1899 – Dorothy Devore, American actress (Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1976)
1936 – Verne Allison, American singer (Dells-Open Up My Heart), born in Chicago, Illinois
1947 – David L. Lander, American actor (Laverne and Shirley – “Squiggy”), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
1947 – Octavia E. Butler, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Wild Seed), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2006)
1947 – “Pistol” Pete Maravich, American Basketball HOF guard (5 × NBA All-Star; All-NBA First Team 1976, 77; NBA scoring champion 1977 NO/Utah Jazz; Atlanta Hawks), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania (d. 1988)
1948 – Nolan Clarke, Barbados cricketer (Barbados bat 1970-77, later Holland stalwart)
1960 – Erin Brockovich, American legal clerk and environmental campaigner, born in Lawrence, Kansas
1964 – Nico Jalink, Dutch soccer player (Sparta, NAC)
1981 – Monty Oum, American Animator (RWBY), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2015)
1982 – Ian Kinsler, American baseball player
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Famous Birthdays for 21st June 2023
1844 – Ernest F. Cambier, Belgian colonial pioneer (1st Congo railway) (d. 1909)
1889 – Ralph Craig, American athlete (Olympic gold 100/200m 1912), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1972)
1921 – Jean Kent [Joan Summerfield], British actress (Caravan, Bond Street), born in London, England (d. 2013)
1946 – Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian comedian and author, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2007)
1947 – Dana Rohrabacher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Coronado, California
1952 – Judith Bingham, British mezzo-soprano, and contemporary classical composer, born in Nottingham, England
1954 – Müjde Ar, Turkish film actress, born in Istanbul, Turkey
1968 – Sonique [Sonia Marina Clarke], British musician and DJ, born in London
1978 – Matt Kuchar, American golfer (British Open 2017 runner-up), born in Winter Park, Florida
1984 – Jujubee [Airline Inthyrath], American drag queen and TV performer (RuPaul’s Drag Race), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 20th June 2023
1887 – Floyd Collins, American cave owner and caver (died in Sand Cave rescue), born in Logan County, Kentucky (d. 1925)
1916 – William Balchin, English geographer, born in Aldershot, England (d. 2007)
1931 – Arne Nordheim, Larvik Norway, conductor/composer (Aftonland)
1934 – Rossana Podestà, Italian actress (Helen of Troy), (d. 2013)
1935 – Anthony Pilkington, CEO (Pilkington Pic)
1947 – Josef Clemens, German bishop and Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
1953 – Raúl Ramírez, Mexican tennis player, born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
1958 – Droupadi Murmu, Indian tribal politician (President of India 2022-), born in Mayurbhanj district, India
1979 – Lani Billard, Canadian actress
1980 – Fabian Wegmann, German road racing cyclist
Famous Birthdays for 19th June 2023
1749 – Jean-Marie Collot d’Herbois, French revolutionary and President of the National Convention, born in Paris (d. 1796)
1766 – Edmund Weber, German composer, born in Hildesheim, Germany (d. 1828)
1782 – John Bray, English-born American actor and composer (The Indian Princess) (d. 1822)
1884 – Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, French Dadaist artist and writer, born in Montpellier, France (d. 1974)
1905 – Mildred Natwick, American actress (Barefoot in the Park, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1994)
1924 – Leo Nomellini, American College/Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Uni of Minnesota; 6×First-team All-Pro; 10×Pro Bowl; NFL 1950s All-Decade Team; SF 49ers), born in Lucca, Italy (d. 2000)
1972 – Dennis Lyxzén, Swedish musician
1973 – Yasuhiko Yabuta, Japanese baseball player
1982 – Joe Cheng, Taiwanese actor
1984 – Paul Dano, American actor (Love and Mercy), born in NYC, New York
Famous Birthdays for 18th June 2023
1824 – Johannes Heykamp, Dutch Catholic archbishop of Utrecht (The Declaration of Utrecht) (d. 1892)
1877 – James Montgomery Flagg, American illustrator (“I want you” Uncle Sam), born in Pelham, New York (d. 1960)
1908 – Bud Collyer, American TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth), born in NYC, New York (d. 1969)
1910 – Ray McKinley, American orchestra leader and jazz drummer (Glenn Miller Time), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1995)
1910 – John Nicholas “Dick” Foran, American actor (OK Crackerby, Fort Apache, Winners of the West), born in Flemington, New Jersey (d. 1979)
1933 – Colin Brumby, Australian composer (Fibonacci Variations), conductor (Queensland Opera, 1968-71), and educator, born in Melbourne (d. 2018)
1939 – Lou Brock, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1964, 67; 8 × NL stolen base leader; St Louis Cardinals), born in El Dorado, Arkansas (d. 2020)
1942 – Roger Ebert, American film critic (Pulitzer Prize 1975), born in Urbana, Illinois (d. 2013)
1969 – Vito LoGrasso, American professional wrestler
1974 – Keith Poole, wide receiver (New Orleans Saints)
Famous Birthdays for 17th June 2023
1818 – Charles Gounod, French composer (Faust; La reine the Saba; Funeral March of a Marionette), born in Paris (d. 1893)
1867 – Henry Lawson, Australian writer and poet (n the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses), born in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1922)
1904 – Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1981)
1915 – Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1996)
1930 – James Gathers, American 200m runner (Olympic bronze 1952), born in South Carolina
1958 – Sam Hamad, Syrian-born Canadian politician, born in Damascus, Syria
1960 – Thomas Haden Church, American actor (Sideways), born in Yolo, California
1965 – Dermontti Dawson, American NFL center (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1970 – Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian (SNL, 2002-10; The Last Man on Earth), born in Alameda County, California
1988 – Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
Famous Birthdays for 16th June 2023
1861 – Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer and librarian (d. 1937)
1890 – Stan Laurel, English comedian (Laurel and Hardy films), born in Ulverston, England (d. 1965)
1934 – William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate
1934 – Little Caesar [Carl Burnett], American vocalist (Little Caesar and the Romans)
1950 – James Smith, American singer (Stylistics), born in NYC, New York
1952 – George Papandreou, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (2009-11), born in St Paul, Minnesota, USA
1954 – Doane Perry, American musician, composer, and author (Jethro Tull), born in Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, New York
1959 – The Ultimate Warrior [James Brian Hellwig], American professional wrestler, born in Crawfordsville, Indiana (d. 2014)
1971 – Daliah Wachs “Dr. Daliah”, American radio host, born in Los Angeles, California
1989 – Odion Ighalo, Nigerian footballer, born in Lagos, Nigeria
Famous Birthdays for 15th June 2023
1553 – Ernst, Archduke of Austria (son of Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor), born in Vienna (d. 1595)
1640 – Bernard Lamy, French mathematician (d. 1715)
1767 – Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of President Andrew Jackson (1828-37), (d. 1828)
1920 – Amy Clampitt, American poet (The Kingfisher), born in Iowa (d. 1994)
1935 – Fernand Schokweiler, British judge
1949 – Michael Lutz, American bassist, singer, guitarist (Brownsville Station – “Smokin’ In The Boys Room”), and producer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
1950 – Mark Arnott, actor (Return of the Secaucus 7), born in Chicago, Illinois
1968 – Oh Dal-su, South Korean actor, born in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
1970 – Amanda Cromwell, soccer midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Washington, D.C.
1975 – Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyballer who won eight championships and model, born in Laguna Beach, California
Famous Birthdays for 14th June 2023
1769 – Dominique Della-Maria, French Italian composer (The Prisoner), born in Marseilles France (d. 1800)
1864 – Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (Alzheimer Disease), born in Marktbreit, Bavaria (d. 1915)
1882 – Michael Zadora, American pianist and composer, born in New York City (d. 1946)
1929 – Cy Coleman [Seymour Kaufman], American songwriter (Witchcraft, Sweet Charity), born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
1952 – Eddie Mekka [Mekjian], American stage and screen singer and actor (Laverne and Shirley – “Carmine – The Big Ragoo”), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
1953 – David Thomas, American singer and songwriter (Pere Ubu), born in Miami, Florida
1954 – Will Patton, American actor (No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1963 – Chris DeGarmo, American guitarist (Queensryche – “Breaking The Silence”), born in Wenatchee, Washington
1979 – Carlos Henriquez, American jazz and Latin jazz double bassist (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), born in New York City
1992 – Evan Sabara, American actor
Famous Birthdays for 13th June 2023
1821 – Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, Prime Minister of France (1873-74, 1977), born in Paris (d. 1901)
1903 – Filip Kutev, Bulgarian composer (State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance), born in Aytos, Burgas (d. 1982)
1918 – Ben Johnson, American actor (Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger), born in Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma (d. 1996)
1924 – Percy Rodriguez [Rodrigues], Canadian actor (Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Brainwaves), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2007)
1925 – Hans Fellner, bookseller, born in Vienna (d. 1996)
1926 – Geoffrey Finsberg, British politician (d. 1996)
1935 – Jeanne-Claude [Denat de Guillebon], French artist (Running Fence, Wrapped Reichstag), born in Casablanca, French Morocco (d. 2009)
1951 – Richard Thomas, American actor (John Boy – The Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda), born in NYC, New York
1962 – Davey Hamilton, American auto racer and broadcaster, (Indycar Series runner-up 1996-97, 98), born in Nampa, Idaho
1974 – Valeri Bure, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia