June 30 - Births

Births

• 1286 – John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347)
• 1470 – King Charles VIII of France (d. 1498)
• 1503 – John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)
• 1641 – Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)
• 1685 – John Gay, British writer (d. 1732)
• 1755 – Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (d. 1829)
• 1789 – Horace Vernet, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1863)
• 1803 – Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (d. 1849)
• 1807 – Friedrich Theodor von Vischer, German narrator, lyricist and philosopher (d.1887)
• 1817 – Joseph Dalton Hooker, British botanist (d. 1911)
• 1823 – Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Indian industrialist (d. 1901)
• 1843 – Ernest Mason Satow, British diplomat (d. 1929)
• 1864 – Frederick Bligh Bond, English architect, illustrator, archaeologist and psychical researcher (d. 1945)
• 1884 – Georges Duhamel, French author (d. 1966)
• 1891 – Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (d. 1953)
• 1891 – Ed "Strangler" Lewis, American professional wrestler (d. 1966)
• 1892 – Oswald Pohl, German Nazi leader (d. 1951)
• 1893 – Walter Ulbricht, German Communist leader (d. 1973)
• 1899 – Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1899 – Harry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1971)
• 1906 – Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. 1981)
• 1906 – Anthony Mann, American film actor and director (d. 1967)
• 1907 – Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian politician (d. 1950)
• 1908 – Winston Graham, British writer (d. 2003)
• 1911 – Czesław Miłosz, Polish poet and writer, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
• 1912 – Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer (d. 2003)
• 1912 – Dan Reeves, American sports team owner (d. 1971)
• 1913 – Harry Wismer, American sports team owner (d. 1967)
• 1913 – Alfonso López Michelsen, Colombian politician (d. 2007)
• 1914 – Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese politician (d. 2001)
• 1917 – Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975)
• 1917 – Lena Horne, American singer and actress (d. 2010)
• 1919 – Ed Yost, American inventor (d. 2007)
• 1925 – Fred Schaus, American basketball coach and executive (d. 2010)
• 1926 – Paul Berg, American biochemist, Nobel laureate
• 1929 – James Goldman, American screenwriter (d. 1998)
• 1929 – Hans Krondahl, Swedish painter and textile designer
• 1930 – Thomas Sowell, American economist
• 1931 – Bert Eriksson, Flemish neo-Nazi (d. 2005)
• 1931 – Andrew Hill, American jazz pianist (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Lea Massari, Italian actress
• 1933 – M. J. K. Smith, English cricketer
• 1933 – Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1934 – Harry Blackstone Jr., American stage magician (d. 1997)
• 1935 – John Harlin, American mountaineer (d. 1966)
• 1936 – Assia Djebar, Algerian writer and filmmaker
• 1936 – Nancy Dussault, American actress
• 1936 – Tony Musante, American actor
• 1936 – Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
• 1938 – Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (d. 1999)
• 1939 – José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet
• 1940 – Mark Spoelstra, American folk singer (d. 2007)
• 1941 – Peter Pollock, South African cricket player
• 1942 – Robert Ballard, American oceanographer
• 1942 – Ron Harris, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1943 – Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (d. 1976)
• 1944 – Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist
• 1944 – Terry Funk, American professional wrestler
• 1944 – Glenn Shorrock, Australian singer-songwriter (Little River Band)
• 1944 – Ron Swoboda, American baseball player
• 1949 – Andy Scott, British guitarist and singer (Sweet)
• 1950 – Leonard Whiting, British actor
• 1951 – Stanley Clarke, American jazz bass and double bass player (Return to Forever)
• 1952 – David Garrison, American Broadway and TV actor
• 1952 – Athanassios S. Fokas, Greek mathematician
• 1953 – Hal Lindes, American-born British guitarist (Dire Straits)
• 1953 – Lin Feng-Jiao, Taiwanese actress
• 1954 – Pierre Charles, Dominican politician (d. 2004)
• 1954 – Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia
• 1955 – David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian
• 1957 – Sterling Marlin, American NASCAR driver
• 1957 – Rich Vos, stand-up comedian
• 1958 – Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer
• 1959 – Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
• 1959 – Brendan Perry, British multi-instrumentalist (Dead Can Dance)
• 1960 – Murray Cook, Australian singer (The Wiggles)
• 1962 – Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player
• 1962 – Julianne Regan, British singer and guitarist (All About Eve)
• 1963 – Yngwie Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist
• 1964 – Alexandra Christina Manley, Hong Kong-born ex-wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark
• 1964 – Mark Waters, American film director
• 1965 – Mitch Richmond, American basketball player
• 1965 – Steve Duchesne, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 – Anna Levandi, Russian figure skater
• 1965 – Gary Pallister, English footballer
• 1966 – Mike Tyson, American boxer
• 1966 – Marton Csokas, New Zealand actor
• 1966 – Cheryl Bernard, Canadian curler
• 1967 – David Busst, English former footballer
• 1968 – Phil Anselmo, American singer (Pantera)
• 1969 – Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1970 – Brian Bloom, American actor
• 1970 – Antonio Chimenti, Italian footballer
• 1970 – Mark Grudzielanek, American baseball player
• 1971 – Anette Michel, Mexican actress
• 1971 – Monica Potter, American actress
• 1972 – Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
• 1972 – James Martin, English celebrity chef
• 1973 – Chan-ho Park, South Korean baseball player
• 1973 – Frank Rost, German footballer
• 1973 – Noam Zylberman, Israeli-born Canadian actor
• 1974 – Tony Rock, American actor and stand-up comedian
• 1975 – Ralf Schumacher, German Formula One driver
• 1975 – Rami Shaaban, Swedish footballer
• 1975 – James Bannatyne, New Zealand footballer
• 1977 – Justo Villar, Paraguayan footballer
• 1977 – Mark Van Gisbergen, New Zealand-born English rugby union player
• 1978 – Ben Cousins, Australian football player
• 1978 – Claudio Rivalta, Italian footballer
• 1979 – Matisyahu, American reggae singer
• 1979 – Sylvain Chavanel, French cyclist
• 1979 – Rick Gonzalez, American actor
• 1979 – Faisal Shahzad, Pakistani-American bomber
• 1980 – Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
• 1980 – Seyi Olofinjana, Nigerian footballer
• 1981 – Can Artam, Turkish racing driver
• 1981 – Matt Kirk, Canadian football player
• 1981 – Karolina Sadalska, Polish kayaker
• 1981 – Ben Utecht, American football player
• 1982 – Andy Knowles, British drummer (Franz Ferdinand)
• 1982 – Mitch Maier, American baseball player
• 1982 – Delwyn Young, American baseball player
• 1982 – Lizzy Caplan, American actress
• 1983 – Brendon James, British drummer (Thirteen Senses)
• 1983 – Marlin Jackson, American football player
• 1983 – Patrick Wolf, English singer-songwriter
• 1983 – Cheryl Cole, British singer (Girls Aloud) and talent show judge (The X Factor)
• 1983 – Marcus Burghardt, German cyclist
• 1984 – Miles Austin, American football player
• 1984 – Fantasia Barrino, American singer
• 1984 – Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer
• 1985 – Trevor Ariza, American basketball player
• 1985 – Rafal Blechacz, Polish classical pianist
• 1985 – Michael Phelps, American swimmer
• 1985 – Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer
• 1985 – Cody Rhodes, American wrestler
• 1986 – Victoria Crawford, American wrestler and model
• 1986 – Allegra Versace, Italian heiress
• 1986 – Nicola Pozzi, Italian footballer
• 1986 – Freddy Guarín, Colombian footballer
• 1989 – Steffen Liebig, German rugby player
• 1989 – Miguel Vítor, Portuguese footballer
• 1989 – David Myers, Australian football player
• 1991 – Kaho, Japanese actress