Famous Birthdays for June 24E.I. Du Pont (Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours) 1771 - Chemist, industrialist Ambrose Bierce 1842 - Journalist, editorialist Jack Dempsey 1895 - Boxer Irving Kaufman 1910 - U.S. Supreme Court judge Norman Cousins 1915 - Journalist, author John Ciardi 1916 - Poet, translator Al Molinaro 1919 - Actor ("Happy Days") Manny Albam 1922 - Musician, saxophone player Billy Casper 1931 - Golfer Peter Hamill 1935 - Journalist Michele Lee 1942 - Actress ("Knots Landing"), singer, dancer Mick Fleetwood 1947 - Musician (Fleetwood Mac) Georg Stanford Brown 1943 - Actor Arthur Brown (Arthur Wilton Brown) 1944 - Actor Jeff Beck 1944 - Musician (Yardbirds) John "Charlie" Whitney 1944 - Musician (Family) Colin Blunstone 1945 - Singer, songwriter Ellison S. Onizuka 1946 - American astronaut John Illsley 1949 - Musician (Dire Straits) Nancy Allen 1950 - Actress Derrick Simpson 1950 - Reggae singer (Black Uhuru) Astro 1957 - Rapper, musician (UB40) Andrew McCluskey 1959 - Musician (OMD) Curt Smith 1961 - Musician (Tears For Fears) Danielle Spencer 1965 - Actress ("What's Happening!!") Sherry Stringfield 1967 - Actress ("ER") Jeff Cease 1967 - Musician (The Black Crowes) Glenn Medeiros 1970 - Singer, songwriter Candice Patton 1988 - Actress (TV: "The Flash") |