July 20 - Births

Births

• 356 BC – Alexander the Great, Macedonian king (d. 323 BC)
• 810 – Muhammad al-Bukhari, Muslim scholar (d. 870)
• 1304 – Petrarch, Italian scholar and poet (d. 1374)
• 1537 – Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)
• 1620 – Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder, Dutch scholar and poet (d. 1681)
• 1754 – Destutt de Tracy, French philosopher (d. 1836)
• 1757 – Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (d. 1811)
• 1762 – Jakob Haibel, Austrian composer, tenor, and choirmaster (d. 1826)
• 1774 – Auguste Marmont, French marshal (d. 1852)
• 1797 – Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (d. 1873)
• 1804 – Richard Owen, English biologist (d. 1892)
• 1822 – Gregor Mendel, German scientist (d. 1884)
• 1838 – Augustin Daly, American playwright (d. 1899)
• 1838 – George Otto Trevelyan, English statesman and biographer (d. 1928)
• 1847 – Max Liebermann, German painter (d. 1935)
• 1849 – Robert Anderson Van Wyck, American politician, 91st Mayor of New York City (d. 1918)
• 1852 – Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1932)
• 1858 – Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (d. 1925)
• 1864 – Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
• 1868 – Miron Cristea, Hungarian-Romanian cleric and politician, 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, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcasting executive (d. 1971)
• 1890 – George II of Greece (d. 1947)
• 1893 – George Llewelyn Davies, English soldier (d. 1915)
• 1895 – László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1946)
• 1896 – Eunice Sanborn, American super-centenarian (d. 2011)
• 1897 – Tadeus Reichstein, Polish chemist, Nobel Prize 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)
• 1907 – Abdul Rahman Abu Baka, Malaysian super-centenarian (d. 2012)
• 1909 – Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (d. 1969)
• 1909 – Eric Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1993)
• 1910 – Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (d. 2004)
• 1911 – Baqa Jilani, Indian cricketer (d. 1941)
• 1911 – José Zabala-Santos, Filipino cartoonist (d. 1985)
• 1912 – George Johnston, Australian journalist and novelist (d. 1970)
• 1914 – Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician (d. 2005)
• 1914 – Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal
• 1918 – Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 2006)
• 1919 – Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (d. 2008)
• 1920 – Elliot Richardson, American politician (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Alan Stephenson Boyd, American lawyer and 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 economist and politician
• 1925 – Frantz Fanon, Indian psychiatrist and writer (d. 1961)
• 1926 – Lola Albright, American actress and singer
• 1926 – Patricia Cutts, English actress (d. 1974)
• 1927 – Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor and composer
• 1928 – Peter Ind, English bassist and producer
• 1929 – Mike Ilitch, American businessman, co-founded Little Caesars
• 1929 – Rajendra Kumar, Indian actor (d. 1999)
• 1930 – Giannis Agouris, Greek writer and journalist (d. 2006)
• 1930 – Chuck Daly, American basketball coach (d. 2009)
• 1930 – Sally Ann Howes, English-American singer and actress
• 1931 – Tony Marsh, English race car driver (d. 2009)
• 1932 – Ove Verner Hansen, Danish actor
• 1932 – Nam June Paik, South Korean-American artist (d. 2006)
• 1932 – Otto Schily, German politician
• 1933 – Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (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 – Diana Rigg, English actress
• 1938 – Natalie Wood, American actress (d. 1981)
• 1939 – Judy Chicago, American artist and writer
• 1941 – Periklis Korovesis, Greek author and journalist
• 1941 – Kurt Raab, German actor (d. 1988)
• 1942 – Ron Bowden, Australian politician
• 1942 – Pete Hamilton, American singer-songwriter
• 1943 – Chris Amon, New Zealand race car driver
• 1943 – Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet, journalist, and politician (d. 2010)
• 1943 – Wendy Richard, English actress (d. 2009)
• 1944 – Olivier de Kersauson, French sailor
• 1945 – Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1945 – Larry Craig, American politician
• 1945 – Harrison Ellenshaw, American special effects artist
• 1945 – John Lodge, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Moody Blues)
• 1945 – Johnny Loughrey, Irish singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
• 1945 – Bo Rein, American football player and coach (d. 1980)
• 1946 – Randal Kleiser, American director
• 1947 – Gerd Binnig, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1947 – Carlos Santana, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Santana)
• 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 and Rabbit)
