1675 – Humphry Ditton, English mathematician, born in Salisbury, England (d. 1715)
1837 – Luca Fumagalli, Italian pianist and composer (Luigi XI), born in Inzago, Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, Austrian Empire (d. 1908)
1839 – Nat Thomson, Australian cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 1 wicket, HS 41; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1896)
1874 – G. K. Chesterton [Gilbert Keith], English writer (Father Brown; The Everlasting Man), born in London (d. 1936)
1935 – Martin Garrod, Commandant General Royal Marines, born in Darjeeling, British India (d. 2009)
1955 – John Hinckley Jr., American man who attempted to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan in 1981, born in Ardmore, Oklahoma
1975 – Alexander Zhurik, Belarusian hockey defenseman (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
1983 – Richard Jackson, American actor (Ryan Meyers-Saved by the Bell), born in Redlands, California
1986 – Dylan Postl, American professional wrestler (Hornswaggle), born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
1987 – Issac Luke, New Zealand Rugby League hooker (NZ 37 caps), born in Hawera, NZ
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 28th May 2025
1760 – Alexandre de Beauharnais, French politician, general of the revolution and first husband of Joséphine de Beauharnais, born in Fort-Royal, Martinique, France (d. 1794)
1819 – William Birney, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 1907)
1886 – Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-American mobster, born in Cianciana, Sicily, Italy (d. 1954)
1887 – Jim Thorpe, American all-round athlete (Olympic gold decathlon, pentathlon 1912; College and Pro Football Hall of Fame), born in Indian Territory, Oklahoma (d. 1953)
1894 – Sammy White, American comedian and actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1960)
1896 – Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1977)
1916 – Walker Percy, American writer and novelist (“The Moviegoer”, “Lancelot”), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1990)
1962 – François-Henri Pinault, French businessman (CEO of Kering, president of Groupe Artémis), born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
1978 – Jake Johnson [Weinberger], American actor (New Girl – “Nick”), film producer, and screenwriter, born in Evanston, Illinois
1980 – Mark Feehily, Irish pop singer (Westlife – “Flying Without Wings”), born in Sligo, Ireland
Famous Birthdays for 27th May 2025
1819 – Julia Ward Howe, American poet (Battle Hymn of the Republic), author, abolitionist, and women’s suffragist, born in New York City (d. 1910)
1863 – Arthur Mold, English cricket fast bowler (England 3 Tests; 1,673 1st class wickets), born in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire (d. 1921)
1870 – Lionel Palairet, British cricket batsman (2 Tests; Somerset CCC, Oxford Uni CC), born in Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, England (d. 1933)
1884 – Max Brod, Czech-born Israeli composer, writer, and biographer of Kafka, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1968)
1894 – Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon), born in St. Mary’s County, Maryland (d. 1961)
1923 – Sumner Redstone, American media mogul (ViacomCBS), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
1944 – Pleun Strik, Dutch soccer defender (8 caps, FIFA World Cup 1974 runner-up; PSV Eindhoven 270 games), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2022)
1957 – Siouxsie Sioux [Susan Ballion], British rock musician, singer and songwriter (Siouxsie and the Banshees – “Peek-a-Boo’; “Kiss Them For Me”), born in Southwark, England
1963 – Calliope Tsoupaki, Greek classical pianist and composer (Sappho’s Tears), born in Piraeus, Greece
1973 – Jack McBrayer, American comedian and actor (Conan O’Brien; 30 Rock – “Kenneth”), born in Macon, Georgia
Famous Birthdays for 26th May 2025
1602 – Philippe de Champaigne, French painter, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1674)
1871 – Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47), born in Bilzen, Belgium (d. 1968)
1909 – Richard Maibaum, American screenwriter (Goldfinger), born in New York City (d. 1991)
1911 – Ben Alexander, American actor (Dragnet, All Quiet on the Western Front), born in Goldfield, Nevada (d. 1969)
1923 – Horst Tappert, German director, actor and former SS member (Derrick), born in Elberfeld, Germany (d. 2008)
1949 – Hank Williams, Jr, American country singer-songwriter (“All My Rowdy Friends”; “Honky Tonkin'”: “There’s A Tear In My Beer”), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1961 – Tarsem Singh, Indian film director, born in Jalandhar, India
1966 – Grant Bradburn, New Zealand cricketer and coach (son of Wynne NZ off-spinner), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
1974 – Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer, born in Boden, Sweden
1978 – Phil Elverum (né Elvrum), American singer-songwriter (The Microphones), born in Anacortes, Washington
Famous Birthdays for 25th May 2025
1550 – Camillus de Lellis, Italian Roman Catholic saint (founder of the Ministers of the Sick), born in Bucchianico, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1614)
1803 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and philosopher (Concord Hymn), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1882)
1882 – Marie Doro, American stage and film actress of the early silent film era (The Heart of Nora Flynn, The White Pearl), born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania (d. 1956)
1918 – Peder Lunde Sr., Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic silver 1952), born in Nordstrand, Norway (d. 2009)
1929 – Beverly Sills [Belle Miriam Silverman], American operatic soprano, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
1943 – Jessi Colter [Miriam Johnson], American country singer (“I’m Not Lisa”), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1945 – Dave Lee Travis [David Griffin], British DJ and presenter (Top of the Pops], convicted of indecent assault, born in Buxton, Derbyshire
1956 – (Lincoln) “Sugar” Minott, Jamaican reggae singer (The African Brothers), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2010)
1966 – Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, wife of Prince Constantijn and sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, born in Leiden, Netherlands
