1876 – John Owen Jones, composer
1901 – Otto Waldis, Austrian actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World), born n Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1974)
1930 – James McEachin, American actor and author (Perry Mason, Harry-Tenafly), born in Rennert, North Carolina
1937 – Teddy Randazzo, song writer (I’m on the Outside Looking In)
1938 – Marinella, Greek singer and actress
1944 – Keith Fletcher, cricket captain (Essex and England)
1956 – John Carney, American politician, Governor of Delaware (2017-), born in Willington, Delaware
1959 – Peter Greene, American producer (After Midnight), born in Brooklyn, New York
1966 – Lawyer Tillman, NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
1972 – Michael Cox, Hannibal Missouri, 1.5k runner
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 19th May 2020
1795 – Johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University
1869 – Jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State
1897 – Jerome Travers, American golfer (US Open 1915), born in NYC, NY (d. 1951)
1953 – Victoria Wood, British comedian and actress (Dinner Ladies), born in Bury, Lancashire (d. 2016)
1965 – Joshua Beckett [Joshua Rifkind], American actor (Marshall Chronicles), born in Beverly Hills, California
1967 – John Friesz, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
1971 – Lori Ann Mundt, Yorkton Saskatchawan, volleyball player (Olympics 1996)
1976 – Kevin Garnett, American basketball forward (15-time NBA All Star), born in Greenville, South Carolina
1979 – Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress
1982 – Kevin Amankwaah, English footballer
Famous Birthdays for 18th May 2020
1692 – Joseph Butler, English theologian and bishop, born in Wantage, England (d. 1752)
1887 – Ernst Wiechert, German writer (The Simple Life), born in Kleinort, East Prussia (d. 1950)
1929 – Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, British MP (C) (1964-1987), born in London
1930 – Warren B Rudman, (Sen-R-NH, 1980- )
1952 – Diane E[lizabeth] Duane, American sci-fi author (Door into Fire)
1967 – Karl Dunbar, NFL defensive tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
1971 – Lael Perlstrom, Laguna Beach Cal, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-25-1995)
1973 – Darren Van Impe, Saskatoon, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1992 – Josh Phelps, Soccer Player
1997 – Alana Etheridge, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 17th May 2020
1836 – Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian world chess champion (1866-94), born in Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1900)
1866 – Erik Satie, French composer (Gymnopédies), born in Honfleur, Normandy (d. 1925)
1905 – John Patrick, American screenwriter and playwright (Pulitzer Prize 1954), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1912 – Sándor Végh, Hungarian-French violinist teacher and conductor, born in Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (d. 1997)
1959 – Paul Di’anno, rocker (Iron Maiden Chingford, London V Early Vocalist
1965 – Richard Baumhammers, American spree killer
1965 – Jeremy Vine, British radio and TV presenter (Eggheads), born in Epsom, England
1969 – Aaron Ruffin, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1981 – Shiri Maimon, Israeli singer
1983 – Channing Frye, American basketball player
Famous Birthdays for 16th May 2020
1816 – Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1886)
1858 – Hanus Trnecek, Czech composer and conductor, born in Prague (d. 1914)
1905 – H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia)
1909 – Charles Wislon, principal (Glasgow University)
1914 – Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author
1944 – Danny Trejo, American actor
1946 – Robert Fripp, British guitarist (King Crimson), born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset
1963 – Jon Coffelt, American artist
1969 – Tracey Gold, American actress (Carol-Growing Pains, Incredible Sunday), born in NYC, New York
1969 – Tucker Carlson, American television commentator
Famous Birthdays for 15th May 2020
1848 – Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)
1855 – Eduard von Keyserling, Baltic German writer (Dritte Stiege)
1883 – Stanley Marchant, English composer, born in London (d. 1949)
1919 – Charles Palmer, cricketer (one Test 1955, later MCC president)
1925 – Emmanuel Ghent, composer
1935 – Don Bragg, American pole vaulter (Olympic gold 1960), born in Penns Grove, New Jersey (d. 2019)
1942 – Doug Lowe, 35th Premier of Tasmania
1947 – Graham Goble, Adelaide, Australia, rock guitarist (Little River Band)
1968 – Todd Porter, NJ, actor (Hamilton-Whiz Kids)
1982 – Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
Famous Birthdays for 14th May 2020
1707 – Antonio Teixeira, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. after 1769)
1872 – Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinals (d. 1961)
1897 – Ed Ricketts, American marine biologist (d. 1948)
1924 – Sonia d’Artois, British Canadian WWII resistance agent, born in Eastchurch, Kent (d. 2014)
1952 – David Byrne, Dumbarton Scotland, rock guitarist/singer (Talking Heads-Burning Down the House)
1964 – James M. Kelly, Capt USAF/astronaut, born in Burlington, Iowa
1968 – Greg Davis, Welsh-born, British stand-up comedian, actor, and former secondary school teacher (We Are Klang, The Inbetweeners, Cuckoo, Taskmaster), born in St Asaph, Denbighshire
1973 – Julian White, English rugby union footballer
1983 – Anahí, Mexican actress and singer (RBD)
1985 – Sally Martin, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 13th May 2020
1712 – Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (d. 1772)
1883 – Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek doctor, inventor of the Pap smear (d. 1962)
1939 – Harvey Keitel, actor (Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs)
1949 – Zoe Wanamaker, American actress (Raggedy Rawney), born in NYC, New York
1950 – Danny Kirwan, British musician, singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac- “Albatross”), born in London, England (d. 2018)
1951 – Paul Thompson, rock drummer (Roxy Music)
1952 – Sew Shivnarine, cricketer (3 Tests for WI 1978, later USA captain)
1962 – Sean McDonough, American sports newscaster
1967 – Melanie Thornton, African American German pop singer, former member of La Bouche. (d. 2001)
1977 – Sara DeCosta, ice hockey goalie (USA, Olympics 1998)
Famous Birthdays for 12th May 2020
1754 – Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer, born in Rottenburg am Neckar, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1812)
1899 – Indra Devi, Latvian Yoga Instructor (d. 2002)
1914 – Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet/writer
1922 – Barend Busnac, office clerk/resistance fighter
1926 – Mervyn Dymally, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1981-93), born in Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2012)
1936 – Klaus Doldinger, German jazz saxophonist (Passport) and composer for film, born in Berlin
1947 – Micheline Lanctôt, American film actor, director and screenwriter
1958 – Christian Brando, son of Marlon/killed sisters boyfriend
1961 – Lar Park Lincoln, American actress
1972 – Jason Kyle, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
Famous Birthdays for 11th May 2020
1733 – Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799)
1881 – Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian physicist (d. 1963)
1926 – Ernest Harrison, CEO (Racal Electronics)
1941 – Ian Redpath, cricketer (dependable Australian opening batsman 1964-76)
1942 – Rachel Billington, British writer
1967 – Eric Young, infielder (Colorado Rockies), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
1970 – Michael Joubert, Australian 400m/800m (Olympics 1996)
1972 – Anita Hegh, Australian actress
1979 – Erin Lang, Canadian musician
1983 – Frédéric Xhonneux, Belgian decathlete