June 2 - Births

Births

• 926 – Emperor Murakami of Japan (d. 967)
• 1423 – Ferdinand I of Naples (d. 1494)
• 1535 – Pope Leo XI (d. 1605)
• 1731 – Martha Washington, American wife of George Washington, 1st First Lady of the United States (d. 1802)
• 1740 – Marquis de Sade, French author (d. 1814)
• 1743 – Alessandro Cagliostro, Sicilian occultist (d. 1795)
• 1773 – John Randolph of Roanoke, American planter and politician (d. 1833)
• 1774 – William Lawson, English-Australian explorer (d. 1850)
• 1815 – Philip Kearny, American general (d. 1862)
• 1823 – Gédéon Ouimet, French-Canadian politician (d. 1905)
• 1835 – Pope Pius X (d. 1914)
• 1838 – Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg (d. 1900)
• 1840 – Thomas Hardy, English writer (d. 1928)
• 1857 – Edward Elgar, English composer (d. 1934)
• 1857 – Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
• 1860 – Roger de Barbarin, French trap shooter (d. 1925)
• 1861 – Concordia Selander, Swedish actress (d. 1935)
• 1863 – Felix Weingartner, Yugoslavian conductor (d. 1942)
• 1865 – George Lohmann, English cricketer (d. 1901)
• 1869 – Jack O'Connor, American baseball player (d. 1937)
• 1875 – Charles Stewart Mott, businessman, philanthropist, and politician (d. 1973)
• 1878 – Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader, victim of the RMS Titanic sinking (d. 1912)
• 1881 – Walter Egan, American golfer (d. 1971)
• 1887 – Howard Johnson, American songwriter (d. 1941)
• 1891 – Thurman Arnold, American attorney and jurist (d. 1969)
• 1891 – Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral (d. 1945)
• 1899 – Lotte Reiniger, German director (d. 1981)
• 1904 – Frank Runacres, English artist (d. 1974)
• 1904 – Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (d. 1984)
• 1907 – Dorothy West, American writer (d. 1998)
• 1907 – John Lehmann, English poet, editor, and publisher (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Michael Peto, Hungarian/British photojournalist (d. 1970)
• 1913 – Walter Andreas Schwarz, German singer-songwriter and author (d. 1992)
• 1913 – Barbara Pym, English novelist (d. 1980)
• 1915 – Walter Tetley, American voice actor (d. 1975)
• 1915 – Alexandru Nicolschi, Romanian activist, agent, and office (d. 1992)
• 1917 – Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and filmmaker (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Max Showalter, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1918 – Ruth Atkinson, American cartoonist (d. 1997)
• 1918 – Kathryn Tucker Windham, American writer (d. 2011)
• 1919 – Nat Mayer Shapiro, American painter (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Frank G. Clement, American politician, 41st Governor of Tennessee (d. 1969)
• 1920 – Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish-German critic
• 1920 – Tex Schramm, American football manager (d. 2003)
• 1920 – Johnny Speight, English scriptwriter (d. 1998)
• 1921 – Betty Freeman, American philanthropist and photographer (d. 2009)
• 1921 – András József Szennay, Hungarian priest and clergyman (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Charlie Sifford, American golfer
• 1922 – Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
• 1924 – June Callwood, Canadian journalist and activist (d. 2007)
• 1924 – Al Ruscio, American actor
• 1926 – Milo O'Shea, Irish actor
• 1926 – Chiyonoyama Masanobu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 41st Yokozuna (d. 1977)
• 1927 – W. Watts Biggers, American novelist and animator
• 1929 – Norton Juster, American author and architect
• 1929 – Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Pete Conrad, American astronaut (d. 1999)
• 1930 – Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
• 1930 – Bob Lillis, baseball player
• 1931 – Larry Jackson, baseball player (d. 1990)
• 1931 – William Donaldson, American businessman and politician
• 1932 – Sammy Turner, American singer
• 1934 – Johnny Carter, American singer (The Flamingos and The Dells) (d. 2009)
• 1935 – Carol Shields, American novelist (d. 2003)
• 1935 – Roger Brierley, English actor (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Dimitri Kitsikis, Greek educator and poet
• 1936 – Rex Gildo, German singer and actor (d. 1999)
• 1936 – Jean Nelissen, Dutch journalist (d. 2010)
• 1937 – Sally Kellerman, American actress
• 1937 – Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter
• 1937 – Robert Paul, Canadian figure skater
• 1938 – Kevin Brownlow, English historian and author
• 1940 – Constantine II of Greece
• 1941 – Stacy Keach, American actor
• 1941 – Charlie Watts, English drummer, producer, and composer (The Rolling Stones and Blues Incorporated)
• 1941 – William Guest, American singer-songwriter and producer (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
• 1941 – Jeff Winkless, American voice actor (d. 2006)
• 1942 – Maree Cheatham, American actress
• 1943 – Charles Haid, American actor
• 1943 – Ilaiyaraaja, Indian singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and director
• 1944 – Marvin Hamlisch, American composer, conductor, and pianist (d. 2012)
• 1945 – Jane Bonnie Newman, American politician
• 1945 – Jon Peters, American film producer
