Today's Famous Birthdays - per Wikipedia

July 4

• 68 – Salonina Matidia, niece of Emperor Trajan (d. 119)
• 1330 – Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)
• 1546 – Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)
• 1694 – Louis-Claude Daquin, French composer (d. 1772)
• 1715 – Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet (d. 1769)
• 1719 – Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (d. 1797)
• 1790 – George Everest, Welsh surveyor (d. 1866)
• 1799 – King Oscar I of Sweden, French general (d. 1859)
• 1804 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864)
• 1807 – Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian military and political figure (d. 1882)
• 1816 – Hiram Walker, American grocer and distiller (d. 1899)
• 1826 – Stephen Foster, American songwriter (d. 1864)
• 1845 – Thomas Barnardo, Irish humanitarian (d. 1905)
• 1847 – James Anthony Bailey, American circus impresario (d. 1906)
• 1854 – Victor Babeş, Romanian bacteriologist (d. 1926)
• 1854 – Bill Tilghman, American gunslinger and peace officer (d. 1924)
• 1867 – Stephen Mather, American entrepreneur and conservationist (d. 1930)
• 1868 – Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer (d. 1921)
• 1872 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)
• 1881 – Ulysses S. Grant III, American soldier (d. 1968)
• 1882 – Louis B. Mayer, American film producer (d. 1957)
• 1883 – Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (d. 1970)
• 1895 – Irving Caesar, American lyricist and composer (d. 1996)
• 1896 – Mao Dun, Chinese writer (d. 1981)
• 1897 – Alluri Sita Rama Raju, Indian Freedom Fighter (d. 1924)
• 1898 – Dr. Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican historian (d. 1997)
• 1898 – Gertrude Lawrence, English-born actress (d. 1952)
• 1902 – Meyer Lansky, Russian-born American gangster (d. 1983)
• 1902 – George Murphy, American entertainer (d. 1992)
• 1903 – Flor Peeters, Belgian composer, organist and teacher (d. 1986)
• 1904 – Angela Baddeley, English actress (d. 1976)
• 1905 – Irving Johnson, American adventurer (d. 1991)
• 1907 – Gordon Griffith, American director (d. 1958)
• 1907 – Howard Taubman, American music and theater critic (d. 1996)
• 1910 – Gloria Stuart, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1911 – Mitch Miller, American entertainer (d. 2010)
• 1912 – Viviane Romance, French actress (d. 1991)
• 1916 – Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American World War II figure (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1947)
• 1918 – Ann Landers, American advice columnist (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Abigail Van Buren, American advice columnist
• 1918 – King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga (d. 2006)
• 1918 – Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver (d. 1984)
• 1920 – Norm Drucker, American basketball referee
• 1920 – Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Fritz Wilde, German footballer (d. 1977)
• 1921 – Gerard Debreu, French economist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
• 1921 – Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Rudolf Friedrich, Swiss Federal Councilor
• 1924 – Eva Marie Saint, American actress
• 1926 – Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentine-Spanish footballer
• 1927 – Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress
• 1927 – Neil Simon, American playwright
• 1928 – Giampiero Boniperti, Italian footballer
• 1928 – Chuck Tanner, American baseball player (d. 2011)
• 1929 – Al Davis, American businessman
• 1929 – Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (d. 1998)
• 1930 – Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Armenian actor (d. 1993)
• 1930 – George Steinbrenner, American businessman (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Yuri Tyukalov, Soviet Olympic rower
• 1931 – Stephen Boyd, Northern Irish actor (d. 1977)
• 1931 – Sébastien Japrisot, French author, film director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgian athlete
• 1934 – Colin Welland, English actor
• 1935 – Paul Scoon, Governor General of Grenada
• 1936 – Zdzisława Donat, Polish coloratura soprano
• 1937 – Sonja Haraldsen, Queen of Norway (spouse of King Harald V of Norway)
• 1937 – Thomas Nagel, American philosopher
• 1938 – Bill Withers, American singer and songwriter
• 1938 – Sergio Oliva, Cuban born American bodybuilder
• 1940 – Karolyn Grimes, American actress
• 1941 – Brian Willson, American peace activist
• 1941 – Sam Farr, American politician
• 1942 – Hal Lanier, American baseball player
• 1942 – Floyd Little, American football player
• 1942 – Stefan Meller, Polish foreign minister (d. 2008)
• 1943 – Konrad "Conny" Bauer, German musician
• 1943 – Geraldo Rivera, American reporter
• 1943 – Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, American musician (d. 1970)
