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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
1285
Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)
1591
Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (d. 1666)
1825
George Inness, American painter and educator (d. 1894)
1946
John Woo, Hong Kong director, producer, and screenwriter
1953
Naoya Uchida, Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer
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May 2
1920
Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 2004)
1935
Faisal II of Iraq (d. 1958)
1975
Joe Wilkinson, English actor and screenwriter
1987
Kris Russell, Canadian ice hockey player
1988
Artur Noga, Polish hurdler
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May 3
1898
Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and activist (d. 1987)
1933
Steven Weinberg, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1949
Ruth Lister, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, English academic and politician
1970
Marie-Soleil Tougas, Canadian actress (d. 1997)
1974
Peter Everitt, Australian footballer and radio host
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May 4
1928
Betsy Rawls, American golfer
1943
Georgi Asparuhov, Bulgarian footballer (d. 1971)
1944
Russi Taylor, American voice actress and singer
1951
Jackie Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer (The Jackson 5)
1964
Goran Prpić, Croatian tennis player and coach
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May 5
1684
Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, French wife of Adrien Maurice de Noailles (d. 1739)
1908
Kurt Böhme, German opera singer (d. 1989)
1910
Leo Lionni, American author and illustrator (d. 1999)
1948
Mats Bergman, Swedish actor
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May 6
1668
Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright (d. 1747)
1897
Paul Alverdes, German author and poet (d. 1979)
1944
Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player and coach
1945
Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Flatlanders)
1983
Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
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May 7
1724
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (d. 1797)
1944
Richard O'Sullivan, English actor and singer
1951
Raia Prokhovnik, English political scientist and academic
1958
Anne Marie Rafferty, English nurse and academic
1987
Mark Reynolds Scottish footballer
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May 8
1945
Keith Jarrett, American pianist and composer
1953
Billy Burnette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Fleetwood Mac)
1958
Lovie Smith, American football player and coach
1987
Aarne Nirk, Estonian hurdler
1988
David Aleksander Sjølie, Norwegian guitarist (Mopti)
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May 9
1895
Richard Barthelmess, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1963)
1931
Vance D. Brand, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut
1950
James Butts, American triple jumper
1965
Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1975
Tamia, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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May 10
1866
Léon Bakst, Russian painter and costume designer (d. 1924)
1879
Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician (d. 1926)
1886
Felix Manalo, Filipino religious leader, founded Iglesia ni Cristo (d. 1963)
1971
Adriano Giannini, Italian actor
1973
Aviv Geffen, Israeli singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blackfield)
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May 11
1932
Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer, founded Valentino SpA
1978
Laetitia Casta, French model and actress
1983
Steven Sotloff, American-Israeli journalist (d. 2014)
1986
Abou Diaby, French footballer
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May 12
1955
Kix Brooks, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Brooks & Dunn)
1956
Kimiko Yo, Japanese actress
1959
Ray Gillen, American singer-songwriter (Badlands, Blue Murder, and Sun Red Sun) (d. 1993)
1980
Felipe Lopez, Puerto Rican baseball player
1990
Tobias Strobl, German footballer
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May 13
1794
Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (d. 1835)
1975
Jamie Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
1977
Samantha Morton, English actress and director
1984
Dawn Harper, American hurdler
1987
Marianne Vos, Dutch cyclist
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May 14
1900
Leo Smit, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1943)
1940
H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1982)
1955
Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player and coach
1955
Jens Sparschuh, German author and playwright
1985
Georgia Salpa, Greek-Irish model
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May 15
1848
Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1926)
1938
Mireille Darc, French actress, director, and screenwriter
1975
Peter Iwers, Swedish bass player (In Flames)
1987
Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
1990
Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player
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May 16
1960
