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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
1852
Calamity Jane, American scout (d. 1903)
1924
Karel Kachyňa, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1928
Desmond Titterington, Irish-Scottish race car driver (d. 2002)
1929
Sonny Ramadhin, Trinidadian cricketer
1997
Miles Ocampo, Filipino actress and singer
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May 2
1940
Jo Ann Pflug, American actress
1948
Larry Gatlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Imperials)
1979
Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
1980
Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder
1985
Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
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May 3
1873
Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (d. 1945)
1892
George Paget Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
1896
Dodie Smith, English author and playwright (d. 1990)
1961
Joe Murray, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
1969
Daryl F. Mallett, American author and actor
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May 4
1926
David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon, English politician
1935
Mr. Fuji, American wrestler and manager
1944
Dave, Dutch singer and television host
1961
Mary Elizabeth McDonough, American actress
1985
Anthony Fedorov, Ukrainian-American singer and actor (7th Heaven)
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May 5
1818
Karl Marx, German philosopher, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1883)
1908
Kurt Böhme, German opera singer (d. 1989)
1934
Victor Garland, Australian accountant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs
1976
Jeremy Michael Ward, American singer and guitarist (The Mars Volta and De Facto) (d. 2003)
1984
Wade MacNeil, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alexisonfire, Gallows, and Black Lungs)
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May 6
1635
Johann Joachim Becher (d. 1682)
1906
André Weil, French mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
1942
Ariel Dorfman, Argentinian author, playwright, and academic
1950
Jeffery Deaver, American journalist and author
1993
Kim Dasom, South Korean singer, dancer, actress (Sistar)
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May 7
1763
Józef Poniatowski, Polish general (d. 1813)
1911
Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
1972
Peter Dubovský, Czech-Slovak footballer (d. 2000)
1978
Stephanie Pohl, German volleyball player
1984
Kevin Steen, Canadian wrestler
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May 8
1829
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist and composer (d. 1869)
1960
Franco Baresi, Italian footballer and coach
1964
Dave Rowntree, English drummer and animator (Blur and The Ailerons)
1969
Jonny Searle, English rower
1970
Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer and coach
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May 9
1882
Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder and businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards (d. 1967)
1932
Geraldine McEwan, Scottish actress and singer (d. 2015)
1947
Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat
1963
Joe Cirella, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1983
Leandro Rinaudo, Italian footballer
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May 10
1938
Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player
1956
Yves Jacques, Canadian actor
1960
Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, humanitarian and activist (U2)
1970
Gina Philips, American actress and producer
1974
Liu Fang, Chinese pipa player
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May 11
1852
Charles W. Fairbanks, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Vice President (d. 1918)
1882
Joseph Marx, Austrian composer, educator, and critic (d. 1964)
1909
Kurt Großkurth, German actor and singer (d. 1975)
1985
Matt Giraud, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1989
Giovani dos Santos, Mexican footballer
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May 12
1754
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher (d. 1812)
1900
Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (d. 1971)
1948
Dave Heineman, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska
1949
Ross Bleckner, American painter, philanthropist, and activist
1997
Odeya Rush, Israeli-American actress
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May 13
1943
Kurt Trampedach, Danish painter and sculptor
1950
Danny Kirwan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
1952
John Kasich, American talk show host and politician, 69th Governor of Ohio
1957
Koji Suzuki, Japanese author and screenwriter
1966
Darius Rucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hootie & the Blowfish)
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May 14
1916
Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)
1925
Boris Parsadanian, Armenian-Estonian violinist and composer (d. 1997)
1962
C.C. DeVille, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (Poison and Samantha 7)
1982
Stanimir Todorov, Bulgarian figure skater
1986
Clay Matthews III, American football player
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May 15
1940
Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach
1948
Brian Eno, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Roxy Music and 801)
1970
Ben Wallace, English captain and politician
1987
Jennylyn Mercado, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress
1996
Birdy, English singer-songwriter
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May 16
1905
Henry Fonda, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1982)
1919
