July 9 - Births

Births

1511 – Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1571)
1577 – Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (d. 1618)
1578 – Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)
1648 – Arp Schnitger, German organ builder (d. 1719)
1654 – Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)
1686 – Philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749)
1689 – Alexis Piron, French epigrammatist and dramatist (d. 1773)
1721 – Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (d. 1781)
1753 – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician (d. 1825)
1764 – Ann Radcliffe, English novelist (d. 1823)
1775 – Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818)
1786 – Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France (d. 1787)
1800 – Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician (d. 1885)
1808 – Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (d. 1887)
1819 – Elias Howe, American inventor, invented the sewing machine (d. 1867)
1828 – Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal (d. 1913)
1834 – Jan Neruda, Czech poet (d. 1891)
1836 – Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (d. 1904)
1848 – Robert I, Duke of Parma (d. 1907)
1858 – Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942)
1879 – Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d. 1934)
1879 – Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (d. 1936)
1887 – James Ormsbee Chapin, American painter and illustrator (d. 1975)
1889 – Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian ice hockey referee (d. 1964)
1893 – George Geary, English cricketer (d. 1981)
1894 – Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
1896 – Maria Gomes Valentim, Brazilian super-centenarian (d. 2011)
1901 – Barbara Cartland, English novelist (d. 2000)
1901 – Konstantinos Kallias, Greek politician (d. 2004)
1905 – Clarence Campbell, Canadian ice hockey referee (d. 1984)
1908 – Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani scholar and philosopher (d. 1973)
1911 – Mervyn Peake, English writer and illustrator (d. 1968)
1911 – John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist (d. 2008)
1915 – David Diamond, American composer (d. 2005)
1916 – Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
1916 – Edward Heath, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
1918 – Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician (d. 2012)
1918 – Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)
1925 – Guru Dutt, Indian actor and director (d. 1964)
1925 – Charles E. Wicks, American engineer, author, and academic (d. 2010)
1926 – Ben Roy Mottelson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1927 – Ed Ames, American singer and actor (Ames Brothers)
1927 – Susan Cabot, American actress (d. 1986)
1927 – Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
1928 – Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist
1928 – Vince Edwards, American actor (d. 1996)
1929 – Hassan II of Morocco (d. 1999)
1929 – Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2007)
1929 – Jesse McReynolds, American singer and musician (Jim & Jesse)
1930 – Buddy Bregman, American conductor and producer
1930 – Roy McLean, South African cricketer (d. 2007)
1932 – Donald Rumsfeld, American politician, 13th and 21st United States Secretary of Defense
1932 – Amitzur Shapira, Israeli runner (d. 1972)
1933 – Oliver Sacks, English neurologist and author
1934 – Michael Graves, American architect, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building
1935 – Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician (d. 2005)
1935 – Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer and activist (d. 2009)
1935 – Michael Williams, English actor (d. 2001)
1936 – Floyd Abrams, American attorney
1936 – June Jordan, American poet, writer, and teacher (d. 2002)
1936 – André Pronovost, French-Canadian ice hockey player
1936 – Richard Wilson, Scottish actor and director
1937 – David Hockney, English painter, designer, and photographer
1938 – Paul Chihara, Japanese-American composer
1938 – Brian Dennehy, American actor
1938 – Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor (d. 1985)
1940 – Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American theorist and psychoanalyst (d. 2010)
1942 – Richard Roundtree, American actor
1942 – Edy Williams, American actress
1943 – John Casper, American astronaut
1943 – Soledad Miranda, Spanish actress (d. 1970)
1945 – Dean Koontz, American novelist
1945 – Root Boy Slim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
1946 – Natasha Pyne, English actress
1946 – Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and musician (AC/DC, Fraternity, The Valentines, and The Spektors) (d. 1980)
1947 – Haruomi Hosono, Japanese singer-songwriter, bassist, and producer (Yellow Magic Orchestra and Happy End)
1947 – Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Dirty Mac, and The Riot Squad) (d. 2008)
