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July 30 birthdays

280 notable historical figures were born on July 30, and 152 died on this day. Everyone born on July 30 is a Leo.

18% of July 30 birthdays work in Entertainment, more than any other field. More come from United States (67) than any other country.

Born on July 30

• Christopher Nolan (born 1970. British and American filmmaker (born 1970))
• Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947. Austrian and American bodybuilder, actor and politician (born 1947))
• Emily Brontë (1818 to 1848. English writer and novelist (1818–1848))
• Henry Ford (1863 to 1947. American business magnate (1863–1947))
• Buddy Guy (born 1936. American blues guitarist and singer (born 1936))
• Finneas O'Connell (born 1997. American musician and actor (born 1997))
• Jean Reno (born 1948. French and Spanish actor (born 1948))
• Carel Struycken (born 1948. Dutch actor (born 1948))
• Abdullah of Pahang (born 1959. King of Malaysia from 2019 to 2024)
• Thorstein Veblen (1857 to 1929. American economist and sociologist (1857–1929))
• Giorgio Vasari (1511 to 1574. Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian (1511–1574))
• Michael Bell (actor) (born 1938. American actor (born 1938))
• Hongzhi (1470 to 1505. Emperor of China from 1487 to 1505)
• Georg Gänswein (born 1956. German Catholic prelate (born 1956))
• Kate Bush (born 1958. English singer-songwriter (born 1958))
• Wajid Ali Shah (1822 to 1887. Nawab of Awadh from 1847 to 1856)
• Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872 to 1955. Princess Napoléon (1872–1955))
• Ferdinando I de' Medici (1549 to 1609. Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609)
• Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (born 1947. French virologist and Nobel laureate (born 1947))
• Hilary Swank (born 1974. American actress (born 1974))
• Andrew Strominger (born 1955. American physicist)
• Juan O'Donojú O'Ryan (1762 to 1821. Spanish army officer and colonial governor (1762–1821))
• D. N. Aidit (1923 to 1965. Indonesian communist politician (1923–1965))
• Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco (1935 to 1983. Moroccan prince)
• Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane (1856 to 1928. British politician and judge)
• Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach (1687 to 1748. German noble (1683–1742))
• Giovanni Goria (1943 to 1994. Italian politician (1943–1994))
• Jürgen Klinsmann (born 1964. German footballer and manager (born 1964))
• Mohsen Chavoshi (born 1979. Kurdish-Iranian musical artist (born 1979))
• John Paul Jackson (1950 to 2015. Christian mystic)
• Elena Gheorghe (born 1985. Romanian singer (born 1985))
• Laurence Fishburne (born 1961. American actor (born 1961))
• Diego Trujillo (born 1960. Colombian actor (born 1960))
• Lisa Kudrow (born 1963. American actress (born 1963))
• Ann Brashares (born 1967. American children's writer)
• Tandyn Almer (1942 to 2013. American songwriter, musician, and record producer (1942–2013))
• Balachandran Chullikkad (born 1957. Malayalam poet, actor)
• Gerald Moore (1899 to 1987. English classical pianist (1899–1987))
• Joey King (born 1999. American actress (born 1999))
• Antoni Martí (1963 to 2023. Andorran politician (1963–2023))
• Sophia Parnok (1885 to 1933. Russian writer (1885–1933))
• John de Chastelain (born 1937. Canadian diplomat and soldier (born 1937))
• Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885 to 1934. English sculptor (1885–1934))
• Peter Bogdanovich (1939 to 2022. American film director (1939–2022))
• Friedl Dicker-Brandeis (1898 to 1944. Austrian artist and educator who died teaching children in Auschwitz)
• Anne Linnet (born 1953. Danish singer, composer, and writer)
• Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal (1810 to 1900. Prussian field marshal (1810–1900))
• Johann Chapoutot (born 1978. French historian born 1978)
• Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897 to 1981. Bangladeshi writer and scientist (1897–1981))
• Samuel Rogers (1763 to 1855. British poet (1763–1855))
• Ivan Fedyuninsky (1900 to 1977. Soviet military leader)
• Eleanor Smeal (born 1939. American feminist leader)
• Paul Anka (born 1941. Canadian and American singer and actor (born 1941))
• Haipou Jadonang (1905 to 1931. Naga spiritual leader and activist (1905–1931))
• Ch'ien Mu (1895 to 1990. Chinese historian, philosopher and writer (1895–1990))
• Johan Sverdrup (1816 to 1892. 4th Prime Minister of Norway)
• James P. O'Donnell (1917 to 1990. American author and journalist)
• Terry Crews (born 1968. American actor and football player (born 1968))
• Edgar de Evia (1910 to 2003. Mexican-born American photographer (1910–2003))
• Jimmy Cliff (1944 to 2025. Jamaican musician (1944–2025))

Died on July 30

• Otto von Bismarck (1815 to 1898. Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890)
• Emperor Meiji (1852 to 1912. Emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912)
• Prince Alfred (1844 to 1900. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900)
• William Penn (1644 to 1718. English writer and religious thinker (1644–1718))
• Maria Theresa of Spain (1638 to 1683. Queen of France from 1660 to 1683)
• Bảo Đại (1913 to 1997. Last emperor of Vietnam from 1926 to 1945 (1913–1997))
• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753 to 1811. Mexican Catholic preacher (1753–1811))
• Lee Teng-hui (1923 to 2020. President of the Republic of China from 1988 to 2000)
• Maeve Binchy (1940 to 2012. Irish novelist (1939–2012))
• Murray Bookchin (1921 to 2006. American social theorist (1921–2006))
• Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (1689 to 1700. British prince (1689–1700))
• John Garang (1946 to 2005. Sudanese politician (1945–2005))
• Walter Pater (1839 to 1894. English writer, critic and essayist (1839–1894))
• Rudolf Bultmann (1884 to 1976. German theologian (1884–1976))
• Umberto Nobile (1885 to 1978. Italian explorer and engineer)
• Joseph Cook (1860 to 1947. Prime Minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914)
• Julia Hall Bowman Robinson (1919 to 1985. American mathematician (1919–1985))
• Barhebraeus (1226 to 1286. Scholar, polymath, and primate of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (1226–1286))
• Cecilia of Normandy (1056 to 1126. Anglo-Norman royal and abbess (c. 1056–1126))
• Qiu Chuji (1148 to 1227. Taoist master (1148–1227))
• Edward Bernard Raczyński (1891 to 1993. Polish politician (1891–1993))
• Paul Reubens (1952 to 2023. American actor and comedian (1952–2023))
• Juan Gualberto González (1851 to 1912. President of Paraguay (1851–1912))
• Patrick J. Hurley (1883 to 1963. American diplomat and politician)
• Infante Carlos of Spain (1607–1632) (1607 to 1632. Spanish prince of the 17th century)
• Domenico Tardini (1888 to 1961. Italian cardinal (1888-1961))
• Angelina of Serbia (1440 to 1520. Despotess and Orthodox saint (c. 1440–1520))
• Palma Vecchio (1480 to 1528. Italian painter (c.1480–1528))
• David Albahari (1948 to 2023. Serbian writer and translator (1948–2023))
• Sufi Abdul Hamid (1903 to 1938. African-American religious and labor leader, and early African-American convert to Islam)

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