1735 – Anton Schweitzer, German composer, born in Coburg, Germany (d. 1787)
1879 – Patrick Abercrombie, English architect and town planner, born in Ashton upon Mersey, Cheshire, England (d. 1957)
1923 – V. C. Andrews, American author (Flowers in the Attic), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 1986)
1926 – Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (Fidelio), born in Merseburg, Germany (d. 1998)
1957 – Mike Gatting, English cricket batsman (79 Tests, captain 1986-88), born in Kingsbury, England
1959 – Jimmy Jam [James Harris], American songwriter and record producer (Janet Jackson), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1967 – Wasim Haider, cricketer (member Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup squad)
1984 – Noor Sabri, Iraqi footballplayer
1987 – Kyle Falconer, Scottish musician
2000 – Haechan [Lee Dong-hyuck], South Korean k-pop singer and dancer (NCT), born in Seoul, South Korea
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 5th June 2022
1695 – Johann Conrad Schlaun, German baroque architect (Schloss Münster), born in Nörde, Warburg, Germany (d. 1773)
1841 – Marie of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange Nassau, born in Wassenaar, Netherlands (d. 1910)
1898 – Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet and dramatist (Blood Wedding), born in Fuente Vaqueros, Granada, Andalucía, Spain (d. 1936)
1913 – Friedrich Wildgans, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1965)
1937 – Floyd Butler, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction – “Grazing In The Grass”), born in San Diego, California (d. 1990)
1955 – Hugh Marsh, Canadian session, touring, and jazz electric violinist, born in Montreal, Quebec
1956 – Roger Michell, British stage and screen director (Blue/Orange; Notting Hill; Hyde Park On Hudson), born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2021)
1973 – Sean Moran, American NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills), born in Aurora, Colorado
1977 – Nourhanne, Armenian-Lebanese pop singer (“Habibi ya Einy”)
1978 – Fernando Meira, Portuguese football player
Famous Birthdays for 4th June 2022
1665 – Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1733)
1877 – Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist (bile acids-Nobel 1927), born in Pforzheim, Baden, Germany (d. 1957)
1895 – Dino Conte Grandi, Italian Fascist politician and delegate to league of nations (1925-32), born in Mordano, Italy (d. 1988)
1911 – Austin Andrew Wright, British sculptor, born in Chester, England (d. 1997)
1936 – David Lyon, CEO (Bowater), born in London
1948 – Paquito D’Rivera, Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning clarinetist, saxophonist and jazz and classical composer, born in Havana, Cuba
1955 – Paul Stewart, British writer (The Edge Chronicles, Far Flung Adventures), born in London, England
1956 – John Treacy, Irish marathoner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Villierstown, County Waterford
1959 – Paul Taylor, American rock keyboardist (Winger – “Seventeen; “Can’t Get Enuff”), born in San Francisco, California
1972 – Derian Hatcher, American hockey defenseman (NHL All Star 1997, Dallas Stars), born in Sterling Heights, Michigan
Famous Birthdays for 3rd June 2022
1840 – Eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer/poet (Morning Twilight)
1864 – Ransom Eli Olds, American auto (Oldsmobile) and truck (REO) manufacturer, born in Geneva, Ohio (d. 1950)
1895 – Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, Indian statesman and diplomat (Asia and Western Dominance), born in Travancore, British India (d. 1963)
1921 – Forbes Carlile, Australian athlete and influential swimming coach, born in Melbourne (d. 2016)
1943 – Billy Cunningham, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward, coach (NBA champion player and coach Philadelphia 76ers), born in Brooklyn, New York
1954 – Dan Hill, Canadian pop singer and songwriter (“Sometimes When We Touch”; “Can’t We Try”), born in Toronto, Ontario
1965 – Mike Gordon, American rock bassist, banjo player (Phish), and filmmaker, born in Sudbury, Massachusetts
1966 – Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer (brilliant lefty fast bowler) and commentator, born in Lahore, Pakistan
1971 – Aaron Ledesma, MLB baseball infielder, 1995-2000 (Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and 3 other teams), born in Union City, California
1980 – Lazaros Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player
Famous Birthdays for 2nd June 2022
1864 – Ben Webster, British actor (Old Curiosity Shop), born in London, England (d. 1947)
1899 – Eric Jan Hanussen [Hermann Steinschneider], Austrian astrologist, clairvoyant, illusionist, and speaking tutor to Hitler, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1933)
1919 – Nat Mayer Shapiro, American painter (d. 2005)
1924 – June Callwood, Canadian journalist and activist (d. 2007)
1927 – W. Watts Biggers, American novelist (The Man Inside), and animator (Underdog), born in Avondale Estates, Georgia (d. 2013)
1936 – Otis Williams, American doo-wop singer (Charms), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1946 – Roger Freed, baseball player
1963 – Norm Lewis, American stage and screen actor and singer, born in Tallahassee, Florida
1974 – Matt Serra, American mixed martial ar
1976 – Josef Marha, Havl-brod Cze, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche)
Famous Birthdays for 1st June 2022