1947 – O. J. Simpson, American football player, actor, and author
1948 – Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian politician
1949 – Jesse Duplantis, American minister and author
1950 – Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player
1950 – Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian politician, 4th President of Ukraine
1951 – Chris Cooper, American actor
1952 – John Tesh, American composer
1953 – Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer
1953 – Thomas Ligotti, American author
1954 – Théophile Abega, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2012)
1955 – Steve Coppell, English footballer and manager
1955 – Lindsey Graham, American politician
1955 – Fred Norris, Latvian-American guitarist
1955 – Jimmy Smits, American actor
1955 – Willie Wilson, American baseball player
1956 – Tom Hanks, American actor
1957 – Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter (Marc and the Mambas, Soft Cell, and The Immaculate Consumptive)
1957 – Tim Kring, American screenwriter and producer
1957 – Kelly McGillis, American actress
1957 – Paul Merton, English comedian, actor, and writer
1957 – Jim Paxson, American basketball player
1959 – Jim Kerr, Scottish singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Simple Minds)
1959 – Kevin Nash, American wrestler and actor
1959 – Clive Stafford Smith, English lawyer
1960 – Marc Mero, American wrestler
1963 – Klaus Theiss, German footballer
1964 – Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (Hole, Pagan Babies, Sugar Babydoll, and Babes in Toyland)
1964 – Gianluca Vialli, Italian footballer and coach
1965 – Frank Bello, American singer and bassist (Anthrax)
1965 – Thomas Jahn, German actor and director
1965 – David O'Hara, Scottish actor
1965 – Jason Rhoades, American artist (d. 2006)
1965 – Michael Spies, German footballer
1966 – Pamela Adlon, American actress
1966 – Marco Pennette, American screenwriter and producer
1967 – Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician
1967 – Mark Stoops, American football coach
1968 – Paolo Di Canio, Italian footballer and manager
1968 – Lars Gyllenhaal, Swedish historian
1969 – Jason Kearton, Australian footballer
1969 – Mark Lui, Hong Kong composer and producer
1970 – Trent Green, American football player
1970 – Masami Tsuda, Japanese writer and illustrator
1971 – Marc Andreessen, American software developer, co-founded Netscape
1971 – Scott Grimes, American actor
1972 – Ara Babajian, American drummer and songwriter (The Slackers, Leftöver Crack, and Star Fucking Hipsters)
1973 – Kelly Holcomb, American football player
1973 – Enrique Murciano, American actor
1974 – Dani Behr, English singer and actress (Faith Hope & Charity)
1974 – Siân Berry, English politician
1974 – Gary Kelly, Irish footballer
1974 – Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Japanese actor and singer (SMAP)
1974 – Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish singer-songwriter and musician (Millencolin)
1975 – Shelton Benjamin, American wrestler
1975 – Isaac Brock, American singer-songwriter and musician (Modest Mouse and Ugly Casanova)
1975 – Nathaniel Marston, American actor
1975 – Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player
1975 – Jack White, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather)
1976 – Thomas Cichon, German footballer
1976 – Christos Harisis, Greek basketball player
1976 – Fred Savage, American actor
1976 – Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch speed skater
1978 – Kara Goucher, American runner
1978 – Mark Medlock, German singer
1978 – Linda Park, South Korean-American actress
1978 – Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer
1979 – Ella Koon, Hong Kong singer and actress
1981 – Kimveer Gill, Canadian murder, committed the Dawson College shooting (d. 2006)
1982 – Ashly DelGrosso, American dancer
1982 – Alecko Eskandarian, American soccer player
1982 – Toby Kebbell, English actor
1982 – Maggie Ma, Canadian actress
1982 – Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race car driver
1983 – Lucia Micarelli, American violinist and actress
1984 – Gianni Fabiano, Italian footballer
1984 – Jacob Hoggard, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hedley)
1984 – Piia Suomalainen, Finnish tennis player
1985 – Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
1985 – Ashley Young, English footballer
1986 – Dominic Cervi, American soccer player and agent
1986 – Simon Dumont, American skier
1986 – Sébastien Bassong, Cameroonian footballer
1986 – Severo Meza, Mexican footballer
1986 – Kiely Williams, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (3LW and The Cheetah Girls)
1990 – Rafael Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
1990 – Fábio Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
1991 – Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer
1993 – Jake Vargas, Filipino actor
1995 – Georgie Henley, English actress