Famous People Born in June 1932
Celebrate the birthdays of 60 famous people, historical figures and celebrities born in June 1932 like Dudley Herschbach.
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Christopher Lasch, American historian and author (The Culture of Narcissism), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1994)

Jun 1 Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests; 62 wickets; Otago CA), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 2023)

Jun 1 Philo [Rolf] Bregstein, Dutch writer (Dingen die niet Voorbijgaan)

Sammy Turner, American pop and R&B singer ("Lavender Blue"; "Always"), born in Patterson, New Jersey

John Drew Barrymore, American actor (Pantomine Quiz), born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 2004)

Jun 4 John McNamara, American MLB manager (American League Manager of the Year 1986; Boston Red Sox), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2020)

Jun 4 Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand writer (Season of the Jew), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2004)

Jun 4 Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, jazz and soundtrack composer, arranger, bandleader, and record producer (The Blues and the Abstract Truth; The Six Million Dollar Man), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1975)

Christy Brown, Irish painter and autobiography writer (My Left Foot; Down All the Days), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1981)

Jun 5 Pete Jolly [Ceragioli], American session and West Coast jazz pianist, and accordionist (Shorty Rogers; Pete Jolly Trio), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2004)

Jun 5 Ronnie Dawson, Irish rugby player (Captain of Irish and Lions team), born in Dublin, Ireland

Billie Whitelaw, British actress (Omen, Adding Machine), born in Coventry, Warwickshire (d. 2014)

Jun 6 David R Scott, American USAF Colonel and astronaut (Gem 8, Apol 9, 15), born in San Antonio, Texas

Jun 6 Ivan Chermayeff, British-born American graphic designer, born in London, England (d. 2017)

(Harold) "Tina" Brooks, American hard-bop jazz saxophonist, and composer ("True Blue"), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 1974)

Jun 7 Joel Collier, American football coach (HC Buffalo Bills 1966-68; DC Denver Broncos 1972–88), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 2024)

Hans G. Helms, German writer and composer, born in Teterow, Germany (d. 2012)

Jun 8 Ray Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler and captain (61 Tests; 122 wickets, 1,836 runs @ 23.24; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Pudsey, England (d. 2021)

Branko Lustig, Croatian film producer (Schindler's List; Gladiator), born in Osijek, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Croatia) (d. 2019)

Jun 10 Gardner McKay, American actor and author (Adventures in Paradise, Pleasure Seekers, Boots & Saddles), born in New York City (d. 2001)

Jun 10 J. Bennett Johnston, American politician (Sen-D-LA, 1972-97), born in Shreveport, Louisiana

Athol Fugard, South African anti-apartheid writer (Blood Knot), born in Middelburg, South Africa

Jun 11 Timothy Sainsbury, British politician and businessman

Charlie Feathers, American country music and rockabilly singer-songwriter, and musician ("Can't Hardly Stand It"), born in Holly Springs, Mississippi (d. 1998)

Jun 12 Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian marathoner (Olympic gold 1968), born in Ada'a, Oromo, Ethiopia (d. 2002)

Jun 12 Rona Jaffe, American novelist (Mazes & Monsters), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2005)

Bob McGrath, American musician, singer (Sing Along With Mitch), and actor (Sesame Street, 1969-2017), born in Ottawa, Illinois (d. 2022)

Jun 13 Jo Roland [Rolando Bonardelli], Swiss pop singer and TV personality (Rendez-vous), known as the 'Swiss Perry Como', born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2013)

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, American pianist, arranger, jazz and classical composer (For Bird, With Love), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2004)

Jun 14 Joe Arpaio, American law enforcement officer (Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, 1993-2016), pardoned of federal contempt of court conviction by President Trump, born in Springfield, Massachusetts

Einar Enevoldson, American USAF pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA test pilot (X-24B; Perlan Project), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2021)

Jun 15 Mario Cuomo, American politician (Governor-D-NY, 1983-95), born in New York City (d. 2015)

Ralph Robins, British CEO (Rolls-Royce)

Derek Ibbotson, English 5K runner (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 2017)

Jun 17 Dolores White, American composer, pianist, and pedagogue, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)

Jun 17 John Murtha, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in New Martinsville, West Virginia (d. 2010)

Carl Tacy, American college basketball coach (Wake Forest University 1972-85; 222-149 record), born in Huttonsville, West Virginia (d. 2020)

Dudley Herschbach

American chemist known for molecular dynamics (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1986), born in San Jose, California

Jun 18 Geoffrey Hill, English poet, born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire (d. 2016)

Ernest Ranglin, Jamaican guitarist (Studio One, Jimmy Cliff), born in Manchester, Jamaica

Jun 19 Marisa Pavan, Italian actress (Solomon & Sheba; The Rose Tattoo), born in Cagliari, Sardinia (d. 2023)

Jun 19 Pier Angeli [Anna Maria Pierangeli], Italian actress (Sodom & Gomorrah, Vintage, Battle of the Bulge), born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (d. 1971)

Robert Rozhdestvensky, Soviet poet, born in Kosikhinsky District, Russia (d. 1994)

(Boris) "Lalo" Schifrin, Argentine-American jazz pianist and composer (Mission Impossible; Caveman), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jun 21 Bernard Ingham, British journalist and press secretary for PM Margaret Thatcher, born in Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom (d. 2023) [1]

Jun 21 Jamil Nasser [George Joyner], American jazz double and electric bassist, and tuba player (Ahmad Jamal Trio), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)

Jun 21 O. C Smith, American jazz singer ("Little Green Apples"), born in Mansfield, Louisiana (d. 2001)

Amrish Puri, Indian actor (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- Mola Ram, Mr. India- Mogambo), born in Lahore, Punjab (d. 2005)

Jun 22 Michael Horvit, American composer, and musicologist, born in Brooklyn, New York City

Jun 22 Prunella Scales, British actress (Fawlty Towers, A Question of Attribution), born in Sutton Abinger, Surrey

Bob Blair, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests, 43 wickets, BB 4/85; Wellington), born in Petone, New Zealand

David McTaggart, Canadian co-founder of Greenpeace, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2011)

Peter Blake, British visual artist who designed The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, born in Dartford, Kent, England

Harry Bromfield, South African cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 17 wickets; Western Province), born in Mossel Bay, South Africa (d. 2020)

Anna Moffo, American soprano (Adventurers), born in Wayne, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)

Jun 27 Hugh Wood, British composer (Song Cycle to Poems of Pablo Neruda), born in Parbold, Lancashire, England (d. 2021)

Jun 27 Joachim Wohlgemuth, German writer, born in Prenzlau, Germany (d. 1996)

Jun 27 Magali Noël [Guiffray], French actress and singer, born in Izmir, Turkey (d. 2015)

Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, American actor (Happy Days, Karate Kid), born in Isleton, California (d. 2005)

Martin Mailman, American composer, born in New York City (d. 2000)

About June 1932

How Old? 92 years old

Generation: Silent Generation

Leap Year: Yes

Chinese Zodiac: Monkey

Star Signs: Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20), Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22)