June 12th Birthdays

American rockabilly singer and musician, Rocky Burnette, was born on this day in 1953, as Jonathan Burnette, in Memphis, TN.

Also born on June 12th:

• 1938
  Tom Oliver, Australian actor
• 1941
  Roy Harper, English musician
• 1942
  Len Barry, American singer, musician
• 1951
  Bun E. Carlos, American musician
• 1943
  Junior Brown, American country singer, guitarist
• 1953
  David Thornton, American actor
• 1957
  Timothy Busfield, American actor
• 1958
  Meredith Brooks, American singer, guitarist
  Rebecca Holden, American actress, singer
  Rory Sparrow, American basketball player
• 1959
  Jenilee Harrison, American actress
  John Linnell, American musician
• 1959
  Scott Thompson, Canadian comedian
• 1961
  Kira Roessler, American musician
• 1962
  Paul Clark, English musician
  John Enos III, American actor
• 1963
  Tim DeKay, American actor
  Jerry Lynn, American wrestler
  Johnny Weiss, American wrestler
• 1964
  Paula Marshall, American actress
• 1967
  Frances O’Connor, Australian actress
• 1968
  Scott Aldred, American baseball player
• 1969
  Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian politician
• 1970
  Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor
• 1971
  Mark Henry, American wrestler
  Ryan Klesko, American baseball player
• 1973
  Jason Caffey, American basketball player
• 1974
  Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player
  Jason Mewes, American actor
  Kerry Kittles, American basketball player
• 1975
  Michael Muhney, American actor
  Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler
• 1976
  Antawn Jamison, American basketball player
• 1977
  Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American blues-rock guitarist
• 1978
  DJ Qualls, American actor
• 1979
  Dallas Clark, American football player
  Wil Horneff, American actor
  Earl Watson, American basketball player
• 1980
  Larry Foote, American football player
• 1982
  Ben Blackwell, American musician
  Jason David, American football player
• 1985
  Kendra Wilkinson, American model, actress
  Chris Young, American musician
• 1986
  Erik Ainge, American football player
• 1987
  Seyi Ajirotutu, American football player
• 1990
  Kevin Wu, American comedian
• 1992
  Allie DiMeco, American actress, musician

June Birthday Calendar

Died on June 12th:

• 1957
  Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, bandleader (age 53)
• 1963
  Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist (age 37)
• 1980
  Milburn Stone, American actor (age 75)
• 1983
  Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress (age 80)
• 1998
  Leo Buscaglia, American author, educator (age 74)
  Theresa Merritt, American actress, singer (age 75)
• 2002
  Bill Blass, American fashion designer (age 79)
• 2003
  Gregory Peck, American actor (age 87)
• 2011
  Carl Gardner, American singer (The Coasters), (age 83)
• 2012
  Henry Hill, American mobster (age 69)
• 2016
  Janet Waldo, American actress, voice artist (age 97)
• 2023
  Treat Williams, American actor (age 71)