July 14 - Births

Births

• 1454 – Poliziano, Florentine humanist (d. 1494)
• 1602 – Jules Mazarin, French statesman and cardinal (d. 1661)
• 1608 – George Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657)
• 1610 – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1670)
• 1634 – Pasquier Quesnel, French Jansenist theologian (d. 1719)
• 1671 – Jacques D'Allonville, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1732)
• 1675 – Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (d. 1747)
• 1676 – Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian and poet (d. 1763)
• 1696 – William Oldys, English antiquarian and bibliographer (d. 1761)
• 1721 – John Douglas, Scottish Anglican bishop and man of letters (d. 1807)
• 1743 – Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin, Russian poet (d. 1816)
• 1755 – Michel de Beaupuy, French general of the Revolution (d. 1796)
• 1785 – Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer and journalist (d. 1851)
• 1801 – Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist (d. 1858)
• 1816 – Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (d. 1882)
• 1829 – Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1896)
• 1834 – James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American painter (d. 1903)
• 1858 – Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette (d. 1928)
• 1859 – Willy Hess, German violinist (d. 1928)
• 1860 – Owen Wister, American novelist (d. 1938)
• 1862 – Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)
• 1865 – Arthur Capper, American newspaper publisher and politician (d. 1951)
• 1868 – Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist, writer, spy and administrator (d. 1926)
• 1872 – Albert Marque, French sculptor and doll maker (d. 1939)
• 1874 – Khedive Abbas II of Egypt and Sudan (d. 1944)
• 1885 – King Sisavang Vong of Laos (d. 1959)
• 1888 – Scipio Slataper, Italian writer and essayist (d. 1915)
• 1891 – Alexander M. Volkov, Russian novelist and mathematician (d. 1977)
• 1893 – Clarence J. Brown, Newspaper publisher and politician (d. 1965)
• 1896 – Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish anarchist (d. 1936)
• 1898 – Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, American politician and baseball commissioner (d. 1991)
• 1901 – Gerald Finzi, British composer (d. 1956)
• 1903 – Irving Stone, American writer (d. 1989)
• 1906 – Tom Carvel, Greek-born American businessman and inventor (d. 1990)
• 1910 – William Hanna, American animator (d. 2001)
• 1911 – Terry-Thomas, British actor (d. 1990)
• 1912 – Northrop Frye, Canadian literary critic (d. 1991)
• 1912 – Woody Guthrie, American folk musician (d. 1967)
• 1913 – Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States (d. 2006)
• 1918 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film and theatre director (d. 2007)
• 1918 – Arthur Laurents, American playwright, novelist, and director
• 1919 – Lino Ventura, Italian-born French actor (d. 1987)
• 1920 – Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician (d. 2004)
• 1921 – Leon Garfield, English children's author (d. 1996)
• 1921 – Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1996)
• 1922 – Robin Olds, American World War II and Vietnam War ace fighter pilot (d. 2007)
• 1922 – Elfriede Rinkel, German Nazi concentration camp guard
• 1923 – Dale Robertson, American actor
• 1923 – Willie Steele, American long jumper (d. 1989)
• 1926 – Harry Dean Stanton, American actor
• 1927 – John Chancellor, American television commentator (d. 1996)
• 1928 – Nancy Olson, American actress
• 1930 – Polly Bergen, American actress
• 1931 – Jacqueline de Ribes, French fashion designer
• 1932 – Roosevelt Grier, American football player and actor
• 1933 – Robert Bourassa, Quebec politician (d. 1996)
• 1933 – Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Heir to the House of Stuart
• 1936 – Pema Chödrön, American-born Buddhist nun and author
• 1937 – Yoshiro Mori, Japanese politician
• 1938 – Jerry Rubin, American social activist and businessman (d. 1994)
• 1938 – Richard Rust, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1939 – Karel Gott, Czech Schlager singer
• 1939 – Sid Haig, American actor
• 1939 – George E. Slusser, American scholar and writer