1969 – Anne Heche, American actress (Donnie Brasco; Juror; Volcano), born in Aurora, Ohio (d. 2022)
Famous Birthdays for 24th May 2025
1836 – Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer, born in York, England (d. 1925)
1855 – Arthur Wing Pinero, English actor and playwright, born in London (d. 1934)
1909 – Guillermo Díaz-Plaja, Spanish literary and poet (Lorca), born in Manresa, Barcelona (d. 1984)
1911 – Barbara West, English survivor of the Titanic sinking, born in Bournemouth, Dorset, England (d. 2007)
1931 – Michael Lonsdale, French actor (The Day of the Jackal, Moonraker), born in Paris, France (d. 2020)
1935 – Joan Micklin Silver, American film director (Hester Street; Crossing Delancey), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2020)
1941 – Tony Valentino, Italian-American rock guitarist (Standells – “Dirty Water”), born in Sicily, Italy
1965 – John C. Reilly, American actor (Chicago, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), born in Chicago, Illinois
1973 – Dermot O’Leary, British-Irish television presenter (The X Factor), born in Colchester, Essex, England
1978 – Brad Penny, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2003 Florida Marlins; MLB All Star 2006, 07; NL wins leader 2006 LA Dodgers), born in Blackwell, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays for 23rd May 2025
1756 – Nicolas-Joseph Hüllmandel, Alsatian composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1823)
1828 – Edward Hitchcock Jr., 1st American physical educator (Amherst College), born in Amherst, Massachusetts (d. 1911)
1933 – Bruce Peterson, American aeronautical engineer, and NASA test pilot (M2, HL-10), born in Washburn, North Dakota (d. 2006)
1943 – Lars-Åke Nilsson, Swedish diplomat, born in Lund, Sweden (d. 1996)
1970 – Matt Flynn, American drummer (Maroon 5, since 2006 – “Moves Like Jagger”), born in Woodstock, New York
1972 – Rene Ingoglia, running back (Buffalo Bills)
1972 – Isabelle Fijalkowski, WNBA center/forward (Cleveland Rockers)
1974 – Duane Clemons, American NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Riverside, California
1974 – Jewel [Kilcher], American singer-songwriter (“Pieces Of You”; “You Were Meant For Me”; “Standing Still”), born in Payson, Utah
1991 – Aaron Donald, American NFL football defensive end, Defensive Rookie of the Year, 7x Pro Bowls, 3x Defensive Player of the Year (St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays for 22nd May 2025
1821 – Alfred Sully, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1879)
1923 – Aline Griffith, American-born Spanish aristocrat, Countess of Romanones, spy and author, born in Pearl River, New York (d. 2017)
1925 – James King, American tenor, born in Dodge City, Kansas (d. 2005)
1934 – Arne Harris, American television sports director, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2001)
1934 – Peter Nero [Bernard Nierow], American conductor (Philadelphia POPS, 1979-2013), pianist and composer (Sunday in New York), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023)
1941 – Paul Winfield, American actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
1942 – Malika Sabirova, Soviet Tajik ballet dancer, born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (d. 1982)
1954 – Jerry Dammers, British keyboardist (The Specials), born in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India
1975 – Jaane Niinimaa, Finnish NHL defenseman (Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Flyers), born in Raahe, Finland
1980 – Rhett Fisher, American actor and musician, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Famous Birthdays for 21st May 2025
1680 – Frederich Karl Erbach, German composer, born in Erbach im Odenwald, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1731)
1822 – Dabney Herndon Maury, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Fredericksburg, Virginia (d. 1900)
1825 – George Lafayette Beal, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Norway, Maine (d. 1896)
1867 – Désiré Pâque, Belgian organist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1939)
1878 – Louis de Visser, Dutch Communist politician (CPN), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1945)
1878 – Glenn Hammond Curtiss, American inventor (hydroplane) and founder of the US aviation industry, born in Hammondsport, New York (d. 1930)
1933 – Gene “Joe” Byrd, American jazz bassist (Charlie Byrd Trio), born in Chuckatuck, Virginia (d. 2012)
1942 – John Konrads, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 1500m freestyle, bronze 400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle 1960; 26 individual world records), born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2021)
1942 – David Hunt, British Conservative politician, born in Glyn Ceiriog, Wales
1954 – Marina Langner, German beauty queen, Miss World runner-up (1975), born in Dusseldorf, Germany
Famous Birthdays for 20th May 2025
1883 – Faisal I of Iraq, King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920–1933) and King of Iraq (1921–1933), born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (d. 1933)
1883 – Paul Arntzenius, Dutch painter, graphic artist and etcher, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1965)
1890 – Beniamino Gigli, Italian lyric tenor (La Gioconde – “Enzo”; Metropolitan Opera, 1920-32), born in Recanati, Marche, Italy (d. 1957)
1908 – Jimmy Stewart, American actor (The Philadelphia Story; It’s a Wonderful Life; Mr Smith Goes to Washington; Vertigo), born in Indiana, Pennsylvania (d. 1997)
1911 – Annie M. G. Schmidt, Dutch writer (Fam Doorsnee, Jip and Janneke), born in Kapelle, Netherlands (d. 1995)
1913 – William Hewlett, American engineer and businessman (co-founder Hewlett-Packard), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2001)
1927 – Harry “Bud” Grant, American Pro Football HOF coach (NFL Coach of the Year 1969 Minnesota Vikings; 4 x Grey Cup C’ship Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and basketball forward (NBA C’ship 1950 Minnesota Lakers), born in Superior, Wisconsin (d. 2023)
1955 – Nigel Griffiths, British Labour Party politician, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and MP for Edinburgh South, born in Glasgow, Scotland
1977 – Chad Muska, American Skateboarder for Element Skateboards, born in Lorain, Ohio
1986 – Yolanda “LaLa” Brown, American RandB singer (“S.E.X”), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2007)