1540 – Charles II Archduke of Austria, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1590)
1829 – Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, French organist and composer, born in Montpelier, France (d. 1884)
1868 – Aristides Agramonte y Simoni, Cuban-American Physician, Pathologist and Bacteriologist (yellow fever), born in Camagüey, Cuba (d. 1931)
1906 – Josephine Baker, American dancer, Parisian night club owner (Folies-Bergere), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1975)
1907 – Antonio Emmanvilovich Spadavecchia, Russian composer, born in Odessa (d. 1988)
1911 – Ellen Corby [Hansen], American actress (The Waltons, Vertigo, Caged), born in Racine, Wisconsin (d. 1999)
1926 – Hamilton Fish Jr, (Rep-R-NY, 1969- )
1934 – Rolland D. McCune, American theologian
1944 – Michael Clarke, American rock drummer (Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!), born in NYC, New York
1970 – Evgeni Berzin, Russian cyclist (Giro d’Italia 1994), born in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 2nd June 2021
1535 – Leo XI [Alessandro O de’ Medici], Italian Pope (1605)
1614 – Benjamin Rogers, English composer (Hymnus Eucharisticus), born in Windsor, England (d. 1698)
1773 – John Randolph [of Roanoke], American planter, Congressman (Virginia) and Minister to Russia, born in Cawsons, Virginia (d. 1833)
1828 – James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer
1900 – David Wynne, Welsh composer (Owain ab Urien), born in Penderyn (d. 1983)
1915 – Florence Holway, Massachusetts, 75 year old rape victim and activist, (d. 2012)
1940 – Horace Clarke, baseball 2nd baseman (NY Yankees)
1951 – Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens, Norris-77, 80)
1959 – Lydia Lunch, American singer/poetess (Teenage Jesus, Jerks)
1983 – Christopher Higgins, American ice hockey player
Famous Birthdays for 1st June 2021
1763 – Christian Gottlob Saupe, composer
1831 – John Bell Hood, General (Confederate Army), (d. 1879)
1928 – Georgi Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky, Odessa, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11)
1932 – Frank Cameron MBE, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests; 62 wickets), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
1955 – Lorraine Moller, New Zealand athlete (Olympic bronze marathon 1996; Boston Marathon 1984; Osaka Ladies Marathon 1986, 87, 89), born in Putaruru, New Zealand
1962 – Sherri Howard, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m hurdles 1984), born in Sherman, Texas
1971 – Tony Sanneh, American soccer utility (43 caps; Hertha BSC, 1. FC Nürnberg, D.C. United; LA Galaxy), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
1976 – Marlon Devonish, MBE, English athlete (Olympic gold GB 4x100m relay 2004; World Indoor C’ship gold 200m 2003), born in Coventry, England
1981 – Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2004, 06, 08; NL wins leader 2006; no-hitter 2008), born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
1982 – Justine Henin, Belgian tennis player (7 x Grand Slam singles titles; Olympic gold 2004; WTA Tour C’ship 2006, 07; 43 x WTA singles titles), born in Liège, Belgium
Famous Birthdays for 31st May 2021
1640 – Michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (1669-73), born in Biały Kamień, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1673)
1860 – Walter Sickert, Danish-English painter (The Miner), born in Munich (d. 1942)
1861 – Emily Bissell, American welfare worker and founder of Christmas Seals, born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1948)
1921 – Robert Arthur Ley, UK, sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X)
1941 – Louis J. Ignarro, American pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1955 – Tommy Emmanuel, Australian-American acoustic guitarist (Stevie’s Blues), born in Muswellbrook, New South Wales
1955 – Ben de Lisi, British fashion designer
1960 – Norm Johnson, NFL place kicker (Seattle Seahawk, Pittsburgh Steelers)
1962 – Henry Williams, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
1972 – Eileen Richetelli, Milford Conn, diver (Olympics 1996)
Famous Birthdays for 30th May 2021
1925 – Claude Prey, French composer, born in Fleury sur Andelle (d. 1998)
1939 – Michael J Pollard, actor (Bonny and Clyde, Roxanne), born in Passaic, New Jersey
1947 – Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golfer (Canadian Open 1973), born in Shawinigan, Quebec
1956 – Allison Roe MBE, New Zealand marathon runner (NYC, Boston 1981; Seoul 1982), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1957 – Chris Van Jaarsveld, guitarist (Sleeze Beez)
1966 – Stephen Malkmus, American songwriter, singer and guitarist (Pavement), born in Santa Monica, California
1970 – Sam Rogers, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
1972 – Soichiro Hoshi, Japanese seiyuu
1976 – Omri Hairi Katz, actor (Marshall Teller-Eerie Indiana), born in Los Angeles, California
1990 – Dean Collins, American actor
Famous Birthdays for 29th May 2021
1810 – Solomon Meredith, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Guilford County, North Carolina (d. 1875)
