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Famous People Born in June 1947

  • Jun 1 Jan Harvey, British actress (Howards' Way; Family Affairs), born in Penzance, Cornwall, England
  • Jun 1 Jonathan Pryce, Welsh stage and film actor (Brazil, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Two Popes), born in Carmel, Flintshire, Wales
  • Jun 1 Ron Dennis, British auto racing owner (McLaren F1 team principal 1989-2001; group chairman until 2016), born in Woking, England
  • Jun 1 Ronnie Wood, English rock guitarist (Faces; Jeff Beck Group; The Rolling Stones), born in Hillingdon, England
  • Jun 2 Mark Elder, British opera and symphony conductor (Hallé Orchestra, 1999-2024), born in Hexham, Northumberland, England
  • Jun 3 Dave Alexander, American rock bassist (The Stooges, 1967-70), born in Whitmore Lake, Michigan (d. 1975)
  • Jun 3 John Dykstra, American special effects supervisor
  • Jun 3 Mickey Finn, British rock percussionist (T. Rex), born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England (d. 2003)
  • Jun 4 Saoul Mamby, American boxer (WBC super lightweight title 1980-82), born in Bronx, NYC, New York (d. 2019)
  • Jun 4 Toni Wine, American session singer (The Archies; Dawn), and songwriter ("A Groovy Kind of Love"; "Candida"), born in New York City
  • Jun 4 Viktor Klima, Austrian politician (20th Chancellor of Austria, 1997-2000), born in Schwechat, Austria
  • Jun 5 David Hare, English playwright and director (Plenty, The Hours, The Reader), born in St. Leonards-on-Sea, England
  • Jun 5 Eric Molobi, South African activist (ANC), born in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2006)
  • Jun 5 Freddie Stone, American rock guitarist (Sly & The Family Stone - "Dance To The Music"), and Christian minister, born in Vallejo, California
  • Jun 5 Laurie Anderson, American violinist, composer, and avant-garde artist ("O Superman"; "Let X=X"), born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
  • Jun 5 Tom Evans, British rock guitarist, bass player, and singer-songwriter (Badfinger - "Come and Get It"; "Without You": "Maybe Tomorrow"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1983)
  • Jun 6 Ada Kok, Dutch swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 1968; silver 100m butterfly, 4×100m medley 1964), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Jun 6 David Blunkett, English blind politician, Home Secretary (2001-4), born in Sheffield, England
  • Jun 6 Marion Coakes, English equestrian rider (World C'ship gold Individual Jumping 1965; Olympic silver 1968), born in New Milton, England
  • Jun 6 Robert Englund, American actor (Freddy vs. Jason, A Nightmare on Elm Street), born in Glendale, California
  • Jun 6 Terry Williams, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The First Edition - "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"), born in Hollywood, California
  • Jun 7 Thurman Munson, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1971, 73–78; World Series 1977, 78; AL MVP 1976; NY Yankees), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1979)
  • Jun 8 Annie Haslam, British art-rock singer-songwriter (Renaissance - "Carpet Of The Sun"; "Mother Russia") and painter, born in Bolton
  • Jun 8 Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist (Nobel 1995), born in South Bend, Indiana
  • Jun 8 Joan La Barbara, American vocalist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Jun 8 Julie Driscoll, English rocker and actress (33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee), born in London
  • Jun 8 Sara Paretsky, American crime writer (V. I. Warshawski novels), born in Ames, Iowa
  • Jun 9 John Gurda, American historian (The Making of Milwaukee), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Jun 9 Mick Box, British rock guitarist (Uriah Heep), born in Walthamstow, East London, England
