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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

  • 1857
    Theo van Gogh, Dutch art dealer (d. 1891)
  • 1925
    Helen Bamber, English psychotherapist and academic (d. 2014)  
  • 1972
    Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Yemeni terrorist  
  • 1987
    Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player  
  • 1993
    Chinyere Pigot, Surinamese swimmer  

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May 2

  • 1890
    E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (d. 1965)
  • 1917
    Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2002)  
  • 1936
    Norma Aleandro, Argentinian actress, director, and screenwriter  
  • 1944
    Bob Henrit, English drummer (Argent, The Roulettes, The Kinks, and Unit 4 + 2)  
  • 1984
    Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer  

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May 3

  • 1915
    Richard Lippold, American sculptor and academic (d. 2002)  
  • 1948
    Chris Mulkey, American actor, producer, and screenwriter  
  • 1963
    Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player and coach  
  • 1976
    Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player  
  • 1978
    Christian Annan, Ghanaian-Hong Kong footballer  

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May 4

  • 1825
    Augustus Le Plongeon, English-American historian, photographer, and academic (d. 1908)
  • 1908
    Wolrad Eberle, German decathlete (d. 1949)  
  • 1947
    Willem van Beusekom, Dutch radio and television host (d. 2006)  
  • 1955
    Robert Ellis Orrall, American singer-songwriter and producer  
  • 1993
    Jānis Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player  

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May 5

  • 1764
    Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (d. 1812)
  • 1945
    Kurt Loder, American journalist, author, and critic  
  • 1965
    Leslie Law, English horse rider  
  • 1976
    Sage Stallone, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)  
  • 1987
    Graham Dorrans, Scottish footballer  

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May 6

  • 1943
    Andreas Baader, German terrorist, co-founded the Red Army Faction (d. 1977)  
  • 1951
    Antonio Saldías, Chilean historian and author  
  • 1956
    Roland Wieser, German race walker and coach  
  • 1968
    Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player (Stereolab, Monade, and McCarthy)  
  • 1970
    Kavan Smith, Canadian actor  

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May 7

  • 1847
    Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1929)
  • 1891
    Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist (d. 1988)
  • 1939
    Ruud Lubbers, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands  
  • 1986
    Mark Furze, Australian actor and singer  
  • 1987
    Aidy Bryant, American actress  

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May 8

  • 1913
    Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1984)  
  • 1940
    Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2006)  
  • 1947
    Felicity Lott, English soprano  
  • 1960
    Eric Brittingham, American bass player (Cinderella and Naked Beggars)  
  • 1964
    Metin Tekin, Turkish footballer, manager, and journalist  

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May 9

  • 1882
    George Barker, American painter (d. 1965)
  • 1950
    James Butts, American triple jumper  
  • 1951
    Alley Mills, American actress  
  • 1955
    Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (d. 1991)  
  • 1983
    Leandro Rinaudo, Italian footballer  

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May 10

  • 1895
    Kama Chinen, Japanese super-centenarian (d. 2010)
  • 1932
    Karthigesu Sivathamby, Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 2011)  
  • 1962
    John Ngugi, Kenyan runner  
  • 1973
    Aviv Geffen, Israeli singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blackfield)  
  • 1987
    Anej Lovrečič, Slovenian footballer  

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May 11

  • 1912
    Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955)  
  • 1950
    Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor and singer (d. 2014)  
  • 1960
    Jürgen Schult, German discus thrower and trainer  
  • 1978
    Laetitia Casta, French model and actress  
  • 1992
    Thibaut Courtois, Belgian footballer  

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May 12

  • 1935
    Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster  
  • 1963
    Charles Pettigrew, American singer (Charles & Eddie) (d. 2001)  
  • 1970
    Samantha Mathis, American actress  
  • 1980
    Felipe Lopez, Puerto Rican baseball player  
  • 1983
    Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer  

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May 13

  • 1924
    Theodore Mann, American director and producer (d. 2012)  
  • 1936
    Bill Rompkey, Canadian educator and politician  
  • 1966
    Kamen Vodenicharov, Bulgarian actor and singer  
  • 1968
    Dmitriy Shevchenko, Russian discus thrower and coach  
  • 1986
    Scott Sutter, English footballer  

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May 14

  • 1817
    Alexander Kaufmann, German poet and educator (d. 1893)
  • 1868
    Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (d. 1935)
  • 1952
    Orna Grumberg, Israeli computer scientist and academic  
  • 1985
    Sally Martin, New Zealand actress  
  • 1986
    Marco Motta, Italian footballer  

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May 15

  • 1869
    Paul Probst, Swiss target shooter (d. 1945)
  • 1891
    Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (d. 1971)
  • 1911
    Herta Oberheuser, German physician (d. 1978)  
  • 1936
    Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American actress and singer  
  • 1979
    Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer  

