Famous Birthdays on June 25

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 225

• 1242 Beatrice of England, Duchess of Brittany, daughter of Henry III of England, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1275)
• 1328 William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader, born in Donyatt, Somerset, England (d. 1397)
• 1373 Johanna II, Queen of Naples (1414-35), born in Zadar, Dalmatia (d. 1435)

• 1560 Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (Father of German surgery), born in Hilden, Germany (d. 1634)
• 1612 John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1634)
• 1709 Francesco Araja, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1770)
• 1715 Joseph-François Foulon, French politician, born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France (d. 1789)
• 1726 Thomas Pennant, Welsh naturalist, born in Downing, Wales (d. 1798)
• 1728 Shah Alam II, 17th Mughal Emperor (1760-1806), born in Shahjahanabad, Mughal Empire (d. 1806)
• 1735 Benvenuto Robbio San Raffaele, Italian composer, born in Chieri, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1797)
• 1755 Princess Natalia Alexeievna of Russia, born in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia (d. 1776)
• 1796 Ferdinando Giorgetti, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1867)
• 1799 David Douglas, Scottish botanist (Douglas fir), born in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland (d. 1834)
• 1813 William High Keim, American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1862)
• 1814 Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist, born in Metz, France (d. 1896)
• 1823 James Dunwoody Bulloch, Confederacy's chief foreign agent in Great Britain during the American Civil War, born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1901)

• 1858 Georges Courteline [Moineau], French playwright, born in Tours, France (d. 1929)
• 1860 Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), born in Dieuze, France (d. 1956)
• 1862 Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1901)
• 1863 Émile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1935)
• 1864 Walther Hermann Nernst, Prussian physicist and chemist (Nobel 1920), born in Briesen, West Prussia (d. 1941)
• 1878 Jean Gallon, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1959)
• 1884 Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, German-French art dealer and publisher, born in Mannheim, German Empire (d. 1979)
• 1886 Henry "Hap" Arnold, American commanding general, US Army Air Force (WWII), born in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania (d. 1950)
• 1887 George Abbott, American theater producer and film director (Damn Yankees; The Pajama Game), born in Forestville, New York (d. 1995)
• 1889 Ethel Glenn Hier, American composer, born in Madisonville, Ohio (d. 1971)
• 1889 Margriet Baers, Flemish philosopher and social worker, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1922)
• 1890 Charlotte Greenwood, American actress (Oklahoma; Moon over Miami), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
• 1890 Hans Marchwitza, German writer and communist, born in Scharley, Upper Silesia (d. 1965)
• 1894 Hermann Oberth, German physicist (founded modern astronautics), born in Hermannstadt, Austria-Hungary (d. 1989)
• 1897 Basil Radford, British actor (The Lady Vanishes, Whiskey Galore, Night Train), born in Chester England (d. 1952)
• 1897 Hans Barth, German-born American composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1956)
• 1898 Kay [Katherine Linn] Sage, American painter and poet, born in Albany, New York (d. 1963)
• 1899 Arthur Tracy [Avrom Tracovutsky], Ukrainian-American radio personality, vocalist, and accordion player (The Street Singer), born in Kamenetz-Podolsky, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1997)
• 1900 I. D. du Plessis, South African writer and director (3rd World), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1981)

• 1901 Adolf Brunner, Swiss composer (Markus-Passion), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1992)
• 1902 Prince Yasuhito Chichibu, brother of Emperor Showa, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1953)
• 1903 Anne Revere, American actress, (A Place in the Sun), born in New York City (d. 1990)

