1861 – José Rizal, Filipino nationalist, author (‘Noli Me Tángere’, ‘El Filibusterismo’) and ophthalmologist, born in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines (d. 1896)
1896 – Walter Lang, Swiss composer (d. 1966)
1900 – Laura Hobson, American TV writer/panelist (I’ve Got a Secret), born in NYC, New York
1906 – Ernst Boris Chain, German-born biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1979)
1912 – Jerry Jerome, American saxophonist (Words and Music), born in Brooklyn, New York
1921 – Howell T Heflin, (Sen-D-Alabama, 1979- )
1924 – David Scott, British priest, Chaplain to the Queen (d. 1996)
1945 – Peter Bardens, English musician (Camel), born in London (d. 2002)
1970 – Chris Gray, NFL guard (Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears)
1972 – Millard Coleman, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 18th June 2019
1517 – Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (d. 1593)
1891 – Hans Ruin, Finnish Swedish-language historian
1928 – Marguerite “Maggie” McNamara, American actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal), born in NYC, New York (d. 1978)
1947 – Douglas Young, composer
1949 – Chris Van Allsburg, American author and illustrator
1952 – Barry Champagne, Louisiana, stunt coorindator (Licence to Kill)
1965 – Kim Dickens, American actress and model
1969 – Fernando Valenzula, jockey
1975 – Aleksandrs Koliņko, Latvian footballer
1986 – Richard Madden, Scottish actor (Games of Thrones, Cinderella), born in Elderslie, Scotland
Famous Birthdays for 17th June 2019
1903 – Michail Swetlow, writer
1907 – Maurice Cloche, French film director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
1926 – Manuel Enriquez, composer
1933 – Christian Ferras, French violinist/conductor
1942 – Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian IAEA director, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1947 – Paul Young, English singer and percussionist (Mike + The Mechanics), born in Manchester (d. 2000)
1957 – Jack Wouterse, Dutch actor
1967 – Eric Stefani, American musician
1972 – Dirk-Jan Derksen, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
1975 – Frederick Koehler, actor (Chip-Kate and Allie), born in Queens, New York
Famous Birthdays for 16th June 2019
1583 – Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent
1899 – Helen Traubel, American soprano, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1972)
1909 – Willi Boskovsky, Austrian conductor (new years concert)
1910 – Lord Richardson, president (General Medical Council)
1925 – Faith Domergue, American actress and early “scream queen” (Vendetta, House of 7 Corpses), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1999)
1936 – August Willemsen, Dutch poet/translator
1938 – Joyce Carol Oates, NY, novelist (Garden of Earthly Delights)
1949 – Kale Browne, San Rafael California, actor (Michael Hudson-Another World)
1984 – Rick Nash, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Robert Rothbart, Bosnian-Israeli Basketball Player
Famous Birthdays for 15th June 2019
1623 – Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)
1805 – William Butler Ogden, first Mayor of Chicago (d. 1877)
1821 – Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer
1941 – Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter and rock vocalist (Everybody’s Talkin’, Midnight Cowboy), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
1949 – Simon Callow, actor (Good Father), born in London, England
1964 – Courteney Cox, American actress (Monica Geller on Friends), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1965 – Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
1972 – Justin Leonard, American golfer (British Open 1997; 12 PGA Tour titles), born in Dallas, Texas
1973 – Pia Miranda, Australian actress
2015 – Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland, born in Danderyd
Famous Birthdays for 14th June 2019
1877 – Jane Bathori, French mezzo-soprano (d. 1970)
1889 – Victor van Straelen, Flemish biologist/palaeontologist
1895 – Cliff Edwards, “Ukulele Ike”, Hannibal Missouri, singer (54th Street Revue, When You Wish Upon a Star)
1908 – John Scott Trotter, orchestra leader (George Gobel Show), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
1925 – David Bache, British car designer (Rover), born in Mannheim, Germany (d. 1994)
