Famous people born on 27 July

• Giosuè CarducciItalian poet and literary critic · 1835–1907
  71 yrs
• Alexandre Dumas filsFrench writer and dramatist · 1824–1895
  71 yrs
• Jean BaudrillardFrench sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist · 1929–2007
  77 yrs
• Murad IVThe 17th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1612–1640
  27 yrs
• Hans Fischer ↗German chemist · 1881–1945
  63 yrs
• Vladimir Korolenko ↗Ukrainian-born Russian writer · 1853–1921
  68 yrs
• Charlotte Corday ↗Figure of the French Revolution · 1768–1793
  24 yrs
• George Biddell Airy ↗English mathematician and astronomer · 1801–1892
  90 yrs
• Bourvil ↗French actor and singer · 1917–1970
  53 yrs
• Hilaire Belloc ↗French-English writer · 1870–1953
  82 yrs
• Pina Bausch ↗German dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director · 1940–2009
  68 yrs
• Loránd Eötvös ↗Hungarian physicist · 1848–1919
  70 yrs
• Donald Crisp ↗English film actor and film director · 1882–1974
  91 yrs
• Marielle Franco ↗Brazilian politician and activist · 1979–2018
  38 yrs
• Julian McMahon ↗Australian–American actor · 1968–2025
  56 yrs
• Enrique Granados ↗Spanish pianist and composer · 1867–1916
  48 yrs
• Jeanne Baret ↗French explorer, naturalist and botanist · 1740–1807
  67 yrs
• Julien Gracq ↗French writer · 1910–2007
  97 yrs
• Ernst Zermelo ↗German mathematician · 1871–1953
  81 yrs
• Lyudmila Rudenko ↗Soviet chess player · 1904–1986
  81 yrs
• Takahashi Korekiyo ↗Japanese politician · 1854–1936
  81 yrs
• Gary Gygax ↗American game designer and author · 1938–2008
  69 yrs
• Hans Rosling ↗Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker · 1948–2017
  68 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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