June 1 - Births

Births

• 719 – Yang Guifei, Chinese princess (d. 756)
• 1076 – Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)
• 1134 – Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (d. 1158)
• 1300 – Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk (d. 1338)
• 1455 – Anne of Savoy (d. 1480)
• 1480 – Tiedemann Giese, Polish bishop (d. 1550)
• 1503 – Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (d. 1567)
• 1563 – Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (d. 1612)
• 1633 – Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)
• 1637 – Jacques Marquette, French missionary and explorer (d. 1675)
• 1653 – Georg Muffat, French composer (d. 1704)
• 1675 – Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist and writer (d. 1755)
• 1754 – Ferdinand, Duke of Breisgau (d. 1806)
• 1762 – Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish missionary (d. 1844)
• 1771 – Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer (d. 1839)
• 1790 – Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian playwright (d. 1836)
• 1796 – Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist (d. 1832)
• 1800 – Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (d. 1879)
• 1801 – Brigham Young, American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (d. 1877)
• 1804 – Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (d. 1857)
• 1815 – Otto of Greece (d. 1862)
• 1825 – John Hunt Morgan, American general (d. 1864)
• 1831 – John Bell Hood, American general (d. 1879)
• 1833 – John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)
• 1843 – Henry Faulds, Scottish physician, missionary and scientist, developed fingerprinting (d. 1930)
• 1844 – John J. Toffey, American army officer (d. 1911)
• 1878 – John Masefield, English novelist and poet (d. 1967)
• 1879 – Max Emmerich, American athlete and gymnast (d. 1956)
• 1889 – Charles Kay Ogden, English linguist, philosopher, and writer (d. 1957)
• 1890 – Frank Morgan, American actor (d. 1949)
• 1898 – Molly Picon, American actress (d. 1992)
• 1899 – Edward Charles Titchmarsh, English mathematician (d. 1963)
• 1901 – John Van Druten, English playwright and director (d. 1957)
• 1901 – Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 1990)
• 1903 – Vasyl Velychkovsky, Ukrainian bishop (d. 1973)
• 1905 – Robert Newton, English actor (d. 1956)
• 1907 – Frank Whittle, English engineer and inventor, developed the jet engine (d. 1996)
• 1908 – Julie Campbell Tatham, American writer (d. 1999)
• 1909 – Yechezkel Kutscher, Slovakian-Israeli philologist (d. 1971)
• 1909 – Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist (d. 1986)
• 1912 – Herbert Tichy, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1987)
• 1913 – Bill Deedes, English journalist (d. 2007)
• 1915 – John Randolph, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1917 – William Standish Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1920 – Robert Clarke, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1921 – Nelson Riddle, American arranger, composer, and bandleader (d. 1985)
• 1922 – Joan Caulfield, American actress and model (d. 1991)
• 1922 – Joan Copeland, American actress
• 1922 – Povel Ramel, Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer (d. 2007)
• 1924 – William Sloane Coffin, American clergyman and activist (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Dilia Díaz Cisneros, Venezuelan teacher and poet
• 1925 – Marie Knight, American singer (d. 2009)
• 1926 – Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, director, producer, and writer (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Marilyn Monroe, American model, actress, singer, and producer (d. 1962)
• 1928 – Georgy Dobrovolsky, Soviet astronaut (d. 1971)
• 1928 – Bob Monkhouse, English comedian, actor, and writer (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Nargis, Indian actress (d. 1981)
• 1929 – James H. Billington, American educator and librarian
• 1930 – John Lemmon, English logician and philosopher (d. 1966)
• 1930 – Edward Woodward, English actor (d. 2009)
• 1932 – Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (d. 1994)
• 1933 – Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (d. 1985)
• 1933 – Charles Wilson, American politician (d. 2010)
• 1934 – Pat Boone, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
• 1934 – Ken McElroy, American criminal and murder victim (d. 1981)
• 1935 – Hazel Dickens, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2011)
• 1935 – Jack Kralick, American baseball player (d. 2012)
• 1935 – Reverend Ike, American minister (d. 2009)
• 1936 – André Bourbeau, Canadian politician
• 1936 – Joe Doyle, Irish politician
• 1936 – Bekim Fehmiu, Yugoslavian actor (d. 2010)
• 1936 – Gerald Scarfe, English illustrator
• 1937 – Morgan Freeman, American actor and director
• 1937 – Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress
• 1937 – Colleen McCullough, Australian novelist
• 1938 – Khawar Rizvi, Pakistani poet and scholar
• 1939 – Cleavon Little, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1940 – René Auberjonois, American actor
• 1940 – Katerina Gogou, Greek actress and poet (d. 1993)
• 1940 – Kip Thorne, American physicist
• 1941 – Alexander V. Zakharov, Russian scientist
• 1943 – Lorrie Wilmot, South African cricketer (d. 2004)
• 1943 – Kuki Gallmann, Kenyan writer and poet
• 1944 – Robert Powell, English actor
• 1945 – Linda Scott, American singer
• 1945 – Frederica von Stade, American soprano
• 1946 – Brian Cox, Scottish actor
• 1946 – Jody Stecher, American singer and musician
• 1947 – Ron Dennis, English businessman, founded McLaren Automotive
• 1947 – Jonathan Pryce, English actor
• 1947 – Ronnie Wood, English musician, songwriter, and producer (The Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones, and Faces)
• 1948 – Powers Boothe, American actor
• 1948 – Michel Plasse, French-Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
• 1948 – Tom Sneva, American race car driver
• 1950 – Perrin Beatty, Canadian politician
• 1950 – Wayne Nelson, American singer and musician (Little River Band)
• 1950 – Tom Robinson, English singer-songwriter and bassist (Sector 27 and Tom Robinson Band)
• 1953 – David Berkowitz, American serial killer and arsonist
• 1953 – Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, English peer and actor
• 1953 – Ronnie Dunn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Brooks & Dunn)
• 1953 – Xi Jinping, Chinese politician, Vice President of the People's Republic of China
• 1955 – Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (d. 2008)
• 1955 – Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1956 – Lisa Hartman, American actress
• 1956 – Robin Mattson, American actress
• 1957 – Dorota Kędzierzawska, Polish director
• 1958 – Ahron Bregman, Israeli journalist
• 1959 – Martin Brundle, English race car driver
• 1959 – Alan Wilder, English singer, musician, producer, and composer (Depeche Mode and Recoil)
• 1960 – Simon Gallup, English singer and musician (The Cure, Fools Dance, The Magazine Spies, and Lockjaw)
• 1960 – Vladimir Krutov, Soviet ice hockey player (d. 2012)
• 1960 – Giorgos Lillikas, Cypriot politician
• 1961 – Paul Coffey, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 – Peter Machajdík, Slovakian composer and pianist
• 1963 – Mike Joyce, English drummer (The Smiths and Buzzcocks)
• 1964 – Mark Curry, American comedian and actor
• 1965 – Larisa Lazutina, Russian skier
• 1965 – Nigel Short, English chess player
• 1966 – Greg Schiano, American football player and coach
• 1967 – Roger Sanchez, American DJ
• 1968 – Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer
• 1968 – Jeff Hackett, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1968 – Karen Mulder, Dutch model and singer
• 1969 – René Liu, Taiwanese actress and singer
• 1969 – Teri Polo, American actress
• 1970 – Alexi Lalas, American soccer player
• 1970 – R. Madhavan, Indian actor
• 1970 – Paul Schrier, American actor
• 1971 – Mario Cimarro, Cuban actor
• 1972 – Daniel Casey, English actor
• 1972 – Mike Dunham, American ice hockey player
• 1972 – Mindy Smith, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1973 – Frédérik Deburghgraeve, Belgian swimmer
• 1973 – Adam Garcia, Australian actor
• 1973 – Derek Lowe, American baseball player
• 1973 – Heidi Klum, German model, actress, fashion designer, and producer
• 1974 – Ashok Jadeja, Indian con-artist
• 1974 – Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actress
• 1974 – Michael Rasmussen, Danish cyclist
• 1974 – Melissa Sagemiller, American actress
• 1974 – Akis Zikos, Greek footballer
• 1975 – James Storm, American wrestler
• 1975 – Michal Grošek, Czech ice hockey player
• 1977 – Sarah Wayne Callies, American actress
• 1977 – Danielle Harris, American actress
• 1977 – Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player
• 1977 – Richard Williams, English race car driver
• 1978 – Matthew Hittinger, American poet
• 1979 – Santana Moss, American football player
• 1979 – Markus Persson, Swedish game designer
• 1980 – Oliver James, English actor and singer
• 1981 – Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1981 – Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1981 – Smush Parker, American basketball player
• 1982 – Justine Henin, Belgian tennis player
• 1983 – Jake Silbermann, American actor
• 1984 – Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, Mongolian athlete
• 1984 – Oliver Tielemans, Dutch race car driver
• 1985 – Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopian runner
• 1985 – Ari Herstand, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1985 – Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer
• 1985 – Nick Young, American basketball player
• 1985 – Sam Young, American basketball player
• 1986 – Skream, English musician and producer (Magnetic Man)
• 1986 – Dayana Mendoza, Venezuelan model, Miss Universe 2008
• 1986 – Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby player
• 1987 – Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer
• 1987 – Juan Hernandez, Mexican footballer
• 1987 – Jerel McNeal, American basketball player
• 1987 – Johan Santos, Filipino actor and model
• 1988 – Javier Hernández Balcázar, Mexican footballer
• 1988 – Nami Tamaki, Japanese singer
• 1989 – Brooklyn Lee, American porn actress
• 1991 – Blaine Miller, American actor
• 1992 – Kira Plastinina, Russian fashion designer
• 2000 – Willow Shields, American actress