1902 – Celius Dougherty, American pianist and composer, born in Glenwood, Minnesota (d. 1986)
1923 – Henry Kissinger, US Secretary of State (1973-77) and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, born in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany
1923 – Sumner Redstone, American media mogul (ViacomCBS), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
1932 – Jeffrey Bernard, British writer (Spectator Magazine – Low Life), born in Hampstead, london (d. 1997)
1935 – Ramsey Lewis, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-pop pianist (“The In Crowd”, “Wade in the Water”), born in Chicago, Illinois
1939 – Leo LeBlanc, American country musician and pianist who was legally blind, born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1995)
1942 – Priscilla Anne McLean, composer
1968 – Rebekah Brooks, English journalist (implicated in News International phone hacking scandal), born in Warrington, England
1968 – Frank Thomas, “Big Hurt”, 1st baseman (Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP)
1971 – Glenn Ross, Northern Irish strongman
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 26th May 2022
1623 – William Petty, English political economist and statistician (Treatise of Taxes and Contributions), born in Romsey, England (d. 1687)
1650 – John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist, born in Ashe, England (d. 1722)
1899 – Pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1987)
1907 – John Wayne [Marion Robert Morrison], American actor (Green Berets, True Grit), born in Winterset, Iowa (d. 1979)
1913 – Peter Cushing, English actor (Dracula, Star Wars, Dr Who), born in Kenley, Surrey, England (d. 1994)
1923 – Roy Dotrice, British actor (A Moon for the Misbegotten, Amadeus) and narrator (A Song of Ice and Fire), born in Guernsey, Channel Islands (d. 2017)
1938 – William Bolcom, American composer (Oracles), born in Seattle, Washington
1941 – John Kaufman, sculptor
1944 – (Terence) Verden Allen, Welsh rock keyboardist (Mott the Hoople – “All Young Dudes”), born in Crynant, Neath, Wales
1971 – Steven Rice, Canadian NHL right wing (World Junior C’ship gold 1991, captain), born in Kitchener, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 25th May 2022
1713 – John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute, Prime Minister of Great Britain (1760-63), born in Parliament Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian (d. 1792)
1915 – Daniel Wolf, American journalist (d. 1996)
1925 – Don Liddle, American baseball player, born in Mount Carmel, Illinois (d. 2000)
1938 – Lyudmila Buldakova, Russian volleyball player (Olympic gold 1972), born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (d. 2006)
1946 – Timothy “Tim” Hinkley, British singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Jody Grind), born in London
1955 – Alistair Burt, British Conservative Party politician, born in Bury, Lancashire, England
1964 – Ivan Bella, Slovak cosmonaut (first Slovak citizen to fly in space), born in Brezno, Czechoslovakia
1973 – Earl Mackey, NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)
1980 – Jae Hee, South Korean actor (Sassy Girl Chun-hyang), born in Seoul, South Korea
1999 – Brec Bassinger, American actress (Stargirl), born in Saginaw, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 24th May 2022
1616 – John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, born in Lethington Castle, East Lothian, Scotland (d. 1682)
1830 – Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1897)
1841 – Charles Napier Hemy, British painter, born in Newcastle, England (d. 1917)
1858 – Johan Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist (Green Amsterdammer), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1940)
1898 – Kathleen Hale, British children book writer and illustrator (Orlando), born in Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 2000)
1903 – Hilding Hallnäs, Swedish composer (Kärlekens ringdans), born in Halmstad, Sweden (d. 1984)
1925 – Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and film director (Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm), born in Västerås, Västmanland (d. 1994)
1932 – Elaine Malbin, American opera singer, born in NYC, New York
1941 – Andrés García, Mexican-Dominican actor (Tiger Shark), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1985 – Tim Bridgman, British racing driver, born in Harlow, England
Famous Birthdays for 23rd May 2022
1100 – Qinzong, last Emperor of Song Dynasty in China, born in China (d. 1161)
1879 – Dezső Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966)
1900 – Ralph Dunn, American actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), born in Titusville, Pennsylvania (d. 1968)
1924 – Michael McCrum, master (Corpus Christi College Cambridge)
1929 – Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu, One Summer of Happiness), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1982)
1930 – Friedrich Achleitner, German poet
1971 – Marshall Boze, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in San Manual, Arizona
