July 15 - Births

Births

• 1273 – Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352)
• 1353 – Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)
• 1471 – Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)
• 1553 – Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)
• 1573 – Inigo Jones, English architect (d. 1652)
• 1606 – Rembrandt, Dutch painter (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 of France (d. 1787)
• 1779 – Clement Clarke Moore, American educator, author, and poet (d. 1863)
• 1796 – Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist (d. 1867)
• 1799 – Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)
• 1808 – Henry Edward Manning, English Catholic archbishop and cardinal (d. 1892)
• 1812 – James Hope-Scott, English barrister (d. 1873)
• 1837 – Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, German-born Queen consort of Portugal, wife of King Peter V of Portugal (d. 1859)
• 1848 – Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (d. 1923)
• 1850 – Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-born American Catholic nun and saint (d. 1917)
• 1851 – Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian writer (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)
• 1893 – Dick Rauch, American football player and coach (d. 1970)
• 1894 – Tadeusz Sendzimir, Polish-American engineer and inventor (d. 1989)
• 1899 – Seán Lemass, Irish politician, 3rd Taoiseach (d. 1971)
• 1902 – Jean Rey, Belgian politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (d. 1983)
• 1903 – Kumaraswami Kamaraj, Indian politician (d. 1975)
• 1904 – Rudolf Arnheim, German-born American author and psychologist (d. 2007)
• 1905 – Dorothy Fields, American librettist and lyricist (d. 1974)
• 1906 – Rudolf Uhlenhaut, England-born German automotive engineer and test driver (Mercedes Benz) (d. 1989)
• 1911 – Edward Shackleton, English explorer (d. 1994)
• 1913 – Cowboy Copas, American country singer (d. 1963)
• 1913 – Abraham Sutzkever, Russian Yiddish poet (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani social scientist, pioneer of microcredit in developing countries (d. 1999)
• 1914 – Hammond Innes, English writer (d. 1998)
• 1914 – Howard Vernon, Swiss actor (d. 1996)
• 1915 – Albert Ghiorso, American nuclear scientist
• 1918 – Bertram N. Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2003)
• 1918 – Joan Roberts, American actress
• 1919 – Iris Murdoch, Irish writer (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Robert Bruce Merrifield, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2006)
• 1921 – Henri Colpi, French film director (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Leon M. Lederman, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1925 – Philip Carey, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1926 – Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan novelist (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine dictator (d. 2003)
• 1927 – Nan Martin, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Carl Woese, American microbiologist
• 1929 – Charles Anthony, American tenor
• 1929 – Francis Bebey, Cameroonian-born French musician and novelist (d. 2001)
• 1930 – Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Stephen Smale, American mathematician
• 1930 – Richard Garneau, French-Canadian sports journalist
• 1931 – Clive Cussler, American novelist
• 1932 – Ed Litzenberger, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1932 – Paulo Moura, Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist (d. 2010)
• 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, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Ken Kercheval, American actor
• 1935 – Alex Karras, American football player and actor
• 1936 – George Voinovich, American politician
• 1938 – Ernie Barnes, American painter and football player (d. 2009)
• 1938 – Barry Goldwater Jr., American politician
• 1939 – Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Portuguese politician
• 1939 – Patrick Wayne, American actor
• 1940 – Ronald Gene Simmons, American mass-murderer (d. 1990)
• 1941 – Denis Héroux, French-Canadian film director and producer
• 1942 – Mil Máscaras, Mexican professional wrestler and actor
• 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, 29th 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 – Colin Barnett, Australian politician
• 1950 – Arianna Huffington, Greek-born American newspaper columnist
• 1951 – Jesse Ventura, American professional wrestler and politician
• 1952 – Celia Imrie, British actress
• 1952 – Judy McGrath, American television executive
• 1952 – Terry O'Quinn, American actor
• 1952 – Johnny Thunders, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers) (d. 1991)
• 1953 – Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian politician and Head of State
• 1953 – John Denham, British politician
• 1954 – Mario Kempes, Argentine football player
• 1956 – Ian Curtis, British singer and songwriter (Joy Division) (d. 1980)
• 1956 – Barry Melrose, Canadian hockey coach and commentator
• 1956 – Marky Ramone, American drummer (Ramones, Richard Hell & the Voidoids)
• 1956 – Joe Satriani, American guitarist
• 1956 – Wayne Taylor, South African race car driver
• 1958 – Gary Heale, English footballer
• 1958 – Mac Thornberry, American politician
• 1959 – Vincent Lindon, French actor
• 1959 – Shep Pettibone, American record producer
• 1960 – Kim Alexis, American supermodel and actress
• 1960 – Willie Aames, American actor
• 1961 – Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress
• 1961 – Jean-Christophe Grangé, French writer and screenwriter
• 1961 – Scott Ritter, American UN weapons inspector
• 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 – Eleftherios Fotiadis, Greek footballer
• 1965 – David Miliband, British politician
• 1966 – Jason Bonham, English drummer (Bonham), son of John Bonham
• 1966 – Irène Jacob, French-born Swiss actress
• 1966 – Dimitris P. Kraniotis, Greek poet
• 1967 – Adam Savage, co-host of the television series MythBusters
• 1968 – Eddie Griffin, American comedian
• 1968 – Stan Kirsch, American actor
• 1971 – Danijela, Croatian singer
• 1972 – Scott Foley, American actor
• 1972 – Beth Ostrosky, American model
• 1973 – John Dolmayan, Lebanese-born American drummer (System of a Down)
• 1973 – Brian Austin Green, American actor
• 1973 – Kris Holm, Canadian mountain unicycling pioneer
• 1974 – Chris Taylor, Australian comedian (The Chaser)
• 1974 – Chot Ulep, Filipino bassist and songwriter
• 1975 – Kara Drew (Cherry), American pro wrestler
• 1975 – Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
• 1976 – Jim Jones, American rapper
• 1976 – Diane Kruger, German actress and former fashion model
• 1977 – Faraz Anwar, Pakistani guitarist (Mizraab)
• 1977 – Kitana Baker, American model
• 1977 – Andre Nel, South African cricketer
• 1977 – Lana Parrilla, American actress
• 1977 – John St. Clair, American Football player
• 1977 – Ray Toro, American guitarist (My Chemical Romance)
• 1978 – Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player
• 1979 – Laura Benanti, American musical theatre actress
• 1979 – Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer
• 1980 – Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Reggie Abercrombie, American baseball player
• 1980 – Jasper Pääkkönen, Finnish actor and film producer
• 1980 – Kelli Martin, American fashion designer
• 1980 – Mike Zambidis, Greek kickboxer
• 1982 – Alan Pérez, Spanish cyclist
• 1982 – Neemia Tialata, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1983 – Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
• 1984 – Alex Boyd, Scottish photographer
• 1984 – Vice Cooler, American singer-songwriter (Hawnay Troof, Xbxrx)
• 1984 – Angelo Siniscalchi, Italian footballer
• 1986 – Tyler Kennedy, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Tristan Wilds, American actor
• 1990 – Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player
• 1990 – J.B. Gaynor, American actor
• 1991 – Derrick Favors, American basketball player
• 1992 – Koharu Kusumi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)