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History Births on June 25

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History Births on June 25

Georges Courteline, French author and playwright (d. 1929)

#Georges_Courteline

In 1858

Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer and actress

#Aya_Matsuura

In 1986

Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect, designed the Porto School of Architecture

#Álvaro_Siza_Vieira

In 1933

Mike Stanley, American baseball player

#Mike_Stanley

In 1963

Henry H. Arnold, American general (d. 1950)

#Henry_H._Arnold

In 1886

Frigyes Karinthy, Hungarian author, poet, and journalist (d. 1938)

#Frigyes_Karinthy

In 1887

Ian McDonald, English guitarist and saxophonist

#Ian_McDonald_(musician)

In 1946

John Powell, American discus thrower

#John_Powell_(athlete)

In 1947

Clifton Chenier, American singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1987)

#Clifton_Chenier

In 1925

Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor, director, producer and singer

#Ricky_Gervais

In 1961

Roope Latvala, Finnish guitarist

#Roope_Latvala

In 1970

Jason Gallian, Australian-English cricketer and educator

#Jason_Gallian

In 1971

Greg Raymer, American poker player and lawyer

#Greg_Raymer

In 1964

Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher and academic (d. 2000)

#Willard_Van_Orman_Quine

In 1908

Robert Venturi, American architect and academic (d. 2018)

#Robert_Venturi

In 1925

Kiur Aarma, Estonian journalist and producer

#Kiur_Aarma

In 1975

Nils Karlsson, Swedish skier (d. 2012)

#Nils_Karlsson

In 1917

Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach

#Carlos_Delgado

In 1972

Lassie Lou Ahern, American actress (d. 2018)

#Lassie_Lou_Ahern

In 1920

Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)

#Sidney_Lumet

In 1924

Jamie Redknapp, English footballer and coach

#Jamie_Redknapp

In 1973

Péter Erd?, Hungarian cardinal

#Péter_Erd?

In 1952

Tim Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter

#Tim_Finn

In 1952

Nikiforos Diamandouros, Greek academic and politician

#Nikiforos_Diamandouros

In 1942

Tracey Spicer, Australian journalist

#Tracey_Spicer

In 1967

Géza Gyóni, Hungarian soldier and poet (d. 1917)

#Géza_Gyóni

In 1884

Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess player

#Vladimir_Kramnik

In 1975

Harold Roe Bartle, American businessman and politician, 47th Mayor of Kansas City (d. 1974)

#Harold_Roe_Bartle

In 1901

Richard Clarke, Irish archbishop

#Richard_Clarke_(bishop)

In 1949

Hermann Oberth, Romanian-German physicist and engineer (d. 1989)

#Hermann_Oberth

In 1894

Johnny Herbert, English race car driver and sportscaster

#Johnny_Herbert

In 1964

Kristina Abelli Elander, Swedish artist

#Kristina_Abelli_Elander

In 1952

Virginia Patton, American actress and businesswoman

#Virginia_Patton

In 1925

Alex Toth, American animator and screenwriter (d. 2006)

#Alex_Toth

In 1928

George Abbott, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)

#George_Abbott

In 1887

James Farnell, Australian politician, 8th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1888)

#James_Farnell

In 1825

Edgar Morais, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Edgar_Morais

In 1989

Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu of Japan (d. 1953)

#Yasuhito,_Prince_Chichibu

In 1902

Margaret Anstee, English diplomat (d. 2016)

#Margaret_Anstee

In 1926

Elisabeth Parr, Marchioness of Northampton (d. 1565)

#Elisabeth_Parr,_Marchioness_of_Northampton

In 1526

Alastair Bruce of Crionaich, English-Scottish journalist and author

#Alastair_Bruce_of_Crionaich

In 1960

Michele Merkin, American model and television host

#Michele_Merkin

In 1975

Allen Lanier, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2013)

#Allen_Lanier

In 1946

Seda Tokatl?o?lu, Turkish volleyball player

#Seda_Tokatl?o?lu

In 1986

Willis Reed, American basketball player, coach, and manager

#Willis_Reed

In 1942

Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter

#Carly_Simon

In 1945

Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and engineer (d. 1896)

#Gabriel_Auguste_Daubrée

In 1814

George Orwell, British novelist, essayist, and critic (d. 1950)

