Fred Wesley (80)
July 4th, 1943

American jazz trombonist – Fred Wesley was born in Columbus (Consolidated city-county in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States) on July 4th, 1943 and is 80 years old today.

Other personalities born on July 4

26

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

74

Horst Seehofer

German politician (CSU) and Federal Minister of the Interior

*July 4th, 1949, Ingolstadt

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

91

Aurèle Vandendriessche

Belgian marathon runner

*July 4th, 1932, Anzegem †October 17th, 2023, Waregem

91

Neil Simon

American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018)

*July 4th, 1927, New York City †August 26th, 2018, Manhattan

51

Nina Badrić

Croatian pop singer

*July 4th, 1972, Zagreb

29

Shella Devi Aulia

Indonesian badminton player

*July 4th, 1994, Bekasi City

60

Ute Lemper

German singer and actress

*July 4th, 1963, Münster

95

Gina Lollobrigida

Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician (1927–2023)

*July 4th, 1927, Subiaco †January 16th, 2023, Rome

79

Susan Kellerman

American Broadway and theatre-house actress

*July 4th, 1944, United States of America

60

Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton

78

Floyd Little

Player of American football

*July 4th, 1942, New Haven †January 1st, 2021, Las Vegas

83

Valentyn Symonenko

Ukrainian statesman

*July 4th, 1940, Odesa

88

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Argentine-Spanish association football player (1926-2014)

*July 4th, 1926, Buenos Aires †July 7th, 2014, Madrid

32

Dries De Bondt

Belgian cyclist

*July 4th, 1991, Bornem

67

Dieter Kühn

German footballer (born 1956)

*July 4th, 1956, Leipzig

65

Stefan Meller

Polish diplomat (1942-2008)

*July 4th, 1942, 6th arrondissement of Lyon †February 4th, 2008, Warsaw

58

Tracy Letts

American actor and screenwriter

*July 4th, 1965, Tulsa

87

Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883-1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City

90

Rudolf Friedrich

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1923-2013)

*July 4th, 1923, Winterthur †October 15th, 2013, Winterthur

48

John Lloyd Young

American actor

*July 4th, 1975, Sacramento

79

Ray Meagher

Australian actor

*July 4th, 1944, Roma

93

George Mostow

American mathematician

*July 4th, 1923, Boston †April 4th, 2017, Hamden

64

Victoria Abril

Spanish actress

*July 4th, 1959, Madrid

83

Karolyn Grimes

American actress

*July 4th, 1940, Hollywood

49

Inara George

American musician

*July 4th, 1974, Baltimore

25

Malia Obama

Daughter of former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama

*July 4th, 1998, Chicago

82

Pavel Sedláček

Czech singer

*July 4th, 1941, Prague

81

Prince Michael of Kent

First cousin of Queen Elizabeth II; grandson of King George V and Queen Mary

*July 4th, 1942, Coppins

77

Ron Kovic

Anti-war activist

*July 4th, 1946, Ladysmith

Also born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

81

Kay Granger

American politician

*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

Fred Wesley