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July 20 birthdays

291 notable historical figures were born on July 20, and 157 died on this day. Everyone born on July 20 is a Cancer.

19% of July 20 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (69) than any other country.

Born on July 20

• Gisele Bündchen (born 1980. Brazilian fashion model (born 1980))
• Edmund Hillary (1919 to 2008. New Zealand mountaineer (1919–2008))
• Crown Prince Haakon (born 1973. Heir apparent to the Norwegian throne (born 1973))
• Gregor Mendel (1822 to 1884. Austrian biologist and friar (1822–1884))
• Frantz Fanon (1925 to 1961. French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925-1961))
• Enrique Peña Nieto (born 1966. President of Mexico from 2012 to 2018)
• Mahmud II (1785 to 1839. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839)
• Muhammad al-Bukhari (810 to 870. Islamic hadith scholar (810–870))
• Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873 to 1932. Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873–1932))
• Anton du Beke (born 1966. English dancer and TV presenter (born 1966))
• Lola Albright (1924 to 2017. American actress and singer (1924–2017))
• Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485 to 1528. Florentine explorer of North America for France (1485–1528))
• Richard Owen (1804 to 1892. English biologist and palaeontologist (1804–1892))
• Adelheid of Hohenlohe- Langenburg (1835 to 1900. Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein from 1869 to 1880)
• Jacques Delors (1925 to 2023. French politician (1925–2023))
• Judy Chicago (born 1939. American artist (born 1939))
• Auguste de Marmont (1774 to 1852. French Marshal (1774–1852))
• Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (born 1954. President of Vietnam from 2021 to 2023)
• Max Liebermann (1847 to 1935. German painter (1847–1935))
• Ilya Ivanov (1870 to 1932. Russian-Soviet biologist (1870–1932))
• James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811 to 1863. British colonial administrator and diplomat (1811–1863))
• Cormac McCarthy (1933 to 2023. American writer (1933–2023))
• Innocent IX (1519 to 1591. Head of the Catholic Church in 1591)
• Htin Kyaw (born 1946. President of Myanmar from 2016 to 2018)
• Carlos Santana (born 1947. Mexican and American guitarist (born 1947))
• Natalie Wood (1938 to 1981. American actress (1938–1981))
• José Félix Uriburu (1868 to 1932. 17th President of Argentina (1868–1932))
• Mamadou Tandja (1938 to 2020. President of Niger from 1999 to 2010)
• Tourmaline (activist) (born 1983. American artist and activist (born 1983))
• Chris Cornell (1964 to 2017. American musician (1964–2017))
• Charles Victor of Austria-Este (1821 to 1849. Austrian archduke (1821–1849))
• Gerd Binnig (born 1947. German physicist (born 1947))
• Paweł Strzelecki (1797 to 1873. Polish-born explorer of Australia (1797–1873))
• Mohamed Amin Didi (1910 to 1954. 1st president of the Maldives)
• Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864 to 1931. Swedish poet)
• Diana Rigg (1938 to 2020. English actress (1938–2020))
• Margaret, Countess of Pembroke (1346 to 1361. English princess (1346–1361))
• Juan Vucetich (1858 to 1925. Argentine-Croatian police official)
• Giorgi Kvirikashvili (born 1967. Georgian politician)
• Élias Sarkis (1924 to 1985. President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982)
• Hazel Hawke (1929 to 2013. First wife of Bob Hawke (1929–2013))
• David Tukhmanov (born 1940. Soviet and Russian composer (born 1940))
• Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656 to 1723. Austrian architect (1656–1723))
• Patriarch Miron of Romania (1868 to 1939. Romanian Orthodox patriarch and prime minister (1868–1939))
• Seth Shostak (born 1943. American astronomer and author (born 1943))
• C. V. Wedgwood (1910 to 1997. English historian (1910–1997))
• Magnus Millang (born 1981. Danish screenwriter, actor, comedian and film director)
• Mattityahu Peled (1923 to 1995. Israeli politician, general, and peace activist)
• Savitri Khanolkar (1913 to 1990. Swiss-Indian designer (1913-1990))
• Simin Behbahani (1927 to 2014. Persian poet (1927–2014))
• Michitarō Komatsubara (1885 to 1940. Japanese general)
• Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet (1838 to 1928. British statesman and author (1838–1928))
• Renato de Villa (born 1935. Filipino former police and military officer and government official)
• Otto Warburg (botanist) (1859 to 1938. German botanist (1859–1938))
• Friedrich Gundolf (1880 to 1931. German-Jewish literary scholar and poet)
• Nobu Shirase (1861 to 1946. Japanese army officer and explorer)
• Björn Skúlason (born 1973. First Gentleman of Iceland since 2024)
• Judy Greer (born 1975. American actress (born 1975))
• Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve (1638 to 1704. Governor-general of Norway)
• Ernest Giles (1835 to 1897. Australian explorer (1835–1897))

Died on July 20

• Bruce Lee (1940 to 1973. Martial artist and actor (1940–1973))
• Chester Bennington (1976 to 2017. American singer (1976–2017))
• Leo XIII (1810 to 1903. Head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903)
• Pancho Villa (1878 to 1923. Mexican revolutionary general and politician (1878–1923))
• Guglielmo Marconi (1874 to 1937. Italian radio-frequency engineer and inventor (1874–1937))
• William III (1882 to 1951. Last German crown prince (1882–1951))
• Lucian Freud (1922 to 2011. British painter and engraver (1922–2011))
• James Doohan (1920 to 2005. Canadian actor (1920–2005))
• Abdullah I of Jordan (1882 to 1951. Ruler of Jordan from 1921 to 1951)
• Ferdinand I of Romania (1865 to 1927. King of Romania from 1914 to 1927)
• Robert II of France (972 to 1031. King of the Franks from 996 to 1031)
• Sergei Parajanov (1924 to 1990. Soviet filmmaker (1924–1990))
• Andrey Markov (1856 to 1922. Russian mathematician (1856–1922))
• Paul Valéry (1871 to 1945. French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945))
• Sarada Devi (1853 to 1920. Wife of Hindu mystic (1853–1920))
• Claude of France (1499 to 1524. Queen of France (1515–1524) and Duchess of Brittany (1514–1524))
• José Sanjurjo (1872 to 1936. Spanish military officer and 1936 coup leader (1872–1936))
• Andrew Lang (1844 to 1912. Scottish author and critic (1844–1912))
• Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863 to 1943. Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi (1863–1943))
• Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma (1912 to 1991. Last ruling Maharajah of Travancore from 1924–1949)
• Noble Drew Ali (1886 to 1929. American religious leader (1886–1929))
• Albert II (1298 to 1358. Duke of Austria and Styria)
• Anna Vyrubova (1884 to 1964. Russian Empire lady-in-waiting (1884–1964))
• Ernest Mandel (1923 to 1995. Belgian economist and Marxist philosopher (1923–1995))
• Emperor Toba (1103 to 1156. Emperor of Japan from 1107 to 1123)
• Alpin (778 to 834. King of Dal Riata (?))
• John Playfair (1748 to 1819. Scottish minister and scientist (1748–1819))
• Dumarsais Estimé (1900 to 1953. Haitian politician (1900–1953))
• Boniface VII (1000 to ?. Antipope in 974, 984–985)
• Bianca de' Medici (1445 to 1505. Italian noblewoman (1445–1505))

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