- Jun 1 Brandi Carlile, American singer and songwriter, born in Ravensdale, Washington
- Jun 4 William Barton, Australian didgeridoo player, and composer (Kalkadunga), born in Mount Isa, North-West Queensland, Australia
- Jun 5 Sebastien Lefebvre, Canadian rock guitarist (Simple Plan - "Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)"), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jun 8 Alex Band, American singer (The Calling - "Wherever You Will Go"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 9 Anoushka Shankar, British-Indian sitar player, composer, and daughter of Ravi Shankar, born in London, England
- Jun 9 Vic Zhou, Taiwanese pop singer (F4), actor (Meteor Garden; Home), and model, born in Yilan, Taiwan
- Jun 10 Hoku [Ho], American pop singer ("Anothe Dumb Blonde") and actress, born in Oahu, Hawaii
- Jun 12 John Gourley, American musician, singer, and songwriter (Portugal. The Man), born in Wasilla, Alaska
- Jun 15 Billy Martin, American guitarist and songwriter (Good Charlotte - The Young and the Hopeless), born in Annapolis, Maryland,
- Jun 16 Ben Kweller, American singer-songwriter, born in San Francisco, California
- Jun 21 Brandon Flowers, American singer and keyboardist (The Killers- "Mr. Brightside"; "Human"), born in Henderson, Nevada
- Jun 22 Chris Urbanowicz, British rock guitarist (The Editors, 2002-12), born in Aslockton, England
- Jun 27 Mikaben [Michael Benjamin], Haitian zouk and dancehall singer-songwriter, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (d. 2022)
- Jun 28 Michael Crafter, Australian musician (I Killed The Prom Queen), born in Perth, Australia
About June 1981
How Old? 42 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No