List of Famous people born in June
Shura Kitata Tola
Shura Kitata Tola is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and half-marathon. He has raced in several World Marathon Majors including the 2020 London Marathon where he won the race in a time of 2:05:41 and the 2018 London Marathon where he finished in second place behind Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya. Shura beat Kipchoge in the 2020 London Marathon to secure his first London Marathon title, just a second ahead of Vincent Kipchumba. His other best performances include the 2017 Rome Marathon and 2017 Frankfurt Marathon victories, where he finished with the times 2:07:30 and 2:05:50, respectively, and second in the 2018 New York City Marathon behind Lelisa Desisa with a time of 2:06:01.
Veronica Koman
Veronica Koman is an Indonesian human rights activist and lawyer, known for disseminating information on Papua and West Papua provinces. She was awarded the Sir Ronald Wilson Human Rights Award in October 2019.
Karen L. Henderson
Karen LeCraft Henderson is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Gunner
Chad Lail is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Jaxson Ryker.
Taisto Miettinen
Taisto Miettinen is an award-winning Finnish athlete. He has won the World champion gold medals for the Water Running 2004, Iron Bar Walking 2012 and Bog Snorkelling 2012 and Kicksled 2014 and was also the winner of the Wife Carrying World Championships in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, & 2017. He has been the oldest contestant, who has won World Championship in wife carrying. He has won 13 medals in wife carrying World Championship competitions. He has also won gold metal for Finnish championship of snowshoe running 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2014 and winter swimming 2010 and also silver in WC-competition and many Finnish champions in the sprint. Miettinen has reached a total of 10 World Championship titles, 19 World Champion medals, 11 Finnish Championship titles, 19 Finnish Championship medals, 9 foreign countries championships as well as 17 foreign countries championship medals, many number of other titles and records, as well as two world record time. Miettinen has also won f.ex. Finnish fear factor super man race. CraveOnline has 2012 chosen Taisto the world`s greatest reigning stupendous unknown champion number 1. He has been also Finnish most interesting people 2013.
Anita Rachvelishvili
Anita Rachvelishvili is a Georgian operatic mezzo-soprano. She is especially known for singing Verdi; conductor Riccardo Muti said in 2018: "She is without doubt the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet. Without. Doubt." She is also well known for singing Bizet's Carmen. Opera News magazine has stated that "Rachvelishvili is a unique dramatic presence. Her dark, smoldering eyes and cascading black curls are striking, but what is unusual is the juxtaposition of fiery surface and an inward-focused quality, seeming to draw power from some secret space."
Femi Gbaja Biamila
Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila, is a Nigerian lawyer, All Progressives Congress Leader, and Speaker of Nigeria's 9th House of Representatives.
Graham Wilkins
Graham George Wilkins is an English retired professional football full back who made over 130 appearances in the Football League for Chelsea. He also played league football for Brentford and Southend United.
Tara Basro
Andi Mutiara Pertiwi Basro or better known as Tara Basro is an Indonesian actress and model of Bugis descent.
Nakul
Nakkhul Jaidev is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. He debuted as one of the lead actors in the 2003 film Boys directed by S. Shankar. He sang his first song in the soundtrack album for Anniyan (2005).