Famous birthdays for June 9: Patricia Cornwell, Natalie Portman

June 9 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.

They include:

-- Russian Czar Peter the Great in 1672

-- Musician Cole Porter in 1891

-- Musician Les Paul in 1915

-- Robert S. McNamara, former U.S. defense secretary/World Bank president, in 1916

-- Journalist Marvin Kalb in 1930 (age 96)

-- Comedian Jackie Mason in 1931

-- Musician Jackie Wilson in 1934

-- Sportscaster Dick Vitale in 1939 (age 87)

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-- Writer Patricia Cornwell in 1956 (age 70)

-- Religious leader T. D. Jakes in 1957 (age 69)

-- Writer/producer Aaron Sorkin in 1961 (age 65)

-- Actor Michael J. Fox in 1961 (age 65)

-- Actor Johnny Depp in 1963 (age 63)

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-- Actor Gloria Reuben in 1964 (age 62)

-- Musician Rob Pilatus (Milli Vanilli) in 1964

-- Actor Tamela Mann in 1966 (age 60)

-- Musician Dean Dinning (Toad the Wet Sprocket) in 1967 (age 59)

-- Musician Dean Felber (Hootie & the Blowfish) in 1967 (age 59)

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-- Actor Josh Hamilton in 1969 (age 57)

-- Actor/musician Ed Simons (Chemical Brothers) in 1970 (age 56)

-- Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit in 1972 (age 54)

-- Musician Matthew Bellamy (Muse) in 1978 (age 48)

-- Actor Natalie Portman in 1981 (age 45)

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-- Actor Mae Whitman in 1988 (age 38)

-- Actor Logan Browning in 1989 (age 37)

-- Actor Lucien Laviscount in 1992 (age 34)

-- U.S. Olympic gold medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez in 2000 (age 26)

-- Actor Xolo Maridueña in 2001 (age 25)

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This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM.