History Births on June 27

Elton Britt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)

#Elton_Britt

Johnny Estrada, American baseball player

#Johnny_Estrada

Hugo Campagnaro, Argentinian footballer

#Hugo_Campagnaro

Paul Mauser, German weapon designer, designed the Gewehr 98 (d. 1914)

#Paul_Mauser

Igor Gräzin, Estonian academic and politician

#Igor_Gräzin

Ernst II of Saxony, Archbishop of Magdeburg (1476-1513) (d. 1513)

#Ernst_II_of_Saxony

Charles IX, king of France (d. 1574)

#Charles_IX_of_France

Juan Trippe, American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (d. 1981)

#Juan_Trippe

João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian physician and author (d. 1967)

#João_Guimarães_Rosa

Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-Canadian philosopher and activist (d. 1940)

#Emma_Goldman

Julia Duffy, American actress

#Julia_Duffy

Shirley Anne Field, English actress

#Shirley_Anne_Field

William Pepperrell, American merchant and soldier (d. 1759)

#William_Pepperrell

Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (d. 1968)

#Helen_Keller

Louise von François, German author (d. 1893)

#Louise_von_François

Paul Laurence Dunbar, American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1906)

#Paul_Laurence_Dunbar

John Monash, Australian engineer and general (d. 1931)

#John_Monash

Armand Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1976)

#Armand_Mondou

Khloé Kardashian, American model, businesswoman, and radio host

#Khloé_Kardashian

Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist and embryologist (d. 1947)

#Frank_Rattray_Lillie

Joey Covington, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 2013)

#Joey_Covington

John McIntire, American actor (d. 1991)

#John_McIntire

Nikola Rako?evi?, Serbian actor

#Nikola_Rako?evi?

Christopher O'Neill, English-American businessman

#Christopher_O'Neill

Chuck Person, American basketball player and coach

#Chuck_Person

Mary McAleese, Irish academic and politician, 8th President of Ireland

#Mary_McAleese

India de Beaufort, English actress

#India_de_Beaufort

Johnny Benson Jr., American race car driver

#Johnny_Benson_Jr.

Alexander Peya, Austrian tennis player

#Alexander_Peya

Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (d. 1962)

#Gaston_Bachelard

Nico Rosberg, German race car driver

#Nico_Rosberg

Karthika Nair, Indian film actress

#Karthika_Nair

Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Lisa_Germano

Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (d. 1905)

#Bryan_O'Loghlen

Louis XII, king of France (d. 1515)

#Louis_XII_of_France

Grace Lee Boggs, American philosopher, author, and activist (d. 2015)

#Grace_Lee_Boggs

Bianca Del Rio, American drag queen & comedian

#Bianca_Del_Rio

Dick the Bruiser, American football player and wrestler (d. 1991)

#Dick_the_Bruiser

Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist

#Patrick_Sercu

Matthew Lewis, English actor

#Matthew_Lewis_(actor)

Fernando Riera, Chilean football player and manager (d. 2010)

#Fernando_Riera

Bob Keeshan, American actor and producer (d. 2004)

#Bob_Keeshan

Jim Johnson, American baseball player

#Jim_Johnson_(baseball,_born_1983)

Doc Pomus, American singer-songwriter (d. 1991)

#Doc_Pomus

Sam Claflin, British actor

#Sam_Claflin

Craig Terrill, American football player

#Craig_Terrill

Drake Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Drake_Bell

Hans Spemann, German embryologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)

#Hans_Spemann

Isabelle Adjani, French actress

#Isabelle_Adjani

Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, and author

#Jo_Frost

Christian Kane, American singer-songwriter and actor

#Christian_Kane

Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Martinus_J._G._Veltman

Helena Benitez, Filipina academic and administrator (d. 2016)

#Helena_Benitez

Konrad Kujau, German illustrator (d. 2000)

#Konrad_Kujau

Amala Shankar, Indian danseuse

#Amala_Shankar

Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (d. 1995)

#Rudy_Perpich

Charlie Macartney, Australian cricketer and soldier (d. 1958)

#Charlie_Macartney

Bruce Babbitt, American lawyer and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Interior

#Bruce_Babbitt

Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1425)

#Manuel_II_Palaiologos

May Irwin, Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 1938)

#May_Irwin

Richard Ibbotson, English admiral

#Richard_Ibbotson

Apparat, German musician

#Apparat_(musician)

R. D. Burman, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 1994)

#R._D._Burman

Antoinette Perry, American actress and director (d. 1946)

#Antoinette_Perry

Jeff Conine, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Jeff_Conine

Danny Schechter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

#Danny_Schechter

Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer

#Matthew_Spiranovic

Bob Appleyard, English cricketer and businessman (d. 2015)

#Bob_Appleyard

Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (d. 2017)

#Adolph_Kiefer

George Walker, American composer (d. 2018)

#George_Walker_(composer)

Krzysztof Kie?lowski, Polish director and screenwriter (d. 1996)

#Krzysztof_Kie?lowski

Wayne Terwilliger, American second baseman, coach, and manager

#Wayne_Terwilliger

Philip Guston, American painter and academic (d. 1980)

#Philip_Guston

Alexis Bouvard, French astronomer and academic (d. 1843)

#Alexis_Bouvard

Kevin Pietersen, South African-English cricketer

#Kevin_Pietersen

Ahn So-hee, South Korean singer and actress

#Ahn_So-hee

Ed Westwick, English actor

#Ed_Westwick

Wendy Alexander, Scottish politician, Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning

#Wendy_Alexander

Jim Edmonds, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Jim_Edmonds

Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1546)

#Ernest_I,_Duke_of_Brunswick-Lüneburg

Giorgio Almirante, Italian journalist and politician (d. 1988)

#Giorgio_Almirante

E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016)

#E._R._Braithwaite

Muriel Pavlow, English actress (d. 2019)

#Muriel_Pavlow

Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)

#Jeffrey_Lee_Pierce

Margaret Ekpo, Nigerian women's rights activist, social mobilizer and politician (d. 2006)

#Margaret_Ekpo

Kelly Ayotte, American lawyer and politician, New Hampshire Attorney General

#Kelly_Ayotte

Pierre Montet, French historian and academic (d. 1966)

#Pierre_Montet

George Hamilton, Northern Irish police officer

#George_Hamilton_(police_officer)

James Hook, Welsh rugby player

#James_Hook_(rugby_union)

Eddie Kasko, American baseball player and manager

#Eddie_Kasko

Bruce Johnston, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Bruce_Johnston

Augustus De Morgan, English mathematician and logician (d. 1871)

#Augustus_De_Morgan

Serginho, Brazilian footballer

#Serginho_(footballer,_born_1971)

Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese historian and author (d. 1904)

#Lafcadio_Hearn

Aigars Kalv?tis, Latvian politician, businessman, and former Prime Minister of Latvia

#Aigars_Kalv?tis

David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, Scottish lieutenant and judge

#David_Hope,_Baron_Hope_of_Craighead

Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater

#Viktor_Petrenko

James P. Hogan, English-Irish author (d. 2010)

#James_P._Hogan_(writer)

Ulf Andersson, Swedish chess player

#Ulf_Andersson

Dan Jurgens, American author and illustrator

#Dan_Jurgens

Vera Wang, American fashion designer

#Vera_Wang

Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and academic (d. 1963)

#Eduard_Spranger

Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (d. 2019)

#Ross_Perot

Leigh Nash, American singer-songwriter

#Leigh_Nash

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player

#Svetlana_Kuznetsova

Alice McDermott, American novelist

#Alice_McDermott

Tobey Maguire, American actor

#Tobey_Maguire

Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician and academic (d. 1919)

#Jørgen_Pedersen_Gram

Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Lancastrian leader (d. 1475)

#Henry_Holland,_3rd_Duke_of_Exeter

Johanna Talihärm, Estonian biathlete

#Johanna_Talihärm

Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland

#Ian_Lang,_Baron_Lang_of_Monkton

Kate Carew, American illustrator and journalist (d. 1961)

