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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
1901
Antal Szerb, Hungarian scholar and author (d. 1945)
1919
Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (d. 2005)
1936
Jerry Mander, American author and activist
1973
Oliver Neuville, German footballer
1975
Nina Hossain, English journalist
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May 2
1941
Connie Crothers, American pianist
1956
Yasushi Akimoto, Japanese songwriter and producer
1959
Tony Wakeford, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sol Invictus, Death in June, Crisis, and Above the Ruins)
1961
Steve James, English snooker player
1980
Troy Murphy, American basketball player
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May 3
1891
Tadeusz Peiper, Polish poet and critic (d. 1969)
1892
George Paget Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
1919
John Cullen Murphy, American soldier and illustrator (d. 2004)
1922
Len Shackleton, English footballer and journalist (d. 2000)
1961
Joe Murray, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
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May 4
1913
Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (d. 2007)
1939
Leon Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player
1944
Peggy Santiglia, American singer-songwriter (The Angels and The Delicates)
1964
Terje Isungset, Norwegian percussionist (Isglem, Ice Music Festival)
1977
Emily Perkins, Canadian actress
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May 5
1938
Barbara Wagner, Canadian figure skater and coach
1938
Bill Robertson, American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
1943
Nils Moritz, Estonian-Swedish actor
1944
John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter
1946
Jim Kelly, American actor and martial artist (d. 2013)
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May 6
1713
Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic (d. 1780)
1879
Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (d. 1952)
1955
Tom Bergeron, American television host
1963
Alessandra Ferri, Italian ballerina
1993
Naomi Scott, English actress and singer
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May 7
1964
Ronnie Harmon, American football player
1973
Kristian Lundin, Swedish songwriter and producer
1984
Kevin Steen, Canadian wrestler
1986
Mark Furze, Australian actor and singer
1992
Alexander Ludwig, Canadian actor
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May 8
1925
Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzanian politician, 2nd President of Tanzania
1936
Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 2005)
1940
Emilio Delgado, American actor and singer
1976
Ian "H" Watkins, Welsh singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Steps and H & Claire)
1983
Juan Martin Goity, Argentinian-German rugby player
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May 9
1904
Conrad Bernier, Canadian-American organist, composer, and educator (d. 1988)
1937
Dave Prater, American singer (Sam & Dave) (d. 1988)
1937
Sonny Curtis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948
Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic
1979
Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Simple Plan and Reset)
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May 10
1727
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician, French Controller-General of Finances (d. 1781)
1920
Bert Weedon, English guitarist (d. 2012)
1952
Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Brazilian footballer and manager
1993
Mirai Shida, Japanese actress
1995
Missy Franklin, American swimmer
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May 11
1014
Anawrahta, founder of the Pagan Empire (d. 1077)
1722
Petrus Camper, Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist (d. 1789)
1869
Archibald Warden, English tennis player (d. 1943)
1953
David Gest, American concert promoter
1977
Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster
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May 12
1922
Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 1991)
1936
Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (d. 2009)
1962
April Grace, American actress
1968
Catherine Tate, English actress and screenwriter
1976
Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rapper and producer, co-founded Black Jays
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May 13
1588
Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (d. 1654)
1978
Germán Magariños, Argentinian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1978
Ryan Bukvich, American baseball player
1987
Charlotte Wessels, Dutch singer-songwriter
1987
Hunter Parrish, American actor and singer
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May 14
1927
Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and author
1940
George Mathewson, Scottish banker and businessman
1961
Tim Roth, English actor and director
1969
Cate Blanchett, Australian actress and producer
1987
Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer
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May 15
1764
Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, German organist and composer (d. 1827)
1920
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Lebanese patriarch
1938
Lenny Welch, American singer
1938
Nancy Garden, American author (d. 2014)
1987
Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
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May 16
1951
Unshō Ishizuka, Japanese voice actor
1969
Steve Lewis, American sprinter
1971
Phil Clarke, English rugby player and sportscaster
1978
