1810 – Solomon Meredith, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Guilford County, North Carolina (d. 1875)
1897 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian-American composer (Violanta, The Adventures of Robin Hood), born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary (d. 1957)
1904 – Hubert Opperman, Australian road cyclist, politician (multi-distance world records), born in Rochester, Victoria (d. 1996)
1933 – Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle road racer (2-time world champion 1957-58), born in Roveleto di Cadeo, Emilia-Romagna (d. 2005)
1948 – Michael Berkeley, English composer, broadcaster and House of Lords member (Jayne Eyre opera), born in London, England
1969 – Chan Kinchla, Canadian rock guitarist (Blues Traveler – “Run-Around”), born in Hamilton, Ontario
1971 – Martin Lohse, Danish classical composer (In Liquid; Tree Haiku), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1982 – Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian model (Sports Illustrated), born in Itabira, Brazil
1983 – Richard Jackson, American actor (Ryan Meyers-Saved by the Bell), born in Redlands, California
1984 – Carmelo Anthony, American basketball forward (10-time NBA All Star), born in Brooklyn, New York
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Famous Birthdays for 28th May 2021
1577 – Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg and politician, born in Culemborg, Kasteel Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands
1900 – Tommy Ladnier, American jazz musician, born in Mandeville, Louisiana (d. 1939)
1928 – Albert Booth, British government minister
1931 – Raymond Miquel, chairman (Scottish Sports Council)
1941 – Guntram Vesper, writer
1953 – Arto Lindsay, American musician and producer (Cookie, Desperately Seeking Susan), born in Richmond, Virginia
1957 – Ben Howland, American college basketball coach, born in Lebanon, Oregon
1967 – Tory Epps, NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints)
1970 – Ian Cashmore, English actor and paranormal investigator
1976 – Glenn Morrison, Rugby League Player
Famous Birthdays for 27th May 2021
1860 – Manuel Teixeira Gomes, 7th President of Portugal, born in Portimão, Portugal (d. 1941)
1892 – Sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1990)
1902 – Celius Dougherty, American pianist and composer, born in Glenwood, Minnesota (d. 1986)
1923 – Henry Kissinger, US Secretary of State (1973-77) and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, born in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany
1926 – Clifford “Bud” Shank, American jazz saxophonist and flute player, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2009)
1942 – Roger Freeman, British minister of transport
1955 – Graham “Jock” Edwards, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests; 6 ODIs), born in Nelson, New Zealand (d. 2020)
1970 – Joseph Fiennes, English actor (Enemy at the Gates, Shakespeare in Love), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire
1971 – Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1984 – Kalle Spjuth, Swedish bandy player
Famous Birthdays for 26th May 2021
1700 – Nicolaus Ludwig, Imperial Count von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German religious and social reformer, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1760)
1884 – Charles Winninger, American actor (Cafe Metropole, Coney Island, Charlie Farrell Show), born in Athens, Wisconsin (d. 1969)
1928 – Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist and right-to-die activist, born in Pontiac, Michigan (d. 2011)
1931 – Jim Frey, American MLB manager (Kansas City Royals, American League C’ship 1980; Chicago Cubs), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2020)
1934 – Dullah Omar, South African attorney and UDF-leader, born in Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2004)
1941 – John Kaufman, sculptor
1948 – Stevie [Stephanie] Nicks, American singer songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, Bella Donna), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1959 – Brian Peaker, rower (Olympics 1996), born in London, Ontario
1965 – Greg Lloyd, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1966 – Zola Budd Pieterse, Bloemfontein South Africa, track star (Olympics 1988)
Famous Birthdays for 25th May 2021
1661 – Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1737)
1928 – Mary Tuck, British social researcher and civil servant (d. 1996)
1931 – John Gabriel [Jack Monkarsh], American actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies), born in Niagara Falls, New York
1949 – Jamaica Kincaid [Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardsonn], Antiguan-American journalist (NYer), born in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
1967 – Poppy Z. Brite [Billy Martin], American author (Lost Souls, Drawing Blood), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky
1968 – Shawn Bouwens, American NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
1970 – Lindsay Greenbush, American twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie), born in Hollywood, California
1973 – Earl Mackey, NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)
1979 – Jonny Wilkinson, English international and Newcastle Falcons rugby player, born in Frimley, England
