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): Conrad Hall • Ian McEwan • Jane Russell • John Baron (politician) • Jovan Aćimović • Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy • Nobuharu Asahara • Richard Jefferson • Rob Kelly (American football) • Valeriy Neverov • Łukasz Cyborowski

Born in the same month (June 1983): Aidan Turner • Antonio Rosati • Armend Dallku • Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983) • Christine Sinclair • Darren Sproles • Jeremy Powers • Josh McGuire (fencer) • José Rojas (footballer, born 1983) • Lee Ryan • Leelee Sobieski • Michael Krohn-Dehli • Vinícius (footballer, born June 1983)