Famous Birthdays for July 2Hermann Hesse 1877 - German poet, novelist, painter Jean Rene Lacoste 1904 - Tennis player, businessman Thurgood Marshall 1908 - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ken Curtis 1916 - Actor, known for his role as Festus Haggen in the TV series "Gunsmoke" Robert Sarnoff 1918 - Known for the TV series documentary "Victory at Sea" Pierre Cardin 1922 - Fashion designer Marvin Rainwater 1925 - Country and rockabilly singer and songwriter Medgar Evers 1925 - Civil rights activist from Mississippi Brock Peters 1927 - Actor ("To Kill a Mockingbird") Imelda Marcos 1929 - Widow of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Ahmad Jamal 1930 - Jazz pianist Robert Ito 1931 - Actor ("Quincy") Dave Thomas 1932 - Founder for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers Tom Springfield 1934 - Musician (The Springfields), brother of Dusty Springfield Richard Petty 1937 - Auto racer Polly Holliday 1937 - Actress ("Alice") Paul Williams (The Primes, The Temptations) 1939 Mike Abene 1942 - Jazz pianist Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver 1946 - Actor Larry David 1947 - Writer, director Saul Rubinek 1948 - Actor Roy Bittan 1949 - Musician (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) Joe Puerta (Bruce Hornsby & The Range) 1951 Johnny Colla (Soundhole, Huey Lewis & The News) 1952 Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) 1954 Jerry Hall 1956 - Actress, model Jimmy McNichol 1961 - Actor, singer Dave Parsons 1965 - Musician (Bush) Yancy Butler 1970 - Actress Michelle Branch 1983 - Singer Vanessa Lee Chester 1984 - Actress ("The Lost World: Jurassic Park") Johnny Weir 1984 - Figure skater Ashley Tisdale 1985 - Singer, actress ("The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," "High School Musical" movies) Lindsay Lohan 1986 - Actress |
