June 20 - Births

Births

• 1005 – Ali az-Zahir, Egyptian caliph (d. 1036)
• 1389 – John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (d. 1435)
• 1469 – Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Italian husband of Isabella of Naples (d. 1494)
• 1485 – Astorre III Manfredi (d. 1502)
• 1566 – Sigismund III Vasa (d. 1632)
• 1583 – Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)
• 1634 – Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy (d. 1675)
• 1642 – George Hickes, English theologian and writer (d. 1715)
• 1647 – John George III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1691)
• 1699 – William Gustav of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1737)
• 1717 – Jacques Saly, French sculptor (d. 1776)
• 1723 – Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1816)
• 1723 – Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian (d. 1808)
• 1733 – Betty Washington Lewis, American sister of George Washington (d. 1797)
• 1737 – Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese shogun (d. 1786)
• 1754 – Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (d. 1832)
• 1756 – Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (d. 1792)
• 1761 – Jacob Hübner, German entomologist and author (d. 1826)
• 1763 – Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot (d. 1798)
• 1770 – Moses Waddel, American educator, minister, and author (d. 1840)
• 1771 – Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist (d. 1820)
• 1771 – Hermann von Boyen, German army officer (d. 1848)
• 1778 – Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, French politician (d. 1832)
• 1786 – Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet (d. 1859)
• 1796 – Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso, Italian cardinal (d. 1878)
• 1808 – Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (d. 1888)
• 1813 – Joseph Autran, French poet (d. 1877)
• 1819 – Jacques Offenbach, German-French composer (d. 1880)
• 1855 – Richard Lodge, English historian (d. 1936)
• 1858 – Charles W. Chesnutt, American writer (d. 1932)
• 1860 – Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. 1937)
• 1861 – Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
• 1862 – Marco Praga, Italian playwright (d. 1929)
• 1870 – Georges Dufrénoy, French painter (d. 1943)
• 1872 – George Carpenter, American 5th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1948)
• 1875 – Reginald Punnett, English geneticist (d. 1967)
• 1876 – Romuald Joubé, French actor (d. 1949)
• 1882 – Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (d. 1937)
• 1884 – Johannes Heinrich Schultz, German psychiatrist (d. 1970)
• 1885 – Andrzej Gawroński, Polish scholar (d. 1927)
• 1887 – Kurt Schwitters, German painter and writer (d. 1948)
• 1889 – John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer (d. 1951)
• 1891 – Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Italian soprano (d. 1951)
• 1891 – John A. Costello, Irish politician (d. 1976)
• 1893 – Wilhelm Zaisser, German politician (d. 1958)
• 1894 – Lloyd Hall, American chemist (d. 1971)
• 1896 – Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian conductor, pianist, and composer (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) (d. 1982)
• 1897 – Elisabeth Hauptmann, German writer (d. 1973)
• 1899 – Jean Moulin, French resistance leader (d. 1943)
• 1903 – Sam Rabin, British wrestler, sculptor and singer (d. 1991)
• 1905 – Lillian Hellman, American playwright (d. 1984)
• 1907 – Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1998)
• 1908 – Billy Werber, American baseball player (d. 2009)
• 1909 – Errol Flynn, Australian actor (d. 1959)
• 1911 – Gail Patrick, American actress (d. 1980)
• 1912 – Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004)
• 1915 – Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2002)
• 1915 – Terence Young, English director (d. 1994)
• 1916 – Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian politician (d. 1973)
• 1916 – Johnny Morris, Welsh television host (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Igor Śmiałowski, Polish actor (d. 2006)
• 1918 – George Lynch, American race car driver (d. 1997)
• 1918 – Zoltán Sztáray, Hungarian writer (d. 2011)
• 1920 – Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater
• 1920 – Thomas Jefferson, American trumpeter
• 1921 – Byron Farwell, American historian (d. 1999)
• 1923 – Bjørn Watt-Boolsen, Danish actor (d. 1998)
• 1924 – Chet Atkins, American musician, songwriter, and producer (d. 2001)
• 1924 – Fritz Koenig, German sculptor, designed The Sphere
• 1924 – Audie Murphy, American soldier and actor Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1971)
• 1926 – Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli general and politician (d. 2001)
• 1928 – Eric Dolphy, American musician, bandleader, and composer (d. 1964)
• 1928 – Martin Landau, American actor
• 1928 – Jean-Marie Le Pen, French politician
• 1928 – Asrat Woldeyes, Ethiopian politician
• 1929 – Anne Weale, English writer (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish sculptor
• 1930 – Paul Pender, American boxer (d. 2003)
• 1931 – Olympia Dukakis, American actress
• 1931 – James Tolkan, American actor
• 1932 – Robert Rozhdestvensky, Russian poet (d. 1994)
• 1933 – Danny Aiello, American actor
• 1934 – Wendy Craig, English actress
• 1934 – Rossana Podestà, Italian actress
• 1934 – Yuri Vizbor, Russian poet (d. 1984)
• 1935 – Len Dawson, American football player
• 1935 – Neal Knox, American activist and author (d. 2005)
• 1936 – Billy Guy, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 2002)
• 1937 – Jerry Keller, American singer-songwriter
• 1938 – Mickie Most, English singer and producer (d. 2003)
• 1939 – Ramakant Desai, Indian cricketer (d. 1998)
• 1940 – Eugen Drewermann, German theologian
• 1940 – John Mahoney, English actor
• 1941 – Stephen Frears, English director
• 1941 – Dieter Mann, German actor
• 1941 – Ulf Merbold, German physicist and astronaut
• 1942 – Richard I. Neal, American general
• 1942 – Brian Wilson, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Beach Boys)
• 1944 – Cheryl Holdridge, American actress (d. 2009)
• 1944 – John McCook, American actor
• 1944 – David Roper, English actor
• 1945 – Anne Murray, Canadian singer and guitarist
• 1946 – Xanana Gusmão, Timorese politician, 1st President of East Timor
• 1946 – Bob Vila, American television host
• 1946 – Lars Vilks, Swedish artist
• 1946 – Joseph Waeckerle, American physician specializing in Emergency and Sports medicine
• 1946 – André Watts, American pianist and educator
• 1947 – Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, American-English singer-songwriter (The Crystals)
• 1947 – Candy Clark, American actress
• 1947 – Josef Clemens, German bishop
• 1947 – Ivo Milazzo, Italian illustrator
• 1948 – Ludwig Scotty, Nauruan politician, President of Nauru
• 1949 – Alan Longmuir, Scottish bassist and actor (Bay City Rollers)
• 1949 – Lionel Richie, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor (Commodores)
• 1950 – Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi politician, 76th Prime Minister of Iraq
• 1951 – Tress MacNeille, American voice actress
• 1951 – Paul Muldoon, Irish poet
• 1951 – Bill Simon, American businessman and politician
• 1952 – John Goodman, American actor
• 1952 – Vince Gotera, American poet
• 1952 – Larry Riley, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1952 – Vikram Seth, Indian poet
• 1953 – Robert Crais, American writer
• 1953 – Ulrich Mühe, German actor (d. 2007)
• 1953 – Raúl Ramírez, Mexican tennis player
• 1953 – Willy Rampf, German engineer
• 1954 – Michael Anthony, American singer and musician (Van Halen and Chickenfoot)
• 1954 – Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer
• 1954 – Miles O'Keeffe, American actor
• 1954 – Ilan Ramon, Israeli astronaut (d. 2003)
• 1956 – Peter Reid, English footballer
• 1957 – Koko B. Ware, American wrestler
• 1958 – Ron Hornaday, Jr., American race car driver
• 1958 – Chuck Wagner, American actor
• 1960 – John Taylor, English musician, songwriter, producer, and actor (Duran Duran, Neurotic Outsiders, and Power Station)
• 1962 – Alex Di Gregorio, Italian editorial cartoonist
• 1963 – Amir Derakh, American musician (Orgy, Rough Cutt, Julien-K, and Dead by Sunrise)
• 1963 – Don West, American sportscaster
• 1964 – Pierfrancesco Chili, Italian motorcycle racer
• 1964 – Silke Möller, German athlete
• 1967 – Nicole Kidman, Australian-American actress
• 1968 – Robert Rodriguez, American director
• 1969 – Paulo Bento, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1969 – Peter Paige, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1969 – Misha Verbitsky, Russian mathematician
• 1969 – MaliVai Washington, American tennis player
• 1970 – Jason Robert Brown, American composer, lyricist, and playwright
• 1970 – Andrea Nahles, German politician
• 1970 – Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
• 1970 – Bruce Woodcock, American analyst and public speaker
• 1971 – Josh Kronfeld, New Zealand rugby player
• 1971 – Josh Lucas, American actor
• 1971 – Rodney Rogers, American basketball player
• 1971 – DJ Screw, American rapper and DJ (Screwed Up Click)
• 1971 – Jeordie White, American singer-songwriter and musician (A Perfect Circle, Amboog-a-Lard, Goon Moon, The Desert Sessions, and Satan on Fire)
• 1972 – Alexis Alexoudis, Greek footballer
• 1972 – Paul Bako, American baseball player
• 1973 – Chino Moreno, American singer-songwriter and musician (Deftones, Team Sleep, and Crosses)
• 1974 – Tuta, Brazilian footballer
• 1974 – Attila Czene, Hungarian swimmer
• 1975 – Daniel Zítka, Czech footballer
• 1976 – Juliano Belletti, Brazilian footballer
• 1976 – Jerome Fontamillas, American singer and musician (Switchfoot, Mortal, and Fold Zandura)
• 1976 – Carlos Lee, Panamanian baseball player
• 1976 – Rob Mackowiak, American baseball player
• 1977 – Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player
• 1978 – LaVar Arrington, American football player
• 1978 – Quinton Jackson, American mixed martial artist and actor
• 1978 – Frank Lampard, English footballer
• 1978 – Jan-Paul Saeijs, Dutch footballer
• 1978 – Bobby Seay, American baseball player
• 1979 – Charlotte Hatherley, English singer-songwriter and musician (Ash, Nightnurse, and Client)
• 1979 – Charles Howell III, American golfer
• 1979 – Cael Sanderson, American wrestler
• 1980 – Carlo Festuccia, Italian rugby player
• 1980 – Tony Lovato, American singer and guitarist (Mest)
• 1980 – Franco Semioli, Italian footballer
• 1980 – Fabian Wegmann, German cyclist
• 1981 – Angerfist, Dutch DJ and musician
• 1981 – Ardian Gashi, Albanian-Norwegian footballer
• 1982 – Example, English singer-songwriter, rapper, and musician
• 1982 – Aleksei Berezutski, Russian footballer
• 1982 – Vasili Berezutski, Russian footballer
• 1982 – George Forsyth, Peruvian footballer
• 1982 – April Ross, American volleyball player
• 1983 – Josh Childress, American basketball player
• 1983 – Darren Sproles, American football player
• 1983 – Cherrie Ying, Hong Kong actress
• 1984 – Hassan Adams, American basketball player
• 1984 – Neetu Chandra, Indian actress
• 1984 – Dennis Malura, German footballer
• 1985 – Matt Flynn, American football player
• 1985 – Kai Hesse, German footballer
• 1985 – Souleymane Mamam, Togolese footballer
• 1985 – Darko Miličić, Serbian basketball player
• 1985 – Halil Savran, German footballer
• 1986 – Dreama Walker, American actress
• 1987 – Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player
• 1988 – Shefali Chowdhury, Welsh actress
• 1989 – Federico Barón, Argentine actor
• 1989 – Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor
• 1989 – Javier Pastore, Argentine footballer
• 1989 – Terrelle Pryor, American football player
• 1991 – Rick ten Voorde, Dutch footballer
• 1997 – Maria Lark, Russian-American actress
• 1998 – Jadin Gould, American actress