Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Shmuel Agnon |
Author |
17-Jul-1888 |
17-Feb-1970 |
'Tmol Shilshom |
Brandy Alexandre |
Pornstar |
17-Jul-1964 |
|
Twin Peeks, Whore of the Roses |
Hardy Amies |
Fashion Designer |
17-Jul-1909 |
5-Mar-2003 |
Dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II |
Elena Anaya |
Actor |
17-Jul-1975 |
|
In the Land of Women |
Alun Armstrong |
Actor |
17-Jul-1946 |
|
Brian Lane on New Tricks |
Lucie Arnaz |
Actor |
17-Jul-1951 |
|
Daughter of Lucy and Desi |
Ron Asheton |
Guitarist |
17-Jul-1948 |
1-Jan-2009 |
Guitarist for the Stooges |
John Jacob Astor |
Business |
17-Jul-1763 |
29-Mar-1848 |
Wealthiest man in America |
Giacomo Balla |
Painter |
17-Jul-1871 |
1-Mar-1958 |
Italian futurist painter |
Donald Barlett |
Journalist |
17-Jul-1936 |
|
Barlett & Steele |
Shlomo Ben-Ami |
Politician |
17-Jul-1943 |
|
Israeli Foreign Minister, 2000-01 |
Hiram Bingham IV |
Diplomat |
17-Jul-1903 |
12-Jan-1988 |
Consul signed visas for 2000 Jews |
Julie Bishop |
Politician |
17-Jul-1956 |
|
Deputy Leader, Australian Liberal Party |
Nils Bohlin |
Engineer |
17-Jul-1920 |
26-Sep-2002 |
Three-point safety belt |
Lou Boudreau |
Baseball |
17-Jul-1917 |
10-Aug-2001 |
MLB Shortstop, Hall of Famer |
Camilla Parker Bowles |
Relative |
17-Jul-1947 |
|
Prince Charles's wife, former mistress |
Luke Bryan |
Country Musician |
17-Jul-1976 |
|
Tailgates & Tanlines |
Mark Burnett |
Film/TV Producer |
17-Jul-1960 |
|
Survivor, Eco-Challenge, etc. |
Acquanetta |
Actor |
17-Jul-1921 |
16-Aug-2004 |
Captive Wild Woman |
Geezer Butler |
Bassist |
17-Jul-1949 |
|
Bass player for Black Sabbath |
James Cagney |
Actor |
17-Jul-1899 |
30-Mar-1986 |
New York tough guy |
Diahann Carroll |
Singer |
17-Jul-1935 |
|
Claudine |
John Carroll |
Actor |
17-Jul-1906 |
24-Apr-1979 |
Flying Tigers |
Thomas Carter |
Film Director |
17-Jul-1953 |
|
Coach Carter |
Willis Carto |
Activist |
17-Jul-1926 |
|
Founder of Liberty Lobby, IHR |
Benjamin R. Civiletti |
Attorney |
17-Jul-1935 |
|
US Attorney General, 1979-81 |
Jack Conway |
Film Director |
17-Jul-1887 |
11-Oct-1952 |
Too Hot to Handle |
Alan Cottrell |
Scientist |
17-Jul-1919 |
15-Feb-2012 |
Metallurgist at Cambridge |
Marcel Dalio |
Actor |
17-Jul-1900 |
20-Nov-1983 |
The Sun Also Rises |
Phyllis Davis |
Actor |
17-Jul-1940 |
|
Beatrice Travis on Vega$ |
Darren Day |
TV Personality |
17-Jul-1968 |
|
British tabloid fodder |
Paul Delaroche |
Painter |
17-Jul-1797 |
4-Nov-1856 |
French academic painter; The Young Martyr |
Phyllis Diller |
Comic |
17-Jul-1917 |
20-Aug-2012 |
The original female stand-up comic |
Cory Doctorow |
Blogger |
17-Jul-1971 |
|
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom |
Randolph M. Ferlic |
Doctor |
17-Jul-1936 |
|
Thoracic surgeon |
W. Frank Fountain |
Business |
17-Jul-1944 |
|
Senior VP at Chrysler |
Erle Stanley Gardner |
Novelist |
17-Jul-1889 |
11-Mar-1970 |
Creator of Perry Mason |
William Gargan |
Actor |
17-Jul-1905 |
17-Feb-1979 |
Martin Kane, Private Eye |
Gale Garnett |
Singer |
17-Jul-1942 |
|
We�ll Sing In The Sunshine |
Elbridge Gerry |
Politician |
17-Jul-1744 |
23-Nov-1814 |
Patron saint of Gerrymandering |
Connie Gilchrist |
Actor |
17-Jul-1895 |
3-Mar-1985 |
Character actress |
Nancy Giles |
Actor |
17-Jul-1960 |
|
China Beach |
Gordon Gould |
Physicist |
17-Jul-1920 |
16-Sep-2005 |
Invented the laser, arguably |
F. Gary Gray |
Film Director |
17-Jul-1969 |
|
The Italian Job |
Steven J. Green |
Business |
17-Jul-1945 |
|
US Ambassador to Singapore, 1998-2001 |
Roger L. Gregory |
Judge |
17-Jul-1953 |
|
4th Circuit Court of Appeals |
Guru |
Rapper |
17-Jul-1962 |
19-Apr-2010 |
Rapper from Gang Starr |
John P. Harbin |
Business |
17-Jul-1917 |
|
