July 7 - Births

Births

• 1053 – Emperor Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1129)
• 1119 – Emperor Sutoku of Japan (d. 1164)
• 1207 – Princess Elisabeth of Hungary Catholic saint (d. 1231)
• 1528 – Archduchess Anna of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I (d. 1590)
• 1586 – Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, English statesman and art collector (d. 1646)
• 1656 – Guru Har Krishan, Indian religious figure (d. 1664)
• 1746 – Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer (d. 1826)
• 1752 – Joseph-Marie Jacquard, French inventor (d. 1834)
• 1766 – Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (d. 1815)
• 1843 – Camillo Golgi, Italian physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1926)
• 1848 – Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian politician (d. 1919)
• 1851 – Charles Tindley, American gospel music composer (d. 1933)
• 1855 – Ludwig Ganghofer, German writer (d. 1920)
• 1860 – Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer (d. 1911)
• 1874 – Erwin Bumke, German jurist (d. 1945)
• 1884 – Lion Feuchtwanger, German dramatist (d. 1958)
• 1887 – Marc Chagall, Russian painter (d. 1985)
• 1891 – Virginia Rappe, American actress (d. 1921)
• 1893 – Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer (d. 1981)
• 1899 – George Cukor, American director (d. 1983)
• 1900 – Earle E. Partridge, American military commander (d. 1990)
• 1901 – Vittorio De Sica, Italian director (d. 1974)
• 1901 – Sam Katzman, American film producer (d. 1973)
• 1901 – Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese film producer (d. 1970)
• 1902 – Ted Radcliffe, American baseball player and centenarian (d. 2005)
• 1904 – Simone Beck, French chef (d. 1991)
• 1906 – William Feller, Croatian mathematician (d. 1970)
• 1906 – Satchel Paige, American baseball player (d. 1982)
• 1906 – Anton Karas, Austrian zither player (d. 1985)
• 1906 – Anna Marie Hahn, German-born American serial killer (d. 1938)
• 1907 – Robert A. Heinlein, American writer (d. 1988)
• 1908 – Revilo P. Oliver, American academic and White nationalism advocate (d. 1994)
• 1911 – Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian composer (d. 2007)
• 1913 – Pinetop Perkins, American blues pianist
• 1915 – Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander, American novelist and poet (d. 1998)
• 1917 – Fidel Sánchez Hernández, El Salvador politician (d. 2003)
• 1919 – Jon Pertwee, English actor (d. 1996)
• 1920 – Bhaktaraj Maharaj, Indian Hindu figure (d. 1995)
• 1921 – Adolf von Thadden, German politician (d. 1996)
• 1921 – Ezzard Charles, American boxer (d. 1975)
• 1922 – Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer
• 1922 – Alan Armer, American television producer, and director (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Mary Ford, American singer (d. 1977)
• 1925 – Wally Phillips, American radio personality (d. 2008)
• 1927 – Doc Severinsen, American composer and jazz trumpeter
• 1927 – Charlie Louvin, American country music singer-songwriter (Louvin Brothers)
• 1929 – Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and poet (d. 2005)
• 1930 – Hank Mobley, American jazz composer and saxophonist (d. 1986)
• 1930 – Theodore Edgar McCarrick, American Catholic Cardinal
• 1931 – David Eddings, American fantasy novelist (d. 2009)
• 1932 – Joe Zawinul, Austrian jazz composer and keyboardist (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Murray Halberg, New Zealand middle distance runner
• 1933 – David McCullough, American historian and author
• 1933 – Bruce Wells, English boxer and actor
• 1936 – Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer (d. 1980)
• 1936 – Jo Siffert, Swiss race car driver (d. 1971)
• 1937 – Tung Chee-Hwa, Hong Kong administrator
• 1940 – Ringo Starr, English drummer and singer (The Beatles)
• 1941 – Marco Bollesan, Italian rugby player and coach
• 1941 – Michael Howard, British politician
• 1941 – Bill Oddie, English comedian and ornithologist
• 1942 – Carmen Duncan, Australian actress
• 1943 – Toto Cutugno, Italian singer