• 1905 Ian Cromb, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 8 wickets; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1984)
• 1905 Mary Livingstone [Sadya Marcowitz/Marks], American radio actress, comedienne, and wife of Jack Benny (The Jack Benny Program), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1983)
• 1906 Roger Livesey, Welsh actor (Drums, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp), born in Barry, Wales (d. 1976)
• 1907 J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist (atomic nucleus-Nobel 1963), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1973)
• 1908 Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2000)
• 1909 Daniel Fuchs, American screenwriter (Summer in Williamsburg), born in Lower East Side, Manhattan (d. 1993)
• 1911 Reed Hadley, American actor (Zorro's Fighting Legion, Racket Squad, Shock, Grand Canyon), born in Petrolia, Texas (d. 1974)
• 1911 William H. Stein, American biochemist (Nobel 1972), born in New York (d. 1980)
• 1912 Virginia Lacy Jones, American librarian and presidential advisor, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1984)
• 1912 William T. Cahill, American politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (1970-74), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
• 1913 Cyril Fletcher, British comedian, born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2005)
• 1915 Peter Lind Hayes, American comedian and singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1998)
• 1916 Philip Toynbee, British journalist and writer (Savage Days, Barricade), born in Oxford, England (d. 1981)
• 1918 Ken Mayers, American actor (Little Big Man, Dick Tracey, Space Patrol), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1985)
• 1921 Celia Franca [Franks], British-Canadian ballet dancer, choreographer, co-founder of National Ballet of Canada and its artistic director (1951-75), born in London, England (d. 2007)
• 1921 Peter Wishart, English composer, born in Crowborough, England (d. 1984)
• 1922 Johnny Smith, American cool jazz guitarist ("Moonlight In Vermont"; "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2013)
• 1923 Dorothy Gilman, American mystery writer, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey (d. 2012)
• 1923 Nicholas Mosley, British novelist, biographer and son of Oswald Mosley, born in London (d. 2017)
• 1923 Sam Francis, American painter (Basel Mural), born in San Mateo, California (d. 1994)
• 1923 Tony Parker, British oral historian, born in Stockport, Cheshire (d. 1996)

• 1925 Clifton Chenier, American blues singer (Bayou Blues), born in Opelousas, Louisiana (d. 1978)
• 1925 June Lockhart, American actress (Lassie, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction), born in New York City
• 1925 Robert Venturi, American architect (Vanna Venturi House) and theorist (inspired Postmodernism), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2018) [1]
• 1925 Ted Stepien, American businessman and basketball team owner, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
• 1925 Ziggy Talent, American saxophonist and novelty singer (Vaughn Monroe Orchestra - "Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long"), born in Manchester, New Hampshire (d. 1997)
• 1926 Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian author and poet (Gott von Manhattan), born in Klagenfurt, Austria (d. 1973)
• 1928 Alexei Abrikosov, Russian-born American physicist (Nobel Prize 2003), born in Moscow (d. 2017)
• 1928 Jacob Druckman, American composer (Animus; Windows), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
• 1928 Michel Brault, Canadian filmmaker (Direct Cinema - pioneered hand-held camera work), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2013) [1]
• 1928 Peyo [Pierre Culliford], Belgian cartoonist (The Smurfs; Johan et Pirlouit), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1992)
• 1928 William Joseph Russo, American trombonist, jazz, classical and theater composer (Titans Symphony) and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)

• 1930 George Murdock, American actor, born in Salina, Kansas (d. 2012)
• 1930 Hugo Gabriel Gryn, British Reform rabbi, born in Berehovo, Czechoslovakia (d. 1996)
• 1931 V.P. [Vishwanath Pratap] Singh, Indian politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (1989-90), born in Allahabad, British India (d. 2008)
• 1932 Peter Blake, British visual artist who designed The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, born in Dartford, Kent, England
• 1933 Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect, born in Matosinhos, Portugal

