1745 – Caspar Wessel, Danish-Norwegian mathematician, born in Vestby, Norway (d. 1818)
1847 – Ida McKinley, U.S. 1st lady (1897-1901), the wife of 25th U.S. president William McKinley, born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1907)
1859 – Smith Wigglesworth, British religious figure (d. 1947)
1881 – Prospero Bisquertt, composer
1912 – Ian Morrow, company director
1921 – LeRoy Neiman, American painter, (d. 2012)
1942 – Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov, Russian cosmonaut
1952 – Martin Taylor, CEO (Barclays Bank)
1955 – Griffin Dunne, actor (American Werewolf in London, Who’s That Girl)
1973 – Lexa Doig, Canadian actress
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 7th June 2018
1619 – Paulus Voet, Dutch jurist and historian, born in Heusden, Netherlands (d. 1667)
1730 – Georg von Pasterwiz, Austrian composer, born in Passau, Germany (d. 1803)
1811 – James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician who popularized chloroform for medicinal use, born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (d. 1870)
1848 – Paul Gauguin, [Eugene Henri], French post-impressionist painter who worked in French Polynesia, born in Paris (d. 1903)
1862 – Philipp Lenard, Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
1867 – Luigi Maurizio Tedeschi, composer
1928 – David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy
1930 – Ian Leggat, cricketer (1 Test v South Africa 1953-54 without distinction)
1934 – Philippe Entremont, French pianist and conductor (Vienna Chamber Orchestra), born in Reims, France
1935 – Harry Crews, US writer/actor (Indian Runner), (d. 2012)
Famous Birthdays for 6th June 2018
1519 – Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician and botanist, born in Arezzo, Italy (d. 1603)
1576 – Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman, born in Lucca, Italy (d. 1649)
1826 – Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist
1868 – Robert Falcon Scott, British leader of ill-fated south pole expedition, born in Plymouth, England (d. 1912)
1872 – Alexandra Fjodorovna Romanova, last Russian tsarina (1894-1918)
1918 – Tom Scott, poet/editor
1968 – Alan Licht, American guitarist, composer and journalist
1973 – Jon Hesse, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1987 – Daniel Logan, New Zealand actor (Boba Fett-Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1987 – Rubin Okotie, Austrian footballer
Famous Birthdays for 5th June 2018
1718 – Thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker (baptized)
1757 – Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (d. 1808)
1878 – William Franklin “Frank” Smith, American actor (Cowboy and Bandit, Scarlet Car, Frontier Days), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1961)
1898 – Federico Garcia Lorca, Spainish poet and dramatist (Blood Wedding), born in Fuente Vaqueros, Granada, AndalucÃa, Spain (d. 1936)
1931 – John Dellow, commisioner (London Metropolitan Police)
1931 – Jacques Demy, French director (Lola, Magic Donkey)
1945 – Don Reid, American country singer (Statler Bros-Flowers on the Wall), born in Staunton, Virginia
1966 – Tina Barrett, Balt, LPGA golfer (1989 Mitsubishi Motors Ocean State)
1969 – Keith Powe, WLAF/CFL defensive lineback (Win Blue Bombers, Claymores)
1978 – Fernando Meira, Portuguese football player
Famous Birthdays for 4th June 2018
1394 – Philippa of England, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (d. 1430)
1876 – Robert Dower, cricketer (1 Test South Africa v England 1898, scored 0 and 9)
1908 – Earl of Halsbury, chancellor (Brunei University)
1923 – John Lea, British vice-admiral
1936 – David Lyon, CEO (Bowater)
1945 – Ivan “Ironman” Stewart, Mickey Thompson off-road champ (1983, 84, 90)
1955 – Paul Stewart, British writer (The Edge Chronicles, Far Flung Adventures), born in London, England
1968 – Scott Wolf, actor (Broken Arrow, Party of 5), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1972 – Nikka Costa, American singer
1985 – Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian fashion model (d. 2006)
Famous Birthdays for 3rd June 2018
1904 – Charles R. Drew, American physician, surgeon, and pioneer of blood plasma research, born in Washington, D. C. (d. 1950)
1911 – Ellen Corby [Hansen], American actress (The Waltons, Vertigo, Caged), born in Racine, Wisconsin (d. 1999)
1926 – Allen Ginsberg, American beat poet (Howl), born in Newark, New Jersey
1931 – Lindy Remigino, American athlete
1936 – David Nicholls, priest/theologian/political theorist
1950 – Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter (E.T.), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
1963 – Toshiaki Karasawa, Japanese actor
1964 – Nelson Liriano, Puerto Plata Dom Rep, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1974 – Bryan Still, wide receiver (San Diego Chargers)
1975 – José Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player (New York Yankees), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Famous Birthdays for 2nd June 2018
1876 – Hakon Borresen, composer
1904 – Frank Runacres, English artist (d. 1
1908 – Gordon Weir, cricketer (NZ batsman in 11 Tests 1930-37)
1920 – Yolande Donlan, British-American actress (Jigsaw, Expresso Bongo, Penny Princess), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2014)
1955 – Chantal Hochuli, Swiss-born socialite
1960 – Kyle Petty, American racing car driver
1963 – Tim Balmer, Canadian Tour golfer (Bermuda Open-1990), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1976 – Elly Hutton, Australian 100m sprinter (Olympics 1996)
1981 – Chin-hui Tsao, Taiwanese baseball player
1982 – Jewel Staite, Canadian actress