- Jun 1 Ladislav Nagy, Slovak ice hockey left wing (World C'ship gold 2002; NHL: SL Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, LA Kings), born in Šaca, Slovakia
- Jun 1 Santana Moss, American NFL wide receiver / punt returner (Pro Bowl 2005; New York Jets, Washington Redskins), born in Miami, Florida
- Jun 4 Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby union lock (63 Tests; Northampton Saints, ACT Brumbies, NSW Waratahs), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2017)
- Jun 4 Naohiro Takahara, Japanese soccer forward (57 caps; Hamburg S-V, Urawa Reds), born in Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Jun 5 Jason White, American NASCAR driver, born in Richmond, Virginia
- Jun 7 Hilary Lunke, American golfer (US Open 2003), born in Edina, Minnesota
- Jun 7 Kevin Hofland, Dutch soccer defender (7 caps; PSV, VfL Wolfsburg, Feyenoord) and coach (Limburgia, Fortuna Sittard, Willem II), born in Heerlen, Netherlands
- Jun 12 Dallas Clark, American football tight end (Super Bowl 2006; Pro Bowl, First-team All-Pro 2009; Indianapolis Colts), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Jun 15 Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian sprinter (Olympic gold, 2004), born in Brest, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
- Jun 17 Nick Rimando, American soccer player, born in Montclair, California
- Jun 20 Cael Sanderson, American freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 84kg 2004) and coach (Penn State University), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jun 20 Charles Howell III, American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles, Rookie of the Year 2001), born in Augusta, Georgia
- Jun 21 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
- Jun 22 Brad Hawpe, American MLB baseball outfielder, 2004-13, All-Star (Colorado Rockies, and 3 other teams), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Jun 22 Joey Cheek, American speed skater (Olympic gold, 2006), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Jun 23 LaDainian Tomlinson, American Pro Football HOF running back (NFL MVP & NFL Offensive Player of the Year 2006 SD Chargers; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 5 x Pro Bowl), born in Rosebud, Texas
- Jun 25 Richard Hughes, Scottish footballer (Bournemouth), born in Glasgow
- Jun 26 Ryō Fukuda, Japanese racing driver, born in Fukuoka, Japan
- Jun 26 Walter Herrmann, Argentine basketball small forward (Olympic gold 2004; Detroit Pistons; Spanish League Top Scorer & All-Star Game MVP 2003), born in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Jun 28 Jimmy Spithill, Australian sailor (America's Cup winning helmsman 2010, 2013), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jun 29 Andy O'Brien, Irish soccer defender (26 caps, Republic of Ireland; Newcastle United), born in Harrogate, England
- Jun 29 Marleen Veldhuis, Dutch swimmer (Olympic gold 2008, silver 2012, bronze 2004, 12), born in Borne, Netherlands
About June 1979
How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20), Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22)
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