1980 – Sarah Louise Catherwood, 4x200m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
1983 – Cristiano Bilanzola, Canadian musician and filmmaker
1986 – Ruben Zadkovich, Australian soccer player
Famous Birthdays for 22nd May 2022
1780 – Jan Emmanuel Doležálek, Bohemian organist and composer, born in Chotěboř, Bohemia, Habsburg Monarchy (d. 1858)
1897 – Marcelle Meyer, French contemporary classical (Les Six) and Baroque revivalist (Bach; Rameau) concert pianist, born in Lille, France (d. 1958)
1897 – Robert Neumann, Austrian-British author (Waters of Babylon), born in Vienna (d. 1975)
1907 – Harry Ritz [Joachim], American actor and comedian (Ritz Brothers-Silent Movie), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1986)
1930 – Harvey Milk, American politician and gay activist, born in Woodmere, New York (d. 1978)
1940 – Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don’t They), born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 2011)
1970 – Clyde Johnson, cornerback (KC Chiefs)
1973 – Julian Tavarez, Santiago Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1977 – Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Irish hurler
1980 – Steven Baker, Australian rules footballer
Famous Birthdays for 21st May 2022
1763 – Joseph Fouché, French statesman (d. 1820)
1775 – Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino and Musignano
1878 – Louis de Visser, Dutch politician (CPN)
1929 – Paul Winslow, South African cricketer (big-hitter for South Africa, 108 v England 1955)
1933 – Maurice André, French classical trumpeter and baroque revivalist, born in Alès, France (d. 2012)
1942 – Robert C. Springer, American Army Colonel USMC/astronaut (STS-29, STS-38), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1959 – Brisn Lenihan, Jnr, Irish politician and minister, born in Dublin (d. 2011)
1982 – Ma’a Nonu, New Zealand rugby union player and All Black, born in Wellington, New Zealand
1985 – Frustaci Septuplets, four boys and three girls (daughter Christina stillborn, three more die later) born to Patricia Frustaci, first known septuplets born in the US
1985 – Marco Carta, Italian pop singer, born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 20th May 2022
1843 – Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, Spanish violinist and composer, born in Palma, Majorca (d. 1918)
1889 – Felix Arndt, American composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1918)
1905 – Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing)
1921 – Hal Newhouser, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1925 – D French Slaughter Jr, (Rep-R-VA, 1985- )
1940 – Sadaharu Oh, of Yomiuri Giants (Japan), hit 868 career HR
1946 – Craig Patrick, American NHL center and executive (USA Olympic gold 1980; GM Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup 1991-92, 2009), born in Detroit, Michigan
1959 – Peter Greene, American producer (After Midnight), born in Brooklyn, New York
1965 – Todd Stottlemyre, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays), born in Yakima, Washington
1966 – Dan Abrams, American TV reporter (Nightline)
Famous Birthdays for 19th May 2022
1812 – Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1862)
1828 – Adin Ballou Underwood, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Worcester County Massachusetts (d. 1888)
1904 – Sven Thofelt, Swedish pentathlete (Olympic gold 1928)
1931 – Eric Tappy, Swiss tenor
1931 – Bob Anderson, British racing driver (d. 1967)
1939 – (Cornelius) “Sonny” Fortune, American jazz saxophonist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
1942 – Curly Neal, American basketball guard (Harlem Globetrotters 1963-85), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2020)
1942 – Gary Kildall, American computer scientist and entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1994)
1953 – Dawud M. Mu’Min, American convicted murderer (d. 1997)
1978 – Marcus Bent, English footballer
Famous Birthdays for 18th May 2022
1815 – Thomas Stanhope Bocock, American politician (Speaker in Confederates House of Represetnatives), born in Buckingham County, Virginia (d. 1891)
1894 – Lou Hooper, Canadian jazz pianist, and educator, born in North Buxton, Ontario (d. 1977)
1910 – Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian, and museum director (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1959-75) born Ede, Netherlands (d. 1979)
1922 – Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (d. 2005)
1930 – Warren Rudman, American politician (Sen-R-NH, 1980-93), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1931 – Don Martin, American cartoonist “Mad’s Maddest Artist”, born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2000)
1949 – Stuart Gannes, American writer (Fortune), born in Detroit, Michigan
1956 – James Moginie, Australian rock musician, and songwriter (Midnight Oil – “Beds Are Burning”; “Blue Sky Mine”), born 64)
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1965 – Rufus Porter, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1988-89; Seattle Seahawks), born in Amite, Louisiana
1975 – Peter Iwers, Swedish heavy metal bass player (In Flames, 1999-2018)