Alan Myerson (83)
July 1st, 1940

American film director – Alan Myerson was born in Edinburgh (Capital city of Scotland, UK) on July 1st, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

Other personalities born on July 1

74

Karen Black

American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter (1939-2013)

*July 1st, 1939, Park Ridge †August 8th, 2013, Santa Monica

81

James Cotton

American blues singer-songwriter (1935–2017)

*July 1st, 1935, Tunica †March 16th, 2017, Austin

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

82

Twyla Tharp

American dancer and choreographer

*July 1st, 1941, Portland

32

Ezhel

Turkish rapper

*July 1st, 1991, Çankaya

37

Agnez Mo

Indonesian singer and actress

*July 1st, 1986, Jakarta

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

85

Günter Oldenburg

German bicycle racer (1930-2016)

*July 1st, 1930, Dobra †April 8th, 2016, Berlin

74

William Carney

American politician (1942-2017)

*July 1st, 1942, Brooklyn †May 23rd, 2017, Washington, D.C.

20

Tate McRae

Canadian singer and dancer (born 2003)

*July 1st, 2003, Calgary

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

88

Gunnar Möller

German actor (1928-2017)

*July 1st, 1928, Neukölln †May 16th, 2017, Berlin

73

Sydney Pollack

American film director, producer and actor (1934-2008)

*July 1st, 1934, Lafayette †May 26th, 2008, Pacific Palisades

56

Pamela Anderson

Canadian-American actress and model

*July 1st, 1967, Ladysmith

62

Carl Lewis

US track & field athlete

*July 1st, 1961, Birmingham

57

Franz Boll

German classical scholar and historian of astrology (1867–1924)

*July 1st, 1867, Rothenburg ob der Tauber †July 3rd, 1924, Heidelberg

48

Sufjan Stevens

American singer and musician (born 1975)

*July 1st, 1975, Detroit

82

Myron Scholes

Canadian economist

*July 1st, 1941, Timmins

81

Julia Higgins

British polymer scientist

*July 1st, 1942, Surbiton

71

Dan Aykroyd

Canadian-American actor (born 1952)

*July 1st, 1952, Ottawa

78

Debbie Harry

American singer, songwriter and actress

*July 1st, 1945, Miami

89

Jean Marsh

English actress

*July 1st, 1934, Stoke Newington

46

Liv Tyler

American actress

*July 1st, 1977, East Harlem

74

Alfred G. Gilman

American pharmacologist (1941-2015)

*July 1st, 1941, New Haven †December 23rd, 2015, Dallas

50

Richard Marion

American actor

*July 1st, 1949, Los Angeles †July 19th, 1999, Los Angeles

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

52

Julianne Nicholson

American actress

*July 1st, 1971, Medford

47

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Dutch professional footballer and coach

*July 1st, 1976, Oss

47

Thomas Sadoski

American stage, film, and television actor

*July 1st, 1976, New Haven

70

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)

*July 1st, 1646, Leipzig †November 14th, 1716, Hanover

Also born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

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