Famous Birthdays for June 7Beau Brummel (George Bryan Brummell) 1778 - Arbiter of men's fashion in Regency England Paul Gauguin (Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin) 1848 - Post-Impressionist artist, painter, sculptor Jessica Tandy 1909 - Actress Virginia Apgar 1909 - Physician that specialized in anesthesia Dean Martin (Dino Paul Crocetti) 1917 - Singer, actor (The Dean Martin Show, Rio Bravo, Young Lions) Gwendolyn Brooks 1917 - Writer Ray Scherer 1919 - Newsman, White House correspondent Charles Strouse 1928 - Composer, lyricist James Ivory 1928 - Director Randolph Turpin (Randolph Adolphus "Randy" Turpin) 1928 - Boxer known as the Leamington Larruper Dolores Gray 1930 - Actress Virginia McKenna 1931 - Actress Wynn Stewart 1934 - Country musician Bert Sugar 1936 - Boxing journalist Tom Jones 1940 - Singer Kenneth Osmond 1943 - Actor, Los Angeles police officer, known for his role as Eddie Haskell in the original Leave It To Beaver television series Nikki Giovanni (Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni) 1943 - Poet, activist, author Jenny Jones 1946 - TV talk show host Anne Twomey 1951 - Actress Liam Neeson 1952 - Actor (Taken movie series, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) Colleen Camp 1953 - Actress Johnny Clegg 1953 - Singer, songwriter Louise Erdrich 1954 - Author William Forsythe 1955 - Actor L.A. Reid 1956 - Record producer Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) 1958 - Musician, actor (Purple Rain, Sign 'O' the Times, Under the Cherry Moon) Today in Prince History Gordon Gano 1963 - Musician (The Violent Femmes) Ecstacy 1964 - Musician (Whodini) Eric Kretz 1966 - Musician (Stone Temple Pilots) David Navarro (David Michael "Dave" Navarro) 1967 - Guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction) Helen Baxendale (Helen Victoria Baxendale) 1970 - Actress (Cold Feet) Mike Madano 1970 - Hockey player (Dallas Stars, Minnesota North Stars) Allen Iverson 1975 - Basketball player Bill Hader 1978 - Actor, comedian (Saturday Night Live) Anna Torv 1979 - Actress ("Fringe") Larisa Oleynik (Larisa Romanovna Oleynik) 1981 - Actress Anna Kournikova 1981 - Tennis player Michael Cera 1988 - Actor (Juno, Superbad) Iggy Azalea (Amethyst Amelia Kelly) 1990 - Rapper, model |