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Famous People Born in June 1929

  • Jun 1 Bill Schonely, American sports broadcaster (Portland Trail Blazers 1970-98), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
  • Jun 1 Yehudi Wyner, American pianist, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Chiavi in Mano), and educator, born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Jun 2 Alcides Lanza, Argentine-Canadian pianist, classical and electro-acoustic composer, and music educator (McGill University, 1976-present), born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
  • Jun 2 Frédéric Devreese, Belgian conductor, and composer of classical music (Gemini Suite; Valse Sacrée), and film scores (The Cruel Embrace), born in Amsterdam, Belgium (d. 2020)
  • Jun 2 Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1952), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 2007)
  • Jun 2 Norton Juster, American architect and children's author (The Phantom Tollbooth; The Dot and The Line), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021) [1] [2]
  • Jun 3 Chuck Barris, TV game show producer and host (Gong Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
  • Jun 3 Howard Yanks, American music festival founder (Philadelphia folk festival) (d. 1995)
  • Jun 3 Werner Arber, Swiss microbiologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1978, for discovery of restriction enzymes), born in Gränichen, Switzerland [1]
  • Jun 4 Andor Kovács, Hungarian classical guitarist, and composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1989)
  • Jun 4 Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005-15), born in Ioannina, Greece (d. 2021)
  • Jun 4 Pierre Danos, French rugby union halfback (17 Tests; RC Toulon, AS Béziers), born in Toulouse, France (d. 2023)
  • Jun 6 Bogusław Schaffer, Polish composer and playwright, born in Lviv, Ukraine (d. 2019) [1]
  • Jun 6 James Barnor, Ghana's first photojournalist, born in Jamestown, Accra, Gold Coast
  • Jun 6 Sunil Dutt, Indian Bollywood director, actor and politician (Yaadein, Mother India, Khandaan), born in Jhelum, Punjab (d. 2005)
  • Jun 6 Viktor Konetsky, Russian screenwriter, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2002)
  • Jun 7 Antonio Carbajal, Mexican soccer goalkeeper (32 caps; Club León 364 games) and manager (León, Unión de Curtidores, Atlético Morelia), born in Mexico City (d. 2023)

John Turner (1929-2020)

Jun 7 17th Prime Minister of Canada (1984), born in Richmond, England

  • Jun 8 Earl Ferrers, 13th Earl Ferrers, British minister of state (Department of Environment) (d. 2012)
  • Jun 8 V. M. Muddiah, Indian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets), born in Bangalore, Mysore (d. 2009)
  • Jun 9 Johnny Ace [John Marshall Alexander, Jr.], rhythm and blues singer ("My Song"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1954)
  • Jun 9 Robert Badham, American politician (Rep-R-CA, 1977-89), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2005)
  • Jun 10 Edward O. Wilson, American sociobiologist, world’s leading authority on ants, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2021)
  • Jun 10 Harald Juhnke, German actor, comedian and singer (Guitars of Love; Schtonk), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2005)
  • Jun 10 Ian Sinclair, Australian politician (Member of Parliament, 1963-98; Leader of the National Party, 1984-89), born in Sydney, Australia
  • Jun 10 James "Jim" McDivitt, American Air Force Brigadier General and NASA astronaut (Gemini 4, Apollo 9), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022)
  • Jun 10 Ron Baynham, English soccer goalkeeper who played 3 internationals and 388 games for Luton Town, born in Birmingham, England (d. 2024)
  • Jun 10 Vasile Herman, Romanian pianist and composer, born in Satu Mare, Romania (d. 2010)
  • Jun 11 Frank Thomas, American baseball outfielder (3 x MLB All-Star; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
  • Jun 11 Lennie Niehaus, American jazz saxophonist and film composer (Clint Eastwood films), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2020)

Anne Frank (1929-1945)

Jun 12 Dutch diarist and Jewish victim of the Nazi Holocaust (Diary of Anne Frank), born in Frankfurt, Germany

  • Jun 12 Brigid Brophy, British novelist (Hackenfeller's Ape) and campaigner, born in Ealing, London (d. 1995)
  • Jun 12 Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani scholar, writer, and Urdu linguist, born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, British India (d. 2019)
  • Jun 13 Alan Civil, British horn player (played horn solo in Beatles "For No One"), born in Northamptonshire, England (d. 1989)
  • Jun 13 Ralph McQuarrie, American conceptual designer (Star Wars, E.T.), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2012)
  • Jun 14 Alan Davidson, Australian cricket all-rounder (44 Tests, 1,328 runs @ 24.59, 186 wickets, best 7/93, 42 catches; NSW), born in Lisarow, Australia (d. 2021)
  • Jun 14 Cy Coleman [Seymour Kaufman], American jazz pianist, songwriter ("Witchcraft"; "The Best Is Yet to Come"), and Tony Award-winning composer (The Will Rogers Follies; Sweet Charity), born in New York City (d. 2004)
  • Jun 15 Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, Australian piano player, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1995)
  • Jun 15 Gideon Nxumalo, South African jazz pianist, marimba player, and composer (Jazz Fantasia), born in Kimberley, Cape Province (now South Africa) (d. 1970)
  • Jun 15 Lotfollah "Lotfi" Mansouri, Persian opera director (Canadian Opera Company, 1976-88; introduced opera surtitles, 1983; San Francisco Opera, 1988-2001), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2013)
  • Jun 15 Nigel Pickering, American guitarist (Spanky & Our Gang - "Sunday Will Never Be the Same"; "Lazy Day"), born in Pontiac, Michigan (d. 2011)
  • Jun 15 Omar Borrás, Uruguayan soccer manager (Uruguay 1977, 82-87; Saudi Arabia), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2022)
  • Jun 16 James K. Randall, American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2014)
  • Jun 16 Pauline Yates, British actress (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin), born in St Helens, Merseyside (d. 2015)
  • Jun 16 Ramon Bieri, American actor (Badlands, The Andromeda Strain), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2001)
  • Jun 16 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 5th Emir of Kuwait (2006-20), Commander of the Kuwait Military Forces, born in Kuwait City, Kuwait (d. 2020)
  • Jun 17 Michael L. Strang, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
  • Jun 17 Tigran Petrosian, Soviet Armenian World Chess Champion (1963-69), born in Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 1984)
  • Jun 18 James Bishop, English editor (deputy editor of The Times), born in London, England (d. 2017)
  • Jun 18 Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher (Frankfurter Schule), born in Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Jun 18 Merrill Bradshaw, American composer, and music professor (Brigham Young, 1967-94), born in Lyman, Wyoming (d. 2000)
  • Jun 19 Thelma Barlow (née Pigott), British actress (Coronation Street, 1971-97 - "Mavis"; Dinnerladies), and garden book writer, born in Middlesbrough, England
  • Jun 20 Edgar Bronfman, Sr, Canadian-American businessman (CEO of Seagrams, 1971-94), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2013)
  • Jun 20 Edith Windsor [née Schlain], American LGBT rights activist (lead plaintiff in United States v. Windsor), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
  • Jun 20 Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Haydn/Mozart/Schubert), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2023) [1]
  • Jun 20 Ronald Hines, British actor (Not in Front of the Children, Pack of Lies), born in London, England (d. 2017)
  • Jun 21 Agha Saadat Ali, Pakistani cricketer (Paki bat in Test v NZ 1956, scored 8*), born in Lahore, Punjab (d. 1995)
  • Jun 21 John Morgan, British ambassador (to Mexico), born in London (d. 2012)
  • Jun 23 Dave King, British comedian (Kraft Music Hall), actor (The Long Good Friday), and pop singer ("Memories Are Made of This"), born in Twickenham England (d. 2002)
  • Jun 23 Henri Pousseur, Belgian composer (Votre Faust), born in Malmedy, Liège, Belgium (d. 2009)

June Carter Cash (1929-2003)

Jun 23 American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Carter Family; Johnny Cash Show), songwriter ("Ring of Fire"), and actress, born in Maces Spring, Virginia

Eric Carle (1929-2021)

Jun 25 American illustrator, collage artist, and writer of children's books (The Very Hungry Caterpillar), born in Syracuse, New York

  • Jun 26 Alexander Fenton, CEO (Euro Ethnological Research Center in Edinburgh), born in Shotts, Lanarkshire (d. 2012)
  • Jun 26 Francesco Cossiga, Italian politician and 8th President of the Italian Republic (1985-92), born in Sassari, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2010)
  • Jun 26 Ian Prestt, English ornithologist, born in Lancaster (d. 1995)
  • Jun 26 Milton Glaser, American graphic designer (founded New York Magazine, created the I ♥ NY" logo), born in New York City (d. 2020)
  • Jun 27 Dick the Bruiser [William Fritz Afflis], American professional wrestler, born in Delphi, Indiana (d. 1991)
  • Jun 28 Donald "Don" Dubbins, American actor (From Here to Eternity, The Caine Mutiny), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1991)
  • Jun 28 Helena van Heerden, English-South African pianist, born in East London, England
  • Jun 29 Alexandre Lagoya, Greek-Italian-French classical guitarist and composer, born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 1999)
  • Jun 29 John McClure, American Grammy Award-winning classical record producer, born in Rahway, New Jersey (d. 2014)
  • Jun 29 Leigh Snowden [Martha Lee Estes], American actress (All That Heaven Allows), born in Covington, Tennessee (d. 1982)
  • Jun 29 Mamiya Michio, Japanese composer (Narukami), born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Jun 29 Pat Crawford Brown, American actress (Desperate Housewives - "Ida"; General Hospital), born in New York City (d. 2019)
  • Jun 29 Paul Webb, American college basketball coach (Randolph–Macon College 1956-75, Old Dominion University 1975-85), born in Petersburg, Virginia (d. 2023)
  • Jun 29 Pete George, American weightlifter (Olympic gold middle-heavyweight 1952, silver 1948, 56), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2021)
  • Jun 30 Alexander Kelly, British classical pianist, composer, and pedagogue (Royal Academy of Music, 1960-92), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1996)
  • Jun 30 Micki Grant [Minnie Perkins], American theater singer, actress, and composer (Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope; Your Arms Are Too Short To Box With God), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)

About June 1929

How Old? 95 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Signs: Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20), Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22)