17 historically significant individuals born on June 27. June 27 is the birth date of several notable figures such as Swedish monarch Carl XII in 1682, political activist Emma Goldman in 1869, and author Helen Keller in 1880. This date also marks the births of physicist Martinus J. G. Veltman in 1931 and Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski in 1941. These individuals contributed to politics, literature, science, and cinema.
Total Born
17
Countries
15
Top Century
20th· 9
Top Field
poet
2 individuals
Headline Figures
scientist
Hans Spemann
1869 – 1941Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1935)
Formula One driver
Nico Rosberg
1985 – PresentGerman-Finnish former Formula One driver who won the 2016 World Drivers' Championship with Mercedes and retired immediately afterward. He is the son of 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg.
military leader
Carl XII of Sweden
1682 – 1718The fifth and last emperor of Sweden (1697–1718)
Birth Distribution by Century
20th (9)
19th (4)
15th C.20th C.
20th Century
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Origin
Nico Rosberg
Formula One driver
German-Finnish former Formula One driver who won the 2016 World Drivers' Championship with Mercedes and retired immediately afterward. He is the son of 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg.
Martinus J. G. Veltman
physicisttheoretical physicist
Dutch theoretical physicist who shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gerard 't Hooft for their work on electroweak interactions.
Crown Prince who killed nine members of the royal family, including his parents, in the 2001 palace massacre before taking his own life. He technically became king for three days while in a coma.
Krzysztof Kieślowski
authordirector
Polish film director acclaimed for The Decalogue television series and The Three Colors trilogy, considered one of cinema's most influential auteurs.
Ollanta Humala
military officerpolitician
Former military officer who served as President of Peru from 2011 to 2016, implementing moderate left-wing policies. He was later convicted of money laundering related to Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.
Aigars Kalvītis
businesspersoneconomist
Latvian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Latvia from 2004 to 2007, overseeing the country's rapid economic growth period before the financial crisis.
Raúl
association football coachassociation football player
Spanish striker who scored 323 goals for Real Madrid, making him the club's second-highest goalscorer, and won three Champions League titles during his career.
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
astronautpolitician
Saudi royal who became the first Arab astronaut in space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1985.
Ismail ibn Musa Menk
motivational speakermufti
Internationally renowned Islamic scholar and motivational speaker with millions of social media followers, serving as Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe.
19th Century
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Origin
Hans Spemann
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1935)
Samson Bodnărescu
philosopherpoet
Romanian writer (1840-1902)
Emma Goldman
anarchistauthor
Russian-born American anarchist writer and activist who became a prominent figure in the early 20th century labor movement. She was deported from the United States in 1919 for her radical political activities and anti-war stance.
Helen Keller
autobiographerlinguist
American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
18th Century
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Thomas Say
biologistbotanical collector
American naturalist (1787-1834)
Paul Jacques Malouin
chemistencyclopédistes
French physician and chemist
17th Century
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Carl XII of Sweden
military leadermonarch
The fifth and last emperor of Sweden (1697–1718)
15th Century
1Figure
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Notes
Origin
Francesco Maria Molza
poetRenaissance humanist
Italian poet
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on June 27?
Helen Keller, born on June 27, 1880, is likely the most famous person born on this date. Known worldwide as an author and disability rights advocate, she was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Her life story of overcoming blindness and deafness with the help of teacher Anne Sullivan has inspired millions.
What historical figures were born on June 27?
Notable historical figures born on June 27 include Carl XII of Sweden (1682), who was King of Sweden during the Great Northern War, and Emma Goldman (1869), a prominent anarchist political activist and writer. Helen Keller (1880) is also among the historical figures born on this date.
Are there any Nobel Prize winners born on June 27?
Yes, Martinus J. G. Veltman, born on June 27, 1931, was a Dutch theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1999 for his work on the quantum structure of electroweak interactions. He shared this honor with his former student Gerardus 't Hooft.