Did you know
Jason Donovan has appeared in several stage musicals, most prominently in the lead role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the early 1990s.
Famous Birthdays on June 1
1968 — Jason Donovan
Australian actor and singer
June 1 has 208 recorded notable births across history, from 1134 to 1999. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1990 Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production. Source
- 1918 World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Source
- 1670 In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Source
- 1412 The Treaty of Lubowla between the kingdoms of Hungary and Poland is confirmed with one of the largest and magnificent royal meetings and feasts ever held in Buda. King Sigismund of Hungary host king Władysław II Jagiełło while several thousand nobles attend. Source
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Andy Samuel Griffith was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television.
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Nikki Glaser also hosted the 2025 and 2026 Golden Globe Awards, which made her the first solo female host in Golden Globes history.
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Henin won 43 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including seven majors, as well as an Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games and two Tour Finals titles.
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Ronald Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter and record executive.
More major people born on June 1
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1926
Andy Griffith
American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)
Andy Samuel Griffith was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television.
1984
Nikki Glaser
American comedian
Nicole Rene Glaser is an American stand-up comedian and actress.
1982
Justine Henin
Belgian tennis player
Justine Henin is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 117 weeks, including as the year-end No.
1953
Ronnie Dunn
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ronald Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter and record executive. Starting in 2011, Dunn has worked as a solo artist following the temporary dissolution of Brooks & Dunn.
1825
John Hunt Morgan
American general (died 1864)
John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
1961
Paul Coffey
Canadian ice hockey player
Paul Patrick Coffey is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for nine teams over 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 2000.
1945
Linda Scott
American singer
Linda Scott is an American pop singer and actress who was active from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.
1924
William Sloane Coffin
American minister and activist (died 2006)
William Sloane Coffin Jr. was an American Mainline Protestant clergyman and peace activist. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ.
1942
Parveen Kumar
Pakistani-English physician and academic
Dame Parveen June Kumar is a British-Indian doctor who is a Professor of Medicine and Education at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.
1944
Colin Blakemore
British neurobiologist (died 2022)
Sir Colin Blakemore was a British neurobiologist, specialising in vision and the development of the brain.
1958
Nambaryn Enkhbayar
Mongolian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Mongolia
Nambaryn Enkhbayar is a Mongolian politician who served as the prime minister of Mongolia from 2000 to 2004, as the chairman of the State Great Khural from 2004 to 2005, and as the third president of Mongolia from 2005…
1968
Mathias Rust
German aviator
Mathias Rust is a German aviator. In 1987, as a teenage amateur pilot, he flew from Helsinki, Finland, to Moscow, without authorization.
1955
Lorraine Moller
New Zealand runner
Lorraine Mary Moller is a former athlete from New Zealand, who competed in track athletics and later specialised in the marathon.
1974
Sarah Teather
English politician
Sarah Louise Teather, Baroness Teather is a British politician and advocate who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent Central, previously Brent East, from 2003 to 2015, and as Minister of State for Children and…
1945
Frederica von Stade
American soprano and actress
Frederica von Stade is an American former classical singer. Best known for her work in opera, she was also a recitalist and concert artist, and she recorded more than a hundred albums and videos.
1961
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Russian oligarch, mercenary chief and restaurateur (died 2023)
Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin was a Russian mercenary leader, rebel commander, and oligarch.
1937
Morgan Freeman
American actor and producer
Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a…
1921
Nelson Riddle
American composer and bandleader (died 1985)
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s.
1953
David Berkowitz
American serial killer and arsonist: 73
David Richard Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam, the .44 Caliber Killer and the Phantom of the Bronx, is an American serial killer, serial arsonist, and former United States Army soldier who committed a stabbing…