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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)
1871
Seakle Greijdanus, Dutch theologian and scholar (d. 1948)
1896
J. Lawton Collins, American general (d. 1987)
1943
Vassal Gadoengin, Nauruan politician (d. 2004)
1973
Oliver Neuville, German footballer
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May 2
1895
Lorenz Hart, American playwright and composer (d. 1943)
1920
Guinn Smith, American pole vaulter, soldier, and pilot (d. 2004)
1978
Melvin Ely, American basketball player
1980
Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
1984
Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer
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May 3
1891
Eppa Rixey, American baseball pitcher (d. 1963)
1954
Angela Bofill, American singer-songwriter
1960
Geraint Davies, English businessman and politician
1982
Nick Stavinoha, American baseball player
1989
Taylor Trensch, American actor
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May 4
1767
Tyagaraja, Indian composer (d. 1847)
1938
Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican journalist, author, and critic (d. 2010)
1940
Robin Cook, American physician and author
1966
Jane McGrath, English-Australian activist, co-founded the McGrath Foundation (d. 2008)
1985
Anthony Fedorov, Ukrainian-American singer and actor (7th Heaven)
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May 5
867
Emperor Uda of Japan (d. 931)
1883
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English general and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (d. 1950)
1914
Tyrone Power, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1958)
1923
Richard Wollheim, English philosopher and academic (d. 2003)
1934
Victor Garland, Australian accountant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs
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May 6
1680
Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French cellist and composer (d. 1755)
1848
Henry Edward Armstrong, English chemist and academic (d. 1937)
1952
Gregg Henry, American actor and singer
1955
Ron Fawcett, English rock climber
1960
Roma Downey, Irish-American actress and producer
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May 7
1840
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer and educator (d. 1893)
1847
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1929)
1901
Gary Cooper, American actor and singer (d. 1961)
1939
Ruud Lubbers, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1949
Marilyn Cole, English model and journalist
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May 8
1934
Maurice Norman, English footballer
1940
Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice
1968
Chris Lighty, American talent manager, co-founded Violator Entertainment (d. 2012)
1971
Chuck Huber, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
1991
Ethan Gage, Canadian soccer player
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May 9
1917
Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
1918
Moisis Michail Bourlas, Greek soldier and educator (d. 2011)
1923
Barbara New, English actress (d. 2010)
1930
Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan historian and linguist (d. 2010)
1962
John Corbett, American actor and singer
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May 10
1902
David O. Selznick, American director and producer (d. 1965)
1918
T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician and author
1920
Basil Kelly, Northern Irish barrister, judge and politician (d. 2008)
1934
Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian diplomat (d. 2015)
1950
Natalya Bondarchuk, Russian actress and director
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May 11
1722
Petrus Camper, Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist (d. 1789)
1924
Eugene Dynkin, Russian-American mathematician and theorist (d. 2014)
1933
Narendra Patel, Baron Patel, Tanzanian-English obstetrician, academic, and politician
1981
Austin O'Brien, American actor and photographer
1987
Monica Roșu, Romanian gymnast
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May 12
1496
Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)
1899
Indra Devi, Latvian yoga instructor (d. 2002)
1925
Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2015)
1945
Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager (d. 2007)
1983
Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer
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May 13
1914
Joe Louis, American boxer, wrestler, and actor (d. 1981)
1938
Giuliano Amato, Italian academic and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Italy
1951
James Whale, English radio and television host
1952
John Kasich, American talk show host and politician, 69th Governor of Ohio
1998
Karen Iwata, Japanese singer (AKB48)
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May 14
1699
Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian general (d. 1786)
1925
Ninian Sanderson, Scottish racing driver (d. 1985)
1949
Sverre Årnes, Norwegian author, screenwriter, and director
1958
Wilma Rusman, Dutch runner
1985
Georgia Salpa, Greek-Irish model
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May 15
1920
Michel Audiard, French director and screenwriter (d. 1985)
1942
Doug Lowe, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Tasmania
1949
George Adams, American basketball player
1974
Matthew Sadler, English chess player and author
1976
Ryan Leaf, American football player and coach
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May 16
1641
Dudley North, English economist and politician (d. 1691)
1831
David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (d. 1900)
1966
Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress
1985
Kazuhito Tanaka, Japanese gymnast
1990
Amanda Carreras, Gibraltarian tennis player
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May 17
1732
Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1817)
1974
Eddie Lewis, American soccer player
1982
Matt Cassel, American football player
1984
Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
1991
Daniel Curtis Lee, American actor and rapper
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May 18
1956
Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter
1967
Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author
1973
Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach
1978
Jessica Cutler, American blogger and author
1978
Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
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May 19
1881
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish marshal and politician, 1st President of Turkey (d. 1938)
1910
Nathuram Godse, Indian assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (d. 1949)
1934
Bill Fitch, American basketball player and coach
1973
Dario Franchitti, Scottish race car driver
1992
Ola John, Dutch footballer
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May 20
1883
Faisal I of Iraq (d. 1933)
1922
Peter Hughes, English actor
1955
Anton Corbijn, Dutch photographer and director
1965
Stu Grimson, Canadian ice hockey player, sportscaster, and lawyer
1969
Road Dogg, American wrestler, producer, and soldier
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May 21
1898
Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge (d. 1967)
1954
Marc Ribot, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bar Kokhba Sextet)
1957
Bruce Buffer, American ring announcer
1959
Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1981
Josh Hamilton, American baseball player
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May 22
1909
Rudolf Bergander, German painter (d. 1970)
1917
Nathan Davis, American actor (d. 2008)
1934
Don Cupitt, English priest, philosopher, and theologian
1957
Albert Boonstra, Dutch swimmer
1992
Tommaso Cancellotti, Italian footballer
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May 23
1883
Ferenc Talányi, Slovenian journalist and painter (d. 1959)
1899
Jeralean Talley, American super-centenarian
1921
Edna Skinner, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
1967
Luis Roberto Alves, Mexican footballer
1987
Gracie Otto, Australian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
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May 24
1879
H. B. Reese, American candy maker, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (d. 1956)
1924
Aleksander Arulaid, Estonian chess player and engineer (d. 1995)
1964
Adrian Moorhouse, English swimmer
1967
Andrey Borodin, Russian-English economist and businessman
1974
Will Sasso, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
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May 25
1907
U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (d. 1995)
1913
Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (d. 1957)
1920
Archduchess Dorothea of Austria (d. 2015)
1926
Claude Akins, American actor (d. 1994)
2001
Chloe Lukasiak, American child dancer, television personality, and model
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May 26
1930
Karim Emami, Indian-Iranian lexicographer and critic (d. 2005)
1945
Alistair MacDuff, English lawyer and judge
1945
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2012)
1963
Simon Armitage, English author, poet, and playwright
1986
Michel Tornéus, Swedish long jumper
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May 27
1601
Antoine Daniel, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1648)
1738
Nathaniel Gorham, American merchant and politician, 14th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1796)
1879
Karl Bühler, German-American linguist and psychologist (d. 1963)
1884
Max Brod, Czech journalist, author, and composer (d. 1968)
1911
Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (d. 2007)
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May 28
1818
P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (d. 1893)
1936
Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (d. 2013)
1946
Janet Paraskeva, Welsh politician
1971
Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician
1991
Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer
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May 29
1921
Norman Hetherington, Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (d. 2010)
1962
Perry Fenwick, English actor and singer
1975
Mel B, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Spice Girls)
1986
Jaslene Gonzalez, Puerto Rican-American model
1988
Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
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May 30
1423
Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)
1887
Emil Reesen, Danish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1964)
1918
Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007)
1931
Larry Silverstein, American businessman
1992
Danielle Harold, English actress
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May 31
1683
Jean-Pierre Christin, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, invented the Celsius thermometer (d. 1755)
1818
John Albion Andrew, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1867)
1921
Alida Valli, Austrian-Italian actress and singer (d. 2006)
1955
Susie Essman, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1965
Yoko Soumi, Japanese voice actress
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