#Kate_Carew

Madan Bhandari, Nepalese politician (d. 1993)

#Madan_Bhandari

Simon Sebag Montefiore, English journalist, historian, and author

#Simon_Sebag_Montefiore

Bryan Fletcher, American skier

#Bryan_Fletcher_(skier)

Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein (d. 1655)

#Maximilian,_Prince_of_Dietrichstein

Anna Moffo, American operatic soprano (d. 2006)

#Anna_Moffo

Aideu Handique, Indian actress (d. 2002)

#Aideu_Handique

Joseph P. Allen, American physicist and astronaut

#Joseph_P._Allen

Dale Steyn, South African cricketer

#Dale_Steyn

Lorrie Morgan, American singer

#Lorrie_Morgan

Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (d. 1891)

#Charles_Stewart_Parnell

Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter

#Stephan_Brenninkmeijer

Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (d. 1883)

#Napoléon_Coste

Sylvie Fréchette, Canadian swimmer and coach

#Sylvie_Fréchette

Daryle Ward, American baseball player

#Daryle_Ward

Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer

#Gökhan_Inler

Anita Husari?, Bosnian tennis player

Alberto Campbell-Staines, Australian athlete

Hana Birnerová, Czech tennis player

Kate Ziegler, American swimmer

Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast

D.J. King, Canadian ice hockey player

Andrew Embley, Australian footballer

Jennifer Goodridge, American keyboard player

Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer

Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer

Ace Darling, American wrestler

Simon Archer, English badminton player

Olve Eikemo (Abbath Doom Occulta), Norwegian musician

Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

John Eales, Australian rugby player and businessman

Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (d. 2001)

Phil Kearns, Australian rugby player and sportscaster

Vasiliy Kaptyukh, Belarusian discus thrower

Jörg Bergen, German footballer and manager

J.J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Óscar Vega, Spanish boxer

S. Manikavasagam, Malaysian politician and social activist

Sunanda Pushkar, India-born Canadian businesswoman (d. 2014)

Michael Ball, English actor and singer

Jeremy Swift, English actor

Robert King, English harpsichordist and conductor

Craig Hodges, American basketball player and coach

Gabriella Dorio, Italian runner

Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player and politician

Gilson Lavis, English drummer (Squeeze) and portrait artist

Camile Baudoin, American guitarist

Norma Kamali, American fashion designer

Angela King, English environmentalist and author, co-founded Common Ground

Ravi Batra, Indian-American economist and academic

Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer

Bill Baxley, American lawyer and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama

Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (d. 2000)

Kirkpatrick Sale, American author and scholar

Otto Herrigel, Namibian lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Lucille Clifton, American author and poet (d. 2010)

Hugh Wood, English composer

Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist

Peter Maas, American journalist and author (d. 2001)

James Lincoln Collier, American journalist and author

Leonard Lerman, American geneticist and biologist (d. 2012)

Elmo Hope, American pianist and composer (d. 1967)

Jacques Berthier, French organist and composer (d. 1994)

Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (d. 1998)

John Alexander Moore, American zoologist and academic (d. 2002)

Robert Aickman, English author and activist, co-founded the Inland Waterways Association (d. 1981)

Willie Mosconi, American pool player (d. 1993)

Marion M. Magruder, American Marine officer, commander of the VMF(N)-533 squadron. (d. 1997)

Vernon Watkins, Welsh-American poet and painter (d. 1967)

Catherine Cookson, English author and philanthropist (d. 1998)

Merle Tuve, American geophysicist and academic (d. 1982)

Dixie Brown, British boxer (d. 1957)

Paul Colin, French illustrator (d. 1985)

Lewis Bernstein Namier, Polish-English historian and academic (d. 1960)

Guilhermina Suggia, Portuguese cellist (d. 1950)

Heber Doust Curtis, American astronomer (d. 1942)

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1894)

Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy Waterston, American writer (d. 1899)

Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier, French botanist and physicist (d. 1799)

Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir (d. 902)