1544 – William Gilbert, English physician and physicist (researcher into magnetism), born in Colchester, England (d. 1603)
1753 – Oliver Cromwell, decorated African American soldier who served with Washington in US War of Independence, born in Burlington, New Jersey
1767 – Ferdinand Franzl, German composer, born in Schwetzingen (d. 1833)
1767 – Josef Schnabel, German composer, born in Naumburg am Queis, Silesia (d. 1831)
1850 – Ernest Albert Waterlow, English water-color painter, born in London (d. 1919)
1909 – Guillermo Díaz-Plaja, Spanish literary and poet (Lorca), born in Manresa, Barcelona (d. 1984)
1917 – Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, British judge (d. 2013)
1923 – Siobhán McKenna [Cionnaith], Irish stage actress (Saint Joan, The Chalk Garden), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1986)
1956 – Helen Terry, British rocker (Now You’re Mine), born in England
1965 – Shinichirō Watanabe, Japanese anime director (Samurai Champloo), born in Kyoto, Japan
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Famous Birthdays for 23rd May 2020
1828 – Edward Hitchcock Jr., 1st American physical educator (Amherst College), born in Amherst, Massachusetts (d. 1911)
1851 – Antoni Stolpe, Polish pianist and composer, born in Pulawy, Poland (d. 1872)
1898 – Frank McHugh, American actor (Going My Way, Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young), born in Homestead, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
1908 – John Bardeen, American physicist, electrical engineer and co-inventor of the transistor (Nobel 1956, 1972), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1991)
1912 – John Payne, American actor (The Restless Gun, Miracle on 34th Street), born in Roanoke, Virginia (d. 1989)
1950 – Linda Thompson, actress (Hee Haw), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1951 – Antonis Samaras, Greek politician
1958 – Thomas Reiter, German cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-22)
1974 – Matt Hindle, Canadian bobsledder, born in Calgary, Alberta
1979 – Rasual Butler, American basketball player
Famous Birthdays for 22nd May 2020
1852 – Émile Sauret, French violinist and composer, born in Dun-le-Roi, France (d. 1920)
1917 – Jean-Louis Curtis [Albert Laffitte], French novelist (The Forests of the Night), born in Orthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France (d. 1995)
1922 – Judith Crist, American film critic (TV Guide, Today), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2012)
1935 – Ron Piché, Quebec baseball player (Milwaukee Braves), born in Verdun, Quebec, Canada (d. 2011)
1955 – Iva Davies, Australian rock guitarist and vocalist (Icehouse), born in Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia
1960 – Hideaki Anno, Japanese film director and animator (Neon Genesis Evangelion), born in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
1966 – Donald Royal, American NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1970 – Naomi Campbell, English model and actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped), born in London, England
1981 – Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
1985 – Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
Famous Birthdays for 21st May 2020
1527 – Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) and Portugal (1580-98), born in Valladolid, Spain (d. 1598)
1892 – John Peale Bishop, American poet (This Side of Paradise)
1916 – Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (d. 2002)
1926 – Robert Creeley, Mass, poet/novelist (Island)
1930 – Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia (Liberal, 1975-83), born in Toorak, Victoria
1930 – David Smith, principal/vice chancellor (Edinburgh University)
1938 – David Groh, American actor (Joe-Rhoda, Don-Another Day), born in Brooklyn, New York
1952 – Mr. T, [Lawrence Tureaud], American actor (A-Team, Rocky III, T and T), born in Chicago, Illinois
1960 – Kent Hrbek, American baseball player
1964 – Danny Bailey, English footballer
Famous Birthdays for 20th May 2020
1876 – John Owen Jones, composer
1901 – Otto Waldis, Austrian actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World), born n Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1974)
1930 – James McEachin, American actor and author (Perry Mason, Harry-Tenafly), born in Rennert, North Carolina
1937 – Teddy Randazzo, song writer (I’m on the Outside Looking In)
1938 – Marinella, Greek singer and actress
1944 – Keith Fletcher, cricket captain (Essex and England)
1956 – John Carney, American politician, Governor of Delaware (2017-), born in Willington, Delaware
1959 – Peter Greene, American producer (After Midnight), born in Brooklyn, New York
1966 – Lawyer Tillman, NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
1972 – Michael Cox, Hannibal Missouri, 1.5k runner
Famous Birthdays for 19th May 2020
1795 – Johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University
1869 – Jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State
1897 – Jerome Travers, American golfer (US Open 1915), born in NYC, NY (d. 1951)
1953 – Victoria Wood, British comedian and actress (Dinner Ladies), born in Bury, Lancashire (d. 2016)
1965 – Joshua Beckett [Joshua Rifkind], American actor (Marshall Chronicles), born in Beverly Hills, California
1967 – John Friesz, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
1971 – Lori Ann Mundt, Yorkton Saskatchawan, volleyball player (Olympics 1996)
1976 – Kevin Garnett, American basketball forward (15-time NBA All Star), born in Greenville, South Carolina
1979 – Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress
1982 – Kevin Amankwaah, English footballer
Famous Birthdays for 18th May 2020
1692 – Joseph Butler, English theologian and bishop, born in Wantage, England (d. 1752)
1887 – Ernst Wiechert, German writer (The Simple Life), born in Kleinort, East Prussia (d. 1950)
1929 – Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, British MP (C) (1964-1987), born in London
1930 – Warren B Rudman, (Sen-R-NH, 1980- )
1952 – Diane E[lizabeth] Duane, American sci-fi author (Door into Fire)
1967 – Karl Dunbar, NFL defensive tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
1971 – Lael Perlstrom, Laguna Beach Cal, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-25-1995)
1973 – Darren Van Impe, Saskatoon, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1992 – Josh Phelps, Soccer Player
1997 – Alana Etheridge, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 17th May 2020
1836 – Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian world chess champion (1866-94), born in Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1900)
1866 – Erik Satie, French composer (Gymnopédies), born in Honfleur, Normandy (d. 1925)
1905 – John Patrick, American screenwriter and playwright (Pulitzer Prize 1954), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1912 – Sándor Végh, Hungarian-French violinist teacher and conductor, born in Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (d. 1997)
1959 – Paul Di’anno, rocker (Iron Maiden Chingford, London V Early Vocalist
1965 – Richard Baumhammers, American spree killer
1965 – Jeremy Vine, British radio and TV presenter (Eggheads), born in Epsom, England
1969 – Aaron Ruffin, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1981 – Shiri Maimon, Israeli singer
1983 – Channing Frye, American basketball player
Famous Birthdays for 16th May 2020
1816 – Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1886)
1858 – Hanus Trnecek, Czech composer and conductor, born in Prague (d. 1914)
1905 – H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia)
1909 – Charles Wislon, principal (Glasgow University)
1914 – Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author
1944 – Danny Trejo, American actor
1946 – Robert Fripp, British guitarist (King Crimson), born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset
1963 – Jon Coffelt, American artist
1969 – Tracey Gold, American actress (Carol-Growing Pains, Incredible Sunday), born in NYC, New York
1969 – Tucker Carlson, American television commentator
Famous Birthdays for 15th May 2020
1848 – Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)
1855 – Eduard von Keyserling, Baltic German writer (Dritte Stiege)
1883 – Stanley Marchant, English composer, born in London (d. 1949)
1919 – Charles Palmer, cricketer (one Test 1955, later MCC president)
1925 – Emmanuel Ghent, composer
1935 – Don Bragg, American pole vaulter (Olympic gold 1960), born in Penns Grove, New Jersey (d. 2019)
1942 – Doug Lowe, 35th Premier of Tasmania
1947 – Graham Goble, Adelaide, Australia, rock guitarist (Little River Band)
1968 – Todd Porter, NJ, actor (Hamilton-Whiz Kids)
1982 – Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer