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After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen.
Famous Birthdays on July 10
1980 — Jessica Simpson
American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
July 10 has 274 recorded notable births across history, from 1419 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on July 10
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- 1966 The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago; as many as 60,000 people attend. Source
- 1991 Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia. Source
- 1962 Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Source
- 1940 World War II: The Vichy government is established in France. Source
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Isabela Yolanda Moner, known professionally as Isabela Merced since 2019, is an American actress and singer.
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At 101 years old, he is the second-oldest living former state leader in the world and the first Malaysian prime minister to reach that age.
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Rajnath Singh previously served as the 25th Union Minister of Home Affairs in the first Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019, making him the first person born after Indian independence to hold the office.
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Arlo Guthrie's only top-40 hit is a cover of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans".
More major people born on July 10
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2001
Isabela Merced
American actress
Isabela Yolanda Moner, known professionally as Isabela Merced since 2019, is an American actress and singer.
1925
Mahathir Mohamad
Malaysian physician and politician, 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, physician and author who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020.
1951
Rajnath Singh
Indian Politician and Union Home Minister of India
Rajnath Singh is an Indian politician and lecturer who is serving as the 29th Minister of Defence since 2019 and as the Deputy Leader of the House, Lok Sabha since 2014.
1947
Arlo Guthrie
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his father, Woody Guthrie.
1964
Urban Meyer
American football player and coach
Urban Frank Meyer III is an American sportscaster and former football coach.
1883
Johannes Blaskowitz
German general (died 1948)
Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz was a German Generaloberst during World War II. After joining the Imperial German Army in 1901, Blaskowitz served throughout World War I, where he earned the Iron Cross for bravery.
1723
William Blackstone
English lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1780)
Sir William Blackstone was an English jurist, justice, and Tory politician most noted for his Commentaries on the Laws of England, which became the best-known description of the doctrines of the English common law.
1882
Ima Hogg
American society leader, philanthropist, patron and collector of the arts (died 1975)
Ima Hogg, known as "The First Lady of Texas", was an American society leader, philanthropist, mental health advocate, patron and collector of the arts, and one of the most respected women in Texas during the 20th…
1917
Don Herbert
American television host known as "Mr. Wizard" (died 2007)
Donald Jeffry Herbert, better known as Mr. Wizard, was an American television host. He was the creator and host of Watch Mr. Wizard and Mr.
1975
Richard Westbrook
English race car driver
Richard Westbrook is a British professional racing driver noted for his success in racing Porsche and International sports cars. As a junior, he attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich.
1990
Chiyonokuni Toshiki
Japanese sumo wrestler
Chiyonokuni Toshiki is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Iga, Mie. He made his professional debut in May 2006 and reached the top makuuchi division for the first time in January 2012.
1970
John Simm
English actor
John Ronald Simm is an English actor, director, and musician. He is best known for playing Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, the Master in Doctor Who, and Det Supt Roy Grace in Grace.
1948
Ronnie Cutrone
American painter (died 2013)
Ronnie Cutrone was an American Neo-pop painter and nightclub impresario. He began his career as Pop Artist Andy Warhol's assistant before becoming known for his own paintings of cartoon characters.
1509
John Calvin
French pastor and theologian (died 1564)
John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.
1914
Rempo Urip
Indonesian film director (died 2001)
Rempo Urip was an Indonesian film director. He began his career in the theatre, serving as an extra and footballer for the Dardanella theatre company beginning in 1934.
1903
John Wyndham
English author (died 1969)
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John…
1943
Jerry Miller
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
Jerry Miller was an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performed as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band.
1956
Tom McClintock
American lawyer and politician
Thomas Miller McClintock II is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 5th congressional district since 2009.
1971
Adam Foote
Canadian ice hockey player
Adam David Vernon Foote is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. As a player, he was best known for his physical presence and gritty play as a stay-at-home defenceman.