Lionel Scaloni, Argentinian footballer
1984
Pania Rose, Australian model
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May 17
1934
Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German educator and politician
1943
David Simeon, English actor
1957
Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player (d. 2012)
1958
Ivor Bolton, English harpsichord player and conductor
1967
Paul D'Amour, American bass player (Tool and Replicants)
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May 18
1711
Ruđer Bošković, Croatian physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1787)
1896
Eric Backman, Swedish runner (d. 1965)
1931
Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician
1946
Reggie Jackson, American baseball player, sportscaster, and actor
1985
Francesca Battistelli, American singer-songwriter
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May 19
1886
Francis Biddle, American lawyer and judge, 58th United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
1914
John Vachon, American photographer and journalist (d. 1975)
1939
Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower and coach
1949
Archie Manning, American football player and sportscaster
1993
Ryunosuke Kamiki, Japanese actor
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May 20
1664
Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor and architect (d. 1714)
1960
Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director
1978
Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player
1979
Andrew Scheer, Canadian politician, 35th Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
1981
Sean Conlon, English singer-songwriter (Five)
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May 21
1898
Armand Hammer, American physician and businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (d. 1990)
1950
Will Hutton, English economist and journalist
1951
Al Franken, American actor, screenwriter, and politician
1985
Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player
1986
Greg Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player
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May 22
1896
Clarence Bull, American photographer (d. 1979)
1909
Margaret Mee, English illustrator and educator (d. 1988)
1909
Rudolf Bergander, German painter (d. 1970)
1948
Nedumudi Venu, Indian actor and screenwriter
1965
Catie Curtis, American singer-songwriter
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May 23
1940
Levan Moseshvili, Georgian basketball player and coach
1958
Drew Carey, American actor and game show host
1959
Bob Mortimer, English comedian and actor
1966
Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1973
Juan José Padilla, Spanish bullfighter
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May 24
1855
Arthur Wing Pinero, English actor, director, and playwright (d. 1934)
1875
Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1961)
1932
Arnold Wesker, English playwright and producer
1945
Richard Ottaway, English lieutenant and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1992
Ryan Leonard, English footballer
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May 25
1869
Mathilde Verne, English pianist and educator (d. 1936)
1949
Jamaica Kincaid, Antiguan-American novelist and essayist
1979
Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player
1982
Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenyan runner
1985
Demba Ba, French footballer
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May 26
1925
Alec McCowen, English actor
1942
Ganapathi Sachchidananda, Indian guru
1945
Garry Peterson, Canadian-American drummer (The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
1954
Alan Hollinghurst, English author and poet
1979
Elisabeth Harnois, American actress
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May 27
1923
Henry Kissinger, German-American political scientist and politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate
1939
Yves Duhaime, Canadian captain and politician
1957
Nitin Gadkari, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Transport
1988
Tyler Sash, American football player (d. 2015)
1991
Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer
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May 28
1931
Carroll Baker, American actress
1940
David William Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London
1953
Arto Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (DNA, The Golden Palominos, The Lounge Lizards, and Ambitious Lovers)
1961
Roland Gift, English singer-songwriter and actor (Fine Young Cannibals and Akrylykz)
1965
Mary Coughlan, Irish politician and Deputy prime minister of Ireland
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May 29
1948
Linda Esther Gray, Scottish soprano and educator
1958
Karen Maruyama, American actress and director
1968
Jessica Morden, English politician
1974
Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach
1977
Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer
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May 30
1884
Siegmund Glücksmann, German soldier and politician (d. 1942)
1908
Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1955
Michael Spencer, Malaysian-English businessman
1979
Clint Bowyer, American race car driver
1989
Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player
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May 31
1527
Agnes of Hesse (d. 1555)
1860
Walter Sickert, English painter (d. 1942)
1955
Tommy Emmanuel, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dragon)
1977
Eric Christian Olsen, American actor
1986
Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist
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