1897 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian-American composer (Violanta, The Adventures of Robin Hood), born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary (d. 1957)
1904 – Hubert Opperman, Australian road cyclist, politician (multi-distance world records), born in Rochester, Victoria (d. 1996)
1933 – Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle road racer (2-time world champion 1957-58), born in Roveleto di Cadeo, Emilia-Romagna (d. 2005)
1948 – Michael Berkeley, English composer, broadcaster and House of Lords member (Jayne Eyre opera), born in London, England
1969 – Chan Kinchla, Canadian rock guitarist (Blues Traveler – “Run-Around”), born in Hamilton, Ontario
1971 – Martin Lohse, Danish classical composer (In Liquid; Tree Haiku), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1982 – Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian model (Sports Illustrated), born in Itabira, Brazil
1983 – Richard Jackson, American actor (Ryan Meyers-Saved by the Bell), born in Redlands, California
1984 – Carmelo Anthony, American basketball forward (10-time NBA All Star), born in Brooklyn, New York
Famous Birthdays for 28th May 2021
1577 – Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg and politician, born in Culemborg, Kasteel Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands
1900 – Tommy Ladnier, American jazz musician, born in Mandeville, Louisiana (d. 1939)
1928 – Albert Booth, British government minister
1931 – Raymond Miquel, chairman (Scottish Sports Council)
1941 – Guntram Vesper, writer
1953 – Arto Lindsay, American musician and producer (Cookie, Desperately Seeking Susan), born in Richmond, Virginia
1957 – Ben Howland, American college basketball coach, born in Lebanon, Oregon
1967 – Tory Epps, NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints)
1970 – Ian Cashmore, English actor and paranormal investigator
1976 – Glenn Morrison, Rugby League Player
Famous Birthdays for 27th May 2021
1860 – Manuel Teixeira Gomes, 7th President of Portugal, born in Portimão, Portugal (d. 1941)
1892 – Sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1990)
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
1926 – Clifford “Bud” Shank, American jazz saxophonist and flute player, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2009)
1942 – Roger Freeman, British minister of transport
1955 – Graham “Jock” Edwards, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests; 6 ODIs), born in Nelson, New Zealand (d. 2020)
1970 – Joseph Fiennes, English actor (Enemy at the Gates, Shakespeare in Love), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire
1971 – Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1984 – Kalle Spjuth, Swedish bandy player
Famous Birthdays for 26th May 2021
1700 – Nicolaus Ludwig, Imperial Count von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German religious and social reformer, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1760)
1884 – Charles Winninger, American actor (Cafe Metropole, Coney Island, Charlie Farrell Show), born in Athens, Wisconsin (d. 1969)
1928 – Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist and right-to-die activist, born in Pontiac, Michigan (d. 2011)
1931 – Jim Frey, American MLB manager (Kansas City Royals, American League C’ship 1980; Chicago Cubs), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2020)
1934 – Dullah Omar, South African attorney and UDF-leader, born in Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2004)
1941 – John Kaufman, sculptor
1948 – Stevie [Stephanie] Nicks, American singer songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, Bella Donna), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1959 – Brian Peaker, rower (Olympics 1996), born in London, Ontario
1965 – Greg Lloyd, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1966 – Zola Budd Pieterse, Bloemfontein South Africa, track star (Olympics 1988)
Famous Birthdays for 25th May 2021
1661 – Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1737)
1928 – Mary Tuck, British social researcher and civil servant (d. 1996)
1931 – John Gabriel [Jack Monkarsh], American actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies), born in Niagara Falls, New York
1949 – Jamaica Kincaid [Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardsonn], Antiguan-American journalist (NYer), born in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
1967 – Poppy Z. Brite [Billy Martin], American author (Lost Souls, Drawing Blood), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky
1968 – Shawn Bouwens, American NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
1970 – Lindsay Greenbush, American twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie), born in Hollywood, California
1973 – Earl Mackey, NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)
1979 – Jonny Wilkinson, English international and Newcastle Falcons rugby player, born in Frimley, England
1979 – Carlos Bocanegra, American sports executive and footballer, born in Alta Loma, California