1757 – Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, British Prime Minister (Tory: 1801-04), born in London (d. 1844)
1844 – Louis Varney, composer
1891 – Iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter
1912 – Julian Gustave Symons, writer
1936 – Roy Harford, Fulham UK, British-born NZ cricketer
1949 – Bob Willis, cricketer (superb England fast bowler 1971-84)
1955 – Nicky “Topper” Headon, English drummer (Clash-Complete Control)
1964 – Andrea Montermini, Italian racing driver
1972 – Allen Aldridge, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1981 – Gianmaria Bruni, Italian racing driver
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 29th May 2019
1885 – Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity)
1905 – Fela Sowande, composer
1915 – David Jenklins, librarian (National Library of Wales)
1933 – Helmuth Rilling, German conductor
1942 – Kevin Conway, American actor (Flash Point, Cage of Angels), born in NYC, New York
1943 – Robert W. Edgar, Theologian and Politician, (d. 2013)
1976 – Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball infielder/outfielder, broadcaster (Baltimore Orioles), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1977 – Danny Gerard, actor (Alan Silver-Brooklyn Bridge), born in Mt Vernon, New York
1978 – Adam Rickitt, British/New Zealand actor
1989 – Danielle Riley Keough, grand daughter of Elvis Presley
Famous Birthdays for 28th May 2019
1782 – Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter
1879 – Milutin Milankovic, Yugoslavian astronomer/meteorologist
1884 – Edvard Benes, premier/president of Czechoslovakia (1921-22, 35-48)
1927 – Robert Evans, CEO (British Gas)
1932 – Henning Christiansen, composer
1953 – Arto Lindsay, rocker/actor (Cookie, Desperately Seeking Susan)
1967 – Glen Rice, NBA guard and forward (Charlotte Hornets)
1973 – Todd Sweeris, table tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
1981 – Adam Green, American singer and songwriter
2010 – Prince Louis of Bourbon, elder son of Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou
Famous Birthdays for 27th May 2019
1836 – Jay Gould, US railroad executive, financier
1881 – Rudolf Pannwitz, German writer
1890 – Fritzi Brunette, American actress, born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1943)
1901 – Conrad Elvehjem, McFarland, Wisconsin, USA, American biochemist and nutrition scientist (discovered niacin)
1902 – Celius Dougherty, composer
1904 – Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. 1997)
1912 – Terry Moore, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Vernon, Alabama (d. 1995)
1931 – Kenny Price, Florence Ky, country singer (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw)
1962 – Steven Brill, American film writer and director
1971 – Scott Szeredy, NFL/WLAF kicker/punter (Chiefs, Barcelona Dragons)
Famous Birthdays for 26th May 2019
1591 – Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1652) baptism date
1904 – Vlado Perlemuter, Polish pianist (d. 2002)
1940 – Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, French Canadian politician
1953 – Michael Portillo, British politician
1954 – Danny Rolling, American murderer (d. 2006)
1959 – Ole Bornedal, Danish film director, actor and producer
1962 – Colin Vearncombe, singer-songwriter (Black-Wonderful Like), born in Liverpool, Merseyside (d. 2016)
1972 – Patsy Palmer, British actress
1977 – Mark Hunter, American musician (Chimaira)
1982 – Yoko Matsugane, Japanese model
Famous Birthdays for 25th May 2019
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
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