- Jun 5 Fernando Meira, Portuguese soccer defender who played 54 internationals; VfB Stuttgart 173 games, born in Guimarães, Portugal
Miroslav Klose (45 years old)
Jun 9 German footballer (Bayern Munich, Lazio), born in Opole, Poland
- Jun 11 Joshua Jackson, American actor (Dawson's Creek, Fringe), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jun 14 Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast
- Jun 14 Steve Bégin, French Canadian hockey player
- Jun 15 Wilfred Bouma, Dutch footballer
- Jun 15 Zach Day, American baseball player
- Jun 16 Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player
- Jun 17 Isabelle Delobel, French ice dancer (World Champion 2008), born in Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Jun 19 Claudio Vargas, Dominican baseball player
- Jun 19 Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball power forward (NBA Finals MVP 2011; NBA MVP 2007; 14 × NBA All-Star; Dallas Mavericks), born in Würzburg, Germany
- Jun 19 Tyson Dux, Canadian wrestler, born in Miramichi, New Brunswick
- Jun 20 Frank Lampard, English footballer
- Jun 20 Jan-Paul Saeijs, Dutch footballer
- Jun 20 LaVar Arrington, American football player
- Jun 21 Cristiano Lupatelli, Italian footballer and coach, born in Perugia, Italy
- Jun 21 Dejan Ognjanović, Montenegrin football player
- Jun 21 Matt Kuchar, American golfer (British Open 2017 runner-up), born in Winter Park, Florida
- Jun 22 Champ Bailey, American College/Pro Football HOF cornerback (Uni of Georgia; First-team All-Pro 2004–06; 12 x Pro Bowl; NFL record most passes defended: 203; Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos), born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Dan Wheldon (1978-2011)
Jun 22 British race car driver (Indianapolis 500, 2005 & 2011), born in Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England
- Jun 23 Matt Light, American football player
- Jun 24 Juan Román Riquelme, Argentine footballer
- Jun 24 Luis García, Spanish footballer
- Jun 24 Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer
- Jun 24 Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer
About June 1978
How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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