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July 27 birthdays

291 notable historical figures were born on July 27, and 189 died on this day. Everyone born on July 27 is a Leo.

17% of July 27 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (69) than any other country.

Born on July 27

• Triple H (born 1969. American business executive, professional wrestling promoter and wrestler (born 1969))
• Demis Hassabis (born 1976. British AI researcher (born 1976))
• Alex Rodriguez (born 1975. American baseball player (born 1975))
• Fatima (604 to 632. Daughter of Muhammad (died 632))
• Jean Baudrillard (1929 to 2007. French sociologist and philosopher (1929–2007))
• Murad IV (1612 to 1640. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640)
• Charlotte Corday (1768 to 1793. French assassin (1768–1793))
• Gary Gygax (1938 to 2008. American game designer and author (1938–2008))
• Hilaire Belloc (1870 to 1953. French-English writer (1870–1953))
• Cassandra Clare (born 1973. American author (born 1973))
• Amha Selassie (1916 to 1997. Emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia (1916–1997))
• Khieu Samphan (born 1931. Cambodian politician and war criminal (born 1931))
• Kūkai (774 to 835. Japanese Buddhist monk and Founder of the Shingon tradition)
• Neil Harbisson (born 1984. Spanish-Irish cyborg rights advocate)
• Hans Rosling (1948 to 2017. Swedish statistician and public speaker (1948–2017))
• Shirley Williams (1930 to 2021. British politician and academic (1930–2021))
• Anne-Marie Imafidon (born 1990. British child prodigy and STEM activist (born 1990))
• Achille Mbembe (born 1957. Cameroonian historian and political theorist (born 1957))
• Mariela Castro (born 1962. Former First Lady of Cuba (born 1962))
• Prince Oskar of Prussia (1888 to 1958. Prussian prince (1888–1958))
• Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900 to 1976. Danish prince (1900–1976))
• Jeanne Baret (1740 to 1807. French explorer, naturalist, botanist (1740–1807))
• Takahashi Korekiyo (1854 to 1936. Prime Minister of Japan from 1921 to 1922)
• Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (born 1972. Malaysian medical officer and spaceflight participant (born 1972))
• Froyla Tzalam (born 1971. Governor-General of Belize since 2021)
• Enrique Granados (1867 to 1916. Spanish pianist and composer (1867–1916))
• James Fitzjames (1813 to 1900. British naval officer and polar explorer (1813–1848?))
• Anastasio Bustamante (1780 to 1853. President of Mexico from 1830 to 1832, from 1837 to 1839, from 1839 to 1841)
• Charles Vidor (1900 to 1959. American film director)
• Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 to 1960. Hungarian composer and pianist (1877–1960))
• George Biddell Airy (1801 to 1892. English mathematician and astronomer (1801–1892))
• The Bullitts (born 1979. British singer-songwriter, producer, and filmmaker (born 1979))
• Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily (1773 to 1802. Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1790 to 1801)
• John Seigenthaler (1927 to 2014. American journalist, writer, and political figure (1927–2014))
• Ludvig Nobel (1831 to 1888. Swedish-Russian engineer, businessman, and humanitarian (1831–1888))
• Kalpana Datta (1913 to 1995. Indian revolutionary and politician (1913–1995))
• E. A. Wallis Budge (1857 to 1934. British academic (1857–1934))
• Troy Perry (born 1940. American activist and clergy)
• Dacian Cioloș (born 1969. Romanian politician)
• Craig Bohl (born 1958. American football player and coach (born 1958))
• Elizabeth Hardwick (writer) (1916 to 2007. American writer and literary critic (1916–2007))
• Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840 to 1889. Union army general (1840–1889))
• Marie Angélique de Scorailles (1661 to 1681. Mistress of Louis XIV (1661–1681))
• Mauro Giuliani (1781 to 1829. Italian composer (1781–1829))
• Oskar Lange (1904 to 1965. Polish economist and diplomat (1904–1965))
• Loránd Eötvös (1848 to 1919. Hungarian physicist (1848–1919))
• Emperor Xuánzong of Tang (810 to 859. Emperor of Tang China from 846 to 859)
• Smiley (singer) (born 1983. Musical artist)
• Hans Fischer (1881 to 1945. German chemist (1881–1945))
• Ajahn Sumedho (born 1934. American Buddhist monk (born 1934))
• Miguel Grau (1834 to 1879. Peruvian Navy officer and politician)
• Guillermo Billinghurst (1851 to 1915. President of Peru from 1912 to 1914)
• Sophie of France (1734 to 1782. Duchess of Louvois (1734–1782))
• Stasinopoulos (1903 to 2002. Greek jurist and politician (1903–2002))
• Margaret Ekpo (1914 to 2006. Nigerian women's rights activist and social mobilizer)
• Erwin Wurm (born 1954. Austrian artist (born 1954))
• Donnie Yen (born 1963. Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1963))
• Mary Kay Andrews (born 1954. American writer (born 1954))
• Dan Bern (born 1965. American singer-songwriter)
• Mirko Marjanović (1937 to 2006. Prime Minister of Serbia from 1994 to 2000)

Died on July 27

• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919 to 1980. Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979)
• A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931 to 2015. President of India from 2002 to 2007)
• Sam Shepard (1943 to 2017. American playwright and actor (1943–2017))
• António de Oliveira Salazar (1889 to 1970. Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968)
• James Mason (1909 to 1984. British actor (1909–1984))
• Gertrude Stein (1874 to 1946. American author (1874–1946))
• Kevin Carter (1960 to 1994. South African photojournalist (1960–1994))
• John Dalton (1766 to 1844. British chemist and physicist (1766–1844))
• Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856 to 1932. Austrian princess, daughter of Franz Joseph I)
• Bob Hope (1903 to 2003. American entertainer (1903–2003))
• Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595 to 1657. Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host from 1648 to 1657)
• James I of Aragon (1208 to 1276. King of Aragon from 1213 to 1276)
• Claire Lee Chennault (1893 to 1958. American military aviator (1893–1958))
• Pope Nicholas II (990 to 1061. Head of the Catholic Church from 1059 to 1061)
• Ferruccio Busoni (1866 to 1924. Italian composer, pianist, and conductor (1866–1924))
• Joan I of Naples (1326 to 1382. Queen of Naples from 1343 to 1381)
• Saint Pantaleon (280 to 305. Christian martyr and saint)
• Miklós Rózsa (1907 to 1995. Hungarian-American composer (1907–1995))
• Mo Hayder (1962 to 2021. British author (1962–2021))
• Celestine I (400 to 432. Head of the Catholic Church from 422 to 432)
• Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698 to 1759. French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters (1698–1759))
• Ethel Voynich (1864 to 1960. Irish writer and musician (1864–1960))
• Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 to 2016. Finnish composer (1928–2016))
• William McChesney Martin (1906 to 1998. American business executive (1906–1998))
• Rudolf IV (1339 to 1365. Duke of Austria (1358–1365))
• Ágota Kristóf (1935 to 2011. Hungarian writer (1935–2011))
• Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (1756 to 1801. Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (1756–1801))
• John Robert Schrieffer (1931 to 2019. American physicist (1931–2019))
• Conrad II of Italy (1074 to 1101. Duke of Lower Lorraine)
• Piet de Jong (1915 to 2016. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 to 1971)

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