50+ Celebrities Born on June 8

Jules Burke
Updated February 13, 2025 60 items

June 8 holds a special place on the calendar, not just for its summery vibes but also for being the birthday of some pretty cool celebrities. This list celebrates those stars who light up screens and stages, making it a day to remember in Hollywood and beyond. Whether they're Oscar-winning actors,, such as Jerry Stiller, chart-topping musicians, like Kanye West, or influential public figures, like Maria Menounos, their contributions to entertainment and culture are undeniable. So, let's roll out the red carpet and check out which celebrities and historical figures, like Barbara Bush, both living and deceased share this summertime birthday!

  • Kanye West
    Age: 47
    Kanye West, born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, is a globally recognized figure who has left an indelible mark on the music industry. His innovative approaches to music production, blending elements of different genres with his distinct style of rap, have earned him widespread acclaim as well as commercial success. Kanye's journey began with his debut album "The College Dropout" which was released in 2004 and quickly garnered attention due to its introspective themes and fresh sound. Beyond his musical prowess, Kanye West is also known for challenging norms and sparking conversations across various fields - from fashion design to politics. He founded the creative content company DONDA that operates in diverse sectors such as music production, fashion design, and architecture, among others. On top of this multi-faceted career profile is Yeezy – a collaboration between Kanye West and Adidas – that revolutionized sneaker culture worldwide. Despite facing numerous controversies over the years related to his outspokenness or unpredictable behavior at times; these experiences have only added layers to his persona making him one of the most intriguing figures of our time. Beyond just being an artist or entrepreneur; he embodies complexity, often walking on tightropes yet always managing to leave an impact wherever he steps foot.
    • Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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  • Joan Rivers
    Dec. at 81 (1933-2014)
    Joan Rivers, born Joan Alexandra Molinsky in 1933, was an iconic American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was renowned for her acerbic wit, flamboyant style, and her trailblazing endeavors in the entertainment industry. Her career spanned over five decades, during which she established herself as a formidable force in a field predominantly dominated by men. Rivers began her career in the late 1950s, performing stand-up routines in comedy clubs around Greenwich Village. Her big break came in 1965 when she appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. This appearance catapulted her into the national spotlight, setting the stage for a remarkable career that encompassed television, film, theater, and literature. Rivers was also recognized for her stint as the first female late-night television host on Fox's The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers. Throughout her career, Rivers faced numerous personal and professional challenges, but she remained unflinchingly resilient. She was known for her sharp-tongued humor, often self-deprecating and controversial, which endeared her to some and alienated others. Despite the polarizing nature of her comedic style, Rivers's impact on the entertainment industry is undeniable. She received a Grammy Award nomination for her comedy album, won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host, and posthumously received a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album. Joan Rivers passed away in 2014, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most influential comedians in American history.
    • Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Maria Menounos is an American entertainment reporter, television personality, professional wrestler, actress, and businesswoman of Greek descent. Born on June 8, 1978, in Medford, Massachusetts, she spent her younger years actively participating in beauty pageants, winning the title of Miss Massachusetts Teen USA in 1996. Her passion for journalism led her to study at Boston's Emerson College where she graduated in 2000. After graduation, her reporting skills caught the attention of Channel One News, who offered her a job as a correspondent, marking the genesis of her career in entertainment journalism. Menounos's vibrant personality and adept storytelling quickly gained her recognition within the industry. She expanded her reach by joining Entertainment Tonight in 2002 as a correspondent, becoming a significant voice in Hollywood news. Between 2005 and 2011, Menounos served as a correspondent for NBC's Today and Access Hollywood. She was also a co-host for several episodes of the Today show during this period. Her career in broadcasting was decorated further when she became a co-host of Extra, showcasing her versatility in various entertainment genres. Beyond her successful journalistic career, Menounos made commendable strides in other entertainment arenas. She ventured into acting with roles in notable films such as Fantastic Four and Tropic Thunder. Her love for wrestling led her to WWE where she made several appearances, even securing a victory in WrestleMania XXVIII. In addition, Menounos has displayed her entrepreneurial prowess by co-founding the online broadcast network, AfterBuzz TV. This platform provides aftershows for over 500 television series, further highlighting Menounos's innovative contributions to the entertainment world.
    • Birthplace: Medford, Massachusetts, USA
  • Born in Spring Valley, New York in 1966, Julianna Margulies was bitten by the acting bug early on, gravitating towards the stage and screen after her graduation from Sarah Lawrence College. Her innate talent and compelling screen presence were soon noticed when she landed a role in NBC's hit medical drama, ER, captivating audiences worldwide as Nurse Carol Hathaway. Margulies' portrayal of Carol Hathaway not only catapulted her to international stardom, but also earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, setting the stage for a successful acting career. Following ER, she switched gears to legal drama with CBS's The Good Wife, where her nuanced performance as Alicia Florrick won widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards, including two more Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Beyond her notable television roles, Margulies has showcased her versatility across a range of film genres and theatrical productions. Her filmography includes prominent roles in movies like Evelyn, Ghost Ship, and Snakes on a Plane. Furthermore, her contribution to the arts extends beyond acting - she is also a skilled producer, having produced several episodes of The Good Wife. Margulies' enduring commitment to her craft, coupled with her ability to inhabit diverse characters, continues to shape her legacy in the entertainment industry.
    • Birthplace: Spring Valley, New York, USA
  • Jerry Stiller
    Dec. at 92 (1927-2020)
    Jerry Stiller, a name that resonates with both classic and contemporary audiences alike, was an American actor and comedian of extraordinary talent. Born on June 8, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, Stiller had a vibrant career that spanned over six decades. He got his start in entertainment as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara alongside his wife, Anne Meara. Their act was a hit on variety shows during the 1960s, and their chemistry was undeniable, making them household names. Stiller's knack for comedy was not just limited to stand-up. He made significant strides in television, with his most notable roles being Frank Costanza on the sitcom Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner on The King of Queens. His portrayal of these eccentric characters garnered immense popularity, earning him an Emmy nomination in 1997. The way he brought these characters to life demonstrated his exceptional ability to weave humor into any role, leaving audiences in stitches time and again. Beyond his contributions to television, Stiller also worked in the film industry. His credits include The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Zoolander, and Hairspray. Despite his comedic expertise, Stiller proved his versatility as an actor by taking on a range of roles in various genres. In addition to his acting, he authored two books, Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara and Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us, further showcasing his creative abilities. Jerry Stiller passed away in 2020, but his legacy continues to influence and inspire generations of comedians and actors to this day.
    • Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
  • Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (Dutch pronunciation: [kɪm ˈklɛistərs] (listen); born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Clijsters was a world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, having held both rankings simultaneously in 2003. She won a total of six Grand Slam tournament titles, four in singles and two in doubles. Clijsters competed professionally from 1997 to 2012 in an era where her primary rivals were compatriot Justine Henin and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams. Coming from a country with limited success in men's or women's tennis, Clijsters became the first Belgian player to attain the No. 1 ranking. Together with Henin, she established Belgium as a leading force in women's tennis as the two of them led their country to their first Fed Cup crown in 2001 and were the top two players in the world in late 2003. Individually, Clijsters won 41 singles titles and 11 doubles titles on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. She was a three-time winner of the WTA Tour Championships. Between singles and doubles, she was a champion at all four Grand Slam tournaments, winning the US Open and the Australian Open in singles and Wimbledon and the French Open in doubles with Ai Sugiyama. Her success at majors was highlighted by winning three consecutive appearances at the US Open. Plagued by injuries and having lost some of her desire to compete, Clijsters initially retired from tennis in 2007 at the age of 23 to get married and have a daughter. She returned to the sport two years later and won her second US Open title as an unranked player in just her third tournament back. She defended her title the following year and then won the Australian Open in 2011 en route to becoming the first mother to be ranked No. 1 by the WTA. Along with Margaret Court, she also holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles won as a mother, with three such titles, and was the first to win one since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980. She officially retired from professional tennis after the 2012 US Open. Clijsters was born to athletic parents with backgrounds in professional football and gymnastics. She was renowned for her athleticism, which was highlighted by her ability to perform splits on court in the middle of points. She built the offensive side of her game around controlled aggression while also using her exceptional movement to become an elite defensive player. Clijsters was very popular and well-liked as a player, having won the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award eight times. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017.
    • Birthplace: Bilzen, Belgium
  • After graduating from high school, Torrey DeVitto embarked on a modeling career, landing jobs doing commercials and print ads. Modeling was not a longtime career goal, however, and DeVitto moved out to Los Angeles in 2002 to break into the film and television business. Walk-on parts in television shows followed not long after, including appearing on shows like "Dawson's Creek," "Scrubs," and "The King of Queens." In 2005, Devitto played a young woman named Karen Kerr on the show "Beautiful People," who moves with her sister and mother from New Mexico to New York City and hopes to become a model. Becoming a model is a lot harder than she realized, though. She grapples with her weight, feeling the pressure to become thinner in order to compete with other aspiring models vying for the same jobs, and has to accept a number of non-modeling work that chips away at her dignity. Around this time she also had a guest starring spot on the Nickelodeon program "Drake & Josh." Her feature film debut was in the horror sequel "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer," the third entry in the series. She has also had roles in the comedy horror film "Killer Movie" and in the demonic possession film "The Rite." In 2010 she began a recurring role on the mystery series "Pretty Little Liars " as the older sister of main character Spencer Hastings.
    • Birthplace: Long Island, New York, USA
  • Andrej Sekera (born 8 June 1986) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born and raised in Slovakia, Sekera played in the Slovak Extraliga for Dukla Trenčín before moving to North America to play with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). During his first season in the OHL, Sekra finished the regular season with 28 points in 51 games to rank seventh on the team in scoring. The following year, Sekra won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL's most outstanding defenceman. As a result of his outstanding junior play, he was drafted in the third round, 71st overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
    • Birthplace: Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
  • Shilpa Shetty, a name deeply imprinted in the world of cinema, primarily Indian cinema, reflects the journey of a woman with an unfaltering zeal and relentless determination. Born on June 8, 1975, in Mangalore, India, to Surendra and Sunanda Shetty, she embarked on her acting career at the tender age of 16. Her debut film, Baazigar in 1993, alongside Shah Rukh Khan, was a stepping stone that propelled her into the limelight. Throughout her career, Shetty has proven her mettle by delivering exceptional performances in over forty Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She demonstrated her versatility as an actress by taking on a wide array of roles, from the vivacious Anjali in Dhadkan to the zealous Vishi in Auto Shankar. Not one to confine herself within the bounds of conventional cinema, Shetty ventured into reality television and became a household name across the globe with her victorious stint in the UK-based reality show Big Brother, making her the first Indian to win this illustrious title. Beyond her cinematic pursuits, Shetty is renowned for her diligent focus on health and fitness. Her passion for wellness led her to launch a Yoga DVD and a YouTube channel dedicated to fitness tips and healthy recipes, thereby paving the way for a new dimension in her career as a wellness influencer. Moreover, the multifaceted personality is also a successful entrepreneur with her stakes in various businesses such as spas and fitness centers. Shilpa Shetty's journey from a small-town girl to a globally recognized celebrity, entrepreneur, and fitness enthusiast stands testimony to her indomitable spirit and unyielding resilience.
    • Birthplace: India, Mangalore
  • Barbara Pierce Bush (born Barbara Pierce; June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 as the wife of George H. W. Bush, who served as the 41st president of the United States, and founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. She previously was the second lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Among her six children are George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, and Jeb Bush, the 43rd governor of Florida. Barbara Pierce was born in New York City. She met George Herbert Walker Bush at the age of sixteen, and the two married in Rye, New York in 1945, while he was on leave during his deployment as a Naval officer in World War II. They moved to Texas in 1948, where George later began his political career.
    • Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York, Flushing
  • Eldest child of Frank Sinatra who enjoyed a decade of fame beginning in the early 1960s, in which her combination of toughness and kittenish sexiness prefigured such later pop singers as Linda Ronstadt, Pat Benatar and Madonna. Although one of her biggest hits was a sweet, playful duet with her father ("Somethin' Stupid"), Sinatra's best-known single remains her first big hit, the acoustic bass-driven, quasi-feminist "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'." Compensating for her modest vocal range with a smooth, dusky alto and a good-humored, insinuating delivery, she hit the top 40 ten times from 1965 to 1968, including three duets with singer Lee Hazlewood, who wrote and produced most of Sinatra's material and added a country seasoning to her basically pop sound. Sinatra also starred in three TV variety specials and acted in such films as "The Wild Angels" (1966) and the Elvis Presley vehicle "Speedway" (1968), where her persona was that of the deadpan, miniskirted tough cookie. She also continued performing live before her career petered out in the mid-70s. She made very occasional TV and concert appearances in the years that followed, and in the mid-90s enjoyed a modest career renaissance.
    • Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
  • Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked World No. 1 on eight different occasions, for a total of 98 weeks. Davenport is one of five women who have been the year-end World No. 1 at least four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005) since 1975; the others are Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams. She has achieved the No. 1 ranking in doubles as well. Noted for her powerful and reliable groundstrokes, Davenport won a total of 55 WTA Tour singles titles, including three Grand Slam titles (one each at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open), the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and the WTA Championships. She also won 38 WTA Tour doubles titles, including three Grand Slam titles (the French Open partnering Mary Joe Fernández, Wimbledon partnering Corina Morariu, and the US Open partnering Jana Novotná), and three WTA Championships (partnering Fernández, Novotná, and Natasha Zvereva). She amassed career-earnings of $22,166,338 dollars; currently eighth in the all-time rankings among female tennis players and formerly first, prior to being surpassed by Serena Williams in January 2009.Davenport was coached for most of her career by Robert Van't Hof. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-greatest player (male or female) of the preceding 40 years. Davenport was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014.
    • Birthplace: Palos Verdes, California, USA
  • Keenen Ivory Wayans Sr. (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. He first came to prominence as the host and the creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. He has produced, directed and/or written numerous films, starting with Hollywood Shuffle, which he co wrote, in 1987. A majority of these films have included him and one or more of his brothers and sisters in the cast. One of these films, Scary Movie (2000), which Wayans directed, was the highest-grossing movie ever directed by an African American until it was surpassed by Tim Story's Fantastic Four in 2005. From 1997 to 1998, he hosted the talk show The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show. Most recently, he was a judge for the eighth season of Last Comic Standing.
    • Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
  • Frank Anthony Grillo (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor known for his roles in films such as Warrior (2011), The Grey (2012), End of Watch (2012), and Zero Dark Thirty (2012). He had his first leading role in the action horror film The Purge: Anarchy (2014), portraying Sergeant Leo Barnes, a role he reprised in The Purge: Election Year (2016). He also plays the Marvel supervillain Brock Rumlow / Crossbones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Big Daddy in the Chinese action film Wolf Warrior 2 (2017), the highest-grossing non-Hollywood film of all time. Also in 2017, he played the main role in the Netflix film Wheelman as a getaway driver in a botched bank heist. Grillo's television work includes recurring roles in the series Battery Park (2000), For the People (2002–2003), The Shield (2002–2003), Prison Break (2005–2006), Blind Justice (2005), and The Kill Point (2007). He has also starred as Hart Jessup in the soap opera Guiding Light (1996–1999), Nick Monohan in the sci-fi series The Gates (2010), and between 2014 and 2017, he played Alvey Kulina in the DirecTV drama series Kingdom.
    • Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
  • Francis Crick
    Dec. at 88 (1916-2004)
    Francis Harry Compton Crick (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. In 1953, he co-authored with James Watson the academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. Together with Watson and Maurice Wilkins, he was jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material". The results were based partly on fundamental studies done by Rosalind Franklin, Raymond Gosling and Wilkins. Crick was an important theoretical molecular biologist and played a crucial role in research related to revealing the helical structure of DNA. He is widely known for the use of the term "central dogma" to summarize the idea that once information is transferred from nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) to proteins, it cannot flow back to nucleic acids. In other words, the final step in the flow of information from nucleic acids to proteins is irreversible.During the remainder of his career, he held the post of J.W. Kieckhefer Distinguished Research Professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. His later research centered on theoretical neurobiology and attempts to advance the scientific study of human consciousness. He remained in this post until his death; "he was editing a manuscript on his death bed, a scientist until the bitter end" according to Christof Koch.
    • Birthplace: Weston Favell, United Kingdom
  • Frank Lloyd Wright
    Dec. at 91 (1867-1959)
    Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed. Wright believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was best exemplified by Fallingwater, which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture". Wright was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and developed the concept of the Usonian home, his unique vision for urban planning in the United States.
    • Birthplace: Richland Center, Wisconsin
  • Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born 8 June 1984) is the elder son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband Stefano Casiraghi. He is the eldest grandchild of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. Casiraghi is currently fourth in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne, following his twin cousins and his mother.
    • Birthplace: La Colle, Monaco, Monaco
  • Kim Stolz
    Age: 41
    Kimberly Lynn "Kim" Stolz (born June 8, 1983) is an American fashion model, television personality, author, and financial executive. Stolz was a correspondent for MTV News, and served as video jockey and host for The Freshmen, an emerging artist show on mtvU. Stolz first came to fame as a contestant on Cycle 5 of America's Next Top Model, where she finished fifth place. She is currently a Managing Director at Bank of America in equity-derivative sales.On June 24, 2014, Stolz published her first book, Unfriending My Ex: And Other Things I'll Never Do.
    • Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
  • Bonnie Tyler, born as Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1951, in Skewen, Wales, is a distinctively raspy-voiced pop singer who has made a significant impact on the international music scene. Her parents, Glyndwr and Elsie Hopkins, noticed her love for music early on, encouraging her to participate in various singing competitions as a youngster. This early immersion into the world of music laid the foundation for what would become an illustrious career, spanning decades. Tyler got her first big break in 1976 with the release of her debut single "Lost in France", which climbed into the UK Top 10. However, it was her 1977's hit "It's a Heartache" that truly propelled her into the limelight, becoming a massive hit worldwide. But what sealed Tyler's place in the annals of pop music royalty was the unforgettable 1983 power ballad, "Total Eclipse of the Heart". Written and produced by Jim Steinman, this song catapulted Tyler to unprecedented heights, reaching Number 1 in multiple countries and earning her a Grammy nomination. Despite facing vocal cord issues in the late 1970s that could have ended her singing career, Bonnie Tyler proved resilient, adapting her singing style to accommodate the changes in her voice. This adaptation resulted in her distinctive husky voice that she's known for today. Throughout her career, she has released over 20 albums, showcasing her versatility across pop, rock, and country genres. In addition to her Grammy nomination, she has received several prestigious awards, including three Brit Award nominations and the World Music Award for World's Best Selling UK Female Rock Artist. Always true to her roots, Tyler maintains a deep connection with her Welsh heritage and continues to be a beloved figure in her homeland and around the globe.
    • Birthplace: United Kingdom
  • Dan Severn
    Age: 66
    Daniel DeWayne "Dan" (The Beast) Severn (born June 8, 1958) is an American semi-retired mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and occasional actor. A UFC Hall of Fame member, Severn is considered one of the leading pioneers of mixed martial arts and the first true world-class wrestler to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is best known for his success in the early years of the UFC where he became the first and only UFC Triple Crown champion and the only man to win a world title and a tournament, having won the UFC Superfight Championship and the 1995 Ultimate Ultimate tournament. Severn has also competed in King of the Cage, PRIDE FC, Cage Rage, WEC, RINGS and MFC, and holds a professional MMA Record of 101–19–7. In professional wrestling, Severn is a two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, with his first reign lasting for over four years, and an NWA Hall of Fame member. During his almost year-long tenure with the World Wrestling Federation, he was managed by Jim Cornette and was perhaps most famous for making his entrance with the numerous UFC and NWA championships he had accumulated. He is the first man to compete in UFC and WWF at the same time and held the NWA and UFC championships at the same time. Severn is a world record holder for holding 13 championships. He is also the only person to be honored by the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame three times.In amateur wrestling, Severn was a two time All-American at Arizona State University and a U.S. Olympic Team alternate.
    • Birthplace: Michigan, USA, Coldwater
  • Robert Alexander Schumann
    Dec. at 46 (1810-1856)
    Robert Schumann (German: [ˈʃuːman]; 8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. His teacher, Friedrich Wieck, a German pianist, had assured him that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing. In 1840, after a long and acrimonious legal battle with Wieck, who opposed the marriage, Schumann married Wieck's daughter Clara. Before their marriage, Clara—also a composer—had substantially supported her father through her considerable career as a pianist. Together, Clara and Robert encouraged, and maintained a close relationship with, German composer Johannes Brahms. Until 1840, Schumann wrote exclusively for the piano. Later, he composed piano and orchestral works, many Lieder (songs for voice and piano). He composed four symphonies, one opera, and other orchestral, choral, and chamber works. His best-known works include Carnaval, Symphonic Studies, Kinderszenen, Kreisleriana, and the Fantasie in C. His writings about music appeared mostly in the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (New Journal for Music), a Leipzig-based publication that he co-founded. Schumann suffered from a mental disorder that first manifested in 1833 as a severe melancholic depressive episode—which recurred several times alternating with phases of "exaltation" and increasingly also delusional ideas of being poisoned or threatened with metallic items. After a suicide attempt in 1854, Schumann was admitted at his own request to a mental asylum in Endenich near Bonn. Diagnosed with psychotic melancholia, he died two years later at the age of 46 without recovering from his mental illness.
    • Birthplace: Zwickau, Germany
  • Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American politician from Arizona and a gun control advocate. As a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, she represented Arizona's 8th congressional district from January 3, 2007, until her resignation on January 25, 2012, after surviving an assassination attempt that left her with a severe brain injury. She is the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Considered a "Blue Dog" Democrat, her focus on health care reform and illegal immigration were sources of attention for those opposed to her candidacy and made her a recipient of criticism from various liberal groups. Giffords is a native of Tucson, Arizona, and a graduate of Scripps College and Cornell University. Prior to her election to the United States Congress, Giffords served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2001 until 2003 and the Arizona State Senate from 2003 until 2005, when she resigned to run for the house seat held by then-Congressman Jim Kolbe. She also worked as an associate for regional economic development for Price Waterhouse in New York City, and as CEO of El Campo Tire Warehouses, a local automotive chain owned by her grandfather. She is married to former astronaut and Space Shuttle Commander Mark E. Kelly. On January 8, 2011, just a week into her third term, Giffords was a victim of an assassination attempt near Tucson at the hands of gunman Jared Lee Loughner, at a Safeway supermarket where she was meeting publicly with constituents. Loughner shot Giffords in the head with a 33-round-magazine Glock pistol; he shot twenty-four others, killing six and wounding eighteen, among them federal judge John Roll and a 9-year-old child, Christina-Taylor Green, before Loughner was disarmed, arrested, and charged with murder and attempted murder. Giffords was later brought to a rehabilitation facility in Houston, Texas, where she recovered some of her ability to walk, speak, read, and write. On August 1, 2011, Giffords returned to the House floor to vote and was greeted with a standing ovation. On January 22, 2012, Giffords announced her resignation from her congressional seat in order to concentrate on recovering from her wounds, but promised to return to public service in the future. She attended President Obama's State of the Union address on January 24, and appeared on the floor of the House on January 25, 2012, where she formally submitted her resignation to a standing ovation and accolades from her colleagues and the leadership of the House.
    • Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona, USA
  • A sultry and sensuous brunette, Sonia Braga began her career in her native Brazil as a teenager and made her stage debut at 17. From the late 1960s, she began to amass an impressive body of work, including appearances in several soap opera-like miniseries (telenovelas). Braga became an international sex symbol as a woman torn between her living spouse and the ghost of her dead one in Bruno Barreto's "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" (1977). She and Barreto reunited in 1983 for a film version of one of her most famous TV roles, "Gabriela."
    • Birthplace: Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
  • Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee (born 8 June 1955), also known as TimBL, is an English engineer and computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He is currently a Professorial Fellow of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He made a proposal for an information management system on 12 March 1989, and he implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the internet in mid-November the same year.Berners-Lee is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees the continued development of the Web. He is also the founder of the World Wide Web Foundation and is a senior researcher and holder of the 3Com founders chair at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). He is a director of the Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI), and a member of the advisory board of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence. In 2011, he was named as a member of the board of trustees of the Ford Foundation. He is a founder and president of the Open Data Institute, and is currently an advisor at social network MeWe.In 2004, Berners-Lee was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his pioneering work. In April 2009, he was elected a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences. Named in Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th century, Berners-Lee has received a number of other accolades for his invention. He was honoured as the "Inventor of the World Wide Web" during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, in which he appeared in person, working with a vintage NeXT Computer at the London Olympic Stadium. He tweeted "This is for everyone", which instantly was spelled out in liquid-crystal display (LCD) lights attached to the chairs of the 80,000 people in the audience. Berners-Lee received the 2016 Turing Award "for inventing the World Wide Web, the first web browser, and the fundamental protocols and algorithms allowing the Web to scale".
    • Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
  • Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is an American former politician, having served as a Democratic Michigan state representative and mayor of Detroit from 2002 to 2008. Kilpatrick resigned as mayor in September 2008 after being convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to four months in jail and was released on probation after serving 99 days. On May 25, 2010, Kilpatrick was sentenced to eighteen months to five years in state prison for violating his probation, and served time at the Oaks Correctional Facility in northwest Michigan. On March 11, 2013, he was convicted on 24 federal felony counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and racketeering. On October 10 of that year, Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison.
    • Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • A steadily working television actress from the time she was a teenager, Kelli Williams went on to build a career in primetime procedural dramas thanks to a breakout role as junior partner Lindsay Dole in the award-winning legal drama "The Practice" (ABC, 1997- 2004). She went on to consistently deliver the goods as likable, highly educated career women in "Medical Investigation" (NBC, 2004-05) and Fox's slightly offbeat "Lie to Me" (Fox, 2009-11), endearing herself to fans with her realistic acting style, believable smarts, and natural beauty.
    • Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Lexa Doig
    Age: 51
    Lexa Doig became the object of much fan admiration as Rommie, the human-like avatar of an advanced spaceship in the science-fiction show "Andromeda" (Sci-Fi 2000-05). A veteran of genre television and movies, she got her start playing a computer hacker in "TekWar" (USA/Sci-Fi, 1994-96), a series that got very little respect from critics. But for Doig, who thought her audition went poorly, it was the breakthrough she was waiting for, and she spent much of her subsequent career revisiting the sci-fi well time and again. Following "TekWar," Doig co-starred on the short-lived British action-drama "CI5: The New Professionals" (Sky1 1999), but had significantly more success in "Andromeda" playing Rommie, an android who frequently displayed very human behaviors. The embodiment of a heavily-armed warship's computer, she often exuded bravado despite her relatively slight appearance. Around this time, Doig and her "Andromeda" co-star Lisa Ryder also appeared together in the horror flick "Jason X" (2001), in which the notorious "Friday the 13th" serial murderer somehow ended up both in outer space and in the future. Though the film was hacked to death by reviewers, some found Doig's starring performance as a scientist named Rowan more intriguing than others.With a higher profile than ever, Doig segued onto "Stargate: SG-1" (Showtime/Sci-Fi, 1997-2007), one of the more venerable sci-fi series being produced in her native Canada, and later guest-starred on the remake of early 1980s alien invasion thriller "V" (ABC 2009-2011). Back home, the series "Continuum" (Showcase, 2012-15) cast Doig as Sonya Valentine, part of a group of time-traveling rebels who escape to the past in hopes of preventing their own dystopian future.
    • Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Dana Wynter
    Dec. at 79 (1931-2011)
    Though Dana Wynter held a number of leading parts in television, her breakthrough film role was as Becky Driscoll, patient and former love interest of main character Dr. Miles Bennell in 1956's original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." The sci-fi classic served as a metaphor for anti-communist paranoia of the McCarthy era; Wynter's character, Becky, and Dr. Bennell fight to warn humankind about the Pod People, emotionless physical duplicates who take possession of the bodies of humans. Thanks to the exposure Wynter gained from the critically acclaimed film, she shared a Golden Globe win the following year for Most Promising Female Newcomer with fellow actresses Anita Ekberg (of "La Dolce Vita") and Victoria Shaw. After this win, Wynter appeared in fairly prominent movie roles, including Holly, fiancée of Rock Hudson's character in the Kenyan war drama "Something of Value"; and Jennifer Curtis, the love interest in the IRA drama "Shake Hands with the Devil," co-starring James Cagney. In the '60s and '70s, Wynter took roles primarily in television, including a cameo on the iconic Western "Gunsmoke" and a twice-occurring role on the mystery series "The Rockford Files," starring James Garner. Though she largely retired from acting after the early '80s, she appeared in one '90s TV movie before retreating from the spotlight. Wynter died in 2011.
    • Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
  • Marguerite Yourcenar
    Dec. at 84 (1903-1987)
    Marguerite Yourcenar (French pronunciation: ​[maʁɡəʁit juʁsənaʁ]; 8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a French novelist and essayist born in Brussels, Belgium, who became a US citizen in 1947. Winner of the Prix Femina and the Erasmus Prize, she was the first woman elected to the Académie française, in 1980, and the seventeenth person to occupy seat 3.
    • Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
  • Touted by TV Guide as one of the most promising young actors in Hollywood, Eion (EE-un) Bailey first drew attention portraying the troubled Alan Strang in a Pasadena Playhouse revival of "Equus" in 1997. Although a native Californian, the actor was atypical of what that label generally conjures. Possessing curly black hair, deep blue eyes and a broad open face, he was hardly the blond surfer dude one usually associates with Southern Californians. Bailey moved to the small screen appearing as a bully who is possessed by a hyena in an episode of the popular "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" before appearing as the former boyfriend of reformed nymphet Jen (Michelle Williams) in a two-episode arc of "Dawson's Creek." The actor was impressive in his series debut as the conflicted, unemployed roommate in the short-lived Fox drama "Significant Others" (1998). While the show failed to catch on with viewers, Bailey emerged unscathed, landing a supporting role in the Brad Pitt-Edward Norton vehicle "Fight Club" (1999) and poised for a long and fruitful career. He followed up by playing a college student who romances a ballerina in "Center Stage" and portraying Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner in Cameron Crowe's autobiographical "Almost Famous" (both 2000).
    • Birthplace: Santa Ynez Valley, California, USA
  • Darya "Dasha" Alexandrovna Zhukova (Russian: Дарья Александровна Жукова; born 8 June 1981) is a Russian-American businesswoman, art collector, magazine editor, and philanthropist. She is the founder of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and Garage Magazine.
    • Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
  • Boz Scaggs
    Age: 80
    William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is known for his albums of the late 1970s as well as the songs "Lido Shuffle" and the Grammy Award-winning "Lowdown" from the critically acclaimed album Silk Degrees (1976), which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Scaggs continues to write, record music, and tour.
    • Birthplace: USA, Ohio, Canton
  • Suharto
    Dec. at 86 (1921-2008)
    Suharto (, Indonesian pronunciation ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian military leader and politician who served as the second President of Indonesia, holding the office for 31 years, from the ousting of Sukarno in 1967 until his resignation in 1998. He was widely regarded by foreign commentators as a dictator. However, his legacy is still debated at home and abroad.Suharto was born in a small village, Kemusuk, in the Godean area near the city of Yogyakarta, during the Dutch colonial era. He grew up in humble circumstances. His Javanese Muslim parents divorced not long after his birth, and he lived with foster parents for much of his childhood. During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, Suharto served in Japanese-organised Indonesian security forces. Indonesia's independence struggle saw his joining the newly formed Indonesian Army. Suharto rose to the rank of major general following Indonesian independence. An attempted coup on 30 September 1965 allegedly backed by the Communist Party of Indonesia was countered by Suharto-led troops. The army subsequently led an anti-communist purge, which the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency described as "one of the worst mass murders of the 20th century" and Suharto wrested power from Indonesia's founding president, Sukarno. He was appointed acting president in 1967, and elected President the following year. He then mounted a social campaign known as De-Sukarnoization to reduce the former President's influence. Support for Suharto's presidency was strong throughout the 1970s and 1980s. By the 1990s, the New Order's authoritarianism and widespread corruption were a source of discontent and, following the Asian financial crisis in 1997-98 which led to widespread unrest, he resigned in May 1998. Suharto died in 2008 and was given a state funeral. Suharto oversaw and made possible the murder of hundreds of thousands of innocent people. The massacres began in October 1965, in the weeks following the coup attempt, and reached their peak over the remainder of the year before subsiding in the early months of 1966. They started in the capital, Jakarta, and spread to Central and East Java, and later Bali. Thousands of local vigilantes and army units killed actual and alleged PKI members. Killings occurred across the country, with the worst in the PKI strongholds of Central Java, East Java, Bali, and northern Sumatra. It is possible that over one million people were imprisoned at one time or another. In March 1967, Sukarno was stripped of his remaining power by Indonesia's provisional Parliament, and Suharto was named Acting President. In March 1968, Suharto was formally elected president. The killings are skipped over in most Indonesian history textbooks, and have received little introspection by Indonesians, due to their suppression under the Suharto regime. The search for satisfactory explanations for the scale and frenzy of the violence has challenged scholars from all ideological perspectives. The possibility of a return to similar upheavals is cited as a factor in the "New Order" administration's political conservatism and tight control of the political system. Vigilance and stigma against a perceived communist threat remained a hallmark of Suharto's doctrine, and it is still in force even today. The legacy of Suharto's 31-year rule is debated both in Indonesia and abroad. Under his "New Order" administration, Suharto constructed a strong, centralised and military-dominated government. An ability to maintain stability over a sprawling and diverse Indonesia and an avowedly anti-Communist stance won him the economic and diplomatic support of the West during the Cold War. For most of his presidency, Indonesia experienced significant economic growth and industrialisation, dramatically improving health, education and living standards.Plans to award National Hero status to Suharto are being considered by the Indonesian government and have been debated vigorously in Indonesia. According to Transparency International, Suharto is the most corrupt leader in modern history, having embezzled an alleged $15–35 billion during his rule.
    • Birthplace: Indonesia
  • Yui Tatsumi

    Yui Tatsumi

    Age: 40
    Yui Tatsumi is a former Japanese race queen and gravure model who became an AV idol and actress.
    • Birthplace: Gifu, Japan
  • Millicent Mary Lillian Martin (born 8 June 1934) is an English actress, singer, and comedian, who was the lone female singer of topical songs on the weekly BBC Television satire show That Was The Week That Was known as TW3 (1962–1963). For her work on Broadway, she received Tony Award nominations for Side by Side by Sondheim (1977) and King of Hearts (1978), both for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Other television roles include her recurring role as Gertrude Moon in the NBC sitcom Frasier (2000–04) and Joan Margaret in Grace & Frankie.
    • Birthplace: Romford, Essex, England, UK
  • Trish Goff
    Age: 48
    Trish Goff (born June 8, 1976) is an American model, actress, and real estate broker.
    • Birthplace: USA, Florida
  • Javier Alejandro Mascherano (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ mastʃeˈɾano]; born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Chinese club Hebei China Fortune. Nicknamed "El Jefecito" ("The Little Chief"), Mascherano is a versatile and tactically intelligent footballer, with an excellent ability to read the game and organise his team; he is known in particular for his leadership skills, passing accuracy, tough marking of opponents, and hard-tackling style of play. Regarding Mascherano's playing style, Jonathan Wilson noted in a 2013 article for The Guardian that he was an example of a type of holding midfielder that he dubbed a destroyer, who "clattered about making tackles and collecting bookings, his role almost entirely of regaining possession and distributing it simply."Mascherano began his career at River Plate, where he earned his first senior honours, the Primera División Argentina, in 2003–04. He moved to Brazilian side Corinthians in 2005, winning the Brazilian Série A in his first season. Mascherano then moved to Europe, signing for Premier League side West Ham United, but his brief time at the club was blighted by unusual contract terms with Global Soccer Agencies. At the beginning of 2007, he joined Liverpool on loan, reaching the final of the UEFA Champions League, before he signed with the club for £18.7 million. After three years playing for Liverpool, Mascherano joined Barcelona in 2010, where he changed his position of defensive midfielder to full central defender. With Barcelona, he won five La Liga championships, two UEFA Champions League titles, and two FIFA Club World Cups, among other honours. Mascherano made 147 appearances for the Argentina national team and is the most capped player in the country's history. From his debut in 2003 until his retirement in 2018, he represented the nation at five Copa América tournaments, finishing runner-up in 2004, 2007, 2015, and 2016, and four FIFA World Cups, reaching the 2014 final. He twice won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics, in 2004 and 2008, becoming the first male footballer to achieve this double feat since 1968. Between 2008 and 2011, Mascherano served as the captain of Argentina.
    • Birthplace: Santa Fe, San Lorenzo, Argentina
  • Alexis Smith
    Dec. at 72 (1921-1993)
    Radiating aristocratic sophistication and beauty, Alexis Smith started her career on the stage and some argued that was the medium where she left her most lasting impression. However, the imposing Canadian-born starlet was featured in a number of notable motion pictures during her 1940s and '50s heyday, including "The Constant Nymph" (1943), "Night and Day" (1946), "Of Human Bondage" (1946), and "The Woman in White" (1948). She was often cast as rather aloof, upper-class characters, though her image softened somewhat following an appearance in the Bing Crosby musical "Here Comes the Groom" (1951). When opportunities became scarce for her in the late 1950s, Smith concentrated on stage work and, with careful preparation, opened up a whole new chapter in her career. Although she had done summer stock at various times in her life, Smith's sensational turn on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies" (1971-72) gave her a major third act boost and a Tony Award for Best Actress. She continued in productions like "The Women" (1973), "Summer Brave" (1975), and "Platinum" (1978), while also accepting the occasional movie or television assignment. Remembered fondly by fans of both film and live theatre, the glamorous Smith was able to move beyond the limitations of contract player casting and took steps to ensure that she had sufficient opportunities to display her abilities as both an actress and a singer/dancer.
    • Birthplace: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
  • A wiry, often comically explosive performer in independent features in the 1980s and 1990s, Griffin Dunne was a character actor and occasional leading man who also dabbled in producing and directing with often impressive results. He made his debut in the late seventies and produced his first film almost immediately thereafter; outstanding turns in "An American Werewolf in London" (1981) and "After Hours" (1985) balanced his tenure as producer on such critically lauded films as "Baby, It's You" (1983). Dunne's acting career faltered in the late 1980s, though he continued to oversee such hits as "Running on Empty" (1988) and "White Palace" (1990). He launched his directorial career in 1996 with an Oscar-nominated short, "The Duke of Groove," but subsequent efforts were largely hit-or-miss. Still, his knack for exasperated comic turns maintained his favored status as an entertaining guest performer in films and television throughout the new millennium.
    • Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
  • Michael James Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is an English singer and songwriter. Hucknall achieved international fame in the 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter of the soul-influenced pop band Simply Red, with whom he enjoyed a 25-year career and sold over 50 million albums. Hucknall was described by Australian music magazine Rhythms as "one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers", while Q credited him with "the most prodigious voice this side of Motown".
