1922 – Hubert Du Plessis, South African pianist and composer, born in Malmesbury, Cape Province, Union of South Africa (d. 2011)
1924 – Dolores Gray [Sylvia Dolores Finkelstein], American singer and actress (Designing Woman, Kismet), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2002)
1928 – James Ivory, American producer, director and screenwriter (Howard’s End; Remains of the Day), born in Berkeley, California
1954 – Louise Erdrich, American author (Love Medicine, The Night Watchman, 2021 Pulitzer Prize), born in Little Falls, Minnesota
1955 – Jon Balke, Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and bandleader (Magnetic North Orchestra), born in Furnes, Norway
1956 – Robert Dover, American equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
1969 – Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympic silver 1992, 96)
1970 – Cafu, Brazilian soccer defender (Brazil 142 caps, Roma, AC Milan), born in Itaquaquecetuba, Brazil
1975 – Allen Iverson, American Basketball HOF guard (NBA Rookie of the Year Award 1997; 11 x NBA All-Star; All-Star game MVP 2001, 05; NBA MVP 2001; 3 × All-NBA First Team; Philadelphia 76ers), born in Hampton, Virginia
2002 – Quannah Chasinghorse, Native American model, born in Tuba City, Arizona
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 6th June 2023
1661 – Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer, and Maestro di Cappella (San Petronio, 1696-1756), born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1756)
1875 – Thomas Mann, German novelist (Magic Mountain-Nobel 1929), born in Lübeck, Germany (d. 1955)
1942 – Sandra Morgan, Australian 4x100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1956), born in Tamworth, New South Wales
1951 – Dwight Twilley, American power pop singer-songwriter (“I’m On Fire”; “Girls”), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1952 – Marsha Blackburn, American politician (Senator-R-Tennessee 2019-, Rep-R-TN 2003-19), born in Laurel, Mississippi,
1954 – Cynthia Rylant, American author
1961 – Tom Araya, Chilean-American heavy metal bass guitarist and lead singer (Slayer), born in Viña del Mar, Chile
1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor
1969 – Sunil Joshi, Indian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 41 wickets, 1 x 50; Karnataka, Royal Challengers Bangalore), born in Gadag, India
1977 – David Connolly, Irish footballer
Famous Birthdays for 5th June 2023
1831 – Marcus Joseph Wright, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Purdy, Tennessee (d. 1922)
1906 – John Kemp, 1st Viscount Rochdale, British soldier and businessman (d. 1993)
1922 – Gordon “Specs” Powell, American jazz and studio drummer and percussionist (CBS Orchestra, 1943-72), born in New York City (d. 2007)
1924 – Kenneth Burslam Gardner, British librarian and orientalist (d. 1995)
1930 – Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian writer (d. 1996)
1938 – Karin Balzer, German athlete (Olympic gold 80m hurdles 1964; bronze 100m hurdles 1972), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2019)
1940 – Tiger Lance, South African cricketer (South African batting all-rounder 1961-67) (d. 2010)
1961 – Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (d. 1999)
1977 – Chantal Lefebvre, Canadian, ice dancer (1996 Canadians-2nd), born in Ville LaSalle, Quebec
1984 – Cécilia Cara, French singer and actress, born in Cannes, France
Famous Birthdays for 4th June 2023
1803 – Gabriel J. Rains, American army officer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in New Bern, North Carolina (d. 1881)
1878 – Frank Buchman, American theologist (Moral Re-Armament), born in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1961)
1907 – Patience Strong [Winifred Emma May], English poet and journalist, born in Catford, London (d. 1990)
1925 – Antonio Puchades, Spanish soccer midfielder (23 caps; Valencia 256 games), born in Sueca, Spain (d. 2013)
1926 – Robert Earl Hughes, American man who became heaviest known human (485 kg), born in Monticello, Missouri (d. 1958)
1949 – Gabriel Arcand, French Canadian actor (The Crime of Ovide Plouffe), born in Deschambault, Quebec, Canada
1951 – Wendy Pini, American comic book writer (Elfquest), born in San Francisco, California
1952 – Parker Stevenson, actor (Falcon Crest, Stroker Ace), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1975 – Betty Okino, Uganda, US gymnast (Olympic-92)
1977 – Roman Miroshnichenko, Russian jazz-fusion, rock, and world music guitarist, and composer, born in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Famous Birthdays for 3rd June 2023
1771 – Sydney Smith, English preacher, reformer and author, born in Woodford, Essex (d. 1845)
1840 – Eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer and poet (Morning Twilight), born in Torhout, Flanders (d. 1926)
1868 – Aristides Agramonte y Simoni, Cuban-American Physician, Pathologist and Bacteriologist (yellow fever), born in Camagüey, Cuba (d. 1931)
1869 – Prince Baudouin of Belgium, Count of Flaanders, born in Palais de la Régence, Brussels, Belgium (d. 1891)
1879 – Pieter J. A. Adriani, Dutch tax lawyer (d. 1974)
1913 – Pedro Mir, Dominican Poet Laureate (d. 2000)
1942 – Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and soul musician (“Freddie’s Dead”; “Superfly”), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
1950 – Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter (E.T.), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
1950 – Marlene Elejarde, Cuban athlete 4x100m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Havana, Cuba
1971 – Carl Everett, American MLB outfielder, 1993-2006, 2X All-Star(Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and 6 other teams), born in Tampa, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 2nd June 2023
1908 – Gordon Weir, New Zealand cricket batsman (11 Tests, 3 x 50; Auckland CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2003)
1915 – Robert Moffat Palmer, American composer, born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2010)
1922 – Carmen Silvera, Canadian-born British actress (‘Allo ‘Allo!), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
1929 – Frédéric Devreese, Belgian conductor, and composer of classical music (Gemini Suite; Valse Sacrée), and film scores (The Cruel Embrace), born in Amsterdam, Belgium (d. 2020)
1944 – Garo Yepremian, American NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins), born in Larnaca, Cyprus (d. 2015)
1954 – Michael Steele, rocker (Bangles – “Eternal Flame”; “Walk Like an Egyptian”)
1969 – David Wheaton, tennis star (1987 US junior boys), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1973 – Kevin Feige, American producer, President of Marvel Studios (2007-), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1974 – Tammy Holmes, female outfielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Berkeley, California
1977 – Ellie Raab, American actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up), born in Wisconsin
Famous Birthdays for 1st June 2023
1769 – Józef Elsner, Polish composer, musicologist, and teacher of Chopin, born in Grodków, Poland (d. 1854)
1932 – Philo [Rolf] Bregstein, Dutch writer (Dingen die niet Voorbijgaan)
1947 – Ron Dennis, British auto racing owner (McLaren F1 team principal 1989-2001; group chairman until 2016), born in Woking, England
1957 – Jeffrey Hawkins, American inventor (PalmPilot, Treo), born in Huntington, New York
1961 – Werner Günthör, Swiss athlete (World C’ship gold, shot put 1987, 91, 93; Olympic bronze 1988), born in Uttwil, Switzerland
1962 – Jesse Johnson, rocker (Time)
1968 – Jason Donovan, rocker/actor (Neighbors)
1975 – Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian politician, Prime Minister of Armenia (2018-), born in Ijevan, Soviet Union
1976 – Marlon Devonish, MBE, English athlete (Olympic gold GB 4x100m relay 2004; World Indoor C’ship gold 200m 2003), born in Coventry, England
1987 – Mike Protich, American rock musician (Red Sun Rising), born in Akron, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 31st May 2023
1902 – Joe Kelly, American radio and television host (Quiz Kids, 1940-53), born in Crawfordsville, Indiana (d. 1959)
1948 – Paulinho da Costa, Brazilian percussionist (Thriller; Saturday Night Fever), born in Rio de Janeiro
1955 – Laura Baugh, American golfer, writer, broadcaster (LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year 1973), born in Gainesville, Florida
1955 – Tommy Emmanuel, Australian-American acoustic guitarist (Stevie’s Blues), born in Muswellbrook, New South Wales
1980 – Andy Hurley, American drummer (Fall Out Boy – “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race”), born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
1983 – Reggie Yates, English television presenter and filmmaker (Doctor Who), born in London, England
1990 – Liberty Irene Kasem, daughter of Casey and Jean Kasem
1992 – VanossGaming [Evan Fong), Canadian YouTuber and music producer, born in Toronto, Canada
1996 – Normani [Hamilton], American singer (with Sam Smith – “Dancing With A Stranger”; solo -“Motivation”), and dancer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
2000 – Gable Steveson, American wrestler (Olympic Gold freestyle 2020), born in Apple Valley, Minnesota
Famous Birthdays for 30th May 2023
1623 – John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)
1845 – Amadeus/Amadeo I, duke of Aosta and King of Spain (1870-73), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1890)
1875 – Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher (The Doctrine of Fascism), born in Castelvetrano, Italy (d. 1944)
1883 – Riccardo Zandonai, Italian composer, born in Borgo Sacco, Rovereto, Austria-Hungary (d. 1944)
1903 – Ray Howard-Jones, Welsh artist, born in Lambourn, England (d. 1996)
1944 – Lenny Davidson, British rock guitarist (Dave Clark Five – “Glad All Over”), born in London, England
1956 – David-Maria Sassoli, Italian politician and journalist, European Parliament President (2019-22), born in Florence, Italy (d. 2022)
1958 – Ted McGinley, actor (Love Boat, MWC, Dynasty), born in Newport Beach, California
1964 – Tom Morello, American guitarist (Audioslave; Rage Against the Machine), born in NYC, New York
1967 – Martin Blunt, British rock singer (The Charlatans – “The Only One I Know”), born in West Midlands, England
Famous Birthdays for 29th May 2023
1930 – Eddy Choong, Malaysian badminton player (Thomas Cup 1955), born in Penang, British Malaya (d. 2013)
1937 – Peter Kolman, Austrian composer, born in Bratislava, Slovakia
1942 – Kevin Conway, American actor (Flash Point, Cage of Angels), born in NYC, New York
1946 – Robin Johnson, American actress (Times Square: Baby, It’s You), born in Brooklyn, New York
1948 – Nick Mancuso, Italian-Canadian actor, born in Mammola, Italy
1963 – Tracey E. Bregman, actress (Lauren-Bold and Beautiful, Days of Our Life), born in Munich. Germany
1963 – Ukyo Katayama, Japanese auto racer, team manager (F1 95 starts), born in Tokyo, Japan
1977 – Danny Gerard, American actor (Alan Silver-Brooklyn Bridge), born in Mt Vernon, New York
1977 – António Lebo-Lebo, Angolan soccer defender (Angola 15 caps), born in Malanje, Angola
1979 – Brian Kendrick, American pro wrestler (WWE cruiserweight tag team champion), born in Fairfax, Virginia