50+ Celebrities Born on June 5
June 5 sparkles with star power as it marks the birthdays of some truly iconic celebrities and historical figures both living and deceased. This list celebrates those famous faces, exploring how each has left a unique mark on the world of entertainment. From silver screen legends to chart-topping musicians, like Troye Sivan, discover who shares this special day. Whether you're a fan of cinema, and Mark Wahlberg, music, and Pete Wentz, or television, and Nick Kroll, there's someone here to admire and perhaps even share a birthday with!
- Mark Wahlberg's story is a riveting tale of transformation, from a troubled youth to an accomplished actor and producer. Born on June 5, 1971, in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the youngest of nine children in a working-class family. His early life was marked by numerous run-ins with the law, spurred by substance abuse and a lack of direction. Despite these challenging beginnings, Wahlberg managed to turn his life around, channeling his energy into a passion for music and acting that would ultimately catapult him to stardom. Wahlberg's first taste of fame came in the music industry, where he initially performed as Marky Mark, the frontman of the hip-hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Their debut album Music for the People was a commercial success, featuring the hit single "Good Vibrations". However, it was in Hollywood where Wahlberg truly found his calling. His breakout role in Boogie Nights established him as a serious actor capable of delivering powerful performances. He has since starred in a string of successful films including The Departed, for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and Transformers: Age of Extinction, which remains one of the highest-grossing films of his career. In addition to his acting prowess, Wahlberg has also proven himself as a skilled producer. He co-founded the production company Closest to the Hole Productions, which has been responsible for several successful television series and movies, including the critically acclaimed Boardwalk Empire and Entourage. Wahlberg's journey, from his humble beginnings to his current status as one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents, is a testament to his resilience, determination, and undeniable talent.
- Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pete Wentz was born as Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III on June 5, 1979, in Wilmette, Illinois. Recognized primarily as the bassist and lyricist for the American rock band Fall Out Boy, Wentz has his roots in a diverse cultural background with an English-German mother and a German-Jamaican father. His early years were steeped in a rich tapestry of socio-cultural influences that would later shape his music. Wentz's foray into the world of music began during his high school years when he played for various punk bands in Chicago. His musical journey was not without challenges, but it was persistence and talent that led him to cross paths with Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley, who together formed the Fall Out Boy in 2001. The band achieved its breakthrough success with their 2005 album From Under the Cork Tree, which sold more than 2.5 million copies in the United States alone. A significant portion of the band's success can be credited to Wentz's profound lyricism, which resonated deeply with fans around the globe. Beyond music, Wentz is also known for his entrepreneurial ventures. He owns a record label, Decaydance Records, which has signed popular bands like Panic! at the Disco and Gym Class Heroes. Wentz also ventured into fashion with his clothing line, Clandestine Industries. He authored a book too, The Boy With the Thorn in His Side, which provides a glimpse into his childhood nightmares. Despite his fame and accomplishments, Pete Wentz remains a dedicated musician at heart, dedicated to creating music that continues to inspire and resonate with his vast fanbase.
- Birthplace: Wilmette, Illinois, USA
- Before Nick Kroll created his own show, "Kroll Show" (Comedy Central 2013-15) he was a veteran of stand-up and sketch comedy. The New York comedian got his big break playing the unscrupulous lawyer Rodney Ruxin on "The League" (FX 2009-2015), a sitcom about a group of friends obsessed with fantasy football. Over the course of his career, Kroll developed an arsenal of characters and reality show parodies that evolved into "Kroll Show" and made him a household name.
- Birthplace: Rye, New York, USA
- Comedian, actor, writer, and director Jeff Garlin enjoyed the best of both worlds - Emmy nominations and the universal respect of his peers, as well as a niche level of fame that left him largely unrecognized by passersby. Garlin stayed off the mainstream radar until his co-starring role in Larry David's landmark HBO hit "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000- ). A concurrent role on Fox's revered oddity "Arrested Development" (Fox, 2003-06; Netflix, 2013- ) further endeared him to fans of offbeat comedy, though Garlin had cultivated the admiration of his peers since his days at Second City in the 1980s. He was widely considered one of the best improvisers in Hollywood, a necessity for the notoriously scriptless "Curb" production, and hailed as a comic's comic for his story-telling act that was liberal with self-deprecation about his weight and often surprisingly personal with revelations about his inner life. Garlin wrote and directed a feature based on one of his one-man shows, "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With" (2007), which received positive reviews on the festival circuit in 2007. The amiable comic also found popularity in family films, appearing opposite Eddie Murphy in "Daddy Daycare" (2003), voicing the ship's captain in the Disney/Pixar hit "Wall-E" (2008), and co-starring opposite Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler in the action comedy "The Bounty Hunter" (2010), before finally hitting mainstream sitcom success as the put-upon father in the 1980s-set comedy "The Goldbergs" (ABC 2013- ). Regardless of venue, Garlin was an excellent and often underappreciated supporting player more than capable of holding his own.
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Troye Sivan Mellet (born 5 June 1995) is a South African-born Australian singer, songwriter, actor, and YouTuber. After gaining popularity as a singer on YouTube and in Australian talent competitions, Sivan signed with EMI Australia in 2013 and released his debut extended play, TRXYE (2014), which peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200. Its lead single, "Happy Little Pill", reached number 10 on Australian music charts. In 2015, he released his second extended play Wild followed by his debut studio album Blue Neighbourhood, whose lead single "Youth" became Sivan's first single to enter the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 23. His second studio album Bloom (2018) reached number three in Australia and number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single "My My My!" became Sivan's second number-one single on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.As an actor, Sivan portrayed the younger version of the titular character in the 2009 X-Men film X-Men Origins: Wolverine and starred as the title character in the Spud film trilogy. As a YouTube personality, Sivan used to upload video blogs regularly and, as of 2016, has over 4 million subscribers and over 241 million total views. His video, "The 'Boyfriend' Tag", with fellow vlogger Tyler Oakley earned them a Teen Choice Award in the "Choice Web Collaboration" category. In October 2014, Time named Sivan as one of the "25 Most Influential Teens of 2014". In 2018, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for "Revelation", from the film Boy Erased, in which he also had a supporting acting role.
- Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Yoo In-na is an actress who appeared in "Snowdrop," "New Year Blues," and "Little Black Dress."
- Birthplace: Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
- With her quiet, girl-next-door looks, Canadian actress Amanda Crew moved quickly from child and teen roles to more mature performances including her breakthrough part in Mike Judge's corrosive satire "Silicon Valley." Born in the Vancouver suburb of Langley, British Columbia, Amanda had her first acting experience in the lead role of her fourth grade school play, an experience that she enjoyed enough to begin acting locally in commercials. By her teens, Crews was a familiar sight on the thriving Vancouver television production scene, landing guest roles on such American series as "Life As We Know It" (ABC 2004-05) and "Smallville" (CW 2001-2011), both shot in Vancouver region. Her real breakout role came when she played the part of rising young tennis star Tanis McTaggert in the coming of age series "15/Love" (Nickelodeon 2004-06). Her stint on this show led to a lead role in the mystery series "Whistler" (CTV 2006-08), which led to offers of film work. Her first major big-screen role came as the female lead in raunchy teen comedy "Sex Drive" (2008). This was followed by more sedate roles as the love interest for troubled teen Zac Efron in the coming of age drama "Charlie St. Cloud" (2010) and in the political drama "Knife Fight" (2013) opposite Rob Lowe and Carrie-Anne Moss. Crew returned to TV as one of the co-stars of Mike Judge's take on life in the world of software development in "Silicon Valley" (HBO 2014- ).
- Birthplace: Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- Susan Lynn "Suze" Orman ( SOO-zee; born June 5, 1951) is an American author, financial advisor, motivational speaker, television host, and podcast host. In 1987, she founded the Suze Orman Financial Group. The Suze Orman Show began airing on CNBC in 2002, running for 13 years in the U.S. and internationally. Orman has written nine New York Times bestsellers about personal finance. She was named twice to the Time 100 list of influential people, has won two Emmy Awards, and eight Gracie Awards. Orman has written, co-produced and hosted 8 PBS specials, and has appeared on multiple additional television shows. She has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show approximately 29 times and Larry King Live over 30 times. Orman is currently the podcast host of the "Suze Orman Women & Money Podcast."
- Birthplace: USA, Chicago, Illinois
- British theater and film director primarily associated with the "Angry Young Man" movement of the late 1950s and early 60s. Richardson worked as a producer with the BBC from 1952 to 1955 and co-directed a short documentary about working-class youths, "Momma Don't Allow" (1955), with Karel Reisz. The film was well received when shown at the first "Free Cinema" program in 1956--the same year that "Look Back in Anger," a play written by John Osborne and directed by Richardson, shook up the English theatrical establishment with its bitter indictment of postwar culture.
- Birthplace: Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Brian McKnight, a name synonymous with soul-stirring R&B music, has been an influential figure in the music industry for decades. Born on June 5, 1969, in Buffalo, New York, McKnight's musical journey began at an early age due to his gospel singing family roots. His brother, Claude McKnight III, is a member of the Grammy-winning group Take 6, which played a significant role in shaping Brian's deep-rooted love for music. McKnight's undeniable talent and passion led to his signing with Mercury Records in the early 1990s, marking the beginning of a flourishing career. McKnight's unique blend of smooth jazz-infused R&B catapulted him into the limelight, making him one of the most respected artists in the genre. He has released a string of successful albums, including his self-titled debut in 1992, I Remember You (1995), and Anytime (1997), each showcasing his songwriting prowess, distinctive vocal style, and instrumental skills. Throughout his career, he has received numerous accolishments, with 16 Grammy nominations testament to his talent and influence. Furthermore, his track record extends beyond just singing, as McKnight also made notable contributions as a producer, arranger, and musician. Despite his success in the music industry, McKnight's creative pursuits were not confined to one art form. He ventured into the realm of television, where he hosted the popular American late-night talk show The Brian McKnight Show. Furthermore, he explored the world of Broadway, starring in the production of Chicago in 2007.
- Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA
- Bob Kraft is an actor who appeared in "The Last O.G.," and "Arli$$."
- Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Born on June 5, 1968 in Cedar Rapids, IA, Ron Livingston is an American actor. As a student at Marion High School, Livingston's main activities were wrestling on the school's team and acting. His father even joined him in a stage production of "Oklahoma." At age 16, Livingston broke the news of his career plans to his parents and upon graduation, trekked to Connecticut to study acting at Yale University 's prestigious drama department. At Yale, Livingston's classmates included future stars Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti . At one point, Livingston directed Norton in a production of Chekov's "The Cherry Orchard." After graduating from college with degrees in theater and literature, Livingston moved to Chicago, where he first performed in small-staged production of Shakespeare before understudying in various productions at Chicago's Goodman and Touchstone Theaters. Getting all he could out of the Windy City stage, he took the next logical step by moving to Los Angeles where, like many struggling actors before him, began working in the mailroom - but not at the William Morris Agency; instead, at the Universal Studios theme park. Livingston's first audition was for MTV 's original " The Real World," but the first onscreen gig he landed was marked by a pair of lines in the feature film comedy, "Straight Talk" (1992) - lines that were ultimately cut from the film altogether. Roles were sparse in the first few years, but 1996 marked a very rapid turning point for the eager actor's bourgeoning career. Post-theme park, he was cast as a series regular in a prominent ABC vehicle for Molly Ringwald called "Townies" (1996), along with then-unknowns Lauren Graham, Jenna Elfman and Eric McCormack. Although he had a prominent role as Ringwald's boyfriend, the seaside-based sitcom vanished from the schedule after only four months. The same could not be said for his other offering that year - the "so money" slice of Angeleno nightlife, "Swingers." Written by Livingston's real-life buddy Jon Favreau, the movie was loosely based on the experiences Favreau had when he first moved to L.A. By 1998, Livingston was cast as the loutish best friend on "That's Life" (1998), a Fox sitcom that began in early March and unfortunately left the air a month later. But the following year, Livingston made good on his "Swingers" promise by again finding himself smack dab in the middle of a timeless classic. As the lead role in Mike Judge's first live-action film, "Office Space" (1999). With two iconic flicks behind him, Livingston branched out, playing a variety of roles so as not to be pigeon-holed. October finally saw the release of "Body Shots" (1999). In 2000, Livingston decided to flex his acting muscle by portraying Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in the independent road trip drama, "Beat" (2000). He also opted to try his luck once more on series television, joining ABC's hit drama "The Practice" (1997-2004) during the 2001-02 season as the frequently-recurring D.A. Alan Lowe. Riding high in a role created specifically for him, his first appearance in September of that year came at the same time the actor debuted with the lead role of Capt. Lewis Nixon in HBO 's prestige WWII miniseries, "Band of Brothers" (2001). Livingston played novelist Jack Berger - known simply as "Berger" - on seasons five and six of HBO's "Sex and the City" (1998-2004), Livingston suddenly found himself an object of desire to millions of female viewers - all of whom hoped Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) had finally found her soulmate in the brooding Berger. At least that was initially the case. He became a permanent part of "Sex" lore by turning his nice-guy image on its ear by infamously dumping Carrie with a post-it note. Post-Berger, Livingston continued to turn out memorable performances, including that of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's coarse, semi-fictional agent in "Adaptation" (2002); the tough S.W.A.T. team leader Donnie Anderson in "44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out" (2003); and as a hard-nosed businessman trying to sanitize the old panache of Vegas casinos in "The Cooler" (2003). The popularity of Livingston's Berger on "Sex in the City" had proven to studio executives that Livingston could charm the female contingent that he was cast as Brittany Murphy's onscreen boyfriend in the summer romantic comedy "Little Black Book" (2004). After segueing from light to dark comedy as a perverted private school teacher in "Pretty Persuasion" (2005), Livingston decided to stay put on television for a while, appearing on Fox's hostage negotiation drama "Standoff" (2006-07). Combining a witty romantic spark with co-star Rosemarie DeWitt amidst the element of danger, the short-lived show let Livingston do what he did best - be the guy's guy and the girl's guy. His charm worked on DeWitt in real life, and the two were married in 2009. That year, he starred in another swiftly cancelled series, the sci-fi show "Defying Gravity," and soon shifted his focus back to film. Following supporting parts in two 2010 comedies, "Dinner for Schmucks," starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, and the amiable love story "Going the Distance," Livingston went on to a featured role in the lauded HBO TV movie "Game Change" (2012). In 2013, he had a particularly busy year, with a stint on the popular period drama "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO, 2010-14), a lead turn in the indie comedy "Drinking Buddies" and a performance as a haunted farmhouse owner in the horror hit "The Conjuring." Livingston next appeared in historical drama "Parkland" (2013) and military family drama "Fort Bliss" (2014), followed by indie drama "James White" (2015) and dark comedy "Addicted to Fresno" (2015). Supporting roles in the comedy reboot "Vacation" (2015) and Joe Swanberg's "Digging For Fire" (2015) were followed by a larger co-starring role in the thriller "The Fifth Wave" (2016). After appearing in Michael Showalter's black comedy "Search Party" (TBS 2016- ), Livingston returned to TV full time, starring in Peter Farrelly's "Loudermilk" (Audience 2017- ), a comedy about alcoholic recovery, and co-starring in the drama "A Million Little Things" (ABC 2018- ). Between seasons, Livingston appeared in crime thriller "Shimmer Lake" (2017), Harry Dean Stanton's farewell film "Lucky" (2017), Jason Reitman's comedy-drama "Tully" (2018) and road trip comedy "The Long Dumb Road" (2018).
- Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
- Francisco "Pancho" Villa (UK: , US: ; Spanish: [ˈbiʎa]; born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a Mexican revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution. As commander of the División del Norte, '(Division of the North)' in the Constitutionalist Army, he was a military-landowner (caudillo) of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Given the area's size and mineral wealth, it provided him with extensive resources. Villa was also provisional Governor of Chihuahua in 1913 and 1914. Villa can be credited with decisive military victories leading to the ousting of Victoriano Huerta from the presidency in July 1914. Villa then fought his erstwhile leader in the coalition against Huerta, "First Chief" of the Constitutionalists Venustiano Carranza. Villa was in alliance with southern revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who remained fighting in his own region of Morelos. The two revolutionary generals briefly came together to take Mexico City after Carranza's forces retreated from it. Later, Villa's heretofore undefeated División del Norte engaged the military forces of Carranza under Carrancista general Álvaro Obregón and was defeated in the 1915 Battle of Celaya. Villa was again defeated by Carranza, 1 November 1915, at the Second Battle of Agua Prieta, after which Villa's army collapsed as a significant military force. Villa subsequently led a raid against a small U.S.–Mexican border town resulting in the Battle of Columbus on 9 March 1916, and then retreated to escape U.S. retaliation. The U.S. government sent U.S. Army General John J. Pershing on an expedition to capture Villa, but Villa continued to evade his attackers with guerrilla tactics during the unsuccessful, nine-month incursion into Mexican sovereign territory. The mission ended when the United States entered World War I and Pershing was recalled to other duties. In 1920, Villa made an agreement with the Mexican government to retire from hostilities, following the ouster and death of Carranza, and was given a hacienda near Parral, Chihuahua, which he turned into a "military colony" for his former soldiers. In 1923, as presidential elections approached, he re-involved himself in Mexican politics. Shortly thereafter he was assassinated, most likely on the orders of Obregón. In life, Villa helped fashion his own image as an internationally known revolutionary hero, starring as himself in Hollywood films and giving interviews to foreign journalists, most notably John Reed. After his death, he was excluded from the pantheon of revolutionary heroes until the Sonoran generals Obregón and Calles, whom he battled during the Revolution, were gone from the political stage. Villa's exclusion from the official narrative of the Revolution might have contributed to his continued posthumous popular acclaim. He was celebrated during the Revolution and long afterward by corridos, films about his life, and novels by prominent writers. In 1976, his remains were reburied in the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City in a huge public ceremony not attended by his widow Luz Corral.
- Birthplace: Mexico, Durango
- Anxiety-ridden New Englander known for his autobiographical monologues and his association with the NYC experimental theater company, The Wooster Group, which he co-founded in 1977. His experience as a bit player in "The Killing Fields" (1984) was translated into an OBIE-award winning one-person show and then into the film "Swimming to Cambodia" (1987), directed by Jonathan Demme.
- Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Adam Smith (16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist, philosopher and author as well as a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy and a key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment, also known as ''The Father of Economics'' or ''The Father of Capitalism''. Smith wrote two classic works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). The latter, often abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is considered his magnum opus and the first modern work of economics. In his work, Adam Smith introduced his theory of absolute advantage.Smith studied social philosophy at the University of Glasgow and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was one of the first students to benefit from scholarships set up by fellow Scot John Snell. After graduating, he delivered a successful series of public lectures at the University of Edinburgh, leading him to collaborate with David Hume during the Scottish Enlightenment. Smith obtained a professorship at Glasgow, teaching moral philosophy and during this time, wrote and published The Theory of Moral Sentiments. In his later life, he took a tutoring position that allowed him to travel throughout Europe, where he met other intellectual leaders of his day. Smith laid the foundations of classical free market economic theory. The Wealth of Nations was a precursor to the modern academic discipline of economics. In this and other works, he developed the concept of division of labour and expounded upon how rational self-interest and competition can lead to economic prosperity. Smith was controversial in his own day and his general approach and writing style were often satirised by Tory writers such as Horace Walpole. In 2005, The Wealth of Nations was named among the 100 best Scottish books of all time.
- Birthplace: Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom
- Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (Spanish pronunciation: [feðeˈɾiko ðel saˈɣɾaðo koɾaˈθon de xeˈsuz ɣaɾˈθi.a ˈloɾka]; 5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936), known as Federico García Lorca (English: gar-SEE-ə LOR-kə), was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a group consisting of mostly poets who introduced the tenets of European movements (such as symbolism, futurism, and surrealism) into Spanish literature. He was executed by Nationalist forces at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. His body has never been found.
- Birthplace: Fuente Vaqueros, Spain
- Born in California, Chad Allen began acting early, with roles in such TV series as "St. Elsewhere" (NBC), as Ed Flanders' autistic son, "Webster" (ABC, 1985-86), "Highway to Heaven," "The Wonder Years" and "In the Heat of the Night." He also worked onstage in Los Angeles-area productions of "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All To You," "A Man Called Peter" and "Oliver!"
- Birthplace: Cerritos, California, USA
- Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist. His 1986 album, Duotones, brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records.
- Birthplace: USA, Washington, Seattle
- Bárbara Bermudo (born June 5, 1975) is a Puerto Rican journalist and one of the eight cover subjects of the 2007 edition of People en Español's "50 Most Beautiful People".
- Birthplace: United States, with Territories, Guaynabo
- John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes ( KAYNZ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was a British economist, trained mathematician, whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. He built on and greatly refined earlier work on the causes of business cycles, and was one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. Widely considered the founder of modern macroeconomics, his ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, and its various offshoots.During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Keynes spearheaded a revolution in economic thinking, challenging the ideas of neoclassical economics that held that free markets would, in the short to medium term, automatically provide full employment, as long as workers were flexible in their wage demands. He argued that aggregate demand (total spending in the economy) determined the overall level of economic activity, and that inadequate aggregate demand could lead to prolonged periods of high unemployment. Keynes advocated the use of fiscal and monetary policies to mitigate the adverse effects of economic recessions and depressions. He detailed these ideas in his magnum opus, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, published in 1936. In the mid to late-1930s, leading Western economies adopted Keynes's policy recommendations. Almost all capitalist governments had done so by the end of the two decades following Keynes's death in 1946. As a leader of the British delegation, Keynes participated in the design of the international economic institutions established after the end of World War II but was overruled by the American delegation on several aspects. Keynes's influence started to wane in the 1970s, partly as a result of the stagflation that plagued the Anglo-American economies during that decade, and partly because of criticism of Keynesian policies by Milton Friedman and other monetarists, who disputed the ability of government to favorably regulate the business cycle with fiscal policy. However, the advent of the global financial crisis of 2007–2008 sparked a resurgence in Keynesian thought. Keynesian economics provided the theoretical underpinning for economic policies undertaken in response to the crisis by President Barack Obama of the United States, Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom, and other heads of governments.When Time magazine included Keynes among its Most Important People of the Century in 1999, it stated that "his radical idea that governments should spend money they don't have may have saved capitalism." The Economist has described Keynes as "Britain's most famous 20th-century economist." In addition to being an economist, Keynes was also a civil servant, a director of the Bank of England, and a part of the Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals.
- Birthplace: Cambridge, England
Roxy Jezel
Age: 42Jenna's American Sex Star is an adult pay-per-view reality television series hosted by Jenna Jameson on Playboy TV that ran from 2005 until 2006.- Birthplace: England, London
- Popular, innocent-looking Italian actress who has starred in films since her teens. Sandrelli is best known in the US for her roles in the films of Bertolucci, including "Partner" (1968) and "The Conformist" (1970), in which she dances with Dominique Sanda in one of the key set pieces of the film. Sandrelli was also in "Divorce Italian Style" (1961), as the teen sexpot who drives Marcello Mastroaianni to murder; "Seduced and Abandoned" (1964); "We All Loved Each Other So Much" (1974), as the actress that all the men fall for; and Ettore Scola's leisurely portrait of "The Family" (1987).
- Birthplace: Viareggio, Italy
- Michael Andrew Fisher (born June 5, 1980) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey centre who played for the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Senators in the second round, 44th overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
- Birthplace: Peterborough, Canada
- Laurie Anderson became a unique musical force by combining her background in avant-garde/experimental art with comparatively conventional rock/pop settings, creating some of the most innovative, unprecedented recordings of the '80s and beyond. Born on June 5, 1947 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, she would study in New York, where she graduated from Barnard and earned an M.F.A. at Columbia. She began working on her idiosyncratic brand of multimedia performance art in 1969. Over the course of the '70s, Anderson's performance pieces and installations made her a respected figure in the avant-garde art scene. But her career entered a whole new phase with the release of her first widely distributed single, "O Superman," in 1981. The record, featuring spoken word and minimalist electronics, became a surprise hit, reaching No. 2 in England and charting high in several other countries. Virtually overnight, Anderson became widely known as a recording artist, hailed by audiences with no knowledge of her previous work. Warner Bros released Anderson's debut LP, Big Science, in 1982, making her a cult hero among fans of alternative music. Anderson's next LP, 1984's Mister Heartbreak, took a step toward slightly more conventional song structures, with help from players like Adrian Belew and Bill Laswell. The video for "Excellent Birds" featuring Peter Gabriel earned Anderson even more attention. Anderson would shift back and forth between the conceptual and the song-oriented throughout her discography, while almost always balancing between the two. Anderson began a much-publicized relationship with Lou Reed in the '90s, leading to their marriage in 2008, and the two would often be a part of each other's projects. Though Anderson's albums usually attracted her biggest audiences, she always continued working in a multiplicity of media, including ballet, gallery exhibitions, and theatrical pieces. Anderson became a widow when Reed lost his life to liver disease in 2013. In the late 2010s, she continued to explore, releasing Landfall, a collaboration with the Kronos Quartet, and Songs from the Bardo with Jesse Paris Smith (daughter of Patti Smith) and Tibetan musician Tenzin Choegyal.
- Birthplace: Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
- Nina Margarita Conti (born 5 June 1974) is a British actress, comedian, and ventriloquist.
- Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England
- William Foster Hayes III (June 5, 1925 – January 12, 2024) was an American actor and recording artist. His song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" hit the top of the Billboard charts in the spring of 1955. Following a successful career as a musician which began in the late 1940s, he began to focus on dramatic acting parts in the late 1960s, which led him to be cast in a role that gained him additional fame to a younger generation. This new chapter in his career began in 1970 when he originated the character of Doug Williams on NBC's Days of Our Lives, which he continued to play until 2023.
- Birthplace: USA, Harvey, Illinois
- Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (5 June 1981 – 22 March 2009) was an English reality-television personality. She entered the public spotlight in the third series of the then-Channel 4 programme Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the introduction of her products after her eviction from the show.Immediately criticised by the British press for her perceived lack of decorum and intelligence, Goody was dubbed by multiple outlets as "the most hated woman in Britain". The country's celebrity magazines were less derisive, publishing reports of her affable nature and competent school performance from those who knew her. Public opinion of Goody reached its most negative in January 2007, however, when she was the perpetrator of racial bullying towards Indian actress Shilpa Shetty while appearing as a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother 5. Following her eviction, Goody made a number of apologies, but continued to garner negative public reactions.In August 2008, Goody appeared on the Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss, but left the show early and returned to the UK after learning that she had cervical cancer. By February 2009, the cancer had metastasized, and Goody was terminally ill. She married fellow Celebrity Big Brother contestant Jack Tweed on 22 February 2009, and died one month later, in the early hours of 22 March 2009, at the age of 27.Public opinion of Goody had softened by the time of her death. Sky Living broadcast five tribute shows from 2009 to 2012, documenting her life from early childhood through her rise to fame and her final months. The last episode of Big Brother on Channel 4 featured a 15-minute tribute to Goody, praising her as the ultimate Big Brother contestant. She was one of several people to appear on the front cover of the final edition of News of the World on 10 July 2011.
- Birthplace: London, England
- Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett (June 5, 1850 – February 29, 1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent who became renowned for killing Billy the Kid. He was the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico as well as Doña Ana County, New Mexico. He co-authored The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid with Ash Upson, and for a generation after the Kid's death his book was deemed authoritative. However historians have since found in his book many embellishments and inconsistencies with other accounts of the outlaw's life. Garrett was murdered under unclear circumstances.
- Birthplace: Cusseta, Alabama
- Jodi Sue Huisentruit (born June 5, 1968 – declared legally dead May 2001) was a television news anchor for KIMT, based in Mason City, Iowa, in the United States. She went missing in the early morning hours of June 27, 1995, soon after telling a colleague that she was on her way to work. As there were signs of a struggle outside her apartment, she is believed to have been abducted. However, extensive investigations have failed to uncover any clues to her disappearance.
Jun Kusanagi
Age: 46Jun Kusanagi / June Kusanagi is a Japanese model and AV idol famous for her metric G-cup-sized bust. She has been called "one of Japan's most prolific and popular photo model/AV stars."- Birthplace: Japan, Tokyo
- Most often famously seen with her comedic partner Sue Perkins under the name Mel and Sue, Mel Giedroyc was born in Surrey, England in 1968. Giedroyc would go on to attend University of Cambridge, where she joined the college's famous Footlights Dramatic Club and met Perkins along the way. The two would land their first professional TV gig writing for the sketch series "French and Saunders" (BBC, 1987-) in 1996. By the following year, she and Perkins were co-hosting the morning chat show "Lite Lunch" (Channel 4, 1997-98), which was later given a primetime slot and renamed "Late Lunch" (Channel 4, 1998-99). Meanwhile, Giedroyc honed her acting skills as well, playing Lisa on Rhona Campbell's series "Rhona" (BBC, 2000-01) in addition to numerous guest appearances. Giedroyc would continue to appear regularly on panel shows and as a presenter as well, both with Perkins and without. She would appear on "The Graham Norton Show" (BBC, 2007-) three times over the years, and co-hosted a number of projects with her creative partner, including the morning chat show "RI:SE." (Channel 4, 2002-2003) and the 2010 BFI London Film Festival Awards. In 2010, Giedroyc and Perkins became co-hosts on the competitive reality series "The Great British Bake Off" (BBC, 2010-), which soon became one of the most popular shows in England. The two would continue with the series until it moved from the BBC to Channel 4 in 2016.
- Birthplace: Epsom, London, England, UK
- Navi Rawat (born Navlata Rawat; June 5, 1977) is an American television actress, known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the drama series The O.C. and math prodigy Amita Ramanujan on the drama series Numb3rs.
- Birthplace: Malibu, California, USA
- Although her career began in modeling and dancing, as a teen, Sophie Lowe quickly realized that acting was her true love. After appearing in a series of shorts, she landed a starring role in her first feature film, "Beautiful Kate" (2009). Small parts in film and TV followed, including a recurring part in the Australian series "The Slap" (ABC1, 2011), as well as a role alongside Naomi Watts and Robin Wright in "Adore" (2013). In 2013, Lowe was cast as Alice in the American television series "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland" (ABC, 2013-14).
- Birthplace: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Christy Brown (5 June 1932 – 7 September 1981) was an Irish writer and painter who had cerebral palsy and was able to write or type only with the toes of one foot. His most recognized work is his autobiography, titled My Left Foot (1954). It was later made into a 1989 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Brown.
- Birthplace: Crumlin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Robert Alan Probert (June 5, 1965 – July 5, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Probert played for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. While a successful player by some measures, including being voted to the 1987–88 Campbell Conference all-star team, Probert was best known for his activities as a fighter and enforcer, as well as being one half of the "Bruise Brothers" with then-Red Wing teammate Joey Kocur, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Probert was also known for his off-ice antics and legal problems.
- Birthplace: Windsor, Canada
- Ryan Mallett (June 5, 1988 — June 27, 2023) was an American football quarterback. He played college football at Arkansas, and he was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He also played for the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens. Before his death, Mallett also served as the head football coach at White Hall High School in White Hall, Arkansas.
- Birthplace: Batesville, Arkansas
- With over 60 credits to her name between 1991 and 2002, Mary Kay Bergman was an extremely versatile voice actress. She grew up a big fan of Walt Disney animated entertainment, and fittingly, her earliest voiceover credit was in the enormously successful "Beauty and the Beast"; not only did Bergman provide the part of minor characters, but she also sang the track "Belle" on the film's soundtrack. Within the next year, she had landed a recurring part on Disney's cartoon series "The Little Mermaid," which was intended as a prequel to the 1989 movie, and as the voice of "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" villain Dr. Blight. Bergman was subsequently cast in countless animated shows of varying levels of sophistication, and also started providing voiceovers for video games. During the mid-to-late '90s, around the same time that she played Quasimodo's Mother in Disney's animated "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and various characters in the studio's "Hercules," she began working on a new cable series called "South Park." Frequently obscene and offensive, "South Park" became a huge hit, and Bergman would voice several important supporting characters, including Liane Cartman and Mayor McDaniels, from 1997 to 1999. One of her last voiceover parts was Snow White for a Disney commercial. Interestingly, while growing up she lived near the home of Adriana Caselotti, who voiced the character in the 1937 animated classic.
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Lisa Cholodenko is an American director and screenwriter who has worked in film and television. She wrote and directed the films High Art (1998), Laurel Canyon (2002), and The Kids Are All Right (2010). For the latter film she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay in 2010. She has also directed numerous works for television, including the 2014 miniseries Olive Kitteridge for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film.
- Birthplace: San Fernando Valley, California
- Arthur James Donovan Jr. (June 5, 1924 – August 4, 2013), nicknamed the Bulldog, was an American football defensive tackle who played for three National Football League (NFL) teams, most notably the Baltimore Colts. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
- Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
- Jacques Demy (French: [ʒak dəmi]; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, lyricist, and screenwriter. He appeared in the wake of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrated for their sumptuous visual style. Demy's style drew upon such diverse sources as classic Hollywood musicals, the documentary realism of his New Wave colleagues, fairy-tales, jazz, Japanese manga, and the opera. His films contain overlapping continuity (i.e., characters cross over from film to film), lush musical scores (typically composed by Michel Legrand) and motifs like teenaged love, labor rights, incest, and the intersection between dreams and reality. He is best known for the two musicals he directed in the mid-1960s: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967).
- Birthplace: Pontchâteau, France
- In more than 25 years on the airwaves, Bill Moyers has established a niche unique to TV journalists, becoming the social anthropologist of the USA, the objective eye of why America is what it is and Americans are who they are. He is both the interviewer and chronicler who dares to believe that American TV viewers want to think and learn, to contemplate themselves, their pasts, their times and their futures. Although he has been associated with both CBS and NBC, Moyers has often sought the latitude of the less lucrative PBS and his TV programs--which he has moderated, hosted and usually produced--have focused on subjects ranging from the origins and connection to the song "Amazing Grace" to celebrating poets and poetry, to investigating myths, the Constitution, and even the scriptures. Moyers has spoken to America, but more key--he has listened.
- Birthplace: Hugo, Oklahoma, USA
- William Lawrence Boyd (June 5, 1895 – September 12, 1972) was an American film actor who is best known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy.
- Birthplace: Hendrysburg, Ohio, USA
- Brandon Thomas Lee is an American actor and model best known for his role as Brandon on the MTV reality series "The Hills: New Beginnings" (2019-2021). The son of rock musician Tommy Lee and actress Pamela Anderson, he made his acting debut in the film "Sierra Burgess Is a Loser" (2018), where he played the role of Spence. More recently, Lee appeared in the film "Cosmic Sin" (2021) alongside Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo. In addition to his acting work, Lee has pursued a successful modeling career, working with major fashion brands and appearing in high-profile campaigns. He continues to expand his career in both film and television, gaining recognition in Hollywood.
- Frank Curtis "Curt" Michel, Ph.D. (June 5, 1934 – February 26, 2015) was an American astrophysicist; a professor of astrophysics at Rice University in Houston, Texas; a former United States Air Force pilot; and a NASA astronaut.
- Birthplace: La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Dennis Gabor ( GAH-bor, gə-BOR; Hungarian: Gábor Dénes [ˈɡaːbor ˈdeːnɛʃ]; 5 June 1900 – 9 February 1979) was a Hungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist, most notable for inventing holography, for which he later received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics.Gábor Dénes College in Budapest, Hungary, is named after him in honour of his works.
- Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
- David Barry Brudnoy (June 5, 1940 – December 9, 2004) was an American talk radio host in Boston from 1976 to 2004. His radio talk show aired on WBZ radio. He was known for espousing his libertarian views on a wide range of political issues, in a manner that was courteous. Thanks to WBZ's wide signal reach, he gained a following from across the United States as well as Canada. On December 9, 2004, he succumbed to Merkel cell carcinoma after it had metastasized to his lungs and kidneys.
- Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Salvatore Ferragamo (5 June 1898 – 7 August 1960) was an Italian shoe designer and the founder of luxury goods high-end retailer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.. Ferragamo worked with many Hollywood stars in the 1920s, before returning to Italy to found the eponymous company making bespoke footwear. His creative approach to shoes spawned many innovations such as the wedge heel and cage heel.