1979 – Carlos Bocanegra, American sports executive and footballer, born in Alta Loma, California
Famous Birthdays for 24th May 2021
1605 – Nikon [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church, born in Veldemanovo, Russia (d. 1681)
1905 – Mikhail Sholokhov, Soviet writer (And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel 1965), born in Veshenskaya, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire (d. 1984)
1928 – Peter Griffiths, British politician (C), controversially won his seat (1964), born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire (d. 2013)
1947 – Robert “Waddy” Wachtel, American session guitarist, composer and record producer (Warren Zevon; Stevie Nicks; James Taylor; Linda Ronstadt; Jackson Browne), born in NYC, New York
1953 – Alfred Molina, British actor (Spider Man 2, Frida, Chocolat), born in London, England
1960 – Pete Metzelaars, NFL tight end (Carolina Panthers, GB Packers, Lions)
1963 – Ken Flach, American professional tennis player (4 Grand Slam titles, 2 mixed doubles), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2018)
1967 – Margaret Crowley, Australian 800m/1500m runner (Olympics 1996)
1982 – Issah Ahmed, Ghanaian football player, born in Dawu, Ghana
1989 – Tara Correa-McMullen, American actress (Judging Amy), born in Westminster, Vermont (d. 2005)
Famous Birthdays for 23rd May 2021
1707 – Carolus Linnaeus [Carl von Linné], Swedish botanist, explorer and the Father of Taxonomy, born in Råshult, Sweden (d. 1778)
1729 – Giuseppe Parini, Italian prose writer and poet (Il Giorno), born in Bosisio, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1799)
1737 – Louis François Chambray, French composer, born in Château de Chambray, Evreux, France (d. 1807)
1799 – Thomas Hood, English poet and composer (The Song of the Shirt), born in London (d. 1845)
1851 – Antoni Stolpe, Polish pianist and composer, born in Pulawy, Poland (d. 1872)
1920 – Helen O’Connell, American big-band singer (Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – “Green Eyes”; “Anapola”), born in Lima, Ohio (d. 1993)
1950 – William Barr, American lawyer (US Attorney General, 1992-93 and 2019-20), born in New York City
1965 – Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Real Madrid footballer
1970 – Blake Schwendiman, American author
1980 – Sarah Louise Catherwood, 4x200m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Famous Birthdays for 22nd May 2021
1671 – Abraham Patras, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1735-37), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1737)
1770 – Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, 7th child and 3rd daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, born in Buckingham House, London (d. 1840)
1804 – John William Livingston, American Commander (Union Navy), born in NYC, New York (d. 1885)
1940 – Bernard Shaw, American news correspondant (CBS, CNN), born in Chicago, Illinois
1950 – Bernie Taupin, British singer and lyricist (writes with Elton John), born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire
1954 – Shuji Nakamura, Japanese-born American electronic engineer (invented the Blue LED), born in Ikata, Japan
1959 – [Steven] Morrissey, British rock vocalist (The Smiths), born in Davyhulme, Lancashire
1975 – Tracy Brookshaw, American professional wrestler and valet
1980 – Rhett Fisher, American actor and musician, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1985 – Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
Famous Birthdays for 21st May 2021
1688 – Alexander Pope, English poet (Rape of the Lock, translation of Homer) (d. 1744), born in London, England
1822 – Mosby Monroe Parsons, United States officer in the Mexican–American War and brigadier general of the Confederate States Army, born in Charlottesville, Virginia (d. 1865)
1825 – George Lafayette Beal, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Norway, Maine (d. 1896)
1903 – Manly Wade Wellman, Angolan born American sci-fi author (After Dark, Devil’s Planet), born in Kamundongo, Portuguese West Africa (d. 1986)
1927 – Kay Kendall [Justine McCarthy], British actress (Genevieve, The Constant Husband, Les Girls), born in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1959)
1942 – David Hunt, British Conservative politician, born in Glyn Ceiriog, Wales
1955 – Paul Barber, British field hockey player
1957 – Judge Reinhold, American actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Wilmington, Delaware
1977 – Quinton Fortune, South African footballer, born in Cape Town, South Africa
1984 – Brandon Fields, National Football League punter, born in Southfield, Michigan
Famous Birthdays for 20th May 2021
1841 – Sara Louisa Oberholtz, social reformer, anti-smoking advocate
1856 – Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter
1900 – Lydia Cabrera, Cuban Anthropologist, born in Havana, Cuba
1927 – [Harold] Bud Grant, Wisc, CFL/NFL player and coach (Winnipeg, Minnesota)
1942 – Lynn Davies, long jumper
1961 – Nick Heyward, guitar/vocals (Haircut 100-Favourite Shirts)
1965 – Bruno Marie-Rose, French runner (world record 200 m indoor)
1965 – Ted Allen, American television host
1981 – Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player
1982 – Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer