June 23 - Births

Births

• 47 BC – Ptolemy Caesarion of Egypt; son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra (d. 30 BC)
• 1373 – Queen Joan II of Naples (d. 1435)
• 1433 – Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)
• 1456 – Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)
• 1534 – Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)
• 1596 – Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)
• 1612 – André Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (d. 1660)
• 1668 – Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (d. 1744)
• 1683 – Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist (d. 1745)
• 1703 – Queen Marie Leszczyńska, Polish-born wife of Louis XV of France (d. 1768)
• 1716 – Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English politician (d. 1789)
• 1750 – Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (d. 1801)
• 1763 – Josephine de Beauharnais, wife of Napoleon I Bonaparte (d. 1814)
• 1799 – John Milton Bernhisel, American physician (d. 1881)
• 1800 – Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and social activist (d. 1846)
• 1824 – Carl Reinecke, German musician and composer (d. 1910)
• 1884 – Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1979)
• 1888 – Bronson M. Cutting, American politician (d. 1935)
• 1889 – Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (d. 1966)
• 1894 – Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (d. 1956)
• 1894 – King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (d. 1972)
• 1902 – Mathias Wieman, German actor (d. 1969)
• 1903 – Paul Joseph James Martin, Canadian politician (d. 1992)
• 1905 – Jack Pickersgill, Canadian politician (d. 1997)
• 1907 – James Meade, English economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1995)
• 1907 – Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne (d. 2008)
• 1909 – David Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1981)
• 1910 – Jean Anouilh, French dramatist (d. 1987)
• 1910 – Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious figure (d. 2008)
• 1910 – Milt Hinton, American jazz bassist (d. 2000)
• 1912 – Alan Turing, English mathematician (d. 1954)
• 1916 – Len Hutton, English cricketer (d. 1990)
• 1919 – Muhammad Boudiaf, Algerian political leader (d. 1992)
• 1922 – Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
• 1925 – Miriam Karlin, English actress
• 1927 – Bob Fosse, American choreographer (d. 1987)
• 1928 – Jean Cione, American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (d. 2010)
• 1929 – June Carter Cash, American singer (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Donn Eisele, American astronaut (d. 1987)
• 1935 – Maurice Ferre, American politician
• 1936 – Costas Simitis, Greek politician
• 1937 – Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish statesman, Nobel laureate
• 1937 – Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets) (d. 2004)
• 1940 – Adam Faith, English singer and actor (d. 2003)
• 1940 – Lord Irvine of Lairg, Scottish Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
• 1940 – Wilma Rudolph, American runner (d. 1994)
• 1940 – Stuart Sutcliffe, English painter and bassist (The Beatles) (d. 1962)
• 1941 – Robert Hunter, American lyricist and poet (The Grateful Dead)
• 1941 – Roger McDonald, Australian writer
• 1941 – Richard M. Roberts, American attorney
• 1943 – Vint Cerf, American computer scientist
• 1943 – James Levine, American conductor
• 1945 – John Garang, Sudanese politician (d. 2005)
• 1945 – Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and writer
• 1946 – Ted Shackelford, American actor
• 1947 – Bryan Brown, Australian actor
• 1948 – Myles Goodwyn, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (April Wine)
• 1948 – Luther Kent, American blues singer
• 1948 – Darhyl S. Ramsey, American author
• 1948 – Clarence Thomas, American Supreme Court Justice
• 1949 – Gordon Bray, Australian sports broadcaster
• 1951 – Jim Metzler, American actor
• 1951 – Michèle Mouton, French racecar driver
• 1955 – Pierre Corbeil, Canadian politician
• 1955 – Glenn Danzig, American singer and musician (The Misfits, Samhain, Danzig)
• 1955 – Maggie Greenwald, American film director and writer
• 1955 – Jordan, British actress and model
• 1955 – Jean Tigana, French footballer
• 1956 – Tony Hill, American football player
• 1956 – Randy Jackson, American music producer
• 1957 – Frances McDormand, American actress
• 1960 – Donald Harrison, American jazz saxophonist
• 1960 – Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese arcade game programmer
• 1961 – Zoran Janjetov, Serbian comic artist
• 1961 – LaSalle Thompson, American basketball player
• 1962 – Chuck Billy, American singer (Testament)
• 1962 – Steve Shelley, American drummer (The Crucifucks, Sonic Youth)
• 1962 – Kari Takko, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1962 – Kevin Yagher, American special effects technician
• 1963 – Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer
• 1964 – Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast
• 1964 – Joss Whedon, American producer, director, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Paul Arthurs, British guitarist (Oasis)
• 1965 – Mitch Longley American actor
• 1966 – Chico DeBarge, American R&B singer (DeBarge)
• 1966 – Richie Ren, Taiwanese singer and actor
• 1967 – Helen Geake, British archaeologist
• 1969 – Martin Klebba, American actor
• 1970 – Robert Brooks, American football player
• 1970 – Martin Deschamps, Canadian singer (Offenbach)
• 1970 – Yann Tiersen, French composer
• 1971 – Fred Ewanuick, Canadian actor
• 1971 – Félix Potvin, Canadian hockey player
• 1972 – Selma Blair, American actress
• 1972 – Ron Corning, American television anchor
• 1972 – Zinedine Zidane, French footballer
• 1973 – Marie N, Latvian singer
• 1974 – Joel Edgerton, Australian actor
• 1974 – Mark Hendrickson, American baseball player
• 1975 – Kevin Dyson, American football player
• 1975 – Mike James, American basketball player
• 1975 – Mik Kersten, Canadian computer scientist
• 1975 – KT Tunstall, Scottish singer and songwriter
• 1976 – Wade Barrett, American soccer player
• 1976 – Joe Becker, American guitarist
• 1976 – Patrick Monahan, British comedian
• 1976 – Brandon Stokley, American football player
• 1976 – Emmanuelle Vaugier, Canadian actress
• 1976 – Patrick Vieira, French footballer
• 1977 – Miguel Ángel Angulo, Spanish footballer
• 1977 – Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer
• 1977 – Jason Mraz, American singer and songwriter
• 1977 – Shaun O'Hara, American football player
• 1978 – Memphis Bleek, American rapper
• 1978 – Frédéric Leclercq, French bassist (DragonForce)
• 1978 – Matt Light, American football player
• 1979 – LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player
• 1980 – Becky Cloonan, American comic book artist
• 1980 – Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player
• 1980 – Andy Orr, Irish singer (Six)
• 1980 – Ramnaresh Sarwan, Guyanese cricketer
• 1981 – Antony Costa, British singer and songwriter (Blue)
• 1981 – Rolf Wacha, German rugby player
• 1983 – Jason Berrent, American actor and performer
• 1983 – Brooks Laich, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Duffy, Welsh singer and songwriter
• 1984 – James Thomas, Jr., American reality show contestant
• 1984 – Dave Walsh, American professional gamer
• 1984 – Takeshi Matsuda, Japanese swimmer
• 1987 – Alessia Filippi, Italian swimmer
• 1988 – Isabella Leong, Macau-born Hong Kong singer, actress and model
• 1988 – Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast
• 1989 – Marielle Jaffe, American model and actress
• 1996 – Charlie Jones, British actor