6 June Births

June 6 is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 208 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).

Births

1236 – Wen Tianxiang, Chinese general and scholar (d. 1283)
1243 – Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy; Breton noble (d. 1288)
1296 – Władysław of Legnica (d. 1352)
1436 – Regiomontanus, German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop (d. 1476)
1519 – Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (d. 1603)
1553 – Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician and author (d. 1617)
1556 – Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche, English politician and diplomat (d. 1625)
1576 – Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1649)
1580 – Godefroy Wendelin, Belgian astronomer and author (d. 1667)
1584 – Yuan Chonghuan, politician, military general and writer (d. 1630)
1599 – Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter and educator (d. 1660)
1606 – Pierre Corneille, French playwright and producer (d. 1684)
1622 – Claude-Jean Allouez, French-American missionary and explorer (d. 1689)
1661 – Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer and educator (d. 1756)
1699 – Johann Georg Estor, German historian and theorist (d. 1773)
1714 – Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)
1735 – Anton Schweitzer, German composer (d. 1787)
1755 – Nathan Hale, American soldier (d. 1776)
1756 – John Trumbull, American soldier and painter (d. 1843)
1772 – Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (d. 1807)
1799 – Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet (d. 1837)
1807 – Thiệu Trị, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1847)
1810 – Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German philologist and scholar (d. 1856)
1829 – Honinbo Shusaku, Japanese Go player (d. 1862)
1841 – Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (d. 1910)
1844 – Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter and academic (d. 1905)
1850 – Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
1857 – Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1918)
1862 – Henry Newbolt, English historian, author, and poet (d. 1938)
1867 – David T. Abercrombie, American surveyor and businessman, founded Abercrombie & Fitch (d. 1931)
1868 – Robert Falcon Scott, English sailor and explorer (d. 1912)
1875 – Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1878 – Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French lawyer and politician (d. 1956)
1884 – Jock Hutchison, Scottish-American golfer (d. 1977)
1890 – Ted Lewis, American singer, clarinet player, and bandleader (d. 1971)
1891 – Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, Indian author and academic (d. 1986)
1891 – Erich Marcks, German general (d. 1944)
1896 – Henry Allingham, English soldier (d. 2009)
1896 – Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and politician (d. 1940)
1898 – Walter Abel, American actor (d. 1987)
1898 – Jacobus Johannes Fouché, South African politician, 2nd State President of South Africa (d. 1980)
1898 – Ninette de Valois, English ballerina, choreographer, and director (d. 2001)
1900 – Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician (d. 1957)
1901 – Jan Struther, English author and hymnwriter (d. 1953)
1901 – Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia (d. 1970)
1902 – Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1947)
1903 – Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor (d. 1978)
1903 – Bakht Singh, Indian evangelist, well-known bible teacher and preacher (d. 2000)
1906 – Max August Zorn, German mathematician and academic (d. 1993)
1907 – Bill Dickey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1993)
1907 – Robin Humphreys, British scholar of Latin America (d. 1999)
1908 – Giovanni Bracco, Italian race car driver (d. 1968)
1909 – Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-English historian and philosopher (d. 1997)
1913 – Carlo L. Golino, Italian-American author, critic, and academic (d. 1991)
1915 – Vincent Persichetti, American pianist and composer (d. 1987)
1916 – Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)
1917 – Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (d. 2015)
1918 – Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1919 – Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, English captain and politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO
1923 – V. C. Andrews, American author, illustrator, and painter (d. 1986)
1923 – Jean Pouliot, Canadian broadcaster (d. 2004)
1925 – Maxine Kumin, American poet and author (d. 2014)
1925 – Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation (d. 2013)
1926 – Torsten Andersson, Swedish painter and illustrator (d. 2009)
1926 – Erdal İnönü, Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2007)
1926 – Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998)
1929 – Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (d. 2005)
1930 – Frank Tyson, English-Australian cricketer, coach, and journalist (d. 2015)
1932 – David Scott, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut
1932 – Billie Whitelaw, English actress (d. 2014)
1933 – Eli Broad, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded KB Home
1933 – Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1934 – Albert II of Belgium
1935 – Jon Henricks, Australian swimmer
1936 – Mompati Merafhe, Botswana general and politician, Vice-President of Botswana (d. 2015)
1936 – D. Ramanaidu, Indian actor, director, and producer, founded Suresh Productions (d. 2015)
1936 – Levi Stubbs, American singer (d. 2008)
1938 – Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
1938 – Ryuchi Matsuda, Japanese martial artist and author (d. 2013)
1939 – Louis Andriessen, Dutch pianist and composer
1939 – Gary U.S. Bonds, American singer-songwriter
1939 – Eddie Giacomin, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
1940 – Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya, Indian-English engineer and academic
1940 – Willie John McBride, Northern Irish rugby player, coach, and manager
1941 – Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-American journalist and author (d. 2012)
1943 – José de Jesús Gudiño Pelayo, Mexican lawyer and jurist (d. 2010)
1943 – Asif Iqbal, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
1943 – Richard Smalley, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
1943 – Joe Stampley, American country music singer-songwriter
1944 – Monty Alexander, Jamaican pianist
1944 – Edgar Froese, Russian-German keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2015)
1944 – Phillip Allen Sharp, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Tommie Smith, American runner and football player
1945 – David Dukes, American actor (d. 2000)
1945 – Nikolai Velikov, Russian figure skater and coach
1946 – Tony Levin, American bass player and songwriter
1947 – David Blunkett, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Education
1947 – Robert Englund, American actor
1948 – Arlene Harris, American entrepreneur, inventor, investor and policy advocate
1949 – Noli de Castro, Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
1949 – Ioannis Matzourakis, Greek footballer and manager
1949 – Holly Near, American folk singer-songwriter
1950 – Chantal Akerman, Belgian actress, director, and producer (d. 2015)
1951 – Marietta Giannakou, Greek psychiatrist and politician, Greek Minister of Health
1951 – Noritake Takahara, Japanese race car driver
1951 – Dwight Twilley, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist
1952 – Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese drummer, producer, and actor
1953 – Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greek lieutenant and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence
1954 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright
1954 – Allan Hewson, New Zealand rugby player
1954 – Urve Tiidus, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Culture
1954 – Władysław Żmuda, Polish footballer and manager
1955 – Sandra Bernhard, American actress and comedian
1955 – Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1955 – Suresh Bhardwaj, Indian stage designer, director and theatre teacher (d. 2016)
1955 – Lee Smolin, American theoretical physicist
1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player and fashion designer
1956 – Dave Cusack, English footballer and manager
1957 – Mike Gatting, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1957 – Balanadarajah Iyer, Sri Lankan poet and activist (d. 2004)
1957 – Christian Rach, German chef and author
1959 – Jimmy Jam, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1959 – Andrey Prokofyev, Russian sprinter and hurdler (d. 1989)
1959 – David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996)
1960 – Steve Vai, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1961 – Tom Araya, Chilean-American singer-songwriter and bass player
1961 – Nir Brand, Israeli composer and conductor
1962 – Grant Fox, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
1963 – Eric Cantor, American lawyer and politician
1963 – Wolfgang Drechsler, German scholar, author, and academic
1963 – Jason Isaacs, English actor
1963 – Ahmed Johnson, American football player, wrestler, and actor
1963 – Dariusz Kubicki, Polish footballer and coach
1964 – Jay Bentley, American singer and bass player
1965 – Cam Neely, Canadian ice hockey player and actor
1965 – Megumi Ogata, Japanese voice actress and singer
1967 – Max Casella, American actor
1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor
1968 – François Avard, Canadian author and screenwriter
1969 – Erik Prince, American soldier and businessman, co-founded Academi
1969 – Fernando Redondo, Argentinian footballer
1970 – Evgeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
1970 – Richard Di Natale, Australian Green Party politician
1970 – Albert Ferrer, Spanish footballer and coach
1970 – Sunil Joshi, Indian cricketer
1970 – James Shaffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1972 – Noriaki Kasai, Japanese ski jumper
1972 – Natalie Morales, American television journalist and anchor
1973 – Patrick Rothfuss, American author and academic
1974 – Uncle Kracker (Matthew Shafer), American singer, musician and lyricist
1974 – Guillaume Musso, French novelist
1975 – Niklas Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
1976 – Geoff Rowley, English skateboarder and businessman
1977 – David Connolly, English-Irish footballer
1978 – Carl Barât, English singer-songwriter
1981 – Luke Burt, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Marian Oprea, Romanian triple jumper
1983 – Michael Krohn-Dehli, Danish footballer
1983 – Joe Rokocoko, Fijian rugby player
1985 – Drew Galloway, Scottish wrestler
1985 – Martyn Irvine, Northern Irish cyclist
1985 – Sebastian Larsson, Swedish footballer
1985 – Nikolay Varbanov, Bulgarian basketball player
1986 – Junichi Tazawa, Japanese-American baseball player
1987 – Niklas Hjalmarsson, Swedish ice hockey player
1987 – Rory Kostjasyn, Australian-Irish rugby league player
1987 – Rubin Okotie, Austrian footballer
1988 – Maria Alyokhina, Russian singer and activist
1988 – Ryan Brathwaite, Barbadian hurdler
1988 – Israel Dagg, New Zealand rugby player
1989 – Paula Brancati, Canadian actress
1989 – Darcy Lussick, Australian rugby league player
1989 – Paweł Wojciechowski, Polish pole vaulter
1990 – Raisa Andriana, Indonesian singer and actress
1990 – Vid Belec, Slovenian footballer
1990 – Anthony Rendon, American baseball player
1992 – Hyuna, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and model
1994 – Jake Mamo, Australian rugby league player
1995 – Julian Green, American footballer

Source: wikipedia