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May 16

  • 1963
    Mercedes Echerer, Austrian actress and politician  
  • 1980
    Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spanish tennis player  
  • 1990
    Amanda Carreras, Gibraltarian tennis player  
  • 1992
    Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player  
  • 1993
    IU, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress  

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May 17

  • 1895
    Mary Josephine Ray, Canadian-American super-centenarian (d. 2010)
  • 1945
    B. S. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer  
  • 1978
    Paddy Kenny, English footballer  
  • 1981
    Leon Osman, English footballer  
  • 1990
    Katrina Hart, English runner  

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May 18

  • 1927
    Richard Body, English politician  
  • 1931
    Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician  
  • 1933
    Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France  
  • 1962
    Sandra, German singer (Arabesque and Enigma)  
  • 1976
    Ron Mercer, American basketball player  

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May 19

  • 1921
    Leslie Broderick, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013)  
  • 1934
    Jim Lehrer, American journalist and author  
  • 1939
    Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower and coach  
  • 1951
    Dick Slater, American wrestler  
  • 1983
    Jessica Fox, English actress  

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May 20

  • 1897
    Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author (d. 1983)
  • 1915
    Peter Copley, English actor (d. 2008)  
  • 1921
    Wolfgang Borchert, German author and playwright (d. 1947)  
  • 1989
    Tonia Couch, English diver  
  • 1993
    Caroline Zhang, American figure skater  

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May 21

  • 1929
    Robert Welch, English silversmith and industrial designer (d. 2000)  
  • 1933
    Maurice André, French trumpet player (d. 2012)  
  • 1943
    Vincent Crane, English pianist and composer (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster) (d. 1989)  
  • 1960
    Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)  
  • 1976
    Deron Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (CKY, World Under Blood, and Foreign Objects)  

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May 22

  • 1919
    Paul Vanden Boeynants, Belgian businessman and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2001)  
  • 1930
    Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1978)  
  • 1959
    Kwak Jae-yong, South Korean director and screenwriter  
  • 1975
    Janne Tuohino, Finnish race car driver  
  • 1987
    José Luis Miñano, Spanish footballer  

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May 23

  • 1947
    Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator (d. 1995)  
  • 1950
    Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland  
  • 1952
    Anne-Marie David, French singer  
  • 1971
    George Osborne, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer  
  • 1976
    Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager  

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May 24

  • 1909
    Wilbur Mills, American banker and politician (d. 1992)  
  • 1913
    Peter Ellenshaw, American special effects designer (d. 2007)  
  • 1925
    Mai Zetterling, Swedish-English actress and director (d. 1994)  
  • 1960
    Kristin Scott Thomas, English-French actress and singer  
  • 1978
    Bryan Greenberg, American actor and singer  

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May 25

  • 1925
    Eldon Griffiths, English journalist and politician (d. 2014)  
  • 1931
    Irwin Winkler, American director and producer  
  • 1948
    Bülent Arınç, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey  
  • 1959
    Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, and author  
  • 1976
    Sandra Nasić, German singer (Guano Apes)  

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May 26

  • 1913
    Josef Manger, German weightlifter (d. 1991)  
  • 1913
    Pierre Daninos, French author (d. 2005)  
  • 1941
    Reg Bundy, English drag queen performer, dancer, and actor (d. 2003)  
  • 1955
    Masaharu Morimoto, Japanese-American chef  
  • 1981
    Irini Merkouri, Greek singer  

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May 27

  • 1651
    Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)
  • 1947
    Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer and coach  
  • 1954
    Pauline Hanson, Australian businesswoman and politician  
  • 1979
    Stuart Manning, English actor  
  • 1991
    Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer  

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May 28

  • 1836
    Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1916)
  • 1921
    Tom Uren, Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 2015)  
  • 1963
    Gavin Harrison, English drummer (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, and OSI)  
  • 1966
    Ashley Laurence, American actress  
  • 1992
    Huang Qiushuang, Chinese gymnast  

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May 29

  • 1736
    Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (d. 1799)
  • 1913
    Tony Zale, American boxer (d. 1997)  
  • 1924
    Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (d. 1999)  
  • 1945
    Martin Pipe, English jockey and trainer  
  • 1962
    Perry Fenwick, English actor and singer  

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May 30

  • 1879
    Konstantin Ramul, Estonian psychologist an academic (d. 1975)
  • 1958
    Michael López-Alegría, Spanish-American captain, pilot, and astronaut  
  • 1962
    Kevin Eastman, American author and illustrator, co-created the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''  
  • 1964
    Andrea Montermini, Italian race car driver  
  • 1982
    Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (d. 2007)  

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May 31

  • 1887
    Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
  • 1947
    Gabriele Hinzmann, German discus thrower  
  • 1948
    Lynda Bellingham, Canadian-English actress and television host (d. 2014)  
  • 1960
    Peter Winterbottom, English rugby player  
  • 1973
    Kate Howey, English martial artist and coach  

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