [[Mariele Ventre]], Italian singer and conductor (died 1995) *[[1941]] – [[Desmond Dekker]], Jamaican singer-songwriter (died 2006) * 1941 – [[Dag Solstad]], Norwegian author and playwright (died 2025) * 1941 – [[Hans Wiegel]], Dutch journalist and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (died 2025) * 1941 – [[Sir George Young, 6th Baronet]], English banker and politician, [[Secretary of State for Transport]] *[[1942]] – [[Margaret Court]], Australian tennis player and minister *[[1943]] – [[Reinaldo Arenas]], Cuban-American author, poet, and playwright (died 1990) * 1943 – [[Vernon Bogdanor]], English political scientist and academic * 1943 – [[Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]], American football player and coach *[[1944]] – [[Angharad Rees]], English-Welsh actress and jewellery designer (died 2012) *[[1946]] – [[Louise Fréchette]], Canadian civil servant and diplomat, [[Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations]] *[[1947]] – [[Don Burke]], Australian television host and producer * 1947 – [[Alexis Herman]], American businesswoman and politician, 23rd [[United States Secretary of Labor]] (died 2025) * 1947 – [[Assata Shakur]], American-Cuban criminal and activist *[[1948]] – [[Rubén Blades]], Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor * 1948 – [[Lars Lagerbäck]], Swedish footballer and manager * 1948 – [[Kevin McKenzie (cricketer)|Kevin McKenzie]], South African cricketer * 1948 – [[Pinchas Zukerman]], Israeli violinist and conductor * [[1950]] – [[Gary Indiana]], American writer, playwright and poet (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=October 25, 2024 |title=Gary Indiana, Acerbic Cultural Critic and Novelist, Dies at 74 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/arts/gary-indiana-dead.html |access-date=November 9, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *1950 – [[Pierre Paradis]], Canadian lawyer and politician * 1950 – [[Dennis Priestley]], English darts player * 1950 – [[Frances Spalding]], English historian and academic * 1950 – [[Tom Terrell (journalist)|Tom Terrell]], American journalist and photographer (died 2007) *[[1951]] – [[Jean-Luc Mongrain]], Canadian journalist * 1951 – [[Che Rosli]], Malaysian politician *[[1952]] – [[Stewart Copeland]], American drummer and songwriter * 1952 – [[Marc Esposito]], French director and screenwriter * 1952 – [[Ken McEwan]], South African cricketer *[[1953]] – [[Douglas J. Feith]], American lawyer and politician, [[Under Secretary of Defense for Policy]] *[[1955]] – [[Susan Wheeler]], American poet and academic * 1955 – [[Saw Swee Leong]], Malaysian badminton player *[[1956]] – [[Tony Kushner]], American playwright and screenwriter *[[1957]] – [[Faye Grant]], American actress * 1957 – [[Maurice Kottelat]], [[Swiss (people)|Swiss]] [[Ichthyology|ichthyologist]] specializing in Eurasian freshwater fishes<ref name="Commissioners">[https://www.iczn.org/about-the-iczn/commissioners/maurice-kottelat/ Commissioners: Dr Maurice Kottelat] International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (accessed 2014)</ref> *[[1958]] – [[Mick Cornett]], American politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsok.com/article/2857034/mick-cornett|title=Mick Cornett|publisher=newsok.com|date=June 27, 2004|access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref> * 1958 – [[Michael Flatley]], American-Irish dancer and choreographer<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Lawrence A. |date=2001-06-15 |title=Former Chicago Plumber Brings His Remarkable Feat Back Home |work=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|page=5-2}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Gary Anderson (placekicker)|Gary Anderson]], South African-American football player * 1959 – [[James MacMillan]], Scottish composer and conductor * 1959 – [[Jürgen Ligi]], Estonian economist and politician, 25th [[Minister of Defence (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Defence]] *[[1960]] – [[Terry Pendleton]], American baseball player and coach *[[1962]] – [[Grigory Leps]], Russian singer-songwriter *[[1963]] – [[Phoebe Cates]], American actress * 1963 – [[Srečko Katanec]], Slovenian footballer and coach * 1963 – [[Mikael Pernfors]], Swedish tennis player *[[1964]] – [[Phil Hellmuth]], American poker player * 1964 – [[Miguel Induráin]], Spanish cyclist *[[1965]] – [[Michel Desjoyeaux]], French sailor * 1965 – [[Claude Lemieux]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1966]] – [[Jyrki Lumme]], Finnish ice hockey player *[[1967]] – [[Will Ferrell]], American actor, comedian, and producer *[[1968]] – [[Dhanraj Pillay]], Indian field hockey player and manager * 1968 – [[Barry Sanders]], American football player * 1968 – [[Larry Sanger]], American philosopher and businessman, co-founded [[Wikipedia]] and [[Citizendium]] * 1968 – [[Michael Searle (rugby league)|Michael Searle]], Australian rugby league player and businessman * 1968 – [[Robert J. Sherman|Robert Sherman]], American songwriter and businessman * 1968 – [[Olga Souza]], Brazilian singer and dancer *[[1969]] – [[Kathryn Harby-Williams]], Australian netball player and sportscaster *[[1970]] – [[Raimonds Miglinieks]], Latvian basketball player and coach * 1970 – [[Apichatpong Weerasethakul]], Thai director, producer, and screenwriter * 1970 – [[Serena Chen]], American social psychologist<ref>{{Citation |last=Chen |first=Serena |title=Chen, Serena |date=2018 |pages=1–2 |editor-last=Zeigler-Hill |editor-first=Virgil |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_399-1 |isbn=978-3-319-28099-8 |s2cid=239490429 |editor2-last=Shackelford |editor2-first=Todd K. |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Corey Feldman]], American actor * 1971 – [[Ed Kowalczyk]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1972]] – [[Ben Cahoon]], American-Canadian football player and coach * 1972 – [[François Drolet]], Canadian speed skater *[[1973]] – [[João Dias (politician)|João Dias]], Portuguese politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Deputados: Biografia - João Dias |url=https://www.parlamento.pt/DeputadoGP/Paginas/Biografia.aspx?BID=5524 |access-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316173441/https://www.parlamento.pt/DeputadoGP/Paginas/Biografia.aspx?BID=5524 |archive-date=16 March 2024 |location=Lisbon, Portugal |language=pt}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Shaun Pollock]], South African cricketer * 1973 – [[Graham Robertson (filmmaker)|Graham Robertson]], American director and producer * 1973 – [[Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)|Tim Ryan]], American politician *[[1974]] – [[Maret Maripuu]], Estonian politician, [[Minister of Social Affairs (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Social Affairs]] * 1974 – [[Wendell Sailor]], Australian rugby player *[[1976]] – [[Tomasz Kuchar]], Polish racing driver * 1976 – [[Bobby Lashley]], American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobby Lashley |url=https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335707/bobby-lashley |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Carlos Humberto Paredes]], Paraguayan footballer * 1976 – [[Anna Smashnova]], Belarusian-Israeli tennis player *[[1977]] – [[Bryan Budd]], Northern Ireland-born English soldier, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (died 2006)<!-- raised in England --> *[[1979]] – [[Jayma Mays]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for July 16, 2022 includes celebrity Will Ferrell, Corey Feldman |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/07/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-july-16-2022-includes-celebrity-will-ferrell-corey-feldman.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=15 July 2023 |date=16 July 2022}}</ref> * 1979 – [[Chris Mihm]], American basketball player * 1979 – [[Kim Rhode]], American sport shooter * 1979 – [[Nathan Rogers]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1979 – [[Konstantin Skrylnikov]], Russian footballer *[[1980]] – [[Adam Scott (golfer)|Adam Scott]], Australian golfer *[[1981]] – [[Giuseppe Di Masi]], Italian footballer * 1981 – [[Robert Kranjec]], Slovenian ski jumper * 1981 – [[Zach Randolph]], American basketball player<ref>{{basketballstats|nba=2216}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Vicente Rodríguez]], Spanish footballer *[[1982]] – [[André Greipel]], German cyclist * 1982 – [[Carli Lloyd]], American soccer player * 1982 – [[Michael Umaña]], Costa Rican footballer *[[1983]] – [[Katrina Kaif]], British Indian actress and model<ref>{{cite web|work=Bollywood Dhamaka|title=Finally: Katrina Kaif made an achievement with Madame Tussaunds wax statue after lots of struggle in life!|date=28 March 2015|url=https://www.bollywooddhamaka.in/bollywood-dhamaka/finally-katrina-kaif-made-an-achievement-with-madame-tussaunds-wax-statue-after-lots-of-struggle-in-life/7990|access-date=March 28, 2015}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Duncan Keith]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1984]] – [[Hayanari Shimoda]], Japanese racing driver * 1984 – [[Attila Szabó (athlete)|Attila Szabó]], Hungarian decathlete *[[1985]] – [[Mārtiņš Kravčenko]], Latvian basketball player *[[1986]] – [[Misako Uno]], Japanese actress, singer, and fashion designer<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/3491909/misako-uno|title = Celebrities：Misako Uno|access-date=2006-10-31|work=Hollywood Staff |publisher=Hollywood.com}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer)|Mousa Dembélé]], Belgian footballer * 1987 – [[AnnaLynne McCord]], American actress and producer<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Us Weekly]]|title=AnnaLynne McCord Archive|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/annalynne-mccord/|access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Knowshon Moreno]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|title=Knowshon Moreno|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/knowshonmoreno/79619/profile|website=NFL.com|access-date=16 March 2020|language=en}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Sergio Busquets]], Spanish footballer *[[1989]] – [[Gareth Bale]], Welsh footballer *[[1990]] – [[Bureta Faraimo]], New Zealand rugby league player * 1990 – [[James Maslow]], American actor, singer and dancer<ref>{{cite web |title=James Maslow |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/james-maslow/463754061 |website=Apple Music |access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Wizkid]], Nigerian singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.guardian.ng/life/30-quick-facts-about-wizkid-you-should-know-as-he-turns-30-today/ | title=From the Magazine: 30 Quick Facts About Wizkid You Should Know As He Turns 30 Today | date=16 July 2020 | publisher=guardian.ng | access-date=20 July 2020 }}</ref> * 1990 – [[Johann Zarco]], French motorcycle racer *[[1991]] – [[Dylan Grimes]], Australian Rules footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dylan Grimes {{!}} AFL |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/players/422/Dylan-Grimes |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=richmondfc.com.au |language=en}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Nate Schmidt]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{Ice hockey stats|nhl=8477220}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Andros Townsend]], English footballer *[[1992]] – [[Safiya Nygaard]], American YouTuber<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=safiyany |postid=B0AELJVl32_ |title=today is my birthday and also a full moon, so i'm moody 🌝🦇👽 |date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/safiyany/2089688585226124735_2089688582969369082|archive-date=September 25, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Shericka Jackson]], Jamaican sprinter<ref>{{cite web | url=https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/200m/women?regionType=world&page=1&rankDate=2023-12-26 | title=World Rankings | Women's 200m }}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Kevin Abstract]], American rapper and singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Abstract - Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kevin-abstract/416903584 |website=Apple Music |access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Luke Hemmings]], Australian singer and musician<ref>{{Cite book|title=Hey, Lets Make a Band!|year=2014|isbn=9780062366443|pages=15|last1=Summer|first1=5. Seconds of|publisher=HarperCollins }}</ref> * 1996 – [[Daniel Pearson (actor)|Daniel Pearson]], English actor and presenter *[[1999]] – [[Jarred Kelenic]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jarred Kelenic Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie ... |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kelenja01.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Island Boys|Alex Venegas]], American social media personality<ref name=IslandBoys>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2021 |title=Who are the 'Island Boys' on TikTok? |url=https://news.yahoo.com/island-boys-tiktok-201950355.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Yahoo! News|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2001 – [[Island Boys|Franky Venegas]], American social media personality<ref name=IslandBoys/> *[[2004]] – [[Amiah Miller]], American actress and model<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dawson |first1=Angela |title=Actions speak louder than words for Amiah Miller in 'War for the Planet of the Apes' |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2017/07/13/actions-speak-louder-than-words-amiah-miller-war-planet-apes/465393001/ |website=knoxnews.com |access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref>
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