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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
1885
Clément Pansaers, Belgian poet (d. 1922)
1896
Herbert Backe, Georgian-German agronomist and politician (d. 1947)
1947
Jacob Bekenstein, Mexican-born Israeli-American theoretical physicist (d. 2015)
1968
Kelly Killoren Bensimon, American model, author, socialite and magazine editor
1973
Curtis Martin, American football player
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May 2
1737
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805)
1907
Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (d. 1993)
1921
Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1954
Elliot Goldenthal, American composer and conductor
1975
David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model
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May 3
1925
Jean Séguy, French sociologist and author (d. 2007)
1958
Susanna Kwan, Hong Kong singer and actress
1964
Ron Hextall, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
1974
Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan
1976
Chris Scott, Australian footballer and coach
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May 4
1913
Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (d. 2007)
1923
Stanley Biber, American soldier and physician (d. 2006)
1932
Paul Luty, English wrestler and actor (d. 1985)
1944
Dave, Dutch singer and television host
1958
Delbert Fowler, American football player
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May 5
1210
Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)
1830
John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (d. 1906)
1925
Eddi Arent, Polish-German actor (d. 2013)
1928
Richard Schaal, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1963
Simon Rimmer, English chef and author
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May 6
1954
Angela Hernández Nuñez, Dominican author and poet
1970
Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
1977
Marc Chouinard, Canadian ice hockey player
1983
Raquel Zimmermann, Brazilian model
1987
Kaliese Spencer, Jamaican hurdler
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May 7
1881
George E. Wiley, American cyclist (d. 1954)
1906
Eric Krenz, American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1931)
1972
Peter Dubovský, Czech-Slovak footballer (d. 2000)
1975
Jason Tunks, Canadian discus thrower
1986
Mark Furze, Australian actor and singer
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May 8
1938
Corine Rottschäfer, Dutch model, Miss World 1959
1942
Martin Dobkin, Canadian doctor and politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga
1972
Candy Pangilinan, Filipino actress
1982
Ninja Sarasalo, Finnish model and singer
1991
Anamaria Tămârjan, Romanian gymnast
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May 9
1923
Barbara New, English actress (d. 2010)
1928
Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (d. 1995)
1945
Gamal El-Ghitani, Egyptian journalist and author (d. 2015)
1980
Jo Hyun-jae, South Korean actor and singer
1985
Audrina Patridge, American model and actress
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May 10
1900
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1979)
1905
Markos Vamvakaris, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1972)
1935
Larry Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1980)
1971
Leslie Stefanson, American model and actress
1975
Shin Jung-hwan, South Korean singer and actor (Roo'ra)
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May 11
1752
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (d. 1840)
1935
Kit Lambert, English record producer and manager (d. 1981)
1948
Nirj Deva, Sri Lankan-English politician
1974
Benoît Magimel, French actor
1982
Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and singer (d. 2013)
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May 12
1956
Bernie Federko, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1958
Dries van Noten, Belgian fashion designer
1959
Ving Rhames, American actor and producer
1967
Bill Shorten, Australian lawyer and politician, 21st Minister for Education and Training
1971
Kristin Asbjørnsen, Norwegian singer (Dadafon, Krøyt, Kvitretten)
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May 13
1795
Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and chronologist (d. 1875)
1933
John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (d. 2002)
1946
Waneta Hoyt, American murderer (d. 1998)
1956
Steve Blackwood, American actor
1963
Wally Masur, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
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May 14
1948
Timothy Stevenson, English lawyer and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
1956
Hazel Blears, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
1959
Patrick Bruel, French actor, singer, and poker player
1968
Greg Davies, Welsh comedian and actor
1973
Voshon Lenard, American basketball player
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May 15
1859
Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)
1948
Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas
1974
Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player and politician
1976
Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
1989
Sunny, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
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May 16
1915
Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1917
Ben Kuroki, American sergeant and pilot (d. 2015)
1931
Hana Brady, Czech-Polish holocaust victim (d. 1944)
