Famous Birthdays on July 17

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 238

• 1487 Ismail I, Shah of Persia, converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah, born in Ardabīl, Iran (d. 1524)
• 1674 Isaac Watts, English writer, preacher and hymnist (Horae Lyrican), born in Southampton, England (d. 1748)
• 1702 Johann Schneider, German composer and pupil of Bach, born in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg (now in Bavaria, Germany) (d. 1788)

• 1744 Elbridge Gerry, American statesman who invented gerrymandering and 5th Vice President of the United States, born in Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay (d. 1814)
• 1763 Johannes Hendricus van der Palm, Dutch theologist and Minister of Education, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1840)

• 1775 August Harder, German composer, born in Schönerstädt, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1813)
• 1797 Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter, born in Paris (d. 1856)
• 1817 Ignace Leybach, French pianist and composer, born in Gambsheim, Alsace, France (d. 1891)
• 1827 Frederick Able, English chemist and inventor (cordiet), born in Woolwich, England (d. 1902)
• 1831 Xianfeng, Emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, born in Old Summer Palace, Beijing, Qing dynasty, China (d. 1861)
• 1832 (Johan) August Söderman, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1876)
• 1839 Ephraim Shay, American inventor of Shay type of geared steam locomotive, born in Huron, Ohio (d. 1916)
• 1839 Friedrich Gernsheim, German composer, born in Worms, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (now Germany) (d. 1916)
• 1859 Luis Muñoz Rivera, Puerto Rican journalist (founded Federalist Party), born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico (d. 1916)
• 1871 Lyonel Feininger, German-American cartoonist and painter, born in New York City (d. 1956)
• 1875 Donald Tovey, British musicologist (Essays in Musical Analysis), pianist, and composer (The Bride of Dionysus), born in Eton, England (d. 1940)
• 1876 Maxim Litvinov [Meir Genoch Moiseyevich Wallach], Russian statesman, revolutionary and diplomat (People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs.1930-39, Soviet Ambassador to the US 1940-43), born in Białystok, Russian Empire (d. 1951)
• 1876 Rosa Jackson Lumpkin, lived to be 115 years old, born in Flint, Georgia (d. 1991)
• 1876 Vittorio Gnecchi, Italian composer (Cassandra), born in Milan, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1954)
• 1878 Henri Zagwijn, Dutch composer and musicologist, born in Nieuwer-Amstel, Netherlands (d. 1954)
• 1883 Bart de Ligt, Dutch pacificist and anti-militarist (Acting Peace), born in Schalkwijk, Netherlands (d. 1938)
• 1883 Mauritz Stiller [Moshe Stiller], Swedish actor and director (The Saga of Gösta Berling, Erotikon), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1928)
• 1885 Benjamin Dale, British composer (Before the Paling of the Stars; The Flowing Tide), and educator (Royal Academy), born in Upper Holloway, Islington, England (d. 1943)
• 1888 Shmuel Agnon, Israeli writer (Day Before Yesterday, Nobel Prize for Literature 1966), born in Buczacz, Polish Galicia (d. 1970) [1]

• 1889 Joe Dawson, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1912), born in Odon, Indiana (d. 1946)
• 1892 Mary Clare, British actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent), born in London, England (d. 1970)
• 1894 Georges Lemaître, Belgian Catholic Priest, astronomer and physics professor, who initially proposed the universe expansion and big-bang theories, born in Charleroi, Belgium (d. 1966)
• 1897 Elbert Parr Tuttle, American lawyer, judge and civil rights champion (one of the Fifth Circuit Four), born in Pasadena, California (d. 1996) [1]
• 1898 Berenice Abbott, American photographer (The World of Atget; Changing New York), born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1991)
• 1898 G. Robert Vincent, American sound recording pioneer (Edison Laboratories; Armed Forces Radio Service; Nuremberg Trials; National Voice Library), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1985)
• 1898 Osmond Borradaile, Canadian cinematographer (d. 1999)