• 1933 Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian artist (glass painter), born in Biella, Italy
• 1934 Willy Rodriguez, West Indian cricketer (occasional leg-spin bat for WI in 60's), born in St Clair, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
• 1935 Kurt Schwertsik, Austrian classical hornist, contemporary composer (Ein Kleines Requiem; Draculas Haus und Hofmusik), and educator, born in Vienna, Austria
• 1935 Larry Kramer, American playwright and AIDS activist, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2020)
• 1935 Wynand Breytenbach, South African soldier and politician, Deputy Minister of Defense (1986-94), born in Orange Free State, South Africa (d. 2002)
• 1936 B. J. Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia (1998-99) who liberalized Indonesia's press and political party laws, born in Parepare, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies (d. 2019)
• 1936 Paul Nowee, Dutch writer of children's and youth books. (Eagle's Eye), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1993)
• 1937 Eddie Floyd, American R&B singer-songwriter (The Falcons, 1957-63; solo - "Knock on Wood", "Raise Your Hand"), born in Montgomery, Alabama
• 1937 Marabel Morgan, American author (The Total Woman), born in Crestline, Ohio
• 1939 Allen Fox, American tennis player, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1939 Harold Melvin, American soul and R&B singer (The Blue Notes - "If You Don't Know Me By Now"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1997)
• 1940 A. J. Quinnell [Philip Nicholson], English writer (Man on Fire), born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England (d. 2005)
• 1940 Clint Warwick [Albert Eccles], English bassist (Moody Blues, 1964-66 - "Go Now"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2004)
• 1940 Mary Beth Peil, American operatic soprano (Summer and Smoke), stage and screen actress (The Stepford Wives; Dawson's Creek - "Grams"; The Good Wife), born in Davenport, Iowa
• 1941 Denys Arcand, French Canadian film director (Jesus of Montreal), born in Deschambault, Quebec, Canada
• 1941 Eddie Large [McGinnis], British comedian (Little and Large), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
• 1942 Joe Chambers, American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and composer, born in Chester, Pennsylvania
• 1942 Michel Tremblay, Canadian novelist and playwright (Les Belles-Sœurs), born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1942 Patrick Michael Mitchell, one of FBI's most wanted, born in Ottawa, Ontario