• 1940 – Susan Howatch, English novelist
• 1941 – Maulana Karenga, American writer and political activist, the creator of Kwanzaa
• 1941 – Andreas Khol, Austrian politician
• 1942 – Javier Solana, Spanish politician, Secretary General of NATO and European Union High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
• 1943 – Christopher Priest, English novelist
• 1944 – Billy McCool, American baseball player
• 1946 – Vincent Pastore, American actor
• 1946 – John Wood, Australian actor
• 1947 – Claudia Kennedy, U.S. Army officer
• 1947 – Navin Ramgoolam, Mauritius politician, 3rd and 6th Prime Minister of Mauritius
• 1948 – Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, Zulu king
• 1949 – Tommy Mottola, American music executive
• 1951 – Erich Hallhuber, German actor (d. 2003)
• 1952 – Franklin Graham, American evangelist
• 1952 – Eric Laneuville, American director, actor and producer
• 1952 – Joel Silver, American film producer
• 1952 – Bob Casale ("Bob 2"), American guitarist (Devo)
• 1953 – Martha Coakley, American politician
• 1955 – L. Brent Bozell III, American writer and pundit
• 1956 – Julio Chavez, Argentinian actor
• 1956 – Vladimir Kulich, Czech actor
• 1958 – Robert Jensen, American journalist and activist
• 1958 – Joe Keenan, American screenwriter, television producer and novelist
• 1960 – Jane Lynch, American actress, comedian and singer
• 1960 – Anna Bligh, Australian politician
• 1960 – Kyle Gass, American guitarist, singer and actor (Tenacious D)
• 1960 – Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer
• 1961 – Jackie Earle Haley, American actor
• 1962 – Jeff Olson, American percussionist (Trouble)
• 1963 – Phil Rosenthal, American newspaper columnist
• 1966 – Tanya Donelly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Throwing Muses, Belly)
• 1966 – Juliet Cesario, American actress
• 1966 – Ellen Reid, Canadian pianist and vocalist (Crash Test Dummies)
• 1966 – Matthew Fox, American actor
• 1966 – Brian Selznick, American author and illustrator
• 1966 – Owen Coyle, Scottish-born Irish football player and manager
• 1967 – Robin Ventura, American baseball player
• 1967 – Jeff Jarrett, American professional wrestler
• 1967 – Patrick J. Kennedy, American politician
• 1969 – José Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1969 – Kazushi Sakuraba, Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
• 1970 – Nina Siemaszko, American actress
• 1971 – Mark LoMonaco (Bubba Ray Dudley), American professional wrestler
• 1971 – Joey Styles, American wrestling commentator
• 1971 – Marie-Chantal Toupin, French Canadian singer
• 1971 – Nick McCabe, British guitarist (The Verve)
• 1971 – Madhu Sapre, Former Indian Model and Miss Universe Contestant
• 1971 – Howard Webb, English football referee
• 1972 – Deborah Mailman, Australian actress
• 1973 – Halil Mutlu, Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter
• 1973 – Adam Quinn, American bagpipes player
• 1973 – Paul Methric, American rapper
• 1973 – Candela Peña, Spanish actress
• 1974 – Erick Dampier, American basketball player
• 1974 – David Mitchell, English comedian and actor
• 1975 – Jamey Johnson, American country music artist
• 1975 – Taboo, American rapper
• 1975 – Tim Hudson, American baseball player
• 1976 – Ranj Dhaliwal, Canadian novelist
• 1976 – Geraint Jones, England cricketer
• 1976 – Kirsten Sheridan, Irish film director and screenwriter
• 1977 – Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
• 1979 – Bernie Castro, Dominican baseball player
• 1979 – Axel Teichmann, German cross-country skier
• 1980 – George Smith, Australian rugby union player
• 1980 – Jed Madela, Filipino singer
• 1981 – Lee Mead, English actor
• 1982 – Dmitry Chaplin, Russian-born American dancer, So You Think You Can Dance finalist
• 1983 – Wesley Dening, Australian TV personality
• 1984 – Renaldo Balkman, American basketball player
• 1984 – Nilmar, Brazilian footballer
• 1984 – Nansy Stergiopoulou, Greek singer (Hi-5)
• 1984 – Erica Blasberg, American golfer (d. 2010)
• 1985 – Billy Celeski, Australian footballer
• 1985 – Darrelle Revis, American football player
• 1987 – Adam Johnson, English footballer
• 1988 – James Vaughan, English footballer
• 1989 – Sean Flynn, American actor