History Births on June 20

Laxmanrao Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded the Kirloskar Group (d. 1956)

#Laxmanrao_Kirloskar

Alexander Winton, Scottish-American race car driver and engineer (d. 1932)

#Alexander_Winton

Chino Moreno, American singer-songwriter

#Chino_Moreno

Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor

#Christopher_Mintz-Plasse

Fritz Koenig, German sculptor and academic, designed The Sphere (d. 2017)

#Fritz_Koenig

Nicole Kidman, American-Australian actress

#Nicole_Kidman

Peter Reid, English footballer and manager

#Peter_Reid

David Kazhdan, Russian-Israeli mathematician and academic

#David_Kazhdan

Robert Rozhdestvensky, Russian poet and author (d. 1994)

#Robert_Rozhdestvensky

Sam Bennett, Canadian ice hockey player

#Sam_Bennett_(ice_hockey)

Paul Muldoon, Irish poet and academic

#Paul_Muldoon

Asmir Begovi?, Bosnian footballer

#Asmir_Begovi?

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French intelligence officer and politician

#Jean-Marie_Le_Pen

Muazzez ?lmiye Ç??, Turkish archaeologist and academic

#Muazzez_?lmiye_Ç??

Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2002)

#Dick_Reynolds

Brian Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Brian_Wilson

Charles Emmanuel II, duke of Savoy (d. 1675)

#Charles_Emmanuel_II,_Duke_of_Savoy

MaliVai Washington, American tennis player and sportscaster

#MaliVai_Washington

Billy Werber, American baseball player (d. 2009)

#Billy_Werber

Neil Trudinger, Australian mathematician and theorist

#Neil_Trudinger

Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (d. 2014)

#Simin_Behbahani

A-fu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter

#A-fu

Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi politician, 76th Prime Minister of Iraq

#Nouri_al-Maliki

Lillian Hellman, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1984)

#Lillian_Hellman

Kalidou Koulibaly, Senegalese footballer

#Kalidou_Koulibaly

Mark Ovenden, British author and broadcaster

#Mark_Ovenden

Danny Aiello, American actor

#Danny_Aiello

Daniel Zítka, Czech footballer

#Daniel_Zítka

Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. 1937)

#Jack_Worrall

Example, English singer/rapper

#Example_(musician)

Gail Patrick, American actress (d. 1980)

#Gail_Patrick

Franco Semioli, Italian footballer

#Franco_Semioli

Paulo Bento, Portuguese footballer and manager

#Paulo_Bento

Gordan Giri?ek, Croatian basketball player

#Gordan_Giri?ek

John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, English statesman (d. 1435)

#John_of_Lancaster,_1st_Duke_of_Bedford

Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (d. 2015)

#Joan_Kirner

Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1786)

#Tokugawa_Ieharu

Bob King, American high jumper and obstetrician (d. 1965)

#Bob_King_(athlete)

Pierfrancesco Chili, Italian motorcycle racer

#Pierfrancesco_Chili

Brede Hangeland, Norwegian footballer

#Brede_Hangeland

Jim Barker, American politician (d. 2005)

#Jim_Barker_(politician)

Audie Murphy, American lieutenant and actor Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1971)

#Audie_Murphy

Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (d. 1971)

#Armando_Picchi

Juliano Belletti, Brazilian footballer

#Juliano_Belletti

Cirilo Flores, American bishop (d. 2014)

#Cirilo_Flores

Georges Dufrénoy, French painter and academic (d. 1943)

#Georges_Dufrénoy

André Watts, American pianist and educator

#André_Watts

Edith Windsor, American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activist (d. 2017)

#Edith_Windsor

Dreama Walker, American actress

#Dreama_Walker

Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969)

#Jack_Torrance_(athlete)

Dan Tyminski, American singer-songwriter

#Dan_Tyminski

Andrzej Gawro?ski, Polish linguist and academic (d. 1927)

#Andrzej_Gawro?ski

Amos Lee, American singer-songwriter

#Amos_Lee

Fabian Wegmann, German cyclist

#Fabian_Wegmann

Sigismund III Vasa, Polish and Swedish king (d. 1632)

#Sigismund_III_Vasa

Joseph Autran, French poet and author (d. 1877)

#Joseph_Autran

Robert Rodriguez, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Robert_Rodriguez

