1767 – Friedrich Johann Eck, German violinist and composer (Concertos pour violon), born in Mannheim, Germany (d. 1838)
1846 – Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria, born in Buckingham Palace, London (d. 1923)
1923 – John Weitz, American author and fashion designer (Friends in High Places), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2002)
1931 – Donald Phelps, American actor (Ghost Ship), born in Indiana (d. 1993)
1935 – Cookie Gilchrist, American football player, born in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
1958 – Paul Weller, English guitarist (Jam-This is Modern World, Style Council), born in Woking, Surrey, England
1973 – Daz Dillinger [Delmar Drew Arnaud], American hip-hop performer, born in Long Beach, California
1973 – Duncan Free, Australian rower (Olympics gold 2006), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
1980 – David Navarro, Spanish footballer, born in Sagunto, Spain
1982 – Adam Boyd, English footballer, born in Hartlepool, England
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 24th May 2019
1767 – Josef Schnabel, German composer, born in Naumburg am Queis, Silesia (d. 1831)
1891 – William F. Albright, American old testament scholar and archaeologist, born in Coquimbo, Chile (d. 1971)
1901 – José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (Uruguay national team captain for FIFA 1930), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1968)
1926 – Len Maddocks, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (Australian mid-50’s) (d. 2016)
1938 – Thomas “Tommy” Chong, Canadian-American comedian, actor, and cannabis rights activist (Cheech and Chong), born in Edmonton, Alberta
1947 – Martin Winterkorn, German automotive executive
1951 – Rob Baker, rock drummer (Red Rider)
1963 – Kathy Leander, Swiss singer
1971 – Paul Ragusa, Canadian 48 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics 1996), born in Bülach, Switzerland
1974 – Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 23rd May 2019
1735 – Charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author
1837 – James Sanks Brisbin, American educator, lawyer, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1892)
1900 – Hans Frank, German Nazi war criminal (occupied Poland) who was executed at Nuremberg, born in Karlsruhe, Baden, German Empire (d. 1946)
1921 – Loren Tindall, American actor (Meet Me on Broadway, Girl of Limberlost), born in Hastings, Oklahoma (d. 1973)
1928 – Nina Otkalenko, USSR, 800m runner (9 world records)
1934 – Mason Rudolph, American golfer (Ryder Cup 1971; PGA C’ship 1973 3rd), born in Clarksville, Tennessee (d. 2011)
1966 – Graeme Hick, English cricketer (65 Tests for England), born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
1972 – Shannon Brown, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
1974 – Charlie Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer (Seven Swords), born in Hong Kong
1979 – Kirk Saarloos, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 22nd May 2019
1724 – Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772)
1820 – Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer
1891 – Eddie Edwards, American jazz trombonist (d. 1963)
1933 – John Browning, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956), born in Denver, Colorado
1959 – Ed Fry, actor (Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World)
1967 – Brooke Smith, American actress
1973 – Julian Tavarez, Santiago Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1973 – Daniel Tiatto, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
1977 – Vinnie Potestivo, American TV Producer
1980 – Rhett Fisher, actor/musician
Famous Birthdays for 21st May 2019
1880 – Tudor Arghezi, Romanian writer (d. 1967)
1893 – Arthur Carr, cricket captain (England v Australia 1926)
1909 – François-Albert Angers, Quebec economist (d. 2003)
1926 – Robert Creeley, Mass, poet/novelist (Island)
1927 – George Levy, antique dealer/heritage campaigner
1927 – Kay Kendall [Justine McCarthy], British actress (Genevieve, The Constant Husband, Les Girls), born in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1959)
1936 – Abdul Taib Mahmud, 4th Chief Minister of Sarawak (1981-2014) and 7th Governor of Sarawak (2014-), born in Miri, Kingdom of Sarawak
1941 – Ronald Isley, singer (Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1947 – William “Bill” Champlin, American Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and producer (Chicago, Sons of Champlin), born in Oakland, California
1954 – Marc Ribot, American guitarist (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, John Zorn), born in Newark, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 20th May 2019
1894 – Adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent)
1918 – Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
1933 – Constance Towers, actress (Capitol, Shock Corrider, Naked Kiss)
1938 – Christina Bass-Kaiser, 3K Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 1972)
1944 – David M Walker, Capt USN/astron (STS 51-A 30, 53, 69), born in Columbus, Georgia
1944 – Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman and co-creator of Red Bull energy drink, born in Sankt Marein im Mürztal, Styria, Austria
1948 – John R McKernan Jr, (Rep-R-ME, 1983-86/Gov-Maine)
1981 – Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer
1984 – Kenny Vasoli, American singer
1986 – Dexter Blackstock, English footballer
Famous Birthdays for 19th May 2019
1871 – Reginald Aldworth Daly, Napanee Ontario, Canadian-American Geologist who independently developed the theory of magmatic stopping
1891 – Oswald Boelcke, German World War I pilot (d. 1916)
1896 – Michael Balcon, producer/father of Jill Balcon, born in Birmingham, England
1925 – Guy Provost, French Canadian actor (d. 2004)
1932 – Claude Blanchard, French-Canadian singer, comedian and actor, born in Joliette, Canada (d. 2006)
1952 – Bert van Marwijk, Dutch football manager
1955 – Pierre J Thuot, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 36, 49, 62), born in Groton, Connecticut
1975 – London Fletcher, American football player
1980 – Tony Hackworth, English footballer
1981 – Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
Famous Birthdays for 18th May 2019
1911 – Joe Turner, KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle and Roll)
1912 – Richard Brooks, director (Blackboard Jungle, In Cold Blood), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1922 – GMcC Kitson, British principal (Central School of Speech/Drama)
1939 – Gordon O’Connor, Canadian politician
1942 – Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading, English aristocrat, banker and philanthropist
1964 – Will Wolford, NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers)
1968 – Ernie Logan, NFL defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars, NY Jets)
1971 – Lael Perlstrom, Laguna Beach Cal, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-25-1995)
1973 – Darren Van Impe, Saskatoon, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1980 – Aileen Campbell, Scottish Politician
Famous Birthdays for 17th May 2019
1768 – Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV (1820-21), born in Brunswick, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1821)
1812 – Joseph Warren Revere, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1880)
1888 – Selmer Jackson, American actor (The Grapes of Wrath, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp), born in Lake Mills, Iowa (d. 1971)
1908 – Sigismund Toduta, composer
1918 – Birgit Nilsson, Karup Sweden, operatic soprano (Elektra, Salome)
1938 – Don Dolan, actor (Guy Lewis- General Hospital), born in Staten Island, New York
1943 – Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (d. 2005)
1965 – Trent Reznor, American musician (9 Inch Nails) and film score composer, born in Mercer, Pennsylvania
1976 – Peter Devine, American fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in NYC, New York
1980 – Dallas Taylor, American metal singer (Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Underoath), born in Florida, United States
Famous Birthdays for 16th May 2019
1824 – Edmund Kirby Smith, American General (Confederate Army), born in St Augustine, Florida (d. 1893)
1906 – Margret Rey, author and illustrator (d. 1996)
1907 – Robert Tisdall, Irish 400m hurdler (Olympic gold 1932)
1927 – John Walford, solicitor
1929 – Claude Morin, French Canadian politician
1932 – Isaac “Redd” Holt, US drummer (Young-Holt Unlimited-In Crowd)
1943 – Jon Jost, director (All the Vermeers in NY)
1965 – Brent Jasmer, actor (Sly-Bold and Beautiful), born in Portland, Oregon
1973 – Tori Spelling, American actress and reality TV star (90210), born in Los Angeles, California
1974 – Sonny Sandoval, American singer (P.O.D.)