1854 – Jack Blackham, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (35 Tests, 4 x 50s, 61 dismissals; Victoria CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1932)
1875 – Harriet Quimby, American pioneering aviator, 1st woman in the US to receive a pilot certificate and to cross the English Channel, born in Arcadia, Michigan (d. 1912)
1881 – Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer (Frau Helga von Staveren; Thijl), conductor, and anti-Nazi resistance fighter, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1944)
1894 – Anton Mussert, Dutch fascist (co-founded the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands), born in Werkendam, Netherlands (d. 1946)
1906 – Jacqueline Cochran, US pilot and 1st woman to break the sound barrier, born in Muscogee, Florida (d. 1980)
1924 – Jackie Milburn, English soccer striker (13 caps; Newcastle United 353 games), born in Ashington, England (d. 1988)
1952 – Shohreh Aghdashloo [Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar], Iranian actress (House of Sand and Fog, The Stoning of Soraya M.), born in Tehran, Iran
1977 – Victor Matfield, South African rugby union footballer
1978 – Richard Spencer, American white supremacist, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1987 – Justin King, American football player
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Famous Birthdays for 10th May 2025
1783 – Nicola Benvenuti, Italian composer, born in Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1867)
1887 – (Jacobus) “J.C.” Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels – Embers), born in 1887, Oudshoorn, South Holland, Netherlands (d. 1966)
1902 – David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With The Wind; Rebecca), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
1919 – Ella Grasso, American politician (1st woman governor not a widow/spouse of a previous governor, Governor of Connecticut (D) 1975-80), born in Windsor Locks, Connecticut (d. 1981)
1940 – Bill Cash, British politician (C), born in London
1951 – Steve Gunderson, American politician (Rep-R-WI, 1981-97), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1960 – Tauseef Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (leading Pakistani off-spinner of 80’s), born in Karachi, Pakistan
1969 – John Scalzi, American science fiction writer (Old Man’s War, Redshirts), born in Fairfield, California
1972 – Emma Ridley, American actress (Return to Oz, Boy Meets World), born in Hampstead, England
1991 – Kenny Beats [Blume], American hip-hop record producer and songwriter, born in Greenwich, Connecticut
Famous Birthdays for 9th May 2025
1909 – Don Messer, Canadian folk fiddler, and television host (Jubilee, 1959-73), born in Tweedside, New Brunswick (d. 1973)
1931 – Alistair MacFarlane, Scottish electrical engineer and principal (Heriot-Watt University, 1989-96), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2021)
1939 – Ion Ţiriac, Romanian tennis manager
1942 – John D Ashcroft, American lawyer and attorney general under President George W. Bush (2001-5), born in Chicago, Illinois
1942 – Val Garay, American record producer and engineer (“Bette Davis Eyes”), born in San Francisco, California
1956 – Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress (Saving Hope), born in Hamilton, Ontario
1960 – Jim Reilly, Northern Irish drummer (Red Rockers), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1966 – Mark Tinordi, Canadian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Red Deer, Alberta
1968 – David Benoit, NBA forward (Utah Jazz, NJ Nets)
1977 – Dan Regan, American ska trombonist (Reel Big Fish), and craft brewer, born in Corpus Christi, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 8th May 2025
1653 – Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshal of France, born in Moulins, France (d. 1734)
1720 – William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 5th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1756-57), born in Hardwicke, England (d. 1764)
1846 – Oscar Hammerstein, German-American cigar maker, opera and theater impresario, composer, and playwright, born in Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1919)
1895 – Edmund Wilson, American literary critic and writer (Patriotic Gore), born in Red Bank, New Jersey (d. 1972)
1919 – Leon Festinger, American psychologist who developed the theory of cognitive dissonance, born in New York City (d. 1989)
1934 – Roger Kendrick, British prison governor who worked at Dartmoor Prison (1990-91), born in Waltham Abbey, England (d. 2009)
1937 – Thomas Pynchon, American novelist (V, Gravity’s Rainbow), born in Glen Cove, New York
1948 – John Reid, British politician (L), born in Bellshill, Scotland
1951 – Philip Bailey, American RandB and pop singer (Earth Wind and Fire – “Shining Star”; solo – “Easy Lover”), born in Denver, Colorado
1963 – Clemens Lothaller, Austrian physician cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-13 backup), born in Vienna, Austria
Famous Birthdays for 7th May 2025
1643 – Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 17th Mayor of New York City (1686-88), born in New Amsterdam (now NYC) (d. 1700)
1763 – Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish general and marshal of France, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1813)
1883 – Martin Albertz, German theologist (Jesus Christ’s Church) and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime, born in Halle, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1956)
1916 – Huw Wheldon, Welsh broadcaster (BBC), born in Prestatyn, Denbighshire (d. 1986)
1929 – Gisèle Rabesahala, Malagasy politician (1st female minister) and human righter activist, born in Antananarivo, Magaascar (d. 2011)
1930 – Totie Fields [Sophie Feldman], American comedienne, born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1978)
1945 – Christy Moore, Irish folk singer and songwriter, born in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
1960 – Almudena Grandes, Spanish novelist (Las edades de Lulú), born in Madrid, Spain
1961 – Phil “Wizzö” Campbell, Welsh rock musician (Motörhead), born in Pontypridd, Wales
