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July 10 birthdays

318 notable historical figures were born on July 10, and 216 died on this day. Everyone born on July 10 is a Cancer.

21% of July 10 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (88) than any other country.

Born on July 10

• Nikola Tesla (1856 to 1943. Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943))
• Rajnath Singh (born 1951. Defense Minister of India since 2019)
• Mahathir Mohamad (born 1925. Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–2020))
• John Calvin (1509 to 1564. French Protestant reformer (1509–1564))
• Gong Yoo (born 1979. South Korean actor (born 1979))
• Jake LaMotta (1922 to 2017. American boxer (1922–2017))
• Tô Lâm (born 1957. General secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam since 2024)
• Cary Joji Fukunaga (born 1977. American filmmaker (born 1977))
• Camille Pissarro (1830 to 1903. Danish-French painter (1830–1903))
• Jessica Simpson (born 1980. American singer and actress (born 1980))
• James III of Scotland (1451 to 1488. King of Scots from 1460 to 1488)
• James McNeill Whistler (1834 to 1903. American painter (1834–1903))
• Carl Orff (1895 to 1982. German composer (1895–1982))
• Mary McLeod Bethune (1875 to 1955. American educator and civil rights leader (1875–1955))
• Maximilian of Baden (1867 to 1929. Chancellor of Germany in 1918)
• Pyotr Bagration (1765 to 1812. Georgian general, born and served in Russia (1765–1812))
• George M. Dallas (1792 to 1864. Vice President of the United States from 1845 to 1849)
• Emma Smith (1804 to 1879. Wife of Joseph Smith Jr. and Latter Day Saint leader (1804–1879))
• Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (born 1965. Greek princess (born 1965))
• Schapelle Corby (born 1977. Australian convicted drug smuggler (born 1977))
• Eduardo Bolsonaro (born 1984. Brazilian politician (born 1984))
• David Brinkley (1920 to 2003. American journalist (1920–2003))
• Bernard Buffet (1928 to 1999. French painter (1928–1999))
• Jerry Herman (1931 to 2019. American composer and lyricist (1931–2019))
• Juno Dawson (born 1981. British author (born 1981))
• Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910 to 1996. Vietnamese politician (1910–1996))
• Pavlopoulos (born 1950. President of Greece from 2015 to 2020)
• Henryk Wieniawski (1835 to 1880. Polish composer, violinist, and pedagogue (1835–1880))
• Sofía Vergara (born 1972. Colombian and American actress (born 1972))
• Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai (1940 to 2025. British economist and politician (1940–2025))
• Frederick Marryat (1792 to 1848. Royal Naval officer and novelist (1792–1848))
• Go-Hanazono (1419 to 1471. Emperor of Japan from 1428 to 1464)
• Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (1830 to 1863. Algerian anti-colonial leader)
• Albert Azzo II of Milan (1009 to 1097. Margrave of Milan (1009–1097))
• Carleton Carpenter (1926 to 2022. American actor (1926–2022))
• Gunilla von Post (1932 to 2011. Swedish noble (1932–2011))
• Lee Hae-chan (1952 to 2026. Prime Minister of South Korea from 2004 to 2006)
• Marcel Proust (1871 to 1922. French novelist, literary critic, and essayist (1871–1922))
• Nicolás Guillén (1902 to 1989. Cuban poet, journalist and political activist (1902–1989))
• Usama ibn Munqidh (1095 to 1188. Banu Munqidh poet and historian)
• Daniel Anrig (born 1972. Former commander of the Swiss Guard)
• Eli Erlick (born 1995. American activist and writer (born 1995))
• Friedrich von Wieser (1851 to 1926. Austrian economist (1851–1926))
• Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (1682 to 1719. German Lutheran clergy (1682–1719))
• Owen Chamberlain (1920 to 2006. American physicist (1920–2006))
• John K. Singlaub (1921 to 2022. American major general in United States Army (1921–2022))
• Toyohiko Kagawa (1888 to 1960. Japanese Christian social reformer)
• Emperor Duanzong (1268 to 1278. Emperor of Song China from 1276 to 1278)
• Jimmy McHugh (1894 to 1969. American songwriter (1894–1969))
• Arthur Ashe (1943 to 1993. American tennis player (1943–1993))
• Germaine Franco (born 1987. Film composer)
• Magdalena Gessler (born 1953. Polish restaurateur and television personality)
• Ronnie James Dio (1942 to 2010. American heavy metal singer (1942–2010))
• Kurt Alder (1902 to 1958. German chemist (1902–1958))
• Noble Sissle (1889 to 1975. American jazz musician, bandleader and playwright (1889–1975))
• Maria Walpole (1736 to 1807. Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1736–1807))
• Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875 to 1956. English author)
• Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823 to 1880. American painter (1823–1880))
• Oleksandr Yanukovych (born 1973. Ukrainian businessman)
• Jhamak Ghimire (born 1980. Nepali writer)

Died on July 10

• Hadrian (76 to 138. Roman emperor from 117 to 138)
• Henry II (1519 to 1559. King of France from 1547 to 1559)
• William the Silent (1533 to 1584. Dutch statesman and revolt leader (1533–1584))
• Jelly Roll Morton (1890 to 1941. American ragtime and jazz musician (1885–1941))
• Omar Sharif (1932 to 2015. Egyptian actor (1932–2015))
• John D. Rockefeller III (1906 to 1978. American philanthropist (1906–1978))
• Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia (1871 to 1899. Third son of Alexander III (1871–1899))
• Constantine IV (652 to 685. Byzantine emperor from 668 to 685)
• René (1409 to 1480. King of Naples (1435–1442) and Duke of Anjou (1434–1480))
• Charles II (1540 to 1590. Archduke of Inner Austria from 1564 to 1590)
• Canute IV of Denmark (1043 to 1086. King of Denmark from 1080 to 1086)
• Joanna of Navarre (1368 to 1437. Queen of England from 1403 to 1413)
• Catherine Cornaro (1454 to 1510. Queen of Cyprus from 1474 to 1489)
• Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262 to 1290. King of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290)
• Joe Engle (1932 to 2024. American astronaut (1932–2024))
• Fernando Sor (1778 to 1839. Spanish classical guitarist and composer (1778–1839))
• Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (1842 to 1849. Grand Duchess of Russia (1842–1849))
• Eric I of Denmark (1059 to 1103. King of Denmark from 1095 to 1103)
• Ganga Ram (1851 to 1927. Indian architect and engineer (1851–1927))
• Paik Sun-yup (1920 to 2020. South Korean military officer (1920–2020))
• Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou (1668 to 1671. French duke)
• Erich Mühsam (1878 to 1934. German anarchist writer (1878–1934))
• Rajendra Bikram Shah (1813 to 1881. King of Nepal from 1816 to 1847)
• Hartley Shawcross (1902 to 2003. English barrister and politician)
• Zubaidah bint Ja'far (766 to 831. Abbasid princess and Harun al-Rashid's wife)
• Hsinbyushin (1736 to 1776. Third Emperor of the Kongaung Dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776)
• James II of Cyprus (1438 to 1473. 15th-century King of Cyprus)
• Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur (1816 to 1856. Mirza)
• Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930 to 2004. Portuguese politician (1930–2004))
• Constance of Austria (1588 to 1631. Queen of Poland from 1605 to 1631)

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