1840 – Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1888)
1842 – Carl von Linde, German engineer and chemist who invented mechanical refrigeration, born in Berndorf, Germany (d. 1934)
1914 – Jack Mann, British fighter pilot and hostage, kidnapped by Islamists in Lebanon in May 1989, born in Northampton, England (d. 1995)
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)
1925 – Richard White, New Zealand rugby union lock (23 Tests; Poverty Bay RFU), born in Gisborne, New Zealand (d. 2012)
1933 – Gene Wilder [Jerome Silberman], American actor, (Blazing Saddles; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Silver Streak; Young Frankenstein), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2016)
1956 – Joe Montana, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl 1981 [MVP], 84 [MVP], 88, 89 [MVP]; NFL MVP 1989, 90; 3×First-team All-Pro; 8xPro Bowl; SF 49ers; KC Chiefs), born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania
1963 – Elvis Stanić, Croatian contemporary jazz fusion guitarist, born in Rijeka, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
1964 – Antti Sarpila, Finnish swing jazz clarinetist, born in Helsinki, Finland
1964 – Jean Alesi, French auto racer (201 x F1 GP starts, 1 win [Canadian GP 1995]; International Formula 3000 C’ship 1989), born in Avignon, France
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 10th June 2024
1613 – Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1680)
1804 – Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist, born in Altenburg, Germany (d. 1884)
1831 – W. A. Remy [Wilhelm Mayer], Austro-Bohemian composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1898)
1903 – Theo Lingen, German director and actor (M, Charm of La Boheme), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1978)
1913 – Wilbur J. Cohen, American pioneer of social security, worked on the New Deal, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1987)
1932 – J. Bennett Johnston, American politician (Sen-D-LA, 1972-97), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1942 – Gordon Burns, Northern Irish broadcast journalist (The Krypton Factor, 1977–95; North West Tonight, 1997-2011), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1942 – Janet Vogel, American doo-wop soprano (Skyliners – “Since I Don’t Have You”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1980)
1959 – Timothy Van Patten, American actor (White Shadow, Master), born in Brooklyn, New York
1965 – Elizabeth Hurley, English actress (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Christabel) and model, born in Basingstoke, England
Famous Birthdays for 9th June 2024
1877 – Rudolf Borchardt, German writer, born in Königsberg, Germany (d. 1945)
1888 – Adrian Shaposhnikov, Russian composer, born in St Peterberg (d. 1967)
1926 – Mona Freeman, American actress (Black Beauty, Dear Wife, Heiress), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2014)
1938 – Roger Hurn, British businessman (Smith’s Industries)
1951 – James Newton Howard, American film composer (The Hunger Games; M. Night Shyamalan films), born in Los Angeles, California
1959 – Benny Gantz, Israeli soldier, politician and Alternate Prime Minister of Israel (Blue and White: 2020-), born in Kfar Ahim, Israel
1964 – Hiroko Yakushimaru, Japanese actress (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun), and singer, born in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
1972 – Wesley Reid Scantlin, American guitarist and singer (Puddle of Mudd), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1972 – Tomoe Hanba, Japanese voice actress (Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo), born in Tokyo, Japan
1976 – Olly Knights, British folk-rock singer-songwriter (Turin Brakes -“Pain Killer (Summer Rain)”), born in Clapham, England
Famous Birthdays for 8th June 2024
1903 – Ronald Shiner, British actor (Dry Rot, Carry on Admiral, Keep it Clean, Aunt Clara), born in London, England (d. 1966)
1903 – Ralph Webster Yarborough, American politician, U.S. Senator from Texas (1957-71), born in Chandler, Texas (d. 1996)
1905 – Brian Coffey, Irish poet (Avent), born in Dublin (d. 1995)
1914 – Joseph DePietro, American weightlifter (Olympic gold -56kg 1948), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1999)
1926 – Cranley Onslow, British politician (C), born in Bexhill (d. 2001)
1937 – Norma Shaw, English lawn bowler (World Outdoor C’ship gold 1981; Indoor C’ship gold 1997), born in Wakefield, England (d. 2009)
1939 – Herb Adderley, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl 1967, 68, 71; 5 x Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
1942 – Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Tambov, Russia
1943 – Willie Davenport, American bobsledder and track athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1968), born in Troy, Alabama (d. 2002)
1954 – Sergei Storchak, Russian deputy finance minister
Famous Birthdays for 7th June 2024
1778 – Beau Brummell, English dandy famous for his fashion style of simplicity and elegance, born in London (d. 1840)
1868 – Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer, and illustrator, born in Townhead, Glasgow (d. 1928)
1885 – J.B. Morton, British satirist under pen name of Beachcomber (Daily Express “By the Way” column, 1924-75), born in Tooting, England (d. 1979)
1888 – Clarence DeMar [Mr. DeMarathon], American marathon runner and 7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, born in Madeira, Ohio (d. 1958)
1896 – Vivien Kellems, American industrialist, who battled the Federal tax system as discriminatory against single people, born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1975)
1909 – Jessica Tandy, British actress (Birds, Cocoon, Batteries Not Included), born in London, England (d. 1994)
1910 – Marion Post Wolcott, American photographer during the Great Depression, born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 1990)
1921 – Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998)
1967 – Sarah Malin, actress (Stephane Prescott-Another World), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
1970 – Cafu, Brazilian soccer defender (Brazil 142 caps, Roma, AC Milan), born in Itaquaquecetuba, Brazil
Famous Birthdays for 6th June 2024
1580 – Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer, the crater Vendelinus on the Moon is named after him, born in Herk-de-Stad, Belgium (d. 1667)
1850 – Karl Ferdinand Braun, German inventor, co-developed wireless telegraphy (Nobel 1909), born in Fulda, Electorate of Hessen, Germany (d. 1918)
1891 – István Kardos, Hungarian composer, born in Debrecen, Hungary (d. 1975)
1892 – Donald F. Duncan Sr., American entrepreneur (Duncan Toys Company), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1971)
1915 – Vincent Persichetti, American composer (Sibyl), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
1944 – Phillip Allen Sharp, American geneticist and molecular biologist (Nobel 1993), born in Falmouth, Kentucky
1944 – Bud Harrelson, American baseball shortstop (MLB All-Star 1970, 71; World Series 1969; Gold Glove 1971 New York Mets) and manager (NY Mets 1990, 91), born in Niles, California (d. 2024)
1951 – Noritake Takahara, Japanese auto racer (Japanese Formula 2000 1974, 76), born in Tokyo, Japan
1956 – Jay C Buckey, American physician/astronaut (STS 58 alt, sk: 90), born in New York City
1983 – Gemma Bissix, British actress
Famous Birthdays for 5th June 2024
1695 – Johann Conrad Schlaun, German baroque architect (Schloss Münster), born in Nörde, Warburg, Germany (d. 1773)
1765 – Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German mathematician, born in Simmozheim (d. 1831)
1819 – John Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discoverer of Neptune), born in Laneast, Launceston, Cornwall (d. 1892)
1827 – Beverly Holcombe Robertson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Amelia County, Virginia (d. 1910)
1843 – Samuel Garman, American zoologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and namesake of a Jamaican lizard, born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania (d. 1927)
1888 – Raden Mas Noto Soeroto, Javanese poet (Melatiknoppen), born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (d. 1951)
1916 – Eddie Joost, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1949, 52; World Series 1940 Cincinnati Reds; Philadelphia Athletics) and manager (Philadelphia A’s), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2011)
1928 – Robert Lansing [Brown], American stage and screen actor (12 O’Clock High; The Equalizer), born in San Diego, California (d. 1994)
1941 – Martha Argerich, Argentine-Swiss classical piano prodigy (concert debut at age 8; Chopin Competition winner, 1964), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1966 – Bill Spiers, American infielder (Houston Astros), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 4th June 2024
1787 – Constant Prévost, French geologist, born in Paris (d. 1856)
1909 – Paul Nordoff, American composer (Every Soul Is a Circus), and music therapist (Nordoff-Robbins method), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1977)
1944 – Roger Ball, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band), born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland
1961 – Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004-09), born in Pápa, Hungary
1969 – Robert Perez, Bolivar Venezuela, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1973 – Sir Mawn Wilson, NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1975 – Russell Brand, English comedian and television personality, born in Grays, Essex
1977 – Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
1985 – Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian fashion model (d. 2006)
1991 – Ben Stokes, English cricket all-rounder (HS 258, BB 6/22; Durham CCC), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Famous Birthdays for 3rd June 2024
1844 – Garret Hobart, American politician (R) 24th US Vice President (1897-99), born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 1899)
1888 – Tom Brown, American dixieland jazz trombonist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1958)
1918 – Carl Pruitt, American jazz and blues session double-bassist, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1977)
1935 – Ken Ploen, American CFL HOF quarterback (CFL All-Star 1965; CFL West All-Star 1957, 59, 65 Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Lost Nation, Iowa (d. 2024)
1961 – Peter Vidmar, American gymnast (Olympic gold pommel horse, team; silver all-round 1984), born in Los Angeles, California
1964 – Kerry King, American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter (Slayer), born in Los Angeles, California
1964 – Dorothee “Doro” Pesch, German heavy metal singer and songwriter (Warlock), known as the ‘Metal Queen’, born in Düsseldorf, West German
1967 – William “Bill” Carlucci, American rower (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1968 – Alfred Kotey, Ghanaian boxer (WBO Bantamweight C’ship 1994-95), born in Accra, Ghana (d. 2020)
1999 – Cameron Green, Australian cricket all-rounder (Test HS 174no, BB 5/27; Western Australia, Mumbai Indians, RCB), born in Perth, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 2nd June 2024
1864 – Ben Webster, British actor (Old Curiosity Shop), born in London, England (d. 1947)
1917 – Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and filmmaker (d. 2006)
1922 – Carmen Silvera, Canadian-born British actress (‘Allo ‘Allo!), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
1926 – Milo O’Shea, Irish character actor (Barbarella, Staircase and Mass Appeal, Romeo and Juliet), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2013)
1939 – Janie Bradford, American songwriter for Motown (“Money (That’s What I Want)”), born in Charleston, Missouri
1940 – Christopher Bernau, actor (Guiding Light), born in Santa Barbara, California
1950 – Toni Alessandrini, actress (Vice Academy Part 2), born in Chicago, Illinois
1978 – Justin Long, American actor (Jeepers Creepers; Alvin and the Chipmunks), born in Fairfield, Connecticut
1987 – Darin [Zanyar], Swedish pop singer (Lovekiller, Tvillingen), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1989 – Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American footballer