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June 3 birthdays

285 notable historical figures were born on June 3, and 196 died on this day. Everyone born on June 3 is a Gemini.

18% of June 3 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (57) than any other country.

Born on June 3

• Josephine Baker (1906 to 1975. American and French entertainer (1906–1975))
• George V (1865 to 1936. King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936)
• King of Clay (born 1986. Spanish tennis player (born 1986))
• Tony Curtis (1925 to 2010. American actor (1925–2010))
• Jefferson Davis (1808 to 1889. President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865)
• Raúl Castro (born 1931. Leader of Cuba from 2008 to 2021)
• Allen Ginsberg (1926 to 1997. American poet and writer (1926–1997))
• Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843 to 1912. King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912)
• Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930 to 1999. American author (1930–1999))
• Jill Biden (born 1951. First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025)
• Bill Paterson (actor) (born 1945. Scottish actor (born 1945))
• Ernst vom Rath (1909 to 1938. German diplomat (1909–1938))
• Maurice Evans (1901 to 1989. English actor (1901–1989))
• Susan Abulhawa (born 1967. Palestinian-American writer and activist (born 1970))
• Flinders Petrie (1853 to 1942. British Egyptologist (1853–1942))
• James Hutton (1726 to 1797. Scottish geologist, agriculturalist, chemical manufacturer (1726–1797))
• Tamim bin Hamad Al (born 1980. Emir of Qatar since 2013)
• Manuel Belgrano (1770 to 1820. Argentine military leader, politician, and lawyer (1767–1820))
• Charles II (1540 to 1590. Archduke of Inner Austria from 1564 to 1590)
• Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1933 to 1999. Hakim/Emir of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999)
• Shuki Levy (born 1947. American composer)
• Ransom E. Olds (1864 to 1950. American businessman (1864–1950))
• Saffron (singer) (born 1968. English singer, songwriter and actress (born 1968))
• Raoul Dufy (1877 to 1953. French painter (1877-1953))
• Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia (1822 to 1855. Queen of Sardinia from 1849 to 1855)
• D. Raja (born 1949. General secretary of the Communist party of India)
• Princess Clémentine of Orléans (1817 to 1907. French princess; third daughter of Louis-Philippe I (1817-1907))
• Wilfred Thesiger (1910 to 2003. British military officer, explorer, and writer)
• Carter Page (born 1971. American oil industry consultant (born 1971))
• Betssy Chávez (born 1989. Prime Minister of Peru in 2022)
• Shonali Bose (born 1965. Indian film director, writer and film producer)
• Torsten Wiesel (born 1924. Swedish neuroscientist)
• G. Sankara Kurup (1901 to 1978. Indian Malayali poet and literary critic (1901–1978))
• Otto Loewi (1873 to 1961. German pharmacologist (1873–1961))
• Tarla Dalal (1936 to 2013. Indian chef (1936–2013))
• João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537 to 1554. Prince of Portugal (1537–1554))
• Miriama Smith (born 1976. New Zealand actress (born 1976))
• César, Duke of Vendôme (1594 to 1665. Duke of Vendôme)
• Konstantin Balmont (1867 to 1942. Russian poet (1867–1942))
• Carl Everett (born 1971. American baseball player (born 1971))
• Werner Arber (born 1929. Swiss microbiologist and geneticist (born 1929))
• Anthony Harvey (1930 to 2017. British actor and director (1930–2017))
• Daniel Nadler (born 1983. Canadian-born technology entrepreneur, poet, and film producer)
• Hosokawa Fujitaka (1534 to 1610. Japanese Samurai lord (1534–1610))
• Georg von Békésy (1899 to 1972. Hungarian-American biophysicist)
• Carlo Michelstaedter (1887 to 1910. Italian philosopher and artist (1887–1910))
• Peter Vidmar (born 1961. American gymnast (born 1961))
• Lazaros Papadopoulos (born 1980. Greek basketball player (born 1980))
• Mala Sen (1947 to 2011. Indian-British writer and human rights activist 1947–2011))
• Dana Drábová (1961 to 2025. Czech physicist and local politician (1961–2025))
• Mark Feygin (born 1971. Russian lawyer and human rights activist (born 1971))
• Jens Munk (1579 to 1628. Danish navigator and explorer)
• Mario Götze (born 1992. German footballer (born 1992))
• Agostino Barbarigo (1419 to 1501. Doge of Venice from 1486 to 1501)
• Smith, Vincent Arthur (1848 to 1920. Irish historian, art historian and indologist (1843–1920))
• Robert Tannahill (1774 to 1810. Scottish poet)
• Ali Larijani (1958 to 2026. Iranian politician and military officer (1958–2026))
• Yevhen Petrushevych (1863 to 1940. Ukrainian politician (1863–1940))
• William Trost Richards (1833 to 1905. American landscape painter (1833–1905))
• Charles Waterton (1782 to 1865. English naturalist and explorer)

Died on June 3

• Muhammad Ali (1942 to 2016. American boxer and activist (1942–2016))
• Ruhollah Khomeini (1902 to 1989. Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989)
• Franz Kafka (1883 to 1924. Austrian and Czech writer (1883–1924))
• Pope John XXIII (1881 to 1963. Head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963)
• Johann Strauss II (1825 to 1899. Austrian composer (1825–1899))
• Georges Bizet (1838 to 1875. French composer (1838–1875))
• Louis XIX (1775 to 1844. French prince (1775–1844))
• Maria Alexandrovna (1824 to 1880. Empress of Russia from 1855 to 1880)
• Robert Noyce (1927 to 1990. American physicist and entrepreneur (1927–1990))
• Florence Price (1887 to 1953. American composer (1887–1953))
• Andrés Segovia (1893 to 1987. Spanish guitarist (1893–1987))
• Nâzım Hikmet (1902 to 1963. Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963))
• Emilio Mola (1887 to 1937. Spanish military commander)
• Li Yuanhong (1864 to 1928. Fourth President of the Republic of China)
• Tito Okello (1914 to 1996. President of Uganda from 1985 to 1986)
• Clotilde (474 to 545. Queen of the Franks (c. 474 – 545))
• Sophie of Württemberg (1818 to 1877. Queen of the Netherlands from 1849 to 1877)
• Loukas Notaras (1402 to 1453. Byzantine writer and official)
• Ana Pauker (1893 to 1960. Romanian politician (1893–1960))
• Jürgen Moltmann (1926 to 2024. German Reformed theologian (1926–2024))
• Eugen Doga (1937 to 2025. Moldovan composer (1937–2025))
• Thomas Hutchinson (governor) (1711 to 1780. American colonial official (1711–1780))
• Anerood Jugnauth (1930 to 2021. Mauritian statesman (1930–2021))
• Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845 to 1927. Viceroy of India from 1888 to 1895)
• Johnny Majors (1935 to 2020. American football player and coach (1935–2020))
• Mary Kingsley (1862 to 1900. English ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer (1862–1900))
• Chen Gongbo (1892 to 1946. Chinese politician (1892–1946))
• Anna Mahler (1904 to 1988. Austrian sculptor (1904–1988))
• William Gaines (1922 to 1992. American publisher (1922–1992))
• Archibald Hill (1886 to 1977. British physiologist (1886–1977))

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