1818 – Charles Gounod, French composer (Faust; La reine the Saba; Funeral March of a Marionette), born in Paris (d. 1893)
1867 – Henry Lawson, Australian writer and poet (n the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses), born in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1922)
1904 – Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1981)
1915 – Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1996)
1930 – James Gathers, American 200m runner (Olympic bronze 1952), born in South Carolina
1958 – Sam Hamad, Syrian-born Canadian politician, born in Damascus, Syria
1960 – Thomas Haden Church, American actor (Sideways), born in Yolo, California
1965 – Dermontti Dawson, American NFL center (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1970 – Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian (SNL, 2002-10; The Last Man on Earth), born in Alameda County, California
1988 – Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 16th June 2023
1861 – Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer and librarian (d. 1937)
1890 – Stan Laurel, English comedian (Laurel and Hardy films), born in Ulverston, England (d. 1965)
1934 – William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate
1934 – Little Caesar [Carl Burnett], American vocalist (Little Caesar and the Romans)
1950 – James Smith, American singer (Stylistics), born in NYC, New York
1952 – George Papandreou, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (2009-11), born in St Paul, Minnesota, USA
1954 – Doane Perry, American musician, composer, and author (Jethro Tull), born in Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, New York
1959 – The Ultimate Warrior [James Brian Hellwig], American professional wrestler, born in Crawfordsville, Indiana (d. 2014)
1971 – Daliah Wachs “Dr. Daliah”, American radio host, born in Los Angeles, California
1989 – Odion Ighalo, Nigerian footballer, born in Lagos, Nigeria
Famous Birthdays for 15th June 2023
1553 – Ernst, Archduke of Austria (son of Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor), born in Vienna (d. 1595)
1640 – Bernard Lamy, French mathematician (d. 1715)
1767 – Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of President Andrew Jackson (1828-37), (d. 1828)
1920 – Amy Clampitt, American poet (The Kingfisher), born in Iowa (d. 1994)
1935 – Fernand Schokweiler, British judge
1949 – Michael Lutz, American bassist, singer, guitarist (Brownsville Station – “Smokin’ In The Boys Room”), and producer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
1950 – Mark Arnott, actor (Return of the Secaucus 7), born in Chicago, Illinois
1968 – Oh Dal-su, South Korean actor, born in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
1970 – Amanda Cromwell, soccer midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Washington, D.C.
1975 – Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyballer who won eight championships and model, born in Laguna Beach, California
Famous Birthdays for 14th June 2023
1769 – Dominique Della-Maria, French Italian composer (The Prisoner), born in Marseilles France (d. 1800)
1864 – Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (Alzheimer Disease), born in Marktbreit, Bavaria (d. 1915)
1882 – Michael Zadora, American pianist and composer, born in New York City (d. 1946)
1929 – Cy Coleman [Seymour Kaufman], American songwriter (Witchcraft, Sweet Charity), born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
1952 – Eddie Mekka [Mekjian], American stage and screen singer and actor (Laverne and Shirley – “Carmine – The Big Ragoo”), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
1953 – David Thomas, American singer and songwriter (Pere Ubu), born in Miami, Florida
1954 – Will Patton, American actor (No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1963 – Chris DeGarmo, American guitarist (Queensryche – “Breaking The Silence”), born in Wenatchee, Washington
1979 – Carlos Henriquez, American jazz and Latin jazz double bassist (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), born in New York City
1992 – Evan Sabara, American actor
Famous Birthdays for 13th June 2023
1821 – Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, Prime Minister of France (1873-74, 1977), born in Paris (d. 1901)
1903 – Filip Kutev, Bulgarian composer (State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance), born in Aytos, Burgas (d. 1982)
1918 – Ben Johnson, American actor (Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger), born in Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma (d. 1996)
1924 – Percy Rodriguez [Rodrigues], Canadian actor (Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Brainwaves), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2007)
1925 – Hans Fellner, bookseller, born in Vienna (d. 1996)
1926 – Geoffrey Finsberg, British politician (d. 1996)
1935 – Jeanne-Claude [Denat de Guillebon], French artist (Running Fence, Wrapped Reichstag), born in Casablanca, French Morocco (d. 2009)
1951 – Richard Thomas, American actor (John Boy – The Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda), born in NYC, New York
1962 – Davey Hamilton, American auto racer and broadcaster, (Indycar Series runner-up 1996-97, 98), born in Nampa, Idaho
1974 – Valeri Bure, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
Famous Birthdays for 12th June 2023
1893 – Kommer Kleijn, Dutch actor and radio play director (Tomorrow It Will Be Better), born in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1982)
1909 – Mansel Treharne Thomas, Welsh composer, born in Tylorstown, Rhondda, Wales (d. 1986)
1913 – Jean Victor Allard, Canadian army general, born in Sainte-Monique-de-Nicolet, Quebec (d. 1996)
1926 – Jackie Pallo, English professional wrestler, born in Islington, Greater London, England (d. 2006)
1928 – Michael Wishart, British figurative painter, born in London (d. 1996)
1964 – Derek Higgins, Irish auto racer (British Formula Ford Champion 1988; Mexican Formula 3 Champion 1995, 97), born in Dublin, Ireland
1970 – Lee Mayberry, American NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1972 – Inger Miller, American 100m runner, born in Los Angeles, California
1980 – Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby union player, born in Padua, Veneto, Italy
1983 – Bryan Habana, South African rugby player (South Africa national team), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Famous Birthdays for 11th June 2023
1697 – Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist, composer and theorist, born in Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy (d. 1780)
1723 – Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer, 1st saw Halley’s comet on return, born in Prohlis, Dresden, Germany (d. 1788)
1740 – Luigi Gatti, Italian tenor, kapellmeister, priest, and composer, born in Lazise, Verona (d. 1817)
1776 – John Constable, English landscape painter (Hay Wain), born in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England (d. 1837)
1874 – Richard Stöhr, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1967)
1880 – Jeannette Rankin, American politician, 1st woman elected to US Congress (R-Montana), women’s rights advocate and pacifist, born in Missoula, Montana (d. 1973)
1907 – Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (Washington National Gallery of Art), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
1956 – Jamaaladeen Tacuma [Rudy McDaniel], American jazz bassist (Ornette Coleman), born in Hempstead, New York
1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor (Strapless, Dr Gregory House-House), born in Oxford, England
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
Famous Birthdays for 10th June 2023
1832 – Edwin Arnold, English writer (The Light of Asia), born in Gravesend, Kent (d. 1904)
1888 – Leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse), born in Obersinn, Germany (d. 1964)
1929 – James “Jim” McDivitt, American Air Force Brigadier General and NASA astronaut (Gemini 4, Apollo 9), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022)
1951 – Dan Fouts, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (First-team All-Pro 1979, 82; Pro Bowl 1979–83, 85; San Diego Chargers) and broadcaster (CBS television, Westwood One radio), born in San Francisco, California
1953 – John Edwards, American politician and lawyer (Senator (R) North Carolina 1999-2005), born in Seneca, South Carolina
1955 – Andrew Stevens, American actor (Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1967 – Emma Anderson, British guitarist and songwriter (Lush, Sing-Sing)
1976 – Esther Ouwehand, Dutch politician, parliamentarian for the Party for the Animals
1984 – Dirk Van Tichelt, Belgian judoka
1987 – Martin Harnik, Austrian footballer
Famous Birthdays for 9th June 2023
1891 – Cole Porter, American composer and lyricist (“Anything Goes”; “Night And Day”; “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”), born in Peru, Indiana (d. 1964)
1913 – Patrick Steptoe, English scientist (developed in vitro fertilization), born in Oxford, England (d. 1988)
1922 – John Gillespie Magee, Jr., American poet and aviator (d. 1941)
1924 – Peter Heatly, Scottish diver and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation, born in Leith, Scotland (d. 2015)
1951 – James Newton Howard, American film composer (The Hunger Games; M. Night Shyamalan films), born in Los Angeles, California
1951 – Dave Parker ‘the Cobra’, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978), born in Grenada, Mississippi
1968 – Tom Rouen, American NFL punter (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Hinsdale, Illinois
1974 – Jana Nejedly, Canadian tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
1980 – Mike Fontenot, American baseball player
1981 – Anoushka Shankar, British-Indian sitar player, composer, and daughter of Ravi Shankar, born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 8th June 2023
1805 – Luigi Ricci, Italian composer, born in Naples (d. 1859)
1856 – Natalia Janotha, Polish pianist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1932)
1879 – Ethel Larcombe, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1912), born in Islington, England (d. 1965)
1889 – Josef Hromádka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957), born in Hodslavice, Moravia (d. 1969)
1925 – Eddie Gaedel, American baseball pinch-hitter (shortest player in MLB history 3′ 7″; St. Louis Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1961)
1930 – Yannis Ioannidis, Greek composer, born in Athens, Greece
1954 – Sergei Storchak, Russian deputy finance minister
1971 – Mark Feuerstein, American actor
1985 – Alexandre Despatie, French Canadian diver
1986 – Patrick Kaleta, American hockey player