June 6 - Births

Births

1236 – Wen Tianxiang, Chinese scholar and general (d. 1283)
1296 – Władysław of Legnica (d. 1352)
1436 – Regiomontanus, German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop (d. 1476)
1502 – John III of Portugal (d. 1557)
1519 – Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)
1542 – Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (d. 1591)
1576 – Giovanni Diodati, Swiss clergyman (d. 1649)
1580 – Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)
1599 – Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)
1606 – Pierre Corneille, French dramatist (d. 1684)
1622 – Claude-Jean Allouez, French missionary and explorer (d. 1689)
1661 – Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (d. 1756)
1699 – Johann Georg Estor, German theorist and historian (d. 1773)
1714 – Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)
1735 – Anton Schweitzer, German composer (d. 1787)
1755 – Nathan Hale, American writer and soldier (d. 1776)
1756 – John Trumbull, American painter (d. 1843)
1772 – Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (d. 1807)
1799 – Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet (d. 1837)
1807 – Thieu Tri, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1847)
1810 – Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German scholar (d. 1856)
1829 – Honinbo Shusaku, Japanese Go player (d. 1862)
1841 – Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish novelist (d. 1910)
1844 – Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (d. 1905)
1850 – Karl Ferdinand Braun, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
1857 – Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician (d. 1918)
1862 – Henry John Newbolt, English author (d. 1938)
1867 – David T. Abercrombie, American businessman, founder of Abercrombie & Fitch (d. 1931)
1868 – Robert Falcon Scott, English navy officer and explorer (d. 1912)
1872 – Alexandra of Hesse (d. 1918)
1875 – Thomas Mann, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1878 – Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French attorney (d. 1956)
1890 – Ted Lewis, American singer, musician, and bandleader (d. 1971)
1891 – Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, Karnatakaian poet and playwright (d. 1986)
1892 – Donald F. Duncan, Sr., American toy maker and businessman, founder of the Duncan Toys Company (d. 1971)
1896 – Henry Allingham, English soldier and super-centenarian (d. 2009)
1896 – Italo Balbo, Italian political leader and marshal (d. 1940)
1898 – Ninette de Valois, Irish-English dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2001)
1898 – Walter Abel, American actor (d. 1987)
1900 – Manfred Sakel, Polish psychiatrist (d. 1957)
1901 – Sukarno, Indonesian politician, 1st President of Indonesia (d. 1970)
1902 – Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1947)
1903 – Aram Khachaturian, Russian-Armenian composer (d. 1978)
1906 – Max August Zorn, German mathematician (d. 1993)
1907 – Bill Dickey, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1913 – Carlo L. Golino, American scholar (d. 1991)
1914 – H. Adams Carter, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1995)
1915 – Vincent Persichetti, American composer and pianist (d. 1987)
1916 – Hamani Diori, Nigerien politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)
1917 – Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founder of the Tracinda Corporation
1918 – Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1919 – Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, English politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO
1923 – V. C. Andrews, American author (d. 1986)
1925 – Hideji Ōtaki, Japanese actor (d. 2012)
1926 – Torsten Andersson, Swedish painter (d. 2009)
1926 – Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998)
1929 – Sunil Dutt, Indian actor and politician (d. 2005)
1932 – David Scott, American astronaut
1932 – Billie Whitelaw, English actress
1933 – Eli Broad, American businessman and philanthropist
1933 – Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1934 – Albert II of Belgium
1934 – Roy Innis, American civil rights activist
1936 – Levi Stubbs, American singer and actor (The Four Tops) (d. 2008)
1936 – A. Venkatesh Naik, Indian politician
1938 – Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza
1939 – Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer and pianist
1939 – Gary U.S. Bonds, American singer-songwriter
1939 – Marian Wright Edelman, American activist, founder of the Children's Defense Fund
1939 – Eddie Giacomin, Canadian ice hockey player
1939 – Lawrence Stephen, Nauruan politician (d. 2006)
1940 – Larry Lujack, American disc jockey
1940 – Willie John McBride, Irish rugby player
1941 – Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-American journalist
1943 – José de Jesús Gudiño Pelayo, Mexican jurist
1943 – Ken Hatfield, American football player and coach
1943 – Richard Smalley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
1944 – Monty Alexander, Jamaican pianist (Clue J & His Blues Blasters)
1944 – Edgar Froese, German musician and songwriter (Tangerine Dream)
1944 – David Penhaligon, English politician (d. 1986)
1944 – Phillip Allen Sharp, American scientist, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Tommie Smith, American athlete
1945 – David E. Bonior, American politician
1945 – David Dukes, American actor (d. 2000)
1945 – Arthur Shawcross, American serial killer (d. 2008)
1946 – Tony Levin, American singer-songwriter and bassist (King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment, and Bruford Levin Upper Extremities)
1947 – David Blunkett, English politician
1947 – Robert Englund, American actor
1947 – Ada Kok, Dutch swimmer
1948 – Richard Sinclair, English singer and musician (Caravan, The Wilde Flowers, Camel, and Hatfield and the North)
1949 – Ioannis Matzourakis, Greek footballer and manager
1949 – Holly Near, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1950 – Chantal Akerman, Belgian director
1951 – Marietta Giannakou, Greek politician
1951 – Noritake Takahara, Japanese race car driver
1951 – Dwight Twilley, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
1952 – Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese singer, drummer, producer, and actor (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, and Sketch Show)
1952 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor
1952 – Jean Hamel, Canadian ice hockey player
1953 – Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greek politician
1953 – June Yamagishi, Japanese-American guitarist (Papa Grows Funk and The Wild Magnolias)
1954 – Cynthia Rylant, American author
1954 – Władysław Żmuda, Polish footballer
1955 – Sandra Bernhard, American actress and singer
1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
1956 – Bubbi Morthens, Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician (Utangarðsmenn and Egó)
1957 – Fred Arbinger, German footballer
1957 – Mike Gatting, English cricketer
1957 – Christian Rach, German chef
1958 – Danny Webb, English actor
1959 – Jimmy Jam, American musician, songwriter, and producer (The Time)
1959 – Josie Lawrence, English comedian and actress
1959 – Amanda Pays, English actress
1959 – Colin Quinn, American comedian and writer
1959 – David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996)
1959 – Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician
1960 – Lola Forner, Spanish actress
1960 – Jozef Pribilinec, Slovak athlete
1960 – Steve Vai, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Alcatrazz)
1961 – Tom Araya, Chilean-American singer-songwriter and bassist (Slayer)
1961 – Bill Bates, American football player
1961 – Nir Brand, Israeli conductor and composer
1963 – Eric Cantor, American politician
1963 – Wolfgang Drechsler, German scientist
1963 – Jason Isaacs, English actor
1964 – Jay Bentley, American singer and bassist (Bad Religion)
1965 – Cam Neely, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Tony Yeboah, Ghanaian footballer
1966 – Sean Yseult, American musician (White Zombie and The Cramps)
1967 – Max Casella, American actor
1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor
1968 – François Avard, Canadian writer and scenarist
1968 – Alan Licht, American guitarist, composer, and journalist
1969 – Erik Prince, American businessman, co-founded Academi
1970 – Eugeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
1970 – Sarah Dessen, American author
1970 – Albert Ferrer, Spanish footballer
1970 – Anthony Norris, American wrestler
1970 – James Shaffer, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Korn, Fear and the Nervous System, and L.A.P.D.)
1972 – Natalie Morales, American journalist
1972 – Cristina Scabbia, Italian singer-songwriter (Lacuna Coil)
1973 – Kat Swift, American politician
1974 – Uncle Kracker, American singer-songwriter
1974 – Danny Strong, American actor
1974 – Sonya Walger, English actress
1975 – Cheer Chen, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and musician
1975 – Nina Kaczorowski, American actress
1975 – Staci Keanan, American actress
1975 – Niklas Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
1976 – Akido, Canadian musician and composer
1976 – Z-Ro, American rapper and producer (Screwed Up Click and ABN)
1976 – Emilie-Claire Barlow, Canadian singer and actress
1976 – Jonathan Nolan, English-American author, screenwriter, and producer
1976 – Geoff Rowley, English skateboarder
1977 – David Connolly, Irish footballer
1977 – Bryn Williams, Welsh chef
1978 – Carl Barât, English singer, guitarist, actor, and author (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things, and The Chavs)
1978 – Judith Barsi, American actress (d. 1988)
1978 – Joy Enriquez, American singer and actress
1978 – Mariana Popova, Bulgarian singer
1978 – Andrew Reynolds, American skateboarder
1980 – Matt Belisle, American baseball player
1980 – Peter Mosely, American bass player (Yellowcard and Inspection 12)
1981 – Philip McGinley, English actor
1981 – Johnny Pacar, American actor
1983 – Gemma Bissix, English actress
1983 – Gianna Michaels, American porn actress
1983 – Joe Rokocoko, Fijian rugby player
1983 – Michael Krohn-Dehli, Danish footballer
1984 – Noor Sabri, Iraqi footballer
1984 – Shannon Stewart, American model
1984 – Jason Trusnik, American football player
1985 – Chris Henry, American football player
1985 – Sebastian Larsson, Swedish footballer
1985 – Drew McIntyre, Scottish wrestler
1986 – Randy Gardner, American guitar player
1986 – Bhavana Balachandran, Indian actress
1986 – Kim Hyun-joong, Korean singer, dancer, and actor (SS501)
1987 – Kyle Falconer, Scottish singer and musician (The View)
1987 – Daniel Logan, New Zealand actor
1987 – Rubin Okotie, Austrian footballer
1988 – Maria Alyokhina, Russian singer and activist (Pussy Riot)
1988 – Israel Dagg, New Zealand rugby player
1988 – Gideon Glick, American actor
1989 – Monice, Bosnian-Austrian singer and author
1989 – Paula Brancati, Canadian actress
1990 – Vid Belec, Slovenian footballer
1990 – Zach Booher, American singer-songwriter and musician (While We're Up) (d. 2012)
1990 – Ashleigh Chisholm, Australian actress
1990 – Mike G, American rapper (OFWGKTA)
1990 – Gavin Hoyte, English footballer
1991 – Son Dong-woon, Korean singer and dancer (Beast)
1991 – Mary Ann Springer, American actress
1992 – Kim Hyun-a, Korean singer, dancer, and model (4minute and Wonder Girls)
1992 – Megumi Murakami, Japanese singer and actress (Cute and ZYX)