1930 – Charles McCarry, American author and former CIA spy (The Tears of Autumn), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
1956 – Sam Irvin, American director and producer
1977 – Chris McAlister, American football player
1982 – Lang Lang, Chinese concert pianist (The Painted Veil, Berlin Philharmonic), born in Shenyang, China
1986 – Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
Famous Birthdays for 13th June 2019
1655 – Adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh, 1st actress in the Netherlands (Onvergelijkelijke Ariana, Amsterdam Schouwburg), born in Middelburg, Netherlands (d. 1661)
1795 – Thomas Arnold, English educator and historian (History of Rome), born in West Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (d. 1842)
1879 – Johannes Geelkerken, Dutch theologian and vicar, born in Alkmaar, Netherlands (d. 1960)
1912 – Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, French Canadian poet (Regards et jeux dans l’espace), born in Sainte-Catherine de Fossanbault, Canada (d. 1943)
1935 – Samak Sundaravej, Thai 25th Prime Minister (former)
1954 – Daniel Seemiller, Pitts, US Olympic table tennis player (Olympic-92)
1963 – Catarina Lindqvist, Swedish tennis player (Swedish Open 1986)
1969 – Jamie Walters, American actor and singer (The Heights, Beverly Hills 90210), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1980 – Darius Vassell, English footballer
1985 – Filipe Albuquerque, Portuguese racing driver
Famous Birthdays for 12th June 2019
1904 – Eino Roiha, Finnish composer, born in Vyborg (d. 1955)
1908 – Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian television pioneer and president of the CBC, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1988)
1929 – Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani scholar, writer, and Urdu linguist, born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, British India
1959 – Kenneth Herdigein, Surinamese-Dutch actor (Say A), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
1964 – Paula Marshall, American actress (Lindsay Sutton-Chicago Sons), born in Rockville, Maryland
1970 – Lee Mayberry, American NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1970 – Damon Buford, American baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1974 – Kerry Kittles, American NBA guard (NJ Nets), born in Dayton, Ohio
1979 – Wil Horneff, American actor (Ghost in the Machine, Sandlot), born in Englewood, New Jersey
1983 – Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player (Portland Thorns FC), born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 11th June 2019
1815 – Julia Margaret Cameron, English photographer born in Calcutta, India (d. 1879)
1842 – Prince Alfred, Liechtenstein noble and politician, born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 1907)
1900 – Lawrence E. Spivak, American news panelist (Meet the Press), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
1917 – Joseph B Wirthlin, American businessmen, religious leader, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2008)
1922 – Erving Goffman, American sociologist (presentation of self in everyday life), born in Mannville, Alberta, Canada (d. 1982)
1940 – Michael Wilkes, British commander (UK Field Army), born in Steep, Hampshire (d. 2013)
1949 – Frank Beard, American country rock drummer (ZZ Top), born in Frankton, Texas
1949 – George Willig, American stuntman (climbed World Trade Center in 1977), born in Queens, New York City
1966 – Tiffany Cohen, swimmer (2 Olympic golds 1984), born in Culver City California
1967 – Clare Carey, American actress (Coach), born in Rhodesia
Famous Birthdays for 10th June 2019
1735 – John Morgan, American physician-in-chief of Continental Army
1825 – Princess Hildegard of Bavaria d. 1864
1865 – Frederick A Cook, American explorer, claimed to have 1st discovered North Pole, born in Callicoon, New York (d. 1940)
1912 – William Gordon Harris, civil engineer
1929 – Edward O Wilson, American sociobiologist, world’s leading authority on ants, born in Birmingham, Alabama
1941 – Shirley Owens Alston, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy), born in Passaic, New Jersey
1968 – Susan Haskell, actress (Marty-One Life to Live, Strictly Business)
1970 – David Wilson, WLAF safety (Scottish Claymores)
1987 – Kelly Vitz, American actress
1991 – James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden (Star Trek NG)