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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

  • 1871
    Seakle Greijdanus, Dutch theologian and scholar (d. 1948)
  • 1900
    Aleksander Wat, Polish poet, writer, art theoretician and memorialist (d. 1967)
  • 1907
    Hayes Alvis, American bassist (Mills Blue Rhythm Band) (d. 1972)  
  • 1954
    Ray Parker, Jr., American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Raydio)  
  • 1982
    Jamie Dornan, Irish model and actor  

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May 2

  • 1865
    Clyde Fitch, American playwright (d. 1909)
  • 1897
    John Frederick Coots, American songwriter (d. 1985)
  • 1954
    Stephen Venables, English mountaineer and author  
  • 1971
    Fatima Yusuf, Nigerian sprinter  
  • 1980
    Tim Borowski, German footballer  

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May 3

  • 1897
    William Joseph Browne, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Solicitor General of Canada (d. 1989)
  • 1898
    Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and activist (d. 1987)
  • 1956
    Marc Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician  
  • 1965
    John Jensen, Danish footballer and coach  
  • 1982
    Igor Olshansky, Ukrainian-American football player  

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May 4

  • 1947
    Ronald Sørensen, Dutch historian and politician  
  • 1948
    Alison Britton, English sculptor and educator  
  • 1951
    Colleen Hanabusa, American lawyer and politician  
  • 1953
    Salman Hashimikov, Kazakh-Russian wrestler and martial artist  
  • 1972
    Mike Dirnt, American bass player and songwriter (Green Day, The Frustrators, Screeching Weasel, and Foxboro Hot Tubs)  

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May 5

  • 1936
    John Maxton, Scottish politician  
  • 1949
    Eppie Bleeker, Dutch speed skater  
  • 1962
    Kaoru Wada, Japanese composer and conductor  
  • 1982
    Ferrie Bodde, Dutch footballer  
  • 1984
    Wade MacNeil, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alexisonfire, Gallows, and Black Lungs)  

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May 6

  • 1882
    Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (d. 1951)
  • 1917
    Jilly Rizzo, American businessman and actor (d. 1992)  
  • 1926
    Marguerite Piazza, American soprano and actress (d. 2012)  
  • 1943
    Andreas Baader, German terrorist, co-founded the Red Army Faction (d. 1977)  
  • 1961
    Gina Riley, Australian actress, singer, producer, and screenwriter  

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May 7

  • 1711
    David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (d. 1776)
  • 1936
    Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman  
  • 1944
    Richard O'Sullivan, English actor and singer  
  • 1956
    Calum MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician  
  • 1985
    Dan Sweetman, Australian television host  

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May 8

  • 1885
    Thomas B. Costain, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1965)
  • 1911
    Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of The Interior (d. 1997)  
  • 1932
    Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican author and translator (d. 2007)  
  • 1932
    Phyllida Law, Scottish actress  
  • 1942
    Pierre Morency, Canadian poet and playwright  

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May 9

  • 1746
    Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1818)
  • 1882
    Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder and businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards (d. 1967)
  • 1888
    Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector (d. 1964)
  • 1954
    Lawrence Dutton, American viola player and educator (Emerson String Quartet)  
  • 1963
    Sanja Doležal, Croatian singer and television host (Novi fosili)  

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May 10

  • 1775
    Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (d. 1809)
  • 1897
    Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1987)
  • 1923
    Otar Korkia, Georgian basketball player and coach (d. 2005)  
  • 1941
    Winfried Bischoff, German-English banker and businessman  
  • 1952
    Kikki Danielsson, Swedish singer (Wizex, Chips, Kikki, Bettan & Lotta, and Kjell Roos Band)  

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May 11

  • 1817
    Fanny Cerrito, Italian ballerina and choreographer (d. 1909)
  • 1952
    Renaud, French singer-songwriter and actor  
  • 1966
    Christoph Schneider, German drummer (Rammstein and Feeling B)  
  • 1986
    Grubby, Dutch gamer  
  • 1986
    Miguel Veloso, Portuguese footballer  

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May 12

  • 1845
    Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)
  • 1885
    Paltiel Daykan, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (d. 1969)
  • 1918
    Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001)  
  • 1948
    Dave Heineman, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska  
  • 1948
    Richard Riehle, American actor  

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May 13

  • 1904
    Louis Duffus, Australian-South African cricketer and journalist (d. 1984)  
  • 1945
    Magic Dick, American harmonica player (The J. Geils Band)  
  • 1951
    Selina Scott, English journalist, producer, and author  
  • 1962
    Nick Hurd, English businessman and politician, Minister for Civil Society  
  • 1985
    Travis Zajac, Canadian ice hockey player  

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May 14

  • 1899
    Earle Combs, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976)
  • 1927
    Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and author  
  • 1938
    Robert Boyd, English pediatrician and academic  
  • 1955
    Jens Sparschuh, German author and playwright  
  • 1989
    Rob Gronkowski, American football player  

