Born in June
15 notable figures of the Black diaspora were born this month. Explore the full encyclopedia of 251 entries with the search above.
Prince
American musician, songwriter and actor (1958–2016)
Solange Knowles
American singer and songwriter (born 1986)
Hattie McDaniel
American actress (1893–1952)
Lena Horne
American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)
Thomas Sowell
American economist (born 1930)
Gilberto Gil
Brazilian musician and politician (born 1942)
Gwendolyn Brooks
American writer (1917–2000)
Octavia E. Butler
American science fiction writer (1947–2006)
Wilma Rudolph
American athlete (1940–1994)
Kanye West
American rapper and producer (born 1977)
Venus Williams
American tennis player (born 1980)
Morgan Freeman
American actor and producer (born 1937)
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
Josephine Baker
American and French entertainer (1906–1975)