Famous people born on June 9th

June 9 brings together a notably wide-ranging set of birthdays, spanning groundbreaking scientists, world-changing inventors, influential public servants, and defining figures in film, music, and literature. The date mixes enduring popular icons with innovators whose work reshaped technology, policy, and culture. Across centuries, these lives reflect how creativity and public impact can take many forms.

Notable highlights

• Michael J. Fox (1961) - Became a defining screen presence of 1980s pop culture and later turned personal challenge into major Parkinsons advocacy.
• Natalie Portman (1981) - An Academy Award-winning actor who also built a parallel reputation for thoughtful, research-driven roles and public intellectual interests.
• Johnny Depp (1963) - Known for offbeat character work that repeatedly transformed eccentric roles into mainstream blockbusters.
• Aaron Sorkin (1961) - Celebrated for rapid-fire, argument-driven dialogue that shaped modern political and newsroom storytelling on stage and screen.
• Bertha von Suttner (1843) - A leading European peace voice whose writing and activism helped legitimize international pacifism at the highest levels.
• George Stephenson (1781) - A pivotal railway pioneer whose engineering helped standardize and accelerate the spread of steam rail transport.
• Les Paul (1915) - Guitar innovator and recording trailblazer whose technical experiments helped define the sound of modern popular music.
• Cole Porter (1893) - Wrote sophisticated American standards whose witty lyrics and melodies continue to anchor the Great American Songbook.
• Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836) - A barrier-breaking physician who expanded womens access to medical education and professional practice in Britain.
• Robert McNamara (1916) - A consequential U.S. defense leader whose tenure shaped Cold War policy debates and later prompted major public reassessment.

On this day

• 53 - Roman emperor Nero is born, later becoming one of antiquitys most notorious rulers.
• 68 - Emperor Nero dies by suicide as revolts end his reign, closing the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
• 1934 - Donald Duck makes his screen debut in the Disney short film "The Wise Little Hen".
• 1946 - Thailand becomes a member of the United Nations.
• 1973 - Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes, completing the U.S. Triple Crown in record-setting fashion.