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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
1859
Jacqueline Comerre-Paton, French painter and sculptor (d. 1955)
1896
J. Lawton Collins, American general (d. 1987)
1916
Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006)
1950
Danny McGrain, Scottish footballer and coach
1992
Hani, South Korean singer and television personality (EXID)
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May 2
1890
E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (d. 1965)
1950
Duncan Gay, Australian businessman and politician
1969
Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer
1980
Lassaâd Ouertani, Tunisian footballer (d. 2013)
1985
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player
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May 3
1415
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (d. 1495)
1874
Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer and academic (d. 1954)
1921
Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer and actor (d. 1989)
1938
Lindsay Kemp, English actor, dancer, and choreographer
1946
Silvino Francisco, South African snooker player
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May 4
1935
Mr. Fuji, American wrestler and manager
1938
Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican journalist, author, and critic (d. 2010)
1942
Nickolas Ashford, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Ashford & Simpson) (d. 2011)
1959
Inger Nilsson, Swedish actress and singer
1975
Catherine Trudeau, Canadian actress
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May 5
1934
Victor Garland, Australian accountant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs
1967
Charles Nagy, American baseball player and coach
1976
Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentinian footballer and sportscaster
1984
Wade MacNeil, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alexisonfire, Gallows, and Black Lungs)
1985
Terrence Wheatley, American football player
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May 6
1800
Roman Sanguszko, Polish general (d. 1881)
1950
Robbie McIntosh, Scottish drummer (Average White Band and The Senate) (d. 1974)
1960
John Flansburgh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (They Might Be Giants and Mono Puff)
1983
Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama
1990
Danielle Beaubrun, Saint Lucian swimmer
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May 7
1892
Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (d. 1982)
1943
Peter Carey, Australian author and educator
1968
Lisa Raitt, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Transport
1969
Jun Falkenstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1989
Master Shortie, English rapper and producer
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May 8
1926
Don Rickles, American comedian and actor
1958
Lovie Smith, American football player and coach
1975
Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
1983
Matt Willis, English singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (Busted and McBusted)
1992
Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player
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May 9
1895
Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (d. 1961)
1918
Mike Wallace, American journalist and game show host (d. 2012)
1939
Pierre Desproges, French journalist and actor (d. 1988)
1941
Dorothy Hyman, English sprinter
1984
Prince Fielder, American baseball player
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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)
1876
Ivan Cankar, Slovenian poet and playwright (d. 1918)
1961
Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress
1978
Kenan Thompson, American actor
1990
Lauren Potter, American actress
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May 11
1939
Dante Tiñga, Filipino jurist and politician
1968
Wenn V. Deramas, Filipino director and screenwriter
1970
Harold Ford, Jr., American lawyer and politician
1986
Abou Diaby, French footballer
1999
Sabrina Carpenter, American actress and singer
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May 12
1590
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)
1972
Doug Basham, American wrestler
1977
Aivar Priidel, Estonian footballer
1978
Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian model, actress, and singer
1990
Florent Amodio, Brazilian-French figure skater
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May 13
1922
Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer (d. 1991)
1924
Harry Schwarz, German-South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 13th South African Ambassador to the United States (d. 2010)
1929
John Galvin, American general (d. 2015)
1945
Sam Anderson, American actor
1976
Ana Popović, Serbian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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May 14
1868
Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (d. 1935)
1916
Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005)
1925
Patrice Munsel, American soprano and actress
1946
Sarah Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham, English economist and journalist
1952
David Byrne, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Talking Heads)
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May 15
1925
Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (d. 2008)
1938
Lenny Welch, American singer
1939
Dorothy Shirley, English high jumper and educator
1940
Roger Ailes, American businessman
1945
Michael Dexter, English hematologist and academic
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May 16
1879
Pierre Gilliard, Swiss author and academic (d. 1962)
1888
Royal Rife, American microbiologist and instrument maker (d. 1971)
1897
Zvi Sliternik, Israeli entomologist and academic (d. 1994)
1943
Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews, English politician
1955
Jack Morris, American baseball player and sportscaster
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May 17
1551
Martin Delrio, Belgian occultist and theologian (d. 1601)
1882
Karl Burman, Estonian architect and painter (d. 1965)
1961
Jamil Azzaoui, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962
Jane Moore, English journalist and author
1973
Steve Barakatt, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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May 18
1940
Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
1941
Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler and promoter
1948
Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General
1970
Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1982
Jason Brown, English footballer
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May 19
1929
Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (d. 2013)
1956
Steven Ford, American actor
1971
Psicosis, Mexican wrestler
1972
Claudia Karvan, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
1976
Kevin Garnett, American basketball player
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May 20
1917
Tony Cliff, Israeli-English author and activist (d. 2000)
1946
Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2008)
1961
Clive Allen, English footballer and manager
1983
Roger Huerta, American mixed martial artist
1988
Nathaniel Brown, American actor and director
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May 21
1864
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (d. 1945)
1949
Rosalind Plowright, English soprano
1979
James Clancy Phelan, Australian author and academic
1986
Greg Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player
1991
Guilherme, Brazilian footballer
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May 22
1770
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)
1913
Dominique Rolin, Belgian author (d. 2012)
1917
Nathan Davis, American actor (d. 2008)
1955
Iva Davies, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Icehouse)
1970
Paddy Atkinson, Singaporean-English footballer and manager
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May 23
1729
Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and educator (d. 1799)
1928
Nigel Davenport, English actor (d. 2013)
1966
Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach
1975
Michiel van den Bos, Dutch DJ and composer
1979
Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
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May 24
1794
William Whewell, English priest and philosopher (d. 1866)
1938
Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1942
Lázár Lovász, Hungarian hammer thrower
1945
Richard Ottaway, English lieutenant and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1989
Andrew Jordan, English race car driver
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May 25
1907
U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (d. 1995)
1922
Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (d. 1984)
1936
Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (d. 2013)
1962
Ric Nattress, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1963
George Hickenlooper, American director and producer (d. 2010)
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May 26
1887
Ba U, 2nd President of Burma (d. 1963)
1957
Kristina Olsen, American singer-songwriter
1958
Margaret Colin, American actress
1976
Justin Pierre, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Motion City Soundtrack)
1987
Olcay Şahan, Turkish footballer
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May 27
1894
Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author (d. 1961)
1924
Ernest Ingenito, American murderer (d. 1995)
1935
Lee Meriwether, American model and actress, Miss America 1955
1974
Jason Narvy, American actor
1977
Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian high jumper
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May 28
1779
Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (d. 1852)
1945
John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Golliwogs)
1957
Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager
1976
Zaza Enden, Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach
1979
Monica Keena, American actress
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May 29
1773
Princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844)
1933
Helmuth Rilling, German conductor and educator
1937
Irmin Schmidt, German keyboard player and composer (Can)
1975
David Burtka, American actor and chef
1993
Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
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May 30
1882
Wyndham Halswelle, English runner and soldier (d. 1915)
1930
Robert Ryman, American painter
1949
Klaus Flouride, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Dead Kennedys)
1950
Paresh Rawal, Indian actor, producer, and politician
1955
Caroline Swift, English lawyer and judge
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May 31
1901
Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (d. 1983)
1934
Jim Hutton, American actor (d. 1979)
1941
Louis Ignarro, American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1960
Greg Adams, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman
1964
Yukio Edano, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
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