• 1946 – Peter Sutcliffe, English serial killer
• 1946 – Lasse Hallström, Swedish director
• 1946 – Song Dae Kwan, Korean singer
• 1947 – Mark Elder, English conductor
• 1948 – Jerry Mathers, American actor
• 1948 – Jack Pierce, American baseball player (d. 2012)
• 1949 – Heather Couper, English astronomer
• 1949 – Frank Rich, American critic and columnist
• 1950 – Joanna Gleason, Canadian actress and singer
• 1951 – Arnold Mühren, Dutch footballer
• 1951 – Larry Robinson, Canadian hockey player
• 1952 – Gary Bettman, American businessman
• 1953 – Keith Allen, Welsh comedian, actor, singer, and writer
• 1953 – Craig Stadler, American golfer
• 1953 – Cornel West, American philosopher, author, critic, actor, and activist
• 1954 – Dennis Haysbert, American actor
• 1955 – Chantal, Princess of Hanover
• 1955 – Dana Carvey, American actor
• 1955 – Michael Steele, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Bangles and The Runaways)
• 1956 – Malcolm Garrett, English graphic designer
• 1956 – Mani Ratnam, Indian director
• 1956 – Jan Lammers, Dutch race car driver
• 1957 – Mark Lawrenson, English footballer
• 1957 – Jonathan Stack, American filmmaker
• 1958 – Lex Luger, American wrestler and football player
• 1959 – Rineke Dijkstra, Dutch photographer
• 1959 – Charlie Huddy, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1959 – Lydia Lunch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, 8-Eyed Spy, and Harry Crews)
• 1959 – Erwin Olaf, Dutch photographer
• 1960 – Tony Hadley, English singer-songwriter and actor (Spandau Ballet)
• 1960 – Kyle Petty, American race car driver
• 1961 – Dez Cadena, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Misfits, Black Flag, Osaka Popstar, DC3, The Gentlemen, and Loaded)
• 1964 – Caroline Link, German director and screenwriter
• 1965 – Jim Knipfel, American journalist
• 1965 – Mark Waugh Australian cricketer
• 1965 – Steve Waugh, Australian cricketer
• 1966 – Pedro Guerra, Spanish singer-songwriter, musician, and composer
• 1966 – Petra van Staveren, Dutch swimmer
• 1967 – Mike Stanton, American baseball player
• 1968 – Beetlejuice, American comedian and actor
• 1968 – Andy Cohen, American television host and author
• 1968 – Jon Culshaw, English comedian and actor
• 1968 – Jason Falkner, American musician, songwriter, and producer (Jellyfish and The Grays)
• 1969 – Cy Chadwick, English actor
• 1970 – Andy McCollum, American football player
• 1970 – B-Real, American rapper, producer, and actor (Cypress Hill and Kush)
• 1971 – Kateřina Jacques, Czech politician
• 1971 – Jo Koy, American comedian
• 1971 – Anthony Montgomery, American actor
• 1972 – Wayne Brady, American comedian and actor
• 1972 – Raúl Ibáñez, American baseball player
• 1972 – Wentworth Miller, American actor
• 1972 – Simon Staho, Danish director
• 1973 – Neifi Perez, Dominican baseball player
• 1974 – Gata Kamsky, American chess player
• 1974 – Matt Serra, American mixed martial artist
• 1976 – Earl Boykins, American basketball player
• 1976 – Martin Čech, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2007)
• 1976 – Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1976 – Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho
• 1976 – Tim Rice-Oxley, English musician and composer (Keane and Mt. Desolation)
• 1977 – Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer
• 1978 – Dominic Cooper, English actor
• 1978 – Nikki Cox, American actress
• 1978 – Justin Long, American actor
• 1978 – Deon Richmond, American actor
• 1978 – A.J. Styles, American wrestler
• 1979 – Morena Baccarin, Brazilian actress
• 1979 – Butterfly Boucher, Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
• 1980 – Fabrizio Moretti, Brazilian-American musician (The Strokes and Little Joy)
• 1980 – Bobby Simmons, American basketball player
• 1980 – Abby Wambach, American soccer player and coach
• 1980 – Tomasz Wróblewski, Polish musician (Behemoth) and (Vesania)
• 1981 – Nikolay Davydenko, Russian tennis player
• 1981 – Catherine Manoukian, Canadian violinist
• 1981 – Velvet Sky, American wrestler
• 1981 – Chin-hui Tsao, Taiwanese baseball player
• 1982 – Jewel Staite, Canadian actress
• 1983 – Christopher Higgins, American ice hockey player
• 1983 – Leela James, American singer-songwriter
• 1983 – Brooke White, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (Jack and White)
• 1984 – Max Boyer, Canadian wrestler
• 1985 – Ana Cristina, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1985 – Jacqueline Fernandez, Sri Lankan actress and model, Miss Sri Lanka Universe 2006
• 1986 – Curtis Lofton, American football player
• 1987 – Darin, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1987 – Maryka Holtzhausen, South African netball player
• 1987 – Sonakshi Sinha, Indian actress
• 1988 – Sergio Agüero, Argentinian footballer
• 1988 – Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1989 – Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American soccer player
• 1989 – Steven Smith, Australian cricketer
• 1990 – Brittany Curran, American actress
• 1992 – Pajtim Kasami, Swiss footballer
• 1994 – Jemma McKenzie-Brown, English actress
• 1994 – Antonio Spavone, Italian race car driver