On this day · Leo

July 29 birthdays

273 notable historical figures were born on July 29, and 170 died on this day. Everyone born on July 29 is a Leo.

17% of July 29 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (77) than any other country.

Born on July 29

• Benito Mussolini (1883 to 1945. Dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943)
• Fernando Alonso (born 1981. Spanish racing driver (born 1981))
• Dag Hammarskjöld (1905 to 1961. UN Secretary-General from 1953 to 1961)
• Alexis de Tocqueville (1805 to 1859. French diplomat, political philosopher and historian (1805–1859))
• Patrick Soon-Shiong (born 1952. South African and American doctor (born 1952))
• Muhammad al-Mahdi (869 to ?. Twelfth and last of the Twelve Shia Imams)
• Arif Alvi (born 1949. President of Pakistan from 2018 to 2024)
• Mikis Theodorakis (1925 to 2021. Greek composer (1925–2021))
• Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846 to 1921. Heiress to the Brazilian throne (1846–1921))
• Isidor Rabi (1898 to 1988. American nuclear physicist (1898–1988))
• Marilyn Quayle (born 1949. Second Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993)
• John Clarke (1948 to 2017. New Zealand comedian, writer, and satirist (1948–2017))
• Jehan Sadat (1933 to 2021. Human rights activist and former First Lady of Egypt (1933–2021))
• Alexander Glazunov (1865 to 1936. Russian composer (1865–1936))
• Fumio Kishida (born 1957. Prime Minister of Japan from 2021 to 2024)
• Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (1672 to 1723. Illegitimate son of Charles II of England (1672–1723))
• Alejandro Castro Espín (born 1965. Cuban political and military figure)
• Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845 to 1904. Kazakh poet and composer (1845–1904))
• Igor Krutoy (born 1954. Russian music composer, performer, producer)
• Stephen Timms (born 1955. British politician (born 1955))
• Mary Fortune (1832 to 1911. Australian detective writer (1832–1911))
• Sigmund Romberg (1887 to 1951. Hungarian-American composer (1887–1951))
• Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal (1838 to 1901. Begum of Bhopal (1838–1901))
• Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166 to 1197. Lord of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1192 to 1197)
• Jamil Mahuad (born 1949. President of Ecuador between 1998 and 2000)
• Vseslav (1029 to 1101. Prince of Polotsk (r. 1044–1101) and Kiev (r. 1068–1069))
• Daniel McFadden (born 1937. American economist and Nobel Laureate (born 1937))
• Stanley Kunitz (1905 to 2006. American poet (1905–2006))
• Mahasi Sayadaw (1904 to 1982. Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk (1904–1982))
• Bruce R. McConkie (1915 to 1985. American religious leader (1915–1985))
• Henry Robertson Bowers (1883 to 1912. British Royal Navy officer and explorer (1883–1912))
• Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon (1765 to 1844. French Army officer (1765–1844))
• Clara Bow (1905 to 1965. American actress (1905–1965))
• Dara Birnbaum (1946 to 2025. American video and installation artist (1946–2025))
• Ronald Murray (born 1979. American basketball player (born 1979))
• Choo Kyung-ho (born 1960. Acting Prime Minister of South Korea in 2022)
• Henry Puna (born 1949. Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 2010 to 2020)
• Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat (1609 to 1660. Regent of Mantua)
• Eiko Ishibashi (born 1974. Japanese singer-songwriter and musician)
• Jon Pearce (born 1977. British politician)
• Wallace B. Smith (1929 to 2023. Leader of the RLDS Church (1978–1996))
• Avichai Mandelblit (born 1963. Israeli jurist and military officer)
• Peppino Garibaldi (1879 to 1950. Patriot, freedom fighter and a prominent member of the Garibaldi family)
• Marja-Sisko Aalto (born 1954. Finnish Lutheran minister)
• Laleh Bakhtiar (1938 to 2020. Iranian and American psychologist (1938-2020))
• Dov Moran (born 1955. Israeli entrepreneur, inventor and investor)
• Michael R. Fenzel (born 1967. U.S. Army general)
• Martin McCarrick (born 1962. English musician and composer)
• Sanjay Dutt (born 1959. Indian actor (born 1959))
• Yvette Flunder (born 1955. Bishop of the United Church of Christ)
• Mircea Lucescu (1945 to 2026. Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026))
• Claudio Constantini (born 1983. Peruvian pianist)
• Johan Kraag (1913 to 1996. President of Suriname from 1990 to 1991)
• Sigurd Lewerentz (1885 to 1975. Swedish architect)
• Ján Kollár (1793 to 1852. Slovak author writing in Czech (1793–1852))
• Mei Hachimoku (born 1994. Japanese light novel author (born 1994))
• Annea Lockwood (born 1939. New Zealand-born American composer (born 1939))
• Edwin O'Connor (1918 to 1968. American journalist and novelist)
• Norman Lowell (born 1946. Maltese far-right figure (born 1946))
• Lisi Harrison (born 1970. Canadian writer)

Died on July 29

• Vincent van Gogh (1853 to 1890. Dutch painter (1853–1890))
• Cass Elliot (1941 to 1974. American singer (1941–1974))
• Robert Schumann (1810 to 1856. German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856))
• William Wilberforce (1759 to 1833. English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833))
• Umberto I (1844 to 1900. King of Italy from 1878 to 1900)
• Herbert Marcuse (1898 to 1979. German–American philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979))
• Urban II (1035 to 1099. Head of the Catholic Church from 1088 to 1099)
• Saint Olaf (995 to 1030. King of Norway from 1015 to 1028)
• Ronald Fisher (1890 to 1962. British polymath (1890–1962))
• Selim III (1761 to 1808. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807)
• Philip I of France (1052 to 1108. King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108)
• Gayatri Devi (1919 to 2009. Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009))
• Dorothy Hodgkin (1910 to 1994. English chemist (1910–1994))
• Offa of Mercia (800 to ?. King of Mercia from 757 to 796)
• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820 to 1891. Indian educator and social reformer)
• Pupienus (170 to 238. Roman emperor in 238)
• Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791 to 1844. Son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1791–1844))
• Urban VIII (1568 to 1644. Head of the Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644)
• Aruna Asaf Ali (1909 to 1996. Indian independence activist (1909–1996))
• Balbinus (178 to 238. Roman emperor in 238)
• Ladislaus I of Hungary (1046 to 1095. King of Hungary from 1077 to 1095)
• Erich Kästner (1899 to 1974. German author, poet and satirist (1899–1974))
• Bruno Kreisky (1911 to 1990. Austrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990))
• Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803 to 1857. French biologist and art collector (1803–1857))
• Suleiman I of Persia (1647 to 1694. Shah of Persia from 1666 to 1694)
• Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1174 to 1236. Queen of France (1193, 1200–1223))
• Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai (1940 to 2025. British economist and politician (1940–2025))
• Richard Pearse (1877 to 1953. New Zealand aviation pioneer (1877–1953))
• Floriano Peixoto (1839 to 1895. President of Brazil from 1891 to 1894)
• René Favaloro (1923 to 2000. Argentine cardiac surgeon)

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