    • Birthplace: Denton, United Kingdom
  • Charles Negron II (born June 8, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the rock band Three Dog Night, which he helped to form in 1968.
    • Birthplace: USA, Kansas, Manhattan
  • Ida Saxton McKinley
    Dec. at 59 (1847-1907)
    Ida McKinley (née Saxton; June 8, 1847 – May 26, 1907) was the First Lady of the United States from 1897 until 1901.
    • Birthplace: Canton, Ohio, USA
  • Mamoru Miyano is an actor who appeared in "Belle," "Fireworks," and "T・P BON."
    • Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
  • Bo Widerberg
    Dec. at 66 (1930-1997)
    Bo Gunnar Widerberg (8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor.
    • Birthplace: Sweden, Malmö Municipality
  • Eun Ji Won
    Age: 46
    Eun Ji-won (born June 8, 1978) is a South Korean rapper, singer, host, dancer, composer and leader of the first generation idol group SechsKies (젝스키스). After the group's disbandment in 2000, Eun pursued a solo career in 2001 with his first single ("A-Ha") and has mainly focused on hip hop since. In addition to his music career, he has appeared on hit shows like 2 Days & 1 Night, Reply 1997, New Journey to the West and Kang's Kitchen. On April 14, 2016, SechsKies held a reunion concert for fans 16 years after their disbandment through the popular program Infinite Challenge. They have since returned to promote as a group and have signed a contract with YG Entertainment.
    • Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
  • Don Grady
    Dec. at 68 (1944-2012)
    Don Louis Agrati (June 8, 1944 – June 27, 2012), better known as Don Grady, was an American actor, composer, and musician. He was known foremost as one of the Mickey Mouse Mouseketeers and as Robbie Douglas on the long-running ABC/CBS television series My Three Sons.
    • Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
  • Combining a love of vintage outlaw country with a mile-wide iconoclastic streak, Sturgill Simpson became one of the most successful and subversive alt country artists of the 2010s. Born in Jackson, Kentucky on June 8, 1978, Sturgill served three years in the Navy before eventually returning to Kentucky. In the 2000s he formed the band Sunday Valley, and after the group broke up he relocated to Nashville in 2012 to pursue a solo career. The next year he released his first album, High Top Mountain, produced by Dave Cobb, who would soon become alt country's most in-demand producer. With his Waylon-Jennings like baritone, he won fans for his updated version of the '70s outlaw sound, and the record made it to 31 in the country chart. For 2014's Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Simpson took things further afield, writing sometimes-surreal, philosophical lyrics and cutting a country version of When In Rome's '80s synth-pop hit "The Promise." His audience widened considerably, as he landed on the pop charts and reached No. 8 on the country charts. Consequently, Simpson was picked up by Atlantic for 2016's A Sailor's Guide to Earth. Even more unconventional than its predecessor, it became his big breakthrough, taking the top spot on the country and rock charts, and making it to No. 3 on the pop charts. The follow-up, 2019's Sound and Fury, turned out to be Simpson's most unexpected musical detour so far, consisting mainly of synth-laden hard rock leavened by a couple of funk tunes. Somehow this postmodern ZZ Top move still managed to make it to No. 3 on the country charts, and the track "Sing Along" was Simpson's most successful single up to that point.
    • Birthplace: Jackson, Kentucky, USA
  • Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova (Russian: Надежда Викторовна Петрова; born 8 June 1982) is a retired Russian tennis player. In her career, she won 37 titles on the WTA Tour, 13 in singles and 24 in doubles. In singles, she reached a career-high ranking of world No. 3 in May 2006, and reached the semifinals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005. She won the Tier-I tournaments in Charleston and Berlin in 2006 as well as Tokyo 2012. In doubles, Petrova won the year-ending WTA Championships in 2004 with Meghann Shaughnessy, and in 2012 with Maria Kirilenko. With Kirilenko, she also won the bronze medal in the doubles competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
    • Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
  • An import from the Great White North, Canadian actor David Sutcliffe was best known for his role as the TV father of Rory Gilmore - one half of the wise-cracking, caffeine-chugging Gilmore Girls (WB/CW, 2001-). He rose through the acting trenches with humble beginnings in a Molson beer commercial, a litany of sitcom and made for TV movie appearances before proving himself worthy of co-star status and the growing number of fan sites devoted to his sandy-haired good looks and deft comedic skills.
    • Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • A versatile and appealing performer who excelled in both film and on television, actress Kathy Baker first made her presence known on the stage in several Sam Shepard productions before making her screen debut in "The Right Stuff" (1983). Baker earned widespread acclaim for her gritty performance in "Street Smart" (1987) before tackling a challenging part in the recovery drama "Clean and Sober" (1988). She turned to a more comedic role as a flirtatious housewife in "Edward Scissorhands" (1990) and eventually found her way onto television with a regular role as a small town doctor and wife to the sheriff on David E. Kelley's quirky drama "Picket Fences" (CBS, 1992-96). From there, Baker jumped back and forth between television and film, landing recurring roles on shows like "The Practice" (ABC, 1997-2004) and "Medium" (NBC/CBS, 2005-2011), while showing up in movies like "The Cider House Rules" (1999), "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her" (2001) and "Cold Mountain" (2003). She excelled in a number of small screen movies, earning award recognition for performances in "Door to Door" (2002), while delivering a quality turn in the critically acclaimed TV movie "Too Big to Fail" (HBO, 2011) and the Hollywood biopic "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013), as well as a sly comic presence on Ben Stiller's statirical TV series "Big Time Hollywood, FL" (Comedy Central 2015), all of which underscored the fact that Baker was one of the most talented character actresses working in the business.
    • Birthplace: Midland, Texas, USA
  • Kevin Peter Farley (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor, production designer, singer, dancer, occasional composer and stand-up comic.
    • Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
  • Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business. His Dilbert series came to national prominence through the downsizing period in 1990s America and was then distributed worldwide, as Adams went door to door to promote the idea. Adams worked in various roles at big businesses before he became a full-time cartoonist in 1995. He writes in a satirical, often sarcastic, way about the social and psychological landscape of white-collar workers in modern business corporations.
    • Birthplace: Windham, New York
  • Alex Band
    Age: 43
    Alexander Max Band (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor, best known for his work under the band name The Calling and their hit song "Wherever You Will Go", which topped the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks and garnered the number one spot on Billboard magazine's "top 10 hits of the last decade". Along with friend and fellow songwriter Aaron Kamin, lead guitarist of The Calling, they achieved success with the release of two studio albums; Camino Palmero (2001) and Two (2004). They also achieved number one hits across the world with singles "Adrienne", "Our Lives", and "Things Will Go My Way". As a solo artist, Alex Band is well known for providing the vocals and face to the top five hit, "Why Don't You & I" with Carlos Santana in 2004. In 2008, he created his own record label, AMB Records and released a five-song EP entitled Alex Band EP. Band later released his debut full-length album, We've All Been There in June 2010 which had the hit song, "Tonight”. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
    • Birthplace: Los Angeles, USA, California
  • JP Manoux was a great addition to any film comedy after having enjoyed several successes in his Hollywood career. Manoux's early acting career mostly consisted of roles in various films, such as "Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings" (1994), the Matthew Broderick comedy adventure "Inspector Gadget" (1999) and "Galaxy Quest" (1999). He worked in television in his early acting career as well, including parts on "The John Larroquette Show" (NBC, 1993-97) and "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009). Manoux also contributed his voice to characters in "Family Guy" (Fox, 1998-). His film career continued throughout the early 2000s in productions like the drama "Treasure Island" (2000) with Lance Baker, the George Clooney smash hit action picture "Ocean's Eleven" (2001) and the comedy "Malibu's Most Wanted" (2003) with Jamie Kennedy. In his more recent career, he continued to act in the Shia LaBeouf smash hit action flick "Transformers" (2007), the dramedy "Finding Amanda" (2008) with Matthew Broderick and the Shane West musical drama "What We Do is Secret" (2008). He also appeared in "Weather Girl" (2009) with Tricia O'Kelley. Manoux most recently acted on "Transporter The Series" (TNT, 2014-15).
    • Birthplace: Fresno, California, USA
  • Bernie Casey
    Dec. at 78 (1939-2017)
    One of the first and most successful professional athletes to transition into the acting profession, Bernie Casey was born in Wyco, West Virginia in 1939. He excelled in football and track and field at Bowling Green State University, where he won three consecutive Mid-American Conference titles in the high-hurdles. After being drafted by the NFL in 1961, Casey played for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and for two with the Los Angeles Rams, finishing in the top ten NFL receivers four times over the course of his career. Casey was also an avid artist, studying painting in college. He would grow as an artist, especially after retiring from football in 1968, and hosted several prestigious exhibitions of his work. Casey also began taking an interest in drama, and pursued acting jobs following his NFL retirement. He appeared in the thriller "...tick...tick...tick.." (1970) in 1970, and in Martin Scorsese's "Boxcar Bertha" (1973) two years later. After appearing alongside David Bowie in "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976), Casey was cast to play the longstanding role of American agent Felix Leiter in the Bond film "Never Say Never Again" (1983). An even more memorable role for Casey would come the following year, when he played the president of the Lamba Lamba Lamba fraternity in the smash comedy hit "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984). Following a memorable turn as John Slade in "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" (1988) and an appearance in the action blockbuster "Under Siege" (1992), Casey stepped behind the camera to write, produce, and direct the film "The Dinner" (1997), which featured African-American men discussing issues of racism in American society over the dinner table. The thought provoking film was perceived as something of a departure by some, but those familiar with Casey's reflective mind were not at all surprised-he did publish two books of poetry, after all. Casey's final film appearance was in a film directed by legendary actor and filmmaker Fred Williamson, the horror romp "Vegas Vampires" (2007). Bernie Casey died on September 19, 2017. He was 78 years old.
    • Birthplace: Wyco, West Virginia, USA
  • Colin Baker is an English actor, writer, and producer who appeared in "Doctor Who," "War and Peace," and "A Dozen Summers."
    • Birthplace: London, England, UK
  • David Dixon Porter

    David Dixon Porter

    Dec. at 77 (1813-1891)
    David Dixon Porter (June 8, 1813 – February 13, 1891) was a United States Navy admiral and a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the U.S. Navy. Promoted as the second U.S. Navy officer ever to attain the rank of admiral, after his adoptive brother David G. Farragut, Porter helped improve the Navy as the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy after significant service in the American Civil War. Porter began naval service as a midshipman at the age of 10 years under his father, Commodore David Porter, on the frigate USS John Adams. For the remainder of his life, he was associated with the sea. Porter served in the Mexican War in the attack on the fort at the City of Vera Cruz. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was part of a plan to hold Fort Pickens, near Pensacola, Florida, for the Union; its execution disrupted the effort to relieve the garrison at Fort Sumter, leading to its fall. Porter commanded an independent flotilla of mortar boats at the capture of New Orleans. Later, he was advanced to the rank of (acting) rear admiral in command of the Mississippi River Squadron, which cooperated with the army under Major General Ulysses S. Grant in the Vicksburg Campaign. After the fall of Vicksburg, he led the naval forces in the difficult Red River Campaign in Louisiana. Late in 1864, Porter was transferred from the interior to the Atlantic coast, where he led the U.S. Navy in the joint assaults on Fort Fisher, the final significant naval action of the war. Porter worked to raise the standards of the U.S. Navy in the position of Superintendent of the Naval Academy when it was restored to Annapolis. He initiated reforms in the curriculum to increase professionalism. In the early days of President Grant's administration, Porter was de facto Secretary of the Navy. When his adoptive brother David G. Farragut was advanced from rank of vice-admiral to admiral, Porter took his previous position; likewise, when Farragut died, Porter became the second man to hold the newly created rank of admiral. He gathered a corps of like-minded officers devoted to naval reform. Porter's administration of the Navy Department aroused powerful opposition by some in Congress, who forced the Secretary of the Navy Adolph E. Borie to resign. His replacement, George Robeson, curtailed Porter's power and eased him into semi-retirement.
    • Birthplace: Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Bruce McCandless II (June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017) was a U.S. naval officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he made the first untethered free flight by using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
    • Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
  • Sheila Ryan
    Dec. at 54 (1921-1975)
    Sheila Ryan was an American actress who appeared in "Great Guns," "The Gang's All Here," and "Dressed to Kill."
    • Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Jesse Mogg
    Age: 35
    Jesse Mogg is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in Super Rugby at full-back. Mogg in 2006 represented the Australia A Schools rugby union side, and hails from for St Patricks College, Shorncliffe. Soon after school in 2009 Mogg played in the Toyota Cup competition as part of the Brisbane Broncos development squad in rugby league. Mogg made his professional rugby union debut in Week 1 of the 2012 Super Rugby season against the Western Force in Canberra. Mogg scored a try in a 19-17 victory. Mogg is distantly related to the former rugby league player, Adam Mogg. During 2013 pre-season training, Mogg could run 100m in under 11 seconds. Apparently, this was reported on Rugby HQ. This could make him one of the fastest players in Australian Super Rugby.
    • Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia