June 8 - Births

Births

• 862 – Emperor Xizong of Tang (d. 888)
• 1552 – Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (d. 1638)
• 1625 – Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian scientist and astronomer (d. 1712)
• 1671 – Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (d. 1751)
• 1717 – John Collins, American politician (d. 1795)
• 1724 – John Smeaton, English engineer (d. 1794)
• 1745 – Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818)
• 1757 – Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian cardinal (d. 1824)
• 1810 – Robert Schumann, German composer (d. 1856)
• 1829 – John Everett Millais, English painter and illustrator and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (d. 1896)
• 1831 – Thomas J. Higgins, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1917)
• 1842 – John Q. A. Brackett, American politician, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918)
• 1847 – Ida Saxton McKinley, American wife of William McKinley, 25th First Lady of the United States (d. 1907)
• 1851 – Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (d. 1940)
• 1854 – Douglas Colin Cameron, Canadian politician (d. 1921)
• 1855 – George Charles Haité, English designer, painter, and illustrator (d.1924)
• 1859 – Smith Wigglesworth, English evangelist (d. 1947)
• 1860 – Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician (d. 1940)
• 1867 – Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designer, writer, and educator, designed the Fallingwater (d. 1959)
• 1872 – Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter (d. 1949)
• 1876 – Alexandre Tuffère, French-Greek athlete (d. 1958)
• 1885 – Karl Genzken, German Nazi physician (d. 1957)
• 1895 – Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer (d. 1978)
• 1897 – John G. Bennett, English scientist and author (d. 1974)
• 1901 – Lena Baker, American maid and murderer (d. 1945)
• 1903 – Ralph Yarborough, American politician(d. 1996)
• 1903 – Marguerite Yourcenar, French author (d. 1987)
• 1910 – John W. Campbell, American publisher and editor (d. 1971)
• 1910 – Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (d. 2003)
• 1911 – Edmundo Rivero, Argentine singer and composer (d. 1986)
• 1912 – Harry Holtzman, American artist (d. 1987)
• 1912 – Maurice Bellemare, Canadian politician (d. 1989)
• 1916 – Francis Crick, English biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
• 1916 – Luigi Comencini, Italian director (d. 2007)
• 1917 – Byron White, American football player and politician (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Robert Preston, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1918 – John D. Roberts, American chemist
• 1918 – George Edward Hughes, British philosopher and logician (d. 1994)
• 1920 – Gwen Harwood, Australian poet (d. 1995)
• 1921 – Suharto, Indonesian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia (d. 2008)
• 1921 – Gordon McLendon, American broadcaster and businessman (d. 1986)
• 1921 – LeRoy Neiman, American painter (d. 2012)
• 1921 – Alexis Smith, Canadian actress (d. 1993)
• 1923 – Malcolm Boyd, American priest and author
• 1924 – Lyn Nofziger, American journalist and author, (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Barbara Bush, American wife of George H. W. Bush, 41st First Lady of the United States
• 1925 – Eddie Gaedel, American baseball player (d. 1961)
• 1925 – Del Ennis, American baseball player (d. 1996)
• 1927 – Jerry Stiller, American comedian and actor
• 1929 – Gastone Moschin, Italian actor
• 1930 – Robert Aumann, German-Israeli mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1930 – Marcel Léger, Canadian politician (d. 1993)
• 1930 – Ferenc Polikárp Zakar, Hungarian monk (d. 2012)
• 1931 – Dana Wynter, German-American actress (d. 2011)
• 1933 – Rommie Loudd, American football player, coach, and executive (d. 1998)
• 1933 – Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and author
• 1934 – Millicent Martin, English actress and singer
• 1936 – James Darren, American actor, singer, and director
• 1936 – Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1939 – Bernie Casey, American football player and actor
• 1940 – Arthur Elgort, American photographer
• 1940 – Nancy Sinatra, American singer and actress
• 1940 – Jim Wickwire, American attorney and mountaineer
• 1941 – Robert Bradford, Irish politician (d. 1981)
• 1941 – Fuzzy Haskins, American singer, musician, and producer (The Parliaments and P-Funk)
• 1942 – Nikos Konstantopoulos, Greek politician
• 1942 – Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player
• 1942 – Chuck Negron, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Three Dog Night)
• 1943 – Colin Baker, English actor
• 1943 – William Calley, American convicted war criminal
• 1943 – Willie Davenport, American athlete (d. 2002)
• 1943 – Peter Eggert, German footballer
• 1944 – Mark Belanger, American baseball player (d. 1998)
• 1944 – Annie Haslam, English singer-songwriter and painter (Renaissance and Nevada)
• 1944 – Marc Ouellet, Canadian cardinal
• 1944 – Boz Scaggs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Steve Miller Band)
• 1946 – Alan Scarfe, English-Canadian actor
