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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
1924
Art Fleming, American actor and game show host (d. 1995)
1927
Gary Bertini, Israeli conductor and composer (d. 2005)
1955
Alex Cunningham, Scottish politician
1962
Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress
1966
Charlie Schlatter, American actor
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May 2
1931
Martha Grimes, American author and poet
1952
Mari Natsuki, Japanese actress, singer, and dancer
1960
Stephen Daldry, English director and producer
1971
Musashimaru Kōyō, Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna
1984
Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player
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May 3
1891
Tadeusz Peiper, Polish poet and critic (d. 1969)
1934
Frankie Valli, American singer and actor (The Four Seasons and The Wonder Who?)
1934
Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
1946
Norm Chow, American football player and coach
1965
Christine Schäfer, German soprano
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May 4
1649
Chhatrasal, Indian warrior (d. 1731)
1654
Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)
1884
Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer (d. 1975)
1949
Stella Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress
1992
Grace Phipps, American actress and singer
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May 5
1940
Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American director and producer
1967
Levent Kazak, Turkish actor and screenwriter
1980
DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player
1983
Scott Ware, American football player
1991
Colin Edwards, Guyanese footballer (d. 2013)
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May 6
1871
Christian Morgenstern, German author and poet (d. 1914)
1921
Erich Fried, Austrian-German author, poet, and translator (d. 1988)
1929
Rosemary Cramp, English archaeologist and academic
1961
Gina Riley, Australian actress, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1989
Amra Sadiković, Swiss tennis player
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May 7
1700
Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-American physician (d. 1772)
1724
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (d. 1797)
1940
Jim Connors, American radio host (d. 1987)
1974
Lawrence Johnson, American pole vaulter
1978
Brian Clevinger, American author
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May 8
1632
Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and politician (d. 1706)
1943
Jon Mark, English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sweet Thursday and Mark-Almond)
1945
Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, Dutch jurist and politician
1961
Gert Kruys, Dutch footballer and manager
1984
Martin Compston, Scottish footballer and actor
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May 9
1937
Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect, designed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and Valladolid Science Museum
1938
Charles Simić, Serbian-American poet and academic
1973
Chu Sang-mi, South Korean actress
1980
Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
1983
Giacomo Brichetto, Italian footballer
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May 10
1953
Tito Santana, American wrestler and coach
1969
John Scalzi, American author and blogger
1977
Nick Heidfeld, German race car driver
1990
Lauren Potter, American actress
1995
Missy Franklin, American swimmer
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May 11
1715
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist (d. 1739)
1838
Isabelle Bogelot, French philanthropist (d. 1923)
1899
Paulino Masip, Spanish author and playwright (d. 1963)
1965
Stefano Domenicali, Italian race car driver and manager
1975
Coby Bell, American actor and producer
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May 12
1622
Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French-Canadian soldier and politician, 3rd Governor General of New France (d. 1698)
1899
Indra Devi, Latvian yoga instructor (d. 2002)
1926
Viren J. Shah, Indian politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal (d. 2013)
1945
Ian McLagan, English-American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Small Faces, Faces, and The New Barbarians) (d. 2014)
1961
Thomas Dooley, German-American soccer player and manager
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May 13
1842
Arthur Sullivan, English composer (d. 1900)
1937
John Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley, English accountant and politician, Treasurer of the Household
1942
Roger Young, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1953
Gerry Sutcliffe, English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1991
Francisco Lachowski, Brazilian model
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May 14
1943
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Icelandic academic and politician, 5th President of Iceland
1953
Tom Cochrane, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Red Rider)
1974
Anu Välba, Estonian journalist
1974
Jennifer Allan, American model
1976
Hunter Burgan, American bass player (AFI, The Force, and The Frisk)
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May 15
1935
Akihiro Miwa, Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, and author
1937
Joe Tait, American sportscaster
1954
Diana Liverman, English-American geographer and academic
1959
Andrew Eldritch, English singer-songwriter (The Sisters of Mercy, The Sisterhood, and SSV)
1976
David Copeland, English terrorist
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May 16
