Famous people born on 29 July

• Benito MussoliniDictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945 · 1883–1945
  61 yrs
• Dag HammarskjöldSwedish diplomat, economist, and author · 1905–1961
  56 yrs
• Alexis de TocquevilleFrench political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs · 1805–1859
  53 yrs
• Eyvind JohnsonSwedish writer · 1900–1976
  76 yrs
• Isidor Isaac RabiAmerican physicist · 1898–1988
  89 yrs
• Harry MulischDutch writer · 1927–2010
  83 yrs
• Ivan AivazovskyRussian marine painter · 1817–1900
  82 yrs
• Mikis Theodorakis ↗Greek composer · 1925–2021
  96 yrs
• Clara Bow ↗American actress · 1905–1965
  60 yrs
• Henri Fayol ↗French mining engineer and executive, developer a general theory of business administration Fayolism · 1841–1925
  84 yrs
• Ryutaro Hashimoto ↗82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan · 1937–2006
  68 yrs
• Theda Bara ↗American actress · 1885–1955
  69 yrs
• David Warner ↗British actor · 1941–2022
  80 yrs
• Ján Kollár ↗Slovak author writing in Czech · 1793–1852
  58 yrs
• William Powell ↗American actor · 1892–1984
  91 yrs
• Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil ↗Princess Imperial of the Empire of Brazil · 1846–1921
  75 yrs
• Gerhard Armauer Hansen ↗Norwegian physician · 1841–1912
  70 yrs
• JRD Tata ↗French‑born Indian industrialist · 1904–1993
  89 yrs
• Max Nordau ↗Hungarian Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic · 1849–1923
  73 yrs
• Vladimir K. Zworykin ↗Russian-American engineer · 1888–1982
  94 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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