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Famous May Birthdays
The following 7,600 famous people including celebrities were born in the month of May. A random sample was chosen for each day. Click the after the name to explore the birth date info. You might also want to browse the filtered celebrity birthdays in May.
Zodiac signs for May are Taurus ♉ and Gemini ♊. The modern birthstone for May is Emerald while the mystical gemstone (based on Tibetan origin) is Sapphire.
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May 1
1900
Aleksander Wat, Polish poet, writer, art theoretician and memorialist (d. 1967)
1923
Milan Kangrga, Croatian philosopher and theorist (d. 2008)
1936
Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer (d. 2014)
1941
Asil Nadir, Cypriot-English businessman
1968
D'arcy Wretzky, American bass player (The Smashing Pumpkins and Catherine)
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May 2
1922
Serge Reggiani, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 2004)
1978
Melvin Ely, American basketball player
1985
Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player
1985
Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
1987
Pat McAfee, American football player
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May 3
1907
Dorothy Young, American actress and dancer (d. 2011)
1960
Amy Steel, American actress
1963
Edward Kessler, English theologian, author, and academic
1981
Charlie Brooks, English-Welsh actress
1981
U;Nee, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (d. 2007)
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May 4
1884
Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer (d. 1975)
1887
Andrew Dasburg, French-American painter (d. 1979)
1889
Francis Spellman, American cardinal (d. 1967)
1890
Franklin Carmichael, Canadian painter (d. 1945)
1983
Rubén Olivera, Uruguayan footballer
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May 5
1869
Hans Pfitzner, German composer and conductor (d. 1949)
1926
Ann B. Davis, American actress and singer (d. 2014)
1978
John Wilshere, Papua New Guinean rugby player
1982
Randall Gay, American football player
1984
Christian Valdéz, Mexican footballer
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May 6
1714
Anton Raaff, German tenor (d. 1797)
1896
Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1966)
1946
Susan Brown, English actress
1954
Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
1983
Adrianne Palicki, American actress
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May 7
1953
Frank Michael, Italian-Belgian singer
1978
James Carter, American hurdler
1981
Rae Edwards, American sprinter
1984
Alex Smith, American football player
1984
James Loney, American baseball player
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May 8
1927
Henk van Ulsen, Dutch actor and singer (d. 2009)
1943
Paul Samwell-Smith, English bass player and producer (The Yardbirds and Box of Frogs)
1951
Philip Bailey, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1961
Bill de Blasio, American scholar and politician, 109th Mayor of New York City
1981
Mich Dulce, Filipino actress, singer, and fashion designer
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May 9
1884
Valdemar Psilander, Danish actor (d. 1917)
1916
William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993)
1980
Jo Hyun-jae, South Korean actor and singer
1985
Jake Long, American football player
1988
J. R. Fitzpatrick, Canadian race car driver
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May 10
1727
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician, French Controller-General of Finances (d. 1781)
1878
Gustav Stresemann, German journalist and politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1929)
1886
Felix Manalo, Filipino religious leader, founded Iglesia ni Cristo (d. 1963)
1900
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1979)
1959
Danny Schayes, American basketball player
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May 11
1733
Princess Victoire of France (d. 1799)
1936
Carla Bley, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (Jazz Composer's Orchestra)
1941
Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer and coach
1966
Christoph Schneider, German drummer (Rammstein and Feeling B)
1984
John Bowie, American football player
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May 12
1825
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and explorer (d. 1878)
1918
Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001)
1977
Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player and coach
1981
Rami Malek, American actor
1986
Mouhamed Sene, Senegalese basketball player
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May 13
1588
Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (d. 1654)
1941
Jody Conradt, American basketball player and coach
1965
Lari White, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1975
Jamie Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
1987
Hunter Parrish, American actor and singer
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May 14
1666
Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)
1932
Richard Estes, American painter and illustrator
1952
Michael Fallon, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Defence
1964
Eric Peterson, American guitarist and songwriter (Testament and Dragonlord)
1988
Jayne Appel, American basketball player
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May 15
1948
Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas
1953
Athene Donald, English physicist and academic
1978
Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
1979
Li Yanfeng, Chinese discus thrower
1982
Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
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May 16
1883
Celâl Bayar, Turkish politician, 3rd President of Turkey (d. 1986)
1923
Peter Underwood, English parapsychologist and author (d. 2014)
1953
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna
1969
Tucker Carlson, American journalist, co-founded ''The Daily Caller''
1977
Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Canadian ice hockey player
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May 17
1891
Napoleon Zervas, Greek general and politician (d. 1957)
1935
Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
1956
Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist and author
1965
Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter and producer (Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels)
1985
Todd Redmond, American baseball player
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May 18
1930
Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
1946
Ameril Umbra Kato, Filipino warlord (d. 2015)
1950
Rod Milburn, American hurdler and coach (d. 1997)
1962
Mike Whitmarsh, American volleyball player (d. 2009)
1978
Chad Donella, Canadian actor
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May 19
1909
Nicholas Winton, English banker and humanitarian (d. 2015)
1941
Nora Ephron, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1951
Vytautas Kernagis, Lithuanian singer and actor (d. 2008)
1953
Florin Marin, Romanian footballer and manager
1975
Jonas Renkse, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Katatonia, Bloodbath, and October Tide)
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May 20
1941
John Strasberg, American actor
1966
Mindy Cohn, American actress
1976
Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
1983
Óscar Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer
1984
Mauro Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballer
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May 21
1850
Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist (d. 1914)
1947
Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (d. 1992)
1954
Janice Karman, American voice actress, singer, and producer
1978
Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player and coach
1988
Jonny Howson, English footballer
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May 22
1762
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1834)
1811
Giulia Grisi, Italian-German soprano (d. 1869)
1833
Félix Bracquemond, French painter and etcher (d. 1914)
1977
Martin Trčka, Czech sailor
1977
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Fijian-Irish hurler and footballer
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May 23
1890
Herbert Marshall, English-American actor and singer (d. 1966)
1910
Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (d. 1952)
1918
Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
1980
Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer
1987
Gracie Otto, Australian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
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May 24
1937
Maryvonne Dupureur, French runner and educator (d. 2008)
1967
Bruno Putzulu, French actor
1967
Tamer Karadağlı, Turkish actor
1974
Will Sasso, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1980
Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer
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May 25
1912
Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005)
1921
Jack Steinberger, German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1927
Robert Ludlum, American soldier and author (d. 2001)
1973
Molly Sims, American model and actress
1987
Moritz Stehling, German footballer
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May 26
1907
Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (d. 2006)
1915
Vernon Alley, American bassist (d. 2004)
1937
Manorama, Indian actress and singer (d. 2015)
1945
Garry Peterson, Canadian-American drummer (The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
1962
Black, English singer-songwriter
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May 27
1868
Aleksa Šantić, Bosnian poet and author (d. 1924)
1978
Adin Brown, American soccer player
1981
Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
1983
Bobby Convey, American soccer player
1984
Blake Ahearn, American basketball player
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May 28
1900
Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (d. 1939)
1923
N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 1996)
1964
Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1967
Glen Rice, American basketball player
1970
Ian Cashmore, English paranormal investigator
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May 29
1959
Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter (The Fall and Tom Hingley and the Lovers)
1962
John D. LeMay, American actor
1975
Anthony Wall, English golfer
1977
António Lebo Lebo, Angolan footballer
1981
Andrey Arshavin, Russian footballer
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May 30
1719
Roger Newdigate, English politician (d. 1806)
1846
Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian goldsmith and jeweler (d. 1920)
1936
Ruta Lee, Canadian-American actress and dancer
1949
Bob Willis, English cricketer and sportscaster
1959
Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician
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May 31
1443
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (d. 1509)
1943
Joe Namath, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
1965
Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer
1966
Nick Scotti, American model, actor, and singer
1997
Milka-Emilia Pasanen, Finnish tennis player
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