1906
Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and educator (d. 1988)
1943
Marko Kravos, Italian-Slovenian poet and translator
1947
Darrell Sweet, English-Scottish drummer (Nazareth) (d. 1999)
1983
Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer
1992
Davika Hoorne Thai-Belgian model and actress
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May 17
1945
B. S. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer
1963
Taimo Toomast, Estonian opera singer
1970
Hubert Davis, American basketball player and coach
1971
Martin Aunin, Estonian architect
1996
Ryan Ochoa, American actor
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May 18
1923
Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013)
1950
Nick Wyman, American actor
1951
Angela Voigt, German long jumper (d. 2013)
1963
Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and actor
1976
Ron Mercer, American basketball player
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May 19
1795
Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1873)
1879
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (d. 1964)
1947
David Helfgott, Australian pianist
1977
Natalia Oreiro, Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actress
1983
Michael Che, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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May 20
1944
Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman, co-founded Red Bull GmbH
1954
Robert Van de Walle, Belgian martial artist
1956
Dean Butler, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1970
Ryuichi Kawamura, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and producer (Luna Sea and Tourbillon)
1974
Allison Amend, American novelist and short story writer
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May 21
1941
Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway, English photographer and politician
1954
D. B. S. Jeyaraj, Sri Lankan-Canadian journalist and blogger
1955
Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
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
1823
Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (d. 1889)
1954
Shuji Nakamura, Japanese-American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
1967
Gundars Vētra, Latvian basketball player and coach
1981
Daniel Holdsworth, Australian singer and guitarist (Tubular Bells for Two)
1987
José Luis Miñano, Spanish footballer
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May 23
1734
Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologer (d. 1815)
1965
Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer
1966
Heidi Rohi, Estonian fencer
1967
Luis Roberto Alves, Mexican footballer
1967
Xu Demei, Chinese javelin thrower
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May 24
1902
Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (d. 1954)
1953
Nell Campbell, Australian-American actress and singer
1967
Andrey Borodin, Russian-English economist and businessman
1974
Will Sasso, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1976
Catherine Cox, New Zealand-Australian netball player
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May 25
1889
Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (d. 1972)
1944
Charlie Harper, English singer-songwriter and producer (U.K. Subs)
1958
Zahida Manzoor, English businesswoman
1982
Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenyan runner
1985
Tuğba Daşdemir Kocaağa, Turkish skier and coach
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May 26
1893
Eugene Aynsley Goossens, English conductor and composer (d. 1962)
1904
Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (d. 2002)
1907
Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (d. 2006)
1907
John Wayne, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1979)
1971
Zaher Andary, Lebanese footballer
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May 27
1902
Fanny Godin, Belgian super-centenarian (d. 2014)
1907
Rachel Carson, American biologist, environmentalist, and author (d. 1964)
1922
Christopher Lee, English actor and singer (d. 2015)
1927
Jüri Randviir, Estonian chess player and journalist (d. 1996)
1990
Nadine Beiler, Austrian singer
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May 28
1892
Sepp Dietrich, German general (d. 1966)
1906
Henry Thambiah, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (d. 1997)
1956
Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer (The Country Gentlemen and Strength in Numbers)
1991
Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer
1993
Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player
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May 29
1932
Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
1939
Al Unser, American race car driver
1958
Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, and activist (d. 2011)
1975
Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
1980
Shugo Tokumaru, Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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May 30
1846
Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian goldsmith and jeweler (d. 1920)
1887
Paulette Noizeux, French actress (d. 1971)
1906
Bruno Gröning, Polish-German mystic and author (d. 1959)
1938
Eugene Belliveau, Canadian football player
1945
Richard Hannon, Sr., English horse trainer
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May 31
1557
Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)
1905
Florence Desmond, English actress and singer (d. 1993)
1955
Bruce Adolphe, American pianist, composer, and scholar
1977
Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer
1977
June Sarpong, English television host
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