Famous Birthdays on June 20

Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632)

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1587-1632) and King of Sweden (1592-99), born in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden

1583 Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (1st Governor-General of Swedish Livonia), born in Reval (Tallinn), Swedish Estonia (d. 1652)
1585 Lazaro Valvasensi, Italian organist and composer, born in Valvasone, Italy (d. 1661)
1615 Salvatore Rosa, Italian baroque painter, poet, musician and actor, born in Arenella, Italy (d. 1673)
1634 Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1675)
1642 George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), born in Newsham, Thirsk, Yorkshire (d. 1715)
1647 Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1691)
1674 Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (Tamerlane), Poet Laureate (1715-18), born in Little Barford, Bedfordshire (d. 1718)
1694 Hans Adolph Brorson, Danish Pietist bishop, born in Randerup, Denmark (d. 1764)
1717 Jacques Saly, French sculptor, born in Valenciennes, France (d. 1776)
1723 Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist and historian, born in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland (d. 1816)
1723 Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian and clergyman, born in Middlewich, Cheshire (d. 1808)
1730 Nonnosus Madlseder, German composer, born in Merano (d. 1797)
1733 Betty Washington, younger sister of George Washington, born in Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia (d. 1797)
1737 Tokugawa Ieharu, tenth shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1760 to 1786), born in Edo, Japan (d. 1786)
1743 Anna Laetitia Barbauld, English poet and writer of hymns (Life! I Know Not What Thou Art), born in Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, England (d. 1825)
1756 Joseph Martin Kraus, German composer, born in Miltenberg am Main, Bavaria (d. 1792)

Wolfe Tone (1763-1798)

Irish republican and revolutionary figure (United Irishmen), born in Dublin, Ireland

1770 Moses Waddel, American educator, minister and bestselling author (Memoirs of the Life of Miss Caroline Elizabeth Smelt), born in Rowan County, North Carolina (d. 1840)
1771 Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist, born in St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland (d. 1820)
1786 Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet (Bouquets et prières), born in Douai, France (d. 1859)
1808 Samson Raphael Hirsch, German Orthodox rabbi and intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism, born in Hamburg, French Empire (d. 1888)
1819 Jacques Offenbach, German-French composer (Tales of Hoffmann), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1880)
1823 Jesse Lee Reno, American Major General (Union Army), born in Wheeling, West Virginia (d. 1862)
1824 George Edmund Street, English architect, born in Woodford, London (d. 1881)
1824 John Tyler Morgan, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Athens, Tennessee (d. 1907)
1833 Léon Bonnat, French painter, born in Bayonne, France (d. 1922)
1858 Charles W. Chesnutt, American writer (The Conjure Woman), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1932)
1858 Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1928)
1860 Jack Worrall, Australian cricket batsman (11 Tests, 5 x 50s; Victoria CA) and VFL premiership coach (Carlton 1906, 07, 08; Essendon 1911, 12), born in Maryborough, Australia (d. 1937)
1861 Arthur Battelle Whiting, American composer and teacher, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1936)
1861 Frederick Gowland Hopkins, British biochemist (Nobel Prize 1929), born in Eastbourne, England (d. 1947)
1864 Pier Pander, Dutch sculptor, born in Drachten, Friesland (d. 1919)
1866 Ivans [Jacob van Schevichaven], Dutch lawyer and detective writer, born in Sneek, Netherlands (d. 1935)
1868 Helen Miller Shepard, American philanthropist who established Hall of Fame, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1938)
1872 George Carpenter, 5th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1948)
1875 Othenio Able, Austrian artist, fossil creator and founder of paleobiology, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1946)
1883 Giannotto Bastianelli, Italian musician and composer, born in Fiesole, Italy (d. 1927)
1883 Jules Verstraete [Julien Gustave de Graef], Flemish actor (rubber, The Three Wishes), born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1951)
1883 Leah Baird, American actress (Lady Gangster), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1971)
1885 Andrzej Gawroński, Polish Indologist and scholar, born in Geneva (d. 1927)
1887 Floyd Collins, American cave owner and caver (died in Sand Cave rescue), born in Logan County, Kentucky (d. 1925) [1]
1887 Kurt Schwitters, German-British dada-artist and poet (collages), born in Hanover (d. 1948)
1889 John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer, born in Piraeus, Greece (d. 1951)
1890 Cum Posey, American Baseball HOF executive (owner NgL Homestead Grays; 9 x consecutive NL pennants 1937–45); and Basketball HOF guard (5 x Coloured World C'ships), born in Homestead, Pennsylvania (d. 1946)
1890 Dorothy Bernard, American stage, silent and sound screen actress (Life With Father - "Margaret"), born in Port Elizabeth, British Cape Colony (now South Africa) (d. 1955)
1891 John A. Costello, 3rd Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, born in Dublin (d. 1976)
1892 Sergei Tretyakov, Russian constructivist writer, playwright and special correspondent for Pravda, born in Kuldīga, Latvia (d. 1937)
1894 George Delacorte, American philanthropist and publisher (Dell Books), born in NYC, New York (d. 1991)
1894 Lloyd Hall, African-American chemist and pioneer in food chemistry (science of food preservation), born in Elgin, Illinois (d. 1971)
1896 Wilfred Pelletier, Canadian conductor (Voice of Firestone), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1982)
1897 Cyril Francois, South African cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 252 runs, 6 wickets), born in Lewisham, England (d. 1944)
1897 Elisabeth Hauptmann, German writer (co-author of The Threepenny Opera), born in Peckelsheim, Westphalia, German Empire (d. 1973)
1899 Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist and composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1965)
1899 Jean Moulin, French hero of the Résistance during World War II, born in Béziers, France (d. 1943)
1901 Iri Maruki, Japanese artist (The Hiroshima Panels), born in Hiroshima (d. 1995)
1903 Glenna Collett-Vare, American golfer (6-time US Amateur champion), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1989)
1903 Sam Rabin [Rabinowitz], British sculptor, and wrestler, born in Cheetham, North Manchester, England (d. 1991)
1904 Heinrich von Brentano, German politician (Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs), born in Offenbach, German Empire (d. 1964)

