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Famous People Born in June 1930

  • Jun 1 Edward Woodward, British actor (Breaker Morant; Wickerman; The Equalizer), and pop singer ("The Way You Look Tonight"), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 2009)
  • Jun 1 John Lemmon, English logician (d. 1966)
  • Jun 1 Matt Poore, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (14 Tests 355 runs @ 15.43, 9 wickets), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2020)
  • Jun 2 Bob Lillis, American baseball infielder (LA Dodgers, Houston Colt .45s/Astros) and manager (Houston Astros 1982-85), born in Altadena, California
  • Jun 2 Pete Conrad, American US Navy pilot and NASA astronaut (Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
  • Jun 3 Ben Wada, Japanese television producer (NHK), born in Matsusaka, Japan (d. 2011)
  • Jun 3 Dakota Staton, American jazz singer ("Where Flamingos Fly"; "Sex Is A Misdemeanor"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
  • Jun 3 Marion Zimmer Bradley, American sci-fi author (Storm Queen), born in Albany, New York (d. 1999)
  • Jun 3 Michael Melle, South African cricketer (pace bowler of early 1950's; 7 test matches), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (2003)
  • Jun 4 Bill Treacher, British actor (EastEnders, 1985-96 - "Arthur Fowler"), born in London, England (d. 2022)
  • Jun 4 Morgana King [Messina], American jazz singer ("Dindi"; "It's A Quiet Thing"), and actress (The Godfather; The Godfather Part II), born in Pleasantville, New York (d. 2018)
  • Jun 4 Pentti Raitio, Finnish composer (‘Lemminkainen Gatecrashes at Pohjola’), born in Pieksämäki, Finland (d. 2014)
  • Jun 5 Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian writer (d. 1996)
  • Jun 5 Nikolay Nikolayevich Sidel'nikov, Russian composer, born in Tver, Soviet Union (d. 1992)
  • Jun 5 Robert Buchanan, British archaeologist and founder of Bath University (d. 2020)
  • Jun 6 Frank Tyson, England Test cricket fast bowler/broadcaster (17 Tests, 76 wickets @ 18.56), born in Farnworth, Lancashire, (d. 2015)
  • Jun 7 Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian soccer defender (51 caps; Vasco da Gama, São Paulo), born in Itapira, Brazil (d. 2014)
  • Jun 8 Bo Gunnar Widerberg, Swedish director (Elvira Madigan), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 1997)
  • Jun 8 Dana Wynter, German-English actress (Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2011)
  • Jun 8 Marcel Léger, Canadian politician, born in Montreal (d. 1993)
  • Jun 8 Michael Codron, British theatrical producer (plays of Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard), born in London
  • Jun 8 Robert Aumann, German-Israeli mathematician (The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2005), born in Frankfurt, Germany
  • Jun 8 Yannis Ioannidis, Greek composer, born in Athens, Greece
  • Jun 9 Barbara [Monique Andrée Serf], French singer ("L'Aigle noir"), born in Paris, France (d. 1997)
  • Jun 9 Carlos Vilar, Argentine sailor (Snipe World Championships gold 1948, 51), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2021)
  • Jun 9 Lin Carter, American sci-fi author (Thongor of Lemuria; The Thief of Thoth), born in St. Petersburg, Florida (d. 1988)
  • Jun 9 Marvin Kalb, American broadcast journalist (CBS; NBC - Meet the Press), educator (Harvard), and writer (The Year I was Peter the Great; Enemy of the People: Trump's War on the Press), born in New York City
  • Jun 9 Ragnhild Alexandra [Princess Ragnhild, Mrs Lorentzen], Norwegian princess, born in the Royal Palace, Oslo, Norway (d. 2012)
  • Jun 11 Anatoli Voronov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 12a backup), born in Orenburg Oblast, Russia (d. 1993)
  • Jun 11 Charles Rangel, American politician (US Representative from New York, 1971-2017), born in Harlem, New York City
  • Jun 12 Barbara Harris, 1st US Episcopal female bishop, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
  • Jun 12 Hans Koetsier, Dutch sculptor artist (KLM-Schiphol), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1991)
  • Jun 12 Innes Ireland, Scottish racing driver, born in Mytholmroyd, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 1993)
  • Jun 12 Jim Burke, Australian cricket batsman (24 Tests; record for most innings in a complete career without scoring a duck [44]), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1979)
  • Jun 12 Jim Nabors, American comedian, actor (Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.) and singer (Back Home Again in Indiana), born in Sylacauga, Alabama (d. 2017)
  • Jun 13 Ryszard Kukliński, Polish colonel and Cold War spy for NATO, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2004)
  • Jun 14 Charles McCarry, American author and former CIA spy (The Tears of Autumn), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
  • Jun 15 Marcel Pronovost, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (11 x NHL All Star games; Stanley Cup 1950, 52, 54, 55 Detroit RWs, 1967 Toronto MLs), born in Lac-à-la-Tortue, Quebec (d. 2015)
  • Jun 16 Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-American cinematographer (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), born in Szeged, Hungary (d. 2016)
  • Jun 17 Brian Statham, English cricket fast bowler (70 Tests, 252 wickets @ 24.84), born in Gorton, Manchester, England (d. 2000)
  • Jun 17 Cliff Gallup, American guitarist (Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1988)
  • Jun 17 Romuald Twardowski, Polish pianist, and composer (Sorcerer's Sculptures; Lord Jim), born in Wilno/ Vilnius, Poland (d. 2024)
  • Jun 19 Bryan Kneale, Manx sculptor (Capt Quilliam), artist, and educator (Royal College of Art, 1963-95), born in Douglas, Isle of Man
  • Jun 19 Gena Rowlands, American actress (The Notebook; Night on Earth; The Betty Ford Story; Peyton Place), born in Cambria, Wisconsin
  • Jun 19 Jul Levi, Bulgarian composer and conductor, born in Salonica, Greece
  • Jun 20 John Waine, British Anglican clergyman (Bishop of Chelmsford, 1986-96), born in UK (d. 2020)
  • Jun 20 Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish fiber artist and sculptor, born in Falenty, Poland (d. 2017)
  • Jun 20 Paul Pender, American boxer (World Middleweight Champion 1960–61; The Ring Middleweight Champion 1962–63 Retired; Lineal Middleweight Champion 1962–63 Retired), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
  • Jun 21 Gerald Kaufman, British Labour MP, born in Leeds (d. 2017)
  • Jun 21 Harold Blanchard, American jazz pianist and jazz and classical composer (New Earth Sonata), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2010)
  • Jun 21 Mike McCormack, American NFL offensive tackle (NY Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
  • Jun 21 Patricia Lindop, British radiobiologist and physician, born in Brentford, Middlesex (d. 2018)
  • Jun 21 Peter Marshall, British law enforcement officer (Commissioner of the City of London Police, 1978-85), born in London (d. 2007)
  • Jun 23 Donn Fulton Eisele, American USAF officer and NASA astronaut (Apollo 7), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1987)
  • Jun 23 Elza Soares, Brazilian samba and jazz singer, named one of the Singers of the Millennium by BBC Radio, born in the Padre Miguel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2022)
  • Jun 24 Herb Klein, American businessman, lawyer, and politician (US Representative from New Jersey, 1993-95), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2023)
  • Jun 24 William B. Ziff Jr., American magazine publishing executive, (Modern Bride, Popular Electronics, PC Magazine), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
  • Jun 25 George Murdock, American actor, born in Salina, Kansas (d. 2012)
  • Jun 25 Hugo Gabriel Gryn, British Reform rabbi, born in Berehovo, Czechoslovakia (d. 1996)
  • Jun 26 Peter Feuchtwanger, German piano teacher, musicologist, and composer (Studies in Eastern Idiom; Introduction and Ragas for 8 Violas and cello), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2016)

