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Simmons was selected with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Famous Birthdays on July 20
1996 — Ben Simmons
Australian basketball player
July 20 has 244 recorded notable births across history, from 682 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on July 20
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- 1906 In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world. Finnish women are the first in Europe to receive the right to vote. Source
- 1848 The first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, a two-day event, concludes. Source
- 1960 The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time. Source
- 1977 The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments. Source
Did you know
Allen was a ten-time NBA All-Star, and won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 2000 United States men's basketball team.
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Released in 1975, Carnes's self-titled second album included her first charting single, "You're a Part of Me", which reached No.
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Dean Winters also appeared in the 2023 Netflix film The Out-Laws and the 2024 AMC series Monsieur Spade.
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Alycia Debnam-Carey made her film debut in 2003 in Rachel Ward's Australian short drama film Martha's New Coat, and her feature film debut in the American disaster film Into the Storm (2014).
More major people born on July 20
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1975
Ray Allen
American basketball player and actor
Walter Ray Allen Jr. is an American former professional basketball player.
1945
Kim Carnes
American singer-songwriter
Kim Carnes is an American singer and songwriter best known for her 1981 hit single, "Bette Davis Eyes".
1964
Dean Winters
American actor
Dean Gerard Winters is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama Oz and his roles in the TV series Millennium, Rescue Me, 30 Rock, Sex and the City, and Law & Order: Special…
1993
Alycia Debnam-Carey
Australian actress
Alycia Jasmin Debnam-Carey is an Australian actress. She made her film debut in 2003 in Rachel Ward's Australian short drama film Martha's New Coat, and her feature film debut in the American disaster film Into the…
1962
Carlos Alazraqui
American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Carlos Jaime Alazraqui is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, voice artist, and filmmaker.
1988
Sami Whitcomb
American-Australian basketball player
Samantha Allison Whitcomb is an American-Australian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
1956
Jim Prentice
Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (died 2016)
Peter Eric James Prentice was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015.
1994
Maia Shibutani
American ice dancer
Maia Harumi Shibutani is an American ice dancer. Partnered with her brother Alex Shibutani, she is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist (2018), a three-time World medalist, the 2016 Four Continents champion, and a…
1901
Heinie Manush
American baseball player and manager (died 1971)
Henry Emmett Manush, nicknamed "Heinie", was an American baseball outfielder.
1929
David Tonkin
Australian politician, 38th Premier of South Australia (died 2000)
David Oliver Tonkin was an Australian politician who served as the 38th Premier of South Australia from 18 September 1979 to 10 November 1982.
1927
Heather Chasen
English actress (died 2020)
Heather Jean Chasen was an English actress, known for her roles in soap operas; playing Valerie Pollard in the ITV soap opera, Crossroads, from 1982 to 1986 and guest roles in Doctors, Holby City and Family Affairs.
1969
Giovanni Lombardi
Italian cyclist
Giovanni Lombardi is an Italian former professional road bicycling racer who raced from 1992 to 2006. He started his career as a sprinter, winning multiple stages in the Giro d'Italia.
1947
Carlos Santana
Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán is a Mexican and American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana.
1968
Kool G Rap
American hip-hop artist
Nathaniel Thomas Wilson, better known by his stage name Kool G Rap, is an American rapper. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew.
1991
Tawan Vihokratana
Thai actor, host, and model
Tawan Vihokratana, nicknamed Tay, is a Thai actor, television host based in Bangkok. A graduate of Chulalongkorn University, Tawan began his career in entertainment as a host on Bang Channel’s Five Live Fresh in 2014.
1873
Alberto Santos-Dumont
Brazilian pilot (died 1932)
Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft.
1973
Peter Forsberg
Swedish ice hockey player and manager
Peter Mattias Forsberg is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former assistant general manager of Modo Hockey.
1838
Augustin Daly
American playwright and manager (died 1899)
John Augustin Daly was one of the most influential men in American theatre during his lifetime. Drama critic, theatre manager, playwright, and adapter, he became the first recognized stage director in America.
1944
Mel Daniels
American basketball player and coach (died 2015)
Melvin Joe Daniels was an American professional basketball player.