July 20 - Births

Births

• 356 BC – Alexander the Great, Macedonean king and conqueror of Persia (d. 323 BC)
• 810 – Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)
• 1304 – Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (d. 1374)
• 1537 – Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)
• 1620 – Nikolaes Heinsius, Dutch scholar (d. 1681)
• 1754 – Destutt de Tracy, French philosopher (d. 1836)
• 1757 – Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (d. 1811)
• 1774 – Auguste Marmont, French marshal (d. 1852)
• 1797 – Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (d. 1873)
• 1804 – Richard Owen, English biologist (d. 1892)
• 1822 – Gregor Mendel, German scientist, father of modern genetics (d. 1884)
• 1838 – Augustin Daly, American playwright (d. 1899)
• 1838 – George Otto Trevelyan, British statesman and biographer (d. 1928)
• 1847 – Max Liebermann, German artist (d. 1935)
• 1849 – Robert Anderson Van Wyck, Mayor of New York City (d. 1918)
• 1852 – Theo Heemskerk, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1932)
• 1858 – Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (d. 1925)
• 1864 – Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate (d. 1931)
• 1868 – Miron Cristea, 1st Patriarch of All Romania (d. 1939)
• 1873 – Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator (d. 1932)
• 1876 – Otto Blumenthal, German mathematician (d. 1944)
• 1889 – John Reith, British broadcast executive (d. 1971)
• 1890 – King George II of Greece (d. 1947)
• 1893 – George Llewelyn-Davies, English Peter Pan character model (d. 1915)
• 1895 – László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1946)
• 1896 – Eunice Sanborn, American supercentenarian
• 1897 – Tadeus Reichstein, Polish-born chemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1996)
• 1900 – Maurice Leyland, English cricketer (d. 1967)
• 1901 – Heinie Manush, American baseball player (d. 1971)
• 1902 – Jimmy Kennedy, Irish composer (d. 1984)
• 1909 – Jean Focas, Greco-French astronomer (d. 1969)
• 1909 – Eric Rowan, South African cricketer, Wisden COY 1952 (d. 1993)
• 1910 – Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (d. 2004)
• 1911 – Baqa Jilani, Indian cricketer (d. 1941)
• 1912 – George Johnston, Australian journalist and novelist (d. 1970)
• 1914 – Charilaos Florakis, leader of the Communist Party of Greece (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Cindy Walker, American singer (d. 2006)
• 1919 – Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (d. 2008)
• 1920 – Elliot Richardson, American politician (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Alan Stephenson Boyd, American politician
• 1923 – Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Thomas Berger, American novelist
• 1924 – Mort Garson, Canadian composer (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Jacques Delors, French President of the European Commission
• 1925 – Frantz Fanon, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (d. 1961)
• 1926 – Lola Albright, American actress
• 1926 – Patricia Cutts, English actress (d. 1974)
• 1927 – Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor and composer
• 1929 – Mike Ilitch, American businessman and sports executive
• 1929 – Rajendra Kumar, Indian actor (d. 1999)
• 1930 – Chuck Daly, American basketball coach (d. 2009)
• 1930 – Sally Ann Howes, English-born singer and actress
• 1931 – Tony Marsh, English racing driver
• 1932 – Nam June Paik, Video artist (d. 2006)
• 1932 – Otto Schily, German politician
• 1932 – Ove Verner Hansen, Danish actor
• 1933 – Buddy Knox, American singer and songwriter (d. 1999)
• 1933 – Cormac McCarthy, American author
• 1933 – Rex Williams, English snooker player
• 1934 – Uwe Johnson, German writer (d. 1984)
• 1934 – Doug Padgett, English cricketer
• 1934 – Aliki Vougiouklaki, Greek actress (d. 1996)
• 1935 – Ted Rogers, English comedian (d. 2001)
• 1936 – Barbara Mikulski, American politician
• 1937 – Ken Ogata, Japanese actor (d. 2008)
• 1938 – Roger Hunt, English footballer
• 1938 – Tony Oliva, Cuban baseball player
• 1938 – Dame Diana Rigg, English actress
• 1938 – Natalie Wood, American actress (d. 1981)
• 1939 – Judy Chicago, American artist
• 1941 – Kurt Raab, German actor (d. 1988)
• 1942 – Ron Bowden, Australian politician
• 1942 – Pete Hamilton, American race car driver
• 1942 – T. G. Sheppard, American country music singer
• 1943 – Chris Amon, New Zealand racing driver
• 1943 – Wendy Richard, English actress (d. 2009)
• 1943 – Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet, journalist, and politician (d. 2010)
• 1944 – Olivier de Kersauson, French sailor
• 1945 – Kim Carnes, American singer and songwriter
• 1945 – Larry Craig, American politician
• 1945 – John Lodge, English musician (The Moody Blues)
• 1945 – Johnny Loughrey, Irish singer (d. 2005)
• 1945 – Bo Rein, American football coach (d. 1980)
• 1945 – Harrison Ellenshaw, American matte painter
