Famous people born on 7 July

• Gustav MahlerAustrian late-Romantic composer · 1860–1911
  50 yrs
• Henry VIII of EnglandKing of England from 1509 to 1547 · 1491–1547
  55 yrs
• Robert A. HeinleinAmerican author and aeronautical engineer · 1907–1988
  80 yrs
• Yanka KupalaBelarusian writer · 1882–1942
  59 yrs
• Vittorio De SicaItalian film director · 1901–1974
  73 yrs
• Paul IVPope of catholic church 1555-1559 · 1476–1559
  83 yrs
• Camillo GolgiItalian physician, pathologist, scientist, and Nobel laureate · 1843–1926
  82 yrs
• Shelley DuvallAmerican actress · 1949–2024
  75 yrs
• Toto CutugnoItalian recording artist; musician, songwriter, record producer · 1943–2023
  80 yrs
• Charles IX of FranceKing of France · 1550–1574
  23 yrs
• ShamilNorth Caucasian imam and warrior · 1797–1871
  73 yrs
• George Cukor ↗American film director and producer · 1899–1983
  83 yrs
• Lion Feuchtwanger ↗German writer · 1884–1958
  74 yrs
• Joseph Marie Jacquard ↗French inventor · 1752–1834
  82 yrs
• Miroslav Krleža ↗Croatian writer · 1893–1981
  88 yrs
• John II of Aragon ↗King of Aragon from 1458 to 1479 · 1398–1479
  80 yrs
• Jürgen Grabowski ↗German footballer · 1944–2022
  77 yrs
• Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves ↗Brazilian politician · 1848–1919
  70 yrs
• Tadamichi Kuribayashi ↗Japanese general · 1891–1945
  53 yrs
• Gian Carlo Menotti ↗Italian-American composer and librettist · 1911–2007
  95 yrs
• Joe Zawinul ↗Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer · 1932–2007
  75 yrs
• John Sigismund Zápolya ↗King of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania · 1540–1571
  30 yrs
• Elena Obraztsova ↗Soviet and Russian opera singer · 1937–2015
  77 yrs
• Nettie Stevens ↗American geneticist · 1861–1912
  50 yrs
• Nuon Chea ↗Cambodian politician and convicted war criminal · 1926–2019
  93 yrs
• Jon Pertwee ↗English actor · 1919–1996
  76 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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