arts fighter and actor Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler John Tenta, Canadian wrestler (d. 2006) June 23 Marianne Berglund, Swedish road racing cyclist Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper Shin Ji-ho, South Korean politician Liu Cixin, Chinese science fiction writer Márcio França, Brazilian lawyer and politician Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer June 24 Preki, Serbia-born American footballer Sükhbaataryn Batbold, Mongolian politician Jascha Richter, Danish single and songwriter, frontman of Michael Learns to Rock June 25 Doug Gilmour, Canadian hockey player Yann Martel, Canadian author George Michael, British singer-songwriter (d. 2016) June 26 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian businessman, activist and oligarch Farukh Ruzimatov, Russian ballet dancer June 27 Gerrit Plomp, Dutch football defender Miroslav Šindelka, Slovak director, writer and producer June 28 – Wisit Sasanatieng, Thai film director and screenwriter June 29 Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Swedish actor Mark Bourneville, New Zealand rugby league player Rupert Graves, English actor Yngwie Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist, composer and bandleader Vladimir Vermezović, Serbian football player and coach Judith Hoag, American actress July July 1 Naser Khader, Danish-Syrian politician Igor Zhelezovski, Belarusian speed skater Zhang Zhicheng, Chinese fencer July 2 – Faiq Al Sheikh Ali, Iraqi lawyer and politician July 3 – Zainudin Nordin, Singaporean politician July 4 Henri Leconte, French tennis player R.S. Thanenthiran, Malaysian politician and businessman July 5 Edie Falco, American actress Zbigniew Hoffmann, Polish politician July 6 – Sorin Matei, Romanian high jumper July 7 Othman Abdul, Malaysian politician Vonda Shepard, American pop/rock singer, songwriter and actress Doug Dunakey, American golfer Fermín Alvarado Arroyo, Mexican politician Janni Larsen, Danish female darts player José María Larrañaga, Peruvian swimmer Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Indian filmmaker and screenwriter July 8 Michael Cuesta, American film and television director Luis de Jesús Rodríguez, Dominican attorney, businessman and entrepreneur Dmitry Pevtsov, Russian actor July 9 – Marc Mero, American amateur boxer and professional wrestler July 10 Fatemeh Goudarzi, Iranian actress Ian Lougher, British motorcycle racer John Altschuler, American television and film producer and writer July 11 Al MacInnis, Canadian ice hockey player Manuel Marrero Cruz, Cuban politician; Prime Minister of Cuba Lisa Rinna, American actress July 12 Bertus Servaas, Polish entrepreneur Aleksandr Domogarov, Russian actor Andrés Roemer, Mexican diplomat July 13 Kenny Johnson, American actor, producer, and model Spud Webb, American basketball player July 14 – Wouter Bos, Dutch politician July 15 Steve Thomas, British-Canadian retired ice hockey player Brigitte Nielsen, Danish actress Joy