June birthstone, birth flower & birthdays
The June birthstone is Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone and the June birth flower is Rose or Honeysuckle. Named after Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage, which is one reason June is a popular month for weddings.
June birthstones
Pearl
Colour: Creamy white
Pearl is associated with purity, loyalty and calm. It is the only gem made by a living creature. Pearl meaning and facts →
Alexandrite
Colour: Colour-changing green to red
Alexandrite changes colour between daylight and lamplight and is linked with luck and balance. Alexandrite meaning and facts →
Moonstone
Colour: Milky blue sheen
Moonstone is associated with intuition, dreams and new beginnings. Moonstone meaning and facts →
June birth flowers
- Rose: traditionally symbolises love and passion.
- Honeysuckle: traditionally symbolises devotion and happiness.
June contains the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest in the Southern Hemisphere.
What zodiac sign is June?
June birthdays fall under two zodiac signs: Gemini (June 1–20) and Cancer (June 21–30). People born on June 20 or 21 are on the Gemini–Cancer cusp.
June birthdays by date
Famous people born in June
- June 14, 1946President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
- June 6, 1799Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)
- June 1, 1926American actress and model (1926–1962)
- June 28, 1712Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
- June 24, 1987Argentine association football player (born 1987)
- June 5, 1723Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)
- June 25, 1903British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
- June 21, 1905French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
- June 28, 1971American businessman (born 1971)
- June 12, 192441st President of the United States (1989–1993)
- June 19, 1623French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)
- June 15, 1953General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)
- June 23, 1912English computer scientist (1912–1954)
- June 5, 1883British economist (1883–1946)
- June 9, 1672Tsar/Emperor of Russia from 1682 to 1725
- June 8, 1867American architect (1867-1959)
- June 4, 1975American actress (born 1975)
- June 19, 1945Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
- June 12, 1929German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
- June 29, 1900French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
- June 27, 1880American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)
- June 6, 1599Spanish painter (1599–1660)
- June 6, 1875German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
- June 8, 1955English computer scientist (born 1955)
- June 13, 1831Scottish physicist (1831–1879)
- June 21, 1985American singer-songwriter (born 1985)
- June 3, 1986Spanish tennis player (born 1986)
- June 10, 1922American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian (1922–1969)
- June 13, 19448th Secretary-General of the United Nations
- June 19, 1964Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
Birthstones by month
Frequently asked questions
What is the June birthstone?
The June birthstone is Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone. Pearl is associated with purity, loyalty and calm. It is the only gem made by a living creature.
What is the June birth flower?
The June birth flowers are rose (love and passion) and honeysuckle (devotion and happiness).
What zodiac sign is June?
June birthdays fall under two zodiac signs: Gemini (June 1–20) and Cancer (June 21–30). People born on June 20 or 21 are on the Gemini–Cancer cusp.