1759 – Charles Duquesnoy, South Netherlands composer and singer, born in Beuzet (d. 1822)
1882 – Eduardo Fabini, Uruguayan composer, born in Solís de Mataojo, Uruguay (d. 1950)
1903 – George E Stone, Polish actor (Viva Villa; Last Mile; 5 Star Final; Front Page), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1967)
1918 – Massimo Girotti, Italian actor (Last Tango in Paris, In the Name of the Law), born in Mogliano, Marche, Italy (d. 2003)
1931 – Don Martin, American cartoonist “Mad’s Maddest Artist”, born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2000)
1939 – Patrick Cormack, British politician (C), born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire
1961 – Hugh Whitaker, British rock drummer (The Housemartins), born in England
1971 – Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese racing driver
1983 – Gary O’Neil, English footballer (Portsmouth), born in Beckenham, England
1997 – Alana Etheridge, American actress, born in San Diego, California
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Famous Birthdays for 17th May 2024
1905 – John Patrick, American screenwriter and playwright (Pulitzer Prize 1954), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1995)
1911 – Maureen O’Sullivan, Irish actress (Tarzan, Pride and Prejudice, Hannah and Her Sisters), born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland (d. 1998)
1934 – Abe Terry, English rugby league front rower (11 Tests; Challenge Cup 1961 St. Helens RLFC [216 games]), born in St. Helens, England (d. 2024)
1938 – Trinus Riemersma, Dutch-Frisian writer (Conquest of Leeuwarden)
1941 – Grace Zabriskie, American actress
1944 – Arif Butt, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (3 Tests, 14 wickets; Lahore, Pakistan Railways), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 2007)
1949 – Timothy Cordy, British director (Town/Country Planning Association)
1973 – Matthew McGrory, American actor (d. 2005)
1978 – Carlos Peña, Dominican MLB baseball infielder, 2001-14 (Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 6 other teams), and broadcaster, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1985 – Matt Ryan, American football player
Famous Birthdays for 16th May 2024
1832 – Philip Danforth Armour, American industrialist (foundered meatpacking firm Armour Foods), born in Stockbridge, New York (d. 1901)
1917 – Geraint Jones, Welsh conductor and organist, born in Porth, Wales (d. 1998)
1923 – Merton Miller, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. 2000)
1929 – John Conyers, American politician (Rep-D-MI, 1965-2017), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 2019)
1931 – Donald James Martino, American classical composer (Notturno – Pulitzer Prize, 1974), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2005)
1931 – Peter Levi, poet/writer
1931 – Natwar Singh, Indian politician
1936 – Philippe de Montebello, art exhibitionist (Treasures of Tut), born in Paris, France
1955 – Hazel O’Connor, British singer-songwriter (“Eighth Day”; “Will You?”),and actress (Breaking Glass), born in Coventry, England
1978 – Jim Sturgess, British actor (“Across the Universe”; “The Way Back”), and singer-songwriter, born in Wandsworth, London, England
Famous Birthdays for 15th May 2024
1567 – Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer and pioneer in development of opera (L’Orfeo, espro della Beata Vergine), baptized in Cremona, Italy (d. 1643)
1848 – Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)
1918 – Eddy Arnold, American country music singer (“Make The World Go Away”; “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye”), born in Henderson Tennessee (d. 2008)
1923 – Ellis Larkins, American classically trained (1st Black student at Peabody Institute) jazz pianist (Ruby Braff), and accompanist (Ella Fitzgerald; Eartha Kitt, Mildred Bailey), born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2002)
1936 – Robert Smith, American baseball administrator (President International Baseball Federation 1981-93; IOC Olympic Order), born in Greenville, Illinois (d. 2021)
1936 – Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
1938 – Mireille Darc, French actress (Week End, Hurried Man), born in Toulon
1938 – Lenny Welch, American singer (Since I Fell for You), born in New York
1958 – Ron Simmons, American professional wrestler
1978 – Dwayne DeRosario, Canadian footballer
Famous Birthdays for 14th May 2024
1878 – J. L. Wilkinson, American Baseball HOF executive (founder All Nations Baseball club 1912 and NgL Kansas City Monarchs 1920), born in Algona, Iowa (d. 1964)
1932 – Robert Bechtle, American painter
1943 – Elizabeth Ray, American beauty queen, “secretary” and US Congressman Wayne Hays’ lover, born in Marshall, North Carolina
1954 – Jens Sparschuh, German writer
1959 – Mike Quick, NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
1964 – Nancy Sorel, actress (Generations, Black Foix)
1972 – Chad Cascadden, American NFL linebacker, 1995-99 (New York Jets), s), Two Rivers, Wisconsin
1973 – Shanice [Wilson], American RandB and soul vocalist (“I Love Your Smile”; “Saving Forever For You”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1977 – Jayna Hefford, ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics 1998)
1985 – Sally Martin, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 13th May 2024
1314 – Sergius of Radonezh, Russian saint, born in Varnitsa, Rostov Velikiy (d. 1392)
1854 – Paul Klengel, German pianist, violinist, composer and educator, born in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1935)