  • Jun 10 Ken Singleton, American baseball player (Orioles), born in Mt Vernon, New York
  • Jun 11 Glenn Leonard, American R&B singer (Temptations, 1975-83 - "In A Lifetime"; "Power"), born in Washington, D.C.
  • Jun 11 Henry Cisneros, first Hispanic to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city (San Antonio), later Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton Administration
  • Jun 11 Laloo Prasad Yadav, Indian politician (Minister of Railways, 2004-09), born in Gopalganj, Bihar, India
  • Jun 12 Ron Freeman, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m, bronze 400m 1968), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
  • Jun 13 Danie Schutte, South African underminister of Justice, born in Pretoria, South Africa
  • Jun 13 Harold Danko, American jazz pianist (Woody Herman's Thundering Herd), and educator (Eastman School), born in Ohio
  • Jun 13 Jerrold Nadler, American attorney and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in New York City
  • Jun 13 John Kahn, American acoustic and electric rock bassist (Jerry Garcia), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 996)
  • Jun 13 Peter Holm, Swedish ex-husband and manager of Joan Collins
  • Jun 14 Barry Melton, American guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • Jun 14 Neil Stevens, Canadian Hockey HOF, Lacrosse HOF sportswriter (The Canadian Press), born in Port Dalhousie, Ontario (d. 2022)
  • Jun 15 Alain Aspect, French physicist (Nobel Prize 2022 for experiments with entangled photons), born in Agen, France [1]
  • Jun 15 Elliot Randall, American session guitarist (Steely Dan; Carly Simon, Yoko Ono), born in New York City
  • Jun 15 Lee Purcell, Cherry Point NC, actor (Big Wednesday, Mr Majestyk)
  • Jun 15 Paul Patterson, British classical composer (Spiders), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
  • Jun 16 -minu [Hans-Peter Hammel], Swiss columnist and writer, born in Basel, Switzerland
  • Jun 16 Tom "Bones" Malone, American jazz musician, arranger, and producer (SNL; Blues Brothers), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Jun 17 Christopher Allport, American actor (To Live and Die in L.A.), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2008)
  • Jun 17 George S. Clinton, American film score (Austin Powers films; Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee; Mortal Kombat movies;), stage, and concert composer, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Jun 17 Gregg Rolie, American rock singer and keyboardist (Santana, 1965-71; Journey, 1973-80; Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, 2012-present), born in Seattle, Washington
  • Jun 17 Paul Young, British rock singer and percussionist (Mike + The Mechanics - "All I Need Is A Miracle"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2000)
  • Jun 17 Rev. Timothy Wright, American gospel singer (Been There Done That), and pastor, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
  • Jun 17 Vlastimir Trajković, Serbian avant-garde composer, and educator, born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (d. 2017)
  • Jun 18 Bernard Giraudeau, French actor (L'Annee des Meduses), screenwriter, and director, born in La Rochelle, France (d. 2010)
  • Jun 18 Douglas Young, British pianist, composer (Songs of Exile), and music director (Dreamtiger Ensemble, 1974-84), born in London, England
  • Jun 18 Georgs Pelēcis, Latvian composer (Plaukstošais Jasmīns - Flowering Jasmine), musicologist, and pedagogue, born in Riga, Latvia
  • Jun 18 Linda Thorson [Robinson], Canadian actress (The Avengers - "Tara", One Life To Live - "Julia"), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • Jun 19 James T. Walsh, American politician (Rep-R-NY 1989-2009), born in Syracuse, New York
  • Jun 19 Paula Koivuniemi, Finnish pop singer (Butterfly), born in Seinäjoki, Finland

Salman Rushdie (77 years old)

Jun 19 British-Indian novelist (Midnight's Children, Satanic Verses), born in Mumbai, India

  • Jun 19 Youn Yuh Jung, South Korean actress (Minari), born in Kaesong, Korea
  • Jun 20 Candace "Candy" Clark, American actress (Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti), born in Norman, Oklahoma
  • Jun 20 Dolores Brooks, American singer (The Crystals - "Then He Kissed Me"; "Da Doo Ron Ron"), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • Jun 20 Ivo Milazzo, Italian comic book artist (Ken Parker), born in Tortona, Italy
  • Jun 20 Josef Clemens, German bishop, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, born in Siegen, Germany
  • Jun 21 Chuck Anderson, American jazz and session guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • Jun 21 Dana Rohrabacher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Coronado, California
  • Jun 21 Joey Molland, British rock guitarist (Badfinger - "No Matter What"; "Day After Day"), born in Liverpool, England
  • Jun 21 Lex van Delden, Dutch actor (Soldier of Orange), born in Amsterdam (d. 2010)
  • Jun 21 Meredith Baxter-Birney, American actress (Family Ties; Bridget Loves Bernie), born in South Pasadena, California
  • Jun 21 Michael Gross, American actor (Family Ties, FBI murders), born in Chicago, Illinois

Shirin Ebadi (77 years old)

Jun 21 Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and 1st Iranian Muslim woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize (2003), born in Hamadan, Iran

Pete Maravich (1947-1988)

Jun 22 American Basketball HOF guard (5 × NBA All-Star; All-NBA First Team 1976, 77; NBA scoring champion 1977 NO/Utah Jazz; Atlanta Hawks), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

  • Jun 22 David L. Lander, American actor (Laverne & Shirley - "Squiggy"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
  • Jun 22 Howard Kaylan [Kaplan], American rock and roll musician, songwriter (The Turtles - "Happy Together"; Flo and Eddie), and radio personality, born in New York City
  • Jun 22 Jerry Rawlings, Ghanaian Head of State (1981-93) and President of Ghana (1993-2001), born in Accra, Gold Coast (d. 2020)
  • Jun 22 Octavia E. Butler, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Wild Seed), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2006)
  • Jun 23 Bryan Brown, Australian actor (Gorillas in the Mist, Kim, Tai-Pan), born in Sydney, New South Wales
  • Jun 24 Clarissa Dickson Wright, English celebrity chef (Two Fat Ladies), born in London (d. 2014)
  • Jun 24 Marianne Delgorge, Dutch singer and actress (Ice Cream Soda), born in Bloemendaal, The Netherlands

Mick Fleetwood (77 years old)

Jun 24 British rock drummer (Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way"; "Tusk"; "The Chain"), born in Redruth, Cornwall, England

  • Jun 24 Mike de Albuquerque, British progressive rock bass player (ELO, 1972-74) and guitarist (Sundance), born in Wimbledon, London, England
  • Jun 24 Peter Weller, American actor (Robocop, Of Unknown Origin), born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
  • Jun 24 Walter Willison, American actor (McDuff the Talking Dog), born in Monterrey Park, California
  • Jun 25 Jimmie Walker, American comedian (JJ-Good Times, At Ease), born in The Bronx, New York
  • Jun 26 Jef Labes, American session and touring keyboard player and arranger (Van Morrison; Jonathan Edwards), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Jun 27 Jim Fuller, American "Godfather of surf guitar" and songwriter (The Surfaris - "Wipe Out"), born in Monrovia, California (d. 2017)
  • Jun 28 Anny Duperey, French film and television actress, born in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
  • Jun 28 Mark Helprin, American writer (A Soldier of the Great War), born in Manhattan, New York
  • Jun 28 Patrick Kincaid, American computer programmer (TODAY) and communications consultant, born in Newberry, Michigan (d. 2020)
  • Jun 29 Jeff Moss, Australian cricketer (one Test Australia v Pakistan 1979), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • Jun 29 Michael Carter, Scottish actor, born in Dumfries, Scotland

Richard Lewis (1947-2024)

Jun 29 American comedian and actor (Anything But Love; Robin Hood: Men in Tights; Curb Your Enthusiasm), born in New York City [1]

  • Jun 30 Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist (Live in Montreux), born in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
  • Jun 30 Yuri Petrovich Sheffer, Russian cosmonaut, born in Chelyabinsk, Russia (d. 2001)

About June 1947

How Old? 77 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No

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