Famous birthdays for July 29: Fernando Alonso, Dak Prescott

Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

-- French historian Alexis de Tocqueville in 1805

-- Novelist Booth Tarkington in 1869

-- Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in 1883

-- Dag Hammarskjold, second U.N. secretary-general/Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in 1905

-- Actor Clara Bow in 1905

-- Author Chester Himes in 1909

-- Elizabeth Dole, former U.S. labor secretary/U.S. senator in 1936 (age 88)

-- TV anchorman Peter Jennings in 1938

-- Artist Jenny Holzer in 1950 (age 74)

-- Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns in 1953 (age 71)

-- Musician Geddy Lee in 1953 (age 71)

-- Musician Patti Scialfa in 1953 (age 71)

-- TV host Tim Gunn in 1953 (age 71)

-- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 1957 (age 67)

-- Country singer Martina McBride in 1966 (age 58)

-- Actor Timothy Omundson in 1969 (age 55)

-- Actor Wil Wheaton in 1972 (age 52)

-- Actor Josh Radnor in 1974 (age 50)

-- Formula 1 champion driver Fernando Alonso in 1981 (age 43)

-- NFL quarterback Dak Prescott in 1993 (age 31)