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June 25 birthdays

293 notable historical figures were born on June 25, and 188 died on this day. Everyone born on June 25 is a Cancer.

16% of June 25 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (78) than any other country.

Born on June 25

• George Michael (1963 to 2016. English singer-songwriter (1963–2016))
• George Orwell (1903 to 1950. English author and journalist (1903–1950))
• Anthony Bourdain (1956 to 2018. American chef and travel documentarian (1956–2018))
• Lord Mountbatten (1900 to 1979. British statesman and admiral (1900–1979))
• Antoni Gaudí (1852 to 1926. Catalan architect (1852–1926))
• Nicholas I of Russia (1796 to 1855. Emperor of Russia from 1825 to 1855)
• Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (1972 to 2026. Libyan political figure (1972–2026))
• Sheridan Smith (born 1981. English actress and singer (born 1981))
• Rain (born 1982. South Korean singer and actor (born 1982))
• Xi Mingze (born 1992. Daughter of Xi Jinping (born 1992))
• V. P. Singh (1931 to 2008. Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990)
• Shah Alam II (1728 to 1806. Mughal emperor (r. 1760–1788, 1788–1806))
• B. J. Habibie (1936 to 2019. President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999)
• Megan Burns (born 1986. English actress and singer)
• Anatoli Bugorski (born 1942. Soviet and Russian scientist (born 1942))
• Henry H. Arnold (1886 to 1950. American general (1886–1950))
• Willard Van Orman Quine (1908 to 2000. American philosopher and logician (1908–2000))
• Chloe Webb (born 1956. American actress)
• Roméo Dallaire (born 1946. Canadian military officer and politician (born 1946))
• Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1937 to 2023. Emir of Kuwait from 2020 to 2023)
• Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (born 1969. Vice president of Equatorial Guinea since 2016)
• Ingeborg Bachmann (1926 to 1973. Austrian poet and author (1926–1973))
• Jean Castex (born 1965. Prime Minister of France from 2020 to 2022)
• Nicholas Mosley (1923 to 2017. English novelist (1923–2017))
• Empress Teimei (1884 to 1951. Empress of Japan from 1912 to 1926)
• Joshua Selman (born 1980. Nigerian televangelist (born 1980))
• Walther Nernst (1864 to 1941. German physical chemist (1864–1941))
• Robert Venturi (1925 to 2018. American architect (1925–2018))
• Natalia Alexeievna (Wilhelmina of Hesse-Darmstadt) (1755 to 1776. Tsarevna of Russia)
• Harry Seidler (1923 to 2006. Austrian-Australian architect (1923–2006))
• Jamshid Amouzegar (1923 to 2016. Prime Minister of Iran from 1977 to 1978)
• William Basinski (born 1958. American composer (born 1958))
• Boris Trajkovski (1956 to 2004. President of Macedonia from 1999 to 2004)
• Joanna II (1373 to 1435. Queen of Naples from 1414 to 1435)
• Álvaro Siza Vieira (born 1933. Portuguese architect (born 1933))
• Charles Huntziger (1880 to 1941. General in French Army (1880–1941))
• Queen Jeonghyeon (1462 to 1530. Queen of Joseon from 1480 to 1495)
• Dan Barker (born 1949. American atheist activist and musician)
• Ricky Gervais (born 1961. English comedian (born 1961))
• Alexei Abrikosov (physicist) (1928 to 2017. Soviet–American theoretical physicist (1928–2017))
• Rob Gonsalves (1959 to 2017. Canadian painter (1959–2017))
• Vladimir Kramnik (born 1975. Russian chess grandmaster (born 1975))
• Vera Figner (1852 to 1942. Russian political activist (1852–1942))
• Sonia Sotomayor (born 1954. US Supreme Court justice since 2009)
• Karisma Kapoor (born 1974. Indian actress (Born 1974))
• Daniel Bard (born 1985. American baseball player (born 1985))
• Eloy Alfaro (1842 to 1912. President of Ecuador)
• Michel Tremblay (born 1942. Canadian writer (born 1942))
• Sidney Lumet (1924 to 2011. American filmmaker (1924–2011))
• Frigyes Karinthy (1887 to 1938. Hungarian writer (1887–1938))
• Vittorio Hösle (born 1960. German philosopher (born 1960))
• Baba Gana Kingibe (born 1945. Nigerian diplomat and politician (born 1945))
• J. Hans D. Jensen (1907 to 1973. German physicist (1907–1973))
• Richard Stephen Ritchie (born 1942. United States general)
• Patricia Smith (poet) (born 1955. American poet (born 1955))
• Eliana Rubashkyn (born 1988. Formerly stateless New Zealand pharmacist)
• Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560 to 1627. Spanish artist (1560–1627))
• Charles Sheffield (1935 to 2002. British mathematician, physicist and writer (1935–2002))
• Philip Toynbee (1916 to 1981. British writer (1916–1981))
• Hisila Yami (born 1959. Nepalese politician (born 1959))

Died on June 25

• Michael Jackson (1958 to 2009. American singer (1958–2009))
• Michel Foucault (1926 to 1984. French philosopher (1926–1984))
• Jacques Cousteau (1910 to 1997. French oceanographer and author (1910–1997))
• Mary Tudor, Queen of France (1496 to 1533. Queen of France from 1514 to 1515)
• Haji Mastan (1926 to 1994. Indian mafia leader)
• Abdulmejid I (1823 to 1861. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1839 to 1861)
• E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776 to 1822. German author (1776–1822))
• Johnny Mercer (1909 to 1976. American lyricist, songwriter, singer (1909–1976))
• John B. Goodenough (1922 to 2023. American materials scientist (1922–2023))
• Stanford White (1853 to 1906. American architect (1853–1906))
• Eleanor of Provence (1223 to 1291. Queen of England from 1236 to 1272)
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 to 1767. German Baroque composer (1681–1767))
• Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566 to 635. Founder and Emperor of Tang Dynasty of China (618 - 626))
• Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836 to 1912. Dutch-born British painter (1836–1912))
• Thomas Eakins (1844 to 1916. American artist (1844–1916))
• Sadi Carnot (1837 to 1894. President of France from 1887 to 1894)
• William I of Württemberg (1781 to 1864. King of Württemberg from 1816 to 1864)
• Farrah Fawcett (1947 to 2009. American actress (1947–2009))
• Ernest Walton (1903 to 1995. Irish physicist (1903–1995))
• Alberto Ginastera (1916 to 1983. Argentine composer (1916–1983))
• Gerrit Rietveld (1888 to 1964. Dutch furniture designer and architect)
• Annie Easley (1932 to 2011. American mathematician and rocket scientist)
• Princess Marie Clothilde of Savoy (1843 to 1911. Daughter of Vittorio Emanuele II (1843–1911))
• Frederick III of Sicily (1272 to 1337. King of Sicily from 1295 to 1337)
• Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1875–1964) (1875 to 1964. Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia)
• Antoine-Jean Gros (1771 to 1835. French painter of historical subjects (1771–1835))
• James Stirling (architect) (1926 to 1992. British architect (1924–1992))
• Bahadur Yar Jung (1905 to 1944. Indian politician (1905–1944))
• Mikhail Skobelev (1843 to 1882. Russian general (1843–1882))
• Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (1775 to 1860. First Māori king)

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