1540 – Maharana Pratap, Rajput king of Mewar (1572-1597), born in Kumbhargal Fort, Mewar (d. 1597)
1801 – Samuel Cousins, English mezzotint engraver, born in Exeter, Devon, England (d. 1887)
1907 – Kathryn Kuhlman, famed evangelist (d. 1976)
1913 – John Hayes, British Naval Officer and Naval Secretary, born in Southcote, Bermuda (d. 1998)
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 – Kay Dotrice [Katherine Newman], British actress (Cheech and Chong’s The Corsican Brothers), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2007)
1941 – Jan Dibbets, sculptor/artist (Dutch Mountains)
1943 – John Hugen Tobler, British rock music journalist and record company executive (ZigZag Magazine co-founder), born in England
1969 – Renn Crichlow, canoeist (Olympics-8-92, 96), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1980 – Tony Schmidt, German racing driver
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Famous Birthdays for 8th May 2021
1919 – Leon Festinger, American psychologist, born in New York (d. 1989)
1926 – Ronald Waterhouse, British high court judge (d.2011)
1928 – William Jay Sydeman, American avant-garde composer, born in New York City
1929 – Claude Castonguay, Quebec politician
1937 – Thomas Pynchon, American novelist (V, Gravity’s Rainbow), born in Glen Cove, New York
1957 – Deana Deardruff, American 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic gold 1972)
1963 – Terry Christian, British radio presenter
1976 – Ian “H” Watkins, Welsh pop singer (Steps – “Heartbeat”; “Stomp”), actor, and television personality, born in Llwynypia, Wales
1978 – Sandra Kleinova, tennis star (1995 Futures-Turku-FIN), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
1983 – Matt Willis, British singer
Famous Birthdays for 7th May 2021
1553 – Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (1568–1618), born in Konigsberg, Duchy of Prussia (d. 1618)
1700 – Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (Austrian Empress Maria Theresa’s personal physician), born in Leiden, Netherlaands (d. 1772)
1928 – John Ingle, American actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2012)
1932 – Derek Taylor, English publicist for the Beatles, born in Liverpool, Merseyside (d. 1997)
1946 – Bill Kreutzmann, American rock drummer (Grateful Dead), born in Palo Alto, California
1959 – Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong (d. 1985)
1963 – Johnny Lee Middleton, American musician (Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
1984 – James Loney, American baseball player
1984 – Alex Smith, American football player
1988 – Natalie Mejia, member of the American RandB/Pop group Girlicious, born in West Covina, California
Famous Birthdays for 6th May 2021
1800 – Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat and general, born in Volhynia (d. 1881)
1882 – Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian composer (Gergana), born in Plovdiv (d. 1931)
1895 – Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian National socialist (leading supporter of Nazism in Hungary), born in Szentgyörgy, Austria-Hungary (d. 1946)
1909 – Loyd Sigmon, American amateur (“ham”) radio broadcastor, born in Stigler, Oklahoma (d. 2004)
1918 – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 1st President of the United Arab Emirates, born in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, birth date disputed (d. 2004)
1922 – Vladimir Etush, Soviet actor and People’s Artist of the USSR, born in Moscow, RSFSR
1926 – Gilles Grégoire, Quebec politician (co-founder of the Parti Québécois), born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 2006)
1969 – Mark Thomas, NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers, Packers, Bears)
1981 – Nathan Leone, lead singer of Madina Lake
1989 – Dominika Cibulková, Slovakian tennis player (WTA Finals champion 2016), born in Bratislava, Slovakia
Famous Birthdays for 5th May 2021
1815 – Eugène Marin Labiche, French playwright (The Italian Straw Hat), born in Paris (d. 1888)
1823 – James Allen Hardie, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1876)
1907 – Kenneth Muir, English scholar, born in London (d. 1996)
1956 – Dick Kemper, Dutch rock vocalist and bassist (Vandenberg), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
1968 – Tim Neilsen, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (South Australian 1991), born in Forest Gate, London, England
1970 – Naomi Klein, Canadian author (This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate) and activist, born in Montreal, Quebec
1973 – Tina Yothers, American actress (Jennifer-Family Ties), born in Whittier, California
1976 – Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer, born in Korydallos, Greece
1985 – P. J. Tucker, American basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
1987 – Marija Šestić, Bosnian singer (Rijeka bez imena), born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Famous Birthdays for 4th May 2021
1852 – Alice Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland, born in London (d. 1934)
1906 – Esmond Knight, British actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder), born in East Sheen, England (dd. 1987)
1918 – Thomas Mead, Australian politician and journalist, born in Randwick, Australia (d. 2004)
1948 – George Tupou V, King of Tonga (2006-2012), born in Tongatapu, Tonga (d. 2012)
1951 – Colin Bass, British bassist (Camel), born in London
1951 – Mick Mars [Robert Alan Deal], guitarist (Mötley Crüe), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (alternative date 4 April 1955)
1966 – Jane McGrath, British-Australian co-founder of the McGrath Foundation for breast cancer, born in Paignton, Devon (d. 2008)
1967 – Ana Gasteyer, American actress (Saturday Night Live), born in Washington, D.C.
1970 – Will Arnett, Canadian-American actor (Arrested Development), born in Toronto, Ontario
1975 – Laci Peterson, American murder victim, born in Modesto, California (d. 2002)
Famous Birthdays for 3rd May 2021
1744 – Friedrich Wilhelm Weis, German physician and composer, born in Göttingen, Germany (d. 1826)
1764 – Élisabeth of France, princess of France, youngest sister of king Louis XVI, born in Versailles, France (d. 1794)
1849 – Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of Germany, born in Klein-Flottbeck, Germany (d. 1929)
1876 – Bert Hopkins, Australian cricket fast bowler (20 Tests, 26 wickets), born in Young, Australia (d. 1931)
1896 – Dodie Smith, English novelist and playwright (101 Dalmatians), born in Whitefield, Lancashire, England (d. 1990)
1912 – Virgil Fox, American organist, born in Princeton, Illinois (d. 1980)
1921 – Joe Ames, American singer and actor (The Ames Brothers Show), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
1934 – Georg Kröll, German composer, born in Linz
1949 – Ron Wyden, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon (1981-96), born in Wichita, Kansas
1978 – Paul Banks, English-American vocalist (Interpol), born in Clacton-on-Sea, England
Famous Birthdays for 2nd May 2021
1458 – Eleanor of Viseu, Queen of Portugal (1481-95), born in Beja, Portugal (d. 1525)
1884 – François de Vries, Dutch economist, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1958)
1895 – Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (I Could Write A Book, My Funny Valentine) and half of the Broadway musical team Rodgers and Hart, born in Harlem, New York (d. 1943)
1917 – Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder (Olympic bronze 1936)
1925 – Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (McCoy, Saunders-Soap), born in Woodbury, New Jersey (d. 2007)
1925 – David Ironside, South African cricketer (South African swing bowler in 3 Tests v NZ 1953-54), born in Lourenco Marques, Mozambique (d. 2005)
1968 – Reggie Slack, American CFL quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Milton, Florida
1972 – Jill Savery, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1977 – Amy D’Entremont, American figure skater (1995 NE Jr champ), born in Stoneham, Massachusetts
1977 – Luke Hudson, American baseball player, born in Fountain Valley, California
Famous Birthdays for 1st May 2021
1759 – Jacob Albright, German-American Christian leader, founder of Albright’s People (Evangelical Association), born in Fox Mountain, Pennsylvania (d. 1808)
1830 – Mother [Mary Harris] Jones, American labor organizer (cofounded Industrial Workers of the World), born in Cork City, Ireland (d. 1930)
1835 – Alfred Napoleon Alexander “Natti” Duffié, French-American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Paris, France (d. 1880)
1905 – Paul Desruisseaux, Canadian lawyer and politician (Senator for Wellington, Quebec), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec (d. 1982)
1906 – Horst Schumann, Nazi physician, born in Halle an der Saale, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1983)
1954 – Ray Parker Jr, rock guitarist/vocalist (Ghostbusters), born in Detroit, Michigan
1964 – Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m 1988), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
1964 – Ruth Picardie, journalist
1970 – Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympic silver 1992; Champions Trophy gold 1999), born in Perth, West Australia
1979 – Ben Easter, American actor
Famous Birthdays for 30th April 2021
1830 – Davis Tillson, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Rockland, Maine (d. 1895)
1837 – Alfred R. Gaul, English composer, born in Nottingham (d. 1913)
1886 – Frank Merrick, English composer, born in Clifton, Bristol, England (d. 1981)
1923 – Joseph Howze, American Roman Catholic bishop, 1st African American Bishop to be appointed in 20th century, born in Daphne, Alabama (d. 2019)
1923 – Alan Wharton, English cricketer (England batsman once v NZ 1949, scored 7 and 13), born in Heywood, Lancashire, England (d. 1993)
1955 – Nicolas Hulot, French journalist
1959 – Paul Gross, Canadian actor (Constable Benton Fraser – Due South), director, and writer (Passchendaele), born in Calgary, Alberta
1970 – Debbie D, actress (Attack of Vampire Mermaid), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1980 – Sam Heughan, Scottish actor (Outlander), born in Balmaclellan, Scotland
1991 – Jacob Blake, African-American man shot multiple times in the back and seriously injured by police officer Rusten Sheskey in Kenosha, Wisconsin, born in Evanston, Illinois