100 BC - Julius Caesar, Roman military and political leader (d. 44 BC) (born either July 12 or July 13)
1394 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)
1596 - Tsar Michael I of Russia (d. 1645)
1675 - Evaristo Abaco, Italian composer (d. 1742)
1730 - Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (d. 1795)
1803 - Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841)
1807 - Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (d. 1893)
1817 - Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (d. 1862)
1824 - Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898)
1828 - Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (d. 1889)
1849 - Sir William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
1850 - Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (d. 1912)
1852 - Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (d. 1933)
1854 - George Eastman, American inventor (d. 1932)
1863 - Paul Karl Ludwig Drude, German physicist (d. 1906)
1863 - Albert Calmette, French physician (d. 1933)
1864 - George Washington Carver, American botanist (d. 1943)
1868 - Stefan George, German poet (d. 1933)
1870 - Louis II of Monaco (d. 1949)
1876 - Max Jacob, French poet (d. 1944)
1880 - Tod Browning, American film director (d. 1962)
1884 - Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920)
1886 - Jean Hersholt, Danish film director and actor (d. 1956)
1892 - Bruno Schulz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1942)
1895 - Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962)
1895 - Buckminster Fuller, American architect (d. 1983)
1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (d. 1960)
1904 - Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
1908 - Milton Berle, American comedian (d. 2002)
1909 - Curly Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (d. 1993)
1909 - Fritz Leonhardt, German civil engineer (d. 1999)
1913 - Willis Lamb, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2008)
1917 - Andrew Wyeth, American artist
1920 - Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer (d. 2004)
1920 - Beah Richards, American actress (d. 2000)
1921 - Bob Fillion, French Canadian ice hockey player
1922 - Mark Hatfield, U.S. Senator from Oregon
1925 - Roger Bonham Smith, former chairman and CEO of General Motors (d. 2007)
1928 - Elias James Corey, American chemist, Nobel laureate
1930 - Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, and writer
1932 - Otis Davis, American runner
1933 - Donald E. Westlake, American author
1934 - Van Cliburn, American pianist
1937 - Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor
1937 - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France 1997-2002
1937 - Michel Louvain, French Canadian singer
1938 - Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
1938 - Ron Fairly, American baseball player
1941 - Benny Parsons, American NASCAR driver (d. 2007)
1941 - Joseph Whipp, American actor
1942 - Billy Smith, Australian rugby league footballer
1943 - Christine McVie, British singer, musician, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac)
1943 - Paul Silas, American basketball player and head coach
1943 - Walter Murch, American film editor
1945 - Leopoldo Mastelloni, Italian actor
1947 - Richard C. McCarty, American professor of psychology
1947 - Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby union footballer
1948 - Ben Burtt, American sound designer
1948 - Walter Egan, American singer
1948 - Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer
1948 - Jay Thomas, American actor
1949 - Rick Hendrick, American NASCAR team owner, and car dealer.
1950 - Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player
1950 - Eric Carr, American drummer (Kiss) (d. 1991)
1951 - Brian Grazer, American film producer
1951 - Cheryl Ladd, American actress
1951 - Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano
1951 - Jamey Sheridan, American actor
1952 - Philip Taylor Kramer, Bass Guitar Player (d. 1995)
1952 - Voja Antonić, Serbian inventor and writer
1954 - Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer
1956 - Sandi Patty, American singer
1956 - Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
1957 - Richard Douglas Husband, American astronaut (d. 2003)
1958 - Tonya Lee Williams, Canadian actress
1958 - Jennifer Saunders, British actress
1960 - Corynne Charby, French model, actress and singer
1962 - Dean Wilkins, English football manager
1962 - Dan Murphy, American guitarist (Soul Asylum)
1962 - Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
1964 - Tim Gane, English musician (Stereolab, McCarthy)
1964 - Gaby Roslin, English television presenter
1965 - Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer
1967 - Richard Herring, English comedian
1967 - John Petrucci, American guitar player (Dream Theater)
1967 - Bruny Surin, Canadian athlete
1968 - Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer
1969 - Jesse Pintado, American guitarist (Napalm Death) (d. 2006)
1969 - Alan Mullally, England cricketer
1970 - Brian Lee Byung-Hun, South Korean actor
1970 - Juba Kalamka, American artist/activist
1971 - Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
1972 - Jake Wood, English actor
1972 - Brett Reed, American musician (Rancid)
1972 - Travis Best, American basketball player
1973 - Magoo, American rapper
1973 - Christian Vieri, Italian footballer
1974 - Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer (Within Temptation)
1974 - Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer
1974 - Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler
1975 - Cheyenne Jackson, American actor and singer
1976 - Tracie Spencer, American singer and songwriter
1976 - Anna Friel, British actress
1976 - Dan Boyle, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 - Neil Harris, English footballer
1977 - Steve Howey, American actor
1977 - Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
1978 - Claire Chitham, New Zealand actress
1978 - Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
1978 - Topher Grace, American actor
1979 - Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
1980 - Johanna Klum, German TV presenter
1981 - Adrienne Camp, South African singer/songwriter
1982 - Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
1983 - Megumi Kawamura, Japanese volleyballer
1983 - Munaf Patel, Indian cricketer
1984 - Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer
1984 - Gareth Gates, British singer
1985 - Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer
1985 - Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel
1986 - JP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer
1986 - Krystal Forscutt, Australian model/reality TV contestant
1988 - Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer
1988 - Inbee Park, South Korean golfer
1991 - Erik Per Sullivan, American actor
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Famous Births on 12 Jul
Famous Births on 12 Jul
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