• 1953 – Thomas Friedman, American journalist
• 1953 – Marcia Hines, American-Australian singer and actress
• 1953 – Dan Shaughnessy, American writer
• 1954 – Moira Harris, American actress
• 1954 – Jay Jay French, American guitarist (Twisted Sister)
• 1954 – Larry Levan, American DJ and producer (d. 1992)
• 1955 – Jem Finer, English musician and composer (The Pogues)
• 1956 – Paul Cook, English drummer (Sex Pistols, The Professionals, Chiefs of Relief, and Man Raze)
• 1956 – Michael Gordon, American composer
• 1956 – Ryo Ishibashi, Japanese actor
• 1956 – Jim Prentice, Canadian politician
• 1957 – Donna Dixon, American actress
• 1958 – Peter Fraßmann, German footballer
• 1958 – Mick MacNeil, Scottish keyboard player and composer (Simple Minds)
• 1958 – Billy Mays, American advertising salesman (d. 2009)
• 1959 – Radney Foster, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Foster & Lloyd)
• 1960 – Claudio Langes, Italian race car driver
• 1960 – Prvoslav Vujčić, Serbian writer
• 1961 – Óscar Elías Biscet, Cuban doctor and activist, founder of the Lawton Foundation
• 1962 – Carlos Alazraqui, American actor and comedian
• 1962 – Giovanna Amati, Italian race car driver
• 1962 – Lee Harris, English drummer (Talk Talk and .O.rang)
• 1963 – Frank Whaley, American actor
• 1964 – Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog)
• 1964 – Terri Irwin, American-Australian naturalist and author
• 1964 – Kool G Rap, American rapper and producer (Juice Crew)
• 1964 – Bernd Schneider, German race car driver
• 1964 – Dean Winters, American actor
• 1965 – Jess Walter, American author
• 1966 – Anton du Beke, English dancer
• 1966 – Stone Gossard, American singer-songwriter and musician (Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone, Brad, Temple of the Dog, and Green River)
• 1966 – Agot Isidro, Filipino actress
• 1966 – Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexican politician
• 1967 – Reed Diamond, American actor
• 1967 – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Dandy Warhols)
• 1968 – Jimmy Carson, American ice hockey player
• 1968 – Michael Park, American actor
• 1968 – Julian Rhind-Tutt, English actor
• 1968 – Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian director
• 1969 – Josh Holloway, American actor
• 1969 – Kreso Kovacec, German footballer
• 1969 – Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist
• 1969 – Tobi Vail, American singer, musician, and activist (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies, Some Velvet Sidewalk, and The Old Haunts)
• 1971 – Ed Giddins, English cricketer
• 1971 – Charles Johnson, American baseball player
• 1971 – Sandra Oh, Canadian actress
• 1971 – DJ Screw, American rapper and DJ (Screwed Up Click) (d. 2000)
• 1972 – Vitamin C, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1972 – Jozef Stümpel, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1972 – Erik Ullenhag, Swedish jurist and politician
• 1973 – Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
• 1973 – Omar Epps, American actor
• 1973 – Peter Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1973 – Nixon McLean, Indian cricketer
• 1973 – Claudio Reyna, American soccer player
• 1973 – Mads Rieper, Danish footballer
• 1974 – Phofo, American composer
• 1974 – Bengie Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1974 – Simon Rex, American actor and model
• 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 wrestler
• 1976 – Erica Hill, American journalist
• 1976 – Debashish Mohanty, Indian cricketer
• 1976 – Andrew Stockdale, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wolfmother)
• 1976 – Alex Yoong, Malaysian race car driver
• 1977 – Kiki Musampa, Congolese footballer
• 1977 – Alessandro Santos,Brazilian-Japanese footballer
• 1978 – Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player
• 1978 – Charlie Korsmo, American actor
• 1978 – Tamsyn Manou, Australian athlete
• 1978 – Will Solomon, American basketball player
• 1978 – Elliott Yamin, American singer-songwriter
• 1979 – Claudine Barretto, Filipino actress
• 1979 – Miklós Fehér, Hungarian footballer (d. 2004)
• 1979 – David Ortega, Spanish swimmer
• 1980 – Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian model and actress
• 1981 – Lowkey, American rapper and producer
• 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 ice hockey player
• 1985 – Solenn Heussaff, French-Filipino actress, singer, and fashion designer
• 1985 – John Francis Daley, American actor
• 1985 – David Mundy, Australian footballer
• 1985 – Anastasia Perraki, Greek model
• 1988 – Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer
• 1988 – Stephen Strasburg, American baseball player
• 1989 – Javier Cortés, Mexican footballer
• 1989 – Witwisit Hirunwongkul, Thai actor
• 1989 – Cristian Pasquato, Italian footballer
• 1991 – William Tomlin, English actor
• 1997 – Billi Bruno, American actress
• 1999 – Princess Alexandra of Hanover