Famous Birthdays on July 22

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 224

• 1210 Joan of England, Queen consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1238)
• 1478 Philip I, (the Handsome), 1st Habsburg king of Spain, King of Castile (1506), Duke of Burgundy (1482-1506), born in Bruges, Flanders (d. 1506)
• 1510 Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (d. 1537)

• 1535 Katarina Stenbock, wife of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1621)
• 1559 Lawrence of Brindisi [Giulio Cesare Russo], Italian theologian, Capuchin monk, and Roman Catholic saint, born in Brindisi, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1619)
• 1596 Michael I, first Russian Tsar of the House of Romanov (1613-45), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1645)
• 1597 Virgilio Mazzocchi, Italian composer, born in Veja, Holy Roman Empire (now Italy) (d. 1646)
• 1621 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, English statesman who tried to bar Catholic James II from throne (Lord Chancellor 1672-73), born in Wimborne St Giles, England (d. 1683)
• 1642 Johann Quirsfeld, German composer, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1686)
• 1647 Margaretha Mary Alacoque, French Roman Catholic saint and mystic, born in L'Hautecour, France (d. 1690)
• 1651 Ferdinand Tobias Richter, Austrian composer, born in Würzburg, Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1711)
• 1711 Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Russian physicist (d. 1753)
• 1713 Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect (d. 1780)
• 1722 Jean-Noel Paquot, Belgian theologian and historian, born in Florennes (d. 1803)
• 1733 Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian philosopher and writer (d. 1790)
• 1755 Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (d. 1839)

• 1763 James Geddes, American Engineer (Erie Canal), born in Carlisle Pennsylvania (d. 1838)
• 1784 Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer and mathematician (star parallax, Bessel functions), born in Minden, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1846)
• 1804 Victor Schoelcher, French writer (abolitionism), born in Paris (d. 1893)
• 1807 Karolina Pawlowa, Russian writer (A Double Life), born in Yaroslavl, Russian Empire (d. 1893)
• 1820 Louis Powell Harvey, American politician, Governor of Wisconsin, born in East Haddam, Connecticut (d. 1862)
• 1822 Hamilton Prioleau Bee, Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1897)
• 1822 John George Walker, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Jefferson City, Missouri (d. 1893)
• 1830 Herbert Stanley Oakeley, English composer, born in Ealing, England (d. 1903)
• 1830 William Sooy Smith, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Tarlton, Ohio (d. 1916)
• 1833 Benjamin Hanby, American composer ("Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"), born in Rushville, Ohio (d. 1867)
• 1834 Daniel McCook Jr, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Carrollton, Ohio (d. 1864)
• 1844 William Archibald Spooner, English Oxford Don and reverend and inventor (spoonerisms), born in London, England (d. 1930)
• 1848 Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1914)

• 1853 Victor Roger, French vaudeville-opérette composer (Les vingt-huit jours de Clairette), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1903)
• 1863 Alec Hearne, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1894; Kent), born in Ealing, England (d. 1952)
• 1871 Akos Buttykai, Hungarian composer, born in Halmeu, Romania (d. 1935)
• 1873 Ettore Pozzoli, Italian composer and pianist, born in Seregno, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1957)
• 1878 Janusz Korczak [Henryk Goldszmit], Polish-Jewish educator and pedagogue (ran an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto) [or born in 1879], born in Warsaw, Congress Poland (d. 1942)
• 1878 Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther), born in Nancy, France (d. 1956)
• 1879 Gustaf Heintze, Swedish pianist, organist, pedagogue and composer, born in Jönköping, Sweden (d. 1946)
• 1882 Edward Hopper, American painter (Nighthawks, House by the Railroad), born in Upper Nyack, New York (d. 1967)
• 1887 Gustav Hertz, German physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1925 for "discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom"), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1975)
• 1888 Kirk Bryan, American geologist (d. 1950)
• 1889 Frederick Preston Search, American cellist, composer and conductor (Bridge Builders), born in Pueblo, Colorado (d. 1959)
• 1889 James Whale, English film director (Frankenstein, Show Boat), born in Dudley, England (d. 1957)

• 1892 Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Austrian Nazi politician (Austrian Chancellor, 1938), and war criminal responsible for deportation of Dutch Jews, born in Stonařov, Austria-Hungary (d. 1946)
• 1892 Jack MacBryan, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Cambridge University CC, Somerset CCC) and field hockey player (Olympic gold GB & Ireland 1920), born in Box, England (d. 1983)
• 1893 Jesse Haines, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1926, 31, 34; pitched no-hitter 1924; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Clayton, Ohio (d. 1978)
• 1894 Oskar Maria Graf, German-American writer (Wir sind Gefangene (We Are Prisoners)), born in Berg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire (d. 1967)
• 1895 Hans Rosbaud, Austrian conductor (South West German Radio Orchestra, 1948-62), born in Graz, Austria (d. 1962)
• 1895 James Arthur Calata, African National Congress (ANC) leader and Anglican clergyman, born in Debe Nek, King Williamstown, South Africa (d. 1983)

• 1898 Stephen Vincent Benét, American author (d. 1943)
• 1899 Sobhuza II, Paramount Chief and Ngwenyama of Swaziland (1899-1982) who holds the record for the longest reign of any monarch in recorded history, born in Zombodze, Swaziland (d. 1982)
• 1901 Charles Weidman, American choreographer and modern dancer (Candide), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1975)
• 1902 Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1960)
• 1905 Doc Cramer, American baseball player (d. 1990)
• 1907 Perry Botkin, American jazz and session guitarist, banjo player, composer, and musical director (Bing Crosby), born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1973)
• 1907 Zubir Said, Singaporean composer (Singapore's national anthem), born in Fort De Kock, Dutch East Indies (now Bukittinggi, Indonesia) (d. 1987)
• 1908 Amy Vanderbilt, American authority on etiquette ("Complete Book of Etiquette"; "Complete Cook Book"), born in New York City (d. 1974)
• 1909 Dorino Serafini, Italian racing driver (d. 2000)
• 1909 Licia Albanese, Italian-American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1940-66), born in Torre Pelosa (now Bari), Italy (d. 2014)
• 1913 Gorni Kramer, Italian bandleader and musician, born in Rivarolo, Mantovano, Italy (d. 1995)
• 1914 Cecil Effinger, American composer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1990)
• 1915 Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician, diplomat and author. (d. 2000)
• 1916 Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984)
• 1916 Hipolito Ocalia, Curacao landscape painter, born in Curaçao (d. 1984)
• 1916 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (NBA, NYSAC, The Ring middleweight titles 1948-49), born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria (d. 1949)
• 1917 H. Boyd Woodruff, American microbiologist whose research led to antibiotics, born in Bridgeton, New Jersey (d. 2017)
• 1918 Pim Lier, Dutch lawyer and illegitimate son of Prince Consort Henry, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2015)
• 1920 Hugh Dundas, British WWII fighter pilot and businessman, born in Doncaster, England (d. 1995)
• 1920 Malcolm Hughes, British artist, born in Manchester, England (d. 1997)
• 1921 Colin Madigan, Australian architect (National Gallery of Australia), born in Glen Innes, New South Wales (d. 2011)
• 1921 William Roth, American politician (Sen-R-Delaware, 1971-2001), born in Great Falls, Montana (d. 2003)
• 1922 Dan Rowan, American comedian (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In), born in Beggs, Oklahoma (d. 1987)
• 1922 Patricia Canning Todd, American tennis player (French National C'ship singles 1947; French doubles & mixed doubles 1948; Wimbledon doubles 1947), born in San Francisco (d. 2015)

• 1923 Mukesh [Mathur], Indian "playback singer" for Bollywood films, born in Delhi, British India (d. 1976)
• 1923 Netti Witziers-Timmer, Dutch athlete (Olympic gold 4×100m relay 1948), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005)
• 1923 The Fabulous Moolah [Mary Lillian Ellison], American professional wrestler (World Champion: 1956-83), born in Kershaw County, South Carolina (d. 2007)
• 1924 Bill Perkins, American cool jazz tenor saxophonist (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Bud Shank; The Tonight Show Band, 1970-82), and recording engineer, born in San Francisco, California, (d. 2003)
• 1924 Margaret Whiting, American singer ("It Might As Well Be Spring"; "Time After Time"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2011)
• 1926 Bryan Forbes, director and producer (Endless Games, King Rat), (d. 2013)
• 1926 Peter Michael Grayson, British showman, born in Manchester (d. 1996)
• 1927 George Hunter, South African boxer (Olympic gold light heavyweight 1948), born in Brakpan, South Africa (d. 2004)
• 1928 (William) "Keter" Betts, American jazz double bassist (Dinah Washington; Charlie Byrd; Ella Fitzgerald), born in Port Chester, New York (d. 2005)
• 1928 Georg Dreyfus, German-Australian classical and film score composer, born in Elberfeld, Germany
• 1928 Orson Bean, American actor and comedian (To Tell the Truth), born in Burlington, Vermont (d. 2020)
• 1929 John Barber, British racing driver
• 1929 Vivien Merchant [Ada Thompson], British actress (Alfie, The Homecoming, The Offence), born in Manchester, England (d. 1982)
• 1930 Leoncjusz Ciuciura, Polish classical composer (Spirals), born in Grodzisk Mazowieck, Poland (d. 2017) [1] [2]
• 1930 Marcia Henderson, American actress (Aldrich Family -"Kathleen"; Peter Pan), born in Andover, Massachusetts (d. 1987)
• 1930 Ray Pohlman, American session upright and electric bass guitarist and arranger (The Wrecking Crew), and jazz guitarist, born in Baker Township, Iowa (d. 1990)

• 1930 Yuri Artyukin, Soviet Russian, cosmonaut (Soyuz 14), born in Pershitino, Soviet Union (d. 1998)
• 1931 Charles Huxtable, General commander (English ground armies)
• 1931 Perry Lopez, American actor (Chinatown, Death Wish 4), born in New York City (d. 2008)
• 1932 Bob Reade, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (NCAA Div III C'ship 1983-86; AFCA Div III Coach of the Year 1983–86; Augustana Vikings), born in Monticello, Iowa (d. 2020)
• 1932 Oscar de la Renta, Domincan American fashion designer (Coty Hall of Fame-1973), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (d. 2014)
• 1932 Tom Robbins, American author (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues), born in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
• 1932 William Wilkinson, English conservationist and businessman, born in Warminster, England (d. 1996)
• 1933 Bertice Reading, American stage and screen actress and singer (The Jazz Train; Requiem For A Nun; Moon In The Gutter), born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
• 1933 Chuck Cassey, American choral director (Jimmy Dean Show), born in Chicago, Illinois

• 1935 Tom Cartwright, England cricket medium pacer (5 Tests 1964-65)
• 1936 Don Patterson, American jazz organist ("Hip Cake Walk"; Holiday Soul), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1988)
• 1936 Harold "Dusty" Rhodes, England cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 9 wickets; Derbyshire CCC, Nottinghamshire CCC), Hadfield, England
• 1937 Chuck Jackson, American pop and R&B singer ("Any Day Now"; "I Don't Want to Cry"; "I Keep Forgettin'"), born in Latta, South Carolina (d. 2023)
• 1937 John Price, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 40 wickets, BB 5/73; Middlesex CCC), born in Harrow, England
• 1937 V B Ranjane, Indian cricket fast bowler (early 1960's)
• 1937 Yasuhiro Kojima, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
• 1938 Terence Stamp, English actor (The Collector, Billy Budd), born in London, England
• 1939 Gila Almagor, Israeli actress

