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
Category: Famous Birthdays
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.)
Famous Birthdays for 15th May 2019
1893 – Michel Gusikoff, composer
1908 – Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, Akarp Sweden, composer (Linden)
1914 – Turk Broda, ice hockey goaltender (d. 1972)
1919 – Charles Palmer, cricketer (one Test 1955, later MCC president)
1924 – Maria Koepcke, German ornithologist (d. 1971)
1941 – K T Oslin, Crossett Ar, country singer (80’s Ladies)
1971 – Phil Pfister, American strength athlete
1972 – Troy Drake, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
1988 – Jessica Falkholt, Australian actress (Hope Morrison-Home and Away, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2018)
1990 – Joe Mattock, English football player
Famous Birthdays for 14th May 2019
1553 – Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)
1805 – Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer
1897 – Sidney Bechet, American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/band leader
1900 – Leo Smit, Dutch composer who died in a Nazi extermination camp, born in Amsterdam (d. 1943)
1905 – Jean Daniélou, French cardinal (d. 1974)
1916 – Del Moore, American comedian and actor (Cal-Bachelor Father), born in Pensacola, Florida (d. 1970)
1917 – Herta Ryder, literary agent
1924 – Joly Braga Santos, composer
1948 – Dave LaRoche, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
1980 – Eugene Martineau, Dutch decathlete
Famous Birthdays for 13th May 2019
1588 – Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)
1655 – Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italian 244th Pope (1721-24)
1854 – Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch actor and director (Krates, Lost and Found, Silvia Silombra), born in Amsterdam, Netherland (d. 1926)
1857 – Ronald Ross, British pathologist (Nobel Prize 1902), born in Almora, North-Western Provinces, British India (d. 1932)
1915 – John Habakkuk, principal (Jesus College in Oxford)
1944 – Armistead Maupin, American author
1952 – Manfred Langer, Austrian/Dutch disco builder
1969 – Lyle Mouton, American outfielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
1976 – Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer
1978 – Ryan Bukvich, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 12th May 2019
1590 – Cosimo II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)
1868 – Halsey William Wilson, American publisher of reference books
1880 – Lincoln Ellsworth, led 1st transarctic, transantarctic flights
1907 – Katharine Hepburn, American actress (Adam’s Rib, On Golden Pond), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2003)
1922 – Barend Busnac, office clerk/resistance fighter
1928 – Manuel Lujan Jr, (Rep-R-NM, 1969- )
1955 – Kix Brooks, singer (Brooks and Dunn-Brand New Man), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1956 – Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian
1962 – Emilio Estevez, American actor (Breakfast Club, Young Guns, Mighty Ducks), born in NYC, New York
1972 – David Oaks, 100m/200m runner
Famous Birthdays for 11th May 2019
1916 – Camilo Jose Cela, Spanish writer (Nobel Prize 1989), born in Padrón, La Coruña (d. 2002)
1923 – Joan Moriarty, Brigadier matron-in-chief/dir (Army Nursing Services)
1939 – Milt Pappas, American baseball pitcher, (3-time MLB All Star), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2016)
1941 – Graham Miles, English snooker player
1946 – Robert Jarvik, American scientist and researcher (developed the Jarvik-7 artificial heart), born in Midland, Michigan
1952 – Warren Littlefield, American television executive
1963 – Roark Critchlow, actor
1974 – Billy Kidman, American professional wrestler
1977 – Pablo García, Uruguayan footballer
1977 – Matthew Newton, Australian actor