June 12 - Births

Births

1107 – Emperor Gaozong of Song (d. 1187)
1519 – Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)
1577 – Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)
1771 – Patrick Gass, American sergeant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (d. 1870)
1775 – Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. 1851)
1777 – Robert Clark, American politician (d. 1837)
1795 – John Marston, American sailor (d. 1885)
1802 – Harriet Martineau, English theorist and writer (d. 1876)
1806 – John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge (d. 1869)
1812 – Edmond Hébert, French geologist (d. 1890)
1819 – Charles Kingsley, English writer (d. 1875)
1827 – Johanna Spyri, Swiss writer (d. 1901)
1841 – Watson Fothergill English architect (d. 1928)
1851 – Oliver Lodge, English physicist and writer (d. 1940)
1858 – Harry Hamilton Johnston, English polymath (d. 1927)
1861 – William Attewell, English cricketer (d. 1927)
1864 – Frank Chapman, American ornithologist (d. 1945)
1877 – Thomas C. Hart, American admiral (d. 1971)
1875 – Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (d. 1953)
1888 – Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician (d. 1920)
1890 – Egon Schiele, Austrian artist (d. 1918)
1892 – Djuna Barnes, American author (d. 1982)
1892 – Apostolos Grozos, Greek leader of the Communist Party of Greece (d. 1981)
1897 – Anthony Eden, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1977)
1899 – Fritz Albert Lipmann, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
1902 – Hendrik Elias, Flemish politician (d. 1973)
1903 – Emmett Hardy, American musician (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (d. 1925)
1905 – Ray Barbuti, American football player (d. 1988)
1906 – Sandro Penna, Italian poet (d. 1977)
1908 – Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian engineer and designer (d. 1988)
1908 – Marina Semyonova, Russian ballet dancer (d. 2010)
1908 – Otto Skorzeny, German SS officer (d. 1975)
1910 – Bill Naughton, English playwright (d. 1992)
1912 – Carl Iver Hovland, American psychologist (d. 1961)
1913 – Jean Victor Allard, Canadian army general (d. 1996)
1915 – Christopher Mayhew, English politician (d. 1997)
1915 – David Rockefeller, American banker and businessman
1916 – Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991)
1916 – Raul Hector Castro, American politician
1918 – Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001)
1919 – Uta Hagen, American actress (d. 2004)
1920 – Dave Berg, American cartoonist (d. 2002)
1920 – Peter Jones, English actor (d. 2000)
1920 – Jim Siedow, American actor (d. 2003)
1921 – Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1921 – Christopher Derrick, English writer (d. 2007)
1921 – James Archibald Houston, Canadian artist and author (d. 2005)
1922 – Margherita Hack, Italian astrophysicist and writer
1923 – Monty Westmore, American make-up artist (d. 2007)
1924 – George H. W. Bush, American politician, 41st President of the United States
1925 – Jaime Montestrela, Portuguese writer (d. 1975)
1926 – Jackie Pallo, English wrestler (d. 2006)
1928 – Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor
1928 – Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician
1928 – Richard M. Sherman, American composer, songwriter, and publisher
1929 – Brigid Brophy, English writer (d. 1995)
1929 – Anne Frank, German-Dutch author and Holocaust victim (d. 1945)
1929 – Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani scholar, writer, and linguist
1930 – Donald Byrne, American chess player (d. 1976)
1930 – Jim Nabors, American actor
1930 – Innes Ireland, Scottish race car driver (d. 1993)
1932 – Mimi Coertse, South African soprano
1932 – Rona Jaffe, American novelist (d. 2005)
1932 – Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (d. 2002)
1933 – Eddie Adams, American photographer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize (d. 2004)
1934 – John A. Alonzo, American cinematographer (d. 2001)
1937 – Vladimir Arnold, Russian mathematician
1937 – Klaus Basikow, German footballer and manager
1937 – Antal Festetics, Austrian biologist
1938 – Tom Oliver, Australian actor
1939 – Frank McCloskey, American politician (d. 2003)
1941 – Marv Albert, American sportscaster
1941 – Chick Corea, American pianist, bandleader, and composer (Return to Forever and Five Peace Band)
1941 – Roy Harper, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, poet, and actor
1941 – Lucille Roybal-Allard, American politician
1942 – Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Dovells)
1942 – Bert Sakmann, German physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter(The Troggs)
1945 – Pat Jennings, Irish footballer
1946 – Michel Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey coach
1948 – Hans Binder, Austrian race car driver
1948 – Herbert Meyer, German footballer
1949 – Jens Böhrnsen, German politician
1949 – Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 – John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Mogul Thrash, Family, Roxy Music, UK, and Asia)
1951 – Bun E. Carlos, American drummer and archivist (Cheap Trick and Tinted Windows)
1951 – Brad Delp, American singer-songwriter and musician (Boston RTZ, and Beatlejuice) (d. 2007)
1951 – Hans Niessl, Austrian politician
1951 – Andranik Margaryan, Armenian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 2007)
1952 – Pete Farndon, English bassist (The Pretenders) (d. 1983)
1952 – Spencer Abraham, American politician, 10th United States Secretary of Energy
1953 – Rocky Burnette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 – David Thornton, American actor
1953 – Allan Weiner, American broadcaster and activist
1954 – Neil Oatley, English engineer and designer
1956 – Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer
1957 – Timothy Busfield, American actor
1957 – Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1958 – Rebecca Holden, American actress and singer
1958 – Rory Sparrow, American basketball player
1959 – Jenilee Harrison, American actress
1959 – Jervis Johnson, English game designer
1959 – John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and musician (They Might Be Giants)
1959 – Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and comedian
1961 – Jim Goad, American author
1961 – Kira Roessler, American singer and bassist (Black Flag and Dos)
1962 – Paul Clark, English musician and writer (The Bolshoi)
1962 – John Enos III, American actor
1963 – Philippe Bugalski, French rally driver (d. 2012)
1963 – Warwick Capper, Australian footballer
1963 – Tim DeKay, American actor
1963 – Jerry Lynn, American wrestler
1963 – Johnny Weiss, American wrestler
1964 – Derek Higgins, Irish race car driver
1964 – Kent Jones, American journalist
1964 – Paula Marshall, American actress
1965 – Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter and pianist
1965 – Vicky Vette, Norwegian-American porn actress and model
1967 – Icíar Bollaín, Spanish actress, director, and writer
1967 – Frances O'Connor, Australian actress
1968 – Scott Aldred, American baseball player
1968 – Htay Kywe, Burmese activist
1968 – Bobby Sheehan, American bassist and songwriter (Blues Traveler) (d. 1999)
1969 – Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (Bikini) (d. 2007)
1969 – Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player
1969 – Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian politician
1970 – Rick Hoffman, American actor
1970 – Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor
1971 – Arman Alizad, Finnish tailor, columnist, producer, and television host
1971 – Mark Henry, American weightlifter and wrestler
1971 – Ryan Klesko, American baseball player
1972 – Bounty Killer, Jamaican rapper and DJ (The Alliance)
1972 – Finesse Mitchell, American actor and author
1973 – Jason Caffey, American basketball player
1973 – Jennifer Jo Cobb, American race car driver
1973 – Takis Fyssas, Greek footballer
1973 – Darryl White, Australian footballer
1974 – Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player
1974 – Jason Mewes, American actor
1974 – Kerry Kittles, American basketball player
1975 – Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and publisher
1975 – Michael Muhney, American actor
1976 – Antawn Jamison, American basketball player
1976 – Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer
1977 – Richard Ayoade, English actor and writer
1977 – Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1978 – Yumiko Shaku, Japanese actress and model
1978 – Shiloh Strong, American actor, screenwriter, photographer and director
1979 – Robyn, Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1979 – Dallas Clark, American football player
1979 – Wil Horneff, American actor
1979 – Diego Milito, Argentinian footballer
1979 – Earl Watson, American basketball player
1980 – Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby player
1980 – Jason Dent, American mixed martial artist
1980 – Larry Foote, American football player
1980 – Ifet Taljević, German footballer
1981 – Paul Hasleby, Australian footballer
1981 – Jeremy Howard, American actor
1981 – Adriana Lima, Brazilian model
1981 – Nora Tschirner, German actress
1982 – Ben Blackwell, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and author (The Dirtbombs)
1982 – Diem Brown, American journalist
1982 – Jason David, American football player
1982 – Loïc Duval, French race car driver
1982 – Samantha Tolj, Australian actress
1983 – Bryan Habana, South African rugby player
1983 – Andy Ologun, Nigerian boxer and actor
1983 – Alexander Pipa, German rugby player
1983 – Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
1985 – Tasha-Ray Evin, Canadian guitarist (Lillix)
1985 – Dave Franco, American actor
1985 – Blake Ross, American software developer, co-created Mozilla Firefox
1985 – Sam Thaiday, Australian rugby player
1985 – Colin Doyle, Irish footballer
1985 – Kendra Wilkinson, American model, actress, and author
1985 – Chris Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 – Carla Abellana, Filipino actress
1986 – Erik Ainge, American football player
1986 – Mario Casas, Spanish actor
1986 – Jamie Lee Darley, English-American model
1986 – Stanislava Komarova, Russian swimmer
1986 – Sergio Rodriguez, Spanish basketball player
1986 – Benjamin Schmideg, Australian actor
1987 – Seyi Ajirotutu, American football player
1987 – Antonio Barragán, Spanish footballer
1987 – Abbey Lee Kershaw, Australian model
1987 – Sammy O'Grady, English actress
1988 – Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer
1988 – Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer
1988 – Dakota Morton, Canadian actor and radio host
1989 – Emma Eliasson, Swedish ice hockey player
1989 – Krista Arrieta Kleiner, Filipino-American model, actress, and singer
1990 – KevJumba, American comedian
1991 – Emmalee Thompson, American actress
1992 – Allie DiMeco, American actress and musician (The Naked Brothers Band)
1992 – Laura Jones, English gymnast
1992 – Ryan Malgarini, American actor
1996 – Anna Margaret, American actress and singer
1997 – William Cuddy, Canadian actor
2001 – John Bigelow IV, American golfer