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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

  • 1881
    Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French-American priest, palaeontologist, and philosopher (d. 1955)
  • 1934
    Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (d. 2005)  
  • 1954
    Fred Chichin, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (Les Rita Mitsouko) (d. 2007)  
  • 1955
    Alex Cunningham, Scottish politician  
  • 1994
    Antoine Bibeau, Canadian ice hockey player  

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May 2

  • 1944
    Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator  
  • 1962
    David Volz, American pole vaulter  
  • 1972
    Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer  
  • 1977
    Brian Cardinal, American basketball player  
  • 1979
    Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player  

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May 3

  • 1897
    William Joseph Browne, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Solicitor General of Canada (d. 1989)
  • 1930
    David Harrison, English chemist and academic  
  • 1933
    James Brown, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Famous Flames and The J.B.'s) (d. 2006)  
  • 1973
    Brad Martin, American singer-songwriter  
  • 1977
    Joanna Forest, English soprano  

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May 4

  • 1923
    John Toner, American football player and coach (d. 2014)  
  • 1948
    George Tupou V of Tonga (d. 2012)  
  • 1951
    Colin Bass, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (Camel and 3 Mustaphas 3)  
  • 1961
    Jay Aston, English singer-songwriter and dancer (Bucks Fizz)  
  • 1989
    Aris Tatarounis, Greek basketball player  

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May 5

  • 1927
    Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian physicist and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (d. 2012)  
  • 1944
    John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter  
  • 1966
    Sergei Stanishev, Ukrainian-Bulgarian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Bulgaria  
  • 1992
    Loïck Landre, French footballer  
  • 1999
    Nathan Chen, American figure skater  

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May 6

  • 1905
    Philip N. Krasne, American lawyer and producer (d. 1999)  
  • 1916
    Sif Ruud, Swedish actress (d. 2011)  
  • 1956
    Roland Wieser, German race walker and coach  
  • 1960
    Lyudmila Andonova, Bulgarian high jumper  
  • 1993
    Naomi Scott, English actress and singer  

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May 7

  • 1946
    Brian Turner, English chef and television host  
  • 1948
    Susan Atkins, American murderer (d. 2009)  
  • 1951
    Raia Prokhovnik, English political scientist and academic  
  • 1983
    DJ Row, Greek-American DJ and producer  
  • 1986
    Matt Helders, English drummer (Arctic Monkeys and Mongrel)  

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May 8

  • 1916
    João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman  
  • 1929
    Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress and singer (d. 2007)  
  • 1947
    John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Scottish historian and politician, Secretary of State for Defence  
  • 1966
    Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer and coach  
  • 1978
    Matthew Davis, American actor  

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May 9

  • 1921
    Mona Van Duyn, American poet and academic (d. 2004)  
  • 1935
    Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator (d. 1988)  
  • 1946
    Ayşe Nur Zarakolu, Turkish author and activist (d. 2002)  
  • 1947
    Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat  
  • 1948
    Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic  

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May 10

  • 1770
    Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1823)
  • 1902
    David O. Selznick, American director and producer (d. 1965)  
  • 1955
    Mark David Chapman, American murderer  
  • 1963
    Lisa Nowak, American commander and astronaut  
  • 1978
    Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer  

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May 11

  • 1909
    Kurt Großkurth, German actor and singer (d. 1975)  
  • 1941
    Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer and coach  
  • 1976
    Sahlene, Swedish singer and actress  
  • 1979
    Vytautas Žiūra, Lithuanian-Austrian handball player  
  • 1984
    Marvin Wijks, Dutch footballer  

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May 12

  • 1767
    Manuel Godoy, Spanish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1851)
  • 1895
    Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (d. 1986)
  • 1937
    Susan Hampshire, English actress and singer  
  • 1973
    Lutz Pfannenstiel, German footballer and manager  
  • 1977
    Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player and coach  

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May 13

  • 1759
    Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (d. 1824)
  • 1905
    Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (d. 1977)  
  • 1965
    János Marozsán, Hungarian footballer  
  • 1970
    Robert Maćkowiak, Polish sprinter  
  • 1986
    Alexander Rybak, Belarusian-Norwegian singer-songwriter, violinist, and actor  

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May 14

  • 1737
    George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Irish-English politician and diplomat, Governor of Grenada (d. 1806)
  • 1897
    Ed Ricketts, American biologist and ecologist (d. 1948)
  • 1907
    Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. 1995)  
  • 1959
    John Holt, American football player (d. 2013)  
  • 1973
    Shanice, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress  

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May 15

  • 1936
    Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist  
  • 1979
    Daniel Caines, English sprinter  
  • 1981
    Zara Phillips, English horse rider  
  • 1984
    Mr Probz, Dutch singer-songwriter and producer  
  • 1987
    Kévin Constant, French-Guinean footballer  

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May 16

  • 1973
    Tori Spelling, American actress, producer, and author  
  • 1977
    Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer-songwriter (GusGus)  
  • 1984
    Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011)  
  • 1992
    Davika Hoorne Thai-Belgian model and actress  
  • 1998
    Ariel Waller, Canadian actress  

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May 17

  • 1895
    Reinhold Saulmann, Estonian sprinter and bandy player (d. 1936)
  • 1950
    Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (d. 1991)  
  • 1956
    Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist and author  
  • 1986
    Marius Činikas, Lithuanian footballer  
  • 1994
    Julie Anne San Jose, Filipino singer and actress (Sugarpop)  

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May 18

  • 1883
    Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (d. 1969)
  • 1923
    Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013)  
  • 1967
    Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author  
  • 1979
    Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed ''Minecraft''  
  • 1986
    Ahmed Hamada, Egyptian race car driver  

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May 19

  • 1899
    Lothar Rădăceanu, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955)
  • 1932
    Claude Blanchard, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006)  
  • 1954
    Hōchū Ōtsuka, Japanese voice actor  
  • 1978
    Marcus Bent, English footballer  
  • 1997
    Ida LaFontaine, Swedish singer  

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May 20

  • 1920
    Betty Driver, English actress and singer (d. 2011)  
  • 1944
    Kathrin Thomas, Welsh politician, Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan  
  • 1960
    Jay Schellen, American drummer (Hurricane, Asia, GPS, Circa, and World Trade)  
  • 1977
    Leo Franco, Argentinian footballer  
  • 1982
    Sierra Boggess, American actress and singer  

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May 21

  • 1934
    Bob Northern, American horn player and bandleader  
  • 1960
    Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer  
  • 1967
    Chris Benoit, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2007)  
  • 1980
    Chris Raab, American actor and stuntman  
  • 1993
    Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete  

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May 22

  • 1913
    Dominique Rolin, Belgian author (d. 2012)  
  • 1913
    Rafael Gil, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 1986)  
  • 1936
    George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (d. 2014)  
  • 1939
    Paul Winfield, American actor (d. 2004)  
  • 1982
    Tom Scudamore, English jockey  

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May 23

  • 1794
    Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1870)
  • 1884
    Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and demographer (d. 1965)
  • 1918
    Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997)  
  • 1936
    Charles Kimbrough, American actor and singer  
  • 1976
    Kelly Monaco, American model and actress  

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May 24

  • 1544
    William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1603)
  • 1830
    Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (d. 1897)
  • 1953
    Klaus-Günter Stade, German footballer  
  • 1962
    Stephen Otter, English police officer  
  • 1969
    Jacob Rees-Mogg, English politician  

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May 25

  • 1572
    Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1632)
  • 1925
    Jeanne Crain, American actress and singer (d. 2003)  
  • 1967
    Poppy Z. Brite, American author  
  • 1985
    Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress (2B)  
  • 1990
    Bo Dallas, American wrestler  

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May 26

  • 1913
    Peter Cushing, English actor (d. 1994)  
  • 1915
    Sam Edwards, American actor (d. 2004)  
  • 1946
    Neshka Robeva, Bulgarian gymnast and coach  
  • 1958
    Arto Bryggare, Finnish hurdler and politician  
  • 1977
    Nikos Chatzivrettas, Greek basketball player  

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May 27

  • 1936
    Benjamin Bathurst, English admiral  
  • 1939
    Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pozo-Seco Singers)  
  • 1970
    Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist  
  • 1979
    Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer  
  • 1989
    Ben Pringle, English footballer  

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May 28

  • 1888
    Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)
  • 1931
    Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (d. 2014)  
  • 1956
    Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer (The Country Gentlemen and Strength in Numbers)  
  • 1979
    Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (d. 2001)  
  • 1982
    Alexa Davalos, French-American actress  

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May 29

  • 1913
    Tony Zale, American boxer (d. 1997)  
  • 1944
    Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford, English soldier and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland  
  • 1957
    Jeb Hensarling, American lawyer and politician  
  • 1958
    Willem Holleeder, Dutch criminal  
  • 1984
    Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player  

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May 30

  • 1959
    Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler  
  • 1962
    Richard Fuller, English lawyer and politician  
  • 1967
    Tim Burgess, English singer-songwriter (The Charlatans and The Chavs)  
  • 1974
    Kostas Chalkias, Greek footballer  
  • 1989
    Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player  

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May 31

  • 1872
    W. Heath Robinson, English illustrator (d. 1944)
  • 1935
    Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand  
  • 1948
    John Bonham, English drummer and songwriter (Led Zeppelin and Band of Joy) (d. 1980)  
  • 1949
    Nancy Shade, American soprano and actress  
  • 1955
    Susie Essman, American actress, producer, and screenwriter  

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