Famous Births on 23 Jun

Famous Births on 23 Jun

1373 - Queen Joan II of Naples (d. 1435)
1433 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)
1456 - Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)
1534 - Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)
1596 - Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)
1612 - André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)
1668 - Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (d. 1744)
1683 - Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist (d. 1745)
1703 - Maria Leszczyńska, queen of Louis XV of France (d. 1768)
1716 - Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English politician (d. 1789)
1750 - Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (d. 1801)
1763 - Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of France (d. 1814)
1799 - John Milton Bernhisel, American physician (d. 1881)
1800 - Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and social activist (d. 1846)
1824 - Carl Reinecke, German musician and composer (d. 1910)
1884 - Cyclone Taylor, ice hockey player (d. 1979)
1888 - Bronson M. Cutting, American politician (d. 1935)
1889 - Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (d. 1966)
1894 - Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (d. 1956)
1894 - King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (d. 1972)
1902 - Mathias Wieman, German actor (d. 1969)
1903 - Paul Joseph James Martin, Canadian politician (d. 1992)
1905 - Jack Pickersgill, Canadian politician (d. 1997)
1907 - James Meade, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1907 - Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne
1909 - David Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1981)
1910 - Milt Hinton, American jazz bassist (d. 2000)
1910 - Jean Anouilh, French dramatist (d. 1987)
1910 - Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 2008)
1912 - Alan Turing, English mathematician, often considered to be the father of modern computer science (d. 1954)
1916 - Len Hutton, English cricketer (d. 1990)
1919 - Muhammad Boudiaf, Algerian political leader (d. 1992)
1922 - Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
1925 - Miriam Karlin, English actress
1927 - Bob Fosse, American choreographer (d. 1987)
1929 - June Carter Cash, American singer (d. 2003)
1935 - Maurice Ferre, former mayor of Miami
1936 - Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece
1937 - Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets)
1937 - Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland
1940 - Adam Faith, English singer and actor (d. 2003)
1940 - Lord Irvine of Lairg, Scottish Lord Chancellor
1940 - Wilma Rudolph, American runner (d. 1994)
1940 - Stuart Sutcliffe, English musician (The Beatles) (d. 1962)
1941 - Richard M. Richie Roberts, Former Marine and New Jersey Police Detective, Criminal Defense Attorney
1941 - Robert Hunter, American lyricist and poet (The Grateful Dead)
1943 - James Levine, American conductor
1943 - Vint Cerf, American Internet pioneer, Turing Award laureate
1945 - John Garang, Sudanese leader and politician (d. 2005)
1945 - Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and writer.
1946 - Ted Shackleford, American actor
1947 - Bryan Brown, Australian actor
1948 - Myles Goodwyn, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (April Wine)
1948 - Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
1948 - Darhyl S. Ramsey, American author
1949 - Gordon Bray, Australian sports broadcaster
1950 - Douglas C. Lord, Canadian businessman
1951 - Michèle Mouton, French race car driver
1955 - Jean Tigana, French footballer
1955 - Pierre Corbeil, Canadian politician
1955 - Glenn Danzig, American musician (The Misfits and Danzig)
1955 - Maggie Greenwald, American film director and writer
1955 - Jordan, British actress and model
1956 - Tony Hill, American football player
1956 - Randy Jackson, American music producer
1957 - Frances McDormand, American actress
1960 - Donald Harrison, American musician
1960 - Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese musician and programmer
1961 - Zoran Janjetov, Serbian comic artist
1962 - Kevin Yagher, TV/film special effects technician
1962 - Chuck Billy, American singer (Testament)
1962 - Kari Takko, Finnish ice hockey player
1963 - Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer
1963 - Steve Shelley, American musician (Crucifucks and Sonic Youth)
1964 - Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast
1964 - Joss Whedon, American producer, director, and screenwriter
1965 - Paul Arthurs, British guitarist (Oasis)
1966 - Chico DeBarge, American musician (DeBarge)
1966 - Richie Ren, Taiwanese musician
1967 - Helen Geake, British archaeologist
1967 - Paul King, New Zealand politician
1969 - Martin Klebba, American actor
1970 - Martin Deschamps, Quebec rock singer
1970 - Robert Brooks, American football player
1970 - Yann Tiersen, French musician
1971 - Felix Potvin, Canadian hockey player
1972 - Selma Blair, American actress
1972 - Ron Corning, American television anchor
1972 - Zinedine Zidane, French footballer
1973 - Marie N, Latvian singer
1974 - Joel Edgerton, Australian actor
1975 - Kevin Dyson, American football player
1975 - KT Tunstall, Scottish singer and songwriter
1976 - Emmanuelle Vaugier, Canadian actress
1976 - Brandon Stokley, American football player
1976 - Patrick Monahan, British comedian
1976 - Joe Becker, American musician
1976 - Wade Barrett, American soccer player
1976 - Patrick Vieira, French footballer
1977 - Jason Mraz, American singer and songwriter
1977 - Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer
1977 - Miguel Ángel Angulo, Spanish footballer
1978 - Memphis Bleek, American rapper
1978 - Matt Light, American football player
1978 - Frédéric Leclercq, French bassist (DragonForce)
1979 - LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player
1980 - Ramnaresh Sarwan, Guyanese cricketer
1980 - Becky Cloonan, American comic book artist
1983 - Jason Berrent, American performer
1983 - Brooks Laich, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 - Duffy, Welsh Singer
1988 - Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast
1988 - Isabella Leong Lok-Sze, Hong Kong singer, actress and model
1996 - Charlie Jones, British actor
47 BC - Pharaoh Ptolemy XV of Egypt