David Shire (86)
July 3rd, 1937

American songwriter – David Shire was born in Buffalo (City and county seat of Erie County, New York, United States) on July 3rd, 1937 and is 86 years old today.

Other personalities born on July 3

63

Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter

*July 3rd, 1960, South Woodford tube station

79

Erika Endesfelder

German egyptologist (1935-2015)

*July 3rd, 1935, Berlin †January 28th, 2015, Berlin

82

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (1932–2015)

*July 3rd, 1932, Alt-Treptow †June 21st, 2015, Rottach-Egern

36

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

36

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

30

PartyNextDoor

Canadian R&B singer

*July 3rd, 1993, Mississauga

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

76

Betty Buckley

American actress and singer

*July 3rd, 1947, Big Spring

76

Dave Barry

American writer

*July 3rd, 1947, Armonk

40

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)

*July 3rd, 1883, Prague †June 3rd, 1924, Kierling

52

Julian Assange

Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

*July 3rd, 1971, Townsville

88

Harrison Schmitt

Astronaut, geologist, politician, 12th man to walk on the moon (Apollo 17)

*July 3rd, 1935, Santa Rita

50

Patrick Wilson

American actor

*July 3rd, 1973, Norfolk

61

Thomas Gibson

American actor and director

*July 3rd, 1962, Charleston

36

Sebastian Vettel

German racing driver

*July 3rd, 1987, Heppenheim

53

Audra McDonald

American actress and singer (born 1970)

*July 3rd, 1970, Berlin

59

Joanne Harris

British and French author

*July 3rd, 1964, Barnsley

54

Shawnee Smith

American actress

*July 3rd, 1969, Orangeburg

23

Mikkel Damsgaard

Danish association football player

*July 3rd, 2000, Jyllinge

82

Willy Vanden Berghen

Belgian cyclist (1939–2022)

*July 3rd, 1939, Vilvoorde †March 30th, 2022

34

Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik

Cameroonian and French footballer

*July 3rd, 1989, Metz

83

Alberto Lleras Camargo

Colombian journalist and politician (1906-1990)

*July 3rd, 1906, Bogotá †January 4th, 1990, Bogotá

62

Louis Sarno

American musicologist and author (1954-2017)

*July 3rd, 1954, Newark †April 1st, 2017, Teaneck

88

Clorinda Málaga de Prado

Peruvian socialite (1905-1993)

*July 3rd, 1905, Lima †September 17th, 1993, Lima

30

Vincent Lacoste

French actor

*July 3rd, 1993, 18th arrondissement of Paris

83

Jerzy Buzek

Prime Minister of Poland (1997-2001) President of the European Parliament (2009-2012)

*July 3rd, 1940, Smilovice

31

Susan Peters

American actress (1921-1952)

*July 3rd, 1921, Spokane †October 23rd, 1952, Visalia

82

Gloria Allred

American civil rights lawyer

*July 3rd, 1941, Philadelphia

80

Kurtwood Smith

American actor

*July 3rd, 1943, New Lisbon

Also born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

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

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

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

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

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

87

Valentina Tereshkova

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

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

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

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

David Shire