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May 15

  • 1567
    Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1643)
  • 1962
    Lisa Curry, Australian swimmer  
  • 1964
    Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Denmark  
  • 1973
    Emilia Tsoulfa, Greek sailor  
  • 1987
    Jennylyn Mercado, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress  

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May 16

  • 1935
    Floyd Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach  
  • 1948
    Judy Finnigan, English talk show host and author  
  • 1951
    Unshō Ishizuka, Japanese voice actor  
  • 1963
    Serge Teyssot-Gay, French guitarist (Noir Désir)  
  • 1974
    Laura Pausini, Italian singer-songwriter and producer  

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May 17

  • 1903
    Cool Papa Bell, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)  
  • 1926
    David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician  
  • 1949
    Bill Bruford, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (Yes, King Crimson, UK, Earthworks, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, and National Health)  
  • 1965
    Paige Turco, American actress  
  • 1984
    Passenger, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Passenger)  

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May 18

  • 1901
    Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)  
  • 1914
    Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (d. 1993)  
  • 1931
    Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (d. 1995)  
  • 1944
    W. G. Sebald, German author and academic (d. 2001)  
  • 1960
    Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach  

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May 19

  • 1616
    Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer (d. 1667)
  • 1922
    Joe Gilmore, Irish bartender  
  • 1964
    Murali, Indian actor (d. 2010)  
  • 1974
    Emma Shapplin, French soprano  
  • 1978
    Dave Bus, Dutch footballer  

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May 20

  • 1897
    Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower (d. 1986)
  • 1900
    Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author (d. 1977)
  • 1924
    David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (d. 2014)  
  • 1950
    Reinaldo Merlo, Argentinian footballer and coach  
  • 1957
    Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 62nd Prime Minister of Japan  

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May 21

  • 1941
    Ronald Isley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Isley Brothers)  
  • 1955
    Paul Barber, English field hockey player  
  • 1958
    Jefery Levy, American director, producer, and screenwriter  
  • 1976
    Stuart Bingham, English snooker player  
  • 1981
    Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter  

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May 22

  • 1897
    Jeanne de Casalis, South African-English actress (d. 1966)
  • 1914
    Maurice Blackburn, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 1988)  
  • 1962
    Brian Pillman, American football player and wrestler (d. 1997)  
  • 1980
    Chad Tracy, American baseball player  
  • 1985
    Hideaki Takeda, Japanese footballer  

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May 23

  • 1895
    Billy Smith, English footballer and manager (d. 1956)
  • 1965
    Tom Tykwer, German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer  
  • 1973
    Livia Millhagen, Swedish actress  
  • 1979
    Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player  
  • 1983
    Cas Alfonso, Indonesian singer-songwriter and composer  

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May 24

  • 1937
    Timothy Brown, American football player and actor  
  • 1950
    Vivian Ramsey, English engineer and judge  
  • 1964
    Isidro Pérez, Mexican boxer (d. 2013)  
  • 1978
    Brad Penny, American baseball player  
  • 1986
    Giannis Kontoes, Greek footballer  

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May 25

  • 1830
    Trebor Mai (né Robert Williams), Welsh poet (d. 1877)
  • 1916
    Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (d. 1981)  
  • 1929
    Warren Frost, American actor  
  • 1948
    Bülent Arınç, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey  
  • 1988
    Cameron van der Burgh, South African swimmer  

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May 26

  • 1264
    Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)
  • 1898
    Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (d. 1965)
  • 1945
    Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2012)  
  • 1968
    Fernando León de Aranoa, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter  
  • 1988
    Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer  

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May 27

  • 1584
    Michael Altenburg, German theologian and composer (d. 1640)
  • 1756
    Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (d. 1825)
  • 1832
    Zenas Ferry Moody, American surveyor and politician, 7th Governor of Oregon (d. 1917)
  • 1971
    Sophie Walker, British politician, leader of the Women's Equality Party  
  • 1990
    Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopian runner  

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May 28

  • 1949
    Sue Holderness, English actress  
  • 1953
    Arto Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (DNA, The Golden Palominos, The Lounge Lizards, and Ambitious Lovers)  
  • 1953
    Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager  
  • 1960
    Mary Portas, English journalist and author  
  • 1986
    Seth Rollins, American wrestler  

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May 29

  • 1944
    Bob Benmosche, American businessman (d. 2015)  
  • 1949
    Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Status Quo)  
  • 1971
    Rob Womack, English shot putter and discus thrower  
  • 1979
    Brian Kendrick, American wrestler  
  • 1990
    Ramil Guliyev, Azeri-Turkish sprinter  

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May 30

  • 1879
    Konstantin Ramul, Estonian psychologist an academic (d. 1975)
  • 1912
    Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996)  
  • 1938
    Eugene Belliveau, Canadian football player  
  • 1979
    Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player  
  • 1983
    Jennifer Ellison, English actress, singer, and dancer  

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May 31

  • 1613
    John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)
  • 1898
    Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (d. 1993)
  • 1927
    Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg, English lieutenant and banker  
  • 1940
    Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach  
  • 1965
    Yoko Soumi, Japanese voice actress  

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