List of Famous people born in June
Peter Gauweiler
Peter Gauweiler is a German politician, and a member of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) formerly in the German Bundestag, where he represented Munich South and served as deputy leader of the CSU. He resigned his parliamentary seat and leadership post in 2015 at age 65. Gauweiler is considered a Euro-sceptic and made a name with partly successful constitutional complaints against the euro bailout fund and the Lisbon Treaty.
Jason White
Jason White is an American former college football quarterback who played for the University of Oklahoma, was recognized as a unanimous All-American, and won the Heisman Trophy in 2003.
Michele Hicks
Michele Hicks is an American screen actress and former fashion model who has worked in both film and television. Her television appearances include Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI: NY, Cold Case, The Shield and Heist. She also appeared in the music video for the song "Letting the Cables Sleep" by Bush.
Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar is a British Indian sitar player and composer. She is the daughter of Pandit Ravi Shankar and Sukanya Rajan, and the half-sister of Norah Jones.
Saleh Ajeery
Saleh Mohammed Saleh Abdulaziz Al Ajeery is a Kuwaiti astronomer. He wrote many books and articles, and gave several seminars and lectures. He turned 100 in June 2020.
Nicky Clarke
Nicky Clarke is an English hair stylist and media personality known for owning notable hair. He initially became famous for styling the hair of various celebrities on several television shows, before earning fame in his own right.
Chris Cairns
Christopher Lance Cairns is a former New Zealand cricketer and former ODI captain, who played for the New Zealand cricket team as an all-rounder. Cairns finished his Test career with a batting average of 33.53 and a bowling average of 29.40. In 2000, he was named as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Marion Reneau
Marion Elizabeth Reneau-Perez is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing as a Bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of January 27, 2020, she is #10 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. In 2 Yunus and the Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts through microcredit to create economic and social development from below". The Norwegian Nobel Committee said that "lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty" and that "across cultures and civilizations, Yunus and Grameen Bank have shown that even the poorest of the poor can work to bring about their own development". Yunus has received several other national and international honours. He received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010.
Christa Théret
Christa Théret is a French actress, best known for her role of Andrée Heuschling in Renoir.