Martin Landau, American actor and producer (d. 2017)

#Martin_Landau

Aurélien Chedjou, Cameroonian footballer

#Aurélien_Chedjou

Robert Crais, American author and screenwriter

#Robert_Crais

Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, French politician, 7th Prime Minister of France (d. 1832)

#Jean_Baptiste_Gay,_vicomte_de_Martignac

Javier Pastore, Argentinian footballer

#Javier_Pastore

Raúl Ramírez, Mexican tennis player

#Raúl_Ramírez

Anne Murray, Canadian singer and guitarist

#Anne_Murray

Vikram Seth, Indian author and poet

#Vikram_Seth

John Goodman, American actor

#John_Goodman

Len Dawson, American football player and sportscaster

#Len_Dawson

Claire Tomalin, English journalist and author

#Claire_Tomalin

John Mahoney, English actor (d. 2018)

#John_Mahoney

Chet Atkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2001)

#Chet_Atkins

John Taylor, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor

#John_Taylor_(bass_guitarist)

Aleksei Berezutski, Russian footballer

#Aleksei_Berezutski

George Hickes, English minister and scholar (d. 1715)

#George_Hickes_(divine)

Billy Guy, American singer (d. 2002)

#Billy_Guy

Josh Childress, American basketball player

#Josh_Childress

Silke Möller, German runner

#Silke_Möller

Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1816)

#Adam_Ferguson

Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright (d. 1820)

#Thomas_Douglas,_5th_Earl_of_Selkirk

Xanana Gusmão, Timorese soldier and politician, 1st President of East Timor

#Xanana_Gusmão

Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (d. 1652)

#Jacob_De_la_Gardie

Lionel Richie, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor

#Lionel_Richie

Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, princess of Baden (d. 1832)

#Princess_Amalie_of_Hesse-Darmstadt

Gus Schilling, American actor (d. 1957)

#Gus_Schilling

Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)

#Frederick_Gowland_Hopkins

DeQuan Jones, American basketball player

#DeQuan_Jones

Leonard Williams, American football player

#Leonard_Williams_(American_football)

Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (d. 1937)

#Daniel_Sawyer

Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player

#Carsten_Ball

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet and author (d. 1859)

#Marceline_Desbordes-Valmore

Wolfe Tone, Irish rebel leader (d. 1798)

#Wolfe_Tone

Jacques Saly, French sculptor and painter (d. 1776)

#Jacques_Saly

Ulf Merbold, German physicist and astronaut

#Ulf_Merbold

Misha Verbitsky, Russian mathematician and academic

#Misha_Verbitsky

Olympia Dukakis, American actress

#Olympia_Dukakis

Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (d. 1848)

#Hermann_von_Boyen

Wilhelm Zaisser, German soldier and politician (d. 1958)

#Wilhelm_Zaisser

Charles Howell III, American golfer

#Charles_Howell_III

Vasili Berezutski, Russian footballer

#Vasili_Berezutski

John George III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1691)

#John_George_III,_Elector_of_Saxony

Mary R. Calvert, American astronomer and author (d. 1974)

#Mary_R._Calvert

Pancho Segura, Ecuadorian tennis player (d. 2017)

#Pancho_Segura

Carlos Lee, Panamanian baseball player

#Carlos_Lee

John A. Costello, Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1976)

#John_A._Costello

Frank Lampard, English footballer

#Frank_Lampard

Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Canadian bishop (d. 1840)

#Jean-Jacques_Lartigue

Darren Sproles, American football player

#Darren_Sproles

Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1982)

#Wilfrid_Pelletier

Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (d. 1880)

#Jacques_Offenbach

Jean Moulin, French soldier and engineer (d. 1943)

#Jean_Moulin

Andrea Nahles, German politician, German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

#Andrea_Nahles

Sead Kolašinac, Bosnian footballer

#Sead_Kolašinac

Eugen Drewermann, German priest and theologian

#Eugen_Drewermann

Matt Flynn, American football player

#Matt_Flynn

John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer and academic (d. 1951)

#John_S._Paraskevopoulos

Moses Waddel, American minister and academic (d. 1840)

#Moses_Waddel

Joseph Ebuya, Kenyan runner

#Joseph_Ebuya

Gian Galeazzo Sforza, duke of Milan (d. 1494)

