1717 – Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1740-1780) only woman to rule Habsburg Empire in her own right, born in Vienna (d. 1780)
1776 – Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa, Portuguese composer (d. 1825)
1840 – Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon), born in Nîmes, France (d. 1897)
1920 – Gareth Morris, British flautist (d. 2007)
1937 – Zohra Lampert, American actress (Doctor’s Hospital, Girl With Something Extra), born in NYC, New York
1961 – Dennis Rodman, American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1965 – Natalie Massenet, entrepreneur and founder of Net-a-Porter, born in Los Angeles, California
1976 – Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer (Aston Villa), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
1986 – Robert Pattinson, English actor (Cedric Diggory-Harry Potter, Edward Cullen-Twilight), born in London, England
1987 – Candice King, American actress (The Vampire Diaries), born in Houston, Texas
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Famous Birthdays for 12th May 2023
1848 – Cyrill Kistler, German composer, educator, and music theorist, born in Großaitingen, Swabia, Germany (d. 1907)
1895 – Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (Songs of Life), born in Madanapalle, India (d. 1986)
1912 – Archibald Cox, U.S. Solicitor General (d. 2004)
1918 – Julius Rosenberg, 1st American civilian executed for espionage after he and his wife were convicted of passing secret radar, jet and nuclear information to the Soviet Union, born in NYC, New York (d. 1953)
1935 – Felipe Alou, Dominican baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1962, 66, 68; SF Giants, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves) and manager (Montreal Expos 1992–2001, SF Giants 2003–06), born in Haina, Dominican Republic
1943 – David Walker, American rock guitarist (Gary Lewis and Playboys – “This Diamond Ring”), born in Montgomery Alabama
1950 – Billy Squier, American rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (“The Stroke”; “My Kind Of Lover”), born in Wellesley, Massachusetts
1966 – Stephen Baldwin, American actor (The Usual Suspects), born in Massapequa, New York
1968 – Catherine Tate, English actress and comedian (The Catherine Tate Show, Doctor Who), born in London, England
1979 – Steve Smith, American football player, orn in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 11th May 2023
1821 – [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Swedish-American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Skåne, Sweden (d. 1894)
1861 – Frederick Russell Burnham, American scout and adventurer whose friendship with Baden-Powell inspired the founding of the international scouting movement, born in Tivoli, a Dakota Sioux Indian reservation in modern-day Minnesota, (d. 1947)
1896 – Philippo de Pisis, Italian painter and poet, born in Ferarra, Itay (d. 1956)
1896 – Josip Slavenski, Croatian composer and pedagogue, born in Čakovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1955)
1925 – Rhodes Boyson, British politician and author (Black Papers), born in Haslingden, Lancashire (d. 2012)
1925 – Edward J. King, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 2006)
1940 – Juan Downey, Chilean video artist (d. 1993)
1943 – Arnie Satin [Silver], American pop-rock singer (The Dovells – “Bristol Stomp”; “You Can’t Sit Down”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1961 – David Ake, American jazz pianist (Humanities) and educator, born in New Haven, Connecticut
1967 – Kenneth Gould, Welterweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1988), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 10th May 2023
1705 – Gallus Zeiler, German composer, born in Kempten (d. 1755)
1727 – Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, French economist and statesman (First Minister of State 1774-76), born in Paris, France (d. 1781)
1911 – Alexander Goode, American US Navy chaplain and rabbi (The Four Chaplains), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1943)
1930 – Scott Muni, American radio DJ (d. 2004)
1938 – Merritt Ranew, baseball player
1947 – Paul Nicholas Young, architect
1949 – Michael Larson, American “Press Your Luck” scandal big-winning contestant, born in Lebanon, Ohio (d. 1999)
1957 – Phil Mahre, alpine slalom skier (Olympic gold/silver-80, 84), born in Yakima, Washington
1968 – Al Murray, British comedian
1969 – John Scalzi, American writer
Famous Birthdays for 9th May 2023
1785 – James Pollard Espy, American meteorologist (Philosophy of Storms), born in Pennsylvania (d. 1860)
1873 – Anton Cermak, American politician (44th Mayor of Chicago, 1931-33), born in Kladno, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1933)
1912 – Per Imerslund, “The aryan idol” (d. 1943)
1923 – Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer, and “honorary mayor” of Hollywood (d. 2008)
1928 – Páll Pampichier Pálsson, Austrian-Icelandic composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1966)
1932 – David Plastow, CEO (Medical Research Council)
1939 – Ralph Boston, American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1960, silver 1964, bronze 1968; first to break 27 feet [8.2m] barrier), born in Laurel, Mississippi (d. 2023)
1948 – Calvin Murphy, American basketball player
1965 – Marc Logan, NFL running back (Washington Redskins), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1980 – Cho Hyeon Jae, South Korean actor, born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 8th May 2023
1786 – Thomas Hancock, British engineer, founded British rubber industry, born in Malborough, Wilshire (d. 1865)
1814 – Mikhail Bakunin, Russian revolutionary anarchist, born in Pryamukhino, Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire (d. 1876)
1825 – George Bruce Malleson, English officer in India and author, born in Wimbledon, London (d. 1898)
1913 – Sid James [Solomon Joel Cohen], South African-born British character and comedy actor (Hancock’s Half Hour, Carry On), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (d. 1976)
1928 – Larry Levine, American sound engineer (Phil Spector’s wall of sound; Herb Alpert; Beach Boys), born in New York City (d. 2008)
1932 – Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican writer (d. 2007)
1934 – Roger Kendrick, British governor (Dartmoor Prison) (d. 2009)
1941 – Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer, born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [some sources cite May 18]
1974 – Korey Stringer, American NFL football tackle, 1995-2000 (Minnesota Vikings), born in Warren, Ohio (d. 2001)
1990 – Kemba Walker, American NBA player (New York Knicks), born in The Bronx, New York
Famous Birthdays for 7th May 2023
1724 – Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general, born in Strasbourg, Alsace, France (d. 1797)
1803 – Johan Peter Cronhamm, Swedish composer, born in Östra Karup, Skåne, Sweden (d. 1875)
1826 – Varina Howell Davis, First Lady of the Confederate States (1862-65), born in Natchez, Mississippi (d. 1906)
1911 – Ishirō Honda, Japanese film director and producer (Godzilla), born in Yamagata, Japan (d. 1993)
1923 – Pete Domenici, American politician, U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1973-2009), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 2017)
1924 – Albert Band, American film director, born in Paris (d. 2002)
1929 – Babe Parilli, American football player, born in Rochester, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
1939 – Johnny Maestro, American rock vocalist (Crests – “16 Candles”; Brooklyn Bridge), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2010)
1951 – Robert Hegyes, American actor (Underground Aces; Welcome Back, Kotter – “Juan Epstein”), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (d. 2012)
1957 – Paul Leary, American rock guitarist (Butthole Surfers), and music producer, born in San Antonio, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 6th May 2023
1843 – Grove Karl Gilbert, American geologist (investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1918)
1899 – Billy Cotton, British bandleader and entertainer, born in Smith Square, London (d. 1969)
1902 – Max Ophüls, German director (The Earrings of Madame de…), born in Saarbrücken, German Empire (d. 1957)
1909 – Loyd Sigmon, American radio broadcaster, sound engineer, and inventor (“Sig Alert” for traffic and emergency notices), born in Stigler, Oklahoma (d. 2004)
1940 – Henry Habibe, Arubian poet (Kerensentenchi), born in Aruba
1953 – Michelle Courchesne, Quebec politician
1964 – Dana Hill [Goetz], American actress (2 of Us, Shoot the Moon), born in Van Nuys California,
1967 – Mark Bryan, American songwriter, and lead guitarist (Hootie and the Blowfish – “Only Wanna Be With You”, born in Silver Spring, Maryland
1973 – Clay Williams, OL (Indianapolis Colts)
1982 – David Vencl, Czech free-diver (record ice dive without a wetsuit), born in Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
Famous Birthdays for 5th May 2023
1657 – Jacques Danican Philidor, French composer (d. 1708)
1764 – Robert Craufurd, British general, born in Newark Castle, Ayrshire (d. 1812)
1846 – Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author (Quo Vadis, Nobel 1905), born in Wola Okrzejska, Poland (d. 1916)
1883 – Charles “Chief” Bender, American Baseball HOF pitcher (only indigenous American in BHOF; World Series 1910, 11, 13; no-hitter 1910; Philadelphia A’s), born in Crow Wing County, Minnesota (d. 1954)
1887 – Geoffrey Fisher, Baron Fisher of Lambeth, Archbishop of Canterbury (1945-61), born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England (d. 1972)
1921 – Sonja Oosterman, Dutch singer (Marketensters) (d. 2008)
1923 – Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (deeply engaged with issues that were central to the visual arts), born in London (d. 2003)
1924 – Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Argentine film director (Monday’s Child), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1978)
1932 – Will Hutchins, American actor (Sugarfoot, Hey Landlord), born in Atwater, California
1982 – Wouter D’Haene, Belgian flatwater canoer, born in Kortrijk, Belgium
Famous Birthdays for 4th May 2023
1655 – Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker – considered the inventor of the piano, born in Padua (d. 1731)
1870 – Alexandre Benois, Russian artist, born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1960)
1905 – Mátyás Seiber, Hungarian-British classical and jazz composer (Scherzando), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1960)
1930 – Ronald “Ron” Pickering, British athletics coach and BBC sports commentator, born in Hackney, England (d. 1991)
1954 – Julie Budd, American singer (“Child of Plenty”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1959 – Scott Armstrong, American professional wrestling referee, born in Marietta, Georgia
1964 – Zsuzsa Mathe, Hungarian painter and visual artist, founder of transrealism
1965 – Adrie Bogers, Dutch soccer player (Willem II), born in Breda, Netherlands
1968 – Eddie Pérez, Venezuelan-American baseball catcher (Atlanta Braves), born in Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela
1985 – Ravi Bopara, English cricketer, born in Forest Gate, London