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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
1906
Horst Schumann, German SS officer and physician (d. 1983)
1937
Tamsyn Imison, English illustrator and educator
1944
Suresh Kalmadi, Indian businessman and politician
1960
Steve Cauthen, American jockey and sportscaster
1976
Darius McCrary, American actor and singer
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May 2
1867
Giuseppe Morello, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1930)
1904
Bill Brandt, German-English photographer and journalist (d. 1983)
1937
Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1945
Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan-American model, actress, and activist
1991
Laurie Duncan, English actor
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May 3
1948
Peter Oosterhuis, English golfer and sportscaster
1949
Ken Hom, American chef and author
1953
Gary Young, American drummer (Pavement)
1976
Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player
1979
Steve Mack, American wrestler
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May 4
1903
Luther Adler, American actor (d. 1984)
1937
Wim Verstappen, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1938
Tyrone Davis, American singer (d. 2005)
1947
Willem van Beusekom, Dutch radio and television host (d. 2006)
1976
Indrek Visnapuu, Estonian basketball player and coach
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May 5
1967
Alexis Sinduhije, Burundian journalist and politician
1976
Sage Stallone, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
1988
Brooke Hogan, American singer and actress
1990
Song Jieun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Secret)
1992
Loïck Landre, French footballer
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May 6
1871
Christian Morgenstern, German author and poet (d. 1914)
1920
Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji (d. 2004)
1938
Larry Gogan, Irish radio host
1959
Andreas Busse, German runner
1989
Dominika Cibulková, Slovakian tennis player
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May 7
1875
Bill Hoyt, American pole vaulter (d. 1951)
1964
Leslie O'Neal, American football player
1987
Serge Gakpé, Togolese footballer
1990
Yoon Bit-garam, South Korean footballer
1997
Darya Kasatkina, Russian tennis player
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May 8
1941
James Traficant, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1947
Felicity Lott, English soprano
1959
Ronnie Lott, American football player and sportscaster
1968
Johan Pehrson, Swedish lawyer and politician
1992
Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player
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May 9
1919
Clifford Chadderton, Canadian soldier and journalist (d. 2013)
1939
Ralph Boston, American long jumper
1954
Lawrence Dutton, American viola player and educator (Emerson String Quartet)
1972
Daniela Silivaș, Romanian gymnast
1979
Rosario Dawson, American actress, singer, and producer
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May 10
1905
Markos Vamvakaris, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1972)
1971
Monisha Kaltenborn, Indian-Swiss lawyer and businesswoman
1974
Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer
1981
Nicky Whelan, Australian model and actress
1990
Lauren Potter, American actress
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May 11
1892
Margaret Rutherford, English actress (d. 1972)
1920
Denver Pyle, American actor and director (d. 1997)
1954
Lubomir Stoykov, Bulgarian journalist and radio host
1963
Roark Critchlow, Canadian-American actor
1983
Frédéric Xhonneux, Belgian decathlete
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May 12
1670
Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (d. 1733)
1767
Manuel Godoy, Spanish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1851)
1922
Murray Gershenz, American actor and businessman (d. 2013)
1964
Pierre Morel, French director and cinematographer
1986
Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
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May 13
1914
Joe Louis, American boxer, wrestler, and actor (d. 1981)
1922
Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (d. 2009)
1971
Tom Nalen, American football player and sportscaster
1982
Albert Crusat, Spanish footballer
1987
Carrie Prejean, American model and author, Miss California USA 2009
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May 14
1921
Richard Deacon, American actor and singer (d. 1984)
1929
Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
1940
Chay Blyth, Scottish sailor and rower
1963
David Yelland, English journalist and author
1977
Ada Nicodemou, Cypriot-Australian actress
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May 15
1869
Paul Probst, Swiss target shooter (d. 1945)
1904
Clifton Fadiman, American game show host and author (d. 1999)
1938
Lenny Welch, American singer
1953
Athene Donald, English physicist and academic
1986
Adam Moffat, Scottish footballer
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May 16
1883
Celâl Bayar, Turkish politician, 3rd President of Turkey (d. 1986)
1900
Aage Winther-Jørgensen, Danish actor (d. 1967)
1921
Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1925
Nílton Santos, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
1950
Ray Condo, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)
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May 17
1155
Jien, Japanese monk, poet, and historian (d. 1225)
1945
Esin Engin, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1997)
1976
Wang Leehom, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
1991
Daniel Curtis Lee, American actor and rapper
1996
Ryan Ochoa, American actor
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May 18
1662
George Smalridge, English bishop (d. 1719)
1949
Rick Wakeman, English keyboard player and songwriter (Yes, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, and Warhorse)
1950
Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter (Devo)
1957
Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic
1984
Ivet Lalova, Bulgarian sprinter
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May 19
1593
Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter and illustrator (d. 1678)
1910
Nathuram Godse, Indian assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (d. 1949)
1928
Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach
1953
Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge, Scottish lawyer and judge
1970
Jason Gray-Stanford, Canadian actor
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May 20
1897
Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower (d. 1986)
1911
Annie M.G. Schmidt, Dutch author and playwright (d. 1995)
1944
Boudewijn de Groot, Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
1966
Emma Johnson, English clarinet player and educator
1986
Vitória Frate, Brazilian actress
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May 21
1688
Alexander Pope, English poet and author (d. 1744)
1901
Sam Jaffe, American film producer and agent (d. 2000)
1951
Al Franken, American actor, screenwriter, and politician
1985
Mutya Buena, English singer-songwriter (Sugababes and Mutya Keisha Siobhan)
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May 22
1894
Friedrich Pollock, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1970)
1917
Daniel Nagrin, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2008)
1970
Nadia Khan, Pakistani actress and producer
1972
Jaouad Gharib, Moroccan runner
1989
Trevor Reckling, American baseball player
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May 23
1896
Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (d. 1966)
1906
Pran Nath Thapar, Indian general (d. 1975)
1965
Melissa McBride, American actress and casting director
1982
Cyrill Gloor, Swiss footballer
1991
Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter
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May 24
1544
William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1603)
1901
José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 1968)
1942
Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs
1962
Héctor Camacho, Puerto Rican boxer and singer (d. 2012)
1992
Tommy Aquino, American motorcycle racer (d. 2014)
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May 25
1886
Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (d. 1945)
1926
Claude Akins, American actor (d. 1994)
1935
Victoria Shaw, Australian-American actress (d. 1988)
1982
Luke Webster, Australian footballer
1984
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Icelandic model and actress, Miss World 2005
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May 26
1951
Madeleine Taylor-Quinn, Irish educator and politician
1956
Fiona Shackleton, English lawyer
1977
Raina Telgemeier, American author and cartoonist
1981
Eda-Ines Etti, Estonian singer
1991
Ah Young, South Korean singer, actress, and model (Dal Shabet)
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May 27
1876
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and author (d. 1945)
1900
Ethel Lang, English super-centenarian (d. 2015)
1924
Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
1987
Bora Paçun, Turkish basketball player
1991
Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer
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May 28
1692
Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer (d. 1740)
1888
Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, English author and educator (d. 1947)
1954
João Carlos de Oliveira, Brazilian jumper (d. 1999)
1969
Mike DiFelice, American baseball player and manager
1971
Isabelle Carré, French actress and singer
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May 29
1594
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (d. 1632)
1911
Armida, Mexican-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1989)
1945
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, Belgian scholar and author
1958
Annette Bening, American actress
1976
Caçapa, Brazilian footballer and manager
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May 30
1719
Roger Newdigate, English politician (d. 1806)
1886
Randolph Bourne, American theorist and author (d. 1918)
1976
Margaret Okayo, Kenyan runner
1982
Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (d. 2007)
1990
Dean Collins, American actor
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May 31
1819
Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist(d. 1892)
1954
Vicki Sue Robinson, American actress and singer (d. 2000)
1956
John Young, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Qango and Strawbs)
1980
Kaori Manabe, Japanese television personality and model
1981
Yoon Mi-rae, American-South Korean singer (Uptown)
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