July 14 - Births

Births

1454 – Poliziano, Italian scholar and poet (d. 1494)
1602 – Cardinal Mazarin, French-Italian politician and diplomat (d. 1661)
1608 – George Goring, Lord Goring, English soldier (d. 1657)
1610 – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1670)
1634 – Pasquier Quesnel, French theologian (d. 1719)
1671 – Jacques D'Allonville, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1732)
1675 – Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (d. 1747)
1676 – Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (d. 1763)
1696 – William Oldys, English antiquarian and bibliographer (d. 1761)
1721 – John Douglas, Scottish bishop (d. 1807)
1743 – Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin, Russian poet (d. 1816)
1755 – Michel de Beaupuy, French general (d. 1796)
1785 – Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer and journalist (d. 1851)
1801 – Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist (d. 1858)
1816 – Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (d. 1882)
1829 – Edward Benson, English Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1896)
1859 – Willy Hess, German violinist (d. 1928)
1860 – Owen Wister, American novelist (d. 1938)
1862 – Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)
1865 – Arthur Capper, American publisher and politician (d. 1951)
1868 – Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist, writer, spy, and administrator (d. 1926)
1872 – Albert Marque, French sculptor and doll maker (d. 1939)
1874 – Abbas II of Egypt (d. 1944)
1882 – Teddy Billington, American racing cyclist (d. 1966)
1885 – Sisavang Vong, Laos king (d. 1959)
1888 – Scipio Slataper, Italian writer (d. 1915)
1889 – Ante Pavelić, Croatian politician (d. 1959)
1891 – Alexander M. Volkov, Russian novelist and mathematician (d. 1977)
1893 – Garimella Satyanarayana, Indian poet and freedom fighter (d.1952)
1893 – Clarence J. Brown, American publisher and politician (d. 1965)
1893 – Dave Fleischer, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1979)
1896 – Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish soldier and anarchist (d. 1936)
1898 – Happy Chandler, American politician, 49th Governor of Kentucky (d. 1991)
1901 – Gerald Finzi, English composer (d. 1956)
1903 – Irving Stone, American writer (d. 1989)
1906 – Tom Carvel, Greek-American businessman, founded Carvel (d. 1990)
1906 – William H. Tunner, American general (d. 1983)
1910 – William Hanna, American animator, director, producer, and actor, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (d. 2001)
1911 – Pavel Prudnikau, Belarusian poet and writer (d. 2000)
1911 – Terry-Thomas, English actor (d. 1990)
1912 – Northrop Frye, Canadian critic (d. 1991)
1912 – Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and musician (Almanac Singers) (d. 1967)
1913 – Gerald Ford, American politician, 38th President of the United States (d. 2006)
1918 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director (d. 2007)
1918 – Arthur Laurents, American playwright, novelist, and director (d. 2011)
1919 – Lino Ventura, Italian-French actor (d. 1987)
1920 – Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician (d. 2004)
1921 – Leon Garfield, English author (d. 1996)
1921 – Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
1922 – Robert Creamer, American writer and editor (d. 2012)
1922 – Robin Olds, American pilot (d. 2007)
1922 – Elfriede Rinkel, German SS officer
1923 – Dale Robertson, American actor
1923 – Willie Steele, American long jumper (d. 1989)
1926 – Harry Dean Stanton, American actor and singer
1927 – John Chancellor, American journalist (d. 1996)
1927 – Peggy Parish, American author (d. 1988)
1928 – Nancy Olson, American actress
1930 – Polly Bergen, American actress
1931 – Jacqueline de Ribes, French fashion designer
1931 – E. V. Thompson, English author (d. 2012)
1932 – Roosevelt Grier, American football player and actor
1933 – Robert Bourassa, Canadian politician (d. 1996)
1933 – Franz, Duke of Bavaria
1936 – Pema Chödrön, American nun and author
1936 – Robert F. Overmyer, American pilot and astronaut (d. 1996)
1937 – Yoshiro Mori, Japanese politician
1938 – Jerry Rubin, American activist, author, and businessman (d. 1994)
1938 – Richard Rust, American actor (d. 1994)
1938 – Tommy Vig, Hungarian composer, bandleader, and musician
1939 – Karel Gott, Czech singer
1939 – Sid Haig, American actor
1939 – George E. Slusser, American scholar and writer
1940 – Susan Howatch, English novelist
1941 – Maulana Karenga, American writer and activist, creator of Kwanzaa
1941 – Andreas Khol, Austrian politician
1942 – Javier Solana, Spanish politician
1943 – Christopher Priest, English novelist
1944 – Billy McCool, American baseball player
1945 – Jim Gordon, American musician
1946 – Vincent Pastore, American actor
1946 – John Wood, Australian actor
1947 – Claudia Kennedy, American army officer
1947 – Navin Ramgoolam, Mauritius politician, 3rd and 6th Prime Minister of Mauritius
