July 20 - Births

Births

356 BC – Alexander the Great, Macedonian king (d. 323 BC)
810 – Muhammad al-Bukhari, Muslim scholar (d. 870)
1304 – Petrarch, Italian scholar and poet (d. 1374)
1537 – Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)
1620 – Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder, Dutch scholar and poet (d. 1681)
1754 – Destutt de Tracy, French philosopher (d. 1836)
1757 – Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (d. 1811)
1762 – Jakob Haibel, Austrian composer, tenor, and choirmaster (d. 1826)
1774 – Auguste Marmont, French marshal (d. 1852)
1797 – Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (d. 1873)
1804 – Richard Owen, English biologist (d. 1892)
1822 – Gregor Mendel, German scientist (d. 1884)
1838 – Augustin Daly, American playwright (d. 1899)
1838 – George Otto Trevelyan, English statesman and biographer (d. 1928)
1847 – Max Liebermann, German painter (d. 1935)
1849 – Robert Anderson Van Wyck, American politician, 91st Mayor of New York City (d. 1918)
1852 – Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1932)
1858 – Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (d. 1925)
1864 – Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
1868 – Miron Cristea, Hungarian-Romanian cleric and politician, 1st Patriarch of All Romania (d. 1939)
1873 – Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator (d. 1932)
1876 – Otto Blumenthal, German mathematician (d. 1944)
1889 – John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcasting executive (d. 1971)
1890 – George II of Greece (d. 1947)
1893 – George Llewelyn Davies, English soldier (d. 1915)
1895 – László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1946)
1896 – Eunice Sanborn, American super-centenarian (d. 2011)
1897 – Tadeus Reichstein, Polish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
1900 – Maurice Leyland, English cricketer (d. 1967)
1901 – Heinie Manush, American baseball player (d. 1971)
1902 – Jimmy Kennedy, Irish composer (d. 1984)
1907 – Abdul Rahman Abu Baka, Malaysian super-centenarian (d. 2012)
1909 – Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (d. 1969)
1909 – Eric Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1993)
1910 – Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (d. 2004)
1911 – Baqa Jilani, Indian cricketer (d. 1941)
1911 – José Zabala-Santos, Filipino cartoonist (d. 1985)
1912 – George Johnston, Australian journalist and novelist (d. 1970)
1914 – Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician (d. 2005)
1914 – Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal
1918 – Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 2006)
1919 – Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (d. 2008)
1920 – Elliot Richardson, American politician (d. 1999)
1922 – Alan Stephenson Boyd, American lawyer and politician
1923 – Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (d. 2005)
1924 – Thomas Berger, American novelist
1924 – Mort Garson, Canadian composer (d. 2008)
1925 – Jacques Delors, French economist and politician
1925 – Frantz Fanon, Indian psychiatrist and writer (d. 1961)
1926 – Lola Albright, American actress and singer
1926 – Patricia Cutts, English actress (d. 1974)
1927 – Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor and composer
1928 – Peter Ind, English bassist and producer
1929 – Mike Ilitch, American businessman, co-founded Little Caesars
1929 – Rajendra Kumar, Indian actor (d. 1999)
1930 – Giannis Agouris, Greek writer and journalist (d. 2006)
1930 – Chuck Daly, American basketball coach (d. 2009)
1930 – Sally Ann Howes, English-American singer and actress
1931 – Tony Marsh, English race car driver (d. 2009)
1932 – Ove Verner Hansen, Danish actor
1932 – Nam June Paik, South Korean-American artist (d. 2006)
1932 – Otto Schily, German politician
1933 – Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
1933 – Cormac McCarthy, American author
1933 – Rex Williams, English snooker player
1934 – Uwe Johnson, German writer (d. 1984)
1934 – Doug Padgett, English cricketer
1934 – Aliki Vougiouklaki, Greek actress (d. 1996)
1935 – Ted Rogers, English comedian (d. 2001)
1936 – Barbara Mikulski, American politician
1937 – Ken Ogata, Japanese actor (d. 2008)
1938 – Roger Hunt, English footballer
1938 – Tony Oliva, Cuban baseball player
1938 – Diana Rigg, English actress
1938 – Natalie Wood, American actress (d. 1981)
1939 – Judy Chicago, American artist and writer
1941 – Periklis Korovesis, Greek author and journalist
1941 – Kurt Raab, German actor (d. 1988)
1942 – Ron Bowden, Australian politician
1942 – Pete Hamilton, American singer-songwriter
1943 – Chris Amon, New Zealand race car driver
1943 – Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet, journalist, and politician (d. 2010)
1943 – Wendy Richard, English actress (d. 2009)
1944 – Olivier de Kersauson, French sailor
1945 – Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter and musician
1945 – Larry Craig, American politician
1945 – Harrison Ellenshaw, American special effects artist
1945 – John Lodge, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Moody Blues)
1945 – Johnny Loughrey, Irish singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1945 – Bo Rein, American football player and coach (d. 1980)
1946 – Randal Kleiser, American director
1947 – Gerd Binnig, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1947 – Carlos Santana, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Santana)
