Famous birthdays on July 29
Famous people born on July 29, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♌ Star sign
Leo
💎 Birthstone
Ruby
👶 How common
No. 126 of 366
Born on July 29

Alexis de Tocqueville
born 1805 · French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)

Benito Mussolini
born 1883 · dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945

Dag Hammarskjöld
born 1905 · Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905–1961)
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Fernando Alonso
born 1981 · Spanish racing driver

Djibril Sidibé
born 1992 · French footballer (born 1992)
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Nellie Kim
born 1957 · Soviet-Russian artistic gymnast (born 1957)

Ilya Kutepov
born 1993 · Russian footballer
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Jens Castrop
born 2003 · German association football player (born 2003)
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Aytaç Yalman
born 1940 · Turkish general and statesperson (1940–2020)
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Yareli Acevedo
born 2001 · Mexican cyclist

Peter Jennings
born 1938 · Canadian-American broadcast journalist (1938–2005)

Amarildo Tavares da Silveira
born 1939 · Brazilian footballer and manager

Mircea Lucescu
born 1945 · Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026)

Meir Shalev
born 1948 · Israeli writer (1948–2023)
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Arif Alvi
born 1949 · 13th President of Pakistan from 2018 to 2024

Jamil Mahuad
born 1949 · 41st Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador
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Fumio Kishida
born 1957 · Prime Minister of Japan from 2021 to 2024
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Alejandro Castro Espín
born 1965 · Only son of Raúl Castro
Marian Hristov
born 1973 · Bulgarian footballer

Karim Essediri
born 1979 · Tunisian and French association football player (born 1979)

Fernando González
born 1980 · Chilean tennis player
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Pero Antić
born 1982 · Macedonian basketball player (born 1982)

Wilson Palacios
born 1984 · Honduran footballer

Oh Beom-seok
born 1984 · South Korean association football player

Osman Chávez
born 1984 · Honduran footballer

Besart Berisha
born 1985 · association football player

Paul-Georges Ntep
born 1992 · Cameroonian footballer (born 1992)
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Daniele Rugani
born 1994 · Italian association football player

Dorin Rotariu
born 1995 · Romanian footballer
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Giorgi Kharaishvili
born 1996 · Georgian association football player
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Tijjani Reijnders
born 1998 · Dutch footballer (born 1998)
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Dominique Simon
born 2000 · Haitian-French association football player

Renato Veiga
born 2003 · Portuguese footballer (born 2003)

Masoud Kimiai
born 1941 · Iranian film director, screenwriter

Ingrid Gulbin
born 1943 · East German sports diver

Stig Blomqvist
born 1946 · Swedish rally driver, winner of the 1984 World Rally Championship for Drivers

Enrique Chazarreta
born 1947 · Argentine footballer (1947-2021)

Maricica Puică
born 1950 · Romanian athletics competitor (born 1950)
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Geddy Lee
born 1953 · Canadian musician
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Kim Duk-koo
born 1955 · South Korean boxer (1955–1982)
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Questions about July 29 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on July 29?
- Famous people born on July 29 include Alexis de Tocqueville (1805), Benito Mussolini (1883), Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), Fernando Alonso (1981), Djibril Sidibé (1992).
- What star sign is someone born on July 29?
- Someone born on July 29 is a Leo.
- What is the birthstone for July 29?
- The birthstone for July is ruby.
- How common is a birthday on July 29?
- In the US, July 29 is the No. 126 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,570 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).