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)