Daniel McFadden (86)
July 29th, 1937

American economist – Daniel McFadden was born in Raleigh (City in and state capital of North Carolina, United States of America) on July 29th, 1937 and is 86 years old today.

Other personalities born on July 29

37

Kim Min-jung

South Korean badminton player

*July 29th, 1986, Jeju

80

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

*July 29th, 1941, Manchester †July 24th, 2022, Northwood

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

85

Klaus Töpfer

German politician

*July 29th, 1938, Wałbrzych

83

Harry Mulisch

Dutch writer

*July 29th, 1927, Haarlem †October 30th, 2010, Amsterdam

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

38

Simon Santoso

Badminton player

*July 29th, 1985, Tegal City

42

Fernando Alonso

Spanish racing driver

*July 29th, 1981, Oviedo City

77

Bill Forsyth

British film director

*July 29th, 1946, Glasgow

60

Caroline Paul

American writer

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

51

Joe Vaz

South African actor

*July 29th, 1972, Johannesburg

91

Nancy Kassebaum

American politician

*July 29th, 1932, Topeka

84

Jan Notermans

Dutch footballer and manager (1932-2017)

*July 29th, 1932, Sittard †June 8th, 2017, Sittard

67

Peter Jennings

Canadian-American broadcast journalist (1938–2005)

*July 29th, 1938, Toronto †August 7th, 2005, Manhattan

36

Genesis Rodriguez

American actress (b. 1987)

*July 29th, 1987, Miami

67

Neal Walk

American basketball player, center

*July 29th, 1948, Cleveland †October 4th, 2015, Phoenix

96

Mikis Theodorakis

Greek composer (1925–2021)

*July 29th, 1925, Chios †September 2nd, 2021, Athens

52

Dana Morávková

Czech actress, choreographer, figure skater and television presenter

*July 29th, 1971, Písek

93

Manuel Mantero

Spanish writer and literary critic

*July 29th, 1930, Seville

34

Jake Smollett

American actor

*July 29th, 1989, New York City

77

Aleksei Tammiste

Estonian basketball player

*July 29th, 1946, Tartu

79

Tony Sirico

American film and television actor (1942-2022)

*July 29th, 1942, Brooklyn †July 8th, 2022, Fort Lauderdale

72

Dean Pitchford

American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist

*July 29th, 1951, Honolulu

63

Didier Van Cauwelaert

French writer

*July 29th, 1960, Nice

91

Chris Marker

French filmmaker

*July 29th, 1921, Neuilly-sur-Seine †July 29th, 2012, 20th arrondissement of Paris

70

Frank McGuinness

Irish writer (born 1953)

*July 29th, 1953, Buncrana

78

Sharon Creech

American writer of children's novels

*July 29th, 1945, South Euclid

90

Randy Sparks

American singer

*July 29th, 1933, Leavenworth †February 11th, 2024

80

Michael Holm

German singer, musician, songwriter and record producer

*July 29th, 1943, Szczecin

Also born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

86

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

Daniel McFadden