1891 – Heinrich Lemacher, German composer, born in Solingen, Dusseldorf, Germany (d. 1966)
1894 – Bill Wirges, American orchestra leader (Growing Paynes), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1971)
1901 – Stuart Symington, U.S. senator from Missouri (1953–76), born in Amherst, Massachusetts (d. 1988)
1938 – Billy Davis Jr, American pop singer (5th Dimension – “Up, Up And Away”), born in St Louis, Missouri
1945 – Barry Schrader, American electronic muscic composer, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
1972 – Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper (Olympics 1996), born in Southport, Queensland
1980 – Jason Schwartzman, American actor (The Darjeeling Limited), born in Los Angeles, California
1984 – Deron Williams, American basketball player, born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
1997 – Jacob Elordi, Australian actor (The Kissing Booth, Euphoria), born in Brisbane, Australia
2005 – Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, second daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, born in HMC Bronovo, The Hague, Netherlands
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 25th June 2022
1755 – Princess Natalia Alexeievna of Russia, born in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia (d. 1776)
1925 – Ted Stepien, American businessman and basketball team owner, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
1930 – George Murdock, American actor, born in Salina, Kansas (d. 2012)
1942 – Michel Tremblay, Canadian novelist and playwright (Les Belles-Sœurs), born in Montreal, Quebec
1943 – Bill Moggridge [William], British designer (1st laptop computer), born in London, England (d. 2012)
1948 – Michael Lembeck, American actor (Max-One Day at a Time), born in Brooklyn, New York
1956 – Boris Trajkovski, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia, born in Monospitovo, Strumica, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia (d. 2004)
1967 – Brian Wanek, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1971 – Michael Tucker, American baseball outfielder (KC Royals), born in South Boston, Virginia
1979 – Busy Philipps, American actress (Freaks and Geeks), born in Oak Park, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 24th June 2022
1762 – Johann Paul Wessely, Czech composer, born in Frauenberg, Germany (d. 1810)
1891 – Irving Pichel, American actor and director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1944 – Terry Donahue, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (head coach UCLA 1976-96, record 151–74–8; Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1985, 93), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
1946 – David Collenette, Canadian politician
1949 – John Illsley, British rock bassist (Dire Straits), born in Leicester, England
1952 – Stephen Pusey, British-Irish artist, born in London, England
1961 – Curt Smith, British-American rock bassist/vocalist (Tears For Fears – “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”; “Shout”), born in Bath, Somerset, England
1974 – Adam Treu, guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1980 – Minka Kelly, American actress (Friday Night Lights), born in Los Angeles, California
1982 – Mark Penney, Canadian film director (The Right Way), born in Toronto, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 23rd June 2022
1824 – Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer and teacher (Undine Sonata), born in Altona, Holstein (d. 1910)
1876 – Irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest)
1877 – Blair Fairchild, American composer and diplomat, born in Belmont, Massachusetts (d. 1933)
1907 – Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne (d. 2008)
1938 – Alan Vega [Bermowitz] American punk rock vocalist (Suicide – “Ghost Rider”; “Dream Baby Dream”; Cubist Blues), and visual artist, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
1941 – Roger McDonald, Australian author
1945 – Paul Goddard, American rock bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section – “So In To You”), born in Georgia (d. 2014)
1960 – Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese arcade game musician and programmer, born in Japan
1976 – Joe Becker, American rock guitarist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
1990 – Samuel Lee, FIFA 08 World Champion
Famous Birthdays for 22nd June 2022
1613 – Lambert Pietkin, Flemish baroque composer, born in Liege (d. 1696)
1701 – Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish architect (Christiansborg Castle)
1931 – Teruyuki Okazaki, Japanese karate master (10th degree black belt Shotokan Karate; founder International Shotokan Karate Federation), born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (d. 2020)
1933 – Dianne Feinstein, American politician, 1st female mayor of San Francisco (1978-88), (US Senator (D)-Ca 1992-), born in San Francisco, California
1947 – Murray Webb, cricketer (NZ fast bowler in 3 Tests, 4 wkts at 117 75)
1949 – Elizabeth Warren, American academic and US Senator (D-Massachusetts 2013-), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1956 – Derek Forbes, rocker (Simple Minds-Water Front)
1966 – Dean Woods, Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold team pursuit 1984; silver individual pursuit 1988; bronze team pursuit 1988, 96), born in Wangaratta, Australia (d. 2022)
1967 – Eric Green, American football tight end (Pro Bowl 1993, 94 Pittsburgh Steelers; Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens), born in Savannah, Georgia
