July 1 - Births

Births

1481 – Christian II of Denmark (d. 1559)
1506 – Louis II of Hungary (d. 1526)
1534 – Frederick II of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig (d. 1588)
1574 – Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)
1586 – Claudio Saracini, Italian composer (d. 1630)
1633 – Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (d. 1698)
1646 – Gottfried Leibniz, German mathematician (d. 1716)
1663 – Franz Xaver Murschhauser, German composer and theorist (d. 1738)
1676 – Anthony Collins, English philosopher (d. 1729)
1723 – Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes, Spanish statesman and writer (d. 1802)
1725 – Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French nobleman and soldier (d. 1807)
1731 – Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan English admiral (d. 1804)
1742 – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist (d. 1799)
1788 – Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician (d. 1867)
1804 – Charles Gordon Greene, American journalist (d. 1886)
1804 – George Sand, French writer (d. 1876)
1807 – Thomas Green Clemson, American politician and educator, founded Clemson University (d. 1888)
1818 – Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian physician (d. 1865)
1822 – Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Vietnamese poet (d. 1888)
1834 – Jadwiga Łuszczewska, Polish poet (d. 1908)
1863 – William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English soldier and explorer (d. 1892)
1869 – William Strunk, Jr., American author and educator (d. 1946)
1872 – Louis Blériot, French aviator, inventor, and engineer (d. 1936)
1873 – Alice Guy-Blaché, American director (d. 1968)
1875 – Andrass Samuelsen, Faroese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1954)
1879 – Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1954)
1883 – Arthur Borton, English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1933)
1886 – Gabrielle Robinne, French actress (d. 1980)
1899 – Thomas A. Dorsey, American composer (d. 1993)
1899 – Charles Laughton, English actor (d. 1962)
1899 – Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek politician (d. 1987)
1902 – William Wyler, French-American director (d. 1981)
1903 – Amy Johnson, English pilot (d. 1941)
1906 – Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician (d. 1992)
1906 – Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founded the Estée Lauder Companies (d. 2004)
1907 – Bill Stern, American sportscaster (d. 1971)
1908 – Peter Anders, German tenor (d. 1954)
1911 – Sergei Sokolov, Soviet marshal
1912 – David Brower, American environmentalist (d. 2000)
1912 – Sally Kirkland, American writer and editor (d. 1989)
1913 – Frank Barrett, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1913 – Vasantrao Naik, Indian politician (d. 1979)
1914 – Earle Warren, American saxophonist and singer (d. 1994)
1915 – Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (d. 1992)
1915 – Joseph Ransohoff, American neurosurgeon (d. 2001)
1916 – Olivia de Havilland, English-American actress
1916 – George C. Stoney, American director and producer (d. 2012)
1917 – Humphry Osmond, English psychiatrist (d. 2004)
1920 – Harold Sakata, American actor (d. 1982)
1921 – Seretse Khama, Batswana politician, 1st President of Botswana (d. 1980)
1924 – Florence Stanley, American actress (d. 2003)
1925 – Farley Granger, American actor (d. 2011)
1926 – Robert Fogel, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 – Carl Hahn, German businessman
1926 – Hans Werner Henze, German composer (d. 2012)
1927 – Alan J. Charig, English palaeontologist (d. 1997)
1929 – Gerald Edelman, American biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American director and producer (d. 2005)
1930 – Carol Chomsky, American linguist (d. 2008)
1930 – Bobby Day, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Hollywood Flames and Bob & Earl) (d. 1990)
1931 – Leslie Caron, French actress and dancer
1932 – Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist (d. 2007)
1933 – C. Scott Littleton, American anthropologist and academic (d. 2010)
1934 – Claude Berri, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1934 – Jamie Farr, American actor
1934 – Jean Marsh, English actress
1934 – Sydney Pollack, American director (d. 2008)
1935 – James Cotton, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
1936 – Syl Johnson, American singer, musician, and producer
1938 – Craig Anderson, American baseball player
1939 – Karen Black, American actress
1939 – Delaney Bramlett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Delaney & Bonnie) (d. 2008)
1941 – Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player
1941 – Alfred G. Gilman, American pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Myron Scholes, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Twyla Tharp, American choreographer
1942 – Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress
1942 – Andraé Crouch, American broadcaster
1943 – Marian Glinka, Polish actor (d. 2008)
1943 – Jeff Wayne, American pianist and composer
1944 – Lew Rockwell, American author and activist
1945 – Mike Burstyn, Israeli-American actor
1945 – Debbie Harry, American singer-songwriter and actress (Blondie and The Wind in the Willows)
1946 – Masaharu Satō, Japanese voice actor
1947 – Shirley Hemphill, American actress (d. 1999)
1947 – Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Japanese race car driver
1947 – Malcolm Wicks, English politician (d. 2012)
1948 – John Ford, English singer-songwriter and musician (Strawbs, The Monks, and Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera)
1949 – John Farnham, English-Australian singer-songwriter and musician
1949 – David Hogan, American composer (d. 1996)
1950 – David Duke, American politician, writer, activist, and white supremacist
1951 – Trevor Eve, English actor
1951 – Anne Feeney, American singer-songwriter and activist
1951 – Terrence Mann, American actor, singer, and dancer
1951 – Fred Schneider, American singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The B-52's and The Superions)
1951 – Victor Willis, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (Village People)
1952 – Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1952 – Steve Shutt, Canadian ice hockey player
1952 – Timothy J. Tobias, American composer and musician (d. 2006)
1953 – Lawrence Gonzi, Maltese politician
1953 – Jadranka Kosor, Croatian journalist and politician
1955 – Lisa Scottoline, American author
1955 – Keith Whitley, American singer and guitarist (d. 1989)
1956 – Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor (d. 2009)
1956 – Alan Ruck, American actor
1957 – Lisa Blount, American actress and producer (d. 2010)
1957 – Hannu Kamppuri, Finnish ice hockey player
1959 – Dale Midkiff, American actor
1960 – Kevin Swords, American rugby player
1961 – Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American astronaut (d. 2003)
1961 – Malcolm Elliott, English cyclist
1961 – Carl Lewis, American athlete
1961 – Diana, Princess of Wales (d. 1997)
1961 – Michelle Wright, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 – Andre Braugher, American actor
1963 – Roddy Bottum, American singer and musician (Faith No More and Imperial Teen)
1963 – David Wood, American lawyer and environmentalist (d. 2006)
1964 – Bernard Laporte, French rugby player and coach
1965 – Harald Zwart, Norwegian director
1966 – Enrico Annoni, Italian footballer
1966 – Shawn Burr, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Pamela Anderson, Canadian-American model, actress, producer, author, and activist
1967 – Sansan Chien, Taiwanese composer (d. 2011)
1968 – Tim Abell, American actor
1968 – Jordi Mollà, Spanish actor
1969 – Séamus Egan, Irish singer-songwriter and musician Solas
1970 – Melissa Peterman, American actress
1970 – Henry Simmons, American actor
1971 – Steven W. Bailey, American actor
1971 – Amira Casar, French actress
1971 – Missy Elliott, American rapper, songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress
1971 – Julianne Nicholson, American actress
1971 – Jamie Walker, American baseball player
1972 – Sunshine Becker American Singer (Furthur)
1972 – Claire Forlani, English actress
1972 – Alex Machacek, Austrian guitarist (BPM)
1974 – Jefferson Pérez, Ecuadorian race walker
1975 – Sufjan Stevens, American singer-songwriter and musician
1976 – Plies, American rapper
1976 – Patrick Kluivert, Dutch footballer
1976 – Justin Lo, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
1976 – Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch footballer
1976 – Thomas Sadoski, American actor
1976 – Hannu Tihinen, Finnish footballer
1977 – Tom Frager, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and surfer
1977 – Jarome Iginla, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Greg Pattillo, American flautist (Project Trio)
1977 – Birgit Schuurman, Dutch singer and actress
1977 – Pamela Rogers Turner, American teacher, coach, and convicted sex offender
1977 – Liv Tyler, American actress and model
1979 – Forrest Griffin, American mixed martial artist
1980 – Patrick Aufiero, American ice hockey player
1980 – Nelson Cruz, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Carlo del Fava, South African-Italian rugby player
1981 – Tadhg Kennelly, Irish-Australian footballer
1981 – Amanda Seales, American rapper and actress
1982 – Hilarie Burton, American actress
1982 – Carmella DeCesare, American model and wrestler
1982 – Justin Huber, Australian baseball player
1982 – Joachim Johansson, Swedish tennis player
1982 – Adrian Ward, American football player
1983 – Leeteuk, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Super Junior)
1983 – Lynsey Bartilson, American actress
1983 – Marit Larsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician (M2M)
1984 – Morgane Dubled, French model
1985 – Léa Seydoux, French actress and model
1986 – Andrew Lee, Australian footballer
1986 – Agnes Monica, Indonesian singer-songwriter, dancer, producer, and actress
1986 – Julian Prochnow, German footballer
1986 – Casey Reinhardt, American actress and model
1987 – Emily Glenister, English actress
1988 – Dedé, Brazilian footballer
1988 – Evan Ellingson, American actor
1989 – Mitch Hewer, English actor, singer, and dancer
1989 – Hannah Murray, English actress
1989 – Daniel Ricciardo, Australian race car driver
1990 – Young B., American rapper
1990 – Natsuki Sato, Japanese singer (AKB48)
1991 – Bryant Jones, American actor
1991 – Gillian Maguire, English actress and singer
1991 – Serenay Sarıkaya, Turkish model and actress, Miss Turkey 2010
1992 – Hannah Whelan, English gymnast
1993 – Raini Rodriguez, American actress
1994 – Anri Okamoto, Japanese model and actress
1996 – Adelina Sotnikova, Russian figure skater
1998 – Hollie Steel, English singer