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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
1918
Raymond Mailloux, Canadian captain and politician (d. 1995)
1924
Art Fleming, American actor and game show host (d. 1995)
1946
Joanna Lumley, English actress, voice-over artist, author and activist
1968
Kelly Killoren Bensimon, American model, author, socialite and magazine editor
1984
Mark Seaby, Australian footballer
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May 2
1896
Helen of Greece and Denmark (d. 1982)
1915
Peggy Mount, English actress (d. 2001)
1958
Stanislav Levý, Czech footballer and manager
1971
Musashimaru Kōyō, Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna
1977
Jenna von Oÿ, American actress and singer
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May 3
1849
Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1929)
1867
J. T. Hearne, English cricketer (d. 1944)
1955
David Hookes, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2004)
1957
Rod Langway, Taiwanese-American ice hockey player and coach
1983
Joseph Addai, American football player
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May 4
1937
Mel Edwards, American sculptor and academic
1951
Jackie Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer (The Jackson 5)
1959
Randy Travis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1973
Matthew Barnaby, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1983
Robert Zwinkels, Dutch footballer
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May 5
1947
Robin McNamara, American singer-songwriter and actor
1958
Aurélien Recoing, French actor
1959
Bobby Ellsworth, American singer and bass player (Overkill)
1975
Meb Keflezighi, American runner
1991
Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer
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May 6
1713
Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic (d. 1780)
1872
Djemal Pasha, Ottoman general (d. 1922)
1880
William Joseph Simmons, American Ku Klux Klan leader (d. 1945)
1943
James Turrell, American sculptor and illustrator
1974
Bernard Barmasai, Kenyan runner
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May 7
1861
Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)
1914
Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat. British Ambassador to South Africa (d. 1996)
1921
Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (d. 1985)
1930
Totie Fields, American actress and author (d. 1978)
1955
Clément Gignac, Canadian politician
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May 8
1906
Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1977)
1912
George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995)
1916
João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman
1951
Chris Frantz, American drummer and producer (Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club)
1968
Peng Zhaoqin, Chinese Dutch chess player
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May 9
1884
Valdemar Psilander, Danish actor (d. 1917)
1955
Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish soprano and actress
1963
Joe Cirella, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1968
Marie-José Pérec, French runner
1969
Hudson Leick, American actress
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May 10
1770
Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1823)
1895
Kama Chinen, Japanese super-centenarian (d. 2010)
1923
Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan general and politician, 3rd President of Azerbaijan (d. 2003)
1931
Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter
1955
Mark David Chapman, American murderer
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May 11
1881
Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (d. 1963)
1894
Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1991)
1904
Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter and illustrator (d. 1989)
1945
Floyd Adams, Jr., American publisher and politician, 63rd Mayor of Savannah, Georgia (d. 2014)
1961
Luis Felipe, Cuban gang leader, founded the Latin Kings
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May 12
1880
Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (d. 1951)
1938
Millie Perkins, American actress
1979
Aaron Yoo, American actor
1986
Im Dong-Hyun, South Korean archer
1987
Gianluca Sansone, Italian footballer
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May 13
1830
Zebulon Baird Vance, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1894)
1922
Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer (d. 1991)
1934
Ehud Netzer, Israeli archaeologist, architect, and academic (d. 2010)
1984
Benny Dayal, Indian singer (S5)
1986
Eun-Hee Ji, South Korean golfer
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May 14
1817
Alexander Kaufmann, German poet and educator (d. 1893)
1951
Jay Beckenstein, American saxophonist (Spyro Gyra)
1955
Peter Kirsten, South African cricketer and rugby player
1966
Raphael Saadiq, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tony! Toni! Toné! and Lucy Pearl)
1986
Alyosha, Ukrainian singer
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May 15
1874
Polaire, French singer and actress (d. 1939)
1918
Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
1951
Dennis Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter (Toto, Angel, and Le Roux) (d. 2014)
1965
Raí, Brazilian footballer
1976
Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
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May 16
1845
Élie Metchnikoff, Ukrainian-French biologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
1919
Liberace, American singer, pianist, and actor (d. 1987)
