Famous Births on 29 Jul

Famous Births on 29 Jul

1166 - Henry II of Champagne (d. 1197)
1605 - Simon Dach, German poet (d. 1659)
1763 - Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (d. 1845)
1797 - Daniel Drew, American financier (d. 1879)
1801 - George Bradshaw, English publisher (d. 1853)
1805 - Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and political scientist (d. 1859)
1843 - Johannes Schmidt, German linguist (d. 1901)
1849 - Max Nordau, Austrian author and Zionist leader (d. 1923)
1869 - Booth Tarkington, American author (d. 1946)
1872 - Eric Alfred Knudsen, American folklorist (d. 1957)
1874 - James Shaver Woodsworth, Canadian politician (d. 1942)
1876 - Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-born actress (d. 1949)
1878 - Don Marquis, American author (d. 1937)
1883 - Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator (d. 1945)
1883 - Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and writer (d. 1942)
1884 - Ralph A. Bard, U.S. Navy Undersecretary (d. 1975)
1885 - Theda Bara, American film actress (d. 1955)
1887 - Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-born composer (d. 1951)
1892 - William Powell, American actor (d. 1984)
1897 - Sir Neil Ritchie, British general (d. 1983)
1898 - Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1988)
1899 - Walter Beall, American baseball player (d. 1959)
1900 - Eyvind Johnson, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1976)
1900 - Don Redman, American musician (d. 1964)
1904 - J. R. D. Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1993)
1905 - Clara Bow, American actress (d. 1965)
1905 - Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish 2nd UN Secretary-General, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1961)
1905 - Thelma Todd, American actress (d. 1935)
1905 - Stanley Kunitz, American poet (d. 2006)
1906 - Diana Vreeland, French-born fashion editor (d. 1989)
1907 - Melvin Belli, American lawyer and actor (d. 1996)
1911 - Foster Furcolo, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1995)
1911 - Iakovos, Archbishop of America (d. 2005)
1913 - Erich Priebke, Nazi war criminal
1914 - Irwin Corey, American stand-up comedian
1915 - Francis W. Sargent, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1998)
1916 - Budd Boetticher, American film director (d. 2001)
1916 - Charlie Christian, American jazz guitarist (d. 1942)
1918 - Edwin O'Connor, American novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner (d. 1968)
1920 - Rodolfo Acosta, Mexican actor (d. 1974)
1920 - Neville Jeffress, Australian founder of Media Monitors Australia (d. 2007)
1921 - Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987)
1923 - Jim Marshall, founder of Marshall Amplification
1923 - Gordon Mitchell, American actor (d. 2003)
1924 - Elizabeth Short, victim in the Black Dahlia case (d. 1947)
1924 - Lloyd Bochner, Canadian actor (d. 2005)
1925 - Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer
1925 - Ted Lindsay, Canadian hockey player
1927 - Harry Mulisch, Dutch author
1929 - Jean Baudrillard, French philosopher
1930 - Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer
1932 - Nancy Kassebaum Baker, United States Senator from Kansas
1933 - Robert Fuller, American actor
1933 - Colin Davis, British racing driver
1933 - Lou Albano, American pro wrestling manager
1935 - Peter Schreier, German tenor
1936 - Elizabeth Dole, U.S. Senator from North Carolina
1937 - Daniel McFadden, American economist, Nobel Prize Laureate
1938 - Jean Rochon, Quebec politician
1938 - Peter Jennings, Canadian-born journalist (d. 2005)
1941 - Jennifer Dunn, American politician (d. 2007)
1941 - David Warner, English actor
1942 - Tony Sirico, American actor
1943 - David Taylor, English snooker player
1946 - Neal Doughty, American musician (REO Speedwagon)
1946 - Diane Keen, English actress
1947 - Dick Harmon, American golf instructor (d. 2006)
1949 - Leslie Easterbrook, American actress
1951 - Dan Driessen, American baseball player
1953 - Ken Burns, American producer and director
1953 - Geddy Lee, Canadian bassist and singer (Rush)
1953 - Patti Scialfa, American singer, guitarist and songwriter
1953 - Tim Gunn, American television personality
1955 - Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor
1955 - Dave Stevens, American illustrator
1956 - Teddy Atlas, American boxing trainer and commentator
1956 - Ronnie Musgrove, Former Governor of Mississippi
1957 - Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast
1957 - Alessandra Marc, American operatic soprano
1959 - John Sykes, British guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Tygers of Pan Tang)
1959 - Dave LaPoint, American baseball player
1959 - Ruud Janssen, Dutch writer and artist
1959 - Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor
1962 - Vincent Rousseau, Belgian athlete
1962 - Scott Steiner, American professional wrestler
1963 - Graham Poll, English football referee
1963 - Jim Beglin, Irish football commentator
1963 - Alexandra Paul, American actress
1965 - Dean Haglund, Canadian actor
1965 - Luis Alicea, baseball coach
1965 - Chang-Rae Lee, Korean-born author
1966 - Martina McBride, American singer
1966 - Richard Steven Horvitz, American comic voiceactor
1968 - Paavo Lotjonen, Finnish Cellist (Apocalyptica)
1969 - Adele Stevens, English model and erotic actress
1970 - John Rennie, Former Zimbabwean cricketer
1971 - Lisa Ekdahl, Swedish singer songwriter
1971 - Monica Calhoun, American actress
1972 - Wil Wheaton, American actor
1973 - Stephen Dorff, American actor
1973 - Wanya Morris, American singer (Boyz II Men)
1974 - Josh Radnor, American actor
1975 - Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer
1975 - Lanka de Silva, Former Sri Lankan cricketer
1979 - Ronald Murray, American basketball player
1979 - Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer
1980 - Ryan Braun, Canadian baseball player
1980 - Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
1980 - Rachel Miner, American actress
1981 - Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula 1 Driver
1981 - Andrés Madrid, Argentine footballer
1981 - Troy Perkins, American soccer player
1982 - Allison Mack, American actress
1982 - Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer
1982 - Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer
1983 - Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian hockey player
1984 - Chad Billingsley, American baseball player
1987 - Sabra Johnson, American dancer
1991 - Miki Ishikawa, American actress