Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah has reigned as the sultan of Brunei since 1967, and has also served as the prime minister of Brunei since its independence from British rule in 1984. He is among the world's few remaining absolute monarchs.
Biography from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also born on July 15
- Diane Kruger1976 · German actress
- Forest Whitaker1961 · American actor
- Rembrandt1606 · Dutch painter and printmaker
- Linda Ronstadt1946 · American singer
- Jacques Derrida1930 · French philosopher
- Brigitte Nielsen1963 · Danish actress, model, and singer
- Mario Kempes1954 · Argentine footballer and manager
- Ian Curtis1956 · English singer-songwriter
Also born in 1946
- Donald Trump1946 · President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
- George W. Bush1946 · President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
- Bill Clinton1946 · President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
- Freddie Mercury1946 · British rock singer and songwriter
- Steven Spielberg1946 · American filmmaker
- Sylvester Stallone1946 · American actor and filmmaker
- Dolly Parton1946 · American singer-songwriter
- Cher1946 · American singer and actress