1878 – Frank Buchman, American theologist (Moral Re-Armament), born in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1961)
1881 – Natalia Goncharova, Russian avant-garde artist and painter, born in Nagaevo, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1962)
1909 – William M. Batten, American businessman and CEO (NY Stock Exchange 1976-84), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia (d. 1999)
1912 – Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (great iron sculptures), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1993)
1935 – John Geoghan, American Catholic priest, and convicted sex offender, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
1944 – Roger Ball, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band), born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland
1956 – Keith David, American actor (Platoon, There’s Something About Mary), born in New York City
1959 – Rod Connop, Canadian CFL corner (Edmonton Eskimos), born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
1965 – Adi Utarini, Indonesian medical researcher (Dengue Fever), born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1981 – William Barton, Australian didgeridoo player, and composer (Kalkadunga), born in Mount Isa, North-West Queensland, Australia
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 3rd June 2025
1771 – Sydney Smith, English preacher, reformer and author, born in Woodford, Essex (d. 1845)
1773 – Michael Gottard Fischer, German composer and organist, born in Alach (d. 1829)
1853 – Flinders Petrie, English Egyptologist (Merneptah Stele, measured the pyramids), born in London, England (d. 1942)
1906 – Josephine Baker, American-French song and dance revue artist (Folies-Bergere), actress, and civil rights activist, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1975)
1918 – Lili St. Cyr [Marie Van Schaack], American striptease performer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1999)
1930 – Michael Melle, South African cricketer (pace bowler of early 1950’s; 7 test matches), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (2003)
1950 – Deniece Williams [Chandler], American pop singer (“Love Won’t Let Me Wait”; “Let’s Hear It For The Boy”), born in Gary, Indiana
1963 – Deb Richard, American golfer (5 LPGA Tour titles), born in Abbeville, Louisiana
1966 – Bill Janovitz, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist (Buffalo Tom), music writer, and real estate agent, born in Queens, New York
1970 – Andrea Congreaves, British WNBA player (Charlotte Sting), born in Epsom, England
Famous Birthdays for 2nd June 2025
1577 – Giovanni Righi, Italian composer and friar, born in Fabriano, Papal States (d. 1539)
1887 – Howard Johnson, American lyricist (“When the Moon Comes over the Mountain”, “M-O-T-H-E-R”), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1941)
1913 – Barbara Pym, British novelist (Very Private Eye, Excellent Women), born in Oswestry, England (d. 1980)
1924 – June Callwood, Canadian journalist and activist, born in Chatham, Ontario (d. 2007)
1941 – Charlie Watts, British rock and jazz drummer (Rolling Stones, 1963-2021; Charlie Watts Orchestra), born in London, England (d. 2021)
1959 – Lydia Lunch [Koch], American punk rock guitarist, singer (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks), actress, and poet, born in Rochester, New York
1965 – Russ Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey right wing (1,029 NHL games; Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, LA Kings), born in Duncan, British Columbia
1965 – Jim Knipfel, American autobiographer and journalist (Slackjaw, Quitting the Nairobi Trio), born in Grand Forks, North Dakota
1974 – Gata Kamsky, American chess Grandmaster (Chess World Cup 2007; FIDE World C’ship 1996 runner-up), born in Novokuznetsk, Russia
1977 – A.J. Styles [Allen Jones], American professional wrestler, born in Camp Lejune, North Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 1st June 2025
1911 – Gertrude Michael, American actress (Cleopatra, Menace, Club Havana, caged), born in Talladega, Alabama (d. 1964)
1917 – William Standish Knowles, American chemist and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, born in Taunton, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1932 – Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests; 62 wickets; Otago CA), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 2023)
1937 – Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress, born in Dublin, Ireland
1944 – Rafael Viñoly, Uruguayan-American architect (20 Fenchurch Street (London); Kimmel Center (Philadelphia); Booth School of Business (Chicago)), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2023)
1949 – Mike Levine, Canadian rock keyboardist, bassist (Triumph), born in Toronto, Ontario
1950 – Charlene [D’Angelo], American pop singer (“I’ve Never Been To Me”), born in Hollywood, California
1961 – (Marcus) “Mark” Curry, American comedian and actor (Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper), born in Oakland, California
1964 – Trischa Zorn-Hudson, American Paralympic swimmer, most successful Paralympian ever with 55 medals (41 gold, 9 silver, and 5 bronze), born in Orange, California
1975 – Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian politician, Prime Minister of Armenia (2018-), born in Ijevan, Soviet Union
Famous Birthdays for 31st May 2025
1835 – Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese military leader, born in Hino, Tokyo, Japan (d. 1869)
1872 – Charles Greeley Abbot, American astronomer (Solar Constant), born in Wilton, New Hampshire (d. 1973)
1902 – Ralph Wood, British contemporary classical composer, born in London, England (d. 1957)
1912 – Dave O’Brien [Fronabarger], American actor and writer (Reefer Madness, Kiss Me Kate, 1st Aid), born in Big Spring, Texas (d. 1969)
1939 – Terry Waite, English Anglican Church envoy/Lebanese hostage, born in Bollington, Cheshire
1942 – John Daniel, British Vice-Chancellor (Open U), born in Surrey
1943 – Wayne Carson, American country musician and songwriter (“Always On My Mind”), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2015)
1962 – Børge Ousland, Norwegian polar explorer, 1st person to complete solo crossing of the Antarctic, born in Oslo, Norway
1971 – Sarah Murdoch [Sarah O’Hare], British-Australian model, born in London, England
1974 – Chad Campbell, American golfer (US masters 2009 runner-up, 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Andrews, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 30th May 2025
