1724 – Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (Der Messias), born in Quedlinburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1803)
1901 – Rex Alston, English sports broadcaster and author (BBC radio), born in Faringdon, Berkshire (d. 1994)
1920 – Eliseo Diego, Cuban poet, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1994)
1926 – Octavian Paler, Romanian writer, journalist, (d. 2007)
1932 – Kenneth McMillan, American actor (Malone, Concrete Beat), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
1959 – Hoogie Drexler, jockey
1961 – Alba Parietti, Italian TV presenter and actress (Galagoal, Abbronzatissima), born in Torino Italy
1970 – Colin Edwin, Australian musician (Porcupine Tree)
1974 – Moon So-ri, South Korean actress
1987 – Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakhstani model who died in unexplained circumstances, born in Almaty, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2008)
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Famous Birthdays for 1st July 2023
1833 – Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert, Bvt Major General (Union Army), born in Georgetown, Delaware (d. 1880)
1872 – Louis Blériot, French aviator and 1st man to fly an airplane across English Channel, born in Cambrai, France (d. 1936)
1927 – Chandra Shekhar, Indian politician, 8th Prime Minister of India (1990-91), born in Ibrahimpatti, British India (d. 2007)
1935 – Dave Prowse, English actor (Darth Vader), born in Bristol. England (d. 2020)
1937 – Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, South African ANCer and Umkhonto we Sizwe-leader, born in Durban, South Africa
1948 – Wang Qishan, Chinese Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, born in Qingdao, Shandong
1954 – Mike Reid, American golfer (Senior PGA C’ship 2005, The Tradition 2009), born in Bainbridge, Maryland
1960 – Lynn Jennings, American long distance runner (world 5,000m record 1990), born in Princeton, New Jersey
1983 – Leeteuk [Park Jeong-su], Korean singer (Super Junior), born in Soul, South Korea
2003 – Tate McRae, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer (You Broke Me First), born in Calgary, Alberta
Famous Birthdays for 30th June 2023
1722 – Jiří Antonín Benda, Czech composer and violinist, born in Benátky nad Jizerou, Bohemia (d. 1795)
1819 – William A. Wheeler, American politician (19th Vice President of the United States), born in Malone, New York (d. 1887)
1856 – Gerrit Kalff, Dutch professor (history of Dutch writers), born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1923)
1930 – Sadequain, Pakistani artist, painter, calligrapher and artist, born in Amroha, British India (d. 1987)
1933 – Mike Smith, English cricket batsman and captain (50 Tests; last England dual international [1 rugby union cap]), born in Westcotes, Leicestershire
1938 – Billy Mills, American 10k (Olympic gold 1964), born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
1941 – Peter Pollock, South African cricket fast bowler (28 Tests, 116 wickets, BB 6/38, 1 x 50; Eastern Province), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
1959 – Michel Dion, Canadian Rifle shooter (Olympics 24-92, 96), born in Quebec City, Québec
1968 – Philip Anselmo, American heavy metal musician (Pantera), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1983 – Cheryl [Tweedy], British singer (Girls Aloud), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Famous Birthdays for 29th June 2023
1893 – Antoon Schweigmann, Dutch religious poet and resistance fighter, born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1945)
1936 – Harmon Killebrew, American Baseball HOF utility (13 × MLB All-Star; AL MVP 1969; 6 × AL HR leader; Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins), born in Payette, Idaho (d. 2011)
1942 – Mike Willesee, Australian television presenter (This Day Tonight), born in Perth, Australia (d. 2019)
1945 – Chandrika Kumaratunga, first female President of Sri Lanka (1994-2005), born in Colombo, British Ceylon
1949 – Dan Dierdorf, American football offensive lineman and sportscaster (Monday Night Football), born in Canton, Ohio
1958 – Leslie Browne, American ballerina (Turning Point), born in NYC, New York
1965 – Paul Jarvis, English cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets; Yorkshire CCC), born in Redcar, England
1969 – Tōru Hashimoto, Japanese politician (Mayor of Osaka), born in Tokyo
1992 – Adam G. Sevani, American actor (Step Up), born in Los Angeles, California
2003 – Jude Bellingham, English footballer (Real Madrid), born in Stourbridge, England
Famous Birthdays for 28th June 2023
1867 – William Courtleigh, Canadian actor (The Birth of Character, Ashes, The Nightingale), born in Guelph, Ontario (d. 1930)
1884 – Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leonean pre-independence politician and nationalist, born in Freetown, Sierra Leone (d. 1964)
1935 – John Inman, English actor (Mr. Humphries-Are You Being Served?), born in Preston, Lancashire, England (d. 2007)
1941 – Al Downing, American MLB baseball player (NY Yankees), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1942 – Jim Kolbe, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona), born in Evanston, Illinois
1946 – Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (SNL, 1975-80; Haunted Honeymoon), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1989)
1952 – Pietro Mennea, Italian runner (200m world record), born in Barletta, Apulia, Italy (d. 2013)
1964 – Bryan Barker, NFL punter (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida
1971 – Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress and television personality, born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
1984 – Tamara Ecclestone (Rutland), British model, socialite, and television personality, born in Milan, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 27th June 2023
1745 – Johann Nepomuk Went, Bohemian composer, born in Vinařice, Czech Republic (d. 1801)
1812 – John Pike Hullah, English composer, born in Worcester (d. 1884)
1821 – August Conradi, German organist and composer, born in Berlin (d. 1873)
1859 – Mildred J. Hill, American composer and musician (“Happy Birthday To You”), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1916)
1931 – Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American CEO (Seagrams, Montreal Expos) and philanthropist, born in Montreal, Quebec
1941 – Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director (The Double Life of Veronique), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1996)
1946 – Janice Giteck, American composer (Thunder; Like a White Bear Dancing), born in New York
1955 – Sam Tshabalala, South African guitarist, and composer (The Malopoets; Sabeka), born in South Africa
1956 – Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher (New Life Church, Colorado), born in Yorktown, Indiana
1989 – Matthew Lewis, English actor (The Syndicate), born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Famous Birthdays for 26th June 2023
1747 – Leopold Koželuch, Czech composer, born in Velvary, Czech Republic (d. 1818)
1914 – Richard Maltby Sr., American musician and orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
1915 – Willard “Home Run” Brown, American Baseball HOF outfielder (NgL World Series 1942; 6 x NgL All-Star Kansas City Monarchs; MLB: St. Louis Browns), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 1996)
1922 – Eleanor Parker, American actress (Caged, Detective Story, Hans Brinker), born in Cedarville, Ohio (d. 2013)
1938 – Gerald North, American climatologist, born in Sweetwater, Tennessee
1940 – Robert Kramer, American actor and director, born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1955 – Philippe Streiff, French auto racer (55 x F1 Grand Prix; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1981 runner-up; French Formula 3 C’ship 1981), born in La Tronche, France (d. 2022)
1973 – Reggie Brown, NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks), born in Highland Park, Michigan
1974 – Dieter Kalt, Austrian ice hockey forward (Team Austria 1998), born in Klagenfurt, Austria
1975 – Terry Skiverton, English football player (Yeovil Town), born in Mile End, England
Famous Birthdays for 25th June 2023
1912 – William T. Cahill, American politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (1970-74), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
1923 – Tony Parker, British oral historian, born in Stockport, Cheshire (d. 1996)
1952 – Tim Finn, New Zealand rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist (Split Enz – “I Got You”; Crowded House – “Don’t Dream It’s Over”), and theatre and film composer (“Puberty Blues”), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
1954 – David Paich, American rock keyboardist (Toto – “Rosanna”; “Africa”), born in Los Angeles, California
1956 – Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa, South African artist, born in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1966 – Paula Kahumbu, Kenyan-born wildlife activist (Hands Off Our Elephants campaign), born in Nairobi, Kenya
1971 – Angela Kinsey, American actress (The Office), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
1973 – Milan Hnilicka, Czech hockey goaltender (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
1976 – José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer, born in Santa Lucía, Uruguay
1988 – Therese Johaug, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 4 x 5k relay 2010, 10k, 15k, 30k 2022; 14 x World C’ship gold), born in Os, Røros, Norway
Famous Birthdays for 24th June 2023
1788 – Thomas Blanchard, American machinist and inventor, born in Sutton, Massachusetts (d. 1864)
1893 – Roy O. Disney, American businessman and co-founder of the Walt Disney Company with brother Walt, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1971)
1901 – Chuck Taylor, American Basketball Hall of Fame promoter (Converse All Star shoes), born in Azalia, Indiana (d. 1969)
1908 – Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer, born in Champakulam, Kuttanad (now Kerala), British India (d. 1987)
1951 – Ken Reitz, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1980; Gold Glove Award 1975; St. Louis Cardinals), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2021)
1962 – Gautam Adani, Indian businessman (Adani Group, India’s 2nd richest person), born in Ahmedabad, India
1963 – Duval Love, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
1969 – Sean Maye, American 400m/800m runner
1982 – Clint Bajada, Maltese television and radio presenter
1985 – Ariana Madix, American TV personality (Vanderpump Rules), born in Melbourne, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 23rd June 2023
1837 – Ernest Guiraud, French opera composer (Piccolino; Sylvie), arranger (Bizet), and teacher, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1892)
1875 – Carl Milles, Swedish sculptor (Wedding of Rivers), born in Lagga, Sweden (d. 1955)
1901 – Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister who unsuccessfully attempted to establish a Belgian government in London during World War II, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1982)
1943 – James Levine, American conductor (Metropolitan Opera, 1976-2017), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2021)
1956 – Randy Jackson, American session and touring bassist, singer, and record producer (Jean-Luc Ponty; Journey; Mariah Carey) and TV personality (American Idol judge, 2002-14), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1956 – Tony Hill, American football player
1957 – Frances McDormand, American actress (Fargo), born in NYC, New York
1966 – Chantal Daucourt, Swiss mountain cyclist (world-bronze-95), born in Bienne, Switzerland
1976 – Paola Suarez, Argentinian tennis star (1995 Futures-Buenos Aires), born in Pergamino, Argentina
1976 – Patrick Monahan, British comedian