Famous Men Born in the Month of June Quiz

Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an American architect, writer, educator and interior designer. In a career spanning 70 years he designed over 1,000 structures. He was born on June 8 in Wisconson and his work included receiving Gold Awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects and the American Institute of Architects.

Answer: George Orwell

George Orwell (1903-1950) although a British novelist, essayist and journalist he was born in India on June 25th. His best known works are "Animal Farm" (1945) and "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (1949). He was very outspoken on anti-fascism, anti-Stalin democratic socialism. He travelled to Spain and reported on experiences during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and while there on the front line of the Republicans he was wounded in the throat by a sniper's bullet. He survived and made his escape from Spain.

Answer: Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984) was born on June 2, in what is known today as Romania. He arrived with his parents in the USA in January 1905 and the family were listed at Ellis Island as Germans. He won five swimming gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. Due to his muscular physique he starred in over ten movies during the 1930s and 1940s as Tarzan. He then starred in as many movies as Jungle Jim in the 1940s and 1950s.

Answer: Tom Jones

Tom Jones was born on June 7,1940 in Wales. He had a string of hit singles in the 1960s including "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat", "Delilah", "Green, Green Grass of Home" and "She's a Lady" to name just a few.

Answer: Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver (1924-2006) was born on June 4, in Joplin, Missouri, USA. After serving as a pilot in the US Navy during WWII he tried out in the 1948 US Olympic trials in the decathlon. He came seventh and did not make the Olympic team. He then turned his attention to acting, firstly on the stage and it was Shelley Winters who helped him to get a contact with Universal Studios. Dennis appeared in a number of movies and TV episode but he is best remembered as the loyal, limping Chester Goode, the assistant to Marshal Matt Dillion (James Arness) in the TV series "Gunsmoke".

Answer: Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn (1909-1959) was born on June 20, in Tasmania, Australia. After some adventures in thr Papua New Guinea area he left for England in 1933 to pursui an acting career. He was spotted by Warner Bros. in England and headed off to Los Angeles in 1934. He starred in "Captain Blood" (1935) and "The Charge of the Light Brigade" but his most successful movie was as Robin Hood in " The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) opposite Olivia de Havlland. He starred in a number of other movies in the 1940s and 1950s.

Answer: Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was born on June 7 in Paris, France. He was a painter, sculpture and engraver and he was involved in the movements of Impressionism and post Impressionism. Towards the end of his life he spent over 10 years in French Polynesia. Anthony Quinn portrayed Gauguin in the 1956 movie "Lust for Life" in which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig (1903-1941) was born on June 19 in New York City. He played baseball for the New York Yankees from 1923-1939 and earned the nickname the "Iron Horse" for his durability in playing in 2,130 consecutive games for the Yankees. He was a six times World Series Champion and finished his career with 493 home runs. He was the first MLB player to have his number (4) retired by a team.

Answer: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney was born on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool, England. He is a singer and songwriter and was a member of the Beatles. He has written or co-written 32 songs that reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Together with John Lennon they are the most successful partnership of songwriters in the history of music.

Answer: Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal was born on June 3, 1986 on the island of Mallorca, Spain. He is naturally right-handed but at a young age was encouraged to play tennis left-handed. He is a professional tennis player having won at least 17 Grand Slam singles titles and 11 of them have been at the French Open.