Famous Births on 27 Jul

Famous Births on 27 Jul

1452 - Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1508)
1667 - Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1748)
1733 - Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779)
1740 - Jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803)
1752 - Samuel Smith, American politician
1768 - Charlotte Corday, French aristocrat who killed Jean-Paul Marat (d. 1793)
1773 - Jakob Aall, Norwegian journalist and statesman (d. 1844)
1781 - Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (d. 1828)
1784 - Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (d. 1839)
1812 - Thomas Clingman, American Confederate general (d. 1897)
1824 - Alexandre Dumas, fils, French author (d. 1895)
1833 - Thomas George Bonney, English geologist (d. 1923)
1835 - Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1907)
1848 - Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (d. 1919)
1853 - Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (d. 1921)
1857 - José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican politician (d. 1921)
1866 - António José de Almeida, Portuguese politician and 6th President of Portugal (d. 1929)
1867 - Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (d. 1916)
1870 - Hilaire Belloc, English writer (d. 1953)
1877 - ErnÅ' Dohnányi, Hungarian composer and conductor (d. 1960)
1879 - Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1960)
1881 - Hans Fischer, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1945)
1882 - Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (d. 1965)
1886 - Ernst May, German architect (d. 1970)
1889 - Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (d. 1972)
1896 - Henri Longchambon, French politician (d. 1969)
1903 - Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek politician (d. 2002)
1903 - Nikolai Cherkasov, Russian actor (d. 1966)
1905 - Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
1906 - Herbert Jasper, Canadian physiologist and neurologist (d. 1999)
1908 - Joseph Mitchell, American writer (d. 1996)
1910 - Julien Gracq, French writer (d. 2007)
1911 - Rayner Heppenstall, British novelist (d. 1981)
1913 - George L. Street III American Navy Submariner (d. 2000)
1913 - Gérard Côté, Quebec marathon runner (d. 1993)
1915 - Mario Del Monaco, Italian singer (d. 1982)
1915 - Josef "Pips" Priller, German fighter ace (d. 1961)
1916 - Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic and novelist (d. 2007)
1916 - Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986)
1917 - Bourvil, French actor (d. 1970)
1918 - Leonard Rose, American cellist (d. 1984)
1921 - Émile Genest, Quebec actor (d. 2003)
1922 - Adolfo Celi, Italian actor (d. 1986)
1922 - Norman Lear, American television writer and producer
1923 - Masutatsu Oyama, Japanese Kyokushin founder (d. 1994)
1924 - Vincent Canby, American film critic (d. 2000)
1927 - Sat Mahajan, Indian politician
1928 - Karloff Lagarde, Mexican lucha libre wrestler (d. 2007)
1929 - Jack Higgins, British novelist
1930 - Shirley Williams, British politician
1931 - Khieu Samphan, Cambodian politician
1931 - Jerry Van Dyke, American actor
1933 - Ted Whitten, Australian rules footballer (d. 1995)
1933 - Nick Reynolds, American folk singer
1935 - Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer
1936 - J. Robert Hooper, American politician
1937 - Don Galloway, American actor
1938 - Isabelle Aubret, French singer
1938 - Gary Gygax, American role-playing game creator (d. 2008)
1939 - Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet
1940 - Pina Bausch, German dancer
1942 - Dennis Ralston, American tennis player
1942 - John Pleshette, American actor
1942 - Édith Butler, Canadian singer and songwriter
1944 - Tony Capstick, English comedian (d. 2003)
1944 - Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist
1944 - Bobbie Gentry, American singer and songwriter
1946 - Rade Šerbedžija, Croatian actor
1948 - Peggy Fleming, American figure skater
1948 - Betty Thomas, American actor and film director
1949 - André Dupont, Quebec ice hockey player
1949 - Maureen McGovern, American singer
1952 - Hannu-Pekka Hänninen, Finnish sports commentator
1953 - Yahoo Serious, Australian comedian
1954 - G. S. Bali, Indian politician
1954 - Philippe Alliot, French racecar driver
1955 - Allan Border, Australian cricketer
1955 - Cat Bauer, American novelist
1956 - Carol Leifer, American actress
1957 - Bill Engvall, American comedian
1957 - Matt Osborne, American professional wrestler
1958 - Christopher Dean, English figure skater
1959 - Hugh Green, American football player
1959 - Joe DeSa, American baseball player (d. 1986)
1962 - Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum) (d. 2005)
1963 - Donnie Yen, Hong Kong film actor
1963 - Karrin Allyson, American Jazz musician & songstress
1964 - Rex Brown, American musician (Pantera)
1965 - José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer
1967 - Neil Smith, Former England cricketer
1967 - Craig Wolanin, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 - Kellie Waymire, American actress (d. 2003)
1967 - Sasha Mitchell, American actor
1967 - Juliana Hatfield, American musician
1968 - Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian Formula One driver
1968 - Julian McMahon, Australian actor
1968 - Tom Goodwin, American baseball player
1968 - Cliff Curtis, New Zealand actor
1969 - Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress
1969 - Triple H, American professional wrestler
1969 - Jonty Rhodes, South African cricketer
1970 - Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Danish actor
1972 - Maya Rudolph, American actress and comedian
1972 - Takako Fuji, Japanese actress
1972 - Jill Arrington, American sports reporter
1973 - Abe Cunningham, American musician (Deftones)
1973 - Gorden Tallis, Australian rugby league footballer
1973 - Erik Nijs, Belgian long jumper
1974 - Eason Chan, Hong Kong singer
1974 - Pete Yorn, American musician
1975 - Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer
1975 - Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player
1975 - Fred Mascherino, American musician
1975 - Shea Hillenbrand, American baseball player
1976 - Scott Mason, Australian cricketer (d. 2005)
1977 - Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Irish actor
1977 - Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean comic book artist
1979 - Shannon Moore, American wrestler
1979 - Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer
1980 - Allan Davis, Australian cyclist
1980 - Nick Nemeth, American professional wrestler
1981 - Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player
1981 - Collins Obuya, Kenyan cricketer
1983 - Alsou, Russian pop-star and actress
1983 - Goran Pandev, Macedonian footballer
1985 - Lou Taylor Pucci, American actor
1986 - Courtney Kupets, American gymnast
1986 - Ryan Griffen, Australian rules footballer
1988 - Adam Biddle, Australian footballer
1989 - Charlotte Arnold, Canadian actress
1990 - Cheyenne Kimball, American musician
1990 - Nick Hogan, American reality TV star
1990 - Indiana Evans, Australian actress
1994 - Spencer Achtymichuk, Canadian actor
1994 - Princess Mafalda-Ceceilia of Bulgaria
2000 - Kali Rodriguez, American actress