Famous Births on 9 Jul

Famous Births on 9 Jul

1511 - Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1571)
1577 - Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d. 1618)
1578 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)
1654 - Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)
1686 - Philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749)
1689 - Alexis Piron, French writer (d. 1773)
1721 - Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (d. 1781)
1753 - William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1825)
1764 - Ann Radcliffe, English writer (d. 1823)
1775 - Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818)
1786 - Sophie Hélène Béatrix, Princess 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 (d. 1867)
1828 - Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian Catholic churchman (d. 1913)
1836 - Camille de Renesse, Belgian count (d. 1904)
1836 - Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1908)
1848 - Robert I, Duke of Parma, last ruling Duke of Parma (d. 1907)
1858 - Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942)
1879 - Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (d. 1936)
1879 - Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d. 1934)
1889 - Leo Dandurand, American-born Canadian hockey executive (d. 1964)
1893 - George Geary, English cricketer (d. 1981)
1894 - Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
1901 - Dame Barbara Cartland, English novelist (d. 2000)
1905 - Clarence Campbell, Canadian hockey executive (d. 1984)
1908 - Allama Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani scholar, orator and philosopher (d. 1973)
1911 - Mervyn Peake, British writer and illustrator (d. 1968)
1911 - John A. Wheeler, American physicist (d. 2008)
1915 - David Diamond, American composer (d. 2005)
1916 - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
1916 - Sir Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
1918 - Jarl Wahlström, the 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)
1925 - Guru Dutt, legendary Bollywood director, producer and actor
1926 - Ben Roy Mottelson, American-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1927 - Ed Ames, American singer and actor
1927 - Susan Cabot, American actress (d. 1986)
1927 - Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
1928 - Vince Edwards, American actor, director and singer (d. 1996)
1928 - Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist
1929 - King Hassan II of Morocco, (d. 1999)
1929 - Lee Hazlewood, American country singer, songwriter and producer (d. 2007)
1929 - Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist
1930 - Buddy Bregman, American musical arranger and conductor
1930 - Roy McLean, South African cricketer (d. 2007)
1932 - Donald Rumsfeld, 13th & 21st United States Secretary of Defense
1935 - Michael Williams, English actor (d. 2001)
1935 - Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician (d. 2005)
1936 - Floyd Abrams, First Amendment attorney and advocate
1936 - June Jordan, American poet, writer and teacher (d. 2002)
1936 - Andre Pronovost, French Canadian ice hockey player
1937 - David Hockney, English artist
1938 - Brian Dennehy, American actor
1942 - Edy Williams, American actress
1942 - Richard Roundtree, American actor
1943 - John Casper, astronaut
1945 - Dean R. Koontz, American author
1945 - Root Boy Slim, American entertainer (d. 1993)
1946 - Natasha Pyne, English actress
1946 - Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (d. 1980)
1947 - O.J. Simpson, American football player and actor
1947 - Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
1947 - Haruomi Hosono, Japanese musician
1948 - Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian current foreign minister
1950 - Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine
1951 - Chris Cooper, American actor
1952 - John Tesh, American composer
1953 - Thomas Ligotti, American author
1953 - Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer
1955 - Steve Coppell, English football player and manager
1955 - Willie Wilson, American baseball player
1955 - Jimmy Smits, American actor
1955 - Fred Norris, American radio personality
1956 - Marc Almond, British singer
1956 - Tom Hanks, American actor
1957 - Kelly McGillis, American actress
1957 - Tim Kring, American writer and producer
1957 - Paul Merton, British comedian
1959 - Clive Stafford Smith, British human-rights lawyer
1959 - Kevin Nash, American professional wrestler
1959 - Jim Kerr, Scottish singer (Simple Minds)
1960 - Marc Mero, American professional wrestler
1964 - Courtney Love, American musician
1964 - Gianluca Vialli, Italian football player
1965 - Frank Bello, American musician (Anthrax)
1965 - David O'Hara, Irish-Scottish actor
1965 - Jason Rhoades, American installation artist (d. 2006)
1966 - Pamela Adlon, American voice actress
1967 - Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician
1968 - Paolo Di Canio, Italian football player
1968 - Lars Gyllenhaal, Swedish author
1969 - Jason Kearton, Australian former footballer
1969 - Mark Lui, Hong Kong composer and producer
1970 - Masami Tsuda, Japanese manga author
1970 - Trent Green, American footballer
1971 - Marc Andreessen, American software developer
1971 - Dani Behr, Model & TV Presenter
1973 - Kelly Holcomb, American football player
1973 - Enrique Murciano, American actor
1974 - Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish bassist and singer (Millencolin)
1974 - Sian Berry, British politician
1975 - Shelton Benjamin, American professional wrestler
1975 - Jack White, American musician (The White Stripes}
1976 - Fred Savage, American actor
1976 - Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch speed skater
1977 - Isaac Brock, American musician
1978 - Linda Park, Korean-born actress
1978 - Mark Medlock, German singer
1979 - Suzanne Stokes American model, (Playmate of the Month February 2000)
1979 - Ella Koon, Hong Kong singer and actress
1981 - Kimveer Gill, Canadian spree shooter (Dawson College shooting) (d. 2006)
1982 - Ashly DelGrosso, American ballroom dancer
1982 - Alecko Eskandarian, Armenian-American footballer
1982 - Maggie Ma, Canadian actress
1982 - Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race-car driver
1983 - Lucia Micarelli, American musician
1984 - Jacob Hoggard, singer of Canadian band Hedley (band)
1985 - Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
1985 - Ashley Young, English footballer
1986 - Kiely Williams, American singer and actress
1986 - Dominic Cervi, American footballer
1991 - Spencer Elden, Baby/Model on Nirvana (band)'s Nevermind album
1991 - Mitchel Musso, American actor
1995 - Georgie Henley, English actress