Please don't turn this into yet another political hijack.
.....anyway...... my list
* 1511 - Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1571)
* 1577 - Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d. 1618)
* 1578 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)
* 1654 - Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)
* 1686 - Philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749)
* 1689 - Alexis Piron, French writer (d. 1773)
* 1721 - Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (d. 1781)
* 1753 - William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1825)
* 1764 - Ann Radcliffe, English writer (d. 1823)
* 1775 - Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818)
* 1786 - Sophie Hélène Béatrix, Princess of France (d. 1787)
* 1800 - Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician (d. 1885)
* 1808 - Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (d. 1887)
* 1819 - Elias Howe, American inventor (d. 1867)
* 1828 - Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian Catholic churchman (d. 1913)
* 1836 - Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1908)
* 1836 - Camille de Renesse, Belgian count (d. 1904)
* 1848 - Robert I, Duke of Parma, last ruling Duke of Parma (d. 1907)
* 1858 - Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942)
* 1879 - Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (d. 1936)
* 1879 - Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d. 1934)
* 1889 - Leo Dandurand, American-born Canadian hockey executive (d. 1964)
* 1893 - George Geary, English cricketer (d. 1981)
* 1894 - Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
* 1901 - Dame Barbara Cartland, English novelist (d. 2000)
* 1905 - Clarence Campbell, Canadian hockey executive (d. 1984)
* 1908 - Allama Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani scholar, orator and philosopher (d. 1973)
* 1911 - Mervyn Peake, British writer and illustrator (d. 1968)
* 1911 - John A. Wheeler, American physicist (d. 2008)
* 1915 - David Diamond, American composer (d. 2005)
* 1916 - Sir Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
* 1916 - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
* 1918 - Jarl Wahlström, the 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)
* 1925 - Guru Dutt, legendary Bollywood director, producer and actor
* 1926 - Ben Roy Mottelson, American-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1927 - Ed Ames, American singer and actor
* 1927 - Susan Cabot, American actress (d. 1986)
* 1927 - Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1928 - Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist
* 1928 - Vince Edwards, American actor, director and singer (d. 1996)
* 1929 - King Hassan II of Morocco, (d. 1999)
* 1929 - Lee Hazlewood, American country singer, songwriter and producer (d. 2007)
* 1929 - Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist
* 1930 - Buddy Bregman, American musical arranger and conductor
* 1930 - Roy McLean, South African cricketer (d. 2007)
* 1932 - Donald Rumsfeld, 13th & 21st United States Secretary of Defense
* 1935 - Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician (d. 2005)
* 1935 - Michael Williams, English actor (d. 2001)
* 1936 - Floyd Abrams, First Amendment attorney and advocate
* 1936 - June Jordan, American poet, writer and teacher (d. 2002)
* 1936 - Andre Pronovost, French Canadian ice hockey player
* 1937 - David Hockney, English artist
* 1938 - Brian Dennehy, American actor
* 1942 - Richard Roundtree, American actor
* 1942 - Edy Williams, American actress
* 1943 - John Casper, astronaut
* 1945 - Dean R. Koontz, American author
* 1945 - Root Boy Slim, American entertainer (d. 1993)
* 1946 - Natasha Pyne, English actress
* 1946 - Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (d. 1980)
* 1947 - Haruomi Hosono, Japanese musician
* 1947 - Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
* 1947 - O.J. Simpson, American football player and actor
* 1948 - Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian current foreign minister
* 1950 - Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine
* 1951 - Chris Cooper, American actor
* 1952 - John Tesh, American composer
* 1953 - Thomas Ligotti, American author
* 1953 - Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer
* 1955 - Fred Norris, American radio personality
* 1955 - Jimmy Smits, American actor
* 1955 - Willie Wilson, American baseball player
* 1955 - Steve Coppell, English football player and manager
* 1956 - Marc Almond, British singer
* 1956 - Tom Hanks, American actor
* 1957 - Kelly McGillis, American actress
* 1957 - Tim Kring, American writer and producer
* 1957 - Paul Merton, British comedian
* 1959 - Jim Kerr, Scottish singer (Simple Minds)
* 1959 - Kevin Nash, American professional wrestler
* 1959 - Clive Stafford Smith, British human-rights lawyer
* 1960 - Marc Mero, American professional wrestler
* 1964 - Courtney Love, American musician
* 1964 - Gianluca Vialli, Italian football player
* 1965 - Frank Bello, American musician (Anthrax)
* 1965 - David O'Hara, Irish-Scottish actor
* 1965 - Jason Rhoades, American installation artist (d. 2006)
* 1967 - Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician
* 1968 - Paolo Di Canio, Italian football player
* 1968 - Lars Gyllenhaal, Swedish author
* 1969 - Jason Kearton, Australian former footballer
* 1969 - Mark Lui, Hong Kong composer and producer
* 1970 - Trent Green, American footballer
* 1970 - Masami Tsuda, Japanese manga author
* 1971 - Marc Andreessen, American software developer
* 1971 - Dani Behr, Model & TV Presenter
* 1973 - Kelly Holcomb, American football player
* 1974 - Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish bassist and singer (Millencolin)
* 1974 - Sian Berry, british politician
* 1975 - Jack White, American musician (The White Stripes}
* 1975 - Shelton Benjamin, American professional wrestler
* 1976 - Fred Savage, American actor
* 1976 - Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch speed skater
* 1977 - Isaac Brock, American musician
* 1978 - Linda Park, Korean-born actress
* 1978 - Mark Medlock, German singer
* 1979 - Ella Koon, Hong Kong singer and actress
* 1979 - Suzanne Stokes American model, (Playmate of the Month February 2000)
* 1981 - Kimveer Gill, Canadian spree shooter (Dawson College shooting) (d. 2006)
* 1982 - Ashly DelGrosso, American ballroom dancer
* 1982 - Alecko Eskandarian, Armenian-American footballer
* 1982 - Maggie Ma, Canadian actress
* 1982 - Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race-car driver
* 1983 - Lucia Micarelli, American musician
* 1984 - Jacob Hoggard, singer of Canadian band Hedley (band)
* 1985 - Pawe? Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
* 1985 - Ashley Young, English footballer
* 1986 - Kiely Williams, American singer and actress
* 1986 - Dominic Cervi, American footballer
* 1991 - Spencer Elden, Baby/Model on Nirvana (band)'s Nevermind album
* 1991 - Mitchel Musso, American actor
* 1995 - Georgie Henley, English actress
Wow you guys are famous in your own right now amongst that kind of company!!! I've got one coming June 2nd, Don't know who shares mine. hmmm????
