Famous Birthdays for June 6th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1436 – Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller von Königsberg), German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop (d. 1476)^[39][40]
• 1519 – Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (d. 1603)^[41]
• 1599 – Diego Velázquez (date of baptism), Spanish painter and educator (d. 1660)^[42]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1606 – Pierre Corneille, French playwright and producer (d. 1684)^[43]
• 1622 – Claude-Jean Allouez, French-American missionary and explorer (d. 1689)^[44]
• 1714 – Joseph I of Portugal, King of Portugal from 31 July 1750 until his death (d. 1777)^[45]
• 1755 – Nathan Hale, American soldier (d. 1776)^[46]
• 1756 – John Trumbull, American soldier and painter (d. 1843)^[47]
• 1799 – Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet (d. 1837)^[48]
• 1810 – Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German philologist and scholar (d. 1856)^[49][50]
• 1841 – Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (d. 1910)^[51]
• 1850 – Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate in 1909 for physics (d. 1918)^[52]
• 1851 – Angelo Moriondo, Italian inventor of the espresso machine (d. 1914)^[53]
• 1857 – Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1918)^[54]
• 1862 – Henry Newbolt, English historian, author, and poet (d. 1938)^[55]
• 1868 – Robert Falcon Scott, English sailor and explorer (d. 1912)^[56]
• 1872 – Alix of Hesse, German princess and Russian empress (d. 1918)^[57]
• 1875 – Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)^[58]
• 1890 – Ted Lewis, American singer, clarinet player, and bandleader (d. 1971)^[59]
• 1891 – Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, Indian author and academic (d. 1986)^[60]
• 1891 – Erich Marcks, German general in WWII who planned Operation Barbarossa (d. 1944)^[61]
• 1896 – Henry Allingham, English World War I soldier and supercentenarian (d. 2009)^[62]
• 1896 – Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and fascist politician who played a key role in developing Mussolini's air force (d. 1940)^[63]
• 1897 – Joel Rinne, Finnish actor (d. 1981)^[64]
• 1898 – Jacobus Johannes Fouché, South African politician, 2nd State President of South Africa (d. 1980)^[65]
• 1898 – Ninette de Valois, English ballerina, choreographer, and director (d. 2001)^[66]
• 1900 – Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician (d. 1957)^[67]

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Jan Struther, English author, poet and hymnwriter who created the character Mrs Miniver (d. 1953)^[68]
• 1901 – Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia (d. 1970)^[69]
• 1902 – Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1947)^[70]
• 1903 – Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor (d. 1978)^[71]
• 1906 – Max August Zorn, German mathematician and academic who is noted for Zorn's Lemma (d. 1993)^[72]
• 1907 – Bill Dickey, American baseball player and manager who played in eight World Series, winning seven (d. 1993)^[73]
• 1909 – Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-English historian and philosopher (d. 1997)^[74][75]
• 1915 – Vincent Persichetti, American pianist and composer (d. 1987)^[76]
• 1916 – Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)^[77]
• 1917 – Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (d. 2015)^[78]
• 1918 – Kenneth Connor, English comedy actor (d. 1993)^[79]
• 1918 – Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)^[80]
• 1919 – Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, English army officer and politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO (d. 2018)^[81]
• 1923 – V. C. Andrews, American author, illustrator, and painter (d. 1986)^[82]
• 1923 – Jean Pouliot, Canadian broadcaster (d. 2004)^[83]
• 1925 – Maxine Kumin, American poet and author (d. 2014)^[84]
• 1925 – Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation and a noted code talker during World War II (d. 2013)^[85]
• 1926 – Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998)^[86]
• 1929 – James Barnor, Ghanaian photographer^[87][88]
• 1929 – Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (d. 2005)^[89]
• 1930 – Frank Tyson, English-Australian cricketer, coach and journalist (d. 2015)^[90]
• 1932 – David Scott, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut who was the commander of Apollo 15^[91]
• 1933 – Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)^[92]
• 1934 – Albert II, King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 to 21 July 2013 (abdicated)^[93]
• 1935 – Jon Henricks, Australian swimmer; winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1956^[94]
• 1936 – D. Ramanaidu, Indian actor, director, and producer, founded Suresh Productions (d. 2015)^[95]
• 1936 – Levi Stubbs, American soul singer; lead vocalist of the Four Tops (d. 2008)^[96]
• 1939 – Louis Andriessen, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 2021)^[97]
• 1939 – Gary U.S. Bonds, American singer-songwriter^[98]
• 1940 – Willie John McBride, Northern Irish rugby player who toured with the British Lions five times^[99]
• 1943 – Richard Smalley, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate in 1996 for chemistry (d. 2005)^[100]
• 1944 – Monty Alexander, Jamaican jazz pianist^[101]
• 1944 – Phillip Allen Sharp, American molecular biologist; 1993 Nobel Prize laureate (Physiology or Medicine)^[102]
• 1944 – Tommie Smith, American sprinter and football player; winner of 1968 Olympic 200m gold medal in a world record time^[103]
• 1946 – Tony Levin, American bass player and songwriter^[104]
• 1947 – David Blunkett, British Labour politician; Home Secretary 2001–2004^[105]
• 1947 – Robert Englund, American actor; best known for Nightmare on Elm Street^[106]
• 1947 – Ada Kok, Dutch butterfly stroke swimmer; winner of three Olympic medals including gold in 1968^[107]
• 1948 – Arlene Harris, American entrepreneur, inventor, investor and policy advocate^[108]
• 1949 – Holly Near, American folk singer and songwriter^[109]
• 1954 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright; winner of four Tony Awards^[110]
• 1954 – Wladyslaw Zmuda, Polish footballer and manager; 91 caps for Poland and voted Best Young Player at the 1974 FIFA World Cup^[111]
• 1955 – Sam Simon, American director, producer and screenwriter; co-developer of The Simpsons (d. 2015)^[112]
• 1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player; winner of eleven Grand Slam singles titles including five consecutive Wimbledons^[113]
• 1966 – Sophie Jamal, Canadian endocrinologist involved in scientific misconduct^[114]
• 1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor and producer^[115]
• 1972 – Natalie Morales, American television journalist and NBC News anchor^[116]
• 1974 – Sonya Walger, British-American actress^[117]
• 1985 – Becky Sauerbrunn, American footballer; twice a winner of the FIFA Women's World Cup, also an Olympic gold medallist^[118]
• 1992 – DeAndre Hopkins, American football player^[119]
• 1998 – Kenny Pickett, American football player^[120]