Edward Snowden

Edward Joseph Snowden is an American and naturalized Russian citizen who as a former U.S. computer contractor leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 when he was an employee and subcontractor. He is currently under indictment for espionage. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments and prompted a cultural discussion about national security and individual privacy.

21 June 1983

Born on the same birth day (21 June): Anne Carson • Charles Momsen • David Kushnir • Derrick Coleman • Diane Marleau • Flaviano Vicentini • Henry Ossawa Tanner • Iztok Mlakar • John Agard • Nobuharu Asahara • O. C. Smith • Philippe Sarde • Tchan Fou-li • Tim Bray • Wilhelm Gliese

Born in the same month (June 1983): Antonio Rosati • Armend Dallku • Bryan Habana • Cheryl (singer) • Christine Sinclair • Gianni Munari • Jade Bailey (athlete) • Louis Garrel • Macklemore • Marques Colston • Olha Saladukha • Pasquale Foggia • Steve von Bergen • Vlasis Kazakis