1790 – [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish poet and writer, born in Frederikshald, Norway (d. 1872)
1923 – Hector Laing, English biscuit manufacturer (McVitie and Price), pilot and Director of the Bank of England (d. 2010)
1928 – Ivan Král, Czech-American bass player, songwriter, record producer (Patti Smith; Iggy Pop; John Waite), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2020)
1929 – Sam Nujoma, Namibian revolutionary and politician, first President of Namibia (1990-2005), born in Ongandjera, Soutwest Africa
1939 – Charles Hull, American inventor (3D printing), born in Clifton, Colorado
1953 – Phil Beer, English multi-instrumentalist and composer (Show of Hands), born in Exminster, Devon
1964 – Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leonean politician (President of Sierra Leone 2018-), born in Tihun, Sierra Leone
1967 – Warren Rychel, Canadian NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche), born in Strathroy, Ontario
1969 – Kevin Nalty, American viral video maker and YouTuber, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1988 – Marcelo [Vieira da Silva Júnior], Brazilian football player (Real Madrid, Brazil national team), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 11th May 2024
1830 – John Converse Starkweather, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Cooperstown, New York (d. 1890)
1888 – Irving Berlin [Israel Beilin], Russian-American composer and lyricist considered one of the greatest songwriters in history (“Always”; “God Bless America”; “White Christmas”; “Cheek To Cheek”), born in Talachyn, Belarus, Russian Empire (d. 1989)
1907 – Rip Sewell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1943–46; NL wins leader 1943; Pittsburgh Pirates 1938–49), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 1989)
1925 – Rhodes Boyson, British politician and author (Black Papers), born in Haslingden, Lancashire (d. 2012)
1948 – Nirj Deva, Sri Lankan-British politician
1966 – Julian Joseph, British jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, (Dance of the Three Legged Elephants), and broadcaster (BBC), born in London, England
1968 – Jeffrey Donovan, American actor
1971 – Corey Fuller, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
1977 – Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper
1992 – Bryan Rust, American NHL ice hockey right winger (Pittsburgh Penguins, since 2014), born in Pontiac, Michigan
Famous Birthdays for 10th May 2024
1858 – Frederick Zech Jr, American composer and pianist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1926)
1902 – David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With The Wind; Rebecca), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
1928 – Arnold Rüütel, Estonian president
1943 – Bruce Raymond, British jockey, born in Hatfield
1947 – Thomas Tessier, American author
1952 – Kikki Danielsson, Swedish pop and country singer, yodeler, and accordion player, born in Osby, Sweden
1953 – John Diamond, English journalist, born in London, England (d. 2001)
1969 – John Scalzi, American writer
1970 – Sally Phillips, English comedian and actress (Smack the Pony, Miranda), born in Hong Kong
1977 – Chas Licciardello, Australian comedian, member of The Chaser
Famous Birthdays for 9th May 2024
1147 – Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese founder of bakufu and 1st shogun, born in Atsuta (d. 1199)
1833 – Boleslaw Dembinski, Polish organist and composer, born in Poznań (d. 1914)
1866 – Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian social reformer and leader of Indian Independence Movement, born in Kotluk, Dist. Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, British India (d. 1915)
1909 – Don Messer, Canadian folk fiddler, and television host (Jubilee, 1959-73), born in Tweedside, New Brunswick (d. 1973)
1914 – Josef Muller-Brockmann ‘Father of Swiss Graphic Design’, Swiss graphic designer and writer, born in Rapperswil, Switzerland (d. 1996)
1925 – Peter Leng, British Army officer (Master General of the Ordnance, Command of the British Army forces in Northern Ireland) (d. 2009)
1936 – Terry Downes, British middleweight boxing champion (1961-62), born in London (d. 2017)
1947 – Anthony Higgins, British actor (A Walk with Love and Death, Something for Everyone), born in East Northamptonshire, England
1948 – John Mahaffey, American golfer (PGA Championship 1978; 10 PGA Tour titles), born in Kerrville, Texas
1951 – Joy Harjo, American poet, musician and 1st Native American US Poet Laureate (2019-22), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays for 8th May 2024
1846 – Oscar Hammerstein, German opera and playwright (Kohinoor), born in Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1919)
1938 – Javed Burki, Pakistani cricket batsman (25 Tests, 3 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 140; Oxford University CC), born in Meerut, India
1940 – (Cathryn) “Toni” Tennille, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist (Captain and Tennille – “Love Will Keep Us Together”) and female Beach Boy, born in Montgomery, Alabama
1942 – (Euclid) Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood, American rock saxophonist and vocalist (Mothers Of Invention), born in Arkansas City, Kansas (d. 2011)
1948 – Maurizio Nichetti, Italian screenwriter, director and actor (Icicle Thief, Volcano), born in Milan, Italy
1951 – Philip Bailey, American RandB and pop singer (Earth Wind and Fire – “Shining Star”; solo – “Easy Lover”), born in Denver, Colorado
1967 – James Hurt, American jazz pianist, and composer (Dark Grooves – Mystical Rhythms), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1970 – Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer (dashing NSW and Australian lefty batsman)
1973 – Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese manga artist (Fullmetal Alchemist), born in Makubetsu, Japan
1981 – John Maine, American baseball player (NY Mets), born in Fredericksburg, Virgini
Famous Birthdays for 7th May 2024
1827 – Francis Engle Patterson, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1862)
1890 – Billy House, American actor (Imitation of Life; Bedlam: The Egg and I), born in Mankato, Minnesota (d. 1961)
1922 – Joe O’Donnell, American documentary photographer and photojournalist, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
1945 – Cornelius Bumpus, American saxophonist and keyboardist (Doobie Brothers; Steely Dan), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2004)
1946 – Brian Turner, British celebrity chef, born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
1954 – Philippe Geluck, Belgian comedian and cartoonist, born in Brussels, Belgium
1959 – Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong (d. 1985)
1972 – Frank Trigg, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, born in Kendall, New York
1979 – Nikki Hayes [Eimear O’ Keeffe], Irish radio personality, born in Bray, Ireland
1987 – Katie Danza, daughter of Tony and Tracy Danza
Famous Birthdays for 6th May 2024
1769 – Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1790-1801), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1824)
1871 – Christian Morgenstern, German poet (Ich und die Welt), born in Munich (d. 1914)
1945 – Victoria Bond, American conductor and composer, born in Los Angeles, California
1945 – Richard Eyers, American actor (My Friend Irma, Stagecoach West), born in Los Angeles, California
1950 – Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Ghanaian Asantehene (King of the Ashanti 1999-), born in Kumasi, Gold Coast
1980 – Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (Clube Atlético Mineiro), born in São Paulo, Brazil
1980 – Kelly van der Veer, Dutch reality TV star
1980 – Scott Colton, American professional wrestler
1983 – Dani Alves da Silva, Brazilian football player (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil national team), born in Juazeiro, Brazil
1986 – Tyler Hynes, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 5th May 2024
1885 – Louis Diat, French-American chef (Ritz-Carlton Hotel NYC, 1910-51), culinary writer and cookbook author credited with inventing vichyssoise soup, born in Bourbon-l’Archambault, France (d. 1957)
1911 – Gilles Grangier, French film director (Archimède le clochard), born in Paris (d. 1996)
1923 – Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (deeply engaged with issues that were central to the visual arts), born in London (d. 2003)
1925 – Leo Ryan, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1978)
1931 – Greg [Michel Régnier], Belgian comic-book writer (Achille Talon), born in Ixelles, Belgium (d. 1999)
1934 – John “Ace” Cannon, American pop, rock and country music saxophonist (Tuff Sax), born in Grenada, Mississippi (d. 2018)
1949 – Anna Bergman, Swedish actress (Agent 69), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1978 – Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer, born in Suresnes, France
1984 – Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1999 – Nathan Chen, American figure skater (Olympic Gold 2022), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Famous Birthdays for 4th May 2024
1886 – Frank H. Wilson, American actor (Beware, Paradise in Harlem), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1956)
1903 – Luther Adler, American actor (D.O.A., The Desert Fox), born in New York City (d. 1984)
1933 – J. Fred Duckett, American sports announcer (Houston Astros, Rice University, US Track and Field) and teacher, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2007)
1940 – Dick Curl, American football coach (World Bowl 1999 Frankfurt Galaxy; NFL Europe Coach of the Year 1998, 99), born in Chester, Pennsylvania
1943 – Stella Parton, American singer (“A Woman’s Touch”), sister of Dolly Parton, born in Sevierville, Tennessee
1945 – Georg Wadenius, Swedish rocker (Blood, Sweat and Tears), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1950 – Darryl Hunt, British celtic-rock bassist (The Pogues – “Fairytale of New York”), born in Christchurch, Hampshire, England (d. 2022)
1956 – Sharon Jones, American soul singer (Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 2016)
1973 – Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentine soccer forward (10 caps; Boca Juniors 300 games, Columbus Crew) and manager (Palermo, Boca Juniors, LA Galaxy, Paraguay), born in La Plata, Argentina
1978 – Shaenon K. Garrity, American webcomics writer and artist (creator of Narbonic)
Famous Birthdays for 3rd May 2024
1692 – Jan Jacob Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1768)
1773 – Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller and naturalist, born in Castel Goffredo, Milan, Italy (d. 1846)
1849 – Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of the German Empire (1900-09), born in Klein-Flottbeck, Germany (d. 1929)
1860 – Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist, born in Ancona, Italy (d. 1940)
1905 – Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael, duke of Bavaria, born in Munich, German Empire (d. 1996)
1913 – Earl Blackwell, American society impresario (Celebrity Register), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1995)
1928 – Dave Dudley, American country singer (Six Days on the Road), born in Spencer, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
1945 – Joanne Bracker, American college basketball coach (Midland University 1970-2012; Women’s Basketball HOF), born in Mondamin, Iowa (d. 2023)
1966 – Peter Abbay, American actor (Another World), born in Brooklyn, New York
1971 – Damon Dash, American entrepreneur and label executive (Roc-A-Fella Records), born in New York City