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July 3 birthdays

273 notable historical figures were born on July 3, and 161 died on this day. Everyone born on July 3 is a Cancer.

19% of July 3 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (66) than any other country.

Born on July 3

• Tom Cruise (born 1962. American actor and film producer (born 1962))
• Sebastian Vettel (born 1987. German racing driver (born 1987))
• Julian Assange (born 1971. Australian editor of WikiLeaks (born 1971))
• Franz Kafka (1883 to 1924. Austrian and Czech writer (1883–1924))
• Connie Nielsen (born 1965. Danish actress (born 1965))
• Min Aung Hlaing (born 1956. Burmese politican and military officer (born 1956))
• Louis XI of France (1423 to 1483. King of France from 1461 to 1483)
• Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951 to 2014. President of Haiti from 1971 to 1986)
• Valentinian I (321 to 375. Roman emperor from 364 to 375)
• George M. Cohan (1878 to 1942. American actor, singer, composer and playwright (1878–1942))
• Leoš Janáček (1854 to 1928. Czech composer (1854–1928))
• David Shire (born 1937. American songwriter and composer)
• S. R. Nathan (1924 to 2016. President of Singapore from 1999 to 2011)
• Leyla Aliyeva (born 1985. Daughter of the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev)
• Julie Burchill (born 1959. English writer (born 1959))
• R. B. Bennett (1870 to 1947. Prime Minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935)
• Jack Carter (politician) (born 1947. American politician and businessman (born 1947))
• Ramush Haradinaj (born 1968. Prime Minister of Kosovo (2004–2005; 2017–2020))
• Brian Cashman (born 1967. American baseball executive (born 1967))
• Alfred Korzybski (1879 to 1950. Polish-American scholar and philosopher (1879–1950))
• Carmen Maria Machado (born 1986. American writer (born 1986))
• Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1746 to 1813. Queen of Sweden from 1771 to 1792)
• Michael Martin (1945 to 2018. British politician (1945–2018))
• Rohinton Mistry (born 1952. Indian-born Canadian writer)
• Darren O'Shaughnessy (born 1972. Irish novelist)
• Liamine Zéroual (1941 to 2026. President of Algeria from 1994 to 1999)
• Jean-Luc Marion (born 1946. French philosopher (born 1946))
• Leszek Miller (born 1946. 49th Prime Minister of Poland from 2001 to 2004)
• Jerzy Buzek (born 1940. Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001)
• Marko Milošević (born 1974. Serbian politician)
• Bibha Chowdhuri (1913 to 1991. Indian cosmic ray physicist (1913–1991))
• Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (1881 to 1926. Sheikh)
• Go-Tsuchimikado (1442 to 1500. Emperor of Japan from 1464 to 1500)
• Ludwig Guttmann (1899 to 1980. German-Polish neurologist (1899–1980))
• Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901 to 1953. American composer (1901–1953))
• Vuk Jeremić (born 1975. Serbian politician and diplomat (born 1975))
• Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783 to 1851. Son of Frederick William II of Prussia (1783–1851))
• Tom Stoppard (1937 to 2025. British playwright (1937–2025))
• Marc Okrand (born 1948. American linguist)
• Saharon Shelah (born 1945. Israeli mathematician)
• Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva (born 1978. Uzbek diplomat (born 1978))
• Boštjan Nachbar (born 1980. Slovenian basketball player (born 1980))
• Norman Thagard (born 1943. American astronaut, scientist, and Marine Corps officer (born 1943))
• Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906 to 1990. President of Colombia (1958-1962; 1945-1946))
• Wilhelmine, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709 to 1758. Margravine consort of Brandenburg-Bayreuth)
• Anna of Prussia (1576 to 1625. Electress consort of Brandenburg and Duchess consort of Prussia)
• Jesse Douglas (1897 to 1965. American mathematician (1897–1965))
• Emanuel Derman (born 1946. South African economist and physicist)
• Dankmar Adler (1844 to 1900. American architect)
• Jacobus Gallus (1550 to 1591. Slovene Renaissance composer)
• Saumya Joshi (born 1973. Indian poet, writer, playwright, director and actor)
• Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (1804 to 1852. Saxe-Altenburger Royal)
• Rachel Manley (born 1947. British-Jamaican writer in verse and prose)
• Christine Boyer (1771 to 1800. First wife of Lucien Bonaparte (1771–1800))
• Katy Clark (born 1967. Scottish politician and life peer (born 1967))
• Albertina Frederica (1682 to 1755. German princess (1682–1755))
• Nikolai Koltsov (1872 to 1940. Russian biologist)
• Ty Seidule (born 1962. American historian and former army officer)
• Judith Miller (philosopher) (1941 to 2017. French psychoanalyst (1941–2017))
• Georgie Raoul-Duval (1866 to 1913. American writer (1866–1913))

Died on July 3

• Jim Morrison (1943 to 1971. American singer (1943–1971))
• Thomas the Apostle (1 to 72. Early Christian saint, one of the Twelve Apostles)
• Theodor Herzl (1860 to 1904. Father of modern political Zionism (1860–1904))
• Mehmed V (1844 to 1918. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 to 1918)
• Ross Martin (1920 to 1981. American actor (1920–1981))
• Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1004 to 1035. Duke of Normandy from 1027 to 1035)
• Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656 to 710. Emperor of Tang China (684, 705–710))
• Mordecai Richler (1931 to 2001. Canadian writer (1931–2001))
• Raoul Salan (1899 to 1984. French general, founder of OAS (1899–1984))
• Andriyan Nikolayev (1929 to 2004. Soviet cosmonaut (1929–2004))
• Diogo Jota (1996 to 2025. Portuguese footballer (1996–2025))
• John Keel (1930 to 2009. American journalist and UFOlogist (1930–2009))
• Chand Bibi (1550 to 1599. Regent of Bijapur and Ahmednagar)
• Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844 to 1921. Head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry)
• Haunani-Kay Trask (1949 to 2021. Native Hawaiian scholar and activist (1949–2021))
• Krishna Kumari (regent) (1926 to 2018. Indian politician (1926–2018))
• Boyd K. Packer (1924 to 2015. American religious leader (1924–2015))
• John Crowe Ransom (1888 to 1974. American writer and literary critic)
• Ni Kuang (1935 to 2022. Hong Kong writer (1935–2022))
• Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806 to 1858. Russian painter)
• Danielle Bunten Berry (1949 to 1998. American game designer and programmer)
• Alfred Kleiner (1849 to 1916. Swiss physicist (1849–1916))
• Enric Miralles (1955 to 2000. Spanish architect (1955–2000))
• William C. Gorgas (1854 to 1920. 22nd Surgeon General of the United States Army)
• Robert Curl (1933 to 2022. American chemist (1933–2022))
• Michel Henry (1922 to 2002. French writer and philosopher)
• Sipihr Shikoh (1644 to 1708. Mughal prince (1644–1708))
• Shahrnush Parsipur (1946 to 2026. Iranian writer and translator (born 1946))
• Laurens Hammond (1895 to 1973. American engineer and inventor (1895–1973))
• Rachmawati Sukarnoputri (1950 to 2021. Indonesian lawyer and politician (1949–2021))

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