1797 – Johann Christian Lobe, German composer, born in Weimar, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1881)
1887 – Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian-American sculptor and lithographer, born in Kyiv, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
1920 – John Heawood, Canadian actor, singer and choreographer (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), born in Canada (d. 1995)
1925 – Gerard Toorenaar, Dutch controversial police officer (political commissar in Amsterdam 1975-79), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1994)
1947 – Krishna Das [Jeffrey Kagel], American new age and kirtan vocalist, and record producer (All One), born on Long Island, New York
1948 – Michael Piller, American screenwriter and television producer (Star Trek: The Next Generation; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), born in Port Chester, New York (d. 2005)
1950 – Bertrand Delanoë, French politician and mayor of Paris (2001-14), born in Tunis, French Tunisia
1960 – Stephen Duffy, English rock singer, songwriter, and musician (The Lilac Time – “Paradise Circus”; solo – “Sugar High”; Duran Duran 1978-79), born in Alum Rock, England
1974 – Big L [Lamont Coleman], American rapper (Lifestylez Ov Da Poor and Dangerous), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1999)
1981 – Devendra Banhart, Venezulan-American singer-songwriter (Cripple Crow), born in Houston, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 29th May 2025
1675 – Humphry Ditton, English mathematician, born in Salisbury, England (d. 1715)
1837 – Luca Fumagalli, Italian pianist and composer (Luigi XI), born in Inzago, Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, Austrian Empire (d. 1908)
1839 – Nat Thomson, Australian cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 1 wicket, HS 41; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1896)
1874 – G. K. Chesterton [Gilbert Keith], English writer (Father Brown; The Everlasting Man), born in London (d. 1936)
1935 – Martin Garrod, Commandant General Royal Marines, born in Darjeeling, British India (d. 2009)
1955 – John Hinckley Jr., American man who attempted to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan in 1981, born in Ardmore, Oklahoma
1975 – Alexander Zhurik, Belarusian hockey defenseman (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
1983 – Richard Jackson, American actor (Ryan Meyers-Saved by the Bell), born in Redlands, California
1986 – Dylan Postl, American professional wrestler (Hornswaggle), born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
1987 – Issac Luke, New Zealand Rugby League hooker (NZ 37 caps), born in Hawera, NZ
Famous Birthdays for 28th May 2025
1760 – Alexandre de Beauharnais, French politician, general of the revolution and first husband of Joséphine de Beauharnais, born in Fort-Royal, Martinique, France (d. 1794)
1819 – William Birney, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 1907)
1886 – Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-American mobster, born in Cianciana, Sicily, Italy (d. 1954)
1887 – Jim Thorpe, American all-round athlete (Olympic gold decathlon, pentathlon 1912; College and Pro Football Hall of Fame), born in Indian Territory, Oklahoma (d. 1953)
1894 – Sammy White, American comedian and actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1960)
1896 – Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1977)
1916 – Walker Percy, American writer and novelist (“The Moviegoer”, “Lancelot”), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1990)
1962 – François-Henri Pinault, French businessman (CEO of Kering, president of Groupe Artémis), born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
1978 – Jake Johnson [Weinberger], American actor (New Girl – “Nick”), film producer, and screenwriter, born in Evanston, Illinois
1980 – Mark Feehily, Irish pop singer (Westlife – “Flying Without Wings”), born in Sligo, Ireland
Famous Birthdays for 27th May 2025
1819 – Julia Ward Howe, American poet (Battle Hymn of the Republic), author, abolitionist, and women’s suffragist, born in New York City (d. 1910)
1863 – Arthur Mold, English cricket fast bowler (England 3 Tests; 1,673 1st class wickets), born in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire (d. 1921)
1870 – Lionel Palairet, British cricket batsman (2 Tests; Somerset CCC, Oxford Uni CC), born in Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, England (d. 1933)
1884 – Max Brod, Czech-born Israeli composer, writer, and biographer of Kafka, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1968)
1894 – Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon), born in St. Mary’s County, Maryland (d. 1961)
1923 – Sumner Redstone, American media mogul (ViacomCBS), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
1944 – Pleun Strik, Dutch soccer defender (8 caps, FIFA World Cup 1974 runner-up; PSV Eindhoven 270 games), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2022)
1957 – Siouxsie Sioux [Susan Ballion], British rock musician, singer and songwriter (Siouxsie and the Banshees – “Peek-a-Boo’; “Kiss Them For Me”), born in Southwark, England
1963 – Calliope Tsoupaki, Greek classical pianist and composer (Sappho’s Tears), born in Piraeus, Greece
1973 – Jack McBrayer, American comedian and actor (Conan O’Brien; 30 Rock – “Kenneth”), born in Macon, Georgia
Famous Birthdays for 26th May 2025
1602 – Philippe de Champaigne, French painter, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1674)
1871 – Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47), born in Bilzen, Belgium (d. 1968)
1909 – Richard Maibaum, American screenwriter (Goldfinger), born in New York City (d. 1991)
1911 – Ben Alexander, American actor (Dragnet, All Quiet on the Western Front), born in Goldfield, Nevada (d. 1969)
1923 – Horst Tappert, German director, actor and former SS member (Derrick), born in Elberfeld, Germany (d. 2008)
1949 – Hank Williams, Jr, American country singer-songwriter (“All My Rowdy Friends”; “Honky Tonkin'”: “There’s A Tear In My Beer”), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1961 – Tarsem Singh, Indian film director, born in Jalandhar, India
1966 – Grant Bradburn, New Zealand cricketer and coach (son of Wynne NZ off-spinner), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
1974 – Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer, born in Boden, Sweden
1978 – Phil Elverum (né Elvrum), American singer-songwriter (The Microphones), born in Anacortes, Washington