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Famous Birthdays on June 21 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 282 of 282

  • 1955 Leigh McCloskey, American actor (Dallas, Executive Suite, Gen Hosp), born in Los Angeles, California

Michel Platini (69 years old)

1955 French footballer, born in Jœuf, France

  • 1956 Mikhail Burtsev, Soviet sabre fencer (Olympic gold 1976, 1980), born in Moscow (d. 2015)
  • 1956 Rick Sutcliffe, American baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), born in Independence, Missouri
  • 1957 Berkeley Breathed, American cartoonist (Vegetarian; Bloom County; Outland), born in Encino, Los Angeles, California
  • 1957 Mark Brzezicki, British rock drummer (Big Country - "Wonderland"; "In A Big Country"), born in Slough, Berkshire, England
  • 1957 Vladimir Romanovsky, Soviet sprint canoeist (Olympic gold 1972), born in Slonim, Belarus (d. 2013)
  • 1958 Gennadi Padalka, Russian major and cosmonaut who held record for most time in space (SK: Soyuz TM-28), born in Krasnodar, Russia
  • 1959 Kathy Mattea, American country and bluegrass singer ("Love At The Five and Dime"; "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses"), born in South Charleston, West Virginia
  • 1959 Tom Chambers, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns), born in Ogden, Utah
  • 1960 Barry Lane, English golfer (European Masters 1993; Andersen Consulting World C'ship of Golf 1995), born in Hayes, England (d. 2022)
  • 1960 Kate Brown, American politician, Governor of Oregon (2015-), born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
  • 1960 Kevin Beardmore, English rugby league hooker (14 caps GB, 1 England; Castleford RLFC 247 games), born in Pontefract district, England (d. 2022)

Joko Widodo (63 years old)

1961 Indonesian politician (President of Indonesia 2014-), born in Surakarta, Indonesia

  • 1961 Kip Winger, American rock bassist and singer (Winger), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1961 Manu Chao, French-Spanish reggae and worldbeat musician, born in Paris, France
  • 1961 Sascha Konietzko, German hard rock musician (KMFDM), born in Hamburg, West Germany
  • 1962 Marc Copage, American actor (Corey Baker-Julia), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1962 Viktor Tsoi, Russian rock singer-songwriter (Kino), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 1990)
  • 1963 Jeff Musselman, American MLB player, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
  • 1963 Mike Sherrard, American NFL wide receiver (NY Giants), born in Oakland, Califiornia
  • 1964 David Morrissey, British actor (State of Play; The Walking Dead), born in Liverpool, England
  • 1964 Doug Savant, American actor (Matt Fielding-Melrose Place), born in Burbank, California
  • 1964 Kari Kennell, American actress (Eric's Revenge) and Playboy playmate (Feb, 1988), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1964 Sammi Davis-Voss, English actress (Hope & Glory), born in Kidderminster England
  • 1965 Lana [formally Larry] Wachowski, American film director (Matrix trilogy), born in Chicago Illinois
  • 1965 Michael Dolan, American actor (Hamburger Hill, Liberace), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1965 Saša Britvić, Croatian conductor (Croatian Baroque Ensemble, 1999-2015), and pedagogue, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) (d. 2015)
  • 1965 Yang Liwei, Chinese astronaut (Shenzhou 5), born in Suizhong County, Huludao, China
  • 1966 Gretchen Carlson, American television commentator (Fox News) and 1989 Miss America, born in Anoka, Minnesota
  • 1966 Mancow Muller, American radio personality, born in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1966 Rudi Bakhtiar, American journalist (CNN), born in Fresno, California
  • 1967 Derrick Coleman, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year 1991, NBA All-Star 1994 NJ Nets; Philadelphia 76ers), born in Mobile, Alabama
  • 1967 Jim Breuer, American comedian and actor, born in Valley Stream, New York
  • 1967 Michele Smith, American Softball HOF pitcher (Olympic gold 1996, 2000) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Califon, New Jersey
  • 1967 Pierre Omidyar, Iranian-American billionaire (founded eBay), born in Paris, France
  • 1968 (Reginald) "Jett" Pangan, Filipino Pinoy rock singer and guitarist (The Dawn), and actor, born in Manila, Philippines
  • 1968 Alisyn Camerota, American journalist (CNN Newsroom), born in Shrewsbury, New Jersey
  • 1968 Brandon Douglas, American actor (Dr Quinn, Father's Homecoming), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1968 Henry Newby, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Farrell, Pennsylvania
  • 1968 Sonique [Sonia Marina Clarke], British musician and DJ, born in London
  • 1969 Donovan Osborne, Amercian pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Roseville, California
  • 1969 Gabriella Paruzzi, Italian cross country skier (Olympic gold 30k classical 2002; World Cup gold women's overall 2004), born in Udine, Italy
  • 1969 Pat Sansone, American rock guitarist, and keyboard player (Wilco, since 2005 -"I Might"), born in Meriden, Mississippi
  • 1970 John Roethlisberger, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Afton, Minnesota
  • 1970 Pete Rock [Phillips], American rapper, DJ, and hip-hop record producer, born in The Bronx, New York City
  • 1971 Anette Olzon, Swedish heavy metal singer (Nightwish, 2007-12; The Dark Element, 2017-), born in Katrineholm, Sweden
  • 1971 Dipendra of Nepal, Nepal prince who massacred his family, King of Nepal for 3 days while in a coma (2001), born in Kathmandu, Nepal (d. 2001)
  • 1971 Nicole Stevenson, Australian backstroker (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1972 Alon Hilu, Israeli writer, born in Jaffa, Israel
  • 1973 Frank Vogel, American basketball head coach (LA Lakers 2019, Indiana Pacers 2011-16; Orlando Magic 2016-18), born in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
  • 1973 Juliette Lewis, American actress (Natural Born Killers, Cape Fear), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1973 Merlakia Jones, American WNBA player (Cleveland Rockers), born in Montgomery, Alabama
  • 1973 Zuzana Čaputová, Slovakian politician and activist, President of Slovakia (2019-), born in Bratislava., Czechoslovakia
  • 1974 Craig Lowndes, Australian racing driver (V8 Supercar Champion), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1974 Natasha Desborough, British radio personality, born in London, England
  • 1974 Neely Jenkins, American indie rocker (Tilley and the Wall), born in Omaha, Nebraska
  • 1974 Rob Kelly, American football safety (New Orleans Saints), born in Mount Vernon, Ohio
  • 1976 Mike Einziger, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Incubus), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1976 Nigel Lappin, Australian Rules Football defender (Brisbane Lions premiers 2001-03), born in Corowa, New South Wales
  • 1978 Cristiano Lupatelli, Italian footballer and coach, born in Perugia, Italy
  • 1978 Erica Durance, Canadian actress (Smallville), born in Calgary, Alberta
  • 1978 Matt Kuchar, American golfer (British Open 2017 runner-up), born in Winter Park, Florida

Chris Pratt (45 years old)

1979 American actor (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World,), born in Virginia, Minnesota

  • 1979 Kostas Katsouranis, Greek soccer midfielder (116 caps; Super League Greek Footballer of the Year 2005, 13; Panachaiki, AEK Athens, Benfica, Panathinaikos, PAOK), born in Patras, Greece
  • 1980 Richard Jefferson, American basketball forward (NJ Nets, SA Spurs, GS Warriors; NBA C'ship 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1981 Brandon Flowers, American singer and keyboardist (The Killers - "Mr. Brightside"; "Human"), born in Henderson, Nevada
  • 1981 Yann Danis, Canadian NHL hockey goaltender, 2004-17 (New York Islanders, and 3 other teams), born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
  • 1982 Jussie Smollett, American singer and actor (Empire), born in Santa Rosa, California
  • 1982 William, Prince of Wales (previously Duke of Cambridge), British son of Prince Charles & Lady Diana and heir to the UK throne, born in London, England

Edward Snowden (41 years old)

1983 American NSA contractor who leaked classified information, born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina

  • 1984 Jujubee [Airline Inthyrath], American drag queen and TV performer (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1985 Anthony Morelli, American football player, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lana Del Rey (39 years old)

1985 American singer-songwriter (Born to Die; Ultraviolence), and model (H&M), born in New York City

  • 1985 Michelle Wolf, American comedian, born in Hershey, Pennsylvania
  • 1987 Dale Thomas, Australian AFL footballer, born in Victoria
  • 1987 Khatia Buniatishvili, French-Georgian concert pianist, born in Batumi, Georgia
  • 1987 Kim Ryeowook, Korean pop singer (Super Junior), born in Incheon, South Korea
  • 1987 Sebastian Prödl, Austrian footballer, born in Graz, Austria
  • 1991 Tyler Childers, American country, bluegrass and folk singer- songwriter (Purgatory; Long Violent History), born in Lawrence County, Kentucky

Scottie Scheffler (28 years old)

1996 American golfer (US Masters 2022, 24; Players C'ship 2023; world #1 2022, 23, 24), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey

  • 2002 Tom Kim, South Korean golfer (British Open 2023 runner-up), born in Seoul, South Korea