1982 – Matt Gaetz, American politician (Rep-R-Fla 2017-), born in Hollywood, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 6th May 2025
1889 – Stanley Morison, British typographer, born in Wanstead, Essex (d. 1967)
1912 – Hugh Martell, British Vice Admiral, born in Penzance, Cornwall, England (d. 1998)
1913 – Carmen Cavallaro, American actor and pianist (Hollywood Canteen; Diamond Horseshoe), born in New York City (d. 1989)
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 – John Ernest, American constructionist artist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
1924 – Denny Wright, British jazz guitarist, born in Bromley, Kent, England (d. 1992)
1956 – Brad Felt, American jazz tuba and euphonium player, composer, and bandleader, born in Royal Oak, Michigan (d. 2011)
1961 – Clay O’Brien, American actor (Weedy-Cowboys), born in Ray, Arizona
1962 – Stan Cullimore, British guitarist (Housemartins, “Happy Hour”; “Caravan Of Love”), journalist, and music educator, born in Kingston upon Hull, England
1967 – Mark Bryan, American songwriter, and lead guitarist (Hootie and the Blowfish – “Only Wanna Be With You”, born in Silver Spring, Maryland
Famous Birthdays for 5th May 2025
1832 – Hubert Howe Bancroft, American historian, ethnologist (History of Pacific States), born in Granville, Ohio (d. 1918)
1894 – Kit Guard, Danish actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous), born in Hals, Denmark (d. 1961)
1905 – Robert Houben, Belgian politician (Minister of Public health 1958), born in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (d. 1992)
1925 – Bob Cerv, American baseball player (Yankees), born in Weston, Nebraska (d. 2017)
1927 – Pat Carroll, American comedienne and Emmy Award-winning actress (The Little Mermaid – “Ursula”; Make Room for Daddy), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2022)
1954 – Dave Spector, American television personality and commentator, born in Chicago, Illinois
1968 – Craig Hendrickson, CFL tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Tucson, Arizona
1972 – James Cracknell, British rowing champion (Olympic gold 2000, 04), born in Sutton, London
1979 – Bodek Janke, Polish jazz drummers, percussionist, and tabla player, born in Warsaw Poland
1990 – Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg, American daughter of Caroline, born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 4th May 2025
1763 – Franz Stanislaus Spindler, German composer, born in Steingaden, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1819)
1764 – Joseph Carpue, English surgeon who pioneered early plastic surgery in England, born in London, England (d. 1846)
1891 – Frederick Jacobi, American composer, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1952)
1893 – Royal Butler [Edwin Richey], American actor (Zenobia), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1973)
1907 – Lincoln Kirstein, American writer and impresario, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1996)
1923 – Eric Sykes, British radio, stage and television comedy writer, actor and director (Goon Show; Sykes and A…), born in Oldham, Lancahsire, England (d. 2012)
1924 – Tatiana Nikolayeva, Russian pianist and composer, born in Bezhitsa, Russia (d. 1993)
1928 – Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian president (1981-2011) who was ousted during the Arab spring, born in Kafr-El Meselha, Egypt (d. 2020)
1930 – Ron Pickering, British athletics coach (GB 1964 Summer Olympics) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Hackney, England (d. 1991)
1987 – Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish soccer midfielder (110 caps; Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Monaco FC), born in Arenys de Mar, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 3rd May 2025
1849 – Bertha Benz [Cacilie Bertha Ringer], German inventor, automotive pioneer and wife of fellow automotive inventor Karl Benz, born in Pfrozheim, German Confederation (d. 1944)
1860 – John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1936)
1886 – Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer, born in Rouen, France (d. 1971)
1906 – Mary Astor, American Academy Award-winning actress (The Great Lie; Meet Me In St Louis; The Maltese Falcon), born in Quincy, Illinois (d. 1987)
1920 – Nina Bara [Frances Bauer], Argentinian actress (Missile to the Moon, Space Patrol), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1990)
1934 – Georg Kröll, German pianist, and composer, born in Linz am Rhein, Germany
1941 – Edward Malloy, 16th president of the University of Notre Dame, born in Washington, D.C.
1968 – Debora Caprioglio, Italian actress (Big Game Hunter), born in Mestre, Italy
1983 – Myriam Fares, Lebanese singer, Arab female artist who performs choreographed dance routines while singing, born in Kfar Chellal, Lebanon
1991 – Samuel Seo, South Korean RandB singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer (“Kafka”), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 2nd May 2025
1458 – Eleanor of Viseu, Queen of Portugal (1481-95), born in Beja, Portugal (d. 1525)
1551 – William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales), born in London (d. 1623)
1856 – Vasily Vasilyevich Rozanov, Russian philosopher and writer, born in Vetluga, Russian Empire (d. 1919)
1929 – (Fred Lincoln) “Link” Wray, Native American rock guitarist (“Rumble”), born in Dunn, North Carolina (d. 2005)
1947 – Bill Lowery, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from California, 1981-93), born in San Diego, California
1947 – James Dyson, British inventor, industrial designer, and entrepreneur (bagless vacuum cleaner; bladeless fan), born in Cromer, Norfolk, England
1955 – Ian Callen, Australian cricketer (one Test Australia v India 1978, six wickets), born in Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
1960 – Ravi Ratnayeke, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler and opening batsman), born in Colombo, Ceylon
1982 – Lorie [Laure Pester], French singer, born in Le Plessis-Bouchard, Île-de-France
1987 – Nana Kitade, Japanese singer and songwriter, born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan