June 4 - Births

Births

• 1394 – Philippa of England, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (d. 1430)
• 1489 – Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544)
• 1604 – Claudia de' Medici, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1648)
• 1665 – Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier (d. 1733)
• 1694 – François Quesnay, French economist (d. 1774)
• 1704 – Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)
• 1738 – King George III of Great Britain (d. 1820)
• 1744 – Patrick Ferguson, Scots army officer and rifle designer (d. 1780)
• 1754 – Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian editor and astronomer (d. 1832)
• 1787 – Constant Prévost, French geologist (d. 1856)
• 1801 – James Pennethorne, English architect (d. 1871)
• 1821 – Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (d. 1897)
• 1829 – Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12^th Yokozuna (d. 1903)
• 1866 – Miina Sillanpää, Finnish politician (d. 1952)
• 1867 – C.G.E. Mannerheim, Marshal, Supreme Commander and later President of Finland (d. 1951)
• 1877 – Heinrich Wieland, German biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1957)
• 1879 – Mabel Lucie Attwell, English children's author and illustrator (d. 1964)
• 1880 – Clara Blandick, American actress (d. 1962)
• 1881 – Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter (d. 1962)
• 1887 – Tom Longboat, marathon runner (d. 1949)
• 1894 – Madame Bolduc, French Canadian singer (d. 1941)
• 1899 – Hassan Fathy, Egyptian architect (d. 1989)
• 1901 – Ir. Soekarno, the first president of the Republic of Indonesia (d. 1967)
• 1904 – Bhagat Puran Singh, Punjabi social activist (d. 1992)
• 1907 – Jacques Roumain, Haitian writer (d. 1944)
• 1907 – Rosalind Russell, American actress (d. 1976)
• 1907 – Patience Strong, English poet and journalist (d. 1990)
• 1910 – Christopher Sydney Cockerell, British engineer and inventor (d. 1999)
• 1912 – Robert Jacobsen, Danish artist (d. 1993)
• 1916 – Robert F. Furchgott, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2009)
• 1916 – Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (The Automatistes)
• 1917 – Robert Merrill, American baritone (d. 2004)
• 1921 – Emilio Komar, Slovenian-born Argentine philosopher (d. 2006)
• 1921 – Bobby Wanzer, American professional basketball player and coach
• 1923 – Elizabeth Jolley, Australian writer (d. 2007)
• 1924 – Tofilau Eti Alesana, Prime Minister of Samoa (d. 1999)
• 1924 – Dennis Weaver, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Robert Earl Hughes, American man who became the heaviest known human (d. 1958)
• 1927 – Henning Carlsen, Danish film director
• 1927 – Geoffrey Palmer, English actor
• 1928 – Ruth Westheimer, German-born American sex therapist and author
• 1929 – Karolos Papoulias, Greek politician
• 1930 – Morgana King, American actress
• 1930 – Viktor Tikhonov, Russian hockey player and coach
• 1932 – John Drew Barrymore, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1932 – Oliver Nelson, American jazz composer and arranger (d. 1975)
• 1932 – Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand writer
• 1934 – Seamus Elliott, Irish cyclist (d. 1971)
• 1935 – Colette Boky, Quebec operatic soprano
• 1936 – Nutan Behl, Indian actress (d. 1991)
• 1936 – Bruce Dern, American actor
• 1937 – Freddy Fender, American musician (d. 2006)
• 1937 – Robert Fulghum, American author
• 1937 – Gorilla Monsoon, American professional wrestler (d. 1999)
• 1937 – Mortimer Zuckerman, American publisher
• 1938 – Art Mahaffey, American baseball player
• 1940 – Ludwig Schwarz, Austrian bishop
• 1941 – Kenneth G. Ross, Australian playwright and screenwriter
• 1942 – Louis Reichardt, American mountaineer
• 1943 – Joyce Meyer, American religious leader
• 1944 – Michelle Phillips, American singer (The Mamas & the Papas) and actress
• 1945 – Anthony Braxton, American composer and instrumentalist
• 1945 – Gordon Waller, Scottish musician (Peter and Gordon) (d. 2009)
• 1947 – Viktor Klima, Chancellor of Austria
• 1948 – Bob Champion, English jockey
• 1948 – Jurgen Sparwasser, German footballer
• 1949 – Gabriel Arcand, French Canadian actor
• 1949 – Lou Macari, Scottish footballer
• 1950 – Dagmar Krause, German singer (Slapp Happy, Henry Cow, Art Bears)
• 1950 – George Noory, American radio personality
• 1950 – Kevin Woodford, English celebrity chef
• 1951 – Wendy Pini, American comic book writer and artist
• 1952 – Bronisław Komorowski, Marshal of the Polish Sejm and acting President of Poland
• 1952 – Parker Stevenson, American actor and director
• 1953 – Linda Lingle, 6th Governor of Hawaii
• 1953 – Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish musician (d. 1979)
• 1953 – Susumu Ojima, Japanese entrepreneur (Huser)
• 1953 – Paul Samson, British guitarist (Samson) (d. 2002)
• 1955 – Val McDermid, Scottish writer
• 1955 – Paul Stewart, English writer
• 1955 – Mary Testa, American stage actress
• 1956 – Martin Adams, English darts player
• 1956 – Keith David, American actor
• 1956 – John Hockenberry, American journalist
• 1956 – Terry Kennedy, American baseball player
• 1956 – Gerry Ryan, Irish radio talkshow host (d. 2010)
• 1957 – Yoon Suk-ho, South Korean director
• 1957 – John Treacy, Irish athlete
• 1958 – Eddie Velez, American Actor
• 1959 – Juan Camacho, Bolivian long-distance runner
• 1960 – Bradley Walsh, British actor
• 1961 – El DeBarge, American singer (DeBarge)
• 1961 – Ferenc Gyurcsány, 6th Prime Minister of Hungary
• 1962 – Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist
• 1962 – Krzysztof Holowczyc, Polish rally driver
• 1962 – John P. Kee, American gospel singer
• 1963 – Xavier McDaniel, American basketball player
• 1964 – Koji Yamamura Japanese Animator
• 1964 – Sean Pertwee, English actor
• 1965 – Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
• 1965 – Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player
• 1966 – Cecilia Bartoli, Italian mezzo-soprano
• 1966 – Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian mathematician
• 1967 – Robert Shane Kimbrough, American astronaut
• 1968 – Al B. Sure, American R&B singer
• 1968 – Scott Wolf, American actor
• 1969 – Horatio Sanz, Chilean-born comedian
• 1970 – Richie Hawtin, Canadian musician
• 1970 – David Pybus, British musician
• 1970 – Izabella Scorupco, Polish actress
• 1971 – James Callis, British actor
• 1971 – Joseph Kabila, Congolese politician
• 1971 – Mike Lee, American politician, senator-elect from Utah
• 1971 – Shōji Meguro, Japanese composer
• 1971 – Noah Wyle, American actor
• 1972 – Nikka Costa, American singer
• 1972 – Derian Hatcher, American ice hockey player
• 1972 – Joe Hill, American writer
• 1972 – Rob Huebel, American comedian
• 1973 – Mikey Whipwreck, American professional wrestler
• 1974 – Darin Erstad, American baseball player
• 1974 – Andrew Gwynne, British politician
• 1974 – Stefan Lessard, American musician
• 1974 – Buddy Wakefield, American poet
• 1975 – Russell Brand, British comedian, actor and television personality
• 1975 – Henry Burris, American football player
• 1975 – Angelina Jolie, American actress
• 1976 – Kasey Chambers, Australian alternative country singer-songwriter
• 1976 – Nenad Zimonjić, Serbian tennis player
• 1977 – Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
• 1977 – Quinten Hann, Australian snooker player
• 1977 – Berglind Icey, Icelandic actor
• 1977 – Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
• 1977 – Roman Miroshnichenko, Russian guitarist
• 1979 – Naohiro Takahara, Japanese footballer
• 1979 – Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby union player
• 1980 – François Beauchemin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 – T. J. Miller, American actor and comedian
• 1981 – Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer
• 1982 – Jamie Dornan, Irish model and actor
• 1982 – Jin, American rapper
• 1982 – Ronnie Prude, American football player
• 1983 – Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer
• 1983 – Koffi Ndri Romaric, Ivorian footballer
• 1984 – Kento Handa, Japanese actor
• 1984 – Jenaveve Jolie, American pornographic actress
• 1984 – Enrico Rossi Chauvenet, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Ian White, Canadian hockey player
• 1984 – Rainie Yang, Taiwanese singer and actress
• 1984 – Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian fashion model (d. 2006)
• 1985 – Evan Lysacek, American 2010 Olympic champion figure skater
• 1985 – Lukas Podolski, German footballer
• 1985 – Alicja Janosz, Polish singer
• 1985 – Bar Refaeli, Israeli model
• 1985 – Oddvar Reiakvam, Norwegian politician
• 1986 – Shane Kippel, Canadian actor
• 1986 – Micky, South Korean singer (TVXQ)
• 1986 – Tori Praver, American model
• 1987 – Mollie King, British singer (The Saturdays)
• 1989 – Federico Erba, Italian footballer
• 1991 – Kathryn Prescott, British actress
• 1991 – Megan Prescott, British actress
• 1992 – Dino Jelusić, Croatian singer