1948 – Muse Watson, American actor
1950 – Tantoo Cardinal, Canadian actress
1950 – Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor
1951 – Jeff Rawle, English actor
1952 – Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress
1953 – Dave Evans, Australian singer (AC/DC and Rabbit)
1953 – Thomas Friedman, American journalist
1953 – Marcia Hines, American-Australian singer and actress
1953 – Dan Shaughnessy, American writer
1954 – Moira Harris, American actress
1954 – Jay Jay French, American guitarist (Twisted Sister)
1954 – Larry Levan, American DJ and producer (d. 1992)
1955 – Jem Finer, English musician and composer (The Pogues)
1956 – Paul Cook, English drummer (Sex Pistols, The Professionals, Chiefs of Relief, and Man Raze)
1956 – Michael Gordon, American composer
1956 – Ryo Ishibashi, Japanese actor
1956 – Jim Prentice, Canadian politician
1957 – Donna Dixon, American actress
1958 – Peter Fraßmann, German footballer
1958 – Mick MacNeil, Scottish keyboard player and composer (Simple Minds)
1958 – Billy Mays, American advertising salesman (d. 2009)
1959 – Radney Foster, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Foster & Lloyd)
1960 – Claudio Langes, Italian race car driver
1960 – Prvoslav Vujčić, Serbian writer
1961 – Óscar Elías Biscet, Cuban doctor and activist, founder of the Lawton Foundation
1962 – Carlos Alazraqui, American actor and comedian
1962 – Giovanna Amati, Italian race car driver
1962 – Lee Harris, English drummer (Talk Talk and .O.rang)
1963 – Frank Whaley, American actor
1964 – Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog)
1964 – Terri Irwin, American-Australian naturalist and author
1964 – Kool G Rap, American rapper and producer (Juice Crew)
1964 – Bernd Schneider, German race car driver
1964 – Dean Winters, American actor
1965 – Jess Walter, American author
1966 – Anton du Beke, English dancer
1966 – Stone Gossard, American singer-songwriter and musician (Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone, Brad, Temple of the Dog, and Green River)
1966 – Agot Isidro, Filipino actress
1966 – Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexican politician
1967 – Reed Diamond, American actor
1967 – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Dandy Warhols)
1968 – Jimmy Carson, American ice hockey player
1968 – Michael Park, American actor
1968 – Julian Rhind-Tutt, English actor
1968 – Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian director
1969 – Josh Holloway, American actor
1969 – Kreso Kovacec, German footballer
1969 – Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist
1969 – Tobi Vail, American singer, musician, and activist (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies, Some Velvet Sidewalk, and The Old Haunts)
1971 – Ed Giddins, English cricketer
1971 – Charles Johnson, American baseball player
1971 – Sandra Oh, Canadian actress
1971 – DJ Screw, American rapper and DJ (Screwed Up Click) (d. 2000)
1972 – Vitamin C, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1972 – Jozef Stümpel, Slovak ice hockey player
1972 – Erik Ullenhag, Swedish jurist and politician
1973 – Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
1973 – Omar Epps, American actor
1973 – Peter Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1973 – Nixon McLean, Indian cricketer
1973 – Claudio Reyna, American soccer player
1973 – Mads Rieper, Danish footballer
1974 – Phofo, American composer
1974 – Bengie Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
1974 – Simon Rex, American actor and model
1975 – Ray Allen, American basketball player
1975 – Judy Greer, American actress
1975 – Erik Hagen, Norwegian footballer
1975 – Birgitta Ohlsson, Swedish politician
1975 – Atiq-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer
1975 – El Zorro, Mexican wrestler
1976 – Erica Hill, American journalist
1976 – Debashish Mohanty, Indian cricketer
1976 – Andrew Stockdale, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wolfmother)
1976 – Alex Yoong, Malaysian race car driver
1977 – Kiki Musampa, Congolese footballer
1977 – Alessandro Santos,Brazilian-Japanese footballer
1978 – Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player
1978 – Charlie Korsmo, American actor
1978 – Tamsyn Manou, Australian athlete
1978 – Will Solomon, American basketball player
1978 – Elliott Yamin, American singer-songwriter
1979 – Claudine Barretto, Filipino actress
1979 – Miklós Fehér, Hungarian footballer (d. 2004)
1979 – David Ortega, Spanish swimmer
1980 – Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian model and actress
1981 – Lowkey, American rapper and producer
1981 – Damien Delaney, Irish footballer
1981 – Thorsten Engelmann, German rower
1982 – Percy Daggs III, American actor
1984 – Alexi Casilla, Dominican baseball player
1984 – Matt Gilroy, American ice hockey player
1985 – Solenn Heussaff, French-Filipino actress, singer, and fashion designer
1985 – John Francis Daley, American actor
1985 – David Mundy, Australian footballer
1985 – Anastasia Perraki, Greek model
1988 – Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer
1988 – Stephen Strasburg, American baseball player
1989 – Javier Cortés, Mexican footballer
1989 – Witwisit Hirunwongkul, Thai actor
1989 – Cristian Pasquato, Italian footballer
1991 – William Tomlin, English actor
1997 – Billi Bruno, American actress
1999 – Princess Alexandra of Hanover