Famous birthdays for June 30: Michael Phelps, David Alan Grier
1 of 2 | Michael Phelps attends the Women's Basketball quarterfinals game between Nigeria and the United States at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France on August 7. The former Olympian turns 40 on June 30. File Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI | License Photo
June 30 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.
They include:
-- U.S. first lady Elizabeth Monroe in 1768
-- Actor Susan Hayward in 1917
-- Musician Lena Horne in 1917
-- Magician Harry Blackstone Jr. in 1934
-- Actor Nancy Dussault in 1936 (age 89)
-- Musician Florence Ballard in 1943
-- Musician Hal Lindes (Dire Straits) in 1953 (age 72)
-- Actor David Alan Grier in 1956 (age 69)
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-- Actor Vincent D'Onofrio in 1959 (age 66)
-- Actor Rupert Graves in 1963 (age 62)
-- International Boxing Hall of Fame member Mike Tyson in 1966 (age 59)
-- Musician Phil Anselmo (Pantera) in 1968 (age 57)
-- Musician Tom Drummond (Better Than Ezra) in 1969 (age 56)
-- Actor Monica Potter in 1971 (age 54)
-- Actor Molly Parker in 1972 (age 53)
-- Musician Matisyahu in 1979 (age 46)
-- Actor Lizzy Caplan in 1982 (age 43)
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-- Musician Cole Swindell in 1983 (age 42)
-- Actor Katherine Ryan in 1983 (age 42)
-- Musician James Adam Shelley (American Authors) in 1983 (age 42)
-- Musician Fantasia Barrino in 1984 (age 41)
-- Wrestler Cody Rhodes in 1985 (age 40)
-- Olympian Michael Phelps in 1985 (age 40)
-- WWE wrestler Alicia Fox in 1986 (age 39)
-- Actor Elliot Fletcher in 1996 (age 29)
-- Actor Wolfgang Schaeffer in 2009 (age 16)
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