Famous Birthdays on July 26

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 228

• 1030 Stanislaus, Polish clergyman (Bishop of Kraków, 1072-79), martyr, and Catholic saint, born in Szczepanowa, Kingdom of Poland, (d. 1079)
• 1467 Ferdinand II, King of Naples (1495-96), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1496)
• 1655 Jean Deutz van Assendelft, Dutch merchant and Amsterdam regent, born in Amsterdam (d. 1719)

• 1678 Joseph I Habsburg, German King of Hungary (1687-1711), King in Germany (1690-1711) and Holy Roman Emperor (1705-11), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1711)
• 1694 Johann Samuel Endler, German composer, musician, and conductor, born in Olbernhau, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1762)

• 1782 John Field, Irish pianist and composer (Nocturnes), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1837)
• 1791 Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian composer and 6th child of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1844)
• 1794 Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist, born in Husum, Denmark (d. 1865)
• 1796 George Catlin, American author and painter (American Indian scenes), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 1872)
• 1799 Isaac Babbitt, American goldsmith who invented babbitt's metal for bearings, born in Taunton, Massachusetts (d. 1862)
• 1801 John Drake Sloat, 1st Military Governor of California (Union Navy), born in Sloatsburg, New York (d. 1867)
• 1802 Mariano Arista, President of Mexico (1851-53), born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico (d. 1855)
• 1802 Winthrop Mackworth Praed, English politician and poet, born in London, England (d. 1839)
• 1805 Constantino Brumidi, Greek-Italian-American historical artist (Myrtle Murdock), born in Rome (d. 1880)
• 1813 Isaac Baumann, Jewish pioneer and trader in Bloemfontein, South Africa, born in Kassel Hesse, Germany (d. 1881)
• 1820 John Marshall Jones, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Charlottesville, Virginia (d. 1864)
• 1829 Auguste Beernaert, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium (1884-94) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate 1909, born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 1912)
• 1842 Alfred Marshall, English economist (Principles of Economics), born in London, England (d. 1924)
• 1846 Texas Jack Omohundro, American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy, born in Palmyra, Virginia (d. 1880)
• 1855 Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher, born in Oldenswort, Germany (d. 1936)

• 1858 Tom Garrett, Australian cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, TS 51no, 34 wickets; NSW CA), born in Wollongong, Australia (d. 1943)
• 1860 Philippe J Bunau-Varilla, French engineer (Colombia-Panama), born in Paris (d. 1940)
• 1863 Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer, born in Valmiera, Russian Empire (d. 1948)
• 1863 Paul Walden, Latvian chemist (Walden inversion, room-temperature ionic liquid, ethylammonium nitrate), born in Rozulas, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (d. 1957)
• 1865 Philipp Scheidemann, German politcian (SPD) and Mayor of Kassel, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1939)
• 1872 George Louis Beer, American historian (authority on British colonies), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1920)
• 1874 Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), born in Vyshny Volochyok, Russia (d. 1951)
• 1875 Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (Campos de Castilla), born in Seville, Spain (d. 1939)

• 1876 Ernest Schelling, American child piano prodigy, conductor, and composer (A Victory Ball), born in Belvidere, New Jersey (d. 1939)
• 1880 Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian politician and statesman, born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (d. 1951)
• 1881 Alexander J. Kropholler, Dutch architect and writer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1973)
• 1881 James Cecil Parke, Irish tennis player (Australasian C'ship singles & doubles, Davis Cup 1912; Wimbledon doubles 1914) and rugby union centre (20 caps; Leinster Rugby), born in Clones, Ireland (d. 1946)
• 1885 Andre Maurois [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac), born in Elbeuf, France (d. 1967)
• 1886 Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (Flesh & Devil), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1965)
• 1888 Marcel Jouhandeau, French writer, born in Guéret, France (d. 1979)
• 1890 Daniel J. Callaghan, US Admiral (Medal of Honor), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1942)
• 1891 Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian and honorary secretary of King Leopold III of Belgium, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1972)
• 1892 "Sad" Sam Jones, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1923; World Series 1918, 23; Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees), born in Woodsfield, Ohio (d. 1966)
• 1892 Philipp Jarnach, French pianist, composer, and music educator (Hamburg Music Academy, 1949-70), born in Noisy-le-Sec, France (d. 1982)
• 1893 George Grosz, German cartoonist and painter (Gott mit uns), born in Berlin (d. 1959)

• 1894 Lodewijk Rogier, Dutch historian (Henric van Veldeken), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1974)
• 1895 Gracie Allen, American comedian and actress (Burns & Allen), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1964)
• 1895 Jane Bunford, Britain's tallest-ever person measuring 2.41 metres (7 ft 11 in) at the time of her death, born in Bartley Green, Northfield, Birmingham (d. 1922)
• 1895 Jerry Verno, British actor (River of Unrest, Ourselves Alone, Sweeney Todd), born in London, England (d. 1975)
• 1896 Charles Butterworth, American actor (Mad Genius), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 1946)
• 1896 Henry Birkin, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans class 8.0 1929; class 3.0 1931), born in Nottingham, England (d. 1933)
• 1897 Paul Gallico, American novelist (The Snow Goose; The Poseidon Adventure), born in New York City (d. 1976)
• 1899 Carel C. van Essen, Dutch archaeologist (Italian & Roman art), born in Amsterdam (d. 1963)
• 1899 Danton Walker, American columnist (Broadway Spotlight), born in Mariette, Georgia (d. 1960)
• 1901 John Bleifer, Polish actor (Highway to Heaven), born in Zawiercie, Poland (d. 1992)
• 1902 Gus Aiken, American jazz and blues trumpeter (Jenkins Orphanage Band), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1973)
• 1903 Donald Voorhees, American conductor (Bell Telephone Hour), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
• 1904 Jack Westrup, English composer, born in London (d. 1975)
• 1906 Armando José Fernandes, Portuguese neoclassical composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1983)
• 1906 Irena Iłłakowicz, Polish agent of Intelligence, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1943)
• 1907 Gioconda de Vito, Italian-British violinist, born in Martina Franca, Italy (d. 1994)
• 1907 István Pelle, Hungarian gymnast (Olympic gold pommel horse & floor exercise 1932), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1986)
• 1909 Peter Thorneycroft, British politician, born in Dunston, Staffordshire (d. 1994)
• 1909 Vivian Vance [Jones], American stage and screen actress (I Love Lucy - "Ethel Mertz"; The Lucy Show - "Viv"), born in Cherryvale, Kansas (d. 1979)
• 1911 Jerry Burke, American easy-listening pianist and organ player (Lawrence Welk Orchestra, 1934-65), born in Marshalltown, Iowa (d. 1965)
• 1912 Fred Böhler, Swiss jazz bandleader, pianist, and early proponent of the Hammond organ, born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1995)
• 1913 Louis Salica, American boxer (NBA World Bantamweight title 1935, 40; Olympic bronze flyweight 1932), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
• 1914 Erskine Hawkins, American trumpeter, big band leader, and composer ("Tuxedo Junction:' "After Hours"), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1993)
• 1914 Ralph Blane [Hunsecker], American songwriter ("Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"; "The Trolley Song"), born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (d. 1995)
• 1917 Bertil Nordahl, Swedish soccer midfielder and manager (15 caps; Atalanta; Olympic gold 1948), born in Hörnefors, Sweden (d. 1998)
• 1917 Dickie Burnell, British rower (Olympic gold double sculls 1948), born in Henley-on-Thames, England (d. 1995)
• 1918 Marjorie Lord [Wollenberg], American actress (Make Room for Daddy, Sherlock Holmes in Washington), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
• 1919 James Lovelock, British scientist and environmentalist (Gaia hypothesis), born in Letchworth, Hertfordshire (d. 2022) [1]
• 1919 Kenneth Snowman, British jeweller and antiquarian, born in Hampstead, London (d. 2002)
• 1919 Virginia Gilmore, American actress (Jennie, Western Union), born in El Monte, California (d. 1986)
• 1920 Bob Waterfield, American football quarterback (NFL MVP 1945; First-team All-Pro 1945, 46, 49; Pro Bowl 1950, 51; Cleveland/LA Rams), born in Elmira, New York (d. 1983)
• 1921 Jean Shepherd, American writer and actor (A Christmas Story), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
• 1922 Andrzej Koszewski, Polish choral and orchestral composer, and musicologist, born in Poznań, Poland (d. 2015)

• 1922 Frank Price, CEO (British Waterways Board), born in Birmingham (d. 2017)

• 1922 Jason Robards, American actor (A Thousand Clowns, Any Wednesday), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
• 1923 Jan Berenstain [Janice Marian Grant], American author (The Berenstain Bears), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
• 1923 Peter Carey, British civil servant and permanent secretary (DTI), born in Portsmouth (d. 2011)
• 1924 Elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter and anti-apartheid activist, born in Phokoane, Sekhukhuneland, Northern Transvaal (d. 1994)
• 1924 John Kilgour, British physician and director of prison medical services (Home Office), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 2008)
• 1925 Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-Swedish doctor, researcher and politician, born in Częstochowa, Poland (d. 2000)
• 1926 Ana María Matute, Spanish author (Fiesta al noroeste), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2014)
• 1926 James Best [Jewel Franklin Guy], American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Sounder), born in Powderly, Kentucky (d. 2015)
• 1927 Gulabrai Ramchand, Indian cricket all-rounder (33 Tests, 2 x 100, 41 wickets, BB 6/49; Sind, Bombay, Rajasthan), born in Karachi, Pakistan (d. 2003)
• 1928 Elliott Erwitt [Elio Romano], French-American photographer (Gimme Shelter), and documentarian, born in Paris, France (d. 2023)
• 1928 Hans Haselböck, Austrian organist and composer, born in Nesselstauden, Lower Austria (d. 2021)
• 1928 Ibn-e-Safi, Pakistani fiction writer and Urdu poet, born in Allahabad, India (d. 1980)
• 1928 Joe Jackson, American talent manager (Jackson 5), and patriarch of the Jackson family, born in Fountain Hill, Arkansas (d. 2018)
• 1928 Peter Lougheed, Canadian politician (10th Premier of Alberta), born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (d. 2012)

• 1928 Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (Four Essays; Psychodrama; Voices From Afar), co-founder of Warsaw Autumn festival, and educator, born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland (d. 1981)
• 1929 Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian born pianist (Levintritt Prize, 1948), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2012)
• 1929 Charlie Persip, American jazz drummer (Dizzy Gillespie; The Jazz Statesmen; Billy Eckstine), born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 2020)
• 1929 Marc Lalonde, French Canadian politician (30th Minister of Finance, 1982-84), born in Île Perrot, Quebec (d. 2023)
• 1930 (Sarah) "Sally" Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, British Conservative politician (House of Lords, 1989-2019; Member of Parliament, 1970-87), born in Dublin, Ireland
• 1930 Barbara Jefford, British actress (James Joyce's Ulysses), born in Plymstock, Devon, England (d. 2020)
• 1931 Patti Bown, American jazz pianist and composer (Gene Ammons, Quincy Jones), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2008)
• 1931 Takashi Ono, Japanese gymnast (Olympic gold horizontal bar 1956, 60, team 1960, 64, vault 1960), born in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan
• 1931 Telê Santana, Brazilian soccer winger (Fluminense FC 557 games) and manager (Brazil, Flamengo, Fluminense, Palmeiras, São Paulo), born in Itabirito, Brazil (d. 2006)
• 1933 Lance Percival, English actor and comedian (That Was The Week That Was), born in Sevenoaks, Kent, England (d. 2015)
• 1934 Anthony Gilbert, British composer (Treatment of Silence; Moonfaring), and academic, born in London, England
• 1934 Ken Pogue, Canadian actor (Adderly, Katts and Dog), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2015)
• 1934 Mauri, Spanish soccer midfielder (5 caps; Athletic Bilbao 246 games), born in Gernika, Spain (d. 2022)
• 1935 James L. Easton, American businessman, sports executive (President BRG Sports; President World Archery Federation 1989-2005; IOC member 1994-2023), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023)
• 1936 Antonio Mastrogiovanni, Uruguayan composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2010)
• 1936 Kathryn Hays, American actress (Kim Hughes-As the World Turns), born in New York City
• 1936 Mary Millar, English actress (Keeping Up Appearances), born in Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 1998)
• 1936 Rodney Milne [Blumer], British opera critic (Opera magazine, 1971-99), musicologist, and libretto translator, born in Stafford, England (d. 2015)
• 1937 Boris Cyrulnik, French doctor, born in Bordeaux, France
• 1938 Bobby Hebb, American country singer and songwriter ("Sunny"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2010)
• 1938 Buddy Arrington, American auto racer (NASCAR Winston Cup Series 103 x top 10 finishes), born in Martinsville, Virginia (d. 2022)
• 1938 Joanne Brackeen (née Grogan), American jazz pianist (Joe Henderson; Stan Getz), and music educator (Berklee), born in Ventura, California
• 1938 Keith Peters, Welsh physician, born in Baglan, Glamorgan

