Born on the 4th of July

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Much like the song “Yankee Doodle Dandy” these famous folks were born on the 4th of July!

1804 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864)
1816 – Hiram Walker, American grocer and distiller (d. 1899)
1826 – Stephen Foster, American songwriter (d. 1864)
1847 – James Anthony Bailey, American circus impresario (d. 1906)
1872 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)
1881 – Ulysses S. Grant III, American soldier (d. 1968)
1882 – Louis B. Mayer, American film producer (d. 1957)
1883 – Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (d. 1970)
1895 – Irving Caesar, American lyricist and composer (d. 1996)
1902 – George Murphy, American entertainer (d. 1992)
1905 – Irving Johnson, American adventurer (d. 1991)
1907 – Gordon Griffith, American director (d. 1958)
1907 – Howard Taubman, American music and theater critic (d. 1996)
1910 – Gloria Stuart, American actress
1911 – Mitch Miller, American entertainer
1916 – Iva Toguri D’Aquino, American World War II figure (d. 2006)
1918 – Ann Landers, American advice columnist (d. 2002)
1918 – Abigail Van Buren, American advice columnist
1920 – Norm Drucker, American basketball referee
1920 – Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor (d. 2007)
1924 – Eva Marie Saint, American actress
1927 – Neil Simon, American playwright
1929 – Al Davis, American businessman
1929 – Chuck Tanner, American baseball player
1929 – Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1930 – George Steinbrenner, American businessman
1937 – Thomas Nagel, American philosopher
1938 – Bill Withers, American singer and songwriter
1942 – Hal Lanier, American baseball player
1942 – Floyd Little, American football player
1943 – Geraldo Rivera, American reporter
1943 – Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, American musician (d. 1970)
1943 – Emerson Boozer, American football player
1946 – Tish Howard, American model
1946 – Ron Kovic, American peace activist
1946 – Michael Milken, American financier
1946 – Ed O’Ross, American actor
1947 – Morganna Roberts, American entertainer
1951 – Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American politician
1954 – Jim Beattie, American baseball player
1960 – Sid Eudy, American professional wrestler
1962 – Pam Shriver, American former tennis player
1963 – Matt Malley, American musician
1964 – Cle Kooiman, American soccer player
1964 – Mark Slaughter, American singer
1965 – Horace Grant, American basketball player
1966 – Lee Reherman, American actor
1967 – Rick Wilkins, American baseball player
1968 – Jack Frost, American musician
1971 – Brendan Donnelly, American baseball player
1974 – La’Roi Glover, American football player
1974 – Vince Spadea, American tennis player
1978 – Becki Newton, American actress
1983 – Ben Jorgensen, American musician
1983 – Andy Mrotek, American musician
1984 – Gina Glocksen, American singer