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July 25 birthdays

273 notable historical figures were born on July 25, and 174 died on this day. Everyone born on July 25 is a Leo.

18% of July 25 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (63) than any other country.

Born on July 25

• Rosalind Franklin (1920 to 1958. British X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958))
• Arthur Balfour (1848 to 1930. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905)
• Gojong of Korea (1852 to 1919. Monarch of Korea from 1864 to 1907)
• James I (1394 to 1437. 15th-century King of Scots)
• Jim Corbett (1875 to 1955. Anglo-Indian hunter, naturalist and author (1875–1955))
• Afonso I (1109 to 1185. King of Portugal from 1139 to 1185)
• John B. Goodenough (1922 to 2023. American materials scientist (1922–2023))
• Frances Arnold (born 1956. American chemist and academic (born 1956))
• Elias Canetti (1905 to 1994. German-language author (1905 – 1994))
• Thomas Eakins (1844 to 1916. American artist (1844–1916))
• Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860 to 1917. Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn (1860–1917))
• Peter Boghossian (born 1966. American philosopher and pedagogist (born 1966))
• Bryan P. Fenton (born 1965. United States Army general)
• Robert Zoellick (born 1953. 11th President of the World Bank Group)
• Ram Sampath (born 1977. Indian musician (born 1977))
• Adolfo Rodríguez Saá (born 1947. Interim President of Argentina in 2001)
• Diane de France (1538 to 1619. French noblewoman (1538–1619))
• Chester Alan Arthur II (1864 to 1937. American sportsman and art connoisseur (1864–1937))
• Casimir I of Poland (1016 to 1058. Duke of Poland)
• Gavrilo Princip (1894 to 1918. Assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1894–1918))
• Bruce Woodley (born 1942. Australian musician (born 1942))
• Hulk (born 1986. Brazilian footballer (born 1986))
• Alfredo Casella (1883 to 1947. Italian composer, pianist, and conductor)
• U of Goryeo (1365 to 1389. King of Goryeo from 1374 to 1388)
• Tanaka Giichi (1864 to 1929. Prime Minister of Japan from 1927 to 1929)
• Colin Renfrew (1937 to 2024. British archaeologist (1937–2024))
• David Wengrow (born 1972. British archaeologist)
• Glenn Murcutt (born 1936. Australian architect)
• Karin Herrera (born 1967. Vice President of Guatemala since 2024)
• Martin I of Sicily (1374 to 1409. King of Sicily from 1390 to 1409)
• Indra, Crown Princess of Nepal (1924 to 1950. Crown Princess of Nepal)
• Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1336 to 1404. German nobleman (1336–1404))
• Eduardo Souto de Moura (born 1952. Portuguese architect (born 1952))
• Fatima Grimm (1934 to 2013. German translator (1934–2013))
• Thietmar of Merseburg (975 to 1018. German bishop and historian (975–1018))
• Richard Lydekker (1849 to 1915. British naturalist and geologist (1849–1915))
• Infanta Benedita of Braganza (1746 to 1829. Princess of Brazil (more...))
• Roger Ducos (1747 to 1816. French revolutionary (1747–1816))
• Frank J. Sprague (1857 to 1934. American inventor and pioneer in electrical engineering (1857–1934))
• Sarwo Edhie Wibowo (1925 to 1989. Indonesian military leader (1925–1989))
• Nicole Farhi (born 1946. French sculptor (born 1946))
• Princess Zenebework (1917 to 1934. Second daughter of Emperor Haile Selassie (1917–1934))
• Francis Garnier (1839 to 1873. French explorer and colonial administrator in Indochina (1839–1873))
• Infante Luis of Spain (1727 to 1785. Count of Chinchón)
• Santiago Vidaurri (1808 to 1867. Mexican army general and politician)
• Johann Benedict Listing (1808 to 1882. German mathematician (1808–1882))
• Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1852 to 1904. Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
• Christoph Scheiner (1575 to 1650. Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer (1573–1650))
• Linda Martín Alcoff (born 1955. American philosopher)
• Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Castro (1869 to 1960. Duke of Calabria, Duke of Castro)
• Matt LeBlanc (born 1967. American actor (born 1967))
• Robert Morris (cryptographer) (1932 to 2011. American cryptographer (1932-2011))
• Melissa Marr (born 1972. American writer)
• Thomas Quiwonkpa (1955 to 1985. Liberian general (1940–1985))
• Giacomo Acerbo (1888 to 1969. Italian economist and politician (1888–1969))
• Astrid Olofsdotter (1000 to 1035. Queen of Norway from 1019 to 1028)
• Joyce Mansour (1928 to 1986. Egyptian-French artist)
• Emmett Till (1941 to 1955. American lynching victim (1941–1955))
• Effi Eitam (born 1952. Israeli politician (born 1952))
• Carlos Mota Pinto (1936 to 1985. Portuguese professor and politician (1936–1985))

Died on July 25

• Paul Sorvino (1939 to 2022. American actor (1939–2022))
• Peter Green (1946 to 2020. English musician (1946–2020))
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 to 1834. English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1773–1834))
• Ferdinand I (1503 to 1564. Holy Roman Emperor from 1556 to 1564)
• Judith Love Cohen (1933 to 2016. American aerospace engineer (1933–2016))
• Louis Bonaparte (1778 to 1846. King of Holland from 1806 to 1810)
• Constantius Chlorus (250 to 306. Roman emperor from 305 to 306)
• Engelbert Dollfuss (1892 to 1934. Chancellor of Austria from 1932 to 1934)
• Vladimir Vysotsky (1938 to 1980. Soviet entertainer and poet (1938–1980))
• Thomas à Kempis (1380 to 1471. German canon regular (c. 1380–1471))
• Lesley J. McNair (1883 to 1944. United States Army officer (1883–1944))
• Innocent VIII (1432 to 1492. Head of the Catholic Church from 1484 to 1492)
• Randy Pausch (1960 to 2008. American professor of computer science, human-computer interface and design (1960–2008))
• Louis St. Laurent (1882 to 1973. Prime Minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957)
• Frank O'Hara (1926 to 1966. American poet, art critic and writer)
• David Trimble (1944 to 2022. First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002 (1944–2022))
• John Taylor (Mormon) (1808 to 1887. 19th century LDS Church Leader)
• Beji Caid Essebsi (1926 to 2019. President of Tunisia from 2014 to 2019)
• Arsinoe II (316 BC to 270 BC. Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom (c.316–c.270/268 BC))
• Dominique Jean Larrey (1766 to 1842. French surgeon and soldier (1766–1842))
• André Chénier (1762 to 1794. French poet 1762–1794)
• Jakob Johann von Uexküll (1864 to 1944. Baltic German biologist, zoologist, and philosopher (1864–1944))
• Amy Jacques Garvey (1896 to 1973. Jamaican journalist and political activist, Marcus Garvey's second wife)
• Walter Rauschenbusch (1861 to 1918. American theologian and Baptist pastor)
• Marie I, Countess of Boulogne (1136 to 1182. English princess, noblewoman, and abbess (1136–1182))
• Bob Moses (activist) (1935 to 2021. American educator and activist (1935–2021))
• Martin I of Sicily (1374 to 1409. King of Sicily from 1390 to 1409)
• Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911 to 1959. King of Rwanda (1931–1959))
• Tiny Rowland (1917 to 1998. British businessman (1917–1998))
• Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1882 to 1943. Saudi royal, soldier, and politician (1877–1943))

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