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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
1579
Wolphert Gerretse, Dutch-American farmer, co-founded New Netherland (d. 1662)
1931
Naim Attallah, Palestinian author and publisher
1955
Donna Hartley, English runner and bodybuilder (d. 2013)
1959
Yasmina Reza, French actress and playwright
1983
Alain Bernard, French swimmer
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May 2
1902
Arturo Licata, Italian super-centenarian (d. 2014)
1952
Christine Baranski, American actress and singer
1966
Uwe Freiler, German footballer
1972
Paul Adcock, English footballer
1991
Farruko, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
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May 3
1898
Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and activist (d. 1987)
1938
Lindsay Kemp, English actor, dancer, and choreographer
1944
Pete Staples, English bass player (The Troggs)
1977
Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player and sportscaster
1985
Ezequiel Lavezzi, Argentinian footballer
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May 4
1937
Ron Carter, American bassist and educator (Miles Davis Quintet)
1943
Prasanta Pattanaik, Indian economist and academic
1951
Jackie Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer (The Jackson 5)
1954
Liz Robertson, English actress and singer
1978
Vladimíra Uhlířová, Czech tennis player
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May 5
1903
James Beard, American chef and author (d. 1985)
1938
Barbara Wagner, Canadian figure skater and coach
1970
Todd Newton, American game show host
1974
Jens Fredrik Ryland, Norwegian guitarist (Borknagar)
1983
Annie Villeneuve, Canadian singer-songwriter
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May 6
1758
André Masséna, French general (d. 1817)
1920
Martha Beck, American murderer (d. 1951)
1926
Gilles Grégoire, Canadian politician, co-founded the Parti Québécois (d. 2006)
1980
Mark Ladwig, American figure skater
1987
Meek Mill, American rapper and producer
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May 7
1891
Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist (d. 1988)
1933
Nexhmije Pagarusha, Kosovar singer and actress
1952
Stanley Dickens, Swedish race car driver
1959
Georgiy Kolnootchenko, Belarusian discus thrower
1984
James Loney, American baseball player
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May 8
1963
Anthony Field, Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor (The Cockroaches and The Wiggles)
1966
Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer and guitarist
1981
Namosh, German DJ and producer
1985
Tommaso Ciampa, American wrestler
1993
Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer
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May 9
1824
Jacob ben Moses Bachrach, Polish apologist and author (d. 1896)
1907
Kathryn Kuhlman, American evangelist and author (d. 1976)
1946
Candice Bergen, American actress and producer
1950
James Butts, American triple jumper
1975
Brian Deegan, American motocross rider
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May 10
1866
Léon Bakst, Russian painter and costume designer (d. 1924)
1891
Mahmoud Mokhtar, Egyptian sculptor and academic (d. 1934)
1902
Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1974)
1935
Larry Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1980)
1973
Aviv Geffen, Israeli singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blackfield)
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May 11
1733
Princess Victoire of France (d. 1799)
1952
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian-American actress
1983
Daizee Haze, American wrestler and trainer
1986
Miguel Veloso, Portuguese footballer
1989
Cam Newton, American football player
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May 12
1942
Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter and actor (The Blockheads and Kilburn and the High Roads) (d. 2000)
1950
Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author
1951
George Karl, American basketball player and coach
1983
Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer
1984
Tommaso Reato, Italian rugby player
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May 13
1953
Gerry Sutcliffe, English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1966
Kamen Vodenicharov, Bulgarian actor and singer
1969
Nikos Aliagas, French-Greek journalist and television host
1972
Stefaan Maene, Belgian swimmer
1988
Paulo Avelino, Filipino actor and singer
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May 14
1919
Solange Chaput-Rolland, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)
1956
Hazel Blears, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
1959
Heather Wheeler, English politician
1982
Beardyman, English singer
1985
Simona Peycheva, Bulgarian gymnast
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May 15
1841
Clarence Dutton, American commander and geologist (d. 1912)
1869
Paul Probst, Swiss target shooter (d. 1945)
1970
Frank de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager
1982
Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player
1987
Doruk Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
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May 16
1917
James C. Murray, American lawyer and politician (d. 1999)
1948
Jesper Christensen, Danish actor, director, and producer
1960
S. Shanmuganathan, Sri Lankan commander and politician (d. 1998)
1966
Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress
1982
Hanna Mariën, Belgian sprinter
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May 17
1921
Dennis Brain, English horn player and composer (d. 1957)
1939
Gary Paulsen, American author
1957
Anne Main, Welsh-English educator and politician
1978
Paddy Kenny, English footballer
1986
Jodie Taylor, English footballer
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May 18
1891
Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (d. 1970)
1933
H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India
1952
Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter
1970
Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide)
1979
David Nail, American singer-songwriter
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May 19
1593
Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter and illustrator (d. 1678)
1939
Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist
1964
Sean Whalen, American actor and screenwriter
1981
Georges St-Pierre, Canadian mixed martial artist and actor
1984
Marcedes Lewis, American football player
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May 20
1776
Simon Fraser, American-Canadian fur trader and explorer (d. 1862)
1920
John Cruickshank, Scottish lieutenant and banker, Victoria Cross recipient
1966
Emma Johnson, English clarinet player and educator
1985
Chris Froome, Kenyan-English cyclist
1988
Yusuf Kasal, Turkish footballer
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May 21
1918
Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988)
1923
Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (d. 2003)
1930
Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2015)
1972
The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (d. 1997)
1978
Adam Gontier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Three Days Grace, Big Dirty Band, and Saint Asonia)
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May 22
1912
Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1913
Rafael Gil, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 1986)
1920
Thomas Gold, Austrian-American astrophysicist and academic (d. 2004)
1933
Chen Jingrun, Chinese mathematician and academic (d. 1996)
1983
Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabian footballer
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May 23
1914
Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (d. 1999)
1971
George Osborne, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
1979
Martin Giroux, Canadian singer and actor
1986
Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer
1988
Morgan Pressel, American golfer
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May 24
1928
Adrian Frutiger, Swiss typeface designer (d. 2015)
1978
Brian Ching, American soccer player and coach
1983
Pedram Javaheri, Iranian-American meteorologist and journalist
1984
Dmitri Kruglov, Estonian footballer
1984
Ryan Wieber, American director and special effects designer
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May 25
1867
Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (d. 1950)
1900
Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet and author (d. 1975)
1943
John Palmer, English keyboard player (Family, Eclection, and Blossom Toes)
1954
Murali, Indian actor, producer, and politician (d. 2009)
1957
Hillary B. Smith, American actress and producer
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May 26
1650
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (d. 1722)
1941
Aldrich Ames, American CIA officer
1964
Caitlín R. Kiernan, Irish-American paleontologist and author
1975
Travis Lee, American baseball player
1976
Kenny Florian, American mixed martial artist and sportscaster
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May 27
1819
Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (d. 1910)
1930
John Barth, American author and academic
1954
Coney Reyes, Filipino actress and producer
1962
Steven Brill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1994
Aymeric Laporte, French footballer
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May 28
1884
Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1948)
1938
Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1940
Maeve Binchy, Irish author and playwright (d. 2012)
1946
K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic
1966
Miljenko Jergović, Bosnian novelist and journalist
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May 29
1871
Clark Voorhees, American painter (d. 1933)
1927
Thanasis Veggos, Greek actor and director (d. 2011)
1955
John Hinckley, Jr., American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan
1975
Anthony Wall, English golfer
1978
Adam Rickitt, English actor and singer (5th Story)
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May 30
1800
Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose, French cardinal (d. 1883)
1871
Olga Engl, Austrian-German actress (d. 1946)
1938
Billie Letts, American author and educator (d. 2014)
1964
Andrea Montermini, Italian race car driver
1979
Francis Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
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May 31
1860
Walter Sickert, English painter (d. 1942)
1944
Samantha Juste, English-American singer and television host (d. 2014)
1964
Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler and coach
1976
Mashona Washington, American tennis player
1989
Katherine Connors, American model, Miss Iowa USA 2010
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