1898 – Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet and dramatist (Blood Wedding), born in Fuente Vaqueros, Granada, Andalucía, Spain (d. 1936)
1938 – Karin Balzer, German athlete (Olympic gold 80m hurdles 1964; bronze 100m hurdles 1972), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2019)
1943 – Bill Hopkins, British composer, born in Prestbury, England (d. 1981)
1952 – Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2001)
1957 – John Fumo, American session and touring trumpet and flugelhorn player, composer, and educator, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
1970 – Martin Gelinas, Canadian NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Shawinigan, Quebec
1971 – Mark Wahlberg, American singer (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch) and actor (Boogie Nights, The Departed), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1973 – Daniel Gildenlöw, Swedish progressive rock songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist (Pain of Salvation; The Flower Kings), born in Eskilstuna, Sweden
1975 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian American NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Kaunas, Lithuania SSR, Soviet Union
1980 – Sutee Suksomkit, Thai football player, born in Trat, Thailand
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 4th June 2026
1821 – Apollon Maykov, Russian poet, born in Moscow, Imperial Russia (d. 1897)
1902 – Richard Allen, Indian field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1928), born in Nagpur, India (d. 1969)
1907 – Patience Strong [Winifred Emma May], English poet and journalist, born in Catford, London (d. 1990)
1937 – Freddy Fender [Baldemar Huerta], American rock, country and Tejano singer (“Wasted Days And Wasted Nights”; “Before The Next Teardrop Falls”; Texas Tornados – “A Man Can Cry”), born in San Benito, Texas (d. 2006)
1940 – Ludwig Schwarz, Austrian Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Linz, born in Most pri Bratislave, Slovakia
1950 – Dagmar Krause, German singer (Slapp Happy; Henry Cow; Art Bears), born in Hamburg, Germany
1963 – Jim Lachey, American NFL tackle (Washington Redskins), born in St. Henry, Ohio
1966 – Cecilia Bartoli, Italian mezzo-soprano, born in Rome, Italy
1982 – Ronnie Prude, American football cornerback, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1998 – Central Cee [Oakley Caesar-Su], English rapper and songwriter (Doja), born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 3rd June 2026
1723 – Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-Austrian physician and naturalist interested in entomology (Entomologia Carniolica), born in Cavalese, Italy (d. 1788)
1750 – Frédéric Thiéme, French composer, born in Reims, France (d. 1802)
1864 – Ransom Eli Olds, American auto (Oldsmobile) and truck (REO) manufacturer, born in Geneva, Ohio (d. 1950)
1928 – Donald Judd, American minimalist sculptor and artist, born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri (d. 1994)
1929 – Chuck Barris, TV game show producer and host (Gong Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
1931 – Lindy Remigino, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1952), born in Elmhurst, Queens, New York (d. 2018)
1935 – Ted Curson, American jazz trumpeter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1940 – Richard Edwards, West Indian cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 18 wickets; Barbados), born in Christ Church, Barbados
1951 – Jill Biden (née Jacobs), American educator, second wife of US President Joe Biden, and First Lady of the United States (2021-25), born in Hammonton, New Jersey
1961 – Dana Drábová, Czech nuclear scientist and head of the State Office for Nuclear Safety (1999-2025), born in Czechoslovakia (d. 2025)
Famous Birthdays for 2nd June 2026
1840 – Thomas Hardy, poet and novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd), born in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset (d. 1928)
1899 – Lotte Reiniger, German animator and film director (The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp), born in Charlottenburg, Germany (d. 1981)
1909 – Robin Orr, Scottish organist, composer, and educator (St. John’s College; Glasgow University), born in Brechin, Scotland (d. 2006)
1913 – Bert Farber, American orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey, Vic Damone), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2005)
1920 – Yolande Donlan, British-American actress (Jigsaw, Expresso Bongo, Penny Princess), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2014)
1936 – Sally Kellerman, American actress (M*A*S*H (film); Back to School; The Player), and singer, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2022)
1951 – Jeanine Pirro, American lawyer, television host (Justice with Judge Jeanine), and first woman to be elected as the District Attorney of Westchester County (1994-2005), born in Elmira, New York
1953 – Cornel West, American philosopher, activist and author, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1956 – Mani Ratnam [Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam], Indian film director, screenwriter and producer (Guru, Anjali), born in Madurai, India
1989 – Steve Smith, Australian cricket batsman and captain (HS 239; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 1st June 2026
1679 – Johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim), born in Larvs parish, Sweden (d. 1713)
1776 – George Schetky, Scottish-American cellist, music teacher, and composer, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1831)
1790 – Salomon Judah Rappoport, Galician-Czech rabbi and scholar (Ereg miliem), born in Lemberg, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (d. 1867)
1804 – Mikhail Glinka, Novosspaskoye Russian composer (Kamarinskaya; Ruslan and Ludmilla), born in Novospasskoye, Smolensk, Russian Empire (d. 1857) [birth OS=May 20]
1943 – Ely van Tongeren, Dutch pop guitarist and singer (The Buffoons – “Tomorrow Is Another Day; “It’s The End”), born in Enschede, Netherlands
1947 – Ronnie Wood, English rock guitarist (Faces; Jeff Beck Group; The Rolling Stones), born in Hillingdon, England
1947 – Jan Harvey, British actress (Howards’ Way; Family Affairs), born in Penzance, Cornwall, England
1952 – Şenol Güneş, Turkish soccer goalkeeper (31 caps; Trabzonspor) and manager (Trabzonspor, Bursaspor, Beşiktaş, Turkey), born in Trabzon, Turkey
1963 – Shawn Pelton, American session and touring drummer and percussionist (SNL band; Sheryl Crow; Shawn Colvin: Darryl Hall, Rod Stewart; Rosanne Cash), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1987 – Mike Protich, American rock musician (Red Sun Rising), born in Akron, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 31st May 2026
1904 – Stan Brenders, Belgian jazz pianist and bandleader, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1969)
1928 – Pankaj Roy, Indian cricket batsman (45 Tests, 5 x 100, HS 173; WR opening partnership [Vinoo Mankad] 413; Bengal), born in Dhaka, Bangladesh (d. 2001)
1937 – Bob Ferry, American basketball forward (St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets) and executive (GM Washington Bullets; NBA Exec of the Year 1979, 82), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2021)
1948 – Lynda Bellingham, Canadian-born English actress (Sweeney, Scarlet Tunic), born in Montreal, Quebec, (d. 2014)
1949 – Tom Berenger, American actor (The Big Chill;Someone to Watch Over Me), born in Chicago, Illinois
1954 – Thomas Mavros, Greek soccer striker (36 caps; Panionios FC, AEK Athens), born in Athens, Greece
1960 – Chris Elliott, American screenwriter, comedian, and actor (David Letterman; Cabin Boy, Get A Life), born in New York City
1961 – Lea Thompson, American actress (Back to the Future, Caroline In The City), born in Rochester, Minnesota
1964 – Scotti Hill [Mulvehill], American rock guitarist (Skid Row – “18 And Lie”: “I Remember You”), born in Manhasset, New York
1973 – Tyrone Williams, American NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Bradenton, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 30th May 2026
1896 – Howard Hawks, American director and producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface), born in Goshen, Indiana (d. 1977)
1902 – Stepin Fetchit [Lincoln Perry], American actor (Miracle in Harlem) 1st African American film star, born in Key West, Florida (d. 1985)
1915 – Jerome Bert Weisner, American engineer (science advisor to John. F Kennedy, President of MIT 1971-80), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1994)
1924 – Norbert Schemansky, American weightlifter (Olympic gold heavyweight 1952, silver 1948, bronze 1960, 64), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2016)
1936 – Keir Dullea, actor (2001, 2010, David and Lisa), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1939 – Michael J Pollard [Pollack], American character actor (Bonnie and Clyde; Roxanne), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2019)
