Famous Births on 24 Jun

Famous Births on 24 Jun

1244 - Henry I of Hesse (d. 1308)
1343 - Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)
1386 - Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)
1485 - Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)
1519 - Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)
1533 - Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (d. 1588)
1535 - Joan of Spain, queen consort of Portugal (d. 1573)
1542 - St. John of the Cross, Spanish Carmelite mystic and poet (d. 1591)
1546 - Robert Parsons, English Jesuit priest (d. 1610)
1663 - Jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (d. 1742)
1687 - Johann Albrecht Bengel, German scholar (d. 1757)
1694 - Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, Swiss publicist (d. 1748)
1704 - Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French writer (d. 1771)
1774 - François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (d. 1838)
1777 - John Ross, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1856)
1795 - Ernst Heinrich Weber, German anatomist and physiologist (d. 1878)
1803 - George James Webb, English-born composer (d. 1887)
1804 - Willard Richards, American religious leader (d. 1854)
1811 - John Archibald Campbell, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1889)
1813 - Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and reformer (d. 1887)
1825 - Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1844)
1826 - George Goyder, surveyor-general of South Australia (d. 1898)
1842 - Ambrose Bierce, American author (disappeared 1914)
1850 - Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, British field marshal (d. 1916)
1860 - Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (d. 1878)
1882 - Athanase David, Canadian politician and businessman (d. 1953)
1882 - Carl Diem, German Olympic official (d. 1962)
1883 - Victor Franz Hess, Austrian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)
1886 - George Shiels, Northern Irish dramatist (d. 1949)
1888 - Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect (d. 1964)
1893 - Roy O. Disney, a founder of the Walt Disney Company (d. 1971)
1895 - Jack Dempsey, American boxer (d. 1983)
1897 - Daniel K. Ludwig, American shipping magnate (d. 1992)
1900 - Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician (d. 1945)
1901 - Harry Partch, American composer (d. 1974)
1904 - Phil Harris, American singer, songwriter and comedian (d. 1995)
1906 - Pierre Fournier, French cellist (d. 1986)
1906 - Willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (d. 1971)
1907 - Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet (d. 1989)
1908 - Hugo Distler, German composer (d. 1942)
1908 - Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer (d 1987)
1908 - Alfons Rebane, Estonian military officer (d. 1976)
1911 - Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver and five-time World Driving Champion (d. 1995)
1911 - Ernesto Sábato, Argentinian writer
1912 - Brian Johnston, British cricket commentator (d 1994)
1914 - Pearl Witherington CBE, British WW II secret agent (d. 2008)
1915 - Fred Hoyle, British astronomer (d. 2001)
1922 - Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)
1924 - Kurt Furgler, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 2008)
1927 - Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 - Claude Chabrol, French film director
1930 - William B. Ziff, Jr., American publishing executive (d. 2006)
1931 - Billy Casper, American golfer
1934 - Jean-Pierre Ferland, Québec singer
1935 - Terry Riley, American composer
1938 - Lawrence Block, American writer
1939 - Michael Gothard, English actor (d. 1992)
1941 - Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French philosopher, psychoanalyst, and novelist
1942 - Michele Lee, American actress
1944 - Chris Wood, English musician (d. 1983)
1944 - John "Charlie" Whitney, English guitarist (Family, Streetwalkers, Axis Point)
1944 - Arthur Brown, English musician
1944 - Jeff Beck, English musician (The Yardbirds)
1945 - Colin Blunstone, English musician (The Zombies)
1945 - George Pataki, American politician
1945 - Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player
1946 - David Collenette, Canadian politician
1946 - Robert Reich, American politician and political commentator
1946 - Ellison Onizuka, American astronaut (d. 1986)
1947 - Peter Weller, American actor
1947 - Mick Fleetwood, English musician (Fleetwood Mac)
1948 - Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player (Yes)
1949 - John Illsley, English bassist (Dire Straits)
1950 - Mercedes Lackey, American author
1950 - Nancy Allen, American actress
1951 - David Rodigan, radio DJ/actor
1952 - Stephen Pusey, British-born artist
1953 - Ivo Lill, Estonian artist
1955 - Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, Guru of Siddha Yoga
1955 - Betsy Randle, American actress
1956 - Joe Penny, English actor
1958 - John Tortorella, American ice hockey coach
1958 - Jean Charest, Premier of Québec
1960 - Trisha Meili, the "Central Park Jogger"
1960 - Karin Pilsäter, Swedish politician
1960 - Erik Poppe, Norwegian film director
1961 - Dennis Danell, American musician (Social Distortion) (d. 2000)
1961 - Iain Glen, Scottish actor
1961 - Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player
1961 - Curt Smith, English musician and songwriter (Tears for Fears)
1963 - Mike Wieringo, American comic book artist (d. 2007)
1963 - Preki, Serbian-born American soccer player
1963 - Anatoly Borisovich Jurkin, Russian writer
1964 - Gary Suter, American ice hockey player
1965 - Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player
1966 - Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter
1966 - Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1967 - Sherry Stringfield, American actress
1967 - Scott Oden, American writer
1967 - Janez Lapajne, Slovenian film director
1967 - Richard Kruspe-Bernstein, German musician (Rammstein)
1967 - Bill Huard, Canadian ice hockey player
1969 - Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian singer
1970 - Glenn Medeiros, American singer
1971 - Christopher Showerman, American actor
1972 - Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
1972 - Denis Zvegelj, Slovenian rower
1973 - Ji Jin Hee, South Korean actor
1973 - Alexander Beyer, German actor
1975 - Carla Gallo, American actress
1975 - Marek Malik, Czech ice hockey player
1976 - Louisa Leaman, English author
1976 - Brock Olivo, American football player
1977 - Cas Jansen, Dutch actor
1977 - Dimosthenis Dikoudis, Greek basketball player
1978 - Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist (Nightwish)
1978 - Juan Román Riquelme, Argentine footballer
1978 - Ariel Pink, American musician
1978 - Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer
1978 - Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer
1978 - Luis García, Spanish footballer
1979 - Petra Němcová, Czechoslovakian-born model
1979 - Craig Shergold, British internet folklore subject
1979 - Mindy Kaling, American actress and TV producer
1980 - Minka Kelly, American actress
1980 - Andrew Jones, Australian racing driver
1980 - Liane Balaban, Canadian actress
1980 - Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
1982 - Brian Fitzgerald, American writer
1982 - Kevin Nolan, English footballer
1982 - Mark Penney, Canadian film director
1982 - Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 - Clint Bajada, Maltese television and radio presenter
1983 - John Lloyd Cruz, Filipino Actor
1984 - J.J. Redick, American basketball player
1985 - Kyle Searles, American actor
1985 - Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese gravure idol
1986 - Stuart Broad, English cricketer
1986 - Phil Hughes, American baseball player
1986 - Solange Knowles, American singer
1987 - Arturo Lupoli, Italian footballer
1987 - Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer
1990 - Michael Del Zotto, Canadian ice hockey player