List of Famous people born on July 1st

Pat Ha Man Jing is a Hong Kong actress. She has been called as the first generation of heroic women in Hong Kong

Louise Penny is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian province of Quebec centred on the work of francophone Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Penny's first career was as a radio broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). After she turned to writing, she won numerous awards for her work, including the Agatha Award for best mystery novel of the year five times, including four consecutive years (2007–2010), and the Anthony Award for best novel of the year five times, including four consecutive years (2010–2013). Her novels have been published in 23 languages.

Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was an Iraqi politician and Army Field Marshal. He served as Vice Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council until the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and was regarded as the closest advisor and deputy under former President Saddam Hussein. He led the Iraqi insurgent Naqshbandi Army.

Kira Alexandrovna Kreylis-Petrova is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. Honored Artist of Russia (1993).

Li Qiang is a Chinese politician and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. He is the current Party Committee Secretary of Shanghai, and formerly served as Governor of Zhejiang (2012–2016) and Party Secretary of Jiangsu (2016–2017).

Catherine Ferry is a French singer. In 1976, at the Eurovision Song Contest, Catherine Ferry represented France with the song "Un, deux, trois". She ranked second in the contest. Among the backing vocalists was Daniel Balavoine, who wrote the B side "Petit Jean". She worked and was produced mainly by Daniel Balavoine a famous French singer who wrote nearly 30 songs for her.

Giovanni Andrés Moreno Cardona is a Colombian footballer who plays for and captains Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua F.C. where he primarily operates as an attacking midfielder.

Dan Hugo is a professional XTERRA triathlete based in Stellenbosch, South Africa. He matriculated in 2003 at the well-known Paul Roos Gymnasium, in Stellenbosch.

Shalva Chigirinsky is a Russian businessman operating in real estate and oil sectors.

Abu Tahsin al-Salihi; was an Iraqi veteran sniper. A volunteer in the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, he is credited with killing over 384 ISIS members during the War in Iraq (2013–2017), receiving the nicknames “The Sheikh of Snipers” and “Hawk Eye.”