Notable Birthdays for July 27
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- French novelist Alexandre Dumas the Younger, author of Camille, in 1824
- British aircraft pioneer Geoffrey de Havilland in 1882
- baseball Hall of Fame member Leo Durocher in 1905
- actor Keenan Wynn in 1916
- bluegrass star Henry D. Homer Haynes, of the Homer and Jethro musical duo, in 1920
- television producer Norman Lear in 1922 (age 93)
- film critic Vincent Canby in 1924
- actor Jerry Van Dyke in 1931 (age 84)
- actor Don Galloway in 1937
- singer/songwriter Bobbie Gentry in 1944 (age 71)
- figure skater Peggy Fleming in 1948 (age 67)
- actor/director Betty Thomas in 1948 (age 67)
- singer Maureen McGovern in 1949 (age 66)
- actor Maya Rudolph in 1972 (age 43)
- actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers in 1977 (age 38)
- golfer Jordan Spieth in 1993 (age 22).
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