Landon Deireragea, Nauruan politician, Nauruan Speaker of Parliament
1964
Mary Anne Hobbs, English DJ and journalist
1976
Dirk Nannes, Australian-Dutch cricketer
1987
Can Bonomo, Turkish singer
1990
Darko Šarović, Serbian sprinter
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May 17
1954
Michael Roberts, South African-English jockey
1964
Stratos Apostolakis, Greek footballer and coach
1966
Qusay Hussein, Iraqi soldier and politician (d. 2003)
1981
Chris Skidmore, English historian and politician
1990
Guido Pella, Argentinian tennis player
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May 18
1186
Konstantin of Rostov (d. 1218)
1868
Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918)
1878
Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower (d. 1977)
1936
Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1953
Alan Kupperberg, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
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May 19
1929
John Stroger, American politician (d. 2008)
1937
Pat Roach, English wrestler and actor (d. 2004)
1959
Nicole Brown Simpson, German-American murder victim (d. 1994)
1966
Marc Bureau, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1977
Natalia Oreiro, Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actress
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May 20
1776
Simon Fraser, American-Canadian fur trader and explorer (d. 1862)
1894
Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru and scholar (d. 1994)
1956
William Michaelian, American author and poet
1958
Ron Reagan, American journalist and radio host
1973
Elsa Lunghini, French singer-songwriter and actress
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May 21
1901
Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (d. 1992)
1904
Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (d. 1981)
1982
Brian Klemm, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Suburban Legends and Big D and the Kids Table)
1985
Mutya Buena, English singer-songwriter (Sugababes and Mutya Keisha Siobhan)
1992
Olivia Olson, American actress and singer
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May 22
1700
Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, French painter and illustrator (d. 1785)
1930
Kenny Ball, English trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2013)
1984
Bismarck du Plessis, South African rugby player
1985
Hideaki Takeda, Japanese footballer
1985
Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
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May 23
1910
Hugh Casson, English architect and academic (d. 1999)
1924
Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (d. 2014)
1969
Mindi Abair, American saxophonist and compoaser
1983
Josh Pace, American basketball player
1988
Zachary Wohlman, American boxer
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May 24
1803
Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish biologist and paleontologist (d. 1866)
1816
Major John Buckley VC, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1876)
1945
Priscilla Presley, American actress and businesswoman
1962
Stephen Otter, English police officer
1974
Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player and coach
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May 25
1947
Karen Valentine, American actress
1953
Stan Sakai, Japanese-American author and illustrator
1955
Alistair Burt, English lawyer and politician
1976
Marcelo José da Silva, Brazilian footballer
1980
David Navarro, Spanish footballer
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May 26
1921
Ernst Märzendorfer, Austrian conductor (d. 2009)
1921
György Bárdy, Hungarian actor (d. 2013)
1921
Walter Laqueur, American historian and academic
1928
Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and activist (d. 2011)
1959
Ole Bornedal, Danish actor, director, and producer
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May 27
1969
Todd Hundley, American baseball player
1970
Tim Farron, English educator and politician
1974
Danny Wuerffel, American football player
1978
Adin Brown, American soccer player
1988
Irina Davydova, Russian hurdler
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May 28
1938
Maurice Woods, American actor (d. 1983)
1961
Julie T. Wallace, English actress
1981
Derval O'Rourke, Irish hurdler
1986
Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer
1991
Kail Piho, Estonian skier
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May 29
1955
Frank Baumgartl, German runner (d. 2010)
1955
Ken Schrader, American race car driver and sportscaster
1957
Jeb Hensarling, American lawyer and politician
1978
Adam Rickitt, English actor and singer (5th Story)
1990
Ramil Guliyev, Azeri-Turkish sprinter
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May 30
1910
Harry Bernstein, English-American journalist and author (d. 2011)
1936
Keir Dullea, American actor
1966
Thomas Häßler, German footballer and manager
1977
Marc Dos Santos, Canadian soccer player, coach, and manager
1990
Dean Collins, American actor
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May 31
1443
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (d. 1509)
1940
Gilbert Shelton, American illustrator
1946
Ted Baehr, American publisher and critic
1962
Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1980
Mika Katsumura, Japanese actress
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