• 1947 – Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1947 – Sara Paretsky, American author
• 1949 – Emanuel Ax, Polish-American pianist and educator
• 1949 – Jeffrey Mylett, American actor (d. 1986)
• 1950 – Kathy Baker, American actress
• 1950 – Sonia Braga, Brazilian actress
• 1951 – Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer
• 1951 – Tony Rice, American guitarist and songwriter (David Grisman Quintet and Bluegrass Album Band)
• 1953 – Ivo Sanader, Croatian politician, 8th Prime Minister of Croatia
• 1953 – Olav Stedje, Norwegian singer-songwriter
• 1953 – Ad Tak, Dutch cyclist
• 1954 – Sergei Storchak, Russian deputy finance minister
• 1954 – Marios Tokas, Greek-Cypriot composer (d. 2008)
• 1954 – Greg Ginn, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Black Flag, Gone, Mojack, and Confront James)
• 1955 – Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist and engineer, invented the World Wide Web
• 1955 – Griffin Dunne, American actor
• 1956 – Udo Bullmann, German politician
• 1957 – Scott Adams, American cartoonist
• 1957 – Dimple Kapadia, Indian actress
• 1957 – Don Robinson, American baseball player
• 1958 – Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor and director
• 1960 – Mick Hucknall, English singer-songwriter and musician (Simply Red and Faces)
• 1960 – Thomas Steen, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
• 1962 – John Gibbons, American baseball player
• 1962 – Andreas Keim, German footballer
• 1962 – Nick Rhodes, English keyboardist and producer (Duran Duran, Arcadia, and The Devils)
• 1962 – Kristine W, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1963 – Katy Garbi, Greek singer, actress, and producer
• 1963 – Frank Grillo, American actor
• 1964 – Butch Reynolds, American runner
• 1965 – Tatanka, American wrestler
• 1965 – Kevin Farley, American actor
• 1965 – Rob Pilatus, German-American singer and dancer (Milli Vanilli, Rob & Fab, and Empire Bizarre) (d. 1998)
• 1966 – Julianna Margulies, American actress
• 1966 – Doris Pearson, English singer-songwriter and choreographer (Five Star)
• 1968 – Rob Ray, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – J.P. Manoux, American actor
• 1969 – Marcos Siega, American director
• 1969 – David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor
• 1970 – Gabrielle Giffords, American politician
• 1970 – Seu Jorge, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor
• 1970 – Kwame Kilpatrick, American politician, 68th Mayor of Detroit
• 1970 – Teresa Strasser, American writer and television host
• 1970 – Troy Vincent, American football player
• 1970 – Kelli Williams, American actress
• 1971 – Troy Duffy, American director, screenwriter, and musician
• 1971 – Mark Feuerstein, American actor
• 1972 – Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer
• 1973 – Lexa Doig, Canadian actress
• 1973 – Shappi Khorsandi, Iranian comedian
• 1973 – Bryant Reeves, American basketball player
• 1973 – Lucija Šerbedžija, Croatian actress
• 1975 – Bryan McCabe, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress
• 1976 – Lindsay Davenport, American tennis player
• 1976 – Trish Goff, American model
• 1976 – Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball player
• 1977 – Kanye West, American rapper, songwriter, producer, director, and fashion designer
• 1978 – Eun Ji Won, South Korean rapper, producer, and dancer (Sechs Kies)
• 1978 – Maria Menounos, American journalist and actress
• 1979 – Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player
• 1979 – Derek Trucks, American guitarist and songwriter (The Allman Brothers Band, The Derek Trucks Band, and Tedeschi Trucks Band)
• 1979 – Adine Wilson, New Zealand netball player
• 1981 – Alex Band, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Calling)
• 1981 – Matteo Meneghello, Italian race car driver
• 1981 – Ai Nonaka, Japanese voice actor
• 1981 – Sara Watkins, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (Nickel Creek, The Decemberists, and Works Progress Administration)
• 1981 – Jess Weixler, American actress
• 1982 – Matteo Barbini, Italian rugby player
• 1982 – Michael Cammalleri, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian footballer
• 1982 – Irina Lăzăreanu, Romanian-Canadian model
• 1982 – Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player
• 1983 – Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player
• 1983 – Lee Harding, Australian singer
• 1983 – Pantelis Kapetanos, Greek footballer
• 1983 – Mamoru Miyano, Japanese voice actor
• 1984 – Andrea Casiraghi, French son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover
• 1984 – Javier Mascherano, Argentine footballer
• 1985 – Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver
• 1986 – Patrick Kaleta, American ice hockey player
• 1987 – Coralie Balmy, French swimmer
• 1987 – Issiar Dia, Senegalese footballer
• 1987 – Danielle Foote, Australian singer
• 1989 – Timea Bacsinszky, Swiss tennis player
• 1989 – Christina Broccolini, Canadian actress and producer
• 1989 – Richard Fleeshman, English singer-songwriter and actor
• 1990 – Mickey Bushell, English paralympic athlete
• 1990 – Alexander Yakin, Russian actor
• 1994 – Nick Benson, American actor