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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
1901
Heinz Eric Roemheld, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)
1907
Oliver Hill, American lawyer (d. 2007)
1910
J. Allen Hynek, American astronomer and ufologist (d. 1986)
1978
John Linehan, American basketball player
1990
Diego Contento, German footballer
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May 2
1830
Otto Staudinger, German entomologist and author (d. 1900)
1890
E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (d. 1965)
1924
Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan
1950
Duncan Gay, Australian businessman and politician
1966
Belinda Stronach, Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, and politician
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May 3
1859
Andy Adams, American author (d. 1935)
1867
J. T. Hearne, English cricketer (d. 1944)
1940
David H. Koch, American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist
1965
John Jensen, Danish footballer and coach
1977
Tyronn Lue, American basketball player and coach
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May 4
1923
Ed Cassidy, American drummer (Spirit and Rising Sons) (d. 2012)
1947
Trivimi Velliste, Estonian politician, 17th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1949
John Force, American race car driver
1961
Mary Elizabeth McDonough, American actress
1964
Mónica Bardem, Spanish actress
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May 5
1843
William George Beers, Canadian dentist and patriot (d. 1900)
1931
Greg, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1999)
1964
Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
1976
Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
1999
Nathan Chen, American figure skater
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May 6
1911
Frank Nelson, American actor (d. 1986)
1915
Theodore H. White, American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986)
1959
Charles Hendry, English politician
1981
Matt Drake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Evile)
1986
Gintarė Vostrecovaitė, Lithuanian figure skater
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May 7
1840
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer and educator (d. 1893)
1860
Tom Norman, English businessman (d. 1930)
1889
Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (d. 1943)
1922
Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (d. 2007)
1944
Eva Norvind, Norwegian-Mexican actress, director, and producer (d. 2006)
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May 8
1893
Edd Roush, American baseball player and coach (d. 1988)
1906
Esther Hoffe, Israeli mistress of Max Brod (d. 2007)
1937
Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
1944
Bill Legend, English drummer (T. Rex and Bill Legend's T. Rex)
1948
Stephen Stohn, American-Canadian lawyer and producer
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May 9
1923
Johnny Grant, American radio host and producer (d. 2008)
1958
Graham Smith, Canadian swimmer
1977
Iñigo Landaluze, Spanish cyclist
1984
Prince Fielder, American baseball player
1992
Chris Gutierrez, American-Filipino actor
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May 10
1916
Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011)
1948
Meg Foster, American actress
1956
Vladislav Listyev, Russian journalist (d. 1995)
1961
Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress
1979
Lee Hyori, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Fin.K.L)
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May 11
1722
Petrus Camper, Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist (d. 1789)
1911
Phil Silvers, American actor and singer (d. 1985)
1950
Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor and singer (d. 2014)
1960
Jürgen Schult, German discus thrower and trainer
1981
Dusán Mukics, Slovene journalist, poet, and translator
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May 12
1401
Emperor Shōkō of Japan (d. 1428)
1938
Paul Huxley, English painter and academic
1950
Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Scottish lawyer, academic, and politician
1981
Erica Campbell, American model and actress
1981
Kentaro Sato, Japanese-American composer and conductor
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May 13
1937
John Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley, English accountant and politician, Treasurer of the Household
1938
Laurent Beaudoin, Canadian businessman
1942
Roger Young, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1949
Jane Glover, English conductor and scholar
1993
Siim-Tanel Sammelselg, Estonian ski jumper
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May 14
1771
Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer (d. 1858)
1832
Charles Peace, English criminal (d. 1879)
1944
Gene Cornish, Canadian-American guitarist (The Rascals and Fotomaker)
1963
Pat Borders, American baseball player and coach
1980
Hugo Southwell, English-Scottish rugby player
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May 15
1859
Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)
1920
Louis Siminovitch, Canadian biologist and academic
1923
Richard Avedon, American sailor and photographer (d. 2004)
1957
Juan José Ibarretxe, Spanish politician
1987
Mark Fayne, American ice hockey player
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May 16
1819
Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Estonian journalist and poet (d. 1890)
1923
Peter Underwood, English parapsychologist and author (d. 2014)
1945