• 1943 Bill Moggridge [William], British designer (1st laptop computer), born in London, England (d. 2012)
• 1943 Carly Simon, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Anticipation"; "You're So Vain"), born in New York City
• 1943 Chris Huston, British-born recording engineer and guitarist, born in North Wales, England
• 1943 Gerrit "Ger" Zijlstra, Dutch sculptor, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1944 Robert Charlebois, Canadian folk-rock singer, composer ("Les Ailes d'un Ange"), and writer, born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1945 Harry Womack, American gospel and R&B singer and bassist (Womack Brothers; The Valentinos - "It's All Over Now"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1974)
• 1945 Labi Siffre, British singer-songwriter, and poet ("It Must Be Love"; "Crying Laughing Loving Lying"), born in Hammersmith, London, England
• 1946 Allen Lanier, American rock keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist (Blue Oyster Cult), born in Long Island, New York (d. 2013)
• 1946 Ian McDonald, British rock musician (saxophone, keyboards, guitar) (King Crimson, 1968-69; Foreigner, 1976-80), born in Osterly, Middlesex, England (d. 2022) [1]
• 1946 Roméo Dallaire, Canadian senator and humanitarian, born in Denekamp, Netherlands
• 1946 Ulrik le Fevre, Danish soccer left winger (37 caps; Vejle Boldklub, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Club Brugge), born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 2024)
• 1947 Jimmie Walker, American comedian (JJ-Good Times, At Ease), born in The Bronx, New York
• 1948 Broery Marantika [Simon Pesulima], Indonesian blues and jazz singer, and actor, born in Ambon, Maluku, Japanese-occupied East Indies (d. 2000)
• 1948 Michael Lembeck, American actor (Max-One Day at a Time), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1949 Brenda Sykes, American actress (Ozzie's Girls; Getting Straight), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
• 1949 Kene Holliday, American actor (Tyler-Matlock, Carter Country), born in New York City
• 1949 Michael Barbiero, American disco and heavy metal sound engineer, mixer, record producer, and studio owner, born in New York City
• 1949 Patrick Tambay, French auto racer (Can Am Challenge Cup Series 1977, 80; 123 x F1 GP 1977-86), born in Paris, France (d. 2022)
• 1949 Phyllis George, American beauty queen (Miss America, 1971), sportscaster (CBS, 1974-85), and First Lady of Kentucky, 1979-83, born in Denton, Texas (d. 2020)
• 1950 Leonid Georiyevich Ivanov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 33), born in Safonovo, Russia (d. 1980)
• 1950 Nitza Saul, Israeli actress, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
• 1950 Tatyana Averina, Russian speed skater 1K, 3K (Olympic gold 1976), born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (d. 2001)
• 1951 Lee Wilkof, American stage and screen character actor (WEB; Delta House; Hart to Hart; Max Headroom), born in Canton, Ohio
• 1952 Brian MacLeod, Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist (Chilliwack), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (d. 1992)
• 1952 Radka Toneff, Norwegian jazz singer (It Don't Come Easy), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1982)
• 1952 Tim Finn, New Zealand rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist (Split Enz - "I Got You"; Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"), and theatre and film composer ("Puberty Blues"), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
• 1953 Ian Davis, Australian cricket batsman (15 Tests, 1 x 100; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia
• 1954 Daryush Shokof, Iranian filmmaker (Hitler's Grave), born in Tehran, Iran
• 1954 David Paich, American rock keyboardist (Toto - "Rosanna"; "Africa"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1954 John C. Kimmel, American horse trainer, born in East Orange, New Jersey
• 1954 Lina Romay, Spanish actress (Conan the Barbarian), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2012)
• 1954 Ric Browde, American record producer (Ted Nugent; Poison; Joan Jett; W.A.S.P.), born in the USA
• 1954 Sonia Sotomayor, American judge (1st woman of color on the US Supreme Court 2009-), born in The Bronx, New York
• 1955 Michael Sabatino, American actor (Days of Our Life, Bold & Beautiful), born in Venice, California
• 1956 Anthony Bourdain, American-French celebrity chef, author, and TV personality considered one of the most influential chefs in the world (No Reservations, Parts Unknown), born in New York City (d. 2018)
• 1956 Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa, South African artist, born in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• 1956 Boris Trajkovski, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia, born in Monospitovo, Strumica, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia (d. 2004)
• 1958 Debbie Green-Vargas, American volleyball player (Olympic silver 1984), born in South Korea
• 1959 Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper (Winter Olympics medalist), born in Lahti, Finland
• 1959 Paris Themmen, American actor (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - Mike Teevee), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1960 Craig Johnston, Australian soccer midfielder (Liverpool 271 games; 5 League titles and FA Cup 1986), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1960 Zorica Kondža, Croatian pop singer (Stijene), born in Split, Yugoslavia

• 1961 Timur Bekmambetov, Russian Kazakh director (Night Watch), born in Guryev, Soviet Union
• 1962 Dan Turk, American footballer, NFL center (Washington Redskins), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2000)
• 1962 Phill Jupitus, English comedian and broadcaster, born in Newport, Isle of Wight, England
• 1963 Doug Gilmour, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Canada Cup gold 1987; Stanley Cup 1989 Calgary Flames; 2 x NHL All Star; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Kingston, Ontario

