Famous Birthdays for June 4th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1394 – Philippa of England, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (d. 1430)^[8]
• 1489 – Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544)
• 1563 – George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith (d. 1624)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1604 – Claudia de' Medici, Italian daughter of Christina of Lorraine (d. 1648)
• 1665 – Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian captain (d. 1733)
• 1694 – François Quesnay, French economist and physician (d. 1774)
• 1704 – Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and businessman (d. 1776)
• 1738 – George III of the United Kingdom (d. 1820)
• 1744 – Patrick Ferguson, Scottish soldier, designed the Ferguson rifle (d. 1780)
• 1754 – Miguel de Azcuénaga, Argentinian soldier (d. 1833)
• 1754 – Franz Xaver von Zach, Slovak astronomer and academic (d. 1832)
• 1787 – Constant Prévost, French geologist and academic (d. 1856)
• 1801 – James Pennethorne, English architect, designed Victoria Park (d. 1871)
• 1821 – Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1897)
• 1829 – Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (d. 1903)
• 1854 – Solko van den Bergh, Dutch target shooter (d. 1916)
• 1860 – Alexis Lapointe, Canadian runner (d. 1924)
• 1861 – William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1937)
• 1866 – Miina Sillanpää, Finnish journalist and politician (d. 1952)
• 1867 – Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish general and politician, 6th President of Finland (d. 1951)
• 1873 – Nictzin Dyalhis, American author (d.1942)
• 1877 – Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
• 1879 – Mabel Lucie Attwell, English author and illustrator (d. 1964)
• 1880 – Clara Blandick, American actress (d. 1962)
• 1885 – Arturo Rawson, Argentinian general and politician, 26th President of Argentina (d. 1952)
• 1889 – Beno Gutenberg, German-American seismologist (d. 1960)

1901–present[edit]

• 1903 – Yevgeny Mravinsky, Russian conductor (d. 1988)
• 1904 – Bhagat Puran Singh, Indian publisher, environmentalist, and philanthropist (d. 1992)
• 1907 – Jacques Roumain, Haitian journalist and politician (d. 1944)
• 1907 – Rosalind Russell, American actress (d. 1976)
• 1907 – Patience Strong, English poet and journalist (d. 1990)
• 1910 – Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (d. 1999)
• 1912 – Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993)
• 1915 – Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2006)
• 1915 – Modibo Keïta, Malian educator and politician, 1st President of Mali (d. 1977)
• 1915 – Nils Kihlberg, Swedish actor, singer, and director (d. 1965)
• 1916 – Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
• 1916 – Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014)
• 1917 – Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (d. 2004)
• 1921 – Milan Komar, Slovenian-Argentinian philosopher and academic (d. 2006)
• 1921 – Bobby Wanzer, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
• 1923 – Elizabeth Jolley, English-Australian author and academic (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Masutatsu Ōyama, Japanese karateka (d. 1994)
• 1924 – Tofilau Eti Alesana, Samoan politician, 5th Prime Minister of Samoa (d. 1999)
• 1924 – Dennis Weaver, American actor and director (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Antonio Puchades, Spanish footballer (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Robert Earl Hughes, American who was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world during his lifetime (d. 1958)
• 1926 – Ain Kaalep, Estonian poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2020)
• 1926 – Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (d. 2015)
• 1927 – Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
• 1927 – Geoffrey Palmer, English actor (d. 2020)^[9]
• 1928 – Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist, talk show host, professor, author, and Holocaust survivor
• 1929 – Karolos Papoulias, Greek lawyer and politician, 5th President of Greece (d. 2021)
• 1930 – George Chesworth, English air marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Moray (d. 2017)
• 1930 – Morgana King, American singer and actress (d. 2018)
• 1930 – Viktor Tikhonov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)
• 1931 – Gustav Nossal, Austrian-Australian biologist and academic
• 1932 – John Drew Barrymore, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1932 – Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1975)
• 1932 – Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand author and playwright (d. 2004)
• 1934 – Monica Dacon, Vincentian educator and politician, 6th Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• 1934 – Daphne Sheldrick, Kenyan-British conservationist and author (d. 2018)
• 1935 – Colette Boky, Canadian soprano and actress
• 1935 – Berhanu Dinka, Ethiopian economist and diplomat (d. 2013)
• 1936 – Vince Camuto, American fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Nine West (d. 2015)
• 1936 – Bruce Dern, American actor
• 1937 – Freddy Fender, American singer and guitarist (d. 2006)
• 1937 – Mortimer Zuckerman, Canadian-American businessman and publisher, founded Boston Properties
• 1938 – John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2016)
• 1938 – Art Mahaffey, American baseball player
• 1939 – Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo, Anglo-Irish peer (d. 2014)
• 1939 – Denis de Belleval, Canadian civil servant and politician
• 1939 – Henri Pachard, American director and producer (d. 2008)
• 1939 – George Reid, Scottish journalist and politician, 2nd Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
• 1940 – Ludwig Schwarz, Slovak-Austrian bishop
• 1941 – Kenneth G. Ross, Australian playwright and screenwriter
• 1942 – Louis Reichardt, American mountaineer
• 1942 – Bill Rowe, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1943 – John Burgess, Australian radio and television host
• 1943 – Sandra Haynie, American golfer
• 1943 – Tom Jaine, English author
• 1944 – Roger Ball, Scottish saxophonist and songwriter
• 1944 – Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1945 – Anthony Braxton, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
• 1945 – Daniel Topolski, English rower and coach (d. 2015)
• 1945 – Gordon Waller, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
• 1947 – Viktor Klima, Austrian businessman and politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria
• 1948 – Bob Champion, English jockey
• 1948 – Sandra Post, Canadian golfer and sportscaster
• 1948 – Jürgen Sparwasser, German footballer and manager
• 1949 – Gabriel Arcand, Canadian actor
• 1949 – Mark B. Cohen, American lawyer and politician
• 1950 – Raymond Dumais, Canadian bishop (d. 2012)
• 1951 – Leigh Kennedy, American author
• 1951 – Bronisław Malinowski, Polish runner (d. 1981)
• 1951 – Melanie Phillips, English journalist and author
• 1951 – Wendy Pini, American author and illustrator
• 1951 – David Yip, English actor and playwright
• 1952 – Bronisław Komorowski, Polish historian and politician, 5th President of Poland
• 1952 – Dambudzo Marechera, Zimbabwean author and poet (d. 1987)
• 1953 – Linda Lingle, American journalist and politician, 6th Governor of Hawaii
• 1953 – Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish musician and songwriter (d. 1979)
• 1953 – Susumu Ojima, Japanese businessman, founded Huser
• 1953 – Paul Samson, English guitarist and producer (d. 2002)
• 1954 – Raphael Ravenscroft, English saxophonist and composer (d. 2014)
• 1954 – Kazuhiro Yamaji, Japanese actor and voice actor
• 1955 – Val McDermid, Scottish author
• 1955 – Mary Testa, American singer and actress
• 1956 – Keith David, American actor
• 1956 – John Hockenberry, American journalist and author
• 1956 – Terry Kennedy, American baseball player and manager
• 1956 – Joyce Sidman, American author and poet
• 1957 – Neil McNab, Scottish footballer^[10]
• 1959 – Juan Camacho, Bolivian runner
• 1959 – Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician, 21st Greek Minister for Culture
• 1959 – Anil Ambani, Indian businessman and Chairman of Reliance Infrastructure
• 1960 – Miloš Đelmaš, Serbian footballer and manager
• 1960 – Kristine Kathryn Rusch, American author
• 1960 – Paul Taylor, American guitarist and keyboard player
• 1960 – Bradley Walsh, English television presenter, comedian, singer and former footballer
• 1961 – El DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1961 – Ferenc Gyurcsány, Hungarian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Hungary
• 1962 – Krzysztof Hołowczyc, Polish race car driver
• 1962 – Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist
• 1962 – John P. Kee, American singer-songwriter and pastor
• 1962 – Junius Ho, Hong Kong solicitor and politician
• 1963 – Sean Fitzpatrick, New Zealand rugby union player
• 1963 – Jim Lachey, American football player and sportscaster
• 1963 – Xavier McDaniel, American basketball player and coach
• 1964 – Sean Pertwee, English actor
• 1964 – Kōji Yamamura, Japanese animator, producer, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
• 1965 – Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player and preacher
• 1966 – Cecilia Bartoli, Italian soprano and actress
• 1966 – Svetlana Jitomirskaya, American mathematician^[11]
• 1966 – Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2017)
• 1966 – Bill Wiggin, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
• 1967 – Michael Greyeyes, Canadian actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and educator^[12]
• 1967 – Robert S. Kimbrough, American colonel and astronaut
• 1968 – Roger Lim, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1968 – Niurka Montalvo, Cuban-Spanish long jumper
• 1968 – Al B. Sure!, American R&B singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
• 1968 – Scott Wolf, American actor
• 1969 – Horatio Sanz, Chilean-American actor and comedian
• 1970 – Deborah Compagnoni, Italian skier
• 1970 – Richie Hawtin, English-Canadian DJ and producer
• 1970 – Dave Pybus, English bass player and songwriter
• 1970 – Izabella Scorupco, Polish-Swedish actress and model
• 1971 – Joseph Kabila, Congolese soldier and politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 1971 – Mike Lee, American lawyer and politician
• 1971 – Shoji Meguro, Japanese director and composer
• 1971 – Noah Wyle, American actor and producer^[13]
• 1972 – Derian Hatcher, American ice hockey defenseman
• 1972 – Rob Huebel, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1973 – Mikey Whipwreck, American wrestler and trainer
• 1974 – Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni, Indian chef (d. 2012)
• 1974 – Darin Erstad, American baseball player and coach
• 1974 – Andrew Gwynne, English lawyer and politician
• 1974 – Janette Husárová, Slovak tennis player
• 1974 – Buddy Wakefield, American poet and author
• 1975 – Russell Brand, English comedian and actor
• 1975 – Henry Burris, American football player
• 1975 – Angelina Jolie, American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian, and activist^[14]
• 1975 – Dinanath Ramnarine, Trinidadian cricketer
• 1976 – Kasey Chambers, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 – Alexei Navalny, Russian lawyer and politician
• 1976 – Nenad Zimonjić, Serbian tennis player
• 1977 – Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
• 1977 – Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
• 1977 – Roman Miroshnichenko, Ukrainian guitarist and composer
• 1977 – Roland G. Fryer Jr., American economist and professor
• 1979 – Naohiro Takahara, Japanese footballer
• 1979 – Daniel Vickerman, South African-Australian rugby player (d. 2017)
• 1980 – François Beauchemin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 – Jennifer Carroll, Canadian swimmer
• 1981 – Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer
• 1981 – Natalia Vodopyanova, Russian basketball player
• 1982 – Abel Kirui, Kenyan runner
• 1982 – Ronnie Prude, American-Canadian football player
• 1983 – Romaric, Ivorian footballer
• 1983 – Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer
• 1983 – Olha Saladuha, Ukrainian triple jumper
• 1984 – Enrico Rossi Chauvenet, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Rainie Yang, Taiwanese actress
• 1984 – Ian White, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Leon Botha, South African painter and DJ (d. 2011)
• 1985 – Anna-Lena Grönefeld, German tennis player
• 1985 – Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
• 1985 – Lukas Podolski, German footballer
• 1985 – Oddvar Reiakvam, Norwegian politician
• 1988 – Matt Bartkowski, American ice hockey defenseman^[15]
• 1988 – Kimberley Busteed, Australian model
• 1989 – Federico Erba, Italian footballer
• 1989 – Paweł Fajdek, Polish hammer thrower
• 1990 – Evan Spiegel, American Internet entrepreneur^[16]
• 1991 – Lorenzo Insigne, Italian footballer
• 1991 – Matt McIlwrick, New Zealand rugby league player^[17]
• 1991 – Ben Stokes, New Zealand-English cricketer^[18]
• 1993 – Jonathan Huberdeau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1999 – Kim So-hyun, South Korean actress^[19]
• 1999 – Drew Pavlou, Australian activist^[20]
• 2004 – Mackenzie Ziegler, American child actress, dancer, and recording artist^[21]
• 2021 – Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, British royal^[22]