1675 – Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (d. 1755)
1790 – Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian playwright (d. 1836)
1905 – Robert Newton, British actor (Treasure Island, Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days), born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England (d. 1956)
1930 – Matt Poore, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (14 Tests 355 runs @ 15.43, 9 wickets), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2020)
1931 – Walter Horak, Austrian soccer striker (13 caps; Wiener Sport Club, Sochaux), born in Marchegg, Austria (d. 2019)
1932 – Philo [Rolf] Bregstein, Dutch writer (Dingen die niet Voorbijgaan)
1960 – Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (3 x World C’ship gold 1978; 2 x World Cup gold 1977), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2006)
1966 – Greg Schiano, American football coach (College: Rutgers; NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Wyckoff, New Jersey
1970 – Joshua Compston, English art impresario, born in London, England (d. 1996)
1986 – Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008
Famous Birthdays for 31st May 2022
1801 – Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1877)
1919 – Robie Macauley, American editor (Houghton Mifflin), and novelist (A Secret History of Time to Come), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1995)
1922 – Denholm Elliott, English actor (Alfie, Raiders of the Lost Ark), born in London, England (d. 1992)
1940 – August “Augie” Meyers, American singer-songwriter, producer, and record label owner (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados), born in San Antonio, Texas
1955 – Ben de Lisi, American-British fashion designer, born in New York City
1956 – Fritz Hilpert, German musician and sound engineer (Kraftwerk, 1987-), born in Amberg, West Germany
1962 – Henry ‘Gizmo’ Williams, American-Canadian CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1965 – Brooke Shields, American model and actress (Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan), born in NYC, New York
1967 – Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress (Vagabond, Police), born in Clermont, France
1976 – Matt Harpring, American basketball player (Utah Jazz) and analyst, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 30th May 2022
1010 – Emperor Renzong of China, Emperor of the Song dynasty (d. 1063)
1800 – Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach, German mathematician (Position of Feuerbach), born in Jena, Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1834)
1916 – Joseph W Kennedy, scientist (1 of 4 discoverers of plutonium)
1932 – Pauline Oliveros, composer (Sound Patterns), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2016)
1965 – Billy Donovan Jr., American basketball head coach (Oklahoma City Thunder 2015-19; University of Florida, NCAA Cship 2006-07), born in Rockville Centre, New York
1966 – Gary Martin, cricket pace bowler (Zimbabwe ODI)
1970 – Ness Wadia, Indian industrialist
1972 – Jeff Jones, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
1972 – Anthony Cook, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tenn Oilers)
1981 – Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer
Famous Birthdays for 29th May 2022
1914 – Tenzing Norgay, Tibetan climber who was the 1st to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Edmund Hillary (exact date of birth unknown, but he celebrated on the 29th), born in either northeastern Nepal or Tibet (d. 1986)
1926 – Charles Denner, French actor (The Bride Wore Black, The Man Who Loved Women), born in Tarnów, Poland (d. 1995)
1933 – Helmuth Rilling, German conductor (founder of the Gächinger Kantorei), born in Stuttgart, Germany
1947 – Anthony Geary, American actor (Luke/Bill-General Hospital), born in Coalville, Utah
1953 – Rick Henderson, American singer (Mason Dixon – “Karen Comes Around”), born in Beaumont, Texas
1955 – Ken Schrader, American auto racer, promoter (Daytona 500 1988, 89, 90), born in Fenton, Missouri
1955 – Jerry Dengler, American singer (Mason Dixon – “Karen Comes Around”), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
1958 – Willem Holleeder, Dutch criminal and murderer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1976 – David Buckner, American drummer (Papa Roach, 1993-2007 – “Last Resort”), born in Vacaville, California
1998 – Markelle Fultz, American basketball guard (2017 NBA Draft: #1 pick Philadelphia 76ers), born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Famous Birthdays for 28th May 2022
1853 – Carl Larsson, Swedish painter (Midwinter Sacrifice – Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1919)
1914 – W. G. G. Duncan Smith, British WWII flying ace, born in Madras, British India (d. 1996)
1921 – Heinz G. Konsalik, German author (d. 1999)
1921 – Tom Uren, Australian politician, Australian heritage and conservation campaigner, born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2015)
1932 – Henning Christiansen, Danish experimental composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2008)
1946 – Skip Jutze, American baseball player
1974 – Alicia Minshew, American actress (Kendall Hart-All My Children), born in Plantation, Florida
1980 – Mark Feehily, Irish pop singer (Westlife – “Flying Without Wings”), born in Sligo, Ireland
1984 – Beth Allen, New Zealand actress
1991 – Alexandre Lacazette, French soccer player, born in Lyon, France