Ross Perot (1930-2019)

Jun 27 American businessman (Electronic Data Systems, Perot Systems), billionaire and presidential candidate (1992, 1996), born in Texarkana, Texas

  • Jun 27 Tommy Kono, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 67.5kg 1952, 82.5kg 1956; silver 75kg 1960; World C'ship gold x 6), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2016)
  • Jun 28 Itamar Franco, 33rd President of Brazil (1992-94), born in Brazilian territorial waters, Atlantic Ocean (d. 2011)
  • Jun 28 Nikolai Nikolayevich Karetnikov, Russian composer, born in Moscow (d. 1994)

Robert Evans (1930-2019)

Jun 29 American producer and actor (Love Story, The Godfather, Chinatown), born in New York City

  • Jun 29 Viola Léger, American-Canadian stage and screen actress (La Sagouine), and politician (Canadian Senate, 2001-05), born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (d. 2023)
  • Jun 30 Doyle Holly, American comedian and musician (Buckaroos), born in Perkins, Oklahoma (d. 2007)
  • Jun 30 Joyce Wieland, Canadian experimental filmmaker and conceptual artist (1st women to have a retrospective at the Canadian National Gallery), born in Toronto, Canada (d. 1998) [1]
  • Jun 30 June Valli, American singer (Your Hit Parade), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 1993)
  • Jun 30 Mac Benson, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer, born in Wilmington, Delaware
  • Jun 30 Sadequain, Pakistani artist, painter, calligrapher and artist, born in Amroha, British India (d. 1987)
  • Jun 30 Thomas Sowell, American economist, social theorist, political commentator, and writer, born in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • Jun 30 W. C. Gorden, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Jackson State University, 1976-91, record 119–48–5), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2020)

About June 1930

How Old? 94 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No

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