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July 7 birthdays

295 notable historical figures were born on July 7, and 176 died on this day. Everyone born on July 7 is a Cancer.

16% of July 7 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (66) than any other country.

Born on July 7

• Robert A. Heinlein (1907 to 1988. American author and engineer (1907–1988))
• Ringo Starr (born 1940. English musician and actor (born 1940))
• Gyanendra of Nepal (born 1947. King of Nepal (1950–1951 and 2001–2008))
• Troy Garity (born 1973. American actor (born 1973))
• Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893 to 1930. Russian poet (1893–1930))
• David McCullough (1933 to 2022. American historian and author (1933–2022))
• Kathy Reichs (born 1948. American writer and forensic anthropologist)
• Chris Andersen (born 1978. American basketball player (born 1978))
• Elizabeth of Hungary (1207 to 1231. Hungarian princess and Christian saint)
• Gustav Mahler (1860 to 1911. Austro-Bohemian composer and conductor (1860–1911))
• Shelley Duvall (1949 to 2024. American actress and producer (1949–2024))
• V. E. Schwab (born 1987. American writer (born 1987))
• Tikka Khan (1915 to 2002. Pakistani general (1915–2002))
• Michael Howard (born 1941. British politician (born 1941))
• Kailash Kher (born 1973. Indian pop rock singer (born 1973))
• Tanya Maniktala (born 1997. Indian actress)
• Gian Carlo Menotti (1911 to 2007. Italian-American composer and librettist (1911–2007))
• William Kunstler (1919 to 1995. American attorney and civil rights activist (1919–1995))
• Emperor Sutoku (1119 to 1164. Emperor of Japan from 1123 to 1142)
• Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (born 1964. Indonesian economist and engineer (born 1964))
• Fernanfloo (born 1993. Salvadoran gaming YouTuber)
• Camillo Golgi (1843 to 1926. Italian biologist and pathologist (1843–1926))
• Oleksiy Honcharuk (born 1984. Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2019 to 2020)
• Biljana Plavšić (born 1930. Bosnian Serb politician (born 1930))
• Princess Louise Augusta of Denmark (1771 to 1843. Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
• Steven Runciman (1903 to 2000. British historian of the Middle Ages (1903–2000))
• John Sigismund Zápolya (1540 to 1571. Disputed King of Hungary from 1540 to 1551 and 1556 to 1570)
• Robert M. Price (born 1954. American biblical scholar (born 1954))
• Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (1878 to 1960. Princess Elisabeth of Liechtenstein (1878–1960))
• Ryuho Okawa (1956 to 2023. Happy Science religion founder (1956–2023))
• Archduchess Anna of Austria (1528 to 1590. Duchess of Bavaria from 1550 to 1579)
• Jan Assmann (1938 to 2024. German Egyptologist and religion scholar (1938–2024))
• Prince Jérôme Napoléon (1805 to 1870. French-American nephew of Napoleon)
• Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883 to 1942. Prussian prince (1883–1942))
• Svetlana Broz (1955 to 2025. Bosnian author and physician (1955–2025))
• Atli Örvarsson (born 1970. Icelandic composer (born 1970))
• Adolf von Thadden (1921 to 1996. German politician (1921–1996))
• Isabelo de los Reyes (1864 to 1938. Filipino writer, labor leader and church founder)
• Anton Karas (1906 to 1985. Austrian musician and composer (1906–1985))
• Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria (1795 to 1875. Bavarian prince (1795–1875))
• Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917 to 2003. President of El Salvador from 1967 to 1972)
• Nikos Xilouris (1936 to 1980. Greek singer and composer (1936–1980))
• William Feller (1906 to 1970. Croatian–American mathematician)
• Kedarnath Singh (1934 to 2018. Indian writer)
• Laurent Mauvignier (born 1967. French writer (born 1967))
• Len Barker (born 1955. American baseball player (born 1955))
• Ivan Neumyvakin (1928 to 2018. Soviet-Russian physician & scientist (1928–2018))
• Jedet (born 1992. Spanish actress)
• Sergey Markov (1878 to 1918. Russian military commander and White movement leader (1878–1918))
• Michelle Kwan (born 1980. American figure skater and diplomat (born 1980))
• Julia Ruth Stevens (1916 to 2019. American writer, Babe Ruth's adopted daughter (1916–2019))
• Aleksandr Khinchin (1894 to 1959. Russian mathematician)
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni (born 1981. Indian cricketer (born 1981))
• Rodrigues Alves (1848 to 1919. President of Brazil from 1902 to 1906)
• Ramesh Vinayakam (born 1963. Indian composer)
• Paul Hayes Tucker (born 1950. American art historian)
• Tom Oberheim (born 1936. American audio engineer (born 1936))
• Spiro Koleka (1908 to 2001. Albanian statesman, politician, and military commander (1908–2001))
• Murray Halberg (1933 to 2022. New Zealand athlete and philanthropist (1933–2022))
• Jack Zipes (born 1937. American professor of German, comparative literature, and cultural studies (born 1937))

Died on July 7

• Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926 to 2014. Argentine footballer (1926–2014))
• Syd Barrett (1946 to 2006. English musician (1946–2006))
• Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 to 1930. British writer and physician (1859–1930))
• Edward I (1239 to 1307. King of England from 1272 to 1307)
• John Money (1921 to 2006. New Zealand psychologist and sexologist (1921–2006))
• Jovenel Moïse (1968 to 2021. President of Haiti from 2017 to 2021)
• Eduard Shevardnadze (1928 to 2014. Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014))
• Talal of Jordan (1909 to 1972. King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952)
• Moshe Sharett (1894 to 1965. Prime Minister of Israel from 1954 to 1955)
• Alexei (1690 to 1718. Russian Tsarevich (1690–1718))
• Sigismund II Augustus (1520 to 1572. Ruler of Poland and Lithuania from 1529 to 1572)
• Max Horkheimer (1895 to 1973. German philosopher and sociologist (1895–1973))
• Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 to 1816. Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and politician (1751–1816))
• Madeleine of Valois (1520 to 1537. Queen of Scotland in 1537)
• Marthanda Varma (1706 to 1758. Maharaja of Travancore from 1729 to 1758)
• Athenagoras I (1886 to 1972. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972)
• Cazuza (1958 to 1990. Brazilian singer-songwriter (1958–1990))
• Shlomo Helbrans (1962 to 2017. Israeli anti-Zionist Rebbe)
• Dick Williams (1929 to 2011. American baseball player and manager (1929–2011))
• Gottfried Benn (1886 to 1956. German writer and physician (1886–1956))
• Elias Hrawi (1926 to 2006. President of Lebanon from 1989 to 1998)
• Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810 to 1856. Duchess of Nassau from 1829 to 1839)
• Siva Shakthi Datta (1932 to 2025. Indian lyricist and screenwriter (1932–2025))
• Allen Lane (1902 to 1970. British publisher (1902–1970))
• Josy Barthel (1927 to 1992. Luxembourgish athlete (1927–1992))
• Leon Shamroy (1901 to 1974. American cinematographer (1901–1974))
• Dilip Kumar (1922 to 2021. Indian actor (1922–2021))
• Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507 to 1573. Italian architect (1507–1573))
• John Coffee (1772 to 1833. American planter and Tennessee militia general (1772–1836))
• Giovanni Bottesini (1821 to 1889. Italian composer)

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