Charlie Wilson (Texas politician)

Charles Nesbitt Wilson was an American politician and naval officer who was a 12-term Democratic Representative from Texas's 2nd congressional district. Wilson is best known for leading Congress into supporting Operation Cyclone, the largest-ever Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operation, which during the Carter and Reagan administrations supplied military equipment to the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. His behind-the-scenes campaign was the subject of the non-fiction book Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History by George Crile III and the subsequent film Charlie Wilson's War, in which he was portrayed by Tom Hanks.

1 June 1933

Born on the same birth date (1 June 1933): Haruo Remeliik

Born on the same birth day (1 June): Alexi Lalas • Arsen Gitinov • Ben Smith (rugby union) • Christiane Vulpius • Cleavon Little • Georgy Dobrovolsky • Jack Kralick • Marlon Devonish • Mihaela Loghin • Richard Goode • Tomáš Halík • Walter Horak

Born in the same month (June 1933): Bob Shaw (baseball) • Christian Ferras • Gene Green (baseball) • Heinrich Rohrer • Jerzy Kosiński • Joan Rivers • John Bradshaw (author) • Orval Tessier • Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933) • Tomislav Ivić • Vladislav Rastorotsky • Álvaro Siza Vieira