Joan Rivers

Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer, and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona that was heavily self-deprecating and acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians, delivered in her signature New York accent. She is considered a pioneer of women in comedy. She received an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award, as well as nomination for a Tony Award.

8 June 1933

Born on the same birth day (8 June): Boz Scaggs • Dana Wynter • Douglas Cameron (politician) • Emperor Xizong of Tang • Ernst-Robert Grawitz • Evan Roberts (minister) • George Pell • John Collins (Continental Congress) • Kathy Baker • Kenneth G. Wilson • Kiril of Varna • Lindsay Davenport • Pierre-André Fournier • Russell E. Morris • Smith Wigglesworth

Born in the same month (June 1933): Bata Živojinović • Bernie Kopell • Bob Shaw (baseball) • Charlie Wilson (Texas politician) • Claire Tomalin • Cookie (cockatoo) • David Winnick • M. J. K. Smith • Orval Tessier • Tommy Hunt