Died On July 27th

Discover the most famous people who died on July 27. The list includes people like A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, John Dalton, Gertrude Stein, James Mason. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, novelists and economists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France and many more countries.
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 1 
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
(The Last Shah of Iran Who Ruled from 1941 to 1979)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
59
Birthdate: October 26, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: 1980
 2 
Bob Hope
(Stand-Up Comedian Known for His One-Liners and Rapid-Fire Delivery of Jokes)
Bob Hope
17
Birthdate: May 29, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Eltham, London, England
Died: 2003
 3 
Sam Shepard
15
Birthdate: November 5, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 4 
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(Aerospace Scientist & 11th President of India)
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
126
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: October 15, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 2015
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 5 
Tony Dow
(Film Producer and Actor Best Known for His Role in the Sitcom 'Leave It to Beaver')
Tony Dow
13
Birthdate: April 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died: 2022
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 6 
James Mason
11
Birthdate: May 15, 1909
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Huddersfield, England
Died: 1984
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 7 
John Dalton
(Chemist, Physicist and Meteorologist Best Known for Developing the 'Atomic Theory')
John Dalton
12
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 6, 1766
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England
Died: 1844
 8 
Garrett Morgan
(Inventor)
Garrett Morgan
21
Birthdate: March 4, 1877
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, Kentucky, United States
Died: 1963
 9 
Kevin Carter
(South African Photojournalist and Member of the ‘Bang-Bang’ Club)
Kevin Carter
25
Birthdate: September 13, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: 1994
 10 
JayDaYoungan
(Rapper)
JayDaYoungan
17
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 15, 1998
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: 2022
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 11 
Gertrude Stein
(American Novelist, Poet and Playwright)
Gertrude Stein
20
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 3, 1874
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1946
 12 
Reggie Lewis
(Basketball player)
Reggie Lewis
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 21, 1965
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Died: 1993
 13 
William Wyler
(Swiss-German-American Film Producer and Director)
William Wyler
3
Birthdate: July 1, 1902
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mulhouse, France
Died: 1981
 14 
Maury Chaykin
(Best Known for His work in TV Series ‘Nero Wolfe’)
Maury Chaykin
1
Birthdate: July 27, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 15 
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
Geoffrey Hughes
0
Birthdate: February 2, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
Died: 2012
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 16 
Jack Tatum
(American Football Player)
Jack Tatum
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 18, 1948
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cherryville, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 17 
Lee Miller
(Photographer)
Lee Miller
2
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: April 23, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Died: 1977
 18 
Leon Wilkeson
(Bassist)
Leon Wilkeson
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 2, 1952
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 2001
 19 
Claire Lee Chennault
(US Military Aviator Who Commanded the US Army Air Forces in China)
Claire Lee Chennault
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 6, 1893
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Commerce, Texas, United States
Died: 1958
 20 
Miklós Rózsa
(Composer)
Miklós Rózsa
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 18, 1907
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1995
 21 
Mikhail Lermontov
(Former Romantic poet and author of the novel A Hero of Our Time)
Mikhail Lermontov
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 15, 1814
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Moscow
Died: 1841
 22 
Frank Zamboni
(Inventor)
Frank Zamboni
0
Birthdate: January 16, 1901
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Eureka, Utah, United States
Died: 1988
 23 
Gordon Solie
(American Professional Wrestling Play-By-Play Announcer)
Gordon Solie
0
Birthdate: January 26, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2000
 24 
Jerry Doyle
(Radio personality)
Jerry Doyle
1
Birthdate: July 16, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: 2016
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 25 
Clement of Ohrid
(The First Bishop of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Who Inspired Slavs to Follow Christianity)
Clement of Ohrid
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthplace: Macedonia Greece, Greece
Died: 0916
 26 
Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
(Actor)
Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
0
Birthdate: September 23, 1940
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 2006
 27 
Lilian Harvey
(Actress)
Lilian Harvey
0
Birthdate: January 19, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: 1968
 28 
Pope Nicholas II
(Head of the Catholic Church (1059 - 1061))
Pope Nicholas II
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0990 AD
Birthplace: Château de Chevron, France
Died: 1061
 29 
Emil Theodor Kocher
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: August 25, 1841
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bern, Switzerland
Died: 1917
 30 
António de Oliveira Salazar
(Former Acting President of Portugal)
António de Oliveira Salazar
18
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 28, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão), Portugal
Died: 1970
 31 
James I of Aragon
(King)
James I of Aragon
2
Birthdate: February 2, 1208
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: 1276
 32 
James Alan McPherson
(Former essayist, short-story writer who was first African-American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
James Alan McPherson
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 16, 1943
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: 2016
 33 
Smoky Joe Wood
(Baseball player)
Smoky Joe Wood
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 25, 1889
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: 1985
 34 
Jeanne Modigliani
(Historian)
Jeanne Modigliani
0
Birthdate: November 29, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nice, France
Died: 1984
 35 
Brigitte Horney
(Actress)
Brigitte Horney
0
Birthdate: March 29, 1911
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dahlem (Berlin) Dahlem, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia Prussia, German Empire (now Berlin, Germany)
Died: 1988
 36 
Hideki Irabu
(Baseball player)
Hideki Irabu
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 5, 1969
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hirara, Okinawa, Japan
Died: 2011
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 37 
John Stott
(Theologian)
John Stott
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 27, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2011
 38 
Youssef Chahine
(Film Director)
Youssef Chahine
0
Birthdate: January 25, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: 2008
 39 
Ferruccio Busoni
(Italian Composer, Pianist and Conductor Known for His Works ‘Arlecchino’ and ‘Doktor Faust’)
Ferruccio Busoni
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 1, 1866
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Empoli, Italy
Died: 1924
 40 
Edmund Pettus
(Politician)
Edmund Pettus
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: July 6, 1821
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Athens, Alabama, United States
Died: 1907
 41 
Lindy Boggs
(Politician)
Lindy Boggs
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 13, 1916
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Roads, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2013
 42 
Einojuhani Rautavaara
(Legendary Finnish Composer)
Einojuhani Rautavaara
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Died: 2016
 43 
Montgomery Blair
(lawyer, judge)
Montgomery Blair
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 10, 1813
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Franklin County
Died: 1883
 44 
Max Dupain
(Photographer)
Max Dupain
0
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: April 22, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Died: 1992
 45 
Agota Kristof
(Writer)
Agota Kristof
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 30, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Csikvánd, Hungary
Died: 2011
 46 
John Robert Schrieffer
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 31, 1931
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Died: 2019
 47 
Ethel Voynich
(Novelist)
Ethel Voynich
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 11, 1864
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland
Died: 1960
 48 
Kidd Kraddick
(Radio personality)
Kidd Kraddick
1
Birthdate: August 22, 1959
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Napoleon, Ohio, U.S.
Died: 2013
 49 
William Lowndes Yancey
(Journalist)
William Lowndes Yancey
0
Birthdate: August 10, 1814
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Warren, Georgia, United States
Died: 1863
 50 
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne
(Military leader)
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 11, 1611
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sedan, France
Died: 1675