June 24 - Births

Births

1244 – Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1308)
1343 – Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)
1386 – John of Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)
1485 – Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)
1519 – Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)
1533 – Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (d. 1588)
1535 – Joan of Austria, Princess of Portugal (d. 1573)
1542 – John of the Cross, Spanish mystic and poet (d. 1591)
1546 – Robert Parsons, English priest (d. 1610)
1587 – William Arnold, English-American settler (d. 1675)
1663 – Jean Baptiste Massillon, French bishop (d. 1742)
1687 – Johann Albrecht Bengel, German scholar (d. 1757)
1694 – Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, Swiss theorist (d. 1748)
1704 – Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French writer (d. 1771)
1755 – Anacharsis Cloots, Prussian-born French revolutionary (d. 1794)
1774 – Antonio González de Balcarce, Argentine military commander (d. 1819)
1774 – François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo, French general (d. 1838)
1777 – John Ross, English naval officer and explorer (d. 1856)
1782 – Juan Larrea, Argentine politician and businessman (d. 1847)
1795 – Ernst Heinrich Weber, German anatomist and physiologist (d. 1878)
1797 – John Joseph Hughes, Irish-American archbishop (d. 1864)
1803 – George James Webb, English composer (d. 1887)
1804 – Willard Richards, American religious leader (d. 1854)
1811 – John Archibald Campbell, American jurist (d. 1889)
1813 – Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and reformer (d. 1887)
1813 – Francis Boott, American composer (d. 1904)
1821 – Guillermo Rawson, Argentine politician (d. 1890)
1825 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1844)
1826 – George Goyder, English-Australian surveyor (d. 1898)
1842 – Ambrose Bierce, American author (d. 1914)
1846 – Samuel Johnson, Nigerian historian and priest (d. 1901)
1850 – Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, English field marshal (d. 1916)
1860 – Mercedes of Orléans (d. 1878)
1869 – Prince George of Greece and Denmark (d. 1957)
1880 – Ralph Wilson, American gymnast (death date unknown)
1882 – Athanase David, Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman (d. 1953)
1882 – Carl Diem, German sports administrator (d. 1962)
1883 – Victor Francis Hess, Austrian-Americian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)
1883 – Arthur L. Newton, American athlete (d. 1956)
1883 – Frank Verner, American athlete (d. 1966)
1884 – Frank Waller, American athlete (d. 1941)
1886 – George Shiels, Irish dramatist (d. 1949)
1888 – Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect (d. 1964)
1893 – Roy O. Disney, American businessman, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (d. 1971)
1895 – Jack Dempsey, American boxer (d. 1983)
1897 – Daniel K. Ludwig, American businessman (d. 1992)
1900 – Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician (d. 1945)
1901 – Marcel Mule, French saxophonist (d. 2001)
1901 – Harry Partch, American composer (d. 1974)
1901 – Chuck Taylor, American basketball player and salesman (d. 1969)
1904 – Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995)
1906 – Pierre Fournier, French cellist (d. 1986)
1906 – Willard Maas, American educator and filmmaker (d. 1971)
1907 – Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet (d. 1989)
1908 – Hugo Distler, German composer (d. 1942)
1908 – Guru Gopinath, Indian dancer (d. 1987)
1908 – Alfons Rebane, Estonian military officer (d. 1976)
1911 – Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine race car driver (d. 1995)
1911 – Ernesto Sabato, Argentine writer (d. 2011)
1912 – Brian Johnston, English sportscaster (d. 1994)
1913 – Gustaaf Deloor, Belgian cyclist (d. 2002)
1914 – Pearl Witherington French secret agent (d. 2008)
1915 – Fred Hoyle, English astronomer (d. 2001)
1916 – William B. Saxbe, American politician (d. 2010)
1919 – Al Molinaro, American actor
1922 – Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) (d. 1988)
1923 – Margaret Olley, Australian painter (d. 2011)
1924 – Brian Bevan, Australian rugby player (d. 1991)
1924 – Kurt Furgler, Swiss politician (d. 2008)
1924 – Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic
1927 – Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Claude Chabrol, French director (d. 2010)
1930 – William Bernard Ziff, Jr., American publisher (d. 2006)
1931 – Billy Casper, American golfer
1933 – Sam Jones, American basketball player
1934 – Ferdinand Biwersi, German football referee
1934 – Jean-Pierre Ferland, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, and author
1935 – Terry Riley, American composer
1938 – Lawrence Block, American writer
1939 – Michael Gothard, English actor (d. 1992)
1939 – HA Schult, German artist
1940 – Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer
1941 – Erkin Koray, Turkish singer and musician
1941 – Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst and novelist
1941 – Charles Whitman, American murderer (d. 1966)
1942 – Michele Lee, American actress
1942 – Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chilean politician and engineer, 32nd President of Chile
1944 – Jeff Beck, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, The Honeydrippers, and Beck, Bogert & Appice)
1944 – Arthur Brown, English singer (Kingdom Come and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown)
1944 – David Mark Berger, American born Israeli weightlifter (d. 1972)
1944 – John "Charlie" Whitney, English musician (Family, Axis Point, Streetwalkers)
1944 – Chris Wood, English saxophonist (Traffic and Ginger Baker's Air Force) (d. 1983)
1945 – Colin Blunstone, English singer-songwriter (The Zombies and Keats)
1945 – Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player
1945 – George Pataki, American politician, 53rd Governor of New York
1945 – Nora Valsami, Greek actress
1946 – David Collenette, Canadian politician
1946 – Ellison Onizuka, American astronaut (d. 1986)
1946 – Robert Reich, American economist
1947 – Mick Fleetwood, English drummer and actor (Fleetwood Mac)
1947 – Peter Weller, American actor
1948 – Patrick Moraz, Swiss pianist and songwriter (Yes, The Moody Blues, and Refugee)
1949 – John Illsley, English singer-songwriter, bassist, and producer (Dire Straits)
1950 – Nancy Allen, American actress
1950 – Mercedes Lackey, American writer
1951 – Leslie Cochran, American activist (d. 2012)
1951 – David Rodigan, Germany-English actor and disk jockey
1952 – Stephen Pusey, English artist
1953 – Ivo Lill, Estonian artist
1955 – Edmund Malura, German footballer
1955 – Betsy Randle, American actress
1956 – Joe Penny, English actor
1957 – Astro, English rapper and musician (UB40)
1957 – Mark Parkinson, American politician
1958 – Kenneth Biros, American murderer (d. 2009)
1958 – Jean Charest, Canadian politician
1958 – Tom Lister, Jr., American wrestler and actor
1958 – Silvio Mondinelli, Italian mountaineer
1958 – John Tortorella, American ice hockey coach
1958 – Kathy Troccoli, American singer and author
1959 – Andy McCluskey, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Id, Dalek I Love You, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
1960 – Siedah Garrett, American singer-songwriter (Brand New Heavies)
1960 – Karin Pilsäter, Swedish politician
1960 – Erik Poppe, Norwegian film director
1961 – Dennis Danell, American singer and guitarist (Social Distortion) (d. 2000)
1961 – Iain Glen, Scottish actor
1961 – Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player
1961 – Ralph E. Reed, Jr., American activist
1961 – Curt Smith, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Tears for Fears and Graduate)
1963 – Preki, Serbian-American soccer player and coach
1963 – Mike Wieringo, American illustrator (d. 2007)
1964 – Gary Suter, American ice hockey player
1965 – Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player
1966 – Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter and musician (Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions)
1966 – Adrienne Shelly, American actress and director (d. 2006)
1967 – Bill Huard, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Richard Z. Kruspe, German guitarist (Rammstein and Emigrate)
1967 – Janez Lapajne, Slovenian director
1967 – John Limniatis, Greek-Canadian footballer
1967 – Scott Oden, American writer
1967 – Sherry Stringfield, American actress
1968 – Alaa Abdelnaby, Egyptian-American basketball player
1969 – Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian soprano
1970 – Glenn Medeiros, American singer-songwriter
1970 – Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2012)
1971 – Ji Jin Hee, South Korean actor
1971 – Christopher Showerman, American actor
1972 – Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
1972 – Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower
1973 – Alexander Beyer, German actor
1973 – Alexis Gauthier, French chef
1973 – Jere Lehtinen, Finnish ice hockey player
1974 – Chris Guccione American baseball umpire
1974 – Ruffa Gutierrez, Filipino actress and model
1975 – Carla Gallo, American actress
1975 – Marek Malik, Czech ice hockey player
1975 – Federico Pucciariello, Argentine-Italian rugby player
1976 – Louisa Leaman, English writer
1976 – Brock Olivo, American football player
1977 – Dimosthenis Dikoudis, Greek basketball player
1977 – Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer
1977 – Cas Jansen, Dutch actor
1978 – Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer
1978 – Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer
1978 – Ariel Pink, American singer-songwriter and musician
1978 – Juan Román Riquelme, Argentine footballer
1978 – Luis García Sanz, Spanish footballer
1978 – Emppu Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist and songwriter (Nightwish, Brother Firetribe, Altaria, and Barilari)
1979 – Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer
1979 – Petra Němcová, Czech model, author, and philanthropist
1979 – Craig Shergold, English internet folklore subject
1980 – Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Liane Balaban, Canadian actress
1980 – Nina Dübbers, German tennis player
1980 – Andrew Jones, Australian race car driver
1980 – Minka Kelly, American actress
1982 – Clint Bajada, Maltese television and radio host
1982 – Kevin Nolan, English footballer
1982 – Mark Penney, Canadian director
1982 – Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Rebecca Cooke, English swimmer
1983 – John Lloyd Cruz, Filipino actor
1983 – Gianni Munari, Italian footballer
1984 – Andrea Raggi, Italian footballer
1984 – J. J. Redick, American basketball player
1985 – Diego Alves Carreira, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Kyle Searles, American actor
1985 – Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese model
1986 – Stuart Broad, English cricketer
1986 – Phil Hughes, American baseball player
1986 – Solange Knowles, American singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Serdar Güneş, Turkish footballer
1987 – Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer
1987 – Arturo Lupoli, Italian footballer
1987 – Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer
1987 – LiSA, Japanese singer
1988 – Nichkhun, Thai singer, dancer, and actor (2PM)
1988 – Micah Richards, English footballer
1990 – Michael Del Zotto, Canadian ice hockey player
1990 – Richard Sukuta-Pasu, German footballer
1991 – Rie Kitahara, Japanese actress and singer (AKB48)
1998 – Coy Stewart, American actor