June 25 - Births

Births

• 1242 – Beatrice of England (d. 1275)
• 1328 – William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (d. 1397)
• 1560 – Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634)
• 1612 – John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (d. 1634)
• 1709 – Francesco Araja, Italian composer
• 1715 – Joseph-François Foulon, French politician (d. 1789)
• 1726 – Thomas Pennant, Welsh naturalist (d. 1798)
• 1755 – Natalia Alexeievna of Russia (d. 1776)
• 1814 – Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (d. 1896)
• 1852 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect, designed the Park Güell (d. 1926)
• 1858 – Georges Courteline, French dramatist (d. 1929)
• 1860 – Gustave Charpentier, French composer (d. 1956)
• 1863 – Emile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat (d. 1935)
• 1864 – Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)
• 1865 – Robert Henri, American painter (d. 1929)
• 1884 – Géza Gyóni, Hungarian poet (d. 1917)
• 1884 – Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, German art promoter (d. 1979)
• 1886 – Henry H. Arnold, American general (d. 1950)
• 1887 – George Abbott, American playwright (d. 1995)
• 1887 – Frigyes Karinthy, Hungarian writer and journalist (d. 1938)
• 1892 – Shirō Ishii, Japanese war criminal (d. 1959)
• 1894 – Hermann Oberth, German physicist (d. 1989)
• 1900 – Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English statesman and naval officer (d. 1979)
• 1901 – Harold Roe Bartle, American politician (d. 1974)
• 1902 – Prince Chichibu of Japan (d. 1953)
• 1903 – George Orwell, English author (d. 1950)
• 1903 – Anne Revere, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1907 – J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
• 1908 – Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher (d. 2000)
• 1911 – William Howard Stein, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980)
• 1912 – William T. Cahill, American politician (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Cyril Fletcher, English comedian (d. 2005)
• 1917 – Nils Karlsson, Swedish skier (d. 2012)
• 1921 – Celia Franca, Canadian ballet dancer (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Sam Francis, America painter (d. 1994)
• 1923 – Dorothy Gilman, American author (d. 2012)
• 1923 – Nicholas Mosley, English writer
• 1924 – Sidney Lumet, American director (d. 2011)
• 1925 – Clifton Chenier, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1987)
• 1925 – June Lockhart, American actress
• 1926 – Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian writer (d. 1973)
• 1927 – Chuck Smith, American pastor
• 1927 – Antal Róka, Hungarian athlete (d. 1970)
• 1928 – Peyo, Belgian illustrator and writer (d. 1992)
• 1928 – Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1928 – Michel Brault, Canadian director and producer
• 1928 – Bill Russo, American composer (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Eric Carle, American author
• 1930 – George Murdock, American actor
• 1930 – Mary Beth Peil, American actress and singer
• 1931 – V. P. Singh Indian politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (d. 2008)
• 1932 – Peter Blake, English artist
• 1933 – James Meredith, American civil rights activist and writer
• 1933 – Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect, designed the Porto School of Architecture
• 1934 – Jack W. Hayford, American minister and author
• 1934 – Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican actress and director (d. 2006)
• 1935 – Eddie Floyd, American singer-songwriter (The Falcons)
• 1936 – B. J. Habibie, Indonesian engineer, industrialist, politician, 3rd President of Indonesia
• 1939 – Allen Fox, American tennis player
• 1939 – Harold Melvin, American singer (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) (d. 1997)
• 1940 – A.J. Quinnell, English writer (d. 2005)
• 1940 – Clint Warwick, English bassist (The Moody Blues) (d. 2004)
• 1941 – Denys Arcand, Canadian director
• 1942 – Nikiforos Diamandouros, Greek academic and ombudsman
• 1942 – Willis Reed, American basketball player
• 1942 – Michel Tremblay, Canadian playwright
• 1944 – Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer, musician, composer, actor, and author
• 1945 – Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter, actress, and author (Elephant's Memory)
• 1946 – Roméo Dallaire, Dutch-Canadian politician
• 1946 – Ian McDonald, English musician (King Crimson and Foreigner)
• 1947 – Jimmie Walker, American actor
• 1949 – Patrick Tambay, French race car driver
• 1950 – Nitza Saul, Israeli-English actress
• 1950 – Marcello Toninelli, Italian writer
• 1952 – Péter Erdő, Hungarian cardinal
• 1952 – Tim Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter (Finn Brothers, Crowded House, and Split Enz)
• 1952 – Martin Gerschwitz, German singer-songwriter, musician, and composer (Iron Butterfly)
• 1952 – Alan Green, Irish sportscaster
• 1954 – David Paich, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and producer (Toto)
• 1954 – Daryush Shokof, Iranian director, writer, and producer
• 1954 – Sonia Sotomayor, American jurist
• 1956 – Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author
• 1956 – Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (d. 2004)
• 1959 – Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper
• 1959 – Paris Themmen, American actor
• 1960 – Craig Johnston, Australian footballer
• 1961 – Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor, and writer
• 1961 – Timur Bekmambetov, Kazakh producer and director
• 1962 – Phill Jupitus, English comedian and broadcaster
• 1963 – Doug Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1963 – John Benjamin Hickey, American actor
• 1963 – Yann Martel, Spanish-Canadian novelist
• 1963 – George Michael, English singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor (Wham!)
• 1963 – Jackie Swanson, American actress
• 1964 – Dell Curry, American basketball player
• 1964 – Johnny Herbert, English race car driver
• 1964 – Greg Raymer, American poker player
• 1964 – Emma Suárez, Spanish actress
• 1964 – Zeng Jinlian, Chinese tallest woman in the world (d. 1982)
• 1966 – Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese basketball player
• 1968 – Vaios Karagiannis, Greek footballer
• 1969 – Matt Gallant, American television host
• 1969 – Zim Zum, American guitarist and songwriter (The Pop Culture Suicides)
• 1970 – Lucy Benjamin, English actress
• 1970 – Ariel Gore, American journalist and novelist
• 1970 – Roope Latvala, Finnish guitarist (Children of Bodom, Stone, Sinergy, and Waltari)
• 1970 – Erki Nool, Estonian athlete and politician
• 1970 – Aaron Sele, American baseball player
• 1971 – Angela Kinsey, American actress
• 1971 – Neil Lennon, Irish footballer
• 1971 – Jason Lewis, American actor and model
• 1971 – Scott Maslen, English actor
• 1971 – Santiago de Tezanos, Uruguayan architect
• 1971 – Michael Tucker, American baseball player
• 1972 – Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1973 – Milan Hnilička, Czech ice hockey player
• 1973 – Jamie Redknapp, English footballer
• 1974 – Nisha Ganatra, Canadian director
• 1974 – Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress
• 1974 – Jim LaMarca, American bass guitarist (Chimaira)
• 1975 – Chenoa, Argentine-Spanish singer
• 1975 – Linda Cardellini, American actress
• 1975 – Albert Costa, Spanish tennis player
• 1975 – Natasha Klauss, Colombian actress
• 1975 – Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess player
• 1975 – Michele Merkin, American model and television host
• 1976 – José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer
• 1976 – Iestyn Harris, Welsh rugby player and coach
• 1976 – Carlos Nieto, Argentine-Italian rugby player
• 1977 – Layla El, English wrestler, model, and dancer
• 1977 – Lola Ponce, Argentine-Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress
• 1978 – Aramis Ramirez, Dominican baseball player
• 1978 – Luke Scott, American baseball player
• 1978 – Aftab Shivdasani, Indian actor
• 1978 – Marcus Stroud, American football player
• 1979 – Hirooki Goto, Japanese wrestler
• 1979 – Richard Hughes, Scottish footballer
• 1979 – La La, American actress and television host
• 1979 – Busy Philipps, American actress
• 1980 – Nozomi Takeuchi, Japanese actress
• 1981 – Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper
• 1981 – Sheridan Smith, English actress
• 1981 – Pooja Umashankar, Indian actress
• 1982 – Rain, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1982 – Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player
• 1983 – Todd Cooper, English swimmer
• 1983 – Marc Janko, Austrian footballer
• 1984 – Indigo, American actress
• 1984 – Lauren Bush, American model and fashion designer
• 1985 – Daniel Bard, American baseball player
• 1985 – Karim Matmour, Algerian footballer
• 1986 – Megan Burns, English actress and singer
• 1986 – Charlie Davies, American soccer player
• 1986 – Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer (GAM, Gomattō, 3nin Matsuri, and Def.Diva)
• 1987 – Brian Canter, American bull rider
• 1987 – Alissa Czisny, American figure skater
• 1987 – Takahiro Itō, Japanese actor (d. 2009)
• 1987 – Scott Terra, American actor
• 1989 – Jack Cork, English footballer
• 1989 – Edgar Morais, Portuguese actor
• 1989 – Rafael Morais, Portuguese actor
• 1991 – Kyousuke Hamao, Japanese actor, singer, and model
• 1991 – Christa Theret, French actress
• 1991 – Anna Zaja, German tennis player
• 1993 – Barney Clark, English actor
• 1993 – Piero Vergara, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor
• 2002 – Mason Vale Cotton, American actor