- Birthplace: Bonito, Campania, Italy
- Peter George Peterson (June 5, 1926 – March 20, 2018) was an American investment banker who served as United States Secretary of Commerce from February 29, 1972, to February 1, 1973, under the Richard Nixon administration. Before serving as Secretary of Commerce, Peterson was chairman and CEO of Bell & Howell from 1963 to 1971. From 1973 to 1984 he was chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers. In 1985 he co-founded the private equity firm The Blackstone Group, and served as chairman. Peterson was chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations until retiring in 2007, after being named chairman emeritus. In 2008, Peterson was ranked 149th on the "Forbes 400 Richest Americans" with a net worth of $2.8 billion. He was also known as founder and principal funder of The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting fiscal sustainability.
- Birthplace: Kearney, Nebraska, USA
- Ross Markham Noble (born 5 June 1976) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. Noble rose to mainstream popularity through making appearances on British television, particularly interviews and on panel shows such as Have I Got News for You. He has also released DVDs of several of his tours. In 2007 he was voted the 10th-greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the updated 2010 list as the 11th-greatest stand-up comic. In 2012, Noble made his movie debut in the fantasy comedy horror movie Stitches. In 2015 he made his musical theatre debut in The Producers and in 2018 was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in Young Frankenstein in the West End.
- Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- Ian Matthias Bavitz (born June 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop recording artist and producer residing in Portland, Oregon. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it went on hiatus in 2010. betterPropaganda ranked him at number 19 at the Top 100 Artists of the Decade.He is a member of the groups The Weathermen, Hail Mary Mallon (with Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz), The Uncluded (with Kimya Dawson) Two of Every Animal (with Cage), and Malibu Ken with electronic artist Tobacco.Regarding his name, he said: "I acquired the name Aesop from a movie I had acted in with some friends. It was my character's name and it sort of stuck. The rock part came later just from throwing it in rhymes."
- Birthplace: USA, New York, Long Island
- Oscar Matthew "Battling" Nelson ( June 5, 1882 – February 7, 1954), was a Danish-American professional boxer who held the World Lightweight championship. He was also nicknamed "the Durable Dane".
- Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (born June 5, 1975) is a Lithuanian American retired professional basketball center of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1996 to 2010, and is the team's career leader in rebounds and blocks. He also played for the Miami Heat during the 2010–11 season.In 2012, Ilgauskas joined the Cavaliers' front office, becoming a special advisor for the team.
- Birthplace: Kaunas, Lithuania
- Martha Argerich (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾta aɾxeˈɾitʃ]; born June 5, 1941) is an Argentine classical concert pianist. She is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of all time.
- Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Richard Alan Searfoss (June 5, 1956 – September 29, 2018) was an American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilot.
- Birthplace: Michigan, USA, Mount Clemens
- Torry Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976) is a former professional American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most receiving yards, including a record six consecutive seasons with 1,300 yards. He played college football at North Carolina State University, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and spent the next ten years with the Rams and is remembered as one of the members of the "Greatest Show on Turf."
- Birthplace: Gibsonville, North Carolina
- John Dwight Chesbro (June 5, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Nicknamed "Happy Jack", Chesbro played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1899–1902), the New York Highlanders (1903–1909), and the Boston Red Sox (1909). Chesbro finished his career with a win-loss record of 198-132, an earned run average of 2.68, and 1,265 strikeouts. His 41 wins during the 1904 season remains an American League record. Though some pitchers have won more games in some seasons prior to 1901, historians demarcating 1901 as the beginning of 'modern-era' major league baseball refer to and credit Jack Chesbro and his 1904 win-total as the modern era major league record and its holder. Some view Chesbro's 41 wins in a season as an unbreakable record.Chesbro's 1904 pitching totals of 51 games started and 48 complete games also fall into the same historical category as his 1904 wins total, as they are all-time American League single-season records. These 1904 single-season totals for games started and complete games, like the wins total, are also the most recorded by a pitcher in either the American or National League since the beginning of the twentieth century and the co-existence of the American and National Leagues as major leagues. If one demarcates 1901 as the beginning of major league baseball's modern era, Jack Chesbro holds the modern era major league historical single-season records for wins by a pitcher (41), games started by a pitcher (51), and complete games pitched (48). Chesbro was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 by the Veterans Committee, though he had received little consideration from the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). Some baseball historians consider the 1946 election a mistake, and believe that Chesbro was elected solely on the basis of his 1904 season.
- Birthplace: North Adams, Massachusetts
- Jeremy Abbott (born June 5, 1985) is a former American figure skater. He is the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time (2007, 2011) Four Continents bronze medalist, and a four-time (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014) U.S. national champion. He represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he placed ninth, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the team event.
- Birthplace: Aspen, Colorado
- Dame Margaret Drabble, Lady Holroyd, (born 5 June 1939) is an English novelist, biographer, and critic.
- Birthplace: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Charles John Klosterman is an American author and essayist whose work focuses on American popular culture. He has been a columnist for Esquire and ESPN.com and wrote "The Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine. Klosterman is the author of ten books, including two novels and the essay collection Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto. He was awarded the ASCAP Deems Taylor award for music criticism in 2002.
- Birthplace: Breckenridge, Minnesota
- Susan Lee Lindquist, ForMemRS (June 5, 1949 – October 27, 2016) was an American professor of biology at MIT specializing in molecular biology, particularly the protein folding problem within a family of molecules known as heat-shock proteins, and prions. Lindquist was a member and former director of the Whitehead Institute and was awarded the National Medal of Science in 2010.
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
