June 27 - Births

Births

• 862 – Hindu saint Manikkavacakar
• 1040 – King Ladislaus I of Hungary (d. 1095)
• 1350 – Manuel II Palaiologos, Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1425)
• 1462 – King Louis XII of France (d. 1515)
• 1550 – King Charles IX of France (d. 1574)
• 1696 – William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier (d. 1759)
• 1717 – Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (d. 1799)
• 1838 – Paul von Mauser, German weapon designer (d. 1914)
• 1846 – Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish independence fighter (d. 1891)
• 1850 – Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-born author (d. 1904)
• 1850 – Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (d. 1919)
• 1865 – Sir John Monash, Australian military commander (d. 1931)
• 1869 – Kate Carew, American caricaturist (d. 1961)
• 1869 – Emma Goldman, Lithuanian/American anarchist and feminist (d. 1940)
• 1869 – Hans Spemann, German embryologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1941)
• 1880 – Helen Keller, American deaf and blind activist (d. 1968)
• 1882 – Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and educator (d. 1963)
• 1884 – Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (d. 1962)
• 1885 – Guilhermina Suggia, Portuguese cellist(d. 1950)
• 1888 – Antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946)
• 1888 – Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian (d. 1960)
• 1892 – Paul Colin, French poster designer (d. 1985)
• 1899 – Juan Trippe, American airline entrepreneur (d. 1981)
• 1905 – Armand Mondou, French Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1976)
• 1907 – John McIntire, American actor (d. 1991)
• 1908 – João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian writer (d. 1967)
• 1913 – Willie Mosconi, American billiards player (d. 1993)
• 1914 – Robert Aickman, English author (d. 1981)
• 1914 – Giorgio Almirante, Italian politician (d. 1988)
• 1915 – Grace Lee Boggs, American anti-racist and feminist activist
• 1921 – Muriel Pavlow, British actress
• 1923 – Jacques Berthier, French composer (d. 1994)
• 1924 – Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (d. 2003)
• 1924 – Bob Appleyard, English cricketer
• 1925 – Doc Pomus, American blues singer/songwriter (d. 1991)
• 1926 – Frank O'Hara, American Poet (d.1966)
• 1927 – Bob Keeshan, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1928 – Rudy Perpich, American politician (d. 1995)
• 1929 – William Afflis, American wrestler (d. 1991)
• 1930 – Ross Perot, American businessman and politician
• 1931 – Charles Bronfman, Canadian industrialist
• 1931 – Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1932 – Anna Moffo, American soprano (d. 2006)
• 1932 – Eddie Kasko, baseball player
• 1932 – Magali Noël, French actress
• 1935 – Laurent Terzieff, French actor
• 1935 – Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor (d. 2007)
• 1936 – Lucille Clifton, American poet (d. 2010)
• 1937 – Kirkpatrick Sale, American author
• 1938 – Tommy Cannon, British comedian
• 1938 – Shirley Anne Field, British actress
• 1938 – Kathryn Beaumont, British voice actress
• 1938 – Bruce Babbitt, American politician and Secretary of the Interior
• 1939 – Rahul Dev Burman, Indian composer and actor (d. 1994)
• 1941 – Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director (d. 1996)
• 1941 – Bill Baxley, American politician
• 1941 – James P. Hogan, British science fiction author
• 1941 – Avi Lerner, Israeli-born American film producer
• 1942 – Bruce Johnston, American musician (The Beach Boys)
• 1942 – Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer
• 1943 – Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player
• 1943 – Kjersti Døvigen, Norwegian actress
• 1944 – Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist
• 1948 – Camile Baudoin, American musician
• 1949 – Vera Wang, American fashion designer
• 1951 – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland 1997-present
• 1951 – Julia Duffy, American actress
• 1952 – Madan Kumar Bhandari, Nepalese politician (d. 1993)
• 1955 – Isabelle Adjani, French actress
• 1956 – Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player
• 1956 – Brad Childress, American football coach
• 1956 – Scott Cunningham, American Wicca and occult author (d. 1993)
• 1956 – Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher
• 1958 – Lisa Germano, American singer, songwriter and musician
• 1958 – Brian Helicopter, British musician, bass guitarist (The Shapes, HellsBelles, Rogue Male)
• 1958 – Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer
• 1958 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club) (d. 1996)
• 1959 – Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer
• 1959 – Lorrie Morgan, American country music singer
• 1960 – Craig Hodges, American basketball player
• 1961 – Meera Syal, British-Indian comedienne and actress
• 1962 – Michael Ball, British singer
• 1962 – Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hong Kong actor
• 1963 – Paul Roos, Australian rules footballer
• 1963 – Johnny Benson, American racing driver
• 1964 – Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch film producer and director
• 1964 – Chuck Person, American basketball player
• 1966 – J. J. Abrams, American television writer and producer
• 1967 – Sylvie Fréchette, French-Canadian synchronized swimmer
• 1968 – Kelly Ayotte, American politician, senator elect from New Hampshire
• 1968 – Pascale Bussières, French-Canadian actress
• 1969 – Viktor Petrenko, Ukranian figure skater
• 1970 – John Eales, Australian Rugby Player
• 1970 – Jim Edmonds, American baseball player
• 1971 – Yancey Arias, American actor
• 1971 – Jo Frost, English nanny and television host
• 1971 – Kieren Keke, Nauruan politician
• 1971 – Tony McCarroll, British drummer
• 1972 – Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian poet and singer/songwriter
• 1973 – Abbath Doom Occulta, Norwegian black metal musician/songwriter (Immortal)
• 1974 – Christian Kane, American actor and singer
• 1975 – Ace Darling, American professional wrestler
• 1975 – Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer
• 1975 – Tobey Maguire, American actor
• 1975 – Daryle Ward, American baseball player
• 1976 – Johnny Estrada, American baseball player
• 1976 – Leigh Nash, American musician (Sixpence None the Richer)
• 1977 – Raúl, Spanish footballer
• 1977 – Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer
• 1978 – Courtney Ford, American actress
• 1978 – Anna Kumble, British singer, also known as Lolly
• 1979 – Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress
• 1979 – Benjamin Speed, Australian musician and film composer
• 1979 – John Warne, American musician (Relient K; Ace Troubleshooter)
• 1980 – Jennifer Goodridge, American musician (Your Enemies Friends)
• 1980 – Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer
• 1980 – Craig Terrill, American football player
• 1981 – John Driscoll, American actor
• 1981 – Andrew Embley, Australian rules footballer
• 1983 – Alsou, Russian singer
• 1983 – Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
• 1983 – Evan Taubenfeld, American musician
• 1984 – Rocío Guirao Díaz, Argentinian model
• 1984 – Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer
• 1984 – Khloe Kardashian, American reality television star
• 1984 – D.J. King, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Emma Lahana, New Zealand actress
• 1984 – Julie Ordon, Swiss model
• 1985 – Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player
• 1985 – James Hook, Welsh rugby player
• 1985 – Nico Rosberg, German race car driver
• 1986 – Drake Bell, American actor and musician
• 1986 – LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter
• 1987 – Ed Westwick, English actor
• 1987 – India de Beaufort, British actress
• 1988 – Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast
• 1988 – Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer
• 1988 – Kate Ziegler, American swimmer
• 1989 – Matthew Lewis, English actor
• 1989 – Bruna Tenório, Brazilian model
• 1990 – Aselin Debison, Canadian singer
• 1990 – Taylor Phinney, American cyclist
• 1991 – Madylin Sweeten, American actress
• 1994 – James Leavy, American Musian
• 1996 – Tanay Chheda, Indian actor