Birthday twins
July 29 is the birthday of 48 notable people we've found so far, including entrepreneurs, politicians, historical figures and authors, and 4 of them are billionaires.
What the data says
Entrepreneur
1947 · United States
$21.3Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes
Enos Stanley Kroenke is an American billionaire real estate magnate and sports team owner.
Reported estimate as of 2025: $21.3B. Wealth changes; this is not a live figure.
Against the other 365
Ranks compare all 366 dates in the dataset; ties share a rank. See every July birthday · battle July 29 against another date · all rankings
The July 29 wealth profile
Ranked by the low end of each reported estimate; bars use a log scale.
Entrepreneur
1942 · United States
$16Breported estimate as of 2026 · Forbes
George Bruce Kaiser is an American billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of BOK Financial Corporation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As of 2026, he was the 177th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $16 billion.
Entrepreneur · Charles Schwab Corporation · finance
1937 · United States
$13.5Breported estimate as of January 2026 · Forbes
Charles Robert Schwab Sr. is an American investor and financial executive. The founder and chairman of the Charles Schwab Corporation, he pioneered discount sales of equity securities starting in 1975.
Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · healthcare
1952 · United States
$5.6Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes
Patrick Soon-Shiong is a South African and American businessman, researcher and surgeon who invented Abraxane, a drug used for lung, breast, and pancreatic cancer. He has been owner and executive chairman of the Los Angeles Times since 2018.
NHS Confederation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1969 · United States
$600Molder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes
Dana Frederick White Jr. is an American businessman who is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In 2025, White's net worth was estimated at over $600 million by Forbes.
Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Industries of the companies the 5 wealthy people born on July 29 founded or led.
Who shares July 29
Share of the 48 people we list, by documented field. People can belong to more than one.
Countries
Citizenship as recorded on Wikidata, one country per person.
Life timeline
Dated milestones from Wikidata (company foundings, awards, top jobs, notable works), placed at the age each person reached them. Add your birth year above to see the ones you have passed.
The standouts
Ordered by sourced wealth, then documented achievement and coverage.
Top tier
Founder · Cinecittà
1883–1945 · Italian Social Republic
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and dictator who led the Kingdom of Italy as a fascist dictatorship from 1922 until his overthrow in 1943.
Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Actor
1982 · United States
Allison Mack is an American former actress. She played Chloe Sullivan on the superhero series Smallville (2001–2011) and had a recurring role on the comedy series Wilfred (2012–2014).
greg2600 (Flickr user), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Politician
1959 · India
Sanjay Balraj Dutt is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema, and has also appeared in some Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Marathi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 135 films.
Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Politician
1905–1961 · Sweden
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Scientist
1898–1988 · United States
Israel Isaac "Isidor" Rabi was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 "for his resonance method for recording the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei."
Nobel Foundation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Creator
1900–1976 · Sweden
Eyvind Johnson was a Swedish novelist and short story writer.
Meyere de, Jan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Builders
Entrepreneur · Air India · automotive
1904–1993 · India
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata was a French-born Indian industrialist, and aviator, who was the chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Group from 1938 to 1991.
http://photodivision.gov.in/IntroPhotodetails.asp?thisPage=953, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1841–1925 · France
Henri Fayol was a French mining engineer, mining executive, author and director of mines who developed a general theory of business administration that is often called Fayolism. He and his colleagues developed this theory independently of scientific management.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · IBM · software
1957 · United States
Virginia Marie Rometty is an American business executive who was executive chairman of IBM after stepping down as CEO on April 1, 2020. She was previously chairman, president and CEO of IBM, becoming the first woman to head the company.
Asa Mathat / Fortune Live Media, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · Jet Airways
1950 · India
Naresh Goyal is an Indian businessman who is the founder and Chairman of Jet Airways. He started operating Jet Airways in 1993 with initial seed money from Tail Winds incorporated, Isle of Man.
Smapk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1897–1983 · United Kingdom
General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars.
Mapham, J (Sgt), No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · Credit Suisse
1962 · France
Tidjane Thiam is an Ivorian businessman and politician. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Swiss bank Credit Suisse from March 2015 to February 2020. He was the chief financial officer of British banking group Prudential from 2007 to 2009, and then its CEO until 2015.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/financialtimes/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
July 29 in history
Events from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
More birthday twins
Actor
1953 · United States
Kenneth Lauren Burns is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle United States history and culture.
LBJLibraryNow, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1974 · United States
Joshua Thomas Radnor is an American actor and filmmaker. He portrayed Ted Mosby on the Emmy Award–winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014).
vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1941–2022 · United Kingdom
David Hattersley Warner was an English actor who portrayed a variety of villainous characters, as well as more sympathetic roles, in a career spanning six decades across stage and screen.
Rory Lewis Photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1957 · Japan
Fumio Kishida is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2021 until his resignation in 2024. He has represented Hiroshima 1st in the House of Representatives since 1996.
内閣官房内閣広報室, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1945–2026 · Romania
Mircea Lucescu was a Romanian professional football player and manager.
ИЛЬЯ ХОХЛОВ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1905–1965 · United States
Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the 1927 film It brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl".
Otto Dyar (1892-1988), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1805–1859 · France
Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville, was a French diplomat, political philosopher and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856).
Théodore Chassériau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1892–1984 · United States
William Horatio Powell was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett.
George Hurrell for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1885–1955 · United States
Theda Bara was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols.
Orval Hixon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Artist
1817–1900 · Russian Empire
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born to Armenian parents in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crimea and was mostly based there.
Ivan Aivazovsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1993 · Spain
Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for La Liga club Villarreal. He has also represented the Spain national team.
David J Nelson Sports Photography, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Explorer
1491–1528 · Republic of Florence
Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer from the Republic of Florence, best known for his expedition to North America. He led most of his later missions, including the one to America, in the service of King Francis I of France.
Allegrini, Francesco (1729-17..). Graveur ; Zocchi, Giuseppe (1711-1767). Peintre, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1925–2021 · Greece
Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works.
Heinrich Klaffs, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1953 · Philippines
Rodante Dizon Marcoleta is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and television host who has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2025.
Rodante Marcoleta, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1992 · France
Djibril Sidibé is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Le Mans.
Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1980 · Chile
Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a Chilean former professional tennis player. During his career, he reached at least the quarterfinals of all four major tournaments. He contested his only major final at the 2007 Australian Open, losing to top-seeded Roger Federer.
Carlos Figueroa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Author
1849–1923 · Hungary
Max Simon Nordau was a Jewish Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic. He was a co-founder of the Zionist Organization together with Theodor Herzl, and president or vice-president of several Zionist congresses.
not stated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientist
1841–1912 · Norway
Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen was a Norwegian physician, remembered for his identification of the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae in 1873 as the etiologic agent of leprosy. His distinguished work was recognized at the International Leprosy Congress held at Bergen in 1909.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Investor
1877–1962 · United States
Charles William Beebe was an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and writer.
New York Zoological Society (now known as the Wildlife Conservation Society), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Inventor
1796–1859 · United States
Walter Hunt was an American mechanical engineer. Through the course of his work he became known for being a prolific inventor. He first became involved with mechanical innovations in a linseed producing community in New York state that had flax mills.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Creator
1927–2010 · Kingdom of the Netherlands
Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch was a Dutch writer. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Mulisch's works have been translated into 38 languages.
Mauritsvink, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientist
1937 · United States
Daniel Little McFadden is an American econometrician who shared the 2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with James Heckman. McFadden's share of the prize was "for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice".
Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1950 · Philippines
Cynthia Aguilar Villar is a Filipino politician and businesswoman who served as a senator of the Philippines from 2013 to 2025.
Romeo Bugante, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Creator
1896–1957 · United States
William Cameron Menzies was an American filmmaker who pioneered the discipline of production design, a job title he invented. His career spanned five decades, during which time he also worked as an art director, director, producer, and special effects artist.
Ritz-Carlton Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1793–1852 · Austrian Empire
Ján Kollár was a Slovak writer, archaeologist, scientist, Lutheran pastor, politician, and major proponent of Pan-Slavism.
Jan Vilímek, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1956
Vasil Krumov Bozhkov is a Bulgarian politician and a businessman, once considered the richest Bulgarian with a fortune estimated at between 1 and 3 billion Bulgarian levs.
Entrepreneur
1980 · France
Marie Besnier Beauvalot is a French billionaire heiress. She is a major shareholder of Lactalis.
Politician · United Nations Environment Programme
1938–2024 · Germany
Klaus Töpfer was a German politician (CDU) and environmental politics expert. From 1998 to 2006 he was executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
EU2017EE Estonian Presidency, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Investor
1850–1915 · Kingdom of Prussia
Count Hans Hermann Carl Ludwig von Berlepsch was a German ornithologist who took an interest in the birds of South America. He also had a cousin named Baron Sittich Hans von Berlepsch (1857-1933) with whom he was often confused.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1948 · Czech Republic
Jiří Hlavatý is a Czech politician and businessman. He is a CEO and owner of Juta stockholding company. He served as a Senator in 39 district - Trutnov until 2017 legislative election.
Martin Vlček, Kancelář Senátu, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This page lists 48 people born on July 29, every one traced to a Wikidata record and, where shown, a Wikipedia summary (CC BY-SA) and a licensed Wikimedia Commons photo. 5 of them carry a dated net-worth estimate citing Forbes or Bloomberg; combined wealth is the sum of the low end of those estimates, the newest as of 2026. Rankings compare all 366 dates in the dataset built on 2026-09-28. Milestone ages come from dated Wikidata statements; a tilde marks year-only dates. Nothing on this page is a prediction about anyone born on July 29. Read the full methodology.
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