People born on June 8 199
Emperor Xizong of Tang
b. 862 – d. 888
Emperor Xizong of Tang (d. 888)
Violant of Aragon
b. 1236 – d. 1301
Violant of Aragon, queen consort of Castile and León (d. 1301)
Eleanor of Woodstock
b. 1318 – d. 1355
Eleanor of Woodstock (d. 1355)
Cangrande II della Scala
b. 1332 – d. 1359
Cangrande II della Scala, Lord of Verona (d. 1359)
Primož Trubar
b. 1508 – d. 1586
Primož Trubar, Slovenian author and reformer (b. 1508)
Gabriello Chiabrera
b. 1552 – d. 1638
Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet and author (d. 1638)
George I Rákóczi
b. 1593 – d. 1648
George I Rákóczi, prince of Transylvania (d. 1648)
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
b. 1625 – d. 1712
Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, and engineer (b. 1625)
Tomaso Albinoni
b. 1671 – d. 1751
Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1751)
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John Collins (Continental Congress)
b. 1717 – d. 1795
John Collins, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1795)
John Smeaton
b. 1724 – d. 1794
John Smeaton, English engineer, designed the Coldstream Bridge and Perth Bridge (d. 1794)
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Caspar Wessel
b. 1745 – d. 1818
Caspar Wessel, Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer (d. 1818)
Ercole Consalvi
b. 1757 – d. 1824
Ercole Consalvi, Italian cardinal (d. 1824)
Charles A. Wickliffe
b. 1788 – d. 1869
Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (d. 1869)
Robert Schumann
b. 1810 – d. 1856
Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (b. 1810)
John Everett Millais
b. 1829 – d. 1896
John Everett Millais, English painter and illustrator (d. 1896)
Thomas J. Higgins
b. 1831 – d. 1917
Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
John Q. A. Brackett
b. 1842 – d. 1918
John Q. A. Brackett, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918)
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
b. 1851 – d. 1940
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physician and physicist (d. 1940)
Guido Banti
b. 1852 – d. 1925
Guido Banti, Italian physician and pathologist (d. 1925)
Douglas Cameron (politician)
b. 1854 – d. 1921
Douglas Cameron, Canadian politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 1921)
George Charles Haité
b. 1855 – d. 1924
George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (d. 1924)
Smith Wigglesworth
b. 1859 – d. 1947
Smith Wigglesworth, English evangelist (d. 1947)
Alicia Boole Stott
b. 1860 – d. 1940
Alicia Boole Stott, Irish-English mathematician and theorist (d. 1940)
Frank Lloyd Wright
b. 1867 – d. 1959
Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater (d. 1959)
Robert Robinson Taylor
b. 1868 – d. 1942
Robert Robinson Taylor, American architect (d. 1942)
Jan Frans De Boever
b. 1872 – d. 1949
Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (d. 1949)
Ernst Enno
b. 1875 – d. 1934
Ernst Enno, Estonian poet and author (d. 1934)
Alexandre Tuffère
b. 1876 – d. 1958
Alexandre Tuffère, Greek-French triple jumper (d. 1958)
Karl Genzken
b. 1885 – d. 1957
Karl Genzken, German physician (b. 1885)
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William Funnell (public servant)
b. 1891 – d. 1962
William Funnell, Australian public servant (d. 1962)
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Ernst Marcus
b. 1893 – d. 1968
Ernst Marcus, German zoologist (b. 1893)
Gaby Morlay
b. 1893 – d. 1964
Gaby Morlay, French actress and singer (b. 1893)
Erwin Schulhoff
b. 1894 – d. 1942
Erwin Schulhoff, Czech composer and pianist (d. 1942)
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
b. 1895 – d. 1978
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1978)
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John G. Bennett
b. 1897 – d. 1974
John G. Bennett, English mathematician and technologist (d. 1974)
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Eugène Lapierre
b. 1899 – d. 1970
Eugène Lapierre, Canadian organist, composer and arts administrator (d. 1970)
Lena Baker
b. 1900 – d. 1945
Lena Baker, African-American maid executed for capital murder, later pardoned posthumously (d. 1945) [1]
Ralph Yarborough
b. 1903 – d. 1996
Ralph Yarborough, American colonel and politician (d. 1996)
Marguerite Yourcenar
b. 1903 – d. 1987
Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-French author and poet (d. 1987)
C. C. Beck
b. 1910 – d. 1989
C. C. Beck, American illustrator (d. 1989)
John W. Campbell
b. 1910 – d. 1971
John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
Fernand Fonssagrives
b. 1910 – d. 2003
Fernand Fonssagrives, French-American photographer, sculptor, and painter (d. 2003)
Edmundo Rivero
b. 1911 – d. 1986
Edmundo Rivero, Argentinian singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
b. 1912 – d. 2004
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (d. 2004)
Maurice Bellemare
b. 1912 – d. 1989
Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1912)
Harry Holtzman
b. 1912 – d. 1987
Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987)
Kayyar Kinhanna Rai
b. 1915 – d. 2015
Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1915)
Francis Crick
b. 1916 – d. 2004
Francis Crick, English biologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
Luigi Comencini
b. 1916 – d. 2007
Luigi Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
Richard Pousette-Dart
b. 1916 – d. 1992
Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992)
Byron White
b. 1917 – d. 2002
Byron White, American football player and judge (d. 2002)
George Edward Hughes
b. 1918 – d. 1994
George Edward Hughes, Irish-New Zealand philosopher and logician (d. 1994)
Robert Preston (actor)
b. 1918 – d. 1987
Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer (d. 1987)
John D. Roberts
b. 1918 – d. 2016
John D. Roberts, American chemist and academic (d. 2016)
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John H. Ross
b. 1918 – d. 2013
John H. Ross, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)
John R. Deane, Jr.
b. 1919 – d. 2013
John R. Deane, Jr., American general (d. 2013)
Gwen Harwood
b. 1920 – d. 1995
Gwen Harwood, Australian poet and playwright (d. 1995)
Gordon McLendon
b. 1921 – d. 1986
Gordon McLendon, American broadcaster, founded the Liberty Broadcasting System (b. 1921)
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Olga C. Nardone
b. 1921 – d. 2010
Olga Nardone, American actress (d. 2010)
LeRoy Neiman
b. 1921 – d. 2012
LeRoy Neiman, American painter (b. 1921)
Alexis Smith
b. 1921 – d. 1993
Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress (b. 1921)
Suharto
b. 1921 – d. 2008
Suharto, Indonesian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia (d. 2008)
Billie Dawe
b. 1924 – d. 2013
Billie Dawe, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2013)
Kenneth Waltz
b. 1924 – d. 2013
Kenneth Waltz, American political scientist and academic (d. 2013)
Barbara Bush
b. 1925
Barbara Bush, American wife of George H. W. Bush, 41st First Lady of the United States
Jerry Stiller
b. 1927
Jerry Stiller, American actor, comedian and producer
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Nada Inada
b. 1929 – d. 2013
Nada Inada, Japanese psychiatrist and author (d. 2013)
Robert Aumann
b. 1930
Robert Aumann, German-American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate
Marcel Léger
b. 1930 – d. 1993
Marcel Léger, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1993)
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James Goldstone
b. 1931 – d. 1999
James Goldstone, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999)
Dana Wynter
b. 1931 – d. 2011
Dana Wynter, British actress (d. 2011)
Ray Illingworth
b. 1932
Ray Illingworth, English cricketer and sportscaster
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Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood
b. 1932 – d. 2017
Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood, Scottish lawyer and judge (d. 2017)
Rommie Loudd
b. 1933 – d. 1998
Rommie Loudd, American football player and coach (d. 1998)
Joan Rivers
b. 1933 – d. 2014
Joan Rivers, American comedian, television host, and author (b. 1933)
Robert Stevens (lawyer)
b. 1933
Robert Stevens, English lawyer and academic
Millicent Martin
b. 1934
Millicent Martin, English actress and singer
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Molade Okoya-Thomas
b. 1935 – d. 2015
Molade Okoya-Thomas, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2015)
James Darren
b. 1936
James Darren, American actor
Kenneth G. Wilson
b. 1936 – d. 2013
Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)
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Gillian Clarke
b. 1937
Gillian Clarke, Welsh poet and playwright
Angelo Amato
b. 1938
Angelo Amato, Italian cardinal
Herb Adderley
b. 1939
Herb Adderley, American football player
Nancy Sinatra
b. 1940
Nancy Sinatra, American singer and actress
Robert Bradford (Northern Irish politician)
b. 1941 – d. 1981
Robert Bradford, Northern Irish politician and activist (d. 1981)
George Pell
b. 1941
George Pell, Australian cardinal
Nikos Konstantopoulos
b. 1942
Nikos Konstantopoulos, Greek politician, Greek Minister of the Interior
Doug Mountjoy
b. 1942
Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player
Colin Baker
b. 1943
Colin Baker, English actor
William Calley
b. 1943
William Calley, American lieutenant
Willie Davenport
b. 1943 – d. 2002
Willie Davenport, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1943)
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Peter Eggert
b. 1943
Peter Eggert, German footballer and manager
Pierre-André Fournier
b. 1943 – d. 2015
Pierre-André Fournier, Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 2015)
Mark Belanger
b. 1944 – d. 1998
Mark Belanger, American baseball player (b. 1944)
Marc Ouellet
b. 1944
Marc Ouellet, Canadian cardinal
Boz Scaggs
b. 1944
Boz Scaggs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steven Fromholz
b. 1945 – d. 2014
Steven Fromholz, American singer-songwriter, producer, and poet (d. 2014)
Derek Underwood
b. 1945
Derek Underwood, English cricketer
Graham Henry
b. 1946
Graham Henry, New Zealand rugby player and coach
Annie Haslam
b. 1947
Annie Haslam, English singer-songwriter and painter
Sara Paretsky
b. 1947
Sara Paretsky, American author
Eric F. Wieschaus
b. 1947
Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, geneticist, and academic Nobel Prize laureate
Emanuel Ax
b. 1949
Emanuel Ax, Polish-American pianist and educator
Hildegard Falck
b. 1949
Hildegard Falck, German runner
Kathy Baker
b. 1950
Kathy Baker, American actress
Sônia Braga
b. 1950
Sônia Braga, Brazilian actress and producer
Tony Rice
b. 1951
Tony Rice, American guitarist and songwriter
Bonnie Tyler
b. 1951
Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer-songwriter
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Billy Hayes (trade unionist)
b. 1953
Billy Hayes, English union leader
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Sandy Nairne
b. 1953
Sandy Nairne, English historian and curator
Ivo Sanader
b. 1953
Ivo Sanader, Croatian historian and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Croatia
Olav Stedje
b. 1953
Olav Stedje, Norwegian singer-songwriter
Greg Ginn
b. 1954
Greg Ginn, American punk rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (Black Flag)
Kiril of Varna
b. 1954 – d. 2013
Kiril of Varna, Bulgarian metropolitan (b. 1954)
Sergei Storchak
b. 1954
Sergei Storchak, Ukrainian-Russian politician
Tim Berners-Lee
b. 1955
Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web
Griffin Dunne
b. 1955
Griffin Dunne, American actor, director, and producer
Udo Bullmann
b. 1956
Udo Bullmann, German politician
Jonathan Potter
b. 1956
Jonathan Potter, English psychologist, sociolinguist, and academic
Scott Adams
b. 1957
Scott Adams, American author and illustrator
Don Robinson (baseball)
b. 1957
Don Robinson, American baseball player and politician
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Sonja Vectomov (sculptor)
b. 1957
Sonja Vectomov, Czech/Finnish sculptor
Louise Richardson
b. 1958
Louise Richardson, Irish political scientist and academic
Keenen Ivory Wayans
b. 1958
Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor, director, and screenwriter
Mohsen Kadivar
b. 1959
Mohsen Kadivar, Iranian philosopher
Mick Hucknall
b. 1960
Mick Hucknall, English singer-songwriter
Terje Gewelt
b. 1960
Terje Gewelt, Norwegian bassist
Thomas Steen
b. 1960
Thomas Steen, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
John Gibbons
b. 1962
John Gibbons, American baseball player and manager
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Andreas Keim
b. 1962
Andreas Keim, German footballer
Nick Rhodes
b. 1962
Nick Rhodes, English keyboard player and producer
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Karen Kingsbury
b. 1963
Karen Kingsbury, American journalist and author
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Antoaneta Todorova
b. 1963
Antoaneta Todorova, Bulgarian javelin thrower
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Butch Reynolds
b. 1964
Butch Reynolds, American runner and coach
Kevin Farley
b. 1965
Kevin Farley, American screenwriter
Rob Pilatus
b. 1965 – d. 1998
Rob Pilatus, German model, dancer and singer (Milli Vanilli) (d. 1998)
Julianna Margulies
b. 1966
Julianna Margulies, American actress
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Doris Pearson
b. 1966
Doris Pearson, English singer-songwriter and choreographer
Russell E. Morris
b. 1967
Russell E. Morris, Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of St Andrews
Rob Ray
b. 1968
Rob Ray, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
David Barnhill
b. 1969
David Barnhill, Australian rugby league player and coach
J. P. Manoux
b. 1969
J. P. Manoux, American actor
Marcos Siega
b. 1969
Marcos Siega, American director and producer
Gabrielle Giffords
b. 1970
Gabrielle Giffords, American businesswoman and politician
Kwame Kilpatrick
b. 1970
Kwame Kilpatrick, American educator and politician, 68th Mayor of Detroit
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Steve Renouf
b. 1970
Steve Renouf, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
Troy Vincent
b. 1970
Troy Vincent, American football player
Mark Feuerstein
b. 1971
Mark Feuerstein, American actor, director, and producer
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Christian Mayrleb
b. 1972
Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer
Lexa Doig
b. 1973
Lexa Doig, Canadian model and actress
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Bryant Reeves
b. 1973
Bryant Reeves, American basketball player
Pål Arne Fagernes
b. 1974 – d. 2003
Pål Arne Fagernes, Norwegian javelin thrower (d. 2003)
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Lauren Burns
b. 1974
Lauren Burns, Australian taekwondo practitioner
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Alma Lepina
b. 1974
Alma Lepina, Latvian figure skater
Emm Gryner
b. 1975
Emm Gryner, Canadian singer-songwriter
Bryan McCabe
b. 1975
Bryan McCabe, Canadian-American ice hockey player
Mark Ricciuto
b. 1975
Mark Ricciuto, Australian footballer and sportscaster
Shilpa Shetty
b. 1975
Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress and producer
Lindsay Davenport
b. 1976
Lindsay Davenport, American tennis player and coach
Kenji Johjima
b. 1976
Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball player
Catherine McKinnell
b. 1976
Catherine McKinnell, English lawyer and politician
Kanye West
b. 1977
Kanye West, American rapper, producer, director, and fashion designer
Eun Ji-won
b. 1978
Eun Ji-won, South Korean rapper, dancer, and producer
Maria Menounos
b. 1978
Maria Menounos, American television journalist
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Alexei Kozlov (figure skater)
b. 1979
Alexei Kozlov, Estonian figure skater
Pete Orr
b. 1979
Pete Orr, Canadian-American baseball player
Derek Trucks
b. 1979
Derek Trucks, American guitarist and songwriter
Adine Wilson
b. 1979
Adine Wilson, New Zealand netball player
Rob Holliday
b. 1979
Rob Holliday, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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İpek Şenoğlu
b. 1979
İpek Şenoğlu, Turkish tennis player
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Gustavo Manduca
b. 1980
Gustavo Manduca, Brazilian footballer
Jamie Spencer
b. 1980
Jamie Spencer, Irish jockey
Alex Band
b. 1981
Alex Band, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Matteo Meneghello
b. 1981
Matteo Meneghello, Italian race car driver
Sara Watkins
b. 1981
Sara Watkins, American singer-songwriter and fiddler
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Matteo Barbini
b. 1982
Matteo Barbini, Italian rugby player
Michael Cammalleri
b. 1982
Michael Cammalleri, Canadian ice hockey player
Dickson Etuhu
b. 1982
Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian footballer
Irina Lăzăreanu
b. 1982
Irina Lăzăreanu, Romanian-Canadian model and singer
Nadia Petrova
b. 1982
Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player
Gaines Adams
b. 1983 – d. 2010
Gaines Adams, American football player (d. 2010)
Kim Clijsters
b. 1983
Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player
Pantelis Kapetanos
b. 1983
Pantelis Kapetanos, Greek footballer
Coby Karl
b. 1983
Coby Karl, American basketball player
Javier Mascherano
b. 1984
Javier Mascherano, Argentinian footballer
Alexandre Despatie
b. 1985
Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver
Patrick Kaleta
b. 1986
Patrick Kaleta, American ice hockey player
Andrej Sekera
b. 1986
Andrej Sekera, Slovak ice hockey player
Coralie Balmy
b. 1987
Coralie Balmy, French swimmer
Issiar Dia
b. 1987
Issiar Dia, Senegalese footballer
Timea Bacsinszky
b. 1989
Timea Bacsinszky, Swiss tennis player
Mitchell Schwartz
b. 1989
Mitchell Schwartz, American football player
Todd Barclay
b. 1990
Todd Barclay, New Zealand politician
Mickey Bushell
b. 1990
Mickey Bushell, English wheelchair racer
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Sebá
b. 1992
Sebá, Brazilian footballer
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Doğanay Kılıç
b. 1996
Doğanay Kılıç, Turkish footballer
Jeļena Ostapenko
b. 1997
Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
Francesca Capaldi
b. 2004
Francesca Capaldi, American actress