1817 – Fanny Cerrito, Italian ballet dancer (d. 1909)
1835 – Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905)
1912 – Foster Brooks, American comedian and actor (The Villain, Oddballs, Mork and Mindy), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2001)
1928 – Yaacov Agam, Israeli sculptor
1928 – Brother Andrew, Dutch missionary
1930 – Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Caribbean poet (Born to Slow Horses) and academic, born in Bridgetown, Barbados (d. 2020)
1930 – M J Hamlin, Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Dundee University)
1961 – Diana Lee[-Hsu], American actress (Licence to Kill), and model (Playboy playmate May, 1988), born in Seattle, Washington
1962 – Emmanuelle Haïm, French harpsichordist, and conductor (Le Concert d’Astrée, 2000-present), born in Paris, France
1964 – Bobby Witt, American MLB pitcher, 1986-2001 (Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and 5 other teams), born in Arlington, Virginia
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Famous Birthdays for 10th May 2022
1830 – Francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult)
1838 – John Wilkes Booth, American stage actor and assassin of US President Abraham Lincoln, born in Bel Air, Maryland (d. 1865)
1843 – Kaufmann Kohler, German-born American reform rabbi and theologian, born in Fürth (d. 1926)
1872 – Marcel Mauss, French sociologist (d. 1950)
1886 – Felix Manalo, Founder and 1st Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (d. 1963)
1937 – Tamara Press, Soviet athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1960, 64; discus 1960, 64), born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (d.2021)
1941 – Ken Berry [Allen Kent Berry], American baseball player (White Sox, Angels, Brewers, Indians), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1958 – Yu Suzuki, Japanese creator of Virtua Fighter series
1963 – Lisa M Nowak, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, born in Washington, D.C.
1982 – Daniel Harris, Australian rules footballer
Famous Birthdays for 9th May 2022
1921 – Sophie Scholl, German anti-Nazi political activist, active in the non-violent resistance group, the White Rose (Die Weisse Rose), born in Forchtenberg, Germany (d. 1943)
1929 – Anthony Lloyd, Lord Justice of Appeal
1934 – John Robertson, deputy chairman (Barclays de Zoete Wedd)
1937 – Dave Prater, American soul singer (Sam and Dave – “Soul Man”), born in Ocilla, Georgia (d. 1988)
1939 – Kenneth Warby, fastest man on water at 300 knots (345 mph)
1951 – Joy Harjo, American poet and musician (first Native American US Poet Laureate, 2019-), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1952 – Patrick Ryecart, actor (Silas Mariner)
1962 – John Corbett, American actor (Northern Exposure – “Chris Stevens”; Sex and the City – Aidan; My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and country music singer, born in Wheeling, West Virginia
1965 – Marc Logan, NFL running back (Washington Redskins), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1991 – Majlinda Kelmendi, Kosovar-Albanian judoka (Olympic gold 2016), born in Peć, SFR Yugoslavia
Famous Birthdays for 8th May 2022
1703 – Gottlob Harrer, German composer, born in Görlitz (d. 1755)
1786 – Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest, born in Dardilly, Lyonnais, Kingdom of France (d. 1859)
1814 – Mikhail Bakunin, Russian revolutionary anarchist, born in Pryamukhino, Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire (d. 1876)
1814 – Thomas Green, American soldier and lawyer (Confederate Army), born in Buckingham County, Virginia (d. 1864)
1943 – Paul Samwell-Smith, British blues-rock bassist, and record producer (The Yardbirds, 1963-66 “For Your Love”), born in Richmond, Surrey, England
1948 – Don “Red” Young, American session, touring keyboard and piano player, band leader, and jazz Hammond B3 organist, born in Fort Worth, Texas
1956 – Jeff Madrigali, American soling sailor (Olympic-bronze-96), born in Walnut Creek, California
1977 – Joe Bonnamassa, American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (“Dust Bowl”; “Redemption”), born in New Hartford, New York
1983 – Matt Willis, British pop singer, bassist (Busted), and television personality. born in Tooting, London, England
1987 – Aneurin Barnard, Welsh actor (The White Queen), born in Bridgend, Wales
Famous Birthdays for 7th May 2022
1328 – Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg, born in Rome (d. 1365)
1767 – Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany, born in Charlottenburg, Germany (d. 1820)
1795 – Gerhard Moritz Roentgen, Dutch industrialist (founder of Fijenoord dockyard), born in Esen, East Frisia (d. 1852)
1883 – Gino Roncaglia, Italian composer, born in Modena, Italy (d. 1968)
1885 – George “Gabby” Hayes, American actor (In Old Santa Fe, El Paso), born in Wellesvile, New York (d. 1969)
1896 – Pavel Sergeevich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician (topology), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1982)
1918 – Argeliers León, Cuban composer, born in Pinar del Río, Cuba (d. 1991)
1957 – Hercules [Raymond Fernandez], American professional wrestler, born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2004)
1964 – Mustapha Zerqti, Moroccan Dutch writer (Ihtidaar hub fi el-mahd)
1971 – Rondell Jones, NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
Famous Birthdays for 6th May 2022
1713 – Charles Batteux, French philosopher, born in Alland’Huy-et-Sausseuil, Ardennes (d. 1780)
1800 – Ferdinand Marcucci, Italian harpist and composer, born in Florence (d. 1871)
1802 – Wilhelm Schirmer, German landscape artist, born in Berlin (d. 1866)
1899 – Billy Cotton, British bandleader and entertainer, born in Smith Square, London (d. 1969)
1915 – Orson Welles [George], American actor (Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 1985)
1948 – Mary MacGregor, American pop singer (“Torn Between Two Lovers”), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
1948 – Jacques Israelievitch, French Canadian classical violinist, concertmaster (St. Louis Symphony, 1978-88; Toronto Symphony, 1988-2008), and music director ( Koffler Chamber Orchestra, 2005-14), born in Cannes, France (d. 2015) Born in Cannes, Fra
1953 – Michelle Courchesne, Quebec politician
1961 – Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician (First Vice President of the European Commission 2014-), born in Maastricht, Netherlands
1965 – Paul Frase, American NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Elmira, New York
Famous Birthdays for 5th May 2022
1869 – Hans Pfitzner, German composer (Palestrina), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1949)
1883 – Charles “Chief” Bender, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (only indigenous American in BHOF; World Series 1910, 11, 13; no-hitter 1910; Philadelphia Athletics), born in Crow Wing County, Minnesota (d. 1954)
1885 – Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State) (d. 1951)
1887 – Geoffrey Fisher, Baron Fisher of Lambeth, Archbishop of Canterbury (1945-61), born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England (d. 1972)
1911 – Gilles Grangier, French film director (Archimède le clochard), born in Paris (d. 1996)
1914 – Frank Carlson, American jazz and session drummer (Woody Herman, 1937-42 – “The Golden Wedding”), born in New York City
1925 – Bob Cerv, American baseball player (Yankees), born in Weston, Nebraska (d. 2017)
1939 – James R. Jones, American lawyer and politician (U.S. Ambassador to Mexico), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma
1972 – Travis Jervey, American NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Columbia, South Carolina
1977 – Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress (Sweet Buns), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 4th May 2022
1655 – Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker – considered the inventor of the piano, born in Padua (d. 1731)
1822 – Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Premier of Quebec, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1915)
1891 – Frederick Jacobi, American composer, born in San Francisco (d. 1952)
1893 – Edgar Dearing, American actor (Pollyanna, Abraham Lincoln, Free and Easy), born in Ceres, California (d. 1974)
1907 – Lincoln Kirstein, American writer and impresario, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1996)
1955 – Robert Ellis Orrall, American singer and songwriter, born in Winthrop, Massachusetts
1968 – Julian Barratt, English comedian and musician, one half of The Mighty Boosh, born in Leeds, England
1976 – Ben Grieve, American baseball player, born in Arlington, Texas
1977 – Mariano Pernía, Argentine-Spanish footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1979 – Lance Bass, American pop singer (NSYNC – “Bye, Bye, Bye”), born in Laurel, Mississippi
Famous Birthdays for 3rd May 2022
1692 – Jan Jacob Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1768)
1819 – Nicola De Giosa, Italian composer, born in Bari, Italy (d. 1885)
1826 – Charles XV, King of Sweden and Norway (1859-72), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1872)
1860 – Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist, born in Ancona, Italy (d. 1940)
1903 – (Harry Lillis) “Bing” Crosby, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer (“White Christmas”; with David Bowie – “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy” ), and actor (Going My Way; High Society; Road To…(with Bob Hope)), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1977)
1921 – Joe Ames, American singer and actor (The Ames Brothers Show), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
1928 – Dave Dudley, American country singer (Six Days on the Road), born in Spencer, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
1937 – Nélida Piñon, Brazilian writer (The Republic of Dreams), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1948 – Peter Oosterhuis, British golfer (British Open 1974, 82 runner-up; Ryder Cup x 6), born in London, England
1963 – Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player and coach, born in Elmhurst, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 2nd May 2022
1754 – Vicente Martín y Soler, Valencian composer, born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1806)
1821 – Abram Sanders Piatt, American farmer, publisher, poet, politician, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1908)
1915 – Jan Hanus, Czech composer, born in Prague (d. 2004)
1950 – Duncan Gay, Australian politician, Vice-President of the Executive Council (2014-17), born in Crookwell, New South Wales
1957 – Domonic L. Pudwill Gorie, American NASA astronaut (sk: STS-91), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
1965 – Matthew Barley, British classical, contemporary, and jazz cellist (The Peasant Girl), born in London, England
1968 – Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress, born in Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia
1981 – Matt Murray, English football goalkeeper, born in Solihull, England
1983 – Mon Laferte [Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte], Chilean singer-songwriter, born in Viña del Mar, Chile
1986 – James Kirk, Canadian actor (She’s the Man), born in Vancouver, British Columbia