1763 – Joseph Fouché, French statesman (d. 1820)
1775 – Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino and Musignano
1878 – Louis de Visser, Dutch politician (CPN)
1929 – Paul Winslow, South African cricketer (big-hitter for South Africa, 108 v England 1955)
1933 – Maurice André, French classical trumpeter and baroque revivalist, born in Alès, France (d. 2012)
1942 – Robert C. Springer, American Army Colonel USMC/astronaut (STS-29, STS-38), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1959 – Brisn Lenihan, Jnr, Irish politician and minister, born in Dublin (d. 2011)
1982 – Ma’a Nonu, New Zealand rugby union player and All Black, born in Wellington, New Zealand
1985 – Frustaci Septuplets, four boys and three girls (daughter Christina stillborn, three more die later) born to Patricia Frustaci, first known septuplets born in the US
1985 – Marco Carta, Italian pop singer, born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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Famous Birthdays for 20th May 2022
1843 – Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, Spanish violinist and composer, born in Palma, Majorca (d. 1918)
1889 – Felix Arndt, American composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1918)
1905 – Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing)
1921 – Hal Newhouser, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1925 – D French Slaughter Jr, (Rep-R-VA, 1985- )
1940 – Sadaharu Oh, of Yomiuri Giants (Japan), hit 868 career HR
1946 – Craig Patrick, American NHL center and executive (USA Olympic gold 1980; GM Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup 1991-92, 2009), born in Detroit, Michigan
1959 – Peter Greene, American producer (After Midnight), born in Brooklyn, New York
1965 – Todd Stottlemyre, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays), born in Yakima, Washington
1966 – Dan Abrams, American TV reporter (Nightline)
Famous Birthdays for 19th May 2022
1812 – Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1862)
1828 – Adin Ballou Underwood, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Worcester County Massachusetts (d. 1888)
1904 – Sven Thofelt, Swedish pentathlete (Olympic gold 1928)
1931 – Eric Tappy, Swiss tenor
1931 – Bob Anderson, British racing driver (d. 1967)
1939 – (Cornelius) “Sonny” Fortune, American jazz saxophonist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
1942 – Curly Neal, American basketball guard (Harlem Globetrotters 1963-85), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2020)
1942 – Gary Kildall, American computer scientist and entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1994)
1953 – Dawud M. Mu’Min, American convicted murderer (d. 1997)
1978 – Marcus Bent, English footballer
Famous Birthdays for 18th May 2022
1815 – Thomas Stanhope Bocock, American politician (Speaker in Confederates House of Represetnatives), born in Buckingham County, Virginia (d. 1891)
1894 – Lou Hooper, Canadian jazz pianist, and educator, born in North Buxton, Ontario (d. 1977)
1910 – Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian, and museum director (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1959-75) born Ede, Netherlands (d. 1979)
1922 – Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (d. 2005)
1930 – Warren Rudman, American politician (Sen-R-NH, 1980-93), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1931 – Don Martin, American cartoonist “Mad’s Maddest Artist”, born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2000)
1949 – Stuart Gannes, American writer (Fortune), born in Detroit, Michigan
1956 – James Moginie, Australian rock musician, and songwriter (Midnight Oil – “Beds Are Burning”; “Blue Sky Mine”), born 64)
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1965 – Rufus Porter, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1988-89; Seattle Seahawks), born in Amite, Louisiana
1975 – Peter Iwers, Swedish heavy metal bass player (In Flames, 1999-2018)
Famous Birthdays for 17th May 2022
1768 – Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV (1820-21), born in Brunswick, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1821)
1911 – Maureen O’Sullivan, Irish actress (Tarzan, Pride and Prejudice, Hannah and Her Sisters), born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland (d. 1998)
1912 – Sándor Végh, Hungarian-French violinist teacher and conductor, born in Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (d. 1997)
1931 – Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader (Heaven’s Gate), born in Spur, Texas (d. 1997)
1935 – Dennis Potter, British TV dramatist (The Singing Detective, Karaoke, Midnight Movie), born in Gloucestershire, England (d. 1994)
1937 – Hazel R. O’Leary, United States Secretary of Energy
1955 – Bill Paxton, American actor (True Lies; Twister; Big Love), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2017)
1963 – Jon Koncak, NBA center (Orlando Magic)