#George_Orwell

In 1903

Joseph Foullon de Doué, French soldier and politician, Controller-General of Finances (d. 1789)

#Joseph_Foullon_de_Doué

In 1715

John Benjamin Hickey, American actor

#John_Benjamin_Hickey

In 1963

Joanna II of Naples (d. 1435)

#Joanna_II_of_Naples

In 1373

Peyo, Belgian author and illustrator, created The Smurfs (d. 1992)

#Peyo

In 1928

Mckenna Grace, American actress

#Mckenna_Grace

In 2006

Marc Janko, Austrian footballer

#Marc_Janko

In 1983

Taufiq Ismail, Indonesian poet and activist

#Taufiq_Ismail

In 1935

Miguel Layún, Mexican footballer

#Miguel_Layún

In 1988

John A. Wickham Jr., United States Army general

#John_A._Wickham_Jr.

In 1928

Lauren Bush, American model and fashion designer

#Lauren_Bush

In 1984

Eddie Floyd, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter

#Eddie_Floyd

In 1937

Daryush Shokof, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Daryush_Shokof

In 1954

Linda Cardellini, American actress

#Linda_Cardellini

In 1975

Eva Bayer-Fluckiger, Swiss mathematician and academic

#Eva_Bayer-Fluckiger

In 1951

Aaron Sele, American baseball player and scout

#Aaron_Sele

In 1970

J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)

#J._Hans_D._Jensen

In 1907

Michel Tremblay, Canadian author and playwright

#Michel_Tremblay

In 1942

Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper

#Simon_Ammann

In 1981

Gustave Charpentier, French composer and conductor (d. 1956)

#Gustave_Charpentier

In 1860

B. J. Habibie, Indonesian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Indonesia (d. 2019)

#B._J._Habibie

In 1936

June Lockhart, American actress

#June_Lockhart

In 1925

David Douglas, Scottish-English botanist and explorer (d. 1834)

#David_Douglas_(botanist)

In 1799

Mary Beth Peil, American actress and singer

#Mary_Beth_Peil

In 1940

John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (d. 1634)

#John_Albert_Vasa

In 1612

Pietro Fittipaldi, Brazilian-American race car driver

#Pietro_Fittipaldi

In 1996

William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996)

#William_T._Cahill

In 1912

Celia Franca, English-Canadian ballerina and choreographer, founded the National Ballet of Canada (d. 2007)

#Celia_Franca

In 1921

Karim Matmour, Algerian footballer

#Karim_Matmour

In 1985

Layla El, English wrestler, model, and dancer

#Layla_El

In 1977

Anne Revere, American actress (d. 1990)

#Anne_Revere

In 1903

Bartholomeus V. Welser, German banker (d. 1561)

#Bartholomeus_V._Welser

In 1484

Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player

#Mikhail_Youzhny

In 1982

Kerri Pottharst, Australian beach volleyball player

#Kerri_Pottharst

In 1965

Judy Howe, American artistic gymnast

#Judy_Howe

In 1935

Patrick Tambay, French race car driver

#Patrick_Tambay

In 1949

Therese Johaug, Norwegian cross-country skier

#Therese_Johaug

In 1988

Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)

#Walther_Nernst

In 1864

Jimmie Walker, American actor and comedian

#Jimmie_Walker

In 1947

Beatrice of England (d. 1275)

#Beatrice_of_England

In 1242

Rain, South Korean singer and actor

#Rain_(entertainer)

In 1982

Émile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat (d. 1935)

#Émile_Francqui

In 1863

Francesco Araja, Italian composer (d. 1762)

#Francesco_Araja

In 1709

Michel Brault, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

#Michel_Brault

In 1928

Glen Metropolit, Canadian ice hockey player

#Glen_Metropolit

In 1974

Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian author and poet (d. 1973)

#Ingeborg_Bachmann

In 1926

David Paich, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

#David_Paich

In 1954

John McCrea, American singer-songwriter and musician

#John_McCrea_(musician)

In 1964

Sonia Sotomayor, American lawyer and judge

#Sonia_Sotomayor

In 1954

Larry Kramer, American author, playwright, and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis

#Larry_Kramer

In 1935

Joseph Hii Teck Kwong, Malaysian bishop

#Joseph_Hii_Teck_Kwong

In 1965

Dell Curry, American basketball player and coach

#Dell_Curry

In 1964

Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author (d. 2018)

#Anthony_Bourdain

In 1956

Hunter Foster, American actor and singer

#Hunter_Foster

In 1969

George Sluizer, French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

#George_Sluizer

In 1932

Jack Cork, English footballer

#Jack_Cork

In 1989

Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (d. 1484)

#Federico_I_Gonzaga,_Marquess_of_Mantua

In 1441

Martin Gerschwitz, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player

#Martin_Gerschwitz

In 1952

Rose O'Neill, American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer (d. 1944)

#Rose_O'Neill

In 1874

Roméo Dallaire, Dutch-Canadian general and politician

#Roméo_Dallaire

In 1946

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (d. 1979)

#Louis_Mountbatten,_1st_Earl_Mountbatten_of_Burma

In 1900

Bert Hölldobler, German biologist and entomologist

#Bert_Hölldobler

In 1936

Gunilla Bielke, Queen of Sweden (d. 1597)

#Gunilla_Bielke

In 1568

Busy Philipps, American actress

#Busy_Philipps

In 1979

Doreen Wells, English ballerina and actress

#Doreen_Wells

In 1937

Zim Zum, American guitarist and songwriter

#Zim_Zum

In 1969

Iestyn Harris, Welsh rugby player and coach

#Iestyn_Harris

In 1976

Albert Costa, Spanish tennis player and coach

#Albert_Costa

In 1975

Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete and politician

#Erki_Nool

In 1970

Arnold Wolfendale, English astronomer and academic

#Arnold_Wolfendale

In 1927

Lutz Dombrowski, German long jumper and educator

#Lutz_Dombrowski

In 1959

Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American basketball player

#Dikembe_Mutombo

In 1966

Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Robert_Charlebois

In 1944

Lola Ponce, Argentinian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress

#Lola_Ponce

In 1977

Napole Polutele, French politician

#Napole_Polutele

In 1965

George Michael, English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)

#George_Michael

In 1963

Claude Seignolle, French author (d. 2018)

#Claude_Seignolle

In 1917

Milan Hnili?ka, Czech ice hockey player

#Milan_Hnili?ka

In 1973

Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect, designed the Park Güell (d. 1926)

#Antoni_Gaudí

In 1852

Anna Zaja, German tennis player

#Anna_Zaja

In 1991

Aramis Ramírez, Dominican-American baseball player

#Aramis_Ramírez

In 1978

Lele Pons, Latina-American Internet personality

#Lele_Pons

In 1996

Stig Sollander, Swedish Alpine skier

#Stig_Sollander

In 1926

Neil Lennon, Northern Irish-Scottish footballer and manager

#Neil_Lennon

In 1971

Shir? Ishii, Japanese microbiologist and general (d. 1959)

#Shir?_Ishii

In 1892

Jhonas Enroth, Swedish ice hockey player

#Jhonas_Enroth

In 1988

Don Demeter, American professional baseball player

#Don_Demeter

In 1935

Marcus Stroud, American football player

#Marcus_Stroud

In 1978

Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634)

#Wilhelm_Fabry

In 1560

Doug Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

#Doug_Gilmour

In 1963

Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (d. 2004)

#Boris_Trajkovski

In 1956

Sam Francis, American soldier and painter (d. 1994)

#Sam_Francis

In 1923

Denys Arcand, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Denys_Arcand

In 1941

Yann Martel, Spanish-Canadian author

#Yann_Martel

In 1963

Timur Bekmambetov, Kazakh director, producer, and screenwriter

#Timur_Bekmambetov

In 1961

Kay Sage, American painter and poet (d. 1963)

#Kay_Sage

In 1898

Francesco Marchisano, Italian cardinal (d. 2014)

#Francesco_Marchisano

In 1929

Jamshid Amouzegar, 43rd Prime Minister of Iran (d. 2016)

#Jamshid_Amouzegar

In 1923

Marta Abba, Italian actress (d. 1988)

#Marta_Abba

In 1900

Kyle Chalmers, Australian swimmer

In 1998

Sione Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player

In 1996

Liisi Rist, Estonian cyclist

In 1991

Andi Eigenmann, Filipino actress

In 1990

Rafael Morais, Portuguese actor, director, and screenwriter

In 1989

Todd Cooper, English swimmer

In 1983

Richard Hughes, Scottish footballer

In 1979

Marko Albert, Estonian swimmer and triathlete

In 1979

Luke Scott, American baseball player

In 1978

Carlos Nieto, Argentinian-Italian rugby player

In 1976

José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer

In 1976

Nisha Ganatra, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1974

René Corbet, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1973

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Libyan engineer and politician

In 1972

Michael Tucker, American baseball player

In 1971

Rod Kafer, Australian rugby player and sportscaster

In 1971

Karen Darke, English cyclist and author

In 1971

Ariel Gore, American journalist and author

In 1970

Vaios Karagiannis, Greek footballer and manager

In 1968

Adrian Garvey, Zimbabwean-South African rugby player

In 1968

Phil Emery, Australian cricketer

In 1964

Laurent Rodriguez, French rugby player

In 1960

Craig Johnston, South African-Australian footballer and photographer

In 1960

Brian Hayward, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

In 1960

Bobbie Vaile, Australian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1996)

In 1959

Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper

In 1959

George Becali, Romanian businessman, politician

In 1958

Greg Millen, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

In 1957

Craig Young, Australian rugby player and coach

In 1956

Frank Paschek, German long jumper

In 1956

Vic Marks, English cricketer and sportscaster

In 1955

Lina Romay, Spanish actress (d. 2012)

In 1954

Mario Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1954

Ian Davis, Australian cricketer

In 1953

Olivier Ameisen, French-American cardiologist and educator (d. 2013)

In 1953

Alan Green, Northern Irish sportscaster

In 1952

Marcello Toninelli, Italian author and screenwriter

In 1950

Yoon Joo-sang, South Korean actor

In 1949

John Hilton, English table tennis player

In 1947

Harry Womack, American singer (d. 1974)

In 1945

Baba Gana Kingibe, Nigerian politician

In 1945

Gary David Goldberg, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)

In 1944

John Albert Raven, Scottish academic and ecologist

In 1941

Clint Warwick, English bass player (d. 2004)

In 1940

A. J. Quinnell, English-Maltese author (d. 2005)

In 1940

Judy Amoore, Australian runner

In 1940

Allen Fox, American tennis player and coach

In 1939

Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland, English politician

In 1937

Charles Sheffield, English-American mathematician, physicist, and author (d. 2002)

In 1935

Tony Lanfranchi, English race car driver (d. 2004)

In 1935

Ray Butt, English television producer and director (d. 2013)

In 1935

Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican actress and director (d. 2006)

In 1934

Jack W. Hayford, American minister and author

In 1934

Jean Geissinger, American baseball player (d. 2014)

In 1934

Tim Parnell, English race car driver (d. 2017)

In 1932

Peter Blake, English painter and illustrator

In 1932

V. P. Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (d. 2008)

In 1931

Eric Carle, American author and illustrator

In 1929

Bill Russo, American pianist and composer (d. 2003)

In 1928

Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)

In 1928

Chuck Smith, American pastor, founded the Calvary Chapel (d. 2013)

In 1927

Antal Róka, Hungarian runner (d. 1970)

In 1927

Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (d. 2015)

In 1926

Salihu Ibrahim, Nigerian Army Officer

In 1925

Clay Evans, American Baptist pastor

In 1925

William J. Castagna, American lawyer and judge

In 1924

Madan Mohan, Iraqi-Indian composer and director (d. 1975)

In 1924

Dimitar Isakov, Bulgarian football player

In 1924

Dorothy Gilman, American author (d. 2012)

In 1923

Johnny Smith, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2013)

In 1922

P. H. Newby, English soldier and author (d. 1997)

In 1918

Whipper Billy Watson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (d. 1990)

In 1915

Cyril Fletcher, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2005)

In 1913

William Howard Stein, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980)

In 1911

Rupert Wildt, German-American astronomer and academic (d. 1976)

In 1905

Georgia Hale, American silent film actress and real estate investor (d. 1985)

In 1900

Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer (d. 1969)

In 1900

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, German-French art collector and historian (d. 1979)

In 1884

Natalia Alexeievna of Russia (d. 1776)

In 1755

William de Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English commander (d. 1397)

In 1328

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