• 1943 – Emerson Boozer, American football player
• 1943 – Milan Máčala, Czech football coach
• 1944 – Joe Berardo, Portuguese millionaire
• 1944 – Ray Meagher, Australian actor
• 1945 – Bruce French, American actor
• 1946 – Tish Howard, American model
• 1946 – Ron Kovic, American peace activist
• 1946 – Michael Milken, American financier
• 1946 – Ed O'Ross, American actor
• 1948 – Ed Armbrister, baseball player
• 1948 – René Arnoux, French race car driver
• 1948 – Tommy Körberg, Swedish singer and actor
• 1948 – Jeremy Spencer, English musician
• 1948 – Phil Wheatley, Director-General of the National Offender Management Service
• 1950 – Philip Craven, British International Paralympic Committee president
• 1950 – David Jensen, Canadian-born British radio DJ
• 1951 – Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American politician
• 1952 – Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia
• 1954 – Jim Beattie, American baseball player
• 1954 – Morganna Roberts, American entertainer
• 1955 – John Waite, English singer
• 1956 – Mark Belling, American radio talkshow host
• 1957 – Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand
• 1957 – Rein Lang, Estonian politician and diplomat
• 1958 – Kirk Pengilly, Australian musician
• 1958 – Carl Valentine, English-born Canadian former footballer
• 1958 – Steve Hartman, American sports radio host
• 1959 – Victoria Abril, Spanish actress
• 1960 – Sid Eudy, American professional wrestler
• 1960 – Barry Windham, American professional wrestler
• 1960 – Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1994)
• 1961 – Richard Garriott, English video game designer
• 1962 – Neil Morrissey, English actor
• 1962 – Pam Shriver, American former tennis player
• 1963 – Henri Leconte, French former tennis player
• 1963 – José Oquendo, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1963 – William Ramallo, former Bolivian footballer
• 1964 – Cle Kooiman, American soccer player
• 1964 – Mark Slaughter, American singer
• 1964 – Mark Whiting, American filmmaker and actor
• 1965 – Horace Grant, American basketball player
• 1965 – Harvey Grant, American basketball player
• 1965 – Jo Whiley, English radio DJ
• 1966 – Minas Hantzidis, Greek footballer
• 1966 – Lee Reherman, American actor
• 1967 – Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball player
• 1967 – Andy Walker (journalist), Canadian television personality
• 1967 – Rick Wilkins, American baseball player
• 1968 – Jack Frost, American musician
• 1969 – Todd Marinovich, American football player
• 1969 – Wilfred Mugeyi, Zimbabwean soccer player
• 1970 – Christian Giesler, American bassist (Kreator)
• 1970 – Tony Vidmar, Australian former footballer
• 1971 – Andy Creeggan, Canadian musician
• 1971 – Brendan Donnelly, American baseball player
• 1971 – Koko, sign-language gorilla
• 1971 – Ned Zelic, Australian soccer player
• 1972 – Nina Badrić, Croatian singer
• 1972 – Stephen Giles, Canadian canoer
• 1972 – William Goldsmith, American drummer (Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters)
• 1972 – Mike Knuble, Canadian hockey player
• 1972 – Oleg Prudius, Ukrainian professional wrestler
• 1973 – Gackt, Japanese musician
• 1973 – Keiko Ihara, Japanese racing driver
• 1973 – Michael Johnson, English-born Jamaican footballer
• 1973 – Jan Magnussen, Danish racing driver
• 1973 – Tony Popovic, Australian soccer player
• 1973 – Elton Williams, Montserratian footballer
• 1974 – La'Roi Glover, American football player
• 1974 – Adrian Griffin, American basketball player
• 1974 – Vince Spadea, American tennis player
• 1975 – Tania Davis, Australian violist
• 1976 – Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2003)
• 1976 – Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova, Russian cross-country skier
• 1977 – Jonas Kjellgren, Swedish musician (Scar Symmetry)
• 1978 – Vicky Kaya, Greek model and actress
• 1978 – Stephen McNally, British singer and songwriter (BBMak)
• 1978 – Emile Mpenza, Belgian footballer
• 1978 – Becki Newton, American actress
• 1978 – Katia Zygouli, Greek model
• 1980 – Max Elliott Slade, American film actor
• 1981 – Francisco Cruceta, Dominican baseball player
• 1981 – Dédé, Angolan soccer player
• 1982 – Hannah Harper, English porn star
• 1983 – Isabeli Fontana, Brazilian model
• 1983 – Ben Jorgensen, American musician
• 1983 – Andy Mrotek, American musician
• 1983 – Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Spanish actor and singer
• 1983 – Miguel Pinto, Chilean footballer
• 1983 – Mattia Serafini, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Gina Glocksen, American singer
• 1984 – Akanishi Jin, Japanese singer
• 1985 – Kane Tenace, Australian rules footballer
• 1986 – Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer
• 1990 – Backer Aloenouvo, Togolese football player
• 1990 – David Kross, German actor