Musicians Born in June 1926

  • Jun 1 Andy Griffith, American actor, comedian, television producer (Andy Griffithe Show; Matlock), Southern gospel singer, and writer, born in Mount Airy, North Carolina (d. 2012)
  • Jun 3 Carlos Veerhoff, Argentine-born German composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2011)
  • Jun 3 Janez Matičič, Slovenian pianist. conductor, and pedagogue, born in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (d. 2022)
  • Jun 4 Chuck Thompson, American jazz be-bop drummer (Erroll Garner; Hampton Hawes), born in New York City (d. 1982)
  • Jun 6 Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (Fidelio), born in Merseburg, Germany (d. 1998)
  • Jun 7 Dick Williams, American singer and choral director (Andy Williams Show), born in Wall Lake, Iowa (d. 2018)
  • Jun 8 Anatol Vieru, Romanian-Jewish composer (Ultimele zile, ultimele ore/The Last Days, the Last Hours), and pedagogue, born in Iasi, Romania (d. 1998)
  • Jun 11 Brother Dave Gardner, American comedian, drummer and singer, born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 1983)
  • Jun 11 Carlisle Floyd, American opera composer (Susanna; Prince of Players), born in Latta, South Carolina (d. 2021)
  • Jun 15 Jan Carlstedt, Swedish composer, born in Orsa, Sweden (d. 2004)
  • Jun 17 Manuel Enríquez, Mexican composer, born in Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico (d. 1994)
  • Jun 22 Ruth Zechlin, German organist and composer, born in Grosshartmannsdorf (d. 2007)
  • Jun 23 Lars Johan Werle, Swedish avant-garde composer (Pentagram; Resan - The Journey), singer, and jazz musician, born in Gävle, Sweden (d. 2001)

Mel Brooks (97 years old)

Jun 28 American writer, actor, comedian, songwriter, and director (Get Smart; Blazing Saddles; Young Frankenstein: Spaceballs), born in New York City

  • Jun 28 Robert Shelton [Shapiro], American music and film critic (New York Times), and biographer (No Direction Home, The Life and Music of Bob Dylan), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
  • Jun 30 Peter Alexander [Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer], Austrian actor and singer (Who Wants to Sleep?), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2011)

About June 1926

How Old? 97 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Signs: Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20), Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22)