1948 – Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, Zulu king
1949 – Tommy Mottola, American music executive
1951 – Erich Hallhuber, German actor (d. 2003)
1952 – Bob Casale, American guitarist (Devo)
1952 – Franklin Graham, American evangelist and missionary
1952 – Eric Laneuville, American director, actor, and producer
1952 – Joel Silver, American film producer, co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment
1953 – Martha Coakley, American politician
1953 – Bebe Buell, American model and singer
1955 – L. Brent Bozell III, American writer and activist, founded the Media Research Center
1956 – Julio Chavez, Argentinian actor
1956 – Vladimir Kulich, Czech actor
1958 – Robert Jensen, American journalist and activist
1958 – Joe Keenan, American screenwriter, producer and author
1960 – Anna Bligh, Australian politician
1960 – Kyle Gass, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Tenacious D and Trainwreck)
1960 – Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer-songwriter and activist
1960 – Jane Lynch, American actress, comedian, and singer
1961 – Jackie Earle Haley, American actor
1962 – Jeff Olson, American musician, composer, and radio host Trouble, Retro Grave, and The Skull)
1962 – Antonio Díaz Sánchez, Cuban activist
1963 – Phil Rosenthal, American columnist
1966 – Juliet Cesario, American actress
1966 – Owen Coyle, Scottish-Irish footballer and manager
1966 – Tanya Donelly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Throwing Muses, Belly, and The Breeders)
1966 – Matthew Fox, American actor
1966 – Ellen Reid, Canadian singer and pianist (Crash Test Dummies)
1966 – Brian Selznick, American author and illustrator
1967 – Marios Constantinou, Greek-Cypriot footballer
1967 – Jeff Jarrett, American wrestler and promoter, co-founded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
1967 – Patrick J. Kennedy, American politician
1967 – Robin Ventura, American baseball player and manager
1969 – José Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player
1969 – Kazushi Sakuraba, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler
1970 – Nina Siemaszko, American actress
1971 – Mark LoMonaco, American wrestler
1971 – Nick McCabe, English guitarist (The Verve and The Black Ships)
1971 – Madhu Sapre, Indian model, Miss India 1992
1971 – Joey Styles, American wrestling commentator
1971 – Marie-Chantal Toupin, Canadian singer
1971 – Howard Webb, English football referee
1972 – Deborah Mailman, Australian actress
1973 – Tani Fuga, Samoan rugby player
1973 – Paul Methric, American rapper and producer (Twiztid, Dark Lotus, and Psychopathic Rydas)
1973 – Halil Mutlu, Turkish weightlifter
1973 – Candela Peña, Spanish actress
1973 – Adam Quinn, American bagpipes player and composer (Lucid Druid)
1974 – Erick Dampier, American basketball player
1974 – David Mitchell, English comedian and actor
1975 – Taboo, American rapper and actor (The Black Eyed Peas)
1975 – Tim Hudson, American baseball player
1975 – Jamey Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Ranj Dhaliwal, Canadian novelist
1976 – Geraint Jones, England cricketer
1976 – Kirsten Sheridan, Irish director and screenwriter
1977 – Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
1978 – Mattias Ekström, Swedish race car driver
1978 – Caroline Lesley, Canadian voice actress
1978 – Kristy Wright, Australian actress
1979 – Bernie Castro, Dominican baseball player
1979 – Scott Porter, American actor and singer
1979 – Axel Teichmann, German skier
1980 – Chad Faust, Canadian actor, singer, director, and producer
1980 – Jed Madela, Filipino singer-songwriter
1980 – George Smith, Australian rugby player
1981 – Trevor Fehrman, American actor
1981 – Robbie Maddison, Australian motorcycle rider
1981 – Lee Mead, English actor
1982 – Dmitry Chaplin, Russian-American dancer
1982 – Achille Coser, Italian footballer
1983 – Igor Andreev, Russian tennis player
1983 – Drew Cheetwood, American actor
1983 – Wesley Dening, Australian television host, comedian, and producer
1983 – Tito Muñoz, American conductor
1984 – Nilmar, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Renaldo Balkman, American basketball player
1984 – Erica Blasberg, American golfer (d. 2010)
1984 – Lenka Dlhopolcová, Slovak tennis player
1984 – Mounir El Hamdaoui, Moroccan footballer
1984 – Samir Handanović, Slovenian footballer
1984 – Fleur Saville, New Zealand actress
1985 – Billy Celeski, Australian footballer
1985 – Darrelle Revis, American football player
1986 – Alexander Gerndt, Swedish footballer
1987 – Aqeel Ahmed, English director, screenwriter, and producer
1987 – Sara Canning, Canadian actress
1987 – Adam Johnson, English footballer
1987 – Sean Smith, American football player
1988 – James Vaughan, English footballer
1989 – Sean Flynn, American actor and singer
1989 – Kayden Kessler, American actor
1991 – Lewis McGibbon, English actor
1993 – Dovilė Dzindzaletaitė, Lithuanian jumper
1999 – Camryn, American singer
1999 – Dawson Dunbar, Canadian actor