Celebrities Born on July 15
Who was born on July 15?
Famous people born on July 15 include Rembrandt, Walter Benjamin, Jacques Derrida. It is day 196 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Cancer (Water sign).
Rembrandt
Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)
Walter Benjamin
German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940)
Jacques Derrida
French philosopher (1930–2004)
Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei
Sultan of Brunei since 1967
Diane Kruger
German actress
Vilfredo Pareto
Italian economist and sociologist (1848-1923)
Forest Whitaker
American actor
Emmeline Pankhurst
English suffragist
Iris Murdoch
Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)
Leon M. Lederman
American mathematician and physicist
Bertram Brockhouse
Canadian physicist
Carl Bildt
Swedish politician (1949-), prime minister 1991–1994, foreign minister 2006–2014
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on July 15 are Cancer (Water sign, ruled by Moon).
Full Cancer guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#196
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
349
days from today
Birthday Number 6 — The Nurturer
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 15 → 6). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Responsibility · Nurturing · Harmony · Family — To serve from strength, not obligation. The integrated 6 discovers that setting healthy limits actually increases capaci…
Full numerology 6 guide →Season
Summer (Northern Hemisphere) — long days, full energy, peak sun.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
July Birthstone — Ruby
Ruby is the king of colored gemstones — that is not marketing copy; it is what the ancient Hindus actually called it (ratnaraj: king of precious stones). For over two thousand years, across cultures that had no connection with each other, ruby was understood to contain something exceptional: a fire,…
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