Liberace, American singer, pianist, and actor (d. 1987)
1963
Mercedes Echerer, Austrian actress and politician
1981
Taavi Rähn, Estonian footballer
1991
Ashley Wagner, American figure skater
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May 17
1924
Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English engineer and politician
1929
Branko Zebec, Croatian football player and coach (d. 1988)
1959
Marcelo Loffreda, Argentinian rugby player and coach
1981
Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
1984
Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
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May 18
1610
Stefano della Bella, Italian engraver and etcher (d. 1664)
1912
Perry Como, American singer and actor (d. 2001)
1925
Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (d. 1998)
1946
Ameril Umbra Kato, Filipino warlord (d. 2015)
1980
Michaël Llodra, French tennis player
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May 19
1874
Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1955)
1886
Francis Biddle, American lawyer and judge, 58th United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
1938
Moisés da Costa Amaral, East Timorese politician (d. 1989)
1965
Cecilia Bolocco, Chilean model and television host, Miss Universe 1987
1984
Marcedes Lewis, American football player
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May 20
1899
Aleksandr Deyneka, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1969)
1958
Jane Wiedlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (The Go-Go's and Frosted)
1962
Mike Jeffries, American soccer player and coach
1984
Keith Grennan, American football player
1986
Jiřina Svobodová, Czech pole vaulter
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May 21
1856
José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 1929)
1920
Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (d. 2001)
1933
Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (d. 1993)
1978
Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player and coach
1986
Konstantinos Argyros, Greek singer
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May 22
1879
Jack White, Irish trade unionist and army organizer (d. 1946)
1946
Michael Green, English physicist and academic
1973
Steffen Højer, Danish footballer and manager
1987
Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
1990
Anne-Julia Hagen, German model, Miss Germany 2010
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May 23
1884
Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and demographer (d. 1965)
1912
John Payne, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1989)
1920
Helen O'Connell, American singer (d. 1993)
1949
Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 93rd President of Peru
1956
Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter (d. 1988)
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May 24
1689
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1769)
1964
Isidro Pérez, Mexican boxer (d. 2013)
1976
Catherine Cox, New Zealand-Australian netball player
1987
Aiko Orgla, Estonian footballer
1987
Jimena Barón, Argentinian actress and singer
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May 25
1958
Katerina Batzeli, Greek politician
1960
Anthea Turner, English journalist and television host
1964
Ivan Bella, Slovak colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1983
Tiago Cardoso Fonseca Brazilian footballer
1985
Demba Ba, French footballer
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May 26
1886
Al Jolson, Lithuanian-American singer and actor (d. 1950)
1908
Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Vietnamese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam
1937
Manorama, Indian actress and singer (d. 2015)
1941
Cliff Drysdale, South African tennis player and sportscaster
1953
Michael Portillo, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
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May 27
1924
Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
1942
Lee Baca, American police officer
1963
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist and composer
1968
Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player and coach
1986
Conor Cummins, Manx motorcycle racer
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May 28
1912
Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981)
1921
Tom Uren, Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 2015)
1945
Patch Adams, American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute
1976
Zaza Enden, Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach
1979
Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (d. 2001)
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May 29
1948
Nick Mancuso, Italian-Canadian actor and producer
1953
Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1955
Mike Porcaro, American bass player (Toto) (d. 2015)
1982
Anita Briem, Icelandic actress
1984
Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
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May 30
1885
Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (d. 1942)
1886
Randolph Bourne, American theorist and author (d. 1918)
1918
Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007)
1938
David Early, American actor and educator (d. 2013)
1986
Nikolay Bodurov, Bulgarian footballer
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May 31
1683
Jean-Pierre Christin, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, invented the Celsius thermometer (d. 1755)
1883
Lauri Kristian Relander, Finnish politician, 2nd President of Finland (d. 1942)
1940
Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach
1967
Vampiro, Canadian-Mexican wrestler and sportscaster
1987
Nagi Yanagi, Japanese singer-songwriter
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