• 1943 – Joel Siegel, American film critic (d. 2007)
• 1945 – Michael Ancram, British politician
• 1945 – Matti Salminen, Finnish opera singer
• 1946 – Joe Spano, American actor
• 1947 – Felix Standaert, Belgian diplomat
• 1947 – Howard Rheingold, American critic and writer
• 1947 – Gyanendra, deposed king of Nepal
• 1947 – Rob Townsend, English drummer (Family)
• 1947 – Víctor Manuel, Spanish songwriter and singer
• 1948 – Jean Leclerc, French-Canadian actor
• 1949 – Shelley Duvall, American actress
• 1952 – Mando Guerrero, Mexican professional wrestler
• 1954 – Rami Fortis, Israeli rock singer (Minimal Compact)
• 1955 – Len Barker, American baseball player
• 1957 – Jonathan Dayton, American film director
• 1957 – Berry Sakharof, Turkish-born Israeli guitarist (Minimal Compact)
• 1959 – Billy Campbell, American actor
• 1959 – Jessica Hahn, American model
• 1959 – Ben Linder, American engineer (d. 1987)
• 1960 – Kevin A. Ford, American astronaut
• 1960 – Ralph Sampson, American basketball player
• 1963 – Vonda Shepard, American singer
• 1965 – Paula Devicq, Canadian actress
• 1965 – Mo Collins, American actress
• 1965 – Jeremy Kyle, English television presenter
• 1965 – Jeremy Guscott, English rugby player
• 1966 – Jim Gaffigan, American comedian
• 1966 – Gundula Krause, German folk violinist
• 1966 – Neil Tobin, American magician and psychic entertainer
• 1967 – Tom Kristensen, Danish race car driver
• 1967 – Jackie Neal, American singer (d. 2005)
• 1968 – Amy Carlson, American actress
• 1968 – Jorja Fox, American actress
• 1968 – Allen Payne, American actor
• 1968 – Jeff VanderMeer, American writer
• 1969 – Sylke Otto, German luger
• 1969 – Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Nathalie Simard, French Canadian singer
• 1969 – Cree Summer, American voice actress
• 1969 – Robin Weigert, American actress
• 1970 – Wayne McCullough, Irish boxer
• 1970 – Erik Zabel, German cyclist
• 1970 – Robia LaMorte, American actress and dancer
• 1971 – Alistair Potts, British rower
• 1971 – Christian Camargo, American actor
• 1972 – Lisa Leslie, American basketball player
• 1972 – Kirsten Vangsness, American actress
• 1972 – Manfred Stohl, Austrian rally driver
• 1973 – Troy Garity, American actor
• 1973 – José Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
• 1973 – Matt Mantei, American baseball player
• 1973 – Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Natsuki Takaya, Japanese manga-ka
• 1974 – Patrick Lalime, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Tony Benshoof, American luger
• 1975 – Michael Voss, Australian rules footballer
• 1976 – Dominic Foley, Irish footballer
• 1977 – Felix Vasquez, American municipal employee
• 1978 – Chris Andersen, American basketball player
• 1978 – Davor Kraljević, Croatian footballer
• 1979 – Anastasios Gousis, Greek sprinter
• 1979 – Carl Breeze, British racing driver
• 1980 – John Buck, American baseball player
• 1980 – Deidre Downs, American beauty queen
• 1980 – Michelle Kwan, American figure skater
• 1980 – Kaisa Jouhki, Indonesian singer (Battlelore)
• 1980 – Dan Whitesides, American drummer (The Used)
• 1981 – Synyster Gates, American guitarist (Avenged Sevenfold)
• 1981 – Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricketer
• 1982 – Cassidy, American rapper
• 1982 – Mike Glita, American bassist (Senses Fail)
• 1982 – Nick Karner, American filmmaker
• 1982 – George Owu, Ghanaian footballer
• 1983 – Justin Davies, Australian rules footballer
• 1983 – D. Woods, American singer (Danity Kane)
• 1983 – Ciara Newell, Irish singer (Bellefire)
• 1984 – Minas Alozidis, Greek hurdler
• 1984 – Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1984 – Marie-Mai, Canadian singer
• 1986 – Ana Kasparian, American radio personality
• 1986 – Udo Schwarz, German rugby player
• 1987 – Steven Crowder, American comedian
• 1987 – Lena Ma, Canadian beauty pageant contestant
• 1988 – Kaci Brown, American singer
• 1988 – Lukas Rosenthal, German rugby player
• 1988 – Ilan Rubin, American drummer (Nine Inch Nails)
• 1989 – Giannoulis Fakinos, Greek footballer
• 1989 – Kim Bum, South Korean actor
• 2000 – Princess Pumika of Nepal