• 1963 John Benjamin Hickey, American actor (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), born in Plano, Texas
• 1963 Mike Stanley, American baseball player (NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• 1963 Yann Martel, Spanish-Canadian author (Life of Pi), born in Salamanca, Spain
• 1964 Dell Curry, American basketball guard and broadcaster (NBA Sixth Man of The Year 1994; Charlotte Hornets all-time points leader [9,839]), born in Harrisonburg, Virginia
• 1964 Emma Suárez, Spanish actress (El Perro del Hortelano), born in Madrid, Spain
• 1964 Greg Raymer, American professional poker player, born in Minot, North Dakota
• 1964 John McCrea, American singer and musician (Cake), born in Sacramento, California
• 1964 Johnny Herbert, British race car driver (Le Mans 24 Hours, 1991), television announcer (Sky Sports F1), born in Brentwood, Essex, England
• 1964 Phil Emery, Australian cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper, Australia 1994), born in St Ives, New South Wales, Australia
• 1966 Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American NBA center (Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets), born in Leopoldville, Congo
• 1966 Paula Kahumbu, Kenyan-born wildlife activist (Hands Off Our Elephants campaign), born in Nairobi, Kenya
• 1966 Richard Matt, American murderer who escaped prison, born in Tonawanda, New York (d. 2015)
• 1967 Brian Wanek, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1967 Joan Smith, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Rochester, New York
• 1967 Roshan Jurangpathy, Sri Lankan cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Colombo CC), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 1968 Oleg Taktarov, Russian martial artist, born in Arzamas-16, Gorky Oblast, Russian SFSR
• 1969 Alina Ivanova, Russian race walker (indoor 3K world record), born in Kildishevo, Yadrinsky District, Russia
• 1969 Jurgen Streppel, Dutch soccer player (Telstar/RKC), born in Voorst, Netherlands
• 1969 Matt Gallant, American television host (The Planet's Funniest Animals), born in Syracuse, New York
• 1970 Aaron Sele, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Golden Valley, Minnesota
• 1970 Ariel Gore, American journalist and author, born in Carmel, California
• 1970 Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete (Olympic Gold 2000), born in Võru, Estonia
• 1970 Lucy Benjamin, British actress (EastEnders), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
• 1970 Roope Latvala, Finnish heavy metal guitarist (Children of Bodom, 2003-15), born in Helsinki, Finland
• 1971 Angela Kinsey, American actress (The Office), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
• 1971 Michael Tucker, American baseball outfielder (KC Royals), born in South Boston, Virginia
• 1971 Mike Sutherland, Canadian football offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes), born in Ottawa, Ontario
• 1971 Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer, born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland
• 1971 Robert Reichel, Czech hockey forward (NY Islanders, Olympic gold 1998), born in Litvínov, Czech Republic
• 1971 Santiago de Tezanos, Uruguayan architect, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
• 1971 Scott Maslen, English actor (EastEnders), born in London
• 1971 Steve Tikolo, Kenyan cricketer (outstanding Kenyan batsman in 1996 World Cup), born in Nairobi, Kenya
• 1972 Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
• 1972 Mike Kroeger, Canadian rock bassist (Nickelback), born in Hanna, Alberta
• 1973 Jamie Redknapp, English soccer midfielder (17 caps; Liverpool 237 games) and broadcaster (BBC, Sky Sports), born in Barton on Sea, England
• 1973 Milan Hnilicka, Czech hockey goaltender (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
• 1973 Rene Corbet, Canadian NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche), born in Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
• 1974 Jim LaMarca, American bass guitarist (Chimaira), born in Strongsville, Ohio
• 1974 Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress (one of the most popular and highest-paid Hindi film actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s), born in Mumbai, India
• 1974 Mario Calire, American drummer (Wallflowers; Ozomatli), born in Buffalo, New York
• 1974 Nisha Ganatra, Canadian film director (Chutney Popcorn), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1974 Vernon Crawford, American football linebacker (New England Patriots), born in Texas City, Texas
• 1975 Alberto Costa, Spanish professional tennis player, born in Lleida, Spain
• 1975 Chenoa [María Laura Corradini Falomir], Argentine-Spanish singer (Atrévete), born in Mar del Plata, Argentina
• 1975 Linda Cardellini, American actress (Freaks and Geeks), born in Redwood City, California
• 1975 Natasha Klauss, Colombian actress (La Venganza, Pasión de Gavilanes), born in Cali, Colombia
• 1975 Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess grandmaster, born in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
• 1976 Dubravka Vukotić, Montenegrin actress, born in Montenegro, Yugoslavia
• 1976 José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer, born in Santa Lucía, Uruguay
• 1978 Aftab Shivdasani, Bollywood actor (Mast), born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• 1978 Layla El, English dancer, model and 2006 WWE Diva Search winner, born in London

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