July 15 - Births

Births

1273 – Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352)
1353 – Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)
1471 – Eskender, Ethiopian emperor (d. 1494)
1553 – Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)
1573 – Inigo Jones, English architect, designed the Queen's House (d. 1652)
1606 – Rembrandt, Dutch painter (d. 1669)
1631 – Jens Juel, Danish diplomat (d. 1700)
1638 – Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Italian composer and violinist (d. 1693)
1653 – Agostino Steffani, Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat, and composer (d. 1728)
1704 – August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German religious leader (d. 1792)
1737 – Princess Louise Marie of France (d. 1787)
1779 – Clement Clarke Moore, American educator, author, and poet (d. 1863)
1796 – Thomas Bulfinch, American writer (d. 1867)
1799 – Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)
1808 – Henry Edward Manning, English archbishop and cardinal (d. 1892)
1812 – James Hope-Scott, English lawyer (d. 1873)
1817 – Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, British railway engineer (d. 1898)
1837 – Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (d. 1859)
1848 – Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (d. 1923)
1850 – Francesca S. Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (d. 1917)
1851 – Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian writer (d. 1889)
1858 – Emmeline Pankhurst, English activist (d. 1928)
1864 – Marie Tempest, English actress and singer (d. 1942)
1865 – Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian mathematician (d. 1945)
1867 – Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French scientist and medical doctor (d. 1936)
1870 – Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, Russian journalist and politician (d. 1922)
1871 – Kunikida Doppo, Japanese writer (d. 1908)
1892 – Walter Benjamin, German critic and writer (d. 1940)
1893 – Enid Bennett, Australian actress (d. 1969)
1893 – Dick Rauch, American football player and coach (d. 1970)
1894 – Tadeusz Sendzimir, Polish-American engineer and inventor (d. 1989)
1899 – Seán Lemass, Irish politician (d. 1971)
1902 – Jean Rey, Belgian politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (d. 1983)
1903 – Kumaraswami Kamaraj, Indian politician (d. 1975)
1904 – Rudolf Arnheim, German-born American author and psychologist (d. 2007)
1905 – Dorothy Fields, American composer (d. 1974)
1906 – Rudolf Uhlenhaut, England-German engineer (d. 1989)
1910 – Ken Lynch, American actor (d. 1990)
1911 – Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, English geographer and politician (d. 1994)
1913 – Cowboy Copas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963)
1913 – Abraham Sutzkever, Russian poet (d. 2010)
1914 – Hammond Innes, English writer (d. 1998)
1914 – Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani activist and scientist (d. 1999)
1914 – Howard Vernon, Swiss actor (d. 1996)
1915 – Albert Ghiorso, American scientist (d. 2010)
1918 – Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
1918 – Joan Roberts, American actress (d. 2012)
1918 – Nur Muhammad Taraki, Afghan journalist and politician (d. 1979)
1919 – Fritz Langanke, German SS lieutenant (d. 2012)
1919 – Iris Murdoch, Irish philosopher (d. 1999)
1921 – Jack Beeson, American composer (d. 2010)
1921 – Henri Colpi, French director (d. 2006)
1921 – Robert Bruce Merrifield, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006)
1922 – Leon M. Lederman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1925 – Philip Carey, American actor (d. 2009)
1926 – Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan novelist (d. 2007)
1926 – Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine dictator (d. 2003)
1927 – Nan Martin, American actress (d. 2010)
1927 – Joe Turkel, American actor
1928 – Carl Woese, American microbiologist
1929 – Charles Anthony, American tenor (d. 2012)
1929 – Francis Bebey, Cameroonian-French musician and novelist (d. 2001)
1930 – Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (d. 2004)
1930 – Stephen Smale, American mathematician
1930 – Richard Garneau, French-Canadian journalist
1931 – Clive Cussler, American novelist
1932 – Ed Litzenberger, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2010)
1932 – Paulo Moura, Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist (d. 2010)
1933 – Julian Bream, English guitarist and lutenist
1933 – Guido Crepax, Italian writer and illustrator (d. 2003)
1934 – Harrison Birtwistle, English composer
1934 – Risto Jarva, Finnish director and producer (d. 1977)
1935 – Thilakan, Indian actor (d. 2012)
1935 – Donn Clendenon, American baseball player (d. 2005)
1935 – Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor (d. 2012)
1935 – Ken Kercheval, American actor
1936 – George Voinovich, American politician
1938 – Ernie Barnes, American painter and football player (d. 2009)
1938 – Barry Goldwater, Jr., American politician
1939 – Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Portuguese politician
1939 – Patrick Wayne, American actor
1940 – Ronald Gene Simmons, American murderer (d. 1990)
1941 – Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer
1942 – Mil Máscaras, Mexican wrestler and actor
1943 – Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Irish astrophysicist
1944 – Millie Jackson, American singer-songwriter and comedian
1944 – Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor
1945 – Jürgen Möllemann, German politician (d. 2003)
