Famous people born on 1 July

• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGerman mathematician and philosopher · 1646–1716
  70 yrs
• Diana, Princess of WalesMember of the British royal family and Princess of Wales · 1961–1997
  36 yrs
• Francis of AssisiItalian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order · 1182–1226
  44 yrs
• George SandFrench novelist and memoirist · 1804–1876
  71 yrs
• Carl von ClausewitzGerman-Prussian general and military theorist · 1780–1831
  51 yrs
• Olivia de HavillandBritish actress · 1916–2020
  104 yrs
• Georg Christoph LichtenbergGerman scientist and satirist · 1742–1799
  56 yrs
• Ignaz SemmelweisHungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures · 1818–1865
  47 yrs
• Sydney PollackAmerican film director, producer and actor · 1934–2008
  73 yrs
• William WylerSwiss-German-American director and producer · 1902–1981
  79 yrs
• Charles Laughton ↗British-American actor · 1899–1962
  63 yrs
• Robert Fogel ↗American economist and historian · 1926–2013
  86 yrs
• Philip I of Castile ↗King of Castile (1506), Ruler of Habsburg Netherlands · 1478–1506
  28 yrs
• Karen Black ↗American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter · 1939–2013
  74 yrs
• Gerald Edelman ↗American biologist · 1929–2014
  84 yrs
• Louis Blériot ↗French aviator, inventor and engineer · 1872–1936
  64 yrs
• Seretse Khama ↗First President of Botswana · 1921–1980
  59 yrs
• Vera Mukhina ↗Soviet sculptor · 1889–1953
  64 yrs
• Alfred G. Gilman ↗American pharmacologist · 1941–2015
  74 yrs
• Jean-Victor Poncelet ↗French engineer and mathematician · 1788–1867
  79 yrs
• Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr ↗Iraqi president · 1914–1982
  68 yrs
• Amy Johnson ↗Pioneering English aviator · 1903–1941
  37 yrs
• Léon Jouhaux ↗French trade unionist · 1879–1954
  74 yrs
• Adam Ferguson ↗Scottish philosopher and historian; · 1723–1816
  92 yrs
• Estée Lauder ↗American businesswoman · 1908–2004
  95 yrs
• Alice Guy-Blaché ↗French film director · 1873–1968
  94 yrs
• Juan Carlos Onetti ↗Uruguayan novelist · 1909–1994
  84 yrs
• David Prowse ↗English bodybuilder, weightlifter, and actor · 1935–2020
  85 yrs
• Abbas I of Egypt ↗Wāli of Egypt from 1848 to 1854 · 1812–1854
  42 yrs
• Ahmed Deedat ↗South African writer and orator · 1918–2005
  87 yrs
• Antoni Ramallets ↗Spanish footballer · 1924–2013
  89 yrs
• Claude Berri ↗French screenwriter, film producer, and film director · 1934–2009
  74 yrs
• Farley Granger ↗American actor · 1925–2011
  85 yrs
• Sergey Sokolov ↗Soviet military commander · 1911–2012
  101 yrs
• Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress ↗Holy Roman empress · 1528–1603
  74 yrs
• Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis ↗Iraqi politician and Army commander · 1954–2020
  65 yrs
• Saad Zaghloul ↗Prime Minister of Egypt · 1859–1927
  68 yrs
• Andre Braugher ↗American actor · 1962–2023
  61 yrs

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