1856 – Tom O’Rourke, American boxing manager (George Dixon, Barbados Joe Walcott, George Gardner, Tom Sharkey), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1938)
1883 – Henk Sneevliet, Dutch Communist, editor (Spartacus) and WWII resistance fighter, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1942)
1920 – Gareth Morris, British flautist (Philharmonia Orchestra, 1948-72), and educator (Royal Academy of Music, 1945-85), born in Clevedon, Somerset, England (d. 2007)
1922 – Michael Ainsworth, British cricketer (d. 1978)
1930 – Mike Gravel, American politician (US Senator (D) – Alaska, 1969-81), and peace activist (Pentagon Papers), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
1967 – Melanie Thornton, American pop-dance singer (La Bouche – “Be My Lover”), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 2001)
1976 – Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer (Aston Villa), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
1993 – Romelu Lukaku, Belgium footballer (Chelsea, Manchester United), born in Antwerp, Belgium
Famous Birthdays for 12th May 2024
1790 – [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish poet and writer, born in Frederikshald, Norway (d. 1872)
1923 – Hector Laing, English biscuit manufacturer (McVitie and Price), pilot and Director of the Bank of England (d. 2010)
1928 – Ivan Král, Czech-American bass player, songwriter, record producer (Patti Smith; Iggy Pop; John Waite), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2020)
1929 – Sam Nujoma, Namibian revolutionary and politician, first President of Namibia (1990-2005), born in Ongandjera, Soutwest Africa
1939 – Charles Hull, American inventor (3D printing), born in Clifton, Colorado
1953 – Phil Beer, English multi-instrumentalist and composer (Show of Hands), born in Exminster, Devon
1964 – Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leonean politician (President of Sierra Leone 2018-), born in Tihun, Sierra Leone
1967 – Warren Rychel, Canadian NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche), born in Strathroy, Ontario
1969 – Kevin Nalty, American viral video maker and YouTuber, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1988 – Marcelo [Vieira da Silva Júnior], Brazilian football player (Real Madrid, Brazil national team), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Famous Birthdays for 11th May 2024
1830 – John Converse Starkweather, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Cooperstown, New York (d. 1890)
1888 – Irving Berlin [Israel Beilin], Russian-American composer and lyricist considered one of the greatest songwriters in history (“Always”; “God Bless America”; “White Christmas”; “Cheek To Cheek”), born in Talachyn, Belarus, Russian Empire (d. 1989)
1907 – Rip Sewell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1943–46; NL wins leader 1943; Pittsburgh Pirates 1938–49), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 1989)
1925 – Rhodes Boyson, British politician and author (Black Papers), born in Haslingden, Lancashire (d. 2012)
1948 – Nirj Deva, Sri Lankan-British politician
1966 – Julian Joseph, British jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, (Dance of the Three Legged Elephants), and broadcaster (BBC), born in London, England
1968 – Jeffrey Donovan, American actor
1971 – Corey Fuller, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
1977 – Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper
1992 – Bryan Rust, American NHL ice hockey right winger (Pittsburgh Penguins, since 2014), born in Pontiac, Michigan
Famous Birthdays for 10th May 2024
1858 – Frederick Zech Jr, American composer and pianist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1926)
1902 – David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With The Wind; Rebecca), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
1928 – Arnold Rüütel, Estonian president
1943 – Bruce Raymond, British jockey, born in Hatfield
1947 – Thomas Tessier, American author
1952 – Kikki Danielsson, Swedish pop and country singer, yodeler, and accordion player, born in Osby, Sweden
1953 – John Diamond, English journalist, born in London, England (d. 2001)
1969 – John Scalzi, American writer
1970 – Sally Phillips, English comedian and actress (Smack the Pony, Miranda), born in Hong Kong
1977 – Chas Licciardello, Australian comedian, member of The Chaser
Famous Birthdays for 9th May 2024
1147 – Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese founder of bakufu and 1st shogun, born in Atsuta (d. 1199)
1833 – Boleslaw Dembinski, Polish organist and composer, born in Poznań (d. 1914)
1866 – Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian social reformer and leader of Indian Independence Movement, born in Kotluk, Dist. Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, British India (d. 1915)
1909 – Don Messer, Canadian folk fiddler, and television host (Jubilee, 1959-73), born in Tweedside, New Brunswick (d. 1973)
1914 – Josef Muller-Brockmann ‘Father of Swiss Graphic Design’, Swiss graphic designer and writer, born in Rapperswil, Switzerland (d. 1996)
1925 – Peter Leng, British Army officer (Master General of the Ordnance, Command of the British Army forces in Northern Ireland) (d. 2009)
1936 – Terry Downes, British middleweight boxing champion (1961-62), born in London (d. 2017)
1947 – Anthony Higgins, British actor (A Walk with Love and Death, Something for Everyone), born in East Northamptonshire, England
1948 – John Mahaffey, American golfer (PGA Championship 1978; 10 PGA Tour titles), born in Kerrville, Texas
1951 – Joy Harjo, American poet, musician and 1st Native American US Poet Laureate (2019-22), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma