June 7 - Births

Births

• 1529 – Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and writer (d. 1615)
• 1687 – Gaetano Berenstadt, Italian alto castrato (d. 1734)
• 1732 – Giuseppe Demachi, Italian composer (d. 1791)
• 1757 – Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (d. 1806)
• 1761 – John Rennie the Elder, Scottish engineer, designed the Bell Rock Lighthouse (d. 1821)
• 1770 – Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1828)
• 1778 – Beau Brummell, English fashion designer (d. 1840)
• 1811 – James Young Simpson, Scottish doctor (d. 1870)
• 1831 – Amelia Edwards, English author and Egyptologist (d. 1892)
• 1837 – Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant, father of Adolf Hitler (d. 1903)
• 1840 – Charlotte of Belgium (d. 1927)
• 1845 – Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist and composer (d. 1930)
• 1848 – Paul Gauguin, French painter (d. 1903)
• 1862 – Philipp Lenard, Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
• 1863 – Bones Ely, American baseball player (d. 1952)
• 1868 – Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect and designer (d. 1928)
• 1877 – Roelof Klein, Dutch rower (d. 1960)
• 1879 – Knud Rasmussen, Danish explorer and anthropologist (d. 1933)
• 1879 – Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (d. 1963)
• 1880 – Thorleif Lund, Norwegian actor (d. 1956)
• 1883 – Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (d. 1948)
• 1886 – Henri Coandă, Romanian inventor and engineer, designed the Coandă-1910 (d. 1972)
• 1894 – Alexander P. de Seversky, Russian-American aviator, author, and inventor, co-designed the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (d. 1974)
• 1896 – Douglas Campbell, American aviator and flying ace (d. 1990)
• 1896 – Robert S. Mulliken, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
• 1896 – Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician (d. 1958)
• 1897 – George Szell, Hungarian conductor (d. 1970)
• 1899 – Elizabeth Bowen, Irish novelist (d. 1973)
• 1900 – Glen Gray, American saxophonist and bandleader (Casa Loma Orchestra) (d. 1963)
• 1902 – Herman B Wells, American academic, 11th president of Indiana University (d. 2000)
• 1905 – James J. Braddock, Irish-American boxer (d. 1974)
• 1907 – Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2002)
• 1909 – Virginia Apgar, American physician, developed the Apgar test (d. 1974)
• 1909 – Peter W. Rodino, American politician (d. 2005)
• 1909 – Jessica Tandy, English-American actress (d. 1994)
• 1910 – Mike Sebastian, American football player (d. 1989)
• 1910 – Bradford Washburn, American explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer, established the Boston Museum of Science (d. 2007)
• 1911 – Brooks Stevens, American industrial designer, designed the Wienermobile (d. 1995)
• 1917 – Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (d. 2000)
• 1917 – Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1995)
• 1920 – Georges Marchais, French politician (d. 1997)
• 1921 – Tal Farlow, American guitarist (d. 1998)
• 1921 – Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder, adopted daughter of Babe Ruth (d. 1989)
• 1922 – Leo Reise, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1975)
• 1923 – Jules Deschênes, Canadian jurist (d. 2000)
• 1925 – John Biddle, American cinematographer and lecturer (d. 2008)
• 1927 – Charles de Tornaco, Belgian race car driver (d. 1953)
• 1928 – Dave Bowen, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 1995)
• 1928 – James Ivory, American director
• 1928 – Reg Park, English bodybuilder (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Ernie Roth, American wrestling manager (d. 1983)
• 1929 – John Napier Turner, Canadian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada
• 1931 – Malcolm Morley, English painter
• 1931 – Virginia McKenna, English actress
• 1932 – Tina Brooks, American saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (d. 1974)
• 1933 – Herb Score, American baseball player (d. 2008)
• 1935 – Harry Crews, American author
• 1935 – Thomas Kailath, American engineer, author, and educator
• 1937 – Neeme Järvi, Estonian conductor
• 1938 – Goose Gonsoulin, American football player
• 1938 – Ian St. John, Scottish footballer
• 1940 – Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor
• 1940 – Ronald Pickup, English actor
• 1942 – Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (d. 2011)
• 1943 – Nikki Giovanni, American poet
• 1943 – Ken Osmond, American actor
• 1943 – Michael Pennington, English actor
• 1944 – Annette Lu, Taiwanese politician and lawyer, 8th Vice President of the Republic of China
• 1945 – Wolfgang Schüssel, Austrian politician, 26th Chancellor of Austria
• 1946 – Jenny Jones, Canadian-American comedian and talk show host
• 1947 – Don Money, American baseball player and manager
• 1947 – Thurman Munson, American baseball player (d. 1979)
• 1950 – Gary Graham American actor
• 1951 – Terry O'Reilly Canadian ice hockey player
• 1952 – Liam Neeson, Irish actor
• 1952 – Orhan Pamuk, Turkish writer, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1953 – Colleen Camp, American actress
• 1953 – Johnny Clegg, South African singer and musician (Juluka and Savuka)
• 1953 – Dougie Donnelly, Scottish sportscaster
• 1954 – Louise Erdrich, American author
• 1955 – William Forsythe, American actor
• 1955 – Tim Richmond, American race car driver (d. 1989)
• 1956 – L.A. Reid, American songwriter and producer, co-founded of LaFace Records
• 1957 – Juan Luis Guerra, Dominican singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
• 1957 – Paddy McAloon, English singer-songwriter (Prefab Sprout)
• 1957 – Howard Finkel, American ring announcer
• 1958 – Prince, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor (The Revolution)
• 1958 – Surakiart Sathirathai, Thai politician and diplomat
• 1960 – Bill Prady, American writer and producer
• 1961 – Dave Catching, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Earthlings? and Mondo Generator)
• 1961 – Kym Whitley, American actress and comedian
• 1962 – Michael Cartellone, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd and Damn Yankees)
• 1962 – Simon Day, English comedian and actor
• 1962 – Thierry Hazard, French singer-songwriter
• 1962 – Takuya Kurosawa, Japanese race car driver
• 1963 – Roberto Alagna, French-Italian tenor
• 1964 – Judie Aronson, American actress
• 1964 – Gia Carides, Australian actress
• 1964 – Geir Lippestad, Norwegian laywer
• 1965 – Mick Foley, American wrestler, actor, and author
• 1965 – Jean-Pierre François, French footballer and singer
• 1965 – Billy Reeves, English musician, songwriter, producer, and radio host (Theaudience)
• 1965 – Damien Hirst, English painter
• 1965 – Christine Roque, French singer
• 1966 – Eric Kretz, American musician, songwriter, and producer (Stone Temple Pilots and Talk Show)
• 1966 – Stéphane Richer, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 – Dave Navarro, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Jane's Addiction, Deconstruction, The Panic Channel, and Camp Freddy)
• 1969 – Adam Buxton, English comedian and actor
• 1969 – Prince Joachim of Denmark
• 1969 – Kim Rhodes, American actress
• 1970 – Cha Seung-won, South Korean actor, and model
• 1970 – Cafu, Brazilian footballer
• 1970 – Andrei Kovalenko, Russian ice hockey player
• 1970 – Mike Modano, American ice hockey player
• 1970 – Helen Baxendale, English actress
• 1971 – Terrell Buckley, American football player
• 1971 – Alex X. Mooney, American politician
• 1973 – Song Yun-ah, South Korean model, actress, and singer
• 1974 – Mahesh Bhupathi, Indian tennis player
• 1974 – Bear Grylls, English adventurer, writer, and television host
• 1974 – Cassius Khan, Canadian singer and musician
• 1975 – Shane Bond, New Zealand cricketer
• 1975 – Allen Iverson, American basketball player
• 1976 – Necro, American rapper, producer, and director (Injustice, Secret Society, and The Godfathers)
• 1976 – Cassidy Rae, American actress
• 1977 – Marcin Baszczyński, Polish footballer
• 1977 – Preston Campbell, Australian rugby player
• 1977 – Joe Horgan, American baseball player
• 1977 – Odalis Pérez, Dominican baseball player
• 1978 – Tony An, Korean singer (H.O.T and jtL)
• 1978 – Mini Andén, Swedish model, actress, and producer
• 1978 – Adrienne Frantz, American actress
• 1978 – Bill Hader, American comedian, actor, writer, and producer
• 1979 – Brian Donnelly, Canadian painter
• 1979 – Kevin Hofland, Dutch footballer
• 1979 – Evelina Papantoniou, Greek model and actress
• 1980 – Ed Moses, American swimmer
• 1981 – Stephen Bywater, English footballer
• 1981 – Tyler Johnson, American baseball player
• 1981 – Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player
• 1981 – Kevin Kyle, Scottish footballer
• 1981 – Larisa Oleynik, American actress
• 1982 – Virgil Vasquez, American baseball player
• 1982 – Germán Lux, Argentine footballer
• 1983 – Ryan Bader, American mixed martial artist
• 1983 – Milan Jurcina, Slovakian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Mark Lowe, American baseball player
• 1983 – Pierre Pierce, American basketball player
• 1984 – Jennyfer Jewell, English-New Zealand actress
• 1984 – Ari Koivunen, Finnish singer (Amoral)
• 1985 – Dani Evans, American model
• 1985 – Shannon Shorr, American poker player
• 1985 – Charlie Simpson, English singer-songwriter and musician (Busted and Fightstar)
• 1985 – Simon Whaley, English footballer
• 1986 – Keegan Bradley, American golfer
• 1988 – Michael Cera, Canadian actor
• 1988 – Milan Lucic, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Shelley Buckner, American actress
• 1989 – Ashley Melnick, American model, Miss Texas 2010
• 1990 – Allison Schmitt, American swimmer
• 1990 – Iggy Azalea, Australian hip hop artist
• 1992 – Sara Niemietz, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
• 1993 – Jordan Fry, American actor
• 1993 – Park Ji-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara)
• 1993 – Cameron Wakefield, New Zealand actor
• 1996 – Jasper Harris, English actor