• 1901 Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet (d. 1938)
• 1902 Arnold Pihlak, Estonian soccer forward (44 caps; FK Austria Wien), born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 1985)
• 1902 Christina Stead, Australia, novelist (Man Who Loved Children), born in Rockdale, Australia (d. 1983)
• 1903 Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky, Russian composer, born in Starozhilovka (d. 1971)
• 1904 Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist, educator, and conductor (Collegium Musicum Antverpiense), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1973)
• 1905 Bill Gargan, American actor (The Bells of St. Mary's; You Only Live Once), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1979)
• 1906 John Carroll [Julian LaFaye], American actor (Flying Tigers, Go West), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1979)
• 1908 Rudolf Petzold, German educator and composer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1991)
• 1909 Hardy Amies, English royal dressmaker (Queen Elizabeth II), born in London, England (d. 2003)
• 1911 Ted Anderson, English footballer (d. 1979)
• 1911 Yang Jiang, Chinese writer (Six Chapters From My Life ‘Downunder,’), born in Beijing (d. 2016)
• 1912 Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and TV host (People are Funny), born in Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2010)
• 1913 Bertrand Goldberg, American architect (d. 1997)
• 1913 Everett Helm, American music critic and composer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1999)
• 1913 Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and communist (convicted for Holocaust denial), born in Marseille, France (d. 2012)
• 1914 Eleanor Steber, American soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1940-66), born in Wheeling, West Virginia (d. 1990)
• 1914 James Purdy, American writer (The House of the Solitary Maggot), born near Fremont, Ohio, (d. 2009)
• 1914 Lucille Benson, American actress (Halloween II; 194;1 Bosom Buddies), born in Scottsboro, Alabama (d. 1984)
• 1915 Catherine "Cass" Daley, American actress (Star Spangled Rhythm, Red Garters), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
• 1915 Dorothy Poynton-Hill, American diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1932, 36; silver springboard 1928, bronze 1936), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1995)
• 1915 Esther Williamson Ballou, American organist, composer and educator, born in Elmira, New York (d. 1973)
• 1915 Habib Rajab, South African trader and collector of oriental art who fought against a takeover of the Grey Street complex by White traders, born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1973)
• 1917 Kenan Evren, Turkish soldier and politician, (President of Turkey 1980-1989 by military coup), born in Alaşehir, Manisa Province (d. 2015)
• 1917 Lou Boudreau, American Baseball HOF shortstop (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series & AL MVP 1948; Cleveland Indians) and manager (Cleveland, Boston RS, KC A's), born in Harvey, Illinois (d. 2001)

• 1918 Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, President of Guatemala (d. 2003)
• 1919 Alex Moir, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (17 Tests, 28 wickets, BB 6/155; Otago), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 2000)
• 1920 Bill Monroe, American newscaster (NBC-TV, Congressional Report), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2011)
• 1920 Esperanza Baur, Mexican film actress, and John Wayne's second wife, born in Mexico City (d. 1961)

• 1920 Helen Walker, American actress (Brewster's Million, Lucky Jordan), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
• 1920 Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish sports administrator (7th President International Olympic Committee 1980-2001), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2010)
• 1920 Rudolf Kárpáti, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold sabre team 1948, 52, 56, 60; individual 1956, 60; World C'ship gold x 7), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1999)
• 1921 Acquanetta [Mildred Davenport], American actress nicknamed "The Venezuelan Volcano" (Tarzan & Leopard Woman), born in Newberry, South Carolina (d. 2004)
• 1921 František Zvarík, Slovakian stage actor (Slovak National Theatre), born in Vrútky, Slovakia (d. 2008)
• 1921 George Barnes, American swing-jazz and session guitarist, and electric guitar pioneer, born in South Chicago Heights, Illinois (d. 1977)

• 1922 Donald Davie, English Movement poet and literary critic, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (d. 1995) [1]
• 1923 John Cooper, English race car designer (Cooper Car Company; developed the "Mini"), born in Surbiton, England (d. 2000)
• 1926 Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian pro wrestler (NWA 1956-57, WWA heavyweight champion), born in Roanne, Rhône-Alpes, France (d. 2010)
• 1928 Jean Muir, British fashion designer and dressmaker, born in London (d. 1995)
• 1928 Joe Morello, American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Blue Rondo à la Turk"), born in Springfield, Massachussets (d. 2011)
• 1928 Vince Guaraldi, American jazz pianist and composer ("Cast Your Fate to the Wind"; Peanuts TV specials), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1976)
• 1929 Roy McMillan, American baseball infielder, coach and manager (MLB All Star 1956-57; Gold Glove 1957-59; Cincinnati Reds), born in Bonham, Texas (d. 1997)
• 1929 Sergei Godunov, Russian mathematician, born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR (d. 2023)
• 1930 Ryōhei Hirose, Japanese composer who incorporated both traditional and western instrumentation, born in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan (d. 2008)
• 1932 Bobby Leonard, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (ABA C'ship 1970, 72, 73; Indiana Pacers) & point guard (Minneapolis/LA Lakers, Chicago Packers/Zephyrs), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 2021)
• 1932 Hal Riney, American advertising executive, born in Seattle Washington (d. 2008)
• 1932 Johnny Kerr, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1956, 59, 63; Syracuse Nats/Philadelphia 76ers), coach (Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns) and broadcaster (Chicago Bulls), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
• 1932 Niccolo Castiglioni, Italian composer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1996)
• 1932 Quino [Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón], Argentine cartoonist (Mafalda), born in Mendoza, Argentina (d. 2020)
• 1932 Wojciech Kilar, Polish classical (Missa Pro Pace), and film score composer (Bram Stoker's Dracula; The Pianist), born in Lwów, Second Polish Republic (now Ukraine) (d. 2013)
• 1933 Bruce Wells, English boxer (European amateur light middleweight champion 1953) and actor (Dr. Who 1965-73), born in Harlesden, Middlesex (d. 2009)
• 1933 Tony Pithey, Rhodesian cricket batsman (17 Tests for South Africa; top score 154, 1965), born in Mutare, Zimbabwe (d. 2006)
• 1934 Lucio Tan, Chinese Filipino businessman (Philippine Airlines), in Amoy China
• 1934 Philippe Capdenat, French classical composer, born in Bordeaux, France
• 1934 Rainer Kisch, German writer, born in Döbeln
• 1934 Willie Ito, American animator for Disney Studios ("Lady and the Tramp" spaghetti kiss); Warner Brothers; Hanna-Barbara), born in San Francisco, California
• 1935 Diahann Carroll [Carol Diann Johnson] American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (No Strings; Julia; Claudine; Dynasty - "Dominique"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2019)
• 1935 Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor (The Dirty Dozen; M*A*S*H (film): Ordinary People; The Hunger Games films), born in St. John, New Brunswick (d. 2024) [1]
• 1935 Juan Carlos Murúa, Argentine soccer defender (10 caps; Racing Club de Avellaneda, AA Argentinos Juniors, CA Platense), born in Misiones Province, Argentina (d. 2023)
• 1935 Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach), American bassoonist, Grammy Award-winning composer, classical music parodist (No-No Nonette; Concerto for Horn & Hardart; Silent Running), and broadcaster, born in Ames, Iowa (d. 2024) [1]
• 1936 Bill Groman, American football wide receiver (All-AFL 1960; AFL C'ship 1960, 61, 64, 65; Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills), born in Tiffin, Ohio (d. 2020)
• 1937 Elmer Fudd [originally Egghead], Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery and Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debut as Egghead in "Egghead Rides Again"
• 1937 Jose Ignacio Cabrujas, writer
• 1938 Stan Bronstein, American rock saxophonist (Elephant's Memory), born in New York City (d. 2020)
• 1939 Andrée Champagne, French Canadian actress and politician, born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
• 1939 Ma Shui-long, Taiwanese classical composer (The Peacock Flies Southeast), born in Keelung, Taiwan (d. 2015)
• 1939 Spencer Davis [Davies], English guitarist (Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'"), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2020)
• 1939 Warwick Hutton, artist
• 1940 Phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$)
• 1940 Tim Brooke-Taylor, English comedian (The Goodies), born in Buxton, England (d. 2020)
• 1941 Bob Taylor, English cricket wicketkeeper (57 Tests, 174 dismissals, 3 x 50s; Derbyshire CCC), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
• 1941 Daryle Lamonica, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1970, 72; AFL MVP 1967, 69; Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills), born in Fresno, California (d. 2022)
• 1941 Morimichi Takagi, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman (NPB All-Star 1966–67, 73, 79; Chunichi Dragons), born in Gifu, Japan (d. 2020)
• 1942 Connie Hawkins, American professional basketball player, 1961-76 ABA MVP-1968 (Harlem Globetrotters, 1963-66; Phoenix Suns, L.A. Lakers), born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
• 1942 Don Kessinger, American baseball shortstop (6 x MLB All Star; Gold Glove 1969, 70; Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago WS), born in Forrest City, Arkansas
• 1942 Gale Garnett, New Zealand-Canadian folk singer-songwriter ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine"), and actress, born in Auckland, New Zealand
• 1942 Peter Sissons, British newsreader, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2019)
• 1944 Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer, Captain of winning World Cup team (1970), born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 2016)
• 1944 Catherine Schell [Katherina Freiin Schell von Bauschlott], Hungarian-born British actress (two Pink Panther films), born in Budapest, Hungary
• 1944 Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricket batsman (50 Tests, 5 x 100s; Auckland CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand
• 1945 Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, born in Claridge's, London
• 1945 Eric McCredie, Scottish pop bassist (Middle Of The Road - "Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep"), born in Patrick, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2007)
• 1945 Fenneken Fockema Andreae, Dutch actress (Sea Gull)
• 1946 Alun Armstrong, English actor (New Tricks), born in Anfield Plain, County Durham
• 1946 Jeffrey Holland [Parkes], British comic actor (Hi-de-Hi!; You Rang, M'Lord?; Oh, Doctor Beeching!), born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England
• 1947 Abraham Laboriel, Sr, Mexican-American session and jazz bassist, born in Mexico City
• 1947 Anders Koppel, Danish Hammond B-3 organist (Savage Rose; Bazaar), and composer of ballet and film scores and classical concert pieces, born in Copenhagen, Denmark

• 1947 Mick Tucker, English rock drummer (Sweet - "Ballroom Blitz"), born in Kingsbury, London (d. 2002)
• 1947 Wolfgang Flür, German percusionist (Kraftwerk, 1973-87), born in Frankfurt, Germany
• 1948 Brian Glascock, British rock drummer (Motels - "Only The Lonely"), born in Islington, England
• 1948 Cathy Ferguson, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1964), born in Stockton, California
• 1948 Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director, born in Zurich Switzerland (d. 2015)
• 1948 Phillip Harris, rocker
• 1948 Ron Asheton, American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter (The Stooges), born in Washington DC (d. 2009)
• 1949 (Terence) "Geezer" Butler, English rock bassist (Black Sabbath), born in Birmingham, England
• 1949 Charlie Steiner, American sports broadcaster, born in Malverne, New York
• 1949 Gennadi Touretski, Russian swimming coach (Soviet Union, Australia national teams; Alexander Popov, Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2020)
• 1949 Mike Vale [Vucish], American rock bassist and songwriter (Tommy James & The Shondells, 1966-71 - "Crystal Blue Persuasion"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1950 Derek de Lint, Dutch actor, born in The Hague, Netherlands
• 1950 P.J. Soles, German-born American actress, born in Frankfurt, Germany
• 1950 Phoebe Snow [Laub], American singer-songwriter ("Poetry Man"), born in New York City (d. 2011)
• 1951 Lucie Arnaz, American actress (Here's Lucy - "Kim": The Jazz Singer), and singer, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1952 Chet McCracken, American drummer (Doobie Brothers, 1979-82), born in Seattle, Washington

• 1952 Fran Smith, Jr., American rock bassist player (The Hooters - "All You Zombies"; "And We Danced"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1952 Nicolette Larson, American rock vocalist ("Lotta Love"; "I Only Want To Be With You"), born in Helena, Montana (d. 1997)
• 1952 Robert R. McCammon, American sci-fi author (Baal, Mystery Walk), born in Birmingham, Alabama

• 1954 J. Michael Straczynski, American television screenwriter, producer, comic book writer and director (Babylon 5; Jeremiah; Changeling), born in Paterson, New Jersey
• 1955 Paul Stamets, American mycologist and environmentalist, born in Columbiana, Ohio