1925
Bobbejaan Schoepen, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2010)
1943
Marko Kravos, Italian-Slovenian poet and translator
1996
Louisa Chirico, American tennis player
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May 17
1922
Jean Rédélé, French race car driver, founded Alpine (d. 2007)
1942
Taj Mahal, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rising Sons)
1959
Marcelo Loffreda, Argentinian rugby player and coach
1964
David Eigenberg, American actor
1983
Chris Henry, American football player (d. 2009)
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May 18
1901
Henri Sauguet, French composer (d. 1989)
1917
Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)
1922
Bill Macy, American actor
1936
Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1992
Spencer Breslin, American actor and singer
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May 19
1918
Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (d. 2000)
1938
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Ukrainian long jumper and coach
1954
Hōchū Ōtsuka, Japanese voice actor
1965
Maile Flanagan, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1970
K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer
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May 20
1554
Paolo Bellasio, Italian organist and composer (d. 1594)
1900
Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author (d. 1977)
1930
Sam Etcheverry, American football player and coach (d. 2009)
1959
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, American singer-songwriter and ukulele player (Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau) (d. 1997)
1987
Mike Havenaar, Japanese footballer
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May 21
1763
Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician (d. 1820)
1885
Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg (d. 1936)
1963
Kevin Shields, American-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (My Bloody Valentine, The Complex, and Primal Scream)
1985
Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist
1988
Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer and actress (Kara)
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May 22
1781
Carl Otto Mörner, Swedish courtier and politician (d. 1868)
1844
Mary Cassatt, American painter and educator (d. 1926)
1938
Susan Strasberg, American actress (d. 1999)
1953
Peter Bazalgette, English television producer
1964
Nigel Murray, English boccia player
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May 23
1956
Mark Shaw, New Zealand rugby player
1966
Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach
1969
Mindi Abair, American saxophonist and compoaser
1982
Cyrill Gloor, Swiss footballer
1983
Cas Alfonso, Indonesian singer-songwriter and composer
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May 24
1916
Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002)
1942
Hannu Mikkola, Finnish race car driver
1953
Klaus-Günter Stade, German footballer
1974
Magnus Manske, German biochemist and computer programmer, developed MediaWiki
1994
Cayden Boyd, American actor
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May 25
1883
Carl Johan Lind, Swedish hammer thrower (d. 1965)
1886
Philip Murray, Scottish-American miner and labor leader (d. 1952)
1925
Jeanne Crain, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
1969
Anne Heche, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1976
Erki Pütsep, Estonian cyclist
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May 26
1912
Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980)
1915
Sam Edwards, American actor (d. 2004)
1955
Paul Stoddart, Australian businessman
1982
David Reed, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1987
Josh Thomas, Australian comedian and actor
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May 27
1894
Dashiell Hammett, American author and screenwriter (d. 1961)
1918
Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan
1935
Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
1939
Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
1982
Natalya, Canadian-American wrestler
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May 28
1660
George I of Great Britain (d. 1727)
1872
Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist and mountaineer (d. 1917)
1956
Michael Musyoki, Kenyan runner
1980
Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
1985
Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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May 29
1937
Hibari Misora, Japanese singer and actress (d. 1989)
1960
Thomas Baumer, Swiss economist and academic
1974
Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach
1976
Yegor Titov, Russian footballer
1993
Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
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May 30
1894
Hubertus van Mook, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
1918
Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007)
1982
Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (d. 2007)
1988
Antonio Winterstein, Australian rugby player
1994
Madeon, French DJ and producer
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May 31
1683
Jean-Pierre Christin, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, invented the Celsius thermometer (d. 1755)
1932
Ed Lincoln, Brazilian pianist, bassist, and composer (d. 2012)
1948
Lynda Bellingham, Canadian-English actress and television host (d. 2014)
1964
Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler and coach
1968
Stéphane E. Roy, Canadian comedian and actor
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