Famous people born on 9 July

• Donald RumsfeldAmerican politician and diplomat · 1932–2021
  88 yrs
• Edward HeathPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 · 1916–2005
  89 yrs
• Charles VIII of FranceKing of France from 1483 to 1498 · 1470–1498
  27 yrs
• Hassan IIKing of Morocco from 1961 to 1999 · 1929–1999
  70 yrs
• Ferdinand II, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor · 1578–1637
  58 yrs
• Ben Roy MottelsonDanish-American nuclear physicist · 1926–2022
  95 yrs
• Franz BoasGerman-American anthropologist · 1858–1942
  84 yrs
• Ivan VazovBulgarian writer and poet · 1850–1921
  71 yrs
• Jan Neruda ↗Czech poet, theater reviewer, publicist, journalist and writer · 1834–1891
  57 yrs
• O. J. Simpson ↗American football player and actor · 1947–2024
  76 yrs
• Ann Radcliffe ↗English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel · 1764–1823
  58 yrs
• Barbara Cartland ↗English writer and media personality · 1901–2000
  98 yrs
• John Archibald Wheeler ↗American physicist · 1911–2008
  96 yrs
• Oliver Sacks ↗British neurologist and writer · 1933–2015
  82 yrs
• Gianluca Vialli ↗Italian association football player and manager · 1964–2023
  58 yrs
• Mercedes Sosa ↗Argentine singer · 1935–2009
  74 yrs
• Bon Scott ↗Australian singer · 1946–1980
  33 yrs
• Brian Dennehy ↗American actor · 1938–2020
  81 yrs
• Matthew Gregory Lewis ↗English novelist and dramatist · 1775–1818
  42 yrs
• Ottorino Respighi ↗Italian composer, musicologist and conductor · 1879–1936
  56 yrs
• Willi Stoph ↗German politician · 1914–1999
  84 yrs
• Phineas Gage ↗19th century American railway worker who survived a large brain trauma · 1823–1860
  36 yrs
• Sophia of Nassau ↗Swedish queen · 1836–1913
  77 yrs
• Guru Dutt ↗Indian film director, producer, choreographer and actor · 1925–1964
  39 yrs
• Emilio Mola ↗Spanish military commander · 1887–1937
  49 yrs
• George Howard Darwin ↗English astronomer, mathematician · 1845–1912
  67 yrs
• Elias Howe ↗American inventor · 1819–1867
  48 yrs
• Emperor Reigen ↗Emperor of Japan · 1654–1732
  78 yrs
• Friedrich Adler ↗Austrian politician · 1879–1960
  80 yrs
• Gustav Noske ↗German politician · 1868–1946
  78 yrs
• Richard Roundtree ↗American actor and singer · 1942–2023
  81 yrs
• Wim Duisenberg ↗Dutch politician and economist · 1935–2005
  70 yrs
• Fulbert Youlou ↗President of the Republic of the Congo · 1917–1972
  54 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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