• 1946 – Randal Kleiser, American film director
• 1947 – Gerd Binnig, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1947 – Carlos Santana, Mexican-born American guitarist
• 1948 – Muse Watson, American actor
• 1950 – Tantoo Cardinal, Canadian actress
• 1950 – Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor
• 1951 – Jeff Rawle, English actor
• 1952 – Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress
• 1953 – Dave Evans, Australian singer (AC/DC)
• 1953 – Thomas Friedman, American journalist
• 1953 – Marcia Hines, American-born Australian singer
• 1953 – Dan Shaughnessy, American sports writer
• 1954 – Moira Harris, American actress
• 1954 – Larry Levan, American DJ (d. 1992)
• 1955 – Jem Finer, English musician and composer (The Pogues)
• 1956 – Paul Cook, English musician (The Sex Pistols)
• 1956 – Ryo Ishibashi, Japanese actor
• 1956 – Jim Prentice, Canadian politician
• 1957 – Nancy Cruzan, American figure in right-to-die case (d. 1990)
• 1957 – Donna Dixon, American actress
• 1958 – Peter Fraßmann, German footballer
• 1958 – Mick MacNeil, Scottish musician (Simple Minds)
• 1958 – Billy Mays, American TV pitchman (d. 2009)
• 1960 – Claudio Langes, Italian racing driver
• 1962 – Carlos Alazraqui, American actor and comedian
• 1962 – Giovanna Amati, Italian racing driver
• 1962 – Lee Harris, English drummer (Talk Talk, .O.rang)
• 1963 – Frank Whaley, American actor
• 1964 – Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave)
• 1964 – Terri Irwin, American naturalist; widow of Steve Irwin
• 1964 – Kool G Rap, American musician
• 1964 – Bernd Schneider, German racing driver
• 1964 – Dean Winters, American actor
• 1966 – Anton du Beke, British ballroom dancer
• 1966 – Stone Gossard, American musician (Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone, Brad)
• 1966 – Enrique Peña Nieto, American politician
• 1967 – Reed Diamond, American actor
• 1967 – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, American musician (The Dandy Warhols)
• 1968 – Jimmy Carson, American ice hockey player
• 1968 – Michael Park, American actor
• 1968 – Julian Rhind-Tutt, English actor
• 1969 – Josh Holloway, American actor
• 1969 – Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist
• 1969 – Tobi Vail, American musician (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies)
• 1969 – Vitamin C, American singer
• 1970 – Agot Isidro, Filipina actress
• 1971 – Ed Giddins, English cricketer
• 1971 – Charles Johnson, American baseball player
• 1971 – Sandra Oh, Korean Canadian actress
• 1971 – DJ Screw, American hip hop deejay (d. 2000)
• 1972 – Jozef Stümpel, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1972 – Erik Ullenhag, Swedish jurist and politician
• 1973 – Peter Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1973 – Nixon McLean, West Indian cricketer
• 1973 – Omar Epps, American actor
• 1973 – Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
• 1973 – Claudio Reyna, American soccer player
• 1973 – Mads Rieper, Danish footballer
• 1974 – Bengie Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1974 – Phofo, American musician
• 1974 – Simon Rex, American actor
• 1975 – Ray Allen, American basketball player
• 1975 – Judy Greer, American actress
• 1975 – Erik Hagen, Norwegian footballer
• 1975 – Birgitta Ohlsson, Swedish politician
• 1975 – Atiq-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer
• 1975 – El Zorro, Mexican professional wrestler
• 1976 – Erica Hill, American news anchor
• 1976 – Debashish Mohanty, Indian cricketer
• 1976 – Andrew Stockdale, Australian musician (Wolfmother)
• 1976 – Alex Yoong, Malaysian racing driver
• 1977 – Kiki Musampa, Congolese footballer
• 1977 – Alessandro dos Santos, naturalized Japanese footballer
• 1978 – Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player
• 1978 – Charlie Korsmo, American actor
• 1978 – Tamsyn Lewis, Australian athlete
• 1978 – Will Solomon, American basketball player
• 1978 – Elliott Yamin, American Idol contestant
• 1979 – Claudine Barretto, Filipino actress
• 1979 – Miklos Feher, Hungarian footballer (d. 2004)
• 1979 – David Ortega, Spanish freestyle swimmer
• 1980 – Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian model
• 1980 – Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects)
• 1981 – Damien Delaney, Irish footballer
• 1981 – Thorsten Engelmann, German rower
• 1982 – Percy Daggs III, American actor
• 1984 – Alexi Casilla, Dominican baseball player
• 1984 – Matt Gilroy, American Hockey Player
• 1985 – John Francis Daley, American actor
• 1985 – David Mundy, Australian rules footballer
• 1985 – Anastasia Perraki, Greek fashion model
• 1988 – Julianne Hough, American ballroom dancer
• 1988 – Stephen Strasburg, American baseball player
• 1989 – Witwisit Hirunwongkul, Thai actor
• 1991 – William Tomlin, British actor
• 1997 – Billi Bruno, American actress
• 1999 – Princess Alexandra of Hanover