Famous Births on 8 Jun

Famous Births on 8 Jun

1625 - Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian scientist (d. 1712)
1671 - Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (d. 1751)
1717 - John Collins, American politician (d. 1795)
1724 - John Smeaton, English civil engineer (d. 1794)
1743 - Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian adventurer (d. 1795)
1745 - Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818)
1757 - Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. 1824)
1810 - Robert Schumann, German composer (d. 1856)
1831 - Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (d. 1917)
1842 - John Q. A. Brackett, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918)
1847 - Ida McKinley, First Lady of the United States (d. 1907)
1851 - Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (d. 1940)
1859 - Smith Wigglesworth, British religious figure (d. 1947)
1860 - Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician (d. 1940)
1867 - Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (d. 1959)
1885 - Karl Genzken, Nazi physician (d. 1957)
1897 - John G. Bennett, British scientist and author (d. 1974)
1901 - Lena Baker, American murderer (d. 1945)
1903 - Ralph Yarborough, U.S. Senator from Texas (d. 1996)
1903 - Marguerite Yourcenar, French author (d. 1987)
1910 - John W. Campbell, American publisher and editor (d. 1971)
1910 - Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (d. 2003)
1911 - Edmundo Rivero, Argentine singer (d. 1986)
1912 - Maurice Bellemare, French Canadian politician (d. 1989)
1912 - Harry Holtzman, American abstract artist (d. 1987)
1916 - Francis Crick, English molecular biologist; Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
1916 - Luigi Comencini, Italian film director (d. 2007)
1917 - Byron White, American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (d. 2002)
1918 - Robert Preston, American actor (d. 1987)
1918 - John D. Roberts, American chemist
1920 - Gwen Harwood, Australian poet (d. 1995)
1921 - Suharto, President of Indonesia (d. 2008)
1921 - Alexis Smith, Canadian actress (d. 1993)
1921 - LeRoy Neiman, American painter
1923 - Malcolm Boyd, American Episcopal Priest and author
1924 - Lyn Nofziger, American political operative (d. 2006)
1925 - Barbara Bush, First Lady of the United States
1925 - Eddie Gaedel, American baseball player (d. 1961)
1925 - Del Ennis, baseball player (d. 1996)
1927 - Jerry Stiller, American comedian and actor
1930 - Marcel Léger, Quebec politician (d. 1993)
1930 - Robert Aumann, German-born Israeli mathematician; Nobel laureate
1931 - Dana Wynter, German-born American actress
1933 - Joan Rivers, American comedian and author
1934 - Millicent Martin, English singer and actress
1936 - James Darren, American actor and singer
1936 - Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1939 - Bernie Casey, American football player and actor
1940 - Nancy Sinatra, American singer
1941 - Robert Bradford, Northern Irish politician (d. 1981)
1941 - Fuzzy Haskins, American musician (P Funk)
1942 - Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player
1942 - Chuck Negron, American singer (Three Dog Night)
1943 - Colin Baker, British actor
1943 - William Calley, American war criminal
1943 - Willie Davenport, American athlete (d. 2002)
1944 - Boz Scaggs, American singer and songwriter
1944 - Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec City
1944 - Mark Belanger, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1947 - Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1949 - Emanuel Ax, Polish-born pianist
1949 - Jeffrey Mylett, American actor (d. 1986)
1950 - Sonia Braga, Brazilian actress
1950 - Kathy Baker, American actress
1951 - Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer and guitarist
1951 - Tony Rice, American acoustic guitarist
1953 - Olav Stedje, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1953 - Ad Tak, Dutch cyclist
1954 - Sergei Storchak, Russian deputy finance minister
1955 - Charles A. Riddle III, District Attorney-Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
1955 - Greg Ginn, American guitarist (Black Flag)
1955 - Griffin Dunne, American actor
1955 - Tim Berners-Lee, English internet developer
1957 - Scott Adams, American cartoonist
1957 - Don Robinson, American baseball player
1958 - Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor and director
1960 - Mick Hucknall, English singer and songwriter (Simply Red)
1960 - Thomas Steen, Swedish hockey player
1962 - Kristine W, American musician
1962 - Nick Rhodes, English musician (Duran Duran)
1963 - Keti Garbi, Greek singer
1964 - Butch Reynolds, American former 400m runner
1965 - Kevin Farley, American actor
1965 - Rob Pilatus, German-American singer and dancer (d. 1998)
1965 - Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler
1966 - Doris Pearson, singer, Five Star
1966 - Julianna Margulies, American actress
1968 - Rob Ray, American hockey player
1969 - J.P. Manoux, American actor
1969 - Marcos Siega, American director
1969 - David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor
1970 - Troy Vincent, American footballer
1970 - Kelli Williams, American actress
1970 - Teresa Strasser, American Morning Radio Host
1970 - Gabrielle Giffords, American politician
1971 - Mark Feuerstein, American actor
1972 - Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer
1973 - Lexa Doig, Canadian actress
1973 - Lucija Šerbedžija, Croatian actress
1975 - Bryan McCabe, Canadian hockey player
1975 - Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress
1976 - Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball player
1976 - Lindsay Davenport, American tennis player
1977 - Kanye West, American rapper
1978 - Maria Menounos, American actress and television host
1979 - Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player
1979 - Derek Trucks, American guitarist
1979 - Luis Ernesto Michel, Mexican football player
1981 - Jess Weixler, American actress
1981 - Sara Watkins, American fiddle player
1981 - Ai Nonaka, Japanese voice actor
1981 - Matteo Meneghello, Italian racing driver
1981 - Alex Band, American singer (The Calling)
1982 - Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian footballer
1982 - Irina Lazareanu, Romanian-Canadian model
1982 - Katy Morgan-Davies, British politician
1982 - Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player
1983 - Mamoru Miyano, Japanese seiyuu
1983 - Lee Harding, Australian punk-rock singer
1983 - Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player
1984 - Andrea Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco
1984 - Javier Mascherano, Argentine footballer
1985 - Alexandre Despatie, French-Canadian diver
1986 - Patrick Kaleta, American hockey player
1989 - Gary Wilson, Scottish Musician