Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

July 9

• 1511 – Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, wife of Christian III of Denmark (d. 1571)
• 1577 – Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English-born Jamestown colonist (d. 1618)
• 1578 – Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)
• 1654 – Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)
• 1686 – Philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749)
• 1689 – Alexis Piron, French epigrammatist and dramatist (d. 1773)
• 1721 – Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (d. 1781)
• 1753 – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English territorial governor (d. 1825)
• 1764 – Ann Radcliffe, English novelist (d. 1823)
• 1775 – Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818)
• 1786 – Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France, daughter of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette (d. 1787)
• 1800 – Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician (d. 1885)
• 1808 – Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (d. 1887)
• 1819 – Elias Howe, American inventor (d. 1867)
• 1828 – Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian Catholic churchman (d. 1913)
• 1834 – Jan Neruda, Czech poet (d. 1891)
• 1836 – Camille of Renesse-Breidbach, Belgian nobleman and entrepreneur (d. 1904)
• 1848 – Robert I, Duke of Parma, Italian nobleman (d. 1907)
• 1858 – Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942)
• 1879 – Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (d. 1936)
• 1879 – Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d. 1934)
• 1889 – Leo Dandurand, American-born Canadian hockey executive (d. 1964)
• 1893 – George Geary, English cricketer (d. 1981)
• 1894 – Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
• 1896 – Maria Gomes Valentim, Brazilian supercentenarian (d. 2011)
• 1901 – Dame Barbara Cartland, English novelist (d. 2000)
• 1901 – Konstantinos Kallias, Greek politician (d. 2004)
• 1905 – Clarence Campbell, Canadian hockey executive (d. 1984)
• 1908 – Allama Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani scholar, orator and philosopher (d. 1973)
• 1911 – Mervyn Peake, British writer and illustrator (d. 1968)
• 1911 – John A. Wheeler, American physicist (d. 2008)
• 1915 – David Diamond, American composer (d. 2005)
• 1916 – Sir Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
• 1916 – Edward Heath, British statesman (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)
• 1925 – Guru Dutt, Indian filmmaker and actor (d. 1964)
• 1925 – Charles E. Wicks, American academic
• 1926 – Ben Roy Mottelson, American-born physicist; Nobel laureate
• 1927 – Ed Ames, American singer and actor
• 1927 – Susan Cabot, American actress (d. 1986)
• 1927 – Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1928 – Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist
• 1928 – Vince Edwards, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1929 – King Hassan II of Morocco (d. 1999)
• 1929 – Lee Hazlewood, American country singer, songwriter and producer (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist
• 1930 – Buddy Bregman, American musical arranger and conductor
• 1930 – Roy McLean, South African cricketer (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Donald Rumsfeld, 13th and 21st United States Secretary of Defense
• 1933 – Oliver Sacks, British neurologist and author
• 1934 – Michael Graves, American architect
• 1935 – Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Michael Williams, English actor (d. 2001)
• 1936 – Floyd Abrams, American attorney and advocate
• 1936 – June Jordan, American poet, writer and teacher (d. 2002)
• 1936 – André Pronovost, French-Canadian ice hockey player
• 1936 – Richard Wilson, Scottish actor and director
• 1937 – David Hockney, English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer
• 1938 – Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor (d.1985)
• 1938 – Brian Dennehy, American actor
• 1940 – Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American political scientist (d. 2010)
• 1942 – Richard Roundtree, American actor
• 1942 – Edy Williams, American actress
• 1943 – John Casper, American astronaut
• 1945 – Dean R. Koontz, American novelist
• 1945 – Root Boy Slim, American entertainer (d. 1993)
• 1946 – Natasha Pyne, English actress
• 1946 – Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (d. 1980)
• 1946 – Gerhard Kramm American atmospheric scientist
• 1947 – Haruomi Hosono, Japanese bassist (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
• 1947 – Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience) (d. 2008)
• 1947 – O.J. Simpson, American football player and actor
• 1948 – Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian politician
• 1949 – Jesse Duplantis, American evangelist and author
• 1950 – Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian politician
• 1951 – Chris Cooper, American actor
• 1952 – John Tesh, American composer
• 1953 – Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer
• 1953 – Thomas Ligotti, American writer
• 1955 – Steve Coppell, English footballer and manager
• 1955 – Fred Norris, American radio personality
• 1955 – Jimmy Smits, American actor
• 1955 – Willie Wilson, American baseball player
• 1955 – Lindsey Graham, American politician
• 1956 – Tom Hanks, American actor
• 1957 – Tim Kring, American writer and producer
• 1957 – Marc Almond, British singer
• 1957 – Kelly McGillis, American actress
• 1957 – Paul Merton, British comedian
• 1957 – Jim Paxson, American basketball player
• 1959 – Jim Kerr, Scottish singer (Simple Minds)
• 1959 – Kevin Nash, American pro wrestler
• 1959 – Clive Stafford Smith, British lawyer
• 1960 – Marc Mero, American pro wrestler
• 1963 – Klaus Theiss, German footballer
• 1964 – Courtney Love, American singer and guitarist (Hole) and actress
• 1964 – Gianluca Vialli, Italian football player and coach
• 1965 – Frank Bello, American bassist (Anthrax)
• 1965 – Thomas Jahn, German actor and director
• 1965 – David O'Hara, Scottish actor
• 1965 – Jason Rhoades, American installation artist (d. 2006)
• 1966 – Pamela Adlon, American voice actress
• 1967 – Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician
• 1967 – Mark Stoops, American football coach
• 1968 – Paolo Di Canio, Italian football player
• 1968 – Lars Gyllenhaal, Swedish historian
• 1969 – Jason Kearton, Australian footballer
• 1969 – Mark Lui, Hong Kong composer and producer
• 1970 – Dani Behr, English model and TV presenter
• 1970 – Trent Green, American football player
• 1970 – Masami Tsuda, Japanese manga author
• 1971 – Marc Andreessen, American software developer
• 1971 – Scott Grimes, American voice actor (American Dad!)
• 1973 – Kelly Holcomb, American football player
• 1973 – Enrique Murciano, American actor
• 1974 – Sian Berry, British politician
• 1974 – Gary Kelly, Irish football player
• 1974 – Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish bassist and singer (Millencolin)
• 1974 – Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Japanese actor & singer (SMAP)
• 1975 – Shelton Benjamin, American pro wrestler
• 1975 – Isaac Brock, American singer and musician (Modest Mouse, Ugly Casanova)
• 1975 – Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player
• 1975 – Jack White, American vocalist and musician (The White Stripes)
• 1976 – Christos Harisis, Greek basketball player
• 1976 – Fred Savage, American actor
• 1976 – Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch speed skater
• 1978 – Kara Goucher, American long distance runner
• 1978 – Linda Park, Korean-born actress
• 1978 – Mark Medlock, German singer
• 1978 – Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer
• 1979 – Ella Koon, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1979 – Suzanne Stokes, American model
• 1981 – Kimveer Gill, Canadian spree shooter (Dawson College shooting) (d. 2006)
• 1982 – Ashly DelGrosso, American ballroom dancer
• 1982 – Alecko Eskandarian, American footballer
• 1982 – Toby Kebbell, English actor
• 1982 – Maggie Ma, Canadian actress
• 1982 – Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese racing driver
• 1983 – Lucia Micarelli, American violinist (Jethro Tull)
• 1984 – Gianni Fabiano, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Jacob Hoggard, Canadian singer (Hedley)
• 1985 – Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
• 1985 – Ashley Young, English footballer
• 1986 – Dominic Cervi, American footballer
• 1986 – Simon Dumont, American freestyle skier
• 1986 – Kiely Williams, American singer and actress
• 1990 – Fábio Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
• 1990 – Rafael Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
• 1991 – Spencer Elden, American model
• 1991 – Mitchel Musso, American actor
• 1995 – Georgie Henley, English actress