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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
1881
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French-American priest, palaeontologist, and philosopher (d. 1955)
1934
Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (d. 2005)
1954
Fred Chichin, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (Les Rita Mitsouko) (d. 2007)
1955
Alex Cunningham, Scottish politician
1994
Antoine Bibeau, Canadian ice hockey player
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May 2
1944
Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator
1962
David Volz, American pole vaulter
1972
Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer
1977
Brian Cardinal, American basketball player
1979
Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
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May 3
1897
William Joseph Browne, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Solicitor General of Canada (d. 1989)
1930
David Harrison, English chemist and academic
1933
James Brown, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Famous Flames and The J.B.'s) (d. 2006)
1973
Brad Martin, American singer-songwriter
1977
Joanna Forest, English soprano
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May 4
1923
John Toner, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
1948
George Tupou V of Tonga (d. 2012)
1951
Colin Bass, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (Camel and 3 Mustaphas 3)
1961
Jay Aston, English singer-songwriter and dancer (Bucks Fizz)
1989
Aris Tatarounis, Greek basketball player
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May 5
1927
Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian physicist and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (d. 2012)
1944
John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter
1966
Sergei Stanishev, Ukrainian-Bulgarian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
1992
Loïck Landre, French footballer
1999
Nathan Chen, American figure skater
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May 6
1905
Philip N. Krasne, American lawyer and producer (d. 1999)
1916
Sif Ruud, Swedish actress (d. 2011)
1956
Roland Wieser, German race walker and coach
1960
Lyudmila Andonova, Bulgarian high jumper
1993
Naomi Scott, English actress and singer
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May 7
1946
Brian Turner, English chef and television host
1948
Susan Atkins, American murderer (d. 2009)
1951
Raia Prokhovnik, English political scientist and academic
1983
DJ Row, Greek-American DJ and producer
1986
Matt Helders, English drummer (Arctic Monkeys and Mongrel)
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May 8
1916
João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman
1929
Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress and singer (d. 2007)
1947
John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Scottish historian and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
1966
Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer and coach
1978
Matthew Davis, American actor
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May 9
1921
Mona Van Duyn, American poet and academic (d. 2004)
1935
Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator (d. 1988)
1946
Ayşe Nur Zarakolu, Turkish author and activist (d. 2002)
1947
Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat
1948
Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic
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May 10
1770
Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1823)
1902
David O. Selznick, American director and producer (d. 1965)
1955
Mark David Chapman, American murderer
1963
Lisa Nowak, American commander and astronaut
1978
Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer
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May 11
1909
Kurt Großkurth, German actor and singer (d. 1975)
1941
Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer and coach
1976
Sahlene, Swedish singer and actress
1979
Vytautas Žiūra, Lithuanian-Austrian handball player
1984
Marvin Wijks, Dutch footballer
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May 12
1767
Manuel Godoy, Spanish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1851)
1895
Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (d. 1986)
1937
Susan Hampshire, English actress and singer
1973
Lutz Pfannenstiel, German footballer and manager
1977
Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player and coach
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May 13
1759
Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (d. 1824)
1905
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (d. 1977)
1965
János Marozsán, Hungarian footballer
1970
Robert Maćkowiak, Polish sprinter
1986
Alexander Rybak, Belarusian-Norwegian singer-songwriter, violinist, and actor
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May 14
1737
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Irish-English politician and diplomat, Governor of Grenada (d. 1806)
1897
Ed Ricketts, American biologist and ecologist (d. 1948)
1907
Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. 1995)
1959
John Holt, American football player (d. 2013)
1973
Shanice, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
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May 15
1936
Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
1979
Daniel Caines, English sprinter
1981
Zara Phillips, English horse rider
1984
Mr Probz, Dutch singer-songwriter and producer
1987
Kévin Constant, French-Guinean footballer
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May 16
1973
Tori Spelling, American actress, producer, and author
1977
Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer-songwriter (GusGus)
1984
Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011)
1992
Davika Hoorne Thai-Belgian model and actress
1998
Ariel Waller, Canadian actress
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May 17
1895
Reinhold Saulmann, Estonian sprinter and bandy player (d. 1936)
1950
Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (d. 1991)
1956
Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist and author
1986
Marius Činikas, Lithuanian footballer
1994
Julie Anne San Jose, Filipino singer and actress (Sugarpop)
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May 18
1883
Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (d. 1969)
1923
Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013)
1967
Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author
1979
Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed ''Minecraft''
1986
Ahmed Hamada, Egyptian race car driver
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May 19
1899
Lothar Rădăceanu, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955)
1932
Claude Blanchard, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006)
1954
Hōchū Ōtsuka, Japanese voice actor
1978
Marcus Bent, English footballer
1997
Ida LaFontaine, Swedish singer
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May 20
1920
Betty Driver, English actress and singer (d. 2011)
1944
Kathrin Thomas, Welsh politician, Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan
1960
Jay Schellen, American drummer (Hurricane, Asia, GPS, Circa, and World Trade)
1977
Leo Franco, Argentinian footballer
1982
Sierra Boggess, American actress and singer
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May 21
1934
Bob Northern, American horn player and bandleader
1960
Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer
1967
Chris Benoit, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2007)
1980
Chris Raab, American actor and stuntman
1993
Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete
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May 22
1913
Dominique Rolin, Belgian author (d. 2012)
1913
Rafael Gil, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 1986)
1936
George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (d. 2014)
1939
Paul Winfield, American actor (d. 2004)
1982
Tom Scudamore, English jockey
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May 23
1794
Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1870)
1884
Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and demographer (d. 1965)
1918
Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
1936
Charles Kimbrough, American actor and singer
1976
Kelly Monaco, American model and actress
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May 24
1544
William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1603)
1830
Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (d. 1897)
1953
Klaus-Günter Stade, German footballer
1962
Stephen Otter, English police officer
1969
Jacob Rees-Mogg, English politician
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May 25
1572
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1632)
1925
Jeanne Crain, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
1967
Poppy Z. Brite, American author
1985
Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress (2B)
1990
Bo Dallas, American wrestler
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May 26
1913
Peter Cushing, English actor (d. 1994)
1915
Sam Edwards, American actor (d. 2004)
1946
Neshka Robeva, Bulgarian gymnast and coach
1958
Arto Bryggare, Finnish hurdler and politician
1977
Nikos Chatzivrettas, Greek basketball player
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May 27
1936
Benjamin Bathurst, English admiral
1939
Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pozo-Seco Singers)
1970
Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
1979
Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
1989
Ben Pringle, English footballer
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May 28
1888
Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)
1931
Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (d. 2014)
1956
Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer (The Country Gentlemen and Strength in Numbers)
1979
Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (d. 2001)
1982
Alexa Davalos, French-American actress
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May 29
1913
Tony Zale, American boxer (d. 1997)
1944
Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford, English soldier and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1957
Jeb Hensarling, American lawyer and politician
1958
Willem Holleeder, Dutch criminal
1984
Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
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May 30
1959
Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler
1962
Richard Fuller, English lawyer and politician
1967
Tim Burgess, English singer-songwriter (The Charlatans and The Chavs)
1974
Kostas Chalkias, Greek footballer
1989
Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player
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May 31
1872
W. Heath Robinson, English illustrator (d. 1944)
1935
Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand
1948
John Bonham, English drummer and songwriter (Led Zeppelin and Band of Joy) (d. 1980)
1949
Nancy Shade, American soprano and actress
1955
Susie Essman, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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