CEO of Halliburton, 1972-83 |
Carey Hart |
Sports Figure |
17-Jul-1975 |
|
Motocross racer |
David Hasselhoff |
Actor |
17-Jul-1952 |
|
Knight Rider, Baywatch |
Sarah Jones |
Actor |
17-Jul-1983 |
|
Det. Rebecca Madsen on Alcatraz |
Johnny Kerr |
Basketball |
17-Jul-1932 |
26-Feb-2009 |
Chicago Bulls coach, commentator |
Heather Langenkamp |
Actor |
17-Jul-1964 |
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street |
Nicolette Larson |
Singer |
17-Jul-1952 |
16-Dec-1997 |
Lotta Love |
Art Linkletter |
TV Personality |
17-Jul-1912 |
26-May-2010 |
Kids Say the Darndest Things |
Beth Littleford |
Comic |
17-Jul-1968 |
|
Daily Show correspondent |
Maxim Litvinov |
Government |
17-Jul-1876 |
31-Dec-1951 |
Soviet foreign minister, ousted in nod to Hitler |
Verne Lundquist |
Sports Journalist |
17-Jul-1940 |
|
Sportscaster |
Joseph W. Luter III |
Business |
17-Jul-1939 |
|
CEO of Smithfield Foods, 1975-2006 |
Irene Manning |
Actor |
17-Jul-1912 |
28-May-2004 |
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
Angela Merkel |
Politician |
17-Jul-1954 |
|
Chancellor of Germany |
John Cameron Monjo |
Diplomat |
17-Jul-1931 |
|
US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1992-95 |
Matti Nykänen |
Skier |
17-Jul-1963 |
|
Olympic ski jumper |
Barbara O'Neil |
Actor |
17-Jul-1910 |
3-Sep-1980 |
Ellen O'Hara in Gone with the Wind |
Timothy Pickering |
Politician |
17-Jul-1745 |
29-Jan-1829 |
US Secretary of State, 1795-1800 |
James Purdy |
Author |
17-Jul-1914 |
13-Mar-2009 |
Eustance Chisholm and the Works |
Stanley Ridges |
Actor |
17-Jul-1890 |
22-Apr-1951 |
Black Friday |
Robert Romanus |
Actor |
17-Jul-1956 |
|
Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
Bill Sage |
Actor |
17-Jul-1962 |
|
Simple Men |
Juan Antonio Samaranch |
Sports Figure |
17-Jul-1920 |
21-Apr-2010 |
Former Olympic Committee President |
Catherine Schell |
Actor |
17-Jul-1944 |
|
Maya on Space: 1999 |
Bitty Schram |
Actor |
17-Jul-1968 |
|
A League of Their Own |
Jimmy Scott |
Singer |
17-Jul-1925 |
|
Jazz soprano vocalist |
Santiago Segura |
Actor |
17-Jul-1965 |
|
Torrente, the Stupid Arm of the Law |
Robin Shou |
Actor |
17-Jul-1960 |
|
Mortal Kombat |
Phoebe Snow |
Jazz Musician |
17-Jul-1952 |
26-Apr-2011 |
Jazz vocalist |
Solé |
Musician |
17-Jul-1973 |
|
Skin Deep |
P. J. Soles |
Actor |
17-Jul-1950 |
|
Rock 'n' Roll High School |
Lewis C. Solmon |
Economist |
17-Jul-1942 |
17-Dec-2007 |
Education reformer |
Soundarya |
Actor |
17-Jul-1971 |
17-Apr-2004 |
Indian superstar actress, Dweepa |
Red Sovine |
Country Musician |
17-Jul-1918 |
4-Apr-1980 |
The Old Syrup Sopper |
Christina Stead |
Novelist |
17-Jul-1902 |
31-Mar-1983 |
The Man Who Loved Children |
Eleanor Steber |
Singer |
17-Jul-1914 |
3-Oct-1990 |
Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera |
Mattie Stepanek |
Poet |
17-Jul-1990 |
22-Jun-2004 |
Muscular-dystrophic boy-poet |
Donald Sutherland |
Actor |
17-Jul-1935 |
|
The Dirty Dozen |
Terence Tao |
Mathematician |
17-Jul-1975 |
|
Prolific math prodigy |
Katharine Towne |
Actor |
17-Jul-1978 |
|
Evolution |
Bryan Trottier |
Hockey |
17-Jul-1956 |
|
NHL Hall of Famer |
Charles Tufts |
Business |
17-Jul-1781 |
24-Dec-1876 |
Founder of Tufts University |
Piero Umiliani |
Composer |
17-Jul-1926 |
14-Feb-2001 |
Mah Na Mah Na |
John Ventimiglia |
Actor |
17-Jul-1963 |
|
Artie Bucco on The Sopranos |
Mike Vogel |
Actor |
17-Jul-1979 |
|
Grind |
Helen Walker |
Actor |
17-Jul-1920 |
10-Mar-1968 |
Call Northside 777 |
Andy Whitfield |
Actor |
17-Jul-1974 |
11-Sep-2011 |
Spartacus: Blood and Sand |
Alex Winter |
Actor |
17-Jul-1965 |
|
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure |
Eric Winter |
Actor |
17-Jul-1976 |
|
Days of Our Lives |