• 1956 Julie Bishop, Australian Liberal Party politician and Minister for Foreign Affairs (2013-present), born in Lobethal, South Australia
• 1956 Robert Romanus, American actor, born in West Hartford, Connecticut
• 1957 Bruce Crump, American rock drummer (Molly Hatchet), born in Memphis, Tennessee
• 1958 Wong Kar-wai, Chinese film director (In the Mood for Love), born in Shanghai, China
• 1959 Janet Lynn Kavandi, American scientist and NASA astronaut (sk:STS 91), born in Carthage, Missouri
• 1960 Dawn Upshaw, American soprano (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), born in Nashville, Tennessee
• 1960 Jan Wouters, Dutch football player (Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1960 Kim Barnett, English cricketer (England batsman and occasional leggie 1988-89), born in Leek, United Kingdom

• 1960 Nancy Giles, American actress (Connie-Delta, Off Beat, Big, Angie), born in New York City
• 1960 Robin Shou, Hong Kong Chinese-American martial arts actor (Mortal Kombat, Beverly Hills Ninja), born in British Hong Kong
• 1960 Scott Norwood, American NFL kicker (Buffalo Bills-Super Bowl XXV goat), born in Alexandria, Virginia
• 1961 Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1962 Bill Sage, American actor, born in New York
• 1962 Jay Barrs, American archer (Olympic gold 1988, 92, 96), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• 1963 Denise Miller, American actress (Billie-Archie Bunker's Place), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1963 John Ventimiglia, American actor (The Sopranos), born in Queens, New York
• 1963 Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996-), born in Morija, Basutoland

• 1963 Regina Belle, American pop, and R&B singer-songwriter, and Grammy Award winner (with Peabo Bryson - "A Whole New World"), born in Engelwood, New Jersey
• 1963 Susan Lindauer, American peace activist, accused spy, and author (Extreme Prejudice), born in Alaska
• 1964 Craig Morgan [Greer], American singer ("My Kind of Livin'"), born in Kingston Springs, Tennessee
• 1964 Heather Langenkamp, American actress (Marie-Just the 10 of Us), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1965 Alex Winter, English actor (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure), born in London, England
• 1965 Santiago Segura, Spanish film director and actor, born in Carabanchel, Spain
• 1966 Michael Bradley, American golfer (4 PGA Tour wins), born in Largo, Florida
• 1966 Nemesio Cervantes [El Mencho], Mexican drug lord, most-wanted man in Mexico, responsible for 1/3 all drugs into US, born in Aguililla, Mexico
• 1966 Sten Tolgfors, Swedish politician, born in Forshaga, Sweden
• 1967 Kevin Pritchard, American NBA guard & basketball executive (Washington Bullets), born in Bloomington, Indiana
• 1968 Beth Littleford, American comedian, born in Nashville, Tennessee
• 1968 Bitty Schram, American actress, born in New York
• 1969 Tommy Soderstrom, Swedish NHL goalie (Sweden, NY Islanders), born in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1970 Mandy Smith, English singer ("I Just Can't Wait"), born in Tottenham, England
• 1971 Calbert Cheaney, American NBA player (Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Evansville, Indiana
• 1971 Cory Doctorow, Canadian author and activist, born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1971 Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist, born in Izegem, Belgium
• 1972 Donny Marshall, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1972 Elizabeth Cook, American country music singer-songwriter (Aftermath), born in Wildwood, Florida
• 1972 Eric Williams, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics), born in Newark, New Jersey
• 1972 Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer, born in Kampen, Netherlands
• 1972 Melissa "Missy" Schwen, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Bloomington, Indiana
• 1973 Horacio Llamas, Mexican NBA center (Phoenix Suns), born in Rosario, Mexico
• 1973 Liam Kyle Sullivan, American comedian and actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1973 Tony Dovolani, Albanian ballroom dancer, born in Prishtina, Kosovo
• 1974 Laura Macdonald, Scottish jazz musician, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
• 1975 Andre Adams, New Zealand cricketer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
• 1975 Cécile de France, Belgian actress, born in Namur, Belgium
• 1975 Elena Anaya, Spanish actress, born in Palencia, Spain
• 1975 Konnie Huq, English television presenter, born in Hammersmith, London
• 1975 Paul Hinojos, American guitarist (At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1975 Terence Tao, Australian-Chinese mathematician, born in Adelaide, Australia

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