1965 – Richard Baumhammers, American spree killer
1976 – Rochelle Aytes, American actress (Mistresses), born in Harlem, New York City
Famous Birthdays for 16th May 2022
1641 – Dudley North, English financier and economist
1821 – Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)
1857 – Juan Morel Campos, composer
1905 – Henry Fonda, American stage and screen actor (Mr. Roberts; 12 Angry Men; On Golden Pond), born in Grand Island, Nebraska (d. 1982)
1912 – Studs Terkel, American author/host (Stud’s Place, Working), born in NYC, New York
1931 – Hana Brady, Jewish Czech Holocaust victim (Hanna’s Suitcase), born in Prague (d. 1944)
1962 – Gary Crocker, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman)
1978 – David Ford, English singer-songwriter (Songs for the Road), born in Dartford, Kent, England
1978 – Jim Sturgess, British actor (“Across the Universe”; “The Way Back”), and singer-songwriter, born in Wandsworth, London, England
1985 – Anja Mittag, German footballer
Famous Birthdays for 15th May 2022
1901 – Luis Monti, Argentine-Italian footballer (d. 1983)
1922 – Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese writer and Buddhist nun
1923 – Richard Avedon, American photographer (1957 ASMP award)
1925 – Jos Jacobs, Flemish director (Madonna of Nedermunster)
1935 – (Bruce) “Utah” Phillips, American folk singer-songwriter (“Green Rolling Hills”; “The Goodnight-Loving Trail”) storyteller, poet, and labor organizer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2008)
1954 – Robert P. Harrison, American thinker
1970 – Desmond Howard, College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (Heisman Trophy 1991, U of Michigan; Super Bowl MVP 1996, Green Bay Packers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1970 – Tony Brown, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
1972 – Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player (Vitesse)
1974 – Ahmet Zappa, American musician, actor (2 Hip 4 TV), novelist, and film maker (The Odd Life Of Timothy Green), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 14th May 2022
1679 – Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer
1880 – Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971)
1892 – Arthur Vincent Lourie, Russian composer, born in Propoysk, Russia (d. 1966)
1917 – Herta Ryder, literary agent
1929 – Henry McGee, British actor and comedian (No, That’s Me Over Here!, The Benny Hill Show), born in South Kensington, London (d. 2006)
1947 – Jon Landau, American music writer, artist manager, and record producer (Bruce Springsteen; Train; Shania Twain), born in New York City
1948 – Dave LaRoche, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
1952 – Scott Irwin, American professional wrestler (d. 1987)
1973 – Julian White, English rugby union footballer
1983 – Tom Welham, British musician (Thirteen Senses)
Famous Birthdays for 13th May 2022
1592 – John Cloppenburg, Dutch vicar and theologist
1840 – Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon), born in Nîmes, France (d. 1897)
1856 – Peter Henry Emerson, British writer and photographer (1st to promote photography as an independent art), born on La Palma Estate planation, Cuba (d. 1936)
1917 – Wilhelmus Wijen [Broeder Pius], social worker (Curacao)
1918 – T. Balasaraswati, Bharatanatyam dancer (d. 1984)
1922 – Bea Arthur, American comedian, singer and actress (Maude, The Golden Girls), born in NYC, New York (d. 2009)
1927 – Herbert Ross, American director, producer and choreographer (Footloose, Steel Magnolias), born in New York City (d. 2001)
1937 – Roch Carrier, Canadian novelist (The Hockey Sweater), born in Sainte-Justine, Quebec
1941 – Senta Berger, Austrian stage and screen actress (Cast a Giant Shadow), born in Vienna, Austria
1952 – John Kasich, US politician (Governor of Ohio (R), 2011-19), born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays for 12th May 2022
1401 – Emperor Shōkō, 101st Japanese Emperor (412-428) (d. 1428)
1662 – Jan F van Bloom [Orizonte], Flemish painter, baptized
1700 – Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect (Palace of Caserta), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1773)
1937 – Gerry Studds, American politician (Rep-D-MA, 1973-97), first openly gay member of US Congress, born in Mineola, New York (d. 2006)
1942 – Barry Longyear, American sci-fi author (City of Baraboo), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1945 – Ian McLagan, English rock keyboardist (Small Face; Faces), born in Hounslow, Middlesex, (d. 2014)
1946 – L. Neil Smith, American sci-fi author (Lando Calrissian novels), born in Denver, Colorado
1956 – Greg Phillinganes, American session and touring keyboardist, and musical director (Stevie Wonder, Toto, Micheal Jackson, David Gilmour), born in Detroit, Michigan
1978 – Hossein Reza Zadeh, Iranian weightlifter and politician, born in Ardabil, Iran
2003 – Madeleine McCann, English child who mysteriously disappeared on holiday in Spain in 2007, born in Leicester, England