• 1939 Wopko Jensma, South African poet and graphic designer, born in South Africa
• 1940 Brian Mawhinney, British Conservative Party politician, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 1940 Dobie Gray [Lawrence Brown], American musician and singer ("Drift Away"), born in Simonton, Texas (d. 2011)
• 1940 Mary Jo Kopechne, American political campaign specialist and Ted Kennedy's car passenger, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
• 1940 Michael Slive, American college sports executive (Commissioner SEC 2002-15), born in Utica, New York (d. 2018)
• 1940 Tolis Voskopoulos, Greek singer (Oi Erastes tou Oneirou), born in Kokkinia, Piraeus, Greece
• 1941 Brenton Wood [Alfred Smith], American rock musician ("Gimme Little Sign"), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
• 1941 Darlene Love [Wright], American singer ("He's a Rebel"; "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1942 Teddy Pilette, Belgian auto racer (European F5000 Championship 1973, 75), born in Brussels, Belgium
• 1942 Vladimír Mečiar, 1st and 3rd Prime Minister of Slovakia, born in Zvolen, Slovakia

• 1943 Peter Hyams, American film director (2010, Capricorn 1, Relic, Timecop), born in New York City
• 1943 Roger Smalley, British-Australian pianist, conductor, and composer (Gloria Tibi Trinitas), born in Swinton, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
• 1944 Kiel Martin, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Det. LaRue"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
• 1944 Micki King, American diver (Olympic gold springboard 1972), born in Pontiac, Michigan
• 1944 Rimantas Stankevičius, Lithuanian cosmonaut, born in Marijampolė, Lithuania (d. 1990)

• 1945 Linda Harrison, American actress (Bracken's World, Planet of Apes), born in Berlin, Maryland
• 1946 Anne Wright, British academic and Vice-Chancellor (Sunderland University)
• 1947 Al Anderson, American songwriter and guitarist (NRBQ - "Ridin' In My Car"), born in Windsor, Connecticut
• 1947 Pauline Clare, Britain's first female Chief Constable (Lancashire)
• 1948 Allen Doyle, American golfer (PGA Seniors' C'ship 1999; Senior Players C'ship 2001; US Senior Open 2005, 06), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
• 1948 Norair Nurikian, Bulgarian weightlifter (Olympic gold men's 60kg 1972, 56kg 1976), born in Sliven, Bulgaria
• 1949 Roger Taylor, English rock drummer (Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"), born in Norfolk, England
• 1949 William M Shepherd, American Navy SEAL and NASA astronaut (STS 27, 41, 52), born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
• 1950 Duncan Mackay, British composer and keyboard player, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
• 1950 Nelinho, Brazilian soccer right back (21 caps; Cruzeiro EC 410 games; Atlético Mineiro), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 1950 Paul McHale Jr., American politcian (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• 1950 Rich Vogler, American auto racer (most combined wins in USAC history [171]), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1990)
• 1950 Susan George, English actress (Straw Dogs, Mandingo), born in London, England
• 1951 Bobby Wadkins, American golfer (Senior Players C'ship 2006; European Open 1978), born in Richmond, Virginia
• 1951 William S. McArthur Jr., American astronaut (STS 58, 74, sk: 92), born in Laurinburg, North Carolina
• 1952 Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1952 Scott David Cook, CEO (Intuit-Quicken), born in Glendale, California
• 1953 Robert Phillips, American classical guitarist, born in New York City
• 1954 Lawrence Watt-Evans, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Sword of Bheleu), born in Arlington, Massachusetts