1966
Celia Ireland, Australian actress
1966
Scott Reeves, American singer-songwriter and actor (Blue County)
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May 17
1911
Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-American model (d. 1992)
1956
Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist and author
1966
Mark Kratzmann, Australian tennis player and coach
1982
Kaye Abad, American-Filipino actress and singer
1991
Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper, producer, and actor
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May 18
1909
Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player and academic (d. 1995)
1912
Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1946
Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (d. 2013)
1966
Renata Nielsen, Polish-Danish long jumper and coach
1983
Vince Young, American football player
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May 19
1700
José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda, Spanish sergeant and politician (d. 1770)
1949
Dusty Hill, American singer-songwriter and bass player (ZZ Top and American Blues)
1952
Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
1981
Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
1991
Jordan Pruitt, American singer-songwriter
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May 20
1759
William Thornton, Virgin Islander-American architect, designed the United States Capitol (d. 1828)
1769
Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)
1924
Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (d. 1976)
1951
Thomas Akers, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut
1995
Brandon Zibaka, English footballer
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May 21
1898
Carl Johnson, American long jumper (d. 1932)
1983
Deidson Araújo Maia, Brazilian footballer
1985
Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist
1991
Guilherme, Brazilian footballer
1993
Luke Garbutt, English footballer
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May 22
1737
Tethart Philipp Christian Haag, German-Dutch painter (d. 1812)
1820
Alexander Fesca, German pianist and composer (d. 1849)
1823
Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (d. 1889)
1914
Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, bandleader, and poet (d. 1993)
1973
Julián Tavárez, Dominican-American baseball player
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May 23
1898
Scott O'Dell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1989)
1928
Pauline Julien, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1998)
1929
Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress (d. 1982)
1944
Alan Bowman, English scholar and academic
1990
Oliver Venno, Estonian volleyball player
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May 24
1870
Jan Smuts, South African lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1950)
1936
Harold Budd, American composer and poet
1938
David Viscott, American psychiatrist and author (d. 1996)
1973
Shirish Kunder, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1982
DaMarcus Beasley, American soccer player
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May 25
1944
Digby Anderson, English journalist and philosopher
1948
Klaus Meine, German singer-songwriter and guitarist (Scorpions)
1977
Andre Anis, Estonian footballer
1980
Jae Hee, South Korean actor
1984
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Icelandic model and actress, Miss World 2005
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May 26
1911
Maurice Baquet, French actor and cellist (d. 2005)
1938
K. Bikram Singh, Indian director and producer (d. 2013)
1938
Pauline Parker, New Zealand murderer
1949
Pam Grier, American actress and singer
1963
Musetta Vander, South African model and actress
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May 27
1937
Allan Carr, American playwright and producer (d. 1999)
1942
Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1964
Zheng Geping, Singaporean actor
1974
Derek Webb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Caedmon's Call)
1984
Kalle Spjuth, Swedish bandy player
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May 28
1888
Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, English author and educator (d. 1947)
1925
Bülent Ecevit, Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2006)
1931
Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (d. 2014)
1932
S. Selvanayagam, Ceylon geographer and academic (d. 1979)
1981
Uğur İnceman, German-Turkish footballer
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May 29
1823
John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor (d. 1895)
1937
Charles W. Pickering, American lawyer and judge
1963
Lisa Whelchel, American actress and singer
1984
Funmi Jimoh, American long jumper
1991
Kristen Alderson, American actress and singer
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May 30
1768
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1873)
1874
Ernest Duchesne, French physician (d. 1912)
1975
Evan Eschmeyer, American basketball player
1984
Sham Kwok Fai, Hong Kong footballer
1990
Han Xinyun, Chinese tennis player
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May 31
1863
Francis Younghusband, Indian-English captain and explorer (d. 1942)
1932
Hanno Selg, Estonian pentathlete
1945
Laurent Gbagbo, Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire
1979
Jean-François Gillet, Belgian footballer
1984
Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer
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