1947 – Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golfer (LPGA Rookie of the Year 1972; Canadian Open 1973), born in Shawinigan, Quebec (d. 2021)
1968 – Kelley Armstrong, Canadian novelist (Women of the Otherworld), born in Sudbury, Ontario
1972 – Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball outfielder (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004 [MVP], 07; 9 × Silver Slugger Award; Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1999 – Guanyu Zhou, Chinese racing driver (first Chinese F1 driver), born in Shanghai, China
Famous Birthdays for 29th May 2026
1810 – Erasmus Darwin Keyes, American banker, businessman and Major General (Union Army), born in Brinfield, Massachusetts (d. 1895)
1853 – Francesco Fanciulli, American-Italian composer, born in Porto Santo Stefano, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1915)
1876 – Jan Ingenhoven, Dutch composer and conductor, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1951)
1922 – Iannis Xenakis, Greek-French composer, music theorist, and architect who helped revolutionize 20th century classical music (Metastaseis), born in Brăila, Romania (d. 2001)
1931 – Jalna Hanmer, American-British feminist campaigner, scholar and co-founder of Women’s Aid, born in Walla Walla, Washington (d. 2023)
1939 – Al Unser, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1970-71, 78, 87), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 2021)
1959 – Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, filmmaker and political activist, born in Nazareth, Israel (d. 2011)
1965 – Jammo Myllys, Finnish hockey goaltender (Finland World C’ship gold 1995), born in Savonlinna, Finland
1970 – Natarsha Belling, Australian news presenter, born in Mudgee, Australia
1982 – Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukrainian heptathlete (Olympic gold 2008), born in Yakushyntsi, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Famous Birthdays for 28th May 2026
1765 – Jean Baptiste Cartier, French musician and composer, born in Avignon, France (d. 1841)
1782 – Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk, Dutch painter, born in Amsterdam (d. 1810)
1798 – Josef Dessauer, Austrian composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1876)
1894 – Sammy White, American comedian and actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1960)
1918 – Edith Massey (née Dornfeld), American actress (films of John Waters), born in New York City (d. 1984)
1931 – Stephen Birmingham, American author (Real Lace: America’s Irish Rich), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2015)
1931 – Carroll Baker, American actress (Andy Warhol’s Bad; Babydoll; Harlow), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
1932 – Tim Renton, British politician (Conservative Minister under Thatcher and Major – came up with National Lottery), born in London, England (d. 2020)
1947 – Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archeologist, Egyptologist and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, born in Damietta, Egypt
1961 – Roland Gift, British pop-rock singer (Fine Young Cannibals – “She Drives Me Crazy”), and actor, born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England
Famous Birthdays for 27th May 2026
1823 – John Gray Foster, American Major General (Union Army), born in Whitefield, New Hampshire (d. 1874)
1867 – Arnold Bennett, English novelist (Anna of the Five Towns), born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England (d. 1931)
1887 – Erich Kuttner, German journalist and historian (Vorwarts), born in Berlin (d. 1942)
1900 – Uładzimir Žyłka, Belarusian poet, born in Makaszy, Nesvizh, Russian Empire (d. 1933)
1936 – Marcel Masse, Canadian politician and federal cabinet minister, born in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec (d. 2014)
1936 – Richard Holme, Baron Holme of Cheltenham, British politician, Liberal Party president (1980-1), born in London (d. 2008)
1939 – Sir Gerald Ronson, English businessman involved in the Guinness Four trading fraud, born in Paddington, London
1966 – Sean Kinney, American rock drummer (Alice in Chains – “Check My Brain”; “Hollow”), born in Renton, Washington
1973 – Jack McBrayer, American comedian and actor (Conan O’Brien; 30 Rock – “Kenneth”), born in Macon, Georgia
1977 – Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (149 Tests, 34 x 100, 50 x 50; HS 374; 448 ODIs; Sinhalese SC), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka