June 15 - Births

Births

• 1330 – Edward, the Black Prince, English son of King Edward III of England (d. 1376)
• 1519 – Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English son of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1536)
• 1594 – Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)
• 1623 – Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
• 1624 – Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)
• 1640 – Bernard Lamy, French mathematician (d. 1715)
• 1749 – Georg Joseph Vogler, German composer, organist, teacher, and theorist (d. 1814)
• 1755 – Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist (d. 1809)
• 1763 – Kobayashi Issa, Japanese poet (d. 1827)
• 1765 – Martin Baum, American businessman and politician (d. 1831)
• 1765 – Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German mathematician (d. 1831)
• 1767 – Rachel Jackson, American wife of Andrew Jackson, 7th First Lady of the United States (d. 1828)
• 1777 – David Daniel Davis, English physician (d. 1841)
• 1789 – Josiah Henson, American minister and abolitionist (d. 1883)
• 1801 – Benjamin Wright Raymond, American politician (d. 1883)
• 1805 – William Butler Ogden, American politician (d. 1877)
• 1809 – François-Xavier Garneau, French-Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866)
• 1843 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (d. 1907)
• 1848 – Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, Indian-Syrian bishop (d. 1902)
• 1872 – Thomas William Burgess, second person to swim the English Channel (d. 1950)
• 1875 – Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-Canadian skier (d. 1987)
• 1876 – Margaret Abbott, American golfer (d. 1955)
• 1882 – Ion Antonescu, Romanian politician (d. 1946)
• 1884 – Harry Langdon, American actor (d. 1944)
• 1888 – Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet (d. 1921)
• 1894 – Robert Russell Bennett, American composer and arranger (d. 1981)
• 1894 – Nikolai Chebotaryov, Ukrainian mathematician (d. 1947)
• 1900 – Gotthard Günther, German philosopher (d. 1984)
• 1900 – Otto Luening, German-American composer (d. 1996)
• 1902 – Erik Erikson, German psychoanalyst (d. 1994)
• 1906 – Léon Degrelle, Belgian SS officer (d. 1994)
• 1908 – Sam Giancana, American mobster (d. 1975)
• 1910 – David Rose, American songwriter, composer, and orchestra leader (d. 1990)
• 1911 – W.V. Awdry, English writer (d. 1997)
• 1914 – Yuri Andropov, Soviet politician (d. 1984)
• 1914 – Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist (d. 1999)
• 1914 – Hilda Terry, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
• 1915 – Thomas Huckle Weller, American virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
• 1916 – Olga Erteszek, American fashion designer and businesswoman (d. 1989)
• 1916 – Horacio Salgán, Argentine pianist, composer, orchestra leader, and arranger
• 1916 – Herbert A. Simon, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
• 1917 – John Bennett Fenn, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
• 1917 – Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer and composer (d. 2005)
• 1917 – Lash LaRue, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1918 – Zhang Ruifang, Chinese actress (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Alla Kazanskaya, Russian actress (d. 2008)
• 1920 – Sam Sniderman, Canadian businessman, founded Sam the Record Man (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Alberto Sordi, Italian actor and director (d. 2003)
• 1921 – Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (d. 1977)
• 1922 – John Veale, English composer (d. 2006)
• 1924 – Ezer Weizman, Israeli politician (d. 2005)
• 1926 – Shigeru Kayano, Japanese activist (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Mac McGarry, American game show host
• 1927 – Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humourist and poet (d. 1978)
• 1927 – Ottó Foky, Hungarian animator (d. 2012)
• 1927 – Hugo Pratt, Italian writer and artist (d. 1995)
• 1930 – Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1932 – Mario Cuomo, American politician, 52nd Governor of New York
• 1933 – Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
• 1933 – Mark Jones, English footballer (d. 1958)
• 1934 – Mikel Laboa, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
• 1936 – Claude Brasseur, French actor
• 1936 – William Levada, American cardinal
• 1937 – Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Highwaymen) (d. 2002)
• 1938 – Billy Williams, American baseball player
• 1939 – Ward Connerly, American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute
• 1939 – Brian Jacques, English novelist (d. 2011)
• 1941 – Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1994)
• 1942 – John E. McLaughlin, American Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• 1943 – Johnny Hallyday, French singer and actor
• 1943 – Xaviera Hollander, Dutch author
• 1943 – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Danish politician
• 1943 – Lee Shallat-Chemel, American director
• 1943 – Muff Winwood, English bassist, songwriter, and producer (Spencer Davis Group)
• 1944 – Robert D. Keppel, American police officer and detective
• 1945 – Miriam Defensor Santiago, Filipino judge
• 1945 – Nicola Pagett, English actress
• 1945 – Lawrence Wilkerson, American military officer
• 1946 – Noddy Holder, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Slade)
• 1946 – John R. Horner, American paleontologist
• 1947 – John Hoagland, American photographer
• 1947 – Lee Purcell, American actress
• 1948 – Mike Holmgren, American football coach
• 1949 – Dusty Baker, American baseball player and manager
• 1949 – Simon Callow, English actor
• 1949 – Russell Hitchcock, Australian singer (Air Supply)
• 1949 – Jim Varney, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1950 – Lakshmi Mittal, Indian businessman and industrialist
• 1951 – Vance A. Larson, American painter (d. 2000)
• 1951 – Steve Walsh, American singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Kansas and Streets)
• 1953 – Rita Lee, American model
• 1953 – Xi Jinping, CPC General Secretary, Chinese president
• 1954 – James Belushi, American actor
• 1954 – Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan hotel manager and humanitarian
• 1954 – Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (d. 1996)
• 1955 – Julie Hagerty, American actress
• 1955 – David Kennedy, American son of Robert F. Kennedy (d. 1984)
• 1956 – Ava Cadell, American actress
• 1956 – Robin Curtis, American actress
• 1956 – Polly Draper, American actress
• 1956 – Yevgeny Kiselyov, Russian journalist
• 1956 – Lance Parrish, American baseball player
• 1957 – Seppo Pääkkönen, Finnish actor
• 1958 – Wade Boggs, American baseball player
• 1958 – Riccardo Paletti, Italian race car driver (d. 1982)
• 1959 – Alan Brazil, English footballer
• 1959 – Eileen Davidson, American actress
• 1959 – Vicki Genfan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1960 – Michèle Laroque, French actress
• 1960 – Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey player
• 1961 – Kai Eckhardt, German bassist, songwriter, and composer (Garaj Mahal and Vital Information)
• 1961 – Brad Armstrong, American pro wrestler (d. 2012)
• 1961 – Yoshimi Iwasaki, Japanese singer and actress
• 1961 – Dave McAuley, Irish boxer
• 1961 – Scott Norton, American wrestler
• 1962 – Thomas Mikal Ford, American actor
• 1962 – Andrea Rost, Hungarian soprano
• 1963 – Mario Gosselin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1963 – Helen Hunt, American actress
• 1963 – Blanca Portillo, Spanish actress
• 1963 – Nigel Walker, Welsh rugby player
• 1964 – Courteney Cox, American actress, director, and producer
• 1964 – Gavin Greenaway, English composer and conductor
• 1964 – Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer
• 1964 – John Varvatos, American fashion designer
• 1965 – Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
• 1965 – Mark Farrington, English footballer
• 1965 – Karim Massimov, Kazakhstani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
• 1965 – Adam Smith, American politician
• 1966 – Tory Burch, American fashion designer
• 1966 – Idalis DeLeón, American singer and actress (Seduction)
• 1967 – Yūji Ueda, Japanese voice actor
• 1968 – Oh Dal-su, South Korean actor
• 1968 – Károly Güttler, Hungarian swimmer
• 1969 – Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, director, and actor (C.I.A., N.W.A, and Westside Connection)
• 1969 – Nasos Galakteros, Greek basketball player
• 1969 – Ken Jeong, American actor
• 1969 – Oliver Kahn, German footballer
• 1969 – Maurice Odumbe, Kenyan cricketer
• 1969 – Cédric Pioline, French tennis player
• 1970 – Christian Bauman, American novelist
• 1970 – Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano
• 1970 – Leah Remini, American actress
• 1970 – Zan Tabak, Croatian basketball player
• 1971 – Edwin Brienen, Dutch director
• 1971 – Jake Busey, American actor
• 1971 – Christos Myriounis, Greek basketball player
• 1971 – Bif Naked, American-Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and poet
• 1972 – Chloe Dao, American fashion designer
• 1972 – Marcus Hahnemann, American soccer player
• 1972 – Justin Leonard, American golfer
• 1972 – Andy Pettitte, American baseball player
• 1972 – Hank von Helvete, Norwegian singer and guitarist (Turbonegro and Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult)
• 1973 – Tore André Flo, Norwegian footballer
• 1973 – Neil Patrick Harris, American actor, singer, and director
• 1973 – Pia Miranda, Australian actress
• 1973 – Greg Vaughan, American actor
• 1975 – Elizabeth Reaser, American actress
• 1975 – Rachel Wacholder, American volleyball player
• 1976 – Gary Lightbody, Irish singer-songwriter and musician (Snow Patrol, Listen... Tanks!, Tired Pony, and The Reindeer Section)
• 1977 – Michael Doleac, American basketball player
• 1977 – Nina Liu, Australian actress
• 1978 – Wilfred Bouma, Dutch footballer
• 1978 – Zach Day, American baseball player
• 1979 – Danielle Lineker, Welsh model and actress
• 1979 – Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian sprinter
• 1979 – Christian Rahn, German footballer
• 1979 – Julia Schultz, American model and actress
• 1979 – Charles Zwolsman Jr., Dutch race car driver
• 1980 – Mary Carey, American porn actress
• 1980 – Christopher Castile, American actor
• 1980 – Almudena Cid Tostado, Spanish gymnast
• 1980 – Cara Zavaleta, American model and actress
• 1981 – Billy Martin, American musician, songwriter, author, and illustrator (Good Charlotte)
• 1981 – John Paintsil, Ghanaian footballer
• 1981 – Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
• 1981 – Jordi Vilasuso, American actor
• 1981 – Daniel Vosovic, American fashion designer
• 1982 – Katie Chapman, English footballer
• 1982 – Mike Delany, New Zealand rugby player
• 1982 – Rad Hourani, Jordanian-Canadian fashion designer
• 1982 – Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1982 – Haley Scarnato, American singer
• 1983 – Derek Anderson, American football player
• 1983 – Julia Fischer, German violinist and pianist
• 1983 – Laura Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1983 – Josh McGuire, Canadian fencer
• 1984 – Luke Hodge, Australian footballer
• 1984 – Tim Lincecum, American baseball player
• 1984 – Mauro Rizzo, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Edison Toloza, Colombian footballer
• 1985 – Nadine Coyle, Irish singer-songwriter and actress (Girls Aloud and Six)
• 1987 – Ani Mijačika, Croatian tennis player
• 1987 – Rohullah Nikpai, Afghan martial artist
• 1988 – Barakat Al-Harthi, Omani sprinter
• 1988 – Miku Ishida, Japanese singer and actress
• 1990 – Miwa, Japanese singer-songwriter and musician
• 1990 – Denzel Whitaker, American actor
• 1993 – Kanna Arihara, Japanese singer and model (Cute)