Lillian Hellman (1905-1984)

American playwright (Toys in the Attic, Little Foxes), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

1906 Bob Howard, American singer and pianist (Sing it Again), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1986)
1907 Jimmy Driftwood, American folk songwriter and musician, born in Mountain View, Arkansas (d. 1998)
1908 Billy Werber, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds), born in Berwyn Heights, Maryland (d. 2009)
1909 Errol Flynn, Australian actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (d. 1959)
1909 Joan Harrison, English screenwriter and producer who often worked with Alfred Hitchcock (Rebecca, They Won't Believe Me), born in Guildford, England (d. 1994)
1909 Robert Marley, Jamaican cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres), born in Half Way Tree, Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1995)
1911 Gail Patrick [Margaret Fitzpatrick], American actress (My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1980)
1911 John Brightman, Baron Brightman, British judge of appeals, born in Sandridge, Hertfordshire (d. 2006)
1912 Anthony Buckeridge, English author (Jennings), born in London (d. 2004)
1914 Friedrich Zipp, German composer, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1997)
1915 Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2002)
1915 Terence Young, British film director (Dr No, Thunderball), born in Shanghai, China (d. 1994)
1916 Jean-Jacques Bertrand, 21st Premier of Quebec (1968-70), born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada (d. 1973)
1916 Johnny Morris, British broadcaster and actor (Once in a Lifetime), born in Newport, Wales (d. 1999)
1916 William Balchin, English geographer, born in Aldershot, England (d. 2007)
1917 Ash Brownridge, American conservationist (National Wildlife Federation), creator of Ranger Rick, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2015)
1917 Igor Śmiałowski, Polish actor (Lalka, Znachor, Niedaleko Warszawy), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2006)
1918 Zoltán Sztáray, Hungarian writer, born in Magyarcsaholy, Hungary (d. 2011)
1920 Donato "Danny" Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (The Esquires; Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around The Clock"), born in Jamesville, New York (d. 1954)
1920 Haydn Tudor Evans, British high court judge, born in Cardiff (d. 2012)
1922 Tommy Mont, American NFL quarterback and coach (Washington Redskins; DePauw University), born in Mount Savage, Maryland (d. 2012)
1924 Chet Atkins, American guitarist (Me & My Guitar), born in Luttrell, Tennessee (d. 2001)
1924 Fritz Koenig, German sculptor (Sphere at World Trade Center), born in Wurzburg (d. 2017)
1924 Rainer Barzel, German politician (CDU-CSU) and minister, born in Braunsberg, East Prussia, Free State of Prussia (d. 2006)
1925 Audie Murphy, American soldier who was among the most decorated in WW II with 33 medals and actor (To Hell and Back, Whispering Smiths), born in Kingston, Texas (d. 1971)

