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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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