June 6 - Births

Births

• 1236 – Wen Tianxiang, Chinese statesman (d. 1283)
• 1296 – Władysław of Legnica, Duke of Legnica (d. 1352)
• 1436 – Regiomontanus, German mathematician (d. 1476)
• 1502 – King John III of Portugal (d. 1557)
• 1519 – Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)
• 1542 – Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (d. 1591)
• 1576 – Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)
• 1580 – Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)
• 1599 – Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)
• 1606 – Pierre Corneille, French dramatist (d. 1684)
• 1622 – Claude-Jean Allouez, French missionary and explorer (d. 1857)
• 1699 – Johann Georg Estor, German jurist (d. 1773)
• 1714 – King Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)
• 1755 – Nathan Hale, American writer and patriot (d. 1776)
• 1756 – John Trumbull, American painter (d. 1843)
• 1772 – Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1807)
• 1799 – Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet (d. 1837)
• 1810 – Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German classical scholar (d. 1856)
• 1829 – Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (d. 1862)
• 1841 – Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish novelist (d. 1910)
• 1844 – Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (d. 1905)
• 1850 – Karl Ferdinand Braun, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1918)
• 1857 – Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician (d. 1918)
• 1862 – Henry John Newbolt, English author (d. 1938)
• 1867 – David T. Abercrombie, American entrepreneur (d. 1931)
• 1868 – Robert Falcon Scott, English explorer (d. 1912)
• 1872 – Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (d. 1918)
• 1875 – Thomas Mann, German writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1955)
• 1878 – Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney (d. 1956)
• 1890 – Ted Lewis, American bandleader (d. 1971)
• 1891 – Maasti Venkatesh Iyengar, Karnatakaian poet and playwright (d. 1986)
• 1892 – Donald F. Duncan Sr., American entrepreneur (d. 1971)
• 1896 – Henry Allingham, English first world war veteran, and supercentenarian (d. 2009)
• 1898 – Ninette de Valois, Irish dancer (d. 2001)
• 1898 – Walter Abel, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1900 – Manfred Sakel, Polish psychiatrist (d. 1957)
• 1901 – Sukarno, Indonesian politician (d. 1970)
• 1902 – Jimmie Lunceford, American bandleader (d. 1947)
• 1903 – Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (d. 1978)
• 1906 – Max August Zorn, German-born mathematician (d. 1993)
• 1907 – Bill Dickey, American baseball player (d. 1993)
• 1913 – Carlo L. Golino, American scholar (d. 1991)
• 1914 – H. Adams Carter, American mountaineer (d. 1995)
• 1915 – Vincent Persichetti, American composer (d. 1987)
• 1917 – Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman
• 1918 – Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2009)
• 1919 – Peter Carrington, British politician
• 1923 – V. C. Andrews, American author (d. 1986)
• 1924 – Jinyong, Chinese novelist
• 1926 – Torsten Andersson, Swedish painter (d. 2009)
• 1926 – Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998)
• 1929 – Sunil Dutt, Indian actor and politician (d. 2005)
• 1932 – David Scott, American astronaut
• 1932 – Billie Whitelaw, English actress
• 1933 – Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1934 – King Albert II of Belgium
• 1934 – Roy Innis, American civil rights activist
• 1936 – Levi Stubbs, American musician (The Four Tops) (d. 2008)
• 1936 – A. Venkatesh Naik, Indian politician
• 1938 – Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza, pretender to the Brazilian throne
• 1939 – Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer
• 1939 – Lawrence Stephen, Nauruan politician (d. 2006)
• 1939 – Gary U.S. Bonds, American musician
• 1939 – Ed Giacomin, Canadian hockey player
• 1939 – Marian Wright Edelman, American activist
• 1940 – Larry Lujack, American disc jockey
• 1941 – Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-born American journalist
• 1943 – José de Jesús Gudiño Pelayo, Mexican jurist
• 1943 – Ken Hatfield, American football coach
• 1943 – Richard Smalley, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2005)
• 1944 – David Penhaligon, British politician (d. 1986)
• 1944 – Phillip Allen Sharp, American scientist, Nobel laureate
• 1944 – Tommie Smith, American track and field athlete
• 1944 – Monty Alexander, Jamaican pianist
• 1945 – David E. Bonior, American politician
• 1945 – David Dukes, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1945 – Arthur Shawcross, American serial killer (d. 2008)
• 1947 – David Blunkett, English politician
• 1947 – Robert Englund, American actor
• 1947 – Ada Kok, Dutch swimmer
• 1948 – Tony Levin, American bassist (King Crimson)
• 1948 – Richard Sinclair, English musician (Caravan)
• 1949 – Holly Near, American folk singer
• 1950 – Chantal Akerman, Belgian film director
• 1951 – Marietta Giannakou, Greek politician
• 1951 – Noritake Takahara, Japanese racing driver
• 1951 – Dwight Twilley, American pop/rock singer
• 1952 – Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese musician and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
• 1952 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor
• 1952 – Jean Hamel, Canadian hockey player
• 1953 – Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greek politician
• 1954 – Cynthia Rylant, American author
• 1955 – Sandra Bernhard, American actress and comedian
• 1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
• 1956 – Bubbi Morthens, Icelandic singer and songwriter
• 1957 – Mike Gatting, English cricketer
• 1957 – Christian Rach, German chef
• 1958 – Danny Webb, English actor
• 1959 – Jimmy Jam, American record producer
• 1959 – Colin Quinn, American comedian
• 1959 – David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996)
• 1959 – Amanda Pays, English actress
• 1959 – Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician
• 1960 – Lola Forner, Spanish actress
• 1960 – Jozef Pribilinec, Slovak athlete
• 1960 – Steve Vai, American musician
• 1961 – Bill Bates, American football player
• 1961 – Tom Araya, Chilean musician (Slayer)
• 1961 – Nir Brand, Israeli composer
• 1961 – Aldo Costa, Italian engineer
• 1963 – Eric Cantor, American politician
• 1963 – Wolfgang Drechsler, German social scientist
• 1963 – Jason Isaacs, English actor
• 1965 – Cam Neely, Canadian hockey player
• 1966 – Tony Yeboah, Ghanaian footballer
• 1966 – Sean Yseult, American musician (White Zombie)
• 1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor
• 1967 – Max Casella, American actor
• 1968 – François Avard, Canadian writer and scenarist
• 1968 – Alan Licht, American guitarist, composer and journalist
• 1970 – Eugeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
• 1970 – Sarah Dessen, American author
• 1970 – Albert Ferrer, Spanish footballer
• 1970 – Anthony Norris, American wrestler
• 1970 – James Shaffer, American rock musician (Korn)
• 1972 – Cristina Scabbia, Italian singer (Lacuna Coil)
• 1972 – Natalie Morales, American television journalist
• 1973 – Kat Swift, American politician
• 1974 – Danny Strong, American actor
• 1974 – Sonya Walger, British actress
• 1974 – Uncle Kracker, American musician
• 1975 – Cheer Chen, Taiwanese singer and musician
• 1975 – Nina Kaczorowski, American actress
• 1975 – Staci Keanan, American actress
• 1975 – Niklas Sundström, Swedish hockey player
• 1976 – aKido, Canadian musician
• 1976 – Geoff Rowley, British skateboarder
• 1976 – Z-Ro, American rapper
• 1977 – David Connolly, Irish footballer
• 1977 – Bryn Williams, Welsh chef
• 1978 – Carl Barât, English musician
• 1978 – Judith Barsi, American actress (d. 1988)
• 1978 – Mariana Popova, Bulgarian singer
• 1978 – Joy Enriquez, American singer
• 1978 – Andrew Reynolds, American professional skater
• 1980 – Matt Belisle, American baseball player
• 1981 – Johnny Pacar, American film actor
• 1981 – Philip McGinley, English actor
• 1983 – Gemma Bissix, British actress
• 1983 – Gianna Michaels, American porn actress
• 1983 – Joe Rokocoko, Fijian rugby player
• 1984 – Noor Sabri, Iraqi footballer
• 1984 – Shannon Stewart, American model
• 1984 – Jason Trusnik, American football player
• 1985 – Drew Galloway, Scottish wrestler
• 1985 – Chris Henry, American football player
• 1986 – Bhavana Balachandran, Indian actress
• 1986 – Kim Hyun Joong, Korean singer (SS501)
• 1986 – Gin Wigmore, New Zealand singer/songwriter
• 1986 – Justin Allgaier, American racing driver
• 1987 – Kyle Falconer, Scottish musician
• 1987 – Daniel Logan, New Zealand actor
• 1987 – Rubin Okotie, Austrian footballer
• 1988 – Israel Dagg, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1989 – Paula Brancati, Canadian actress
• 1990 – Vid Belec, Slovenian footballer
• 1992 – Hyuna, Korean singer