1974 – Nikolay Shirshov, Uzbekistani soccer defensive midfielder (64 caps; FC Pakhtakor Tashkent, FC Rostov), born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (d. 2021)
Famous Birthdays for 21st June 2022
1798 – Wolfgang Menzel, German writer, born in Waldenburg, Silesia (d. 1873)
1910 – Bela Tardos, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1966)
1925 – Maureen Stapleton, American actress (Lonelyhearts, Airport, Coccoon, Plaza Suite), born in Troy, New York (d. 2006)
1947 – Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and 1st Iranian Muslim woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize (2003), born in Hamadan, Iran
1954 – Anne Kirkbride, English actress (Deidre-Coronation Street), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
1954 – Müjde Ar, Turkish film actress, born in Istanbul, Turkey
1954 – Mark Kimmitt, American Army general, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs (2008-9), born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma
1967 – Pierre Omidyar, Iranian-American billionaire (founded eBay), born in Paris, France
1968 – Alastair Campbell Mackintosh, New Zealand coxless rower (Olympics 1996), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
1974 – Natasha Desborough, British radio personality, born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 20th June 2022
1896 – Wilfred Pelletier, Canadian conductor (Voice of Firestone), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1982)
1929 – Ronald Hines, British actor (Not in Front of the Children, Pack of Lies), born in London, England (d. 2017)
1931 – Arne Nordheim, Larvik Norway, conductor/composer (Aftonland)
1940 – John Mahoney, British-born American actor (Fraiser, Frantic, 8 Men Out), born in Manchester, England (d. 2018)
1949 – Lionel Richie, American singer (Commodores, 1968-82; “Easy”; “Three Times A Lady”; solo -“Hello”; “All Night Long”), and TV personality (American Idol, 2018-21), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
1949 – Paul Shaw, Collingwood Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics 1996)
1951 – Peter Gordon, American composer (Love of Life Orchestra), born in New York City
1953 – Willy Rampf, German F1 technical director (BMW Sauber)
1972 – Martin Keino, Nyeri Kenya, 1.5k runner
1978 – Frank Lampard, English footballer
Famous Birthdays for 19th June 2022
1792 – Gustav Schwab, German writer, born in Stuttgart (d. 1850)
1815 – Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter, born in Amsterdam (d. 1872)
1925 – Charlie Drake [Charles Springall], English comedian (Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb, Splish Splash), born in London, England (d. 2006)
1942 – Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane, rocker (Spanky and Our Gang-Lazy Day)
1956 – Doug Stone, American singer
1962 – Paula Abdul, American singer-songwriter, choreographer (Straight Up) and TV personality (American Idol), born in San Fernando, California
1964 – Boris Johnson, British Conservative politician, (Prime Minister, 2019-present; Mayor of London, 2008-2016), born in NYC, New York
1965 – Luc Donckerwolke, Belgian car designer
1969 – Thomas Breitling, American entrepreneur
1972 – Robin Tunney, American actress (The Mentalist), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 18th June 2022
1780 – Michael Henkel, German composer and organist, born in Fulda, Germany (d. 1851)
1898 – Carleton Hobbs, English actor (Sherlock Holmes), born in Farnborough, England (d. 1978)
1907 – Benny Payne, American jazz pianist (Cab Calloway; Billy Daniels Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
1926 – Tom Wicker, American columnist (covered assassination of JFK for NY Times) and author, born in Hamlet, North Carolina (d. 2011)
1932 – Dudley R. Herschbach, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1936 – Denny Hulme, New Zealand auto racer (F1 World Drivers’ Champion 1967), born in Motueka, New Zealand (d. 1992)
1947 – Bernard Giraudeau, French actor (L’Annee des Meduses), screenwriter, and director, born in La Rochelle, France (d. 2010)
1975 – Aleksandrs Koliņko, Latvian footballer
1976 – Alana de la Garza, American actress
1991 – Willa Holland, American actress (Arrow), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 17th June 2022
1828 – Johan Karel Jakob De Jonge, Dutch historian, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1880)
1878 – Albert Thomas, French socialist politician (Minister of Armament WW1), born in Champigny-sur-Marne (d. 1932)
1902 – Sammy Fain, American popular music composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1989)
1919 – Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer, born in Petrograd, Russia (d. 2006)
1922 – Jerry Fielding, American jazz musician and composer (Lively Ones, Hogan’s Heroes), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1980)
1940 – George Akerlof, American economist (The Market for Lemons) and 2001 Nobel laureate, born in New Haven, Connecticut
1948 – Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball all star shortstop (Cincinnati Reds), born in Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela
1954 – Mark Linn-Baker, American actor (Perfect Strangers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1957 – Jack Wouterse, Dutch actor (Band of Brothers), born in Soest, Netherlands
1966 – Tory Burch, American fashion designer (Tory Burch LLC), born in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania