Famous people born on 6 July

• Frida KahloMexican painter · 1907–1954
  47 yrs
• Nancy ReaganFirst Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989 · 1921–2016
  94 yrs
• Nicholas I of RussiaThe 11th Emperor of Russia, 1825–1855 · 1796–1855
  58 yrs
• Marc ChagallBelarusian-French artist · 1887–1985
  97 yrs
• Verner von HeidenstamSwedish writer · 1859–1940
  80 yrs
• Wojciech JaruzelskiPolish military and political official, leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 to 1989 · 1923–2014
  90 yrs
• Louis XII of FranceKing of France from 1498 to 1515 · 1462–1515
  52 yrs
• Maximilian I of MexicoEmperor of Mexico · 1832–1867
  34 yrs
• Janet Leigh ↗American actress · 1927–2004
  77 yrs
• Eino Leino ↗Finnish poet and journalist · 1878–1926
  47 yrs
• Hilary Mantel ↗British writer · 1952–2022
  70 yrs
• Hugo Theorell ↗Biochemist · 1903–1982
  79 yrs
• Adolf Anderssen ↗German chess champion, after Paul Morphy (1858-1860), second unofficial world chess champion (1851-1858, 1860-1865, 1867-1871), chess publicist · 1818–1879
  60 yrs
• Bill Haley ↗American rock and roll music pioneer · 1925–1981
  55 yrs
• Michael Sata ↗Zambian politician · 1937–2014
  77 yrs
• Ned Beatty ↗American actor · 1937–2021
  83 yrs
• Heinrich Harrer ↗Austrian mountaineer and author · 1912–2006
  93 yrs
• Johann Gustav Droysen ↗German historian · 1808–1884
  75 yrs
• Sherif Ismail ↗Egyptian politician · 1955–2023
  67 yrs
• Niceto Alcalá-Zamora ↗Spanish lawyer and politician · 1877–1949
  71 yrs
• William Jackson Hooker ↗English botanist and botanical illustrator · 1785–1865
  80 yrs
• Ernst Busch ↗German field marshal · 1885–1945
  60 yrs
• Petronilla of Aragon ↗Queen of Aragón and countess of Barcelona · 1136–1174
  38 yrs
• Annette Kellermann ↗Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer · 1886–1975
  89 yrs
• Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom ↗Fourth child and second daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark · 1868–1935
  67 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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