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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
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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