June 22 - Births

Births

• 1680 – Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (d. 1754)
• 1684 – Francesco Manfredini, Italian baroque composer (d. 1762)
• 1704 – John Taylor, English classical scholar (d. 1766)
• 1713 – Lord John Sackville, English cricketer (d. 1765)
• 1738 – Jacques Delille, French poet and translator (d. 1813)
• 1757 – George Vancouver, British explorer (d. 1798)
• 1767 – Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher and statesman (d. 1835)
• 1805 – Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian politician (d. 1872)
• 1837 – Paul Morphy, American chess master (d. 1884)
• 1845 – Tom Dula, American folk character (d. 1868)
• 1856 – H. Rider Haggard, English writer (d. 1925)
• 1861 – Maximilian von Spee, Denmark-born German admiral (d. 1914)
• 1864 – Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (d. 1909)
• 1871 – William McDougall, British psychologist and polymath (d. 1938)
• 1879 – Thibaudeau Rinfret, Canadian jurist (d. 1962)
• 1884 – James Rector, American sprinter (d. 1949)
• 1885 – Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (d. 1962)
• 1887 – Julian Huxley, British biologist (d. 1975)
• 1888 – Harold Burton, American jurist (d. 1964)
• 1892 – Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal (d. 1945)
• 1897 – Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (d. 1973)
• 1897 – Norbert Elias, German sociologist (d. 1990)
• 1898 – Erich Maria Remarque, German writer (d. 1970)
• 1899 – Michał Kalecki, Polish economist (d. 1970)
• 1902 – Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (d. 1950)
• 1903 – John Dillinger, American bank robber (d. 1934)
• 1903 – Carl Hubbell, American baseball player (d. 1988)
• 1906 – Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American writer, wife of Charles Lindbergh (d. 2001)
• 1906 – Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American film director (d. 2002)
• 1907 – Mike Todd, American film producer (d. 1958)
• 1909 – Maurice Adler, American film producer (d. 1960)
• 1910 – John Hunt, Indian-born British mountaineer (d. 1998)
• 1910 – Peter Pears, English tenor (d. 1986)
• 1910 – Konrad Zuse, German engineer (d. 1995)
• 1912 – Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983)
• 1916 – Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982)
• 1919 – Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1980)
• 1920 – Paul Frees, American voice actor (d. 1986)
• 1920 – Jovito Salonga, Filipino politician
• 1921 – Joseph Papp, American director and producer (d. 1991)
• 1922 – Bill Blass, American fashion designer (d. 2002)
• 1922 – Mona Lisa, Filipino actress
• 1922 – Géza Vermes, Hungarian author and religious scholar
• 1927 – Ann Petersen, Belgian actress (d. 2003)
• 1930 – Yuri Artyukhin, Russian cosmonaut (d. 1998)
• 1930 – Walter Bonatti, Italian mountaineer
• 1932 – Amrish Puri, Indian actor (d. 2005)
• 1932 – Prunella Scales, English actress
• 1933 – Dianne Feinstein, American politician
• 1933 – Jacques Martin, French TV host (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Libor Pešek, Czech conductor
• 1936 – Kris Kristofferson, American singer and actor
• 1936 – Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian musician
• 1939 – Don Matthews, American football coach
• 1940 – Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker and poet
• 1940 – Esther Rantzen, British TV presenter
• 1941 – Ed Bradley, American journalist (d. 2006)
• 1941 – Michael Lerner, American actor
• 1943 – Judith Barker, English actress
• 1943 – Eumir Deodato, Brazilian jazz musician and record producer
• 1943 – Brit Hume, American news anchor
• 1944 – Peter Asher, British singer, guitarist and producer (Peter & Gordon)
• 1944 – Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor
• 1946 – Eliades Ochoa, Cuban guitarist (Buena Vista Social Club)
• 1947 – Octavia Butler, American author (d. 2006)
• 1947 – Howard Kaylan, American singer (The Turtles, Flo & Eddie)
• 1947 – David Lander, American actor and baseball scout
• 1947 – Pete Maravich, American basketball player (d. 1988)
• 1947 – Jerry Rawlings, Ghanaian politician
• 1948 – Todd Rundgren, American songwriter and record producer
• 1949 – Alan Osmond, American singer (The Osmonds)