Marta Beatriz Roque, Cuban economist and activist
1964
Boyd Tinsley, American singer-songwriter and violinist (Dave Matthews Band)
1969
Tracey Gold, American actress
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May 17
1897
Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
1931
Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate (d. 1997)
1970
Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter (New Kids on the Block)
1981
Shiri Maimon, Israeli singer and actress
1998
Mio Tomonaga, Japanese singer (HKT48 and AKB48)
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May 18
1904
Jacob K. Javits, American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General (d. 1986)
1913
Charles Trenet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
1927
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (d. 2015)
1986
Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player
1990
Luke Kleintank, American actor
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May 19
1889
Tản Đà, Vietnamese poet and author (d. 1939)
1898
Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and painter (d. 1974)
1964
Miloslav Mečíř, Slovak tennis player
1966
Marc Bureau, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1994
Carlos Guzmán, Mexican footballer
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May 20
1830
Hector Malot, French author (d. 1907)
1915
Peter Copley, English actor (d. 2008)
1922
Peter Hughes, English actor
1938
Marinella, Greek singer and actress
1950
Reinaldo Merlo, Argentinian footballer and coach
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May 21
1863
Archduke Eugen of Austria (d. 1954)
1947
Bill Champlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Chicago and Sons of Champlin)
1954
Janice Karman, American voice actress, singer, and producer
1965
Josh Richman, American actor and producer
1979
Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist
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May 22
1871
Harold Nelson, English illustrator and engraver (d. 1948)
1890
Per Collinder, Swedish astronomer and author, founded Collinder catalog (d. 1975)
1935
Leonardo Del Vecchio, Italian businessman, founded Luxottica
1952
Bernhard Brinkmann, German lawyer and politician
1970
Zoltan Lunka, German boxer
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May 23
1883
Ferenc Talányi, Slovenian journalist and painter (d. 1959)
1891
Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)
1919
Avraham Drori, Polish-Israeli soldier and politician (d. 1964)
1938
Peter Preston, English journalist and author
1983
Alex Shelley, American wrestler and singer
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May 24
1868
Charlie Taylor, American engineer and mechanic (d. 1956)
1879
H. B. Reese, American candy maker, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (d. 1956)
1983
Pedram Javaheri, Iranian-American meteorologist and journalist
1985
Tim Bridgman, English race car driver
1990
Joey Logano, American race car driver
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May 25
1852
William Muldoon, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1933)
1898
Bennett Cerf, American publisher, co-founded Random House (d. 1971)
1916
Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (d. 1981)
1956
Sugar Minott, Jamaican singer and producer (d. 2010)
1976
Tarik Glenn, American football player
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May 26
1650
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (d. 1722)
1915
Vernon Alley, American bassist (d. 2004)
1944
Jan Kinder, Norwegian ice hockey player (d. 2013)
1951
Ramón Calderón, Spanish lawyer and businessman
1969
John Baird, Canadian politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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May 27
1867
Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (d. 1931)
1897
Dink Templeton, American rugby player and coach (d. 1962)
1924
Ernest Ingenito, American murderer (d. 1995)
1986
Conor Cummins, Manx motorcycle racer
1989
Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
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May 28
1676
Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1754)
1909
Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
1944
Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (d. 2013)
1970
Jimi Goodwin, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Doves and Sub Sub)
1998
Riho Sayashi, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume)
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May 29
1594
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (d. 1632)
1955
Mike Porcaro, American bass player (Toto) (d. 2015)
1971
Rob Womack, English shot putter and discus thrower
1978
Adam Rickitt, English actor and singer (5th Story)
1982
Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player
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May 30
1871
Olga Engl, Austrian-German actress (d. 1946)
1875
Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher and academic (d. 1944)
1918
Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (d. 2000)
1932
Ray Cooney, English actor and playwright
1951
Zdravko Čolić, Bosnian-Serbian singer-songwriter (Ambasadori and Korni Grupa)
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May 31
1469
Manuel I of Portugal (d. 1521)
1892
Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant and politician (d. 1934)
1923
Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor
1987
Meredith Hagner, American actress
1989
Bas Dost, Dutch footballer
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