Famous Births on 16 Jun

Famous Births on 16 Jun

1139 - Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)
1332 - Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)
1514 - John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)
1583 - Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1654)
1591 - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)
1606 - Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)
1612 - Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1640)
1613 - John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)
1633 - Jean de Thévenot, French traveler and scientist (d. 1667)
1644 - Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orléans (d. 1670)
1713 - Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)
1723 - Adam Smith, Scottish philosopher and economist (d. 1790)
1738 - Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816)
1754 - Salawat Yulayev, Bashkir national hero, poet (d. 1800)
1792 - John Linnell, English artist (d. 1882)
1792 - Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855)
1801 - Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)
1806 - Edward Davy, English physician, chemist, and inventor (d. 1885)
1813 - Otto Jahn, German archaeologist (d. 1869)
1820 - Athanase Coquerel, French Protestant preacher (d. 1875)
1821 - Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1908)
1826 - Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
1829 - Geronimo, Apache leader (d. 1909)
1836 - Wesley Merritt, American soldier (d. 1910)
1837 - Ernst Laas, German philosopher (d. 1885)
1838 - Cushman Davis, American politician (d. 1900)
1840 - Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)
1858 - King Gustaf V of Sweden (d. 1950)
1874 - Arthur Meighen, ninth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1960)
1880 - Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-American chemist and historian (d. 1963)
1888 - Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman, Russian physicist (d. 1925)
1888 - Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)
1890 - Stan Laurel, British-born actor and comedian (d. 1965)
1894 - Norman Kerry, American actor (d. 1956)
1896 - Murray Leinster, American author (d. 1976)
1897 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1987)
1897 - Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (d. 1948)
1902 - Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 1992)
1902 - George Gaylord Simpson, American paleontologist (d. 1984)
1903 - Helen Traubel, American soprano (d. 1972)
1903 - Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (d. 1945)
1907 - Jack Albertson, American actor (d. 1981)
1909 - Archie Fairley Carr, biologist (d. 1987)
1910 - Juan Velasco, President of Peru (d. 1977)
1912 - Enoch Powell, British politician (d. 1998)
1915 - John Tukey, American statistician (d. 2000)
1916 - Hank Luisetti, American basketball player (d. 2002)
1917 - Katherine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001)
1917 - Aurelio Lampredi, Italian mechanical engineer (Ferrari; d. 1989)
1917 - Irving Penn, American photographer
1920 - John Howard Griffin, American writer (d. 1980)
1920 - Raymond U. Lemieux, Canadian scientist (d. 2002)
1920 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (d. 2004)
1923 - Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (d. 1962)
1924 - Faith Domergue, American actor (d. 1999)
1927 - Tom Graveney, English cricketer
1927 - Herbert Lichtenfeld, German author and playwright (d. 2001)
1929 - Ramon Bieri, American actor (d. 2001)
1930 - Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian/American cinematographer
1934 - Dame Eileen Atkins, English actress
1934 - Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey coach (d. 2003)
1934 - William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate
1934 - Elvira Vinogradova, Russian TV persona
1935 - Jim Dine, American artist
1935 - Bill Cobbs, American actor
1937 - Erich Segal, American author
1937 - Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tsar of Bulgaria
1938 - James Bolam, English actor
1938 - Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist
1938 - Torgny Lindgren, Swedish writer
1939 - Billy Crash Craddock, American country singer
1940 - Neil Goldschmidt, Governor of Oregon
1941 - Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Pakistani journalist
1941 - Lamont Dozier, American record company executive
1941 - Aldrich Ames, CIA officer and spy for the Soviet Union
1942 - Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcyclist
1942 - Eddie Levert, American singer (The O'Jays)
1943 - Joan Van Ark, American actress
1945 - Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player
1945 - Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician
1946 - Jodi Rell, American politician, governor of Connecticut
1946 - Derek Sanderson, Canadian ice hockey player
1947 - -minu, Swiss columnist and writer
1948 - Ron LeFlore, American baseball player
1949 - Paulo César, Brazilian footballer
1951 - Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer
1952 - George Papandreou, junior, Greek politician
1952 - Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer and songwriter
1953 - Ian Mosley, British drummer (Marillion)
1953 - Valerie Mahaffey, American actress
1955 - Laurie Metcalf, American actress
1957 - Ian Buchanan, Scottish actor
1958 - Ulrike Tauber, East German swimmer
1958 - Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr)
1959 - Warrior, American professional wrestler
1960 - Peter Sterling, Australian rugby league footballer
1961 - Steve Larmer, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 - Wally Joyner, American baseball player
1962 - Femi Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat Musician
1962 - Arnold Vosloo, South African actor
1962 - Anthony Wong Yiu Ming, Hong Kong composer and producer
1963 - Scott Alexander, American screenwriter
1963 - Jim Fullington, American professional wrestler
1966 - Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1966 - Jan Železný, Czech athlete
1967 - John Franklin, American actor
1969 - Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer
1970 - Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
1970 - Cobi Jones, American soccer player
1971 - Tupac Shakur, American rapper (d. 1996)
1971 - Chris Gomez, American baseball player
1971 - Phil Mickelson, American golfer
1972 - John Cho, Korean-American actor
1972 - Simon Khan, English golfer
1972 - Ann Shoket, American magazine editor
1973 - Nikos Machlas, Greek footballer
1974 - Paul Lee, British sculptural artist
1976 - Edwin Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
1977 - Kerry Wood, American baseball player
1977 - Petros Papadakis, American sportscaster, former USC football player
1978 - Lyndsey Marshal, British film/stage/television actress
1978 - Jasmine Leong, Chinese Malaysian singer
1978 - Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player
1978 - Daniel Brühl, German actor
1980 - Nehir ErdoÄŸan, Turkish actress
1980 - Brad Gushue, Canadian curler
1980 - Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer
1980 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
1980 - Daré Nibombé, Togolese footballer
1981 - Miguel Villalta, Peruvian Footballer
1981 - Ben Kweller, American singer/songwriter
1981 - Kevin Bieksa, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 - Benjamin Becker, German tennis player
1982 - Chris Wingert, American soccer player
1982 - Missy Peregrym, Canadian actress
1982 - Matt Costa, American singer/songwriter
1982 - May Andersen, Danish supermodel
1983 - Armend Dallku, Albanian footballer
1984 - Steven Whittaker, Scottish Footballer
1984 - Rick Nash, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 - Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer
1986 - Robert Rothbart, Bosnian-Israeli Basketball Player
1986 - Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer
1986 - Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi Cricketer
1986 - Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer
1987 - Diana DeGarmo, American singer
1987 - Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer
1988 - Keshia Chante, Canadian singer
1988 - Leeland Dayton Mooring, American musician (Leeland)