• 1949 – Meryl Streep, American actress
• 1949 – Lindsay Wagner, American actress
• 1949 – Elizabeth Warren, American attorney and law professor
• 1950 – Zenonas Petrauskas, Lithuanian lawyer and politician (d. 2009)
• 1952 – Graham Greene, Canadian actor
• 1953 – Wim Eijk, Dutch Roman Catholic Archbishop
• 1953 – Cyndi Lauper, American singer
• 1953 – Bruce McAvaney, Australian sports broadcaster
• 1954 – Freddie Prinze, American actor and comedian (d. 1977)
• 1955 – Green Gartside, Welsh singer and songwriter (Scritti Politti)
• 1956 – Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist
• 1956 – Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani statesman
• 1956 – Tim Russ, American actor
• 1956 – Manuel Saval, Mexican actor (d. 2009)
• 1956 – Markus Schatte, German football coach
• 1957 – Danny Baker, English comedian and radio presenter
• 1957 – Garry Gary Beers, Australian bassist (INXS)
• 1958 – Bruce Campbell, American actor
• 1959 – Wayne Federman, American comedian
• 1959 – Nicola Sirkis, French singer and lyricist (Indochine)
• 1959 – Ed Viesturs, American mountaineer
• 1959 – Mike O'Meara, American radio personality
• 1960 – Erin Brockovich, American environmentalist
• 1960 – Tracy Pollan, American actress
• 1961 – Stephen Batchelor, British field-hockey player
• 1961 – Jimmy Somerville, Scottish singer (Bronski Beat, Communards)
• 1962 – Stephen Chow, Hong Kong actor and director
• 1962 – Clyde Drexler, American basketball player
• 1962 – Bobby Gillespie, Scottish vocalist and drummer (Primal Scream, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
• 1962 – Gerald Hillringhaus, German footballer
• 1963 – Randy Couture, American mixed martial artist
• 1963 – Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 61st Yokozuna
• 1963 – John Tenta, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2006)
• 1964 – Amy Brenneman, American actress
• 1964 – Dan Brown, American writer
• 1965 – Ľubomír Moravčík, Slovak footballer
• 1965 – Uwe Boll, German film director
• 1966 – Schooly D, American rapper
• 1966 – Michael Park, English rally driver (d. 2005)
• 1966 – Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress
• 1968 – Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player
• 1970 – Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese politician and businessman
• 1970 – Steven Page, Canadian singer (Barenaked Ladies)
• 1971 – Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress
• 1971 – Kurt Warner, American football player
• 1972 – David Rees, American cartoonist
• 1973 – Carson Daly, American television personality
• 1974 – Donald Faison, American actor
• 1974 – Vijay, Indian actor
• 1975 – Müslüm Can, Turkish footballer
• 1975 – Kenshin Kawakami, Japanese baseball player
• 1975 – Andreas Klöden, German cyclist
• 1975 – Laila Rouass, Moroccan-Indian actress
• 1976 – Gordon Moakes, English musician (Bloc Party)
• 1978 – Champ Bailey, American football player
• 1978 – Tim Driesen, Belgian actor, singer and songwriter
• 1978 – Jai Rodriguez, American TV personality
• 1978 – Dan Wheldon, British race car driver
• 1979 – Joey Cheek, American speed skater
• 1979 – Brad Hawpe, American baseball player
• 1979 – Leire Martínez, Basque singer and songwriter (La Oreja de Van Gogh)
• 1979 – Thomas Voeckler, French cyclist
• 1981 – Chris Urbanowicz, British guitarist (Editors)
• 1981 – Sione Lauaki, New Zealand rugby player
• 1982 – Soraia Chaves, Portuguese actress and model
• 1982 – Ian Kinsler, American baseball player
• 1984 – Dustin Johnson, American golfer
• 1984 – Jerome Taylor, Jamaican cricketer
• 1984 – Janko Tipsarević, Serbian tennis player
• 1985 – Rosa Kato, Italian-Japanese model and actress
• 1985 – Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Cameroonian basketball player
• 1985 – Scott MacIntyre, American singer
• 1986 – Ramin Ott, American Samoan footballer
• 1987 – Joe Dempsie, English actor
• 1987 – Danny Green, American basketball player
• 1987 – Lee Min Ho, Korean actor
• 1987 – Nikita Rukavytsya, Australian footballer
• 1988 – Omri Casspi, Israeli pro basketball player
• 1989 – Jung Yong Hwa, Korean actor and singer
• 1990 – Kei Inoo, Japanese actor and singer
• 1993 – Ingmar Lazar, French classical pianist