1907 – Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian nationalist and military leader, born in Krakovets, Galicia, Austria–Hungary (d. 1950)
1908 – Winston Graham, British writer (Poldark novels), born in Manchester (d. 2003)
1909 – Juan Bosch, 43rd President of the Dominican Republic (1962-63) and writer, born in La Vega, Dominican Republic (d. 2001)
1911 – Virginia D. Smith, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska), born in Randolph, Iowa (d. 2006)
1914 – Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese army officer and politician (President of Portugal, 1974-76 – unelected appointee of ruling military junta), born in Chaves, Portugal (d. 2001)
1943 – Florence Ballard, American pop and RandB singer (The Supremes, 1959-67 – “Buttered Popcorn”; “Where Did Our Love Go”), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1976)
1956 – Ronald Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
1966 – Louie Aguiar, American NFL punter (KC Chiefs), born in Livermore, California
1975 – Ralf Schumacher, German Formula 1 race car driver, born in Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1985 – Cody Runnels, American wrestler, born in Marietta, Georgia
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Famous Birthdays for 29th June 2025
1517 – Rembert Dodoens [Rembert Van Joenckema], Flemish physician and botanist, born in Mechelen, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1585)
1873 – Leo Frobenius, German ethnologist and archaeologist (African cultures), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1938)
1897 – Fulgence Charpentier, French Canadian journalist, born in Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott, Ontario, Canada (d. 2001)
1901 – Hendrik Diels, Flemish conductor, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1974)
1931 – Ed Gilbert, American actor (The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
1948 – Charles McCorquodale, British art historian, born in Edinburgh (d. 1996)
1962 – Amanda Donohoe, English actress (CJ Lamb-LA Law), born in London, England
1969 – Claude Béchard, Canadian politician (Member of the National Assembly of Quebec), born in Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Quebec
1986 – Austin Drage, English pop singer (The X Factor), born in London, England
1990 – Ryu So-yeon, South Korean golfer (US Open 2011, ANA Inspiration 2017), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 28th June 2025
1909 – French van Immerseel, Belgian graphic artist, born in Borsbeek, Antwerp (d. 1978)
1914 – Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician (served at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Mauthausen, known as Dr. Death), born in Bad Radkersburg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1992)
1928 – Nick Virgilio, American haiku poet, born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 1989)
1936 – Major R. Owens, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1983-2007), born in Collierville, Tennessee (d. 2013)
1945 – Raul Seixas, Brazilian rock singer-songwriter (“Mosca na Sopa” – “Fly In The Soup”), born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (d. 1989)
1965 – Michele Timms, Australian WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury, Olympics 1988, 96), born in Melbourne, Australia
1972 – Alessandro Nivola, American actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1973 – Adrian Annus, Hungarian athlete, born in Szeged, Hungary
1977 – Lindsay Lee, American tennis star (1995 Futures-Woodlands TX), born in Oklahoma City
1986 – Shadia Simmons, Canadian actress (Strange Days at Blake Holsey High), born in Toronto, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 27th June 2025
1819 – Carl Albert Löschhorn, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1905)
1849 – Harriet Hubbard Ayer, American cosmetics manufacturer and columnist, born in Chicago (d. 1903)
1869 – Emma Goldman, Russian-American anarchist, writer (Anarchism and Other Essays; Living My Life), publisher (Mother Earth), and feminist, born in Kovno, Russian Empire (now Kaunas, Lithuania) (d. 1940)
1884 – Forrester Harvey, Irish actor (Rebecca, Tarzan, Chump at Oxford), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1945)
1916 – Hallvard Johnsen, Norwegian flautist, and composer, born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 2003)
1924 – Efua Sutherland, Ghanaian writer (Nyamekye), born in Cape Coast, Ghana (d. 1996)
1930 – Ross Perot, American businessman (Electronic Data Systems, Perot Systems), billionaire and presidential candidate (1992, 1996), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 2019)
1931 – Grant Weatherstone, Scotland rugby union winger (16 caps; Edinburgh District), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
1946 – Daria Semegen, German-American electro-acoustic and classical composer, and educator, born in Bamberg, West Germany
1970 – Jim Edmonds, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1993-2010, 4X All-Star, 8X Gold Glove (California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
Famous Birthdays for 26th June 2025
1911 – Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American all-round athlete (10 LPGA major titles, Olympic gold 80m hurdles, javelin 1932), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 1956)
1925 – Pavel Belyayev, Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut (Voskhod II), born in Chelishchevo, Russia (d. 1970)
1937 – Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist (Nobel 1996), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2013)
1944 – Ruth Kempson, British linguist known for contributions to dynamic syntax (Semantic Theory, The Dynamics of Language), born in Leeds, England
1953 – Tara VanDerveer, American women’s collegiate basketball coach (3 x NCAA National Championships – Stanford University; Olympic gold, 1996), born in Melrose, Massachusetts
1968 – Paolo Maldini, Italian soccer defender (126 caps; AC Milan 647 games), born in Milan, Italy
1971 – Max Biaggi, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Rome, Italy
1974 – Derek Jeter, American Baseball HOF shortstop (14 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; World Series MVP 2000; NY Yankees), born in Pequannock, New Jersey
1976 – Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler v Pakistan 1996), born in Plumtree, Matabeleland
1986 – Casey Desmond, American pop singer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 25th June 2025
1560 – Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (Father of German surgery), born in Hilden, Germany (d. 1634)
1852 – Antoni Gaudí, Catalan-Spanish architect (Sagrada Família, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló), born in Reus, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1926)
1915 – Peter Lind Hayes, American comedian and singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1998)
1935 – Larry Kramer, American playwright and AIDS activist, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2020)
1940 – Clint Warwick [Albert Eccles], English bassist (Moody Blues, 1964-66 – “Go Now”), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2004)
1942 – Willis Reed, American Basketball HOF center (NBA C’ship 1970 [MVP], 1973 [MVP]; NBA MVP 1970; 7 × NBA All-Star; NY Knicks) and coach (NY Knicks, NJ Nets), born in Dubach, Louisiana (d. 2023)
1948 – Broery Marantika [Simon Pesulima], Indonesian blues and jazz singer, and actor, born in Ambon, Maluku, Japanese-occupied East Indies (d. 2000)
1950 – Nitza Saul, Israeli actress, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
1952 – Radka Toneff, Norwegian jazz singer (It Don’t Come Easy), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1982)
1979 – La La Anthony
, American TV personality (Think Like a Man, Power), born in Brooklyn, New York
Famous Birthdays for 24th June 2025
1813 – Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and orator (Independent), born in Litchfield, Connecticut (d. 1887)
1820 – Henry R. Jackson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Athens, Georgia (d. 1898)
1822 – Birkett D. Fry, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Kanawha County, Virginia (d. 1891)
1840 – Louis Brassin, Belgian composer and pianist, born in Aix-la-Chapelle (d. 1884)
1911 – Ernesto Sábato, Argentinian writer (Sábato Report), born in Rojas, Argentina (d. 2011)
1931 – Billy Casper, American golfer (US Open 1959, 66; US Masters 1970), born in San Diego, California (d. 2015)
1945 – Colin Blunstone, British rock singer-songwriter (The Zombies – “She’s Not There”; “Time Of The Season”), born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
1949 – John Illsley, British rock bassist (Dire Straits), born in Leicester, England
1961 – Iain Glen, Scottish actor (Game of Thrones; Resident Evil), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1972 – Mitch Berger, Canadian NFL punter (Super Bowl XLIII Pittsburgh Steelers; First-team All-Pro 2004 NO Saints; Pro Bowl 1999, 2004; Minnesota Vikings), born in Kamloops, British Columbia
Famous Birthdays for 23rd June 2025
1160 – John of Matha, French Christian saint and founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity dedicated to ransoming Christians captured by North African marauders, born in Faucon-de-Barcelonnette, France (d. 1213)
1838 – Edwin Henry Stoughton, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Chester, Vermont (d. 1868)
1902 – Howard Engstrom, American computer designer (co-creator Univac computer), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1962)
1903 – Anthony Veiller, American writer (Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge), born in New York City (d. 1965)
1907 – Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne, singer and actress, worlds longest acting career (1922-2008), born in Santa Maria Madalena, Brazil (d. 2008)
1921 – Jean [Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d’Aviano], Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000), born in Berg Castle, Luxembourg (d. 2019)
1935 – György Kárpáti, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 64), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
1940 – Diana Trask, Australian-American country music and pop singer (“It’s a Man’s World (If You Have a Man Like Mine)”; “When I Get My Hands on You”), and television personality (Sing Along With Mitch), born in Camberwell, Australia
1960 – Donald Harrison, American jazz saxophonist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1978 – Matt Light, American football offensive tackle (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX; First-team All-Pro 2007; 3 × Pro Bowl; NE Patriots), born in Greenville, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 22nd June 2025
1856 – Henry Rider Haggard, British author (King Solomon’s Mines, She, Dawn), born in Bradenham, England (d. 1925)
1906 – (Samuel) Billy Wilder, Austrian-American filmmaker (Stalag 17: Some Like It Hot; The Lost Weekend; The Apartment), born in Sucha, Austria-Hungary (now Sucha Beskidzka, Poland) (d. 2002)
1920 – Marea Hartman, English sports executive (President Amateur Athletic Association of England 1991-94; integrated women’s athletics), born in London (d. 1994)
1931 – Teruyuki Okazaki, Japanese karate master (10th degree black belt Shotokan Karate; founder International Shotokan Karate Federation), born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (d. 2020)
1937 – Chris Blackwell, English businessman and record producer (Island Records), born in Westminster, London, England
1970 – Steven Page, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (Barenaked Ladies, 1988-2009 – “If I Had $1000000”), born in Scarborough, Ontario
1971 – Brant Brown, American MLB infielder, 1996-2000 (Chicago Cubs and 3 other teams), and hitting coach, born in Porterville, California
1974 – [C. Joseph] Vijay, Indian actor and singer (Poove Unakkaga), born in Madras (now Chennai), India
1981 – Chris Urbanowicz, British rock guitarist (The Editors, 2002-12), born in Aslockton, England
1994 – Marnus Labuschagne, Australian cricket batsman (HS 215; Queensland CA, Brisbane Heat, Glamorgan CCC), born in Klerksdorp, South Africa
Famous Birthdays for 21st June 2025
1668 – Cajetan Kolberer, composer, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1732)
1805 – Karl Friedrich Curschmann, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1841)
1825 – William Stubbs, English historian and Anglican bishop of Oxford, born in High Street, Knaresborough, England (d. 1901)
1839 – Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian writer (Epitaph of a small winner), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1908)
1844 – Ernest F. Cambier, Belgian colonial official (built railway in the Congo), born in Ath, Belgium (d. 1909)
1914 – William Vickrey, Canadian economist (Nobel 1996), born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (d. 1996)
1948 – Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish writer (The Witcher), born in Łódź, Poland
1953 – Augustus Pablo, Jamaican musician (King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown), born in St. Andrew, Jamaica (d. 1999)
1961 – Kip Winger, American rock bassist and singer (Winger), born in Denver, Colorado
1983 – Edward Snowden, American NSA contractor who leaked classified information, born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina