Famous Birthdays on 16st June

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 Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent1591 - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)1606 - Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)1613 - John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)1633 - Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer1633 - Jean de Thévenot, French traveler and scientist (d. 1667)1637 - Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer1644 - Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orléans (d. 1670)1713 - Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)1738 - Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816)1752 - Meingosus Gaelle, composer1754 - Salawat Yulayev, Bashkir national hero, poet (d. 1800)1792 - Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855)1792 - John Linnell, English artist (d. 1882)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)1834 - Wesley Merritt, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 19101836 - Wesley Merritt, American soldier (d. 1910)1837 - Eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 19031838 - Cushman Davis, American politician (d. 1900)1840 - Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)1843 - David Popper, composer1843 - Jan Malat, composer1853 - Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer1858 - Gustav V, king of Sweden (1907-50)1861 - Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian1863 - Paul Antonin Vidal, composer1874 - Arthur Meighen, (C) 9th PM of Canada (1920-21, 1926)1879 - Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Novel Law)1879 - Theo[dorus J] Thijssen, Dutch writer (Kees the boy)1888 - Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)1888 - Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)1890 - Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], England, comedian (Laurel & Hardy)1892 - Lupino Lane, London England, actress (Love Parade)1894 - Norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera)1895 - Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], comedian (Laurel & Hardy)1896 - Jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot)1896 - William Fitzgerald Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants)1896 - Murray Leinster, American author (d. 1976)1897 - Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (d. 1948)1897 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1987)1899 - Nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday)1900 - Jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62)1901 - Arthur Pierson, Oslo Norway, actor/director (Hat Check Girl)1901 - Conrad Beck, composer1902 - Barbara McClintock, US, cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983)1902 - Kornelis Posthumus, Dutch chemist1903 - Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer1903 - Helen Traubel, American soprano (d. 1972)1904 - Gerard Holt, Dutch architect1906 - Alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's)1907 - Jack Albertson, Malden Mass, actor (Thin Man, Chico & the Man)1907 - John Hadfield, author/publisher (Love on a Branch Line)1909 - Willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)1909 - Archie Fairley Carr, biologist (d. 1987)1910 - E G Marshall, Owatonna Minn, actor (Lawrence-Defenders, Caine Mutiny)1910 - Ilona Massey, Budapest Hungary, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show)1910 - Lord Richardson, president (General Medical Council)1910 - Richard Maling Barrer, chemist1912 - Enoch Powell, England, MP (C)/racist/Greek professor1912 - John Peel, MP1914 - Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948)1914 - Stewart Griffith, secretary (MCC)1915 - Joseph Kagan, businessman1915 - Mariano Rumor, premier Italy1915 - John Tukey, American statistician (d. 2000)1916 - Francis Lopez, composer1916 - Hank Luisetti, NBA forward (1st to use a one-handed shot)1917 - Katharine Graham, NYC, newspaper publisher (Wash Post)1917 - Aurelio Lampredi, Italian mechanical engineer (Ferrari; d. 1989)1917 - Irving Penn, American photographer1919 - Lord Aberdare, committee chairman (House of Lords)1920 - John Howard Griffin, US, photographer/author (Black Like Me)1920 - Raymond U. Lemieux, Canadian scientist (d. 2002)1920 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (d. 2004)1921 - Lord Perry of Walton, SDP/vice chancellor (Open University England)1923 - Ake Hermanson, composer1923 - Henryk Czyz, composer1923 - Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (d. 1962)1924 - Sayed Idries Shah, thinker1925 - Faith Domergue, New Orleans, actress (House of 7 Corpses)1925 - Richard Jacobs, philanthropist/sports owner (Cleveland Indians)1927 - Robert Matthews, master (Clare College Cambridge England)1927 - Thomas W "Tom" Graveney, English cricket batsman (50's & 60's)1928 - Harold Hanham, vice chancellor (Lancaster University)1928 - Sergiu Comissiona, Buch Romania, conductor (Haifa Symph 1959-64)1929 - James Kirtland Randall, composer1929 - Ramon Bieri, American actor (d. 2001)1929 - Pauline Yates, English actress1930 - Brian Statham, cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades)1930 - David Konstant, bishop (Leeds)1930 - Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian/American cinematographer1931 - Courtney Alexandre Henriques Laws, community leader1931 - Ivo Petric, composer1931 - Robert F [Bob] Smith, (Rep-R-OR, 1983- )1932 - David Keylsey, actor/director1932 - Ralph Robins, CEO (Rolls-Royce)1933 - Joachim Nowotny, writer1934 - Eileen Atkins, London England, actress (Equus, Devil Within Her)1934 - Janet Pilgrim, playmate (July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956)1934 - Little Caesar, vocalist (Little Caesar & the Romans)1934 - Lord Patrick Beresforord, blood-stock agent1934 - Lucia Dlugoszewski, composer1934 - William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate1934 - Elvira Vinogradova, Russian TV persona1935 - Jim Dine, Cincinnati Oh, pop artist (St John the Divine)1935 - Bill Cobbs, American actor1936 - August Willemsen, Dutch poet/translator1936 - Fred Oster, Dutch TV host1937 - August Busch III, CEO (Anheuser-Busch, St Louis Cards)1937 - Erich Segal, Brooklyn NY, author (Love Story, Oliver's Story)1937 - Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tsar of Bulgaria1938 - James Bolam, actor (Crucible of Terror)1938 - Joyce Carol Oates, NY, novelist (Garden of Earthly Delights)1938 - Mickie Finn, Hugo Okla, TV hostess/banjo player (Mickie Finn's)1938 - Torgny Lindgren, Swedish writer1940 - Billy "Crash" Craddock, Greensboro NC, singer1940 - Hans Dorrestijn, Dutch cabaret performer1940 - Neil Goldschmidt, Governor of Oregon1941 - Lamont Dozier, Detroit, songwriter (Dozier-Holland-Dozier)1941 - Aldrich Ames, CIA officer and spy for the Soviet Union1941 - Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Pakistani journalist1942 - Eddie Levert, Canton Ohio, vocalist (O'Jays-For the Love of Money)1942 - Giacomo Agostini, Lovere, Italy, world motorcycle race champion1942 - John Rostill, rocker1943 - Joan Van Ark, NYC, actress (Valene-Dallas, Knots Landing)1943 - Joan Van Ark, American actress1944 - Joan Barbara Grigor, artist1944 - Takamiyama, [Jesse Kuhaulua], Hawaii, 1st non-Japanese sumo champion1945 - Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player1945 - Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician1946 - Lord Astor, of Hever1946 - Neil MacGregor, director (British National Gallery)1946 - Simon Williams, US, actor (Fiendish plot of dr Fu Manchu)1946 - Jodi Rell, American politician, governor of Connecticut1947 - -minu, Swiss columnist and writer1948 - Ron LeFlore, American baseball player1949 - Kale Browne, San Rafael Calif, actor (Michael Hudson-Another World)1949 - Peppy Castro, [Emil Thielhelm], NYC, rock vocalist (Balance)1949 - Paulo César, Brazilian footballer1950 - James Smith, US, singer (Stylistics-Can't Give you Anything)1950 - Jesse Dizon, Oceanside Calif, actor (Ramon-Operation Petticoat)1951 - John Salthouse, British(?) actor (American Werewolf in London)1951 - Michel Viso, France, cosmonaut1951 - Sonia Braga, Maringa Brazil, actress (Dona Flor & Her 2 Husbands)1951 - Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer1952 - Aleksandr Zaitsev, USSR, pairs figure skating (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)1952 - Gino Vanelli, Montreal Quebec, singer (Living Inside Myself)1952 - Rob Kloet, pop drummer/singer (Nits-In the Dutch Mountains)1952 - George Papandreou, junior, Greek politician1953 - Ian Mosley, Paddington London, drummer (Marillion-Clutching at Straws)1954 - Gary Roberts, rocker (Boomtown Rats)1954 - Jeffrey S Ashby, Dallas Tx, astronaut (sk: STS 85)1955 - Laurie Metcalf, Carbonville Illinois, actress (Jackie-Roseanne)1955 - Simon Bailey, priest1957 - Adri van Tiggelen, Dutch soccer star (Sparta/PSV)1957 - Ian Buchanan, Scotland, actor (General Hospital, Gary Shandling Show)1958 - Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr)1958 - Ulrike Tauber, East German swimmer1959 - Warrior, American professional wrestler1961 - Robbie Kerr, cricketer (Queensland opener 2 Tests for Australia 1985)1962 - Wally Joyner, American baseball player1962 - Femi Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat Musician1962 - Arnold Vosloo, South African actor1963 - Mohsin Kamal, cricketer (Pakistani fast bowler 1984- )1963 - Jim Fullington, American professional wrestler1963 - Scott Alexander, American screenwriter1965 - J J Birden, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)1965 - Johannes Harisch, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)1966 - Jan Zelezny, Czech, javelin thrower (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96)1966 - [Eric] Randy Barnes, Charleston WV, shot putter (Oly-silv/gold-88, 96)1966 - Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2006)1967 - John Franklin, American actor1968 - Alton Montgomery, NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons)1968 - Matt Turk, NFL punter (Washington Redskins)1968 - Nehemiah Perry, cricketer (fine Jamaican off-spinner)1968 - Patrick Stuart, Hollywood Cal, actor (Will Cortlandt-All My Children)1969 - Kevin Young, Alpena MI, infielder (KC Royals)1969 - L B Stephens, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)1969 - Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer1970 - Michael Husted, NFL place kicker (Tampa Bay Bucs)1970 - Phil A Mickelson, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (1991 Northern Telecom)1970 - Clifton Collins Jr., American actor1970 - Cobi Jones, American soccer player1971 - Andre President, tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)1971 - Christopher Gomez, LA Calif, infielder (San Diego Padres)1971 - Tupac Shakur, Bkln NY, rap star/actor (Juice, Bullet) (killed in 1996)1971 - Chris Gomez, American baseball player1972 - Shawnelle Scott, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)1972 - John Cho, Korean-American actor1972 - Simon Khan, English golfer1972 - Ann Shoket, American magazine editor1973 - Shannon Myers, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)1973 - Nikos Machlas, Greek footballer1974 - Paul Lee, British sculptural artist1975 - Asa Carlsson, Vasteras Sweden, tennis star (1995 Futures-Stockholm)1975 - Maria Sinigerova, Miss Universe-Bulgaria (1996)1976 - Frank van Twillert, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)1977 - Kerry Wood, American baseball player1977 - Petros Papadakis, American sportscaster, former USC football player1978 - Daniel Brühl, German actor1978 - Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player1978 - Jasmine Leong, Chinese Malaysian singer1978 - Lyndsey Marshal, British film/stage/television actress1980 - Daré Nibombé, Togolese footballer1980 - Nehir Erdoğan, Turkish actress1980 - Brad Gushue, Canadian curler1980 - Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer1980 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer1981 - Miguel Villalta, Peruvian Footballer1981 - Benjamin Becker, German tennis player1981 - Kevin Bieksa, Canadian ice hockey player1981 - Ben Kweller, American singer/songwriter1982 - May Andersen, Danish supermodel1982 - Matt Costa, American singer/songwriter1982 - Missy Peregrym, Canadian actress1982 - Chris Wingert, American soccer player1983 - Armend Dallku, Albanian footballer1984 - Steven Whittaker, Scottish Footballer1984 - Rick Nash, Canadian ice hockey player1986 - Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer1986 - Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi Cricketer1986 - Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer1986 - Robert Rothbart, Bosnian-Israeli Basketball Player1986 - Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer1987 - Diana DeGarmo, American singer1987 - Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer1988 - Keshia Chante, Canadian singer1988 - Leeland Dayton Mooring, American musician (Leeland)1993 - Alice Ann Newman, daughter of Gretchen & Randy