#Gian_Galeazzo_Sforza

Sohn Suk-hee, South Korean newscaster

#Sohn_Suk-hee

Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso, Italian cardinal (d. 1878)

#Luigi_Amat_di_San_Filippo_e_Sorso

Athol Williams, South African poet and social philosopher

#Athol_Williams

Jacob Hübner, German entomologist and author (d. 1826)

#Jacob_Hübner

Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer and educator (d. 1792)

#Joseph_Martin_Kraus

Doris Hart, American tennis player and educator (d. 2015)

#Doris_Hart

Rick ten Voorde, Dutch footballer

#Rick_ten_Voorde

Charles W. Chesnutt, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1932)

#Charles_W._Chesnutt

Jerzy Nowak, Polish actor and educator (d. 2013)

#Jerzy_Nowak

Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish sculptor and academic (d. 2017)

#Magdalena_Abakanowicz

Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster

#Allan_Lamb

Terrelle Pryor, American football player

#Terrelle_Pryor

James Tolkan, American actor and director

#James_Tolkan

Stephen Frears, English actor, director, and producer

#Stephen_Frears

Isaak August Dorner, German theologian and academic (d. 1884)

#Isaak_August_Dorner

Enn Vetemaa, Estonian author and screenwriter (d. 2017)

#Enn_Vetemaa

Tress MacNeille, American actress and voice artist

#Tress_MacNeille

Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor (d. 1959)

#Errol_Flynn

Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi and scholar (d. 1888)

#Samson_Raphael_Hirsch

Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)

#Ilan_Ramon

Saki Aibu, Japanese actress

Hassan Adams, American basketball player

Jan-Paul Saeijs, Dutch footballer

Joan Balcells, Spanish tennis player

Alexis Alexoudis, Greek footballer

Jeordie White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bass player

Rodney Rogers, American basketball player and coach

Boaz Yakin, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Kirk Baptiste, American sprinter

Philip M. Parker, American economist and author

Kelly Johnson, English hard rock guitarist and songwriter (d. 2007)

E. Lynn Harris, American author (d. 2009)

Willy Rampf, German engineer

Sheila McLean, Scottish scholar and academic

Alan Longmuir, Scottish bass player and songwriter (d. 2018)

Ludwig Scotty, Nauruan politician, 10th President of Nauru

Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, American pop singer (The Crystals)

Bob Vila, American television host

Budge Rogers, English rugby player and manager

Ramakant Desai, Indian cricketer (d. 1998)

Mickie Most, English music producer (d. 2003)

Jerry Keller, American singer-songwriter

Stafford Dean, English actor and singer

Wendy Craig, English actress

John Waine, English bishop

Anne Weale, English journalist and author (d. 2007)

Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)

Asrat Woldeyes, Ethiopian surgeon and educator (d. 1999)

Eric Dolphy, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (d. 1964)

Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli general and politician, 9th Israeli Minister of Tourism (d. 2001)

Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (d. 2015)

Byron Farwell, American historian and author (d. 1999)

Thomas Jefferson, American trumpet player (d. 1986)

Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (d. 1954)

Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (d. 1980)

Zoltán Sztáray, Hungarian-American author (d. 2011)

George Lynch, American race car driver (d. 1997)

Helena Rasiowa, Austrian-Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1994)

T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)

Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (d. 1973)

Terence Young, Chinese-English director and screenwriter (d. 1994)

Gordon Juckes, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1994)

Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004)

Josephine Johnson, American author and poet (d. 1990)

Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (d. 1998)

Sam Rabin, English wrestler, sculptor, and singer (d. 1991)

Elisabeth Hauptmann, German author and playwright (d. 1973)

Lloyd Hall, American chemist and academic (d. 1971)

Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Italian soprano (d. 1951)

Kurt Schwitters, German painter and illustrator (d. 1948)

Johannes Heinrich Schultz, German psychiatrist and psychotherapist (d. 1970)

Reginald Punnett, English geneticist, statistician, and academic (d. 1967)

George Carpenter, American 5th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1948)

James Burns, English cricketer (d. 1957)

George Redmayne Murray, English biologist and physician (d. 1939)

Richard Lodge, English historian and academic (d. 1936)

Ali az-Zahir, Fatimid caliph of Egypt (d. 1036)