22 historically significant individuals born on July 10. July 10 is the birth date of several people throughout history, with 16 notable individuals born on this day. Among these are French Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (1830), inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla (1856), and French novelist Marcel Proust (1871). The date also marks the births of Vietnamese political leader Nguyen Huu Tho (1910) and former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (1925).
Total Born
22
Countries
20
Top Century
20th· 13
Top Field
actor
4 individuals
Headline Figures
scientist
Kurt Alder
1902 – 1958Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1950)
journalist
Alice Munro
1931 – 2024Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author renowned for her masterful short stories exploring small-town life and human relationships.
architectural draftsperson
Camille Pissarro
1830 – 1903Danish-French painter (1830-1903)
Birth Distribution by Century
20th (13)
19th (4)
15th C.21st C.
21st Century
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Isabela Merced
actorfilm actor
American actress and singer (born 2001)
20th Century
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Kurt Alder
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1950)
Alice Munro
journalistnovelist
Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author renowned for her masterful short stories exploring small-town life and human relationships.
Rajnath Singh
physicistpolitician
Senior BJP politician who has served as India's Defence Minister since 2019 and previously held the position of Home Minister.
Mahathir Mohamad
autobiographerhead of government
Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister (1981-2003, 2018-2020) who transformed the country into a modern industrialized nation and authored the Vision 2020 development plan.
Sofía Vergara
actorfilm actor
Colombian-American actress best known for playing Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on the Emmy-winning sitcom 'Modern Family.'
Ahmad Massoud
chief executive officerpolitician
Afghan politician and military leader who heads the National Resistance Front, continuing his father Ahmad Shah Massoud's legacy of opposition to Taliban rule.
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Stefán Karl Stefánsson
actorsinger
Icelandic actor best known worldwide for playing the villain Robbie Rotten in the children's television series LazyTown. His energetic performances and musical numbers gained him international recognition and internet fame before his death from cancer in 2018.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
actordirector
British actor of Nigerian descent who received an Academy Award nomination for 12 Years a Slave and starred in films including Love Actually.
Prokopis Pavlopoulos
juristlawyer
Greek constitutional lawyer and politician who served as President of Greece from 2015 to 2020.
Nguyen Huu Tho
lawyerpolitician
Vietnamese politician (1910-1996)
Peruth Chemutai
athletics competitorpolice officer
Steeplechase runner who won Uganda's first Olympic gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.
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Hassiba Boulmerka
athletics competitormiddle-distance runner
Olympic gold medalist who won the 1500 meters at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, becoming the first African woman to claim an Olympic athletics title.
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Ashin Wirathu
Buddhist monk
Controversial Buddhist monk known for leading anti-Muslim movements and nationalist rhetoric in Myanmar.
19th Century
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Camille Pissarro
architectural draftspersongraphic artist
Danish-French painter (1830-1903)
Marcel Proust
essayistliterary critic
French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)
Basilio Valdes
ministerphysician
Filipino soldier and doctor (1892–1970)
Nikola Tesla
electrical engineerfuturist
Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer who developed the alternating current (AC) electrical system and made groundbreaking contributions to electromagnetism and wireless technology. His innovations laid the foundation for modern electrical power distribution.
18th Century
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Philip Barker Webb
botanical collectorbotanist
English botanist (1793–1854)
María Josefa García Granados
journalistpoet
Guatemalan writer
17th Century
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Anders Spole
astronomermathematician
Swedish astronomer
15th Century
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Christian II of Denmark
monarch
King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on July 10?
Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer born in 1856, is the most renowned person born on July 10. His work in alternating current (AC) electrical systems and wireless technology changed modern life.
What famous artists were born on July 10?
Camille Pissarro, the French Impressionist painter, was born on July 10, 1830. He was a pivotal figure in the Impressionist movement and a mentor to other artists, including Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin.
Are there any world leaders born on July 10?
Yes, Mahathir Mohamad, who was Malaysia's Prime Minister for more than 20 years, was born on July 10, 1925. He helped transform Malaysia into a modern industrialized nation during his leadership.