Famous Births on 15 Jul

Famous Births on 15 Jul

1273 - Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352)
1353 - Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)
1458 - Juan Ponce de Leon, Spanish Explorer (d. 1521)
1471 - Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)
1553 - Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)
1573 - Inigo Jones, English architect (d. 1652)
1606 - Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669)
1631 - Jens Juel, Danish diplomat (d. 1700)
1704 - August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German religious leader (d. 1792)
1737 - Princess Louise-Marie of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1787)
1779 - Clement Clarke Moore, American educator, author, and poet (d. 1863)
1796 - Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist (d. 1867)
1808 - Henry Edward Cardinal Manning, English Catholic archbishop (d. 1892)
1812 - James Hope-Scott, English barrister (d. 1873)
1837 - Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, queen of Portugal (d. 1859)
1848 - Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (d. 1923)
1850 - Mother Cabrini, Italian-born Catholic saint (d. 1917)
1851 - Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (d. 1889)
1864 - Marie Tempest, English singer and actress (d. 1942)
1865 - Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian mathematician (d. 1945)
1870 - Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, Russian publisher and politician (d. 1922)
1871 - Kunikida Doppo, Japanese writer (d. 1908)
1892 - Walter Benjamin, German literary critic and writer (d. 1940)
1894 - Tadeusz Sendzimir, Polish-American engineer and inventor (d. 1989)
1899 - Seán Lemass, Irish leader (d. 1971)
1902 - Jean Rey, Belgian politician and President of the European Commission {d. 1983)
1903 - Kumaraswami Kamaraj, Indian politician (d. 1975)
1904 - Rudolf Arnheim, German-born author (d. 2007)
1905 - Dorothy Fields, American librettist and lyricist (d. 1974)
1906 - Rudolf "Rudi" Uhlenhaut, German automotive engineer and test driver (Mercedes Benz) (d. 1989)
1911 - Edward Shackleton, English explorer (d. 1994)
1913 - Abraham Sutzkever, Yiddish language poet and memoirist.
1913 - Dorothy Schwartz, American violinist (d. 2007)
1913 - Cowboy Copas, American country singer (d. 1963)
1914 - Akhtar Hameed Khan, pioneer of Microcredit in developing countries (d. 1999)
1914 - Hammond Innes, English writer (d. 1998)
1914 - Howard Vernon, Swiss actor (d. 1996)
1918 - Bertram N. Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
1919 - Iris Murdoch, Irish writer (d. 1999)
1921 - Robert Bruce Merrifield, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1921 - Henri Colpi, French film director (d. 2006)
1922 - Leon M. Lederman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1925 - Philip Carey, American actor
1926 - Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan author
1926 - Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine dictator (d. 2003)
1928 - Carl Woese, American microbiologist
1929 - Charles Anthony, American tenor
1930 - Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (d. 2004)
1930 - Stephen Smale, American mathematician
1930 - Richard Garneau, French Canadian sports journalist
1931 - Clive Cussler, American author
1932 - Ed Litzenberger, Canadian ice hockey player
1933 - Julian Bream, English guitarist and lutenist
1933 - Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist (d. 2003)
1934 - Harrison Birtwistle, English composer
1934 - Risto Jarva, Finnish filmmaker (d. 1977)
1935 - Donn Clendenon, baseball player (d. 2005)
1935 - Ken Kercheval, American actor
1935 - Alex Karras, American football player and actor
1938 - Ernie Barnes, American artist and football player
1939 - Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal and former Prime Minister
1939 - Patrick Wayne, American actor
1941 - Denis Héroux, French Canadian film director and producer
1942 - Mil Mascaras, Mexican professional wrestler
1943 - Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Irish astrophysicist
1944 - Millie Jackson, American singer
1944 - Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor
1945 - Jürgen Möllemann, German politician (d. 2003)
1946 - Linda Ronstadt, American singer
1946 - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
1947 - Peter Banks, British guitarist (Yes)
1948 - Alicia Bridges, American singer
1948 - Artimus Pyle, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1949 - Carl Bildt, Swedish politician
1949 - Trevor Horn, British music producer
1950 - Arianna Huffington, Greek-born newspaper columnist
1951 - Jesse Ventura, professional wrestler and former Governor of Minnesota
1952 - Johnny Thunders, American musician (d. 1991)
1952 - Terry O'Quinn, American actor
1952 - Judy McGrath, American television executive
1953 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, former President of Haiti
1953 - John Denham, British politician
1954 - Mario Kempes, Argentine football player
1956 - Wayne Taylor, South African race car driver
1956 - Joe Satriani, American guitarist
1956 - Marky Ramone, American musician (Ramones)
1956 - Barry Melrose, Canadian hockey player, coach, and commentator
1956 - Ian Curtis, British musician (d. 1980)
1958 - Gary Heale, former professional English soccer player
1958 - Mac Thornberry, American politician
1959 - Vincent Lindon, French actor
1959 - Shep Pettibone, American record producer
1960 - Willie Aames, American actor
1960 - Kim Alexis, American supermodel and actress
1961 - Lolita Davidovich, Canadian-born actress
1961 - Jean-Christophe Grangé, French writer and screenwriter
1961 - Scott Ritter, UN weapons inspector in Iraq
1961 - Forest Whitaker, American actor
1962 - Steve Brown, American darts player
1963 - Steve Thomas, Canadian ice hockey player
1963 - Brigitte Nielsen, Danish-born actress
1965 - David Miliband, British politician
1966 - Jason Bonham, English drummer; son of John Bonham
1966 - Irène Jacob, French-born Swiss actress
1967 - Adam Savage, American actor
1968 - Eddie Griffin, American comedian
1968 - Stan Kirsch, American actor
1970 - Chi Cheng, American musician (Deftones)
1971 - Danijela, Croatian singer
1972 - Beth Ostrosky, American model
1972 - Scott Foley, American actor
1972 - Michael Barnett, UK musician / producer
1973 - John Dolmayan, Lebanese-born drummer (System of a Down)
1973 - Brian Austin Green, American actor
1973 - Chris Taylor, Australian comedian, member of The Chaser
1974 - Chot Ulep, Filipino musician
1975 - Kara Drew, An American professional wrestler better known as Cherry
1975 - Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
1976 - Diane Kruger, German actress and former fashion model
1976 - Jim Jones, African Puerto Rican American rapper
1977 - Ray Toro, American musician (My Chemical Romance)
1977 - Kitana Baker, American model (Miller Light Catfight commercial)
1977 - Faraz Anwar, Pakistani guitarist (Mizraab)
1977 - Lana Parrilla, American actress
1977 - Andre Nel, South African Cricketer
1978 - Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player
1979 - Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer
1979 - Laura Benanti, American musical theatre actress
1980 - Jonathan Cheechoo, professional ice hockey player
1980 - Reggie Abercrombie, professional baseball player
1980 - Jasper Pääkkönen, Finnish actor and film producer
1983 - Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
1984 - Vice Cooler, American musician
1989 - Tristan Wilds, American actor
1992 - Koharu Kusumi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)