• 1940 Judith Walzer Leavitt, American college professor
• 1940 Stan Ross, American actor, born in New York City
• 1940 Thomas Wayne, American rockabilly singer ("Tragedy"), born in Batesville, Mississippi (d. 1971)
• 1940 Yuriy Klimov, USSR, team handball (Olympic gold 1976)
• 1941 George Clinton, American funk-rock singer, songwriter, producer and bandleader (Parliament-Funkadelic), born in Kannapolis, North Carolina
• 1941 Ron Turcotte, Canadian jockey
• 1941 Susie Berning, American golfer (US Women's Open 1968, 72-73, Western Open 1965), born in Pasadena, California
• 1943 Bobby Sherman, American actor (Here Comes the Brides), pop singer ("Little Woman"), and paramedic, born in Santa Monica, California
• 1943 Kay Bailey Hutchison, American politician (U.S. Senator from Texas, 1993-2013; NATO Ambassador, 2017-2021), born in Galveston, Texas
• 1943 Yoran Ben Ami, Israel, producer/president (Triumph Pictures)
• 1944 Dennis Firestone, Australian racing driver
• 1944 Estelle Bennett, American pop vocalist (Ronettes - "Be My Baby"), born in New York City (d. 2009)
• 1944 Guich Koock, actor (Harley Puckett-Carter Country), born in Austin, Texas
• 1944 Rick Davies, British rock vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter (Supertramp - "Goodbye, Stranger"), born in London, England
• 1944 Sparky Lyle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1973, 76, 77; World Series 1977, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1977; NY Yankees), born in DuBois, Pennsylvania

• 1946 Mireille Mathieu, French pop and 'chanson réaliste' singer ("Pourquoi mon amour"; "La dernière valse"; "So Ein Schoner Abend"), born in Avignon, Vaucluse, France
• 1946 Paul Schrader, American film director (Blue Collar) and screenwriter (Taxi Driver), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• 1946 Steve Friedman, American Emmy Award-winning TV news executive (NBC, 1977-87, 1990-95; CBS, 1997-2002), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1946 Steve Wolownik, American ethnomusicologist, balalaika player, arranger, and co-founder of the Balalaika and Domra Association of America, born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 2000)
• 1947 Albert Brooks, comedian (Broadcast News, Lost in America), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1947 Curt Weldon, American politician (Rep-R-Pennsylvania 1987-2007), born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
• 1947 Don Henley, American rock drummer, singer, and songwriter (Eagles - "Desperado"; "Hotel California"; solo - "Boys Of Summer"), born in Linden, Texas
• 1947 Gilles Duceppe, Canadian politician
• 1947 Terry Clements, American guitarist (Gordon Lightfoot), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2011)
• 1948 Otto Waalkes, German comedian
• 1948 S. E. Hinton, American author

• 1949 Lasse Viren, Finland, 5K/10K runner (Olympic gold 1972, 76)
• 1951 Richard Bennett, American session and touring guitarist (Neil Diamond; Mark Knopfler), and record producer (Steve Earle; Emmylou Harris; Marty Stuart), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1951 Tisa Farrow, American actress (Zombie, Fingers, Grim Reaper), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024)
• 1952 Herbert Chang, West Indian cricket batsman (1979)
• 1953 Brian Howe, British rock singer (Bad Company, 1986-93 - "This Love"; "Holy Water"), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 2020)
• 1953 Jimmy Bruno, American jazz guitarist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1953 Sylvia Chang, Taiwanese actress
• 1954 Al Di Meola, American jazz-fusion guitarist (Return To Forever; Elegant Gypsy), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
• 1954 Pierre Lebeau, Canadian actor
• 1955 Willem Dafoe, Wisc, actor (Platoon, Roadhouse 66, Mississippi Burning)
• 1956 Mick Pointer, British rock drummer (Marillion), born in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England
• 1957 Andrey Boreyko, Polish-Russian conductor (Jena Philharmonic, 1998-2003; Winnipeg Symphony, 2001-06; National Orchestra of Belgium, 2012-17; Naples (Florida) Philharmonic, 2014-22); Warsaw Philharmonic, since 2019), born in Saint Petersburg, USSR
• 1957 Dave Stieb, American MLB pitcher (7-time All Star, Blue Jays), born in Santa Ana, California
• 1958 David Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1984)
• 1960 Denyse Julien, Rouyn Quebec, badminton player (Olympics-9-92, 96)
• 1960 Jon Oliva, American musician (Savatage; Trans-Siberian Orchestra), born in The Bronx, New York
• 1961 Calvin Fish, English racing driver
• 1961 Keith Sweat, American new jack swing singer, born in Harlem, New York
• 1962 Alvin Robertson, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
• 1962 Martine St. Clair [Nault], Canadian pop singer, born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1962 Steve Albini, American writer, recording engineer and musician (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2024)
• 1963 Eddie Anderson, NFL safety (Oakland Raiders)
• 1963 Emilio Butragueno, Spanish footballer
• 1963 Emily Saliers, American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Indigo Girls - "Closer to Fine"), born in New Haven, Connecticut
• 1963 Joanna Going, actress (Lisa Grady-Another World)
• 1963 Rob Estes, American actor
• 1964 Adam Godley, British stage and screen actor (The Lehman Trilogy; Powers), born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. England
• 1964 Bonnie Langford, British stage and screen actress (Wombling Free: Dr. Who, 1986-87 -"Mel"; Eastenders, 2015-18 -"Carmel"), born in Hampton Court, Surrey, England
• 1964 David Spade, American comedian and actor (SNL; Tommy Boy; Black Sheep; : Just Shoot Me!), born in Birmingham, Michigan
• 1964 Don Van Natta, Jr., American journalist (New York Times), and broadcaster (ESPN's "Backstory"), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey

• 1964 Rafael Addison, American professional basketball forward, 1986-97 (NBA: Charlotte Hornets, and three other teams; Italian League: Livorno, and Treviso), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
• 1964 Will Calhoun, American jazz and rock drummer (Living Colour - "Love Rears Its Ugly Head"), born in the Bronx, New York City
• 1965 Doug Riesenberg, NFL tackle (NY Giants)
• 1965 Patrick Labyorteaux American actor (Heathers, Yes Man, Little House on Prairie), born in Los Angeles, California

• 1966 Anna Wood (née Cox), Dutch-Australian canoeist (Olympics bronze 1988, 1996; World Championship, 1998, 1999), and kayaker, born in Roeumond, Netherlands
• 1966 Tim Brown, American Pro and College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (Heisman Trophy 1987, Notre Dame; 9X Pro Bowl, LA/Oakland Raiders), born in Dallas, Texas
• 1967 Lauren Booth, British journalist
• 1967 Pat Badger, American heavy metal bassist (Extreme - "More Than Words"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1967 Rhys Ifans [Evans], Welsh actor (Notting Hill, Enduring Love), and rock singer (The Peth), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
• 1968 Sean Vanhorse, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
• 1969 Despina Vandi [Malea], Greek pop singer ("Ipofero"), born in Tübingen, Germany
• 1970 Craig Baird, New Zealander racing driver
• 1970 Dan Jones, NFL tackle (Cin Bengals)
• 1970 Sergei Zubov, Russian NHL defenseman (Team Russia, Pittsburgh), born in Moscow, Russia
• 1970 W R Tillman, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1972 Andrew Holness, Jamaican politician (Prime Minister of Jamaica 2016-), born in Spanish Town, Jamaica
• 1972 Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor
• 1972 Keyshawn Johnson, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXVII TB Buccaneers; Pro Bowl 1998-99, 2001) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1972 Seth Fisher, American comic book artist and penciller (d. 2006)
• 1973 Daniel Jones, Australian rock musician (Savage Garden - "Truly, Madly, Deeply"), born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
• 1973 Mike Sweeney, American baseball first baseman, catcher, DH (MLB All-Star 2000, 01, 02, 03, 05; Kansas City Royals), born in Orange, California
• 1973 Ronald Ray Howard, American murderer (d. 2005)
• 1973 Rufus Wainwright, Canadian-American singer, born in Rhinebeck, New York
• 1973 Thasunda Brown Duckett, American businesswoman, CEO of TIAA, born in Rochester, New York [1]
• 1974 Franka Potente, German actress
• 1974 Viktoria Tolstoy [Louise Viktoria Kjellberg], Swedish jazz singer ("Meet Me at the Movies"), born in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden
• 1977 Gustavo Nery, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 A. J. Cook, Canadian actress

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