Doris Hart (1925-2015)

American tennis player (6 Grand Slam singles titles), born in St Louis, Missouri

1926 Arthur Bell, Director of Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew Gardens), born in Gosforth, Northumberland (d. 2006)
1927 John M Dengler, American jazz multi-instrumentalist - bass sax/trumpet/trombone (The Intensely Vigorous Jazz Band), born in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania [1]
1928 David Mitchell, British MP, born in rural Buckinghamshire, England (d. 2014)
1928 Eric Dolphy, American jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute player, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1964)
1928 Jean-Marie le Pen, French leader (National Front party)
1928 Martin Landau, American actor (Ed Wood; North By Northwest; Mission Impossible; Space 1999), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
1928 William Berger, Austrian American actor (Face to Face, Adventure of Hercules), born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1993)
1929 Edgar Bronfman, Sr, Canadian-American businessman (CEO of Seagrams, 1971-94), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2013)
1929 Edith Windsor [née Schlain], American LGBT rights activist (lead plaintiff in United States v. Windsor), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
1929 Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Haydn/Mozart/Schubert), born in Vienna, Austria
1929 Ronald Hines, British actor (Not in Front of the Children, Pack of Lies), born in London, England (d. 2017)
1930 John Waine, bishop (Chelmsford)
1930 Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish artist
1930 Paul Pender, American boxer
1931 Arne Nordheim, Larvik Norway, conductor/composer (Aftonland)
1931 James Tolkan, American actor (Weekend War, Leap of Faith), born in Calumet, Michigan
1931 Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American stage and screen, Obie, Oscar, and Golden Globe award-winning actress (Man Equals Man; Moonstruck; Steel Magnolias)), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2021) [1]
1931 Richard Southwood, zoologist/chancellor (Oxford University)
1932 Robert Rozhdestvensky, Soviet poet, born in Kosikhinsky District, Russia (d. 1994)
1933 Brett Halsey, American actress (Paul-Follow the Sun), born in Santa Ana, California
1933 Claire Tomalin, English biographer and editor, born in London, England
1933 Danny Aiello, American stage and screen actor (Moonstruck; Do the Right Thing; Broadway Danny Rose), and singer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2019)
1933 Earl of Cranbrook, CEO (Nature Conservancy Council)
1933 Jean Boiteux, French 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1952)
1933 Peter T. Kirstein, British computer scientist 'European father of the internet' (Internet Protocol,), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2020)
1934 Alain Bancquart, French contemporary classical composer, born in Dieppe, France
1934 Brian Barder, British high commissar (Australia)
1934 Cornel Țăranu, Romanian composer (Garlands), born in Cluj. Romania
1934 Horst Mahseli, Polish soccer striker (9 caps; Legia Warsaw), born in Bytom, Poland (d. 1999)
1934 José Villegas, Mexican soccer defender (6 caps; CD Guadalajara), born in La Experiencia, Mexico (d. 2021)
1934 Rossana Podestà, Italian actress (Helen of Troy), (d. 2013)
1934 Wendy Craig, English actress (Butterflies), born in Sacriston, England
1935 Anthony Pilkington, CEO (Pilkington Pic)
1935 Len Dawson, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl MVP 1970 KC Chiefs; AFL Championship MVP 1966; AFL MVP 1962; First-team All-AFL 1962, 66) and broadcaster (HBO, NBC), born in Alliance, Ohio (d. 2022)
1936 Billy Guy [Frank Phillips], American baritone pop singer (The Coasters, 1955-73 - "Charlie Brown"; "Youngblood"), and record producer, American singer (The Coasters - "Young Blood"), born in Itasca, Texas (d. 2002)
1937 Jerry Keller, American pop singer-songwriter ("Here Comes Summer"), and actor (If Ever I See You Again), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
1938 Mickie Most [Michael Hayes], British record producer (Herman's Hermits, The Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu), born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (d. 2003)
1938 Nikolay Avksentevich Martinov, composer
1939 Budge Rogers, British rugby player
1939 Ramakant Desai, Indian cricket fast bowler (28 Tests, 74 wickets, 1 x 50; Bombay), born in Bombay, India (d. 1998)
1940 Eugen Drewermann, German theologian
1940 John Mahoney, British-born American actor (Fraiser, Frantic, 8 Men Out), born in Manchester, England (d. 2018)
1941 Stephen Frears, film director (Prick Up Your Ears, Dangerous Liaisons), born in Leicester, England
1941 Ulf D Merbold, German physicist/astronaut (STS 9, 42, Soyuz TM-19)

Brian Wilson (80 years old)

1942 American singer-songwriter, vocal arranger, and producer (Beach Boys - "In My Room"; "Good Vibrations"; "God Only Knows"; Caroline No"), born in Inglewood, California

1943 Andy Etchebarren, baseball catcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in Whittier, California
1944 Dave Nelson, baseball player
1944 David Roper, English actor
1944 Terry Funk, pro wrestler (WWF/NWA)/actor (Paradise Alley), born in Hammond, Indiana
1945 (Morna) Anne Murray, Canadian popsinger ("Snow Bird"; "You Needed Me"), born in Springhill, Nova Scotia Canada,
1945 David S. Monson, American politician (Rep-R-UT, 1985-87), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1945 James F Buchli, New Rockford ND, USMC/astr (STS 51C, 61A, 29, 48)
1945 John McCook, Ventura Cal, actor (Codename: Firefox, Bold & Beautiful)
1946 André Watts, American-Hungarian concert pianist, and educator, born in Nuremberg, Germany
1946 Birgitte Eva Henriksen, Duchess of Gloucester, born in Odense, Denmark
1946 Bob Vila, television presenter
1946 Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor
1947 Candace "Candy" Clark, American actress (Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti), born in Norman, Oklahoma
1947 David French, British director (Deep Sleep, Bingo)
1947 Dolores Brooks, American singer (The Crystals - "Then He Kissed Me"; "Da Doo Ron Ron"), born in Brooklyn, New York City
1947 Ivo Milazzo, Italian comic book artist
1947 Josef Clemens, German bishop and Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
1948 Alan Longmuir, Scottish pop-rock musician (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2018)
1948 Ludwig Scotty, Nauruan politician (President of Nauru, 10 weeks in 2003, 2004-07; Speaker of Parliament, 2000-02, Feb- Apr 2004; 2010-16), born in Anabar, Nauru
1948 Nigel Morris, British Jazz-fusion drummer (Isotope), born in London, England
1949 Bob Andrews, English rock keyboardist and producer (Brinsley Schwarz; The Rumour), born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1949 Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan politician (President of Sri Lanka 2019-22), born in Palatuwa, Ceylon

Lionel Richie (73 years old)

1949 American singer (Commodores, 1968-82; "Easy"; "Three Times A Lady"; solo -"Hello"; "All Night Long"), and TV personality (American Idol, 2018-22), born in Tuskegee, Alabama

1951 Paul Muldoon, Northern Irish poet
1951 Peter Gordon, American composer (Love of Life Orchestra), born in New York City
1951 Tress MacNeille, American voice actress

John Goodman (70 years old)

1952 American actor (Dan Conner on Roseanne, Babe), born in St Louis, Missouri

1952 Larry Riley, American actor (Harry-Stir Crazy, Knots Landing), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1992)
1952 Vikram Seth, Indian poet and novelist (A Suitable Boy), born in Calcutta, India
1953 Brian J Duffy, American USAF Major and astronaut (STS-45, -57, -72), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1953 Raúl Ramírez, Mexican tennis player, born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
1953 Willy Rampf, German F1 technical director (BMW Sauber)
1954 Alan Lamb, South African/British cricket player (79 tests for England), born in Langebaanweg, Cape Province
1954 Ilan Ramon, Israeli combat pilot and astronaut (d. 2003)
1954 Michael Anthony [Sobolewski], American rock bassist/singer (Van Halen - "Pretty Woman"), born in Chicago, Illinois
1956 Anton Fier, American drummer (The Feelies; The Lounge Lizards; The Golden Palominos), and record producer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2022)
1956 Peter Reid, English former footballer
1957 Koko B. Ware, American pro wrestler (WWF), born in Union City, Tennessee
1958 (Beranadette) "Kelly" Johnson, British heavy metal guitarist (Girlschool - "St. Valentine's Day Massacre"), born in Edmonton, London, England (d. 2007)
1958 Chuck Wagner, American actor (Automan), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1958 Dickie Thon, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, born in South Bend, Indiana
1958 Droupadi Murmu, Indian tribal politician (President of India 2022-), born in Mayurbhanj district, India
1958 Mark Milley, American general (Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 2019-), born in Winchester, Massachusetts
1958 Ron Hornaday, American racecar driver
1960 Donna Mayhew, Taylor Penn, javelin thrower
1960 John Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran), born in Solihull, Warwickshire
1960 Michael Corbett, Collingwood NJ, actor (David-Young & Restless)
1961 Gary Varsho, baseball player
1961 Karin Enke, German speed skater (3 Olympic gold 1980, 84), born in Dresden, Germany
1962 Eddy Shaver, American country-rock guitarist and songwriter, born in Waco, Texas (d. 2000)
1963 Amir Derakh [Davidson], American rock guitarist, and synthesizer player (Orgy; Julien-K), born in Schenectady, New York
1963 Don West, American professional wrestling announcer, born in Chicago, IIlinois (d. 2022)
1963 Kirk Baptiste, American 200m runner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Beaumont, Texas
1963 Matt Anger, American tennis star, born in Walnut Creek, California
1964 Andy Coen, American college football coach (Lehigh University Mountain Hawks 2006-18; record 85-64), born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey (d. 2022)
1964 Carlos Lee, Panamanian baseball player
1964 Michael Landon Jr., American actor and director (Little House on the Prairie; Bonanza (TV movies)), born in Encino, California
1964 Najee Mustafaa, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
1964 Paul Goydos, American golfer (4th 59 in PGA history 2010), born in Long Beach, California
1964 Pierfrancesco Chili, Italian motorcycle racer
1967 Anthony Smith, American NFL defensive end (Oakland Raiders), born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
1967 Francis Reyes, Filipino new wave and Pinoy rock guitarist (The Dawn), broadcaster, and music editor, born in Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
1967 Joey Cathcart, American rock guitarist (Nelson - "Love & Affection") (d. 2021)

Nicole Kidman (55 years old)

1967 Australian-American actress (Dead Calm; The Hours), born in Honolulu, Hawaii

1967 Pat Jablonski, American NHL goalie, 1989-98 (Montreal Canadiens, and 4 other teams), born in Toledo, Ohio
1967 [Matthew] Murphy Karges, American bassist (Sugar Ray - "Every Morning"), born in Orange County, California