July 8 - Births

Births

1490 – Albert, Duke of Prussia (d.1568)
1528 – Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (d. 1580)
1545 – Carlos, Prince of Asturias (d. 1568)
1593 – Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)
1604 – Heinrich Albert, German composer and poet (d. 1651)
1621 – Jean de La Fontaine, French writer (d. 1695)
1760 – Christian Kramp, French mathematician (d. 1826)
1766 – Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
1792 – Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (d. 1854)
1819 – Francis Leopold McClintock, English navy officer and explorer (d. 1907)
1830 – Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (d. 1911)
1830 – Frederick W. Seward, American lawyer, writer, and politician, 6th and 11th United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1915)
1831 – John Pemberton, American chemist, inventor of Coca-Cola (d. 1888)
1836 – Joseph Chamberlain, English politician (d. 1914)
1838 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and aircraft manufacturer (d. 1917)
1839 – John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company (d. 1937)
1851 – Arthur Evans, English archaeologist (d. 1941)
1857 – Alfred Binet, French psychologist (d. 1911)
1867 – Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (d. 1945)
1878 – Jimmy Quinn, Scottish footballer (d. 1945)
1882 – Percy Grainger, Australian composer (d. 1961)
1885 – Ernst Bloch, German philosopher (d. 1977)
1892 – Richard Aldington, English poet (d. 1962)
1892 – Pavel Korin, Russian painter (d. 1967)
1895 – Igor Tamm, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
1898 – Melville Ruick, American actor (d. 1972)
1900 – George Antheil, American composer, pianist, and author d. 1959)
1904 – Henri Cartan, French mathematician (d. 2008)
1905 – Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (d. 1997)
1906 – Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the IDS Center and PPG Place (d. 2005)
1907 – George W. Romney, American businessman and politician (d. 1995)
1908 – Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor (Tympany Five) (d. 1975)
1908 – Nelson Rockefeller, American politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (d. 1979)
1914 – Jyoti Basu, Indian politician (d. 2010)
1914 – Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (d. 1993)
1917 – Faye Emerson, American actress (d. 1983)
1918 – Paul B. Fay, American businessman and navy officer, United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 2009)
1918 – Irwin Hasen, American cartoonist
1918 – Craig Stevens, American actor (d. 2000)
1919 – Walter Scheel, German politician, President of Germany
1920 – Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish industrialist (d. 1995)
1923 – Harrison Dillard, American athlete
1924 – Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
1926 – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 2004)
1927 – Maurice Hayes, Irish politician
1931 – Roone Arledge, American sportscaster (d. 2002)
1932 – Franca Raimondi, Italian singer (d. 1988)
1932 – Jerry Vale, American singer
1933 – Antonio Lamer, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 2007)
1934 – Raquel Correa, Chilean journalist (d. 2012)
1934 – Marty Feldman, English comedian and actor (d. 1982)
1934 – Alice Gerrard, American singer and musician
1934 – Ed Lumley, Canadian businessman and politician
1935 – Steve Lawrence, American singer and actor
1935 – Vitaly Sevastyanov, Russian astronaut
1940 – Ben Chapman, English politician and civil servant
1941 – Dario Gradi, Italian-English football coach and manager
1942 – Phil Gramm, American politician
1942 – Janice Pennington, American model, co-founded the Hollywood Film Festival
1944 – Jai Johanny Johanson, American drummer (The Allman Brothers Band)
1944 – Jeffrey Tambor, American actor
1945 – Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician
1947 – Kim Darby, American actress
1947 – Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian founder of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
1948 – Raffi, Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter and author
1949 – Frank De Lima, American comedian
1949 – Dale Hoganson, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 – Jim Miklaszewski, American journalist
1949 – Wolfgang Puck, Austrian chef, businessman, and actor
1949 – Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 2009)
1951 – Alan Ashby, American baseball player
1951 – Anjelica Huston, American actress
1952 – Larry Garner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Jack Lambert, American football player
1952 – Anna Quindlen, American columnist
1952 – Marianne Williamson, American activist and author
1955 – Monty Don, English gardener and writer
1955 – Alison Fraser, American actress
1955 – Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress (d. 2008)
1956 – Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player
1957 – Carlos Cavazo, Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter (Quiet Riot and Ratt)
1957 – Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian journalist and author
1958 – Kevin Bacon, American actor
1958 – Andreas Carlgren, Swedish politician
1958 – Tzipi Livni, Israeli politician
1958 – Neetu Singh, Indian actress
1959 – Robert Knepper, American actor
1959 – Billy Kimball, American screenwriter
1959 – Pauline Quirke, English actress
1960 – Mal Meninga, Australian rugby player
1961 – Andrew Fletcher, English singer and musician (Depeche Mode)
1961 – Toby Keith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1962 – Carmen Nicole Moelders, American scientist
1962 – Joan Osborne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Mark Christopher, American director
1964 – Linda de Mol, Dutch actress
1964 – Alexei Gusarov, Russian ice hockey player
1965 – Dan Levinson, American musician and bandleader
1965 – Lee Tergesen, American actor
1966 – Ralf Altmeyer, German virologist
1966 – Shadlog Bernicke, Nauruan politician
1966 – Mike Nawrocki, American voice actor, writer, director, and producer
1967 – Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer
1968 – Billy Crudup, American actor
1968 – Thom Fitzgerald, American-Canadian director
1968 – Shane Howarth, New Zealand rugby player
1968 – Akio Suyama, Japanese voice actor
1968 – Michael Weatherly, American actor
1969 – Sugizo Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor (Luna Sea, X Japan, Juno Reactor, and S.K.I.N.)
1970 – Beck, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
1971 – Neil Jenkins, Welsh rugby player
1971 – John Juanda, Indonesian poker player
1971 – Amanda Peterson, American actress
1972 – Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
1972 – Shōsuke Tanihara, Japanese actor
1973 – Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress
1974 – Tami Erin, American actress and model
1974 – Zhanna Friske, Russian actress and singer
1975 – Elias Viljanen, Finnish singer and guitarist (Sonata Arctica)
1976 – Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer
1976 – David Kennedy, American guitarist (Angels & Airwaves, Box Car Racer, Hazen Street, and Over My Dead Body)
1977 – Paolo Tiralongo, Italian cyclist
1977 – Milo Ventimiglia, American actor
1977 – Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
1978 – Rachael Lillis, American actress
1978 – Eve Myles, Welsh actress
1979 – André, Armenian singer and pianist
1979 – Mat McBriar, American football player
1980 – Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
1981 – Iyari Limon, American actress
1981 – Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player
1981 – Wolfram Müller, German athlete
1982 – Joshua Alba, American actor
1982 – Sophia Bush, American actress
1982 – Pendleton Ward, American animator, writer, and voice actor
1982 – Hakim Warrick, American basketball player
1983 – John Bowker, American baseball player
1983 – Jaroslav Janiš, Czech race car driver
1983 – Daniel Navarro, Spanish cyclist
1984 – Alexis Dziena, American actress
1984 – Daniella Sarahyba, Brazilian model
1985 – Jamie Cook, English musician and songwriter (Arctic Monkeys)
1986 – Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Jake McDorman, American actor
1987 – Vlada Roslyakova, Russian model
1988 – Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist
1988 – Dave Taylor, Australian rugby player
1988 – Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)
1992 – Sky Ferreira, American singer-songwriter and actress
1992 – Benjamin Grosvenor, English pianist
1998 – Jaden Smith, American actor
2000 – Sophie Nyweide, American actress