Famous Birthdays on 8st June

1318 - Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II1625 - Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)1652 - William Dampier, English explorer/pirate1671 - Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)1717 - John Collins, American politician (d. 1795)1722 - Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer1724 - John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer1740 - Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer1743 - Alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer1745 - Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818)1753 - Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer1756 - Cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar1757 - Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. 1824)1759 - Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer1772 - Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer1783 - Joseph Lincke, composer1804 - Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)1805 - Luigi Ricci, composer1806 - Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 18781812 - Spyridon Xyndas, composer1813 - David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 18911814 - Charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth)1821 - John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 18971821 - Samuel White Baker, London England, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt)1824 - James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies1824 - William Montgomery Gardner, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 19011829 - John Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release)1831 - Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (d. 1917)1834 - George Garrett, composer1837 - Jan Kleczynski, composer1837 - Moriz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf)1842 - John Q. A. Brackett, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918)1847 - Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901)1849 - Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument)1851 - Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (d. 1940)1854 - Douglas Colin Cameron, Canadian politician (d. 1921)1856 - Natalia Janotha, composer1858 - Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor1859 - Smith Wigglesworth, British religious figure (d. 1947)1860 - Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician (d. 1940)1867 - Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisc, master builder (Guggenheim)1881 - Prospero Bisquertt, composer1885 - Karl Genzken, Nazi physician (d. 1957)1888 - Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer1889 - Joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)1894 - Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala)1896 - Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross)1897 - John G. Bennett, British scientist and author (d. 1974)1900 - Herman J Friedericy, [H J Merlijn], writer (Last general)1901 - Lena Baker, American murderer (d. 1945)1902 - Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary)1903 - Gerrit C Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies)1903 - Ralph Webster Yarborough, politician1903 - Ronald Shiner, actor (Carry on Admiral, Keep it Clean, Aunt Clara)1905 - Brian Coffey, poet1906 - Charles Janssens, Belgium, actor (Mira, Malpertuis)1906 - S Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, India's 1st Test 1932)1909 - Maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st)1909 - William Odling, major-general1910 - Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russian conductor [NS=June 21]1910 - John W Campbell, US, sci-fi writer (Moon is Hell)1910 - Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (d. 2003)1911 - Van Lingle Mungo, SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants)1912 - Ian Morrow, company director1912 - Harry Holtzman, American abstract artist (d. 1987)1913 - Graham Watson, literary agent1913 - Janos Jagamas, composer1913 - Peter Diamand, artistic administrator1914 - Joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948)1914 - KuBa, writer1915 - Gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, (mayor-Maarn Neth)1915 - Julian Ridsdale, MP1916 - Francis Crick, British co-discovered DNA's structure (Nobel 1962)1916 - Luigi Comencini, Italian film director (d. 2007)1917 - Byron R Whizzer White, Ft Collins, NFLer/Supreme Court Just (1962-93)1918 - Robert Preston, Newton MA, actor (Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter)1918 - John D. Roberts, American chemist1919 - Guy Overton, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 3 Tests on 1953-54 SA tour)1920 - A J Mottram, tennis player1920 - Bert Leysen, TV director (Belgian National TV)1920 - Gwen Harwood, Australian poet (d. 1995)1921 - Alexis Smith, Penticton BC Canada, actress (Jessica-Dallas, Follies)1921 - Alwyn Williams, Vice-Chancellor (Glasgow U)1921 - Lord Campbell of Croy1921 - Sheila Ryan, KS, actress (Big Fix, Mule Train, Ringside, Caged Fury)1921 - Suharto, general/president Indonesia (1967- )1921 - LeRoy Neiman, American painter1922 - Myron Healy, Petalumus Calif, actor (Wyatt Earp)1923 - Alice Coleman, geographer1923 - Jean Maxwell-Scott, Lady-in-Waiting (Prin Alice Duchess Gloucester)1923 - Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (Summer Games)1923 - Malcolm Boyd, American Episcopal Priest and author1924 - George Kirby, Chicago, comedian (ABC Comedy Hour, Pearl Bailey Show)1924 - Glidewell, Lord Justice1924 - Ian Colquhoun, cricket wicket keeper (NZ vs England 1954-55)1924 - Sheldon Allman, Chicago, actor (Norm-Harris Against the World)1924 - William Barlow, CEO (BICC)1924 - Lyn Nofziger, American political operative (d. 2006)1925 - Barbara Pierce Bush, Rye NY, 1st lady (1989-93)1925 - Eddie Gaedel, 3'7" St Louis Browns pinch-hitter (he walked)1925 - Del Ennis, baseball player (d. 1996)1926 - Anatol Vieru, composer1926 - Cranley Onslow, MP1926 - Nico Kiasashvii, professor of English Literature1927 - Dame Anne Warburton, President (Lucy Cavendish College-Cambridge_1927 - David Hobman, director (Age Concern England)1927 - Jerry Stiller, Bkln NY, comedian (Frank Constanza-Seinfeld)1927 - Michael Levey, director (British National Gallery)1928 - Jiri Dvoracek, composer1928 - Kat[i]e [Gertrude] Wilhelm, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Hamlet Trap)1929 - Earl Ferrers, British minister of state (Dept of Environment)1929 - Ventappa Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61)1930 - Bo Gunnar Widerberg, Malmö Sweden, director (Elvira Madigan)1930 - Dana Wynter, London, actress (Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers)1930 - Michael Codron, theatrical producer1930 - Yannis Ioannidis, composer1930 - Robert Aumann, German-born Israeli mathematician; Nobel laureate1930 - Marcel Léger, Quebec politician (d. 1993)1931 - Ivan V Lali, poet1931 - James Leander "Leo" Nichols, honorary consul1932 - Hans Gunter Helms, composer1932 - Lady Littler, CEO (Gaming Board for Great Britain)1932 - Ray Illingworth, cricketer (England off-spin all-rounder & captain)1932 - Raymond Illingworth, CEO )England committee, TCCB)1933 - Dr Robert Stevens, Master (Pembroke College, Oxford)1933 - Eric Parker, deputy CEO (Trafalgar House)1933 - Joan Rivers, [Molinsky], Bkln, comedienne (Late Show, Hollywood Sq)1934 - Millicent Martin, Romford Eng, actress (Alfie, Nothing but the Best)1936 - James Darren, Phila, actor (TJ Hooker, Diamond Head, Venus in Furs)1936 - Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist, Nobel laureate1937 - Bruce McCandless II, Boston, Cap USN/astronaut (STS 41B, STS-31)1937 - Norma Shaw, bowler1939 - Bernie Casey, Wyco WV, actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop)1939 - Herb Adderley, Phila, NFL hall of famer (Packers, Cowboys)1940 - Nancy Sinatra, Jersey City, singer (Boots are Made for Walkin')1940 - Sherman Garnes, rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)1941 - Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, US pop singer (Funkadelic-Knee Deep)1941 - Joop H van den Berg, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)1942 - Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov, Russian cosmonaut1942 - Chuck Negron, singer (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World)1942 - Gael Ramsey, Brigadier commander (HQ Aldershot Garrison)1942 - Willie D Davenport, Troy Alabama, 110m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1968)1943 - Colin Baker, actor (Dr Who, Swallows & Amazons)1943 - J C A Barrett, Headmaster (Leys School-Cambridge)1943 - Vicki Stangroome, campaigner1943 - Willie Davenport, Troy Ala, bobsledder/hurdler (Olympics-gold-68)1943 - William Calley, American war criminal1944 - Boz Scaggs, [William Royce], Dallas Tx, rocker (Steve Miller Band)1944 - Don Grady, [Agrati], actor (Robbie Douglas-My Three Sons)1944 - Mark Belanger, American baseball player (d. 1998)1944 - Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec City1945 - Derek Underwood, cricketer ("Deadly" Maybe the best post-war SLA)1945 - Donna Deitch, director (Sexual Advances, Women of Brewster Place)1946 - Dudley Fishburn, MP1946 - Elizabeth A Lynn, US, sci-fi author (Watchtower, Red Hawk)1946 - Richie Robinson, cricketer (Victorian keeper, Australian batsman 1977)1947 - Joan La Barbara, composer1947 - Julie Driscoll, rocker/actress (33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee)1947 - Mick Box, rock guitarist (Uriah Heep)1947 - Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1949 - Emmanuel Ax, Lvov Poland, pianist (Artur Rubinstein Comp-1974)1949 - Hildegard Falck, German FR, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1972)1949 - Emanuel Ax, Polish-born pianist1949 - Jeffrey Mylett, American actor (d. 1986)1950 - Elmar Oliveira, Waterbury Connecticut, violinist (Naumburg 1978)1950 - Kathy Whitton Baker, Midland Tx, actress (Right Stuff, 16 Candles)1951 - Tony Rice, American acoustic guitarist1952 - Lindka Cierach, fashion designer1952 - Martin Taylor, CEO (Barclays Bank)1953 - Bonnie Tyler, singer (Total Eclipse of the Heart)1953 - Ad Tak, Dutch cyclist1954 - Sergei Storchak, Russian deputy finance minister1955 - Griffin Dunne, actor (American Werewolf in London, Who's That Girl)1955 - James Jonathan Sylvers, rocker1955 - Tim Berners-Lee, English internet developer1955 - Greg Ginn, American guitarist (Black Flag)1957 - Scott Raymond Adams, Catskill NY, cartoonist (Dilbert)1957 - Don Robinson, American baseball player1958 - Keenan Ivory Wayans, NYC, comedian (In Living Color)1958 - Stan Brock, NFL tackle (SD Chargers)1960 - Linda Hanley, Laguna Beach Calif, beach volleyballer (Olympics-4th-96)1960 - Mike Hucknail, rocker (Simply Red-Every Time We Say Goodbye)1961 - Kevin Gross, Downey CA, pitcher (Texas Rangers)1961 - Ursula Buchfellner, Munich Ger, playmate (Oct, 1979)/actr (Bloodline)1962 - Nick Rhodes, [Bates], keyboardist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf)1962 - Kristine W, American musician1963 - John Restino, Westchester NY, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Tommy Armour)1963 - Kino Haitsma, pianist/arrangeur (Josephine)1963 - Susan Smith, LPGA golfer1963 - Keti Garbi, Greek singer1964 - Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds Jr, Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner1964 - Nelli [Antoinette HC] Fiere-Cooman, Neth, runner (WR 60 m in 7.00)1965 - Kevin Ritz, Eatonstown NJ, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)1965 - Robert Platus, NYC, lip syncher (Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know This)1965 - Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler1966 - Brian Williams, NFL center (NY Giants)1966 - Doris Pearson, Essex, rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel)1966 - Julianna Margulies, Spring Valley NY, actress (Carol Hathaway-ER)1967 - Kathryn Marshall, Dundee Scotland, LPGA golfer (1995 Jamie Farr)1967 - Neil Mitchell, rocker (Wet, Wet, Wet-Wishing I Was)1967 - Stephane Simian, France, tennis star1967 - Willie Williams, WLAF tight end (Amsterdam Admirals)1968 - Dave Mlicki, Cleveland Ohio, pitcher (NY Mets)1968 - Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)1969 - Glenn Rogers Jr, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)1969 - Laurel Martin, Hummelstown PA, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)1969 - J.P. Manoux, American actor1969 - Marcos Siega, American director1969 - David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor1970 - Troy Vincent, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles)1970 - Gabrielle Giffords, American politician1971 - Amanda Jahn, Miss USA-Missouri (1997)1971 - Elena Brioukhovets, Odessa Ukraine, tennis star (finalist 1990 Moscow)1971 - Jamie Morgan, Australia, tennis star1971 - Tom Nutten, CFL/NFL centers (Hamilton Tiger Cats, Buffalo Bills)1971 - Mark Feuerstein, American actor1972 - David Sloan, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)1972 - P[eter] J[ason] Farley, Hackensack, bass (Trixter-Give It To Me Good)1972 - Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer1973 - Bryant Reeves, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)1973 - Michael Sheldon, NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)1973 - Lexa Doig, Canadian actress1973 - Lucija Šerbedžija, Croatian actress1974 - Gabe Northern, defensive end (Buffalo Bills)1975 - Bryan McCabe, St Catherines, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)1975 - Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress1976 - Lindsay Davenport, Palos Verdes CA, tennis star (Olympics-gold-96)1976 - Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball player1977 - Belvilyn Ada Tenorio, Miss Universe-Northern Marianas (1996)1977 - Yvette Basting, Breda Neth, tennis star (1994 Futures-Flensberg-GER)1977 - Kanye West, American rapper1978 - Maria Menounos, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA (1996)1979 - Derek Trucks, American guitarist1979 - Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player1979 - Luis Ernesto Michel, Mexican football player1981 - Matteo Meneghello, Italian racing driver1981 - Alex Band, American singer (The Calling)1981 - Ai Nonaka, Japanese voice actor1981 - Sara Watkins, American fiddle player1981 - Jess Weixler, American actress1982 - Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian footballer1982 - Irina Lazareanu, Romanian-Canadian model1982 - Katy Morgan-Davies, British politician1982 - Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player1983 - Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player1983 - Lee Harding, Australian punk-rock singer1983 - Mamoru Miyano, Japanese seiyuu1984 - Andrea Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco1984 - Javier Mascherano, Argentine footballer1985 - Alexandre Despatie, French-Canadian diver1986 - Patrick Kaleta, American hockey player1989 - Gary Wilson, Scottish Musician1994 - Nicholas Joseph Mills, son of Chris Evert & Andy Mills