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June 5 birthdays

301 notable historical figures were born on June 5, and 171 died on this day. Everyone born on June 5 is a Gemini.

20% of June 5 birthdays work in Science, more than any other field. More come from United States (73) than any other country.

Born on June 5

• Adam Smith (1723 to 1790. Scottish economist and philosopher (1723–1790))
• John Maynard Keynes (1883 to 1946. British economist (1883–1946))
• Pancho Villa (1878 to 1923. Mexican revolutionary general and politician (1878–1923))
• Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (born 1942. Leader of Equatorial Guinea since 1979)
• Ernest Augustus (1771 to 1851. King of Hanover from 1837 to 1851)
• Federico García Lorca (1898 to 1936. Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936))
• Ken Follett (born 1949. British bestseller novelist (born 1949))
• Tony Richardson (1928 to 1991. English theatre director and filmmaker (1928–1991))
• James Connolly (1868 to 1916. Irish republican, trade unionist and revolutionary (1868–1916))
• Joe Clark (born 1939. Prime Minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980)
• Mustafa II (1664 to 1703. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703)
• Mark Wahlberg (born 1971. American actor (born 1971))
• Princess Astrid of Belgium (born 1962. Archduchess of Austria-Este)
• Edmund of Langley (1341 to 1402. English prince and nobleman (1341–1402))
• Hélène Cixous (born 1937. French writer (born 1937))
• Ramfis Trujillo (1929 to 1969. Dominican dictator and playboy (1929–1969))
• Dennis Gabor (1900 to 1979. Hungarian-British physicist (1900–1979))
• Paul Soros (1926 to 2013. Hungarian-American businessman (1926–2013))
• Bushrod Washington (1762 to 1829. US Supreme Court justice from 1798 to 1829)
• Rudolf Peierls (1907 to 1995. German-born British physicist (1907–1995))
• Whitfield Diffie (born 1944. American cryptographer (born 1944))
• John Couch Adams (1819 to 1892. British mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892))
• Eske Willerslev (born 1971. Danish evolutionary geneticist)
• Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani (1892 to 1974. Emir of Qatar from 1949 to 1960)
• Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646 to 1684. Venetian philosopher (1646–1684))
• Paul Neményi (1895 to 1952. Hungarian mathematician and physicist (1895–1952))
• Margaret of Valois, Duchess of Berry (1523 to 1574. Duchess of Savoy from 1559 to 1574)
• Yugo Kanno (born 1977. Japanese composer and musician (born 1977))
• Jaak Panksepp (1943 to 2017. American neuroscientist (1943–2017))
• Johan Gadolin (1760 to 1852. Finnish chemist (1760–1852))
• Lauren Beukes (born 1976. South African writer)
• Charles Hartshorne (1897 to 2000. American philosopher of metaphysics, process theology; ornithologist)
• Mykola Plaviuk (1925 to 2012. Ukrainian political activist (1925–2012))
• Nobuaki Kaneko (born 1981. Japanese drummer and actor (born 1981))
• Ramon Magsaysay Jr. (born 1938. Filipino politician and businessman)
• Ivan Gannibal (1735 to 1801. Russian general (1735–1801))
• Nam Il (1915 to 1976. North Korean army officer (1915–1976))
• Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656 to 1708. French botanist (1656–1708))
• Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi (born 1958. Former President of the Comoros)
• Troye Sivan (born 1995. Australian singer-songwriter and actor (born 1995))
• Carl Joachim Friedrich (1901 to 1984. German-American academic, writer and political theorist (1901–1984))
• Jack Chesbro (1874 to 1931. American baseball player (1874–1931))
• Allvar Gullstrand (1862 to 1930. Swedish ophthalmologist and optician)
• Giuseppe Tucci (1894 to 1984. Italian orientalist, Indologist and scholar)
• Emperor Tianzuo of Liao (1075 to 1128. Emperor of the Liao dynasty from 1101 to 1125)
• June Ambrose (born 1971. American costume designer and stylist)
• Jesús Rafael Soto (1923 to 2005. Venezuelan artist)
• Infanta María Cristina of Spain (1833–1902) (1833 to 1902. Infanta of Spain and Portugal (1833–1902))
• Sello Chicco Twala (born 1963. South African musician (born 1963))
• Geoffrey Chew (1924 to 2019. American theoretical physicist (1924–2019))
• George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen (1829 to 1921. Canadian businessman)
• Tricia Hersey (born 1974. American poet)
• Aureliu Ciocoi (born 1968. Moldovan diplomat and politician)
• Matata Ponyo Mapon (born 1964. Congolese politician)
• François Coli (1881 to 1927. French aviator (1881–1927))
• María Chivite (born 1978. Spanish politician (born 1978))
• L. T. Meade (1844 to 1914. Irish writer, editor)
• Yona Friedman (1923 to 2020. Hungarian-born French architect (1923–2020))
• Yogi Adityanath (born 1972. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since 2017)
• Karel Mengelberg (1935 to 2017. Dutch jazz pianist and composer (1935–2017))

Died on June 5

• Ronald Reagan (1911 to 2004. President of the United States from 1981 to 1989)
• Miyamoto Musashi (1584 to 1645. Japanese swordsman, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (c. 1584–1645))
• Ray Bradbury (1920 to 2012. American writer (1920–2012))
• Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880 to 1963. British Army officer (1880–1963))
• Kaʻahumanu (1768 to 1832. Queen consort of Hawaii (1768–1832))
• Edgar Lungu (1956 to 2025. President of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025))
• Antonio Luna (1866 to 1899. Filipino general (1866–1899))
• Louis X (1289 to 1316. King of France (1314–1316) and Navarre (1305–1316))
• M. S. Golwalkar (1906 to 1973. 2nd head of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (1906–1973))
• Carl Maria von Weber (1786 to 1826. German composer (1786–1826))
• TB Joshua (1963 to 2021. Nigerian Christian leader (1963–2021))
• Edmund Crouchback (1245 to 1296. English nobleman (1245–1296))
• Louis the Blind (880 to 928. Emperor in Italy from 901 to 905)
• Jan Kerouac (1952 to 1996. American novelist (1952–1996))
• Orlando Gibbons (1583 to 1625. English composer and keyboard player (1583–1625))
• Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884 to 1965. Swedish prince (1884–1965))
• Eduard von Hartmann (1842 to 1906. German philosopher (1842–1906))
• Douglas Gracey (1894 to 1964. British military officer (1894–1964))
• Xu Shichang (1855 to 1939. President of the Republic of China (1855–1939))
• John McDouall Stuart (1815 to 1866. Scottish explorer (1815–1866))
• Bodawpaya (1745 to 1819. King of Konbaung, Prince of Badon, Badon King, Royal Grandfather)
• Emperor Sanjō (976 to 1017. Emperor of Japan from 1011 to 1016)
• Helen Dunmore (1952 to 2017. British writer (1952–2017))
• Odysseas Androutsos (1788 to 1825. Greek military leader (c. 1788 – 1825))
• Mildred J. Hill (1859 to 1916. Composer of the melody of "Happy Birthday to You")
• Ferdinand the Holy Prince (1402 to 1443. Infante of the Kingdom of Portugal (1402–1443))
• Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 to 1915. French painter and sculptor)
• Al-Baqillani (950 to 1013. Muslim scholar and theologian (950–1013))
• Urbano Rattazzi (1808 to 1873. Italian politician and statesman (1808–1873))
• Dieter Roth (1930 to 1998. Swiss artist (1930–1998))

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