24 historically significant individuals born on July 4. July 4 is the birth date of 14 notable individuals, including several political leaders and monarchs. These figures include Oscar I of Sweden, born in 1799, Italian unification leader Giuseppe Garibaldi, born in 1807, and U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, born in 1872. Political leaders Fernando Romeo Lucas García and Girija Prasad Koirala were both born on this date in 1924.
Total Born
24
Countries
19
Top Century
20th· 14
Top Field
politician
5 individuals
Headline Figures
scientist
Gerard Debreu
1921 – 2004Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1983)
scientist
Susumu Kitagawa
1951 – PresentNobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
basketball player
Edi Rama
1964 – PresentAlbanian Prime Minister since 2013 who previously served as Mayor of Tirana and began his career as an artist and basketball player.
Birth Distribution by Century
20th (14)
19th (4)
15th C.20th C.
20th Century
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Gerard Debreu
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1983)
Susumu Kitagawa
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
Edi Rama
basketball playerjournalist
Albanian Prime Minister since 2013 who previously served as Mayor of Tirana and began his career as an artist and basketball player.
Álvaro Uribe Vélez
lawyerpolitician
Conservative politician who served as Colombia's President from 2002-2010 and implemented a controversial military campaign against FARC rebels.
Alfredo Di Stéfano
association football coachassociation football player
Legendary forward who won five consecutive European Cups with Real Madrid and is considered one of football's greatest players.
Gina Lollobrigida
actor
Italian actress who starred in 1950s films like Bread, Love and Dreams, later becoming a photojournalist and serving in the European Parliament.
Fernando Romeo Lucas García
politician
Fernando Romeo Lucas García served as President of Guatemala from 1978 to 1982 during one of the most violent periods of the Guatemalan Civil War.
Nina Badrić
modelrecording artist
Popular Croatian pop singer who has released multiple platinum albums and represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012.
Era Istrefi
singersinger-songwriter
Kosovo-Albanian pop singer who gained international recognition with hits like "BonBon" and has collaborated with artists across Europe and America.
Louis Raphaël I Sako
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Louis Raphaël I Sako serves as the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church worldwide since 2013.
Jerzy Jankowski
engineermotorcycle racer
Polish motorcycle racer
Alberto Vaquina
ministerphysician
Physician and former Prime Minister of Mozambique (2012-2015) who previously served as health minister.
Laura Fernández Delgado
politician
Mayor of San José who was elected as Costa Rica's President in 2024, becoming the youngest person ever elected to the office.
Girija Prasad Koirala
politician
Four-time Prime Minister of Nepal who played a key role in the country's democratic transition and peace process. He was instrumental in ending the Maoist insurgency through negotiations.
19th Century
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
autobiographermercenary
Italian military leader who played a central role in the unification of Italy, leading the famous Expedition of the Thousand that conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1860.
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Eugenie Schwarzwald
pedagoguephilosopher
Austrian educator and writer (1872-1940)
Théodore de Korwin Szymanowski
opinion journalistpoet
Polish political writer and poet
Calvin Coolidge
autobiographerlawyer
President of the United States from 1923 to 1929
18th Century
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Oscar I of Sweden
composermonarch
King of Sweden and Norway between 1844–1859 (1799–1859)
Gustav Peter Blom
Amtmannpolitician
Norwegian politician (1785-1869)
Sofia Hjärne
poetsalonnière
Finnish baroness, writer and salon holder (1780-1860)
17th Century
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Wolferdus Senguerdius
authorlibrarian
Dutch librarian, physicist and author
16th Century
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Theodore Beza
Bible translatorhistorian
French Reformed Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar (1519-1605)
15th Century
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Johannes Aventinus
historianphilologist
Bavarian Renaissance humanist historian and philologist (1477-1534)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on July 4?
Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States, is likely the most famous person born on July 4th. Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian general who played a key role in Italian unification, is also highly notable among those born on this date.
Were any US presidents born on July 4th?
Yes, Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872, making him the only US president born on Independence Day. He served as the 30th president from 1923 to 1929.
What other notable historical figures were born on July 4?
Besides Calvin Coolidge, other significant figures born on July 4th include Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian revolutionary leader, and Oscar I of Sweden, who ruled Sweden and Norway in the 19th century. The date has also seen the birth of political leaders like Fernando Romeo Lucas García and Girija Prasad Koirala.