1946 – Hassanal Bolkiah, Bruneian sultan
1946 – Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Stone Poneys and Free Creek)
1947 – Peter Banks, English guitarist and songwriter (Yes, The Syn, and Flash)
1948 – Alicia Bridges, American singer-songwriter
1948 – Dimosthenis Kourtovik, Greek writer, critic, and anthropologist
1948 – Artimus Pyle, American drummer and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1949 – Carl Bildt, Swedish politician
1949 – Trevor Horn, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Buggles, Art of Noise, and Producers)
1949 – Richard Russo, American novelist
1950 – Colin Barnett, Australian politician
1950 – Arianna Huffington, Greek-American author and columnist, founded The Huffington Post
1951 – Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
1951 – Jesse Ventura, American wrestler, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of Minnesota
1952 – Celia Imrie, English actress
1952 – Judy McGrath, American television executive
1952 – Terry O'Quinn, American actor
1952 – Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers) (d. 1991)
1953 – Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian priest and politician and 49th and 53rd President of Haiti
1953 – John Denham, English politician
1954 – Tarak Dhiab, Tunisian footballer
1954 – Jeff Jarvis, American journalist
1954 – Giorgos Kaminis, Greek politician
1954 – Mario Kempes, Argentine footballer
1956 – Ian Curtis, English singer-songwriter (Joy Division) (d. 1980)
1956 – Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey coach and commentator
1956 – Marky Ramone, American drummer and songwriter (Ramones, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and Misfits)
1956 – Joe Satriani, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Chickenfoot and The Greg Kihn Band)
1956 – Wayne Taylor, South African race car driver
1958 – Gary Heale, English footballer
1958 – Mac Thornberry, American politician
1959 – Vincent Lindon, French actor
1959 – Shep Pettibone, American DJ, producer, and songwriter
1960 – Willie Aames, American actor
1960 – Kim Alexis, American model and actress
1961 – Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress
1961 – Jean-Christophe Grangé, French journalist and screenwriter
1961 – Scott Ritter, American weapons inspector
1961 – Forest Whitaker, American actor
1962 – Steve Brown, American darts player
1962 – Nikos Filippou, Greek basketball player
1963 – Brigitte Nielsen, Danish model, actress, and singer
1963 – Steve Thomas, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 – Eleftherios Fotiadis, Greek footballer
1965 – David Miliband, English politician
1966 – Jason Bonham, English singer-songwriter and drummer (Bonham, Damnocracy, and Black Country Communion)
1966 – Irène Jacob, French-Swiss actress
1966 – Dimitris P. Kraniotis, Greek poet
1967 – Adam Savage, American actor and designer
1968 – Eddie Griffin, American comedian and actor
1968 – Stan Kirsch, American actor
1970 – Jim Rash, American actor, comedian and Academy Award winning screenwriter
1971 – Danijela Martinović, Croatian singer
1972 – Scott Foley, American actor
1972 – Beth Ostrosky Stern, American model and actress
1973 – Buju Banton, Jamaican singer
1973 – John Dolmayan, Lebanese-American drummer and songwriter (System of a Down and Scars on Broadway)
1973 – Brian Austin Green, American actor
1973 – Kris Holm, Canadian unicyclist
1974 – Marilita Lambropoulou, Greek actress
1974 – Chris Taylor, Australian comedian, writer, and radio host
1974 – Chot Ulep, Filipino bassist and songwriter
1975 – Kara Drew, American wrestler
1975 – Heather Nedohin, Canadian curler
1975 – Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
1976 – Jim Jones, American rapper and actor (The Diplomats)
1976 – Diane Kruger, German actress and model
1977 – Faraz Anwar, Pakistani guitarist (Mizraab)
1977 – Kitana Baker, American model and actress
1977 – André Nel, South African cricketer
1977 – Lana Parrilla, American actress
1977 – John St. Clair, American football player
1978 – Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player
1979 – Laura Benanti, American actress and singer
1979 – Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer
1979 – Renata Kučerová, Czech tennis player
1980 – Reggie Abercrombie, American baseball player
1980 – Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Kelli Martin, American fashion designer
1980 – Jasper Pääkkönen, Finnish actor and producer
1980 – Mike Zambidis, Greek kick-boxer
1981 – Alou Diarra, French footballer
1981 – Marius Stankevičius, Lithuanian footballer
1982 – Alan Pérez, Spanish cyclist
1982 – Neemia Tialata, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Nelson Merlo, Brazilian race car driver
1983 – Heath Slater, American wrestler
1984 – Alex Boyd, Scottish photographer
1984 – Vice Cooler, American singer-songwriter and musician (Hawnay Troof and XBXRX)
1984 – Angelo Siniscalchi, Italian footballer
1985 – Chris Tiu, Filipino basketball player and politician
1985 – Burak Yılmaz, Turkish footballer
1986 – Tyler Kennedy, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Steven Jahn, German footballer
1989 – Alisa Kleybanova, Russian tennis player
1989 – Tristan Wilds, American actor
1990 – Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player
1990 – J.B. Gaynor, American actor
1991 – Derrick Favors, American basketball player
1992 – Koharu Kusumi, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume and Dream Morning Musume)
1992 – Porter Robinson, American DJ and producer
1996 – Mason Bennett, English footballer