• 1955 Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani politician, President of Pakistan (2008-13), born in Karachi, Pakistan
• 1955 Nicholas Walker, actor (Capitol, Jimmy-General Hospital), born in Bogotá, Colombia

• 1956 Tommy Rich, American professional wrestler, born in Hendersonville, Tennessee
• 1957 Hart Hanson, American television writer and producer, born in Burlingame, California
• 1957 Jeff Blatnick, American wrestler (Olympic gold 1984), born in Schenectady, New York (d. 2012)
• 1957 Nana Visitor, American actress (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), born in New York City

• 1957 Yuen Biao, Hong Kong actor and martial artist, born in Castle Peak Road, Hong Kong
• 1958 Angela Hewitt, Canadian classical pianist, born in Ottawa, Ontario
• 1958 Ramona Neubert, German long jumper and pentathlete (Olympic 4th 80), born in Pirna, Germany

• 1959 Rick Bragg, American journalist and writer, born in Piedmont, Alabama
• 1960 LaTaunya Pollard, American baseball player (Olympics 1980, 84), born in East Chiacgo, Indiana
• 1961 Andy Connell, British musician and composer (Swing Out Sister), born in Manchester, England
• 1961 Dimitris Saravakos, Greek footballer (Panathinaikos F.C), born in Athens, Greece
• 1961 Gary Cherone, American rock vocalist (Extreme - "More Than Words"; Van Halen), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1961 Keiko Matsui (née Doi), Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
• 1961 Yolanda Chen, Russian triple jumper (indoor record), born in Moscow, Russia
• 1962 Galina Chistyakova, Russian jumper (world record 1988), born in Izmail, Ukraine
• 1963 Andy Timmons, American rock guitarist (Danger Danger - Screw It!), born in Evansville, Indiana
• 1963 Marianne Berglund, Swedish cyclist (1983 Ruffles Tour of Texas), born in Skellefteå, Sweden
• 1964 Anne Provoost, Belgian author (In the Shadow of the Ark), born in Poperinge, Belgium
• 1964 Danny Woodburn, American actor and comedian, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1964 Ralf Metzenmacher, German painter and designer, born in Aachen, Germany

• 1965 Jennifer Ashe, American actress (As the World Turns)
• 1965 Jeremy Piven, American actor and producer (Entourage, Serendipity), born in New York City
• 1965 Jim Lindberg, American musician (Pennywise), born in Hermosa Beach, California
• 1967 Anthony Durante, American professional wrestler, born in Hammonton, New Jersey (d. 2003)

• 1967 Tim Schafer, American computer game designer, born in Sonoma, California
• 1968 Mike Mohler, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Dayton, Ohio
• 1969 Greg Colbrunn, American MLB infielder (Florida Marlins), born in Fontana, California
• 1969 Jonty Rhodes, South African cricket batsman (brilliant fielder), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
• 1969 Marc Boutte, American NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
• 1970 Joan Wasser, American rock violinist, guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer (Joan As Police Woman; Antony and the Johnsons), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
• 1970 Phil Alley, Australian cricketer (NSW left-arm pace bowler), born in Orange, New South Wales
• 1971 Dan Harris, American journalist and TV anchor (Nightline; Good Morning America), born in Newton, Massachusetts
• 1971 Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 1971 Neus Ávila, Spanish tennis star (Futures-Valencia-ESP 1995), born in Spain
• 1972 Ryan Christopherson, American NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• 1973 Kate Beckinsale, British actress (Underworld series), born in London

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