Here is a list who born on date 5 May today. Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Today's famous birthdays list for May 5
Date | Name |
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1210 | Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) |
1282 | Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena (d. 1348) |
1310 | Preczlaw of Pogarell, Cardinal and Bishop of Wrocław (d. 1376) |
1352 | Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (d. 1410) |
1479 | Guru Amar Das, Indian 3rd Sikh Guru (d. 1574) |
1504 | Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (d. 1579) |
1530 | Gabriel, comte de Montgomery, French nobleman (d. 1574) |
1542 | Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (d. 1623) |
1582 | John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1628) |
1747 | Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792) |
1749 | Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French pianist and composer (d. 1794) |
1764 | Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (d. 1812) |
1800 | Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (d. 1864) |
1813 | Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and author (d. 1855) |
1818 | Karl Marx, German philosopher, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1883) |
1826 | Eugénie de Montijo, French wife of Napoleon III (d. 1920) |
1830 | John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (d. 1906) |
1832 | Hubert Howe Bancroft, American ethnologist and historian (d. 1918) |
1833 | Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer and academic (d. 1905) |
1834 | Viktor Hartmann, Russian painter and architect (d. 1873) |
1843 | William George Beers, Canadian dentist and patriot (d. 1900) |
1846 | Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916) |
1858 | John L. Leal, American physician (d. 1914) |
1859 | Charles B. Hanford, American Shakespearean actor (d. 1926) |
1864 | Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (d. 1922) |
1865 | Helen Maud Merrill, American litterateur and poet (d. 1943) |
1866 | Thomas B. Thrige, Danish businessman (d. 1938) |
1869 | Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter and educator (d. 1937) |
1869 | Hans Pfitzner, German composer and conductor (d. 1949) |
1874 | Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1941) |
1883 | Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English general and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (d. 1950) |
1883 | Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler, American mathematician (d. 1966) |
1884 | Chief Bender, American baseball player and coach (d. 1954) |
1885 | Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician (d. 1924) |
1887 | Mervyn S. Bennion, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1941) |
1889 | Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1973) |
1890 | Christopher Morley, American journalist and author (d. 1957) |
1892 | Dorothy Garrod, British archaeologist (d. 1968) |
1898 | Elsie Eaves, American engineer (d. 1983) |
1898 | Blind Willie McTell, American Piedmont blues singer and guitar player (d. 1959) |
1899 | Freeman Gosden, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982) |
1900 | Helen Redfield, American geneticist (d. 1988) |
1903 | James Beard, American chef and author (d. 1985) |
1905 | Floyd Gottfredson, American author and illustrator (d. 1986) |
1906 | Charles Exbrayat, French author and screenwriter (d. 1989) |
1907 | Daryna Dmytrivna Polotniuk, Bukovinian (Ukrainian) journalist and author (d. 1982) |
1908 | Kurt Böhme, German opera singer (d. 1989) |
1909 | Miklós Radnóti, Hungarian poet and author (d. 1944) |
1910 | Leo Lionni, American author and illustrator (d. 1999) |
1911 | Gilles Grangier, French director and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
1911 | Andor Lilienthal, Russian-Hungarian chess player (d. 2010) |
1911 | Pritilata Waddedar, Indian educator and activist (d. 1932) |
1913 | Duane Carter, American race car driver (d. 1993) |
1914 | Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958) |
1915 | Alice Faye, American actress and singer (d. 1998) |
1916 | Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (d. 1994) |
1917 | Pío Leyva, Cuban singer-songwriter (d. 2006) |
1918 | Egidio Galea, Maltese Roman Catholic priest (d. 2005) |
1919 | Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1999) |
1921 | Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
1922 | Irene Gut Opdyke, Polish nurse and humanitarian (d. 2003) |
1923 | William C. Campbell, American golfer (d. 2013) |
1923 | James Gilbert, Scottish television producer and director (d. 2016) |
1923 | Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Canadian mathematician (d. 2017) |
1923 | Richard Wollheim, English philosopher and academic (d. 2003) |
1925 | Leo Ryan, American soldier, educator, and politician (d. 1978) |
1927 | Pat Carroll, American actress (d. 2022) |
1929 | Ilene Woods, American actress (d. 2010) |
1930 | Hans Abramson, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
1931 | Greg, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1999) |
1932 | Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (d. 2014) |
1932 | Bob Said, American race car driver and bobsled racer (d. 2002) |
1933 | Igor Kashkarov, Russian high jumper |
1933 | Collie Smith, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1959) |
1935 | Eddie Linden, Scottish poet and magazine editor |
1935 | Bernard Pivot, French journalist, talk show host, and producer |
1935 | Robert Rehme, American film producer |
1936 | Sandy Baron, American actor and comedian (d. 2001) |
1936 | Patrick Gowers, English composer and educator (d. 2014) |
1936 | Ervin Lázár, Hungarian author (d. 2006) |
1937 | Beryl Burton, English racing cyclist (d. 1996) |
1937 | Delia Derbyshire, English musician, arranger and composer (d. 2001) |
1938 | Michael Murphy, American actor |
1938 | Barbara Wagner, Canadian figure skater and coach |
1939 | Ray Gosling, English journalist, author, and activist (d. 2013) |
1940 | Lance Henriksen, American actor |
1940 | Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American director and producer |
1941 | Alexander Ragulin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2004) |
1942 | István Bujtor, Hungarian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
1942 | Jean Corston, Baroness Corston, English lawyer and politician |
1942 | Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon, English politician (d. 2015) |
1942 | Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) |
1943 | Michael Palin, English actor and screenwriter |
1943 | Ignacio Ramonet, Spanish journalist and author |
1944 | Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer |
1944 | John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter |
1944 | Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (d. 2015) |
1945 | Kurt Loder, American journalist, author, and critic |
1945 | Dianne Willcocks, English sociologist and academic |
1946 | Jim Kelly, American actor, athlete, and martial artist (d. 2013) |
1946 | Aydın Menderes, Turkish politician (d. 2011) |
1948 | Bella van der Spiegel-Hage, Dutch cyclist |
1948 | Bill Ward, English drummer and songwriter |
1949 | Eppie Bleeker, Dutch speed skater |
1950 | Rex Caldwell, American golfer |
1950 | Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer |
1951 | Rudolf Finsterer, German rugby player and coach |
1951 | Toomas Vilosius, Estonian physician and politician, 2nd Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia |
1952 | Ed Lee, American politician and attorney, 43rd Mayor of San Francisco (d. 2017) |
1952 | Jorge Llopart, Spanish race walker |
1952 | Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (d. 2014) |
1955 | Jon Butcher, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and freelance multimedia producer |
1956 | Steve Scott, American runner and coach |
1957 | Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter |
1957 | Peter Howitt, English actor, director, and screenwriter |
1958 | Ron Arad, Israeli colonel and pilot (d. 1986) |
1958 | Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian footballer and sportscaster |
1958 | Vanessa Downing, Australian actress |
1958 | Jack Wishna, American businessman, co-founded Rockcityclub (d. 2012) |
1959 | Bobby Ellsworth, American singer and bass player |
1959 | Ian McCulloch, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1959 | Steve Stevens, American guitarist and songwriter |
1959 | Brian Williams, American journalist |
1960 | Doug Hawkins, Australian footballer and sportscaster |
1961 | Marg Downey, Australian actress |
1961 | Hiroshi Hase, Japanese wrestler and politician |
1961 | Rob Williams, American basketball player (d. 2014) |
1962 | Kaoru Wada, Japanese composer and conductor |
1963 | James LaBrie, Canadian singer-songwriter |
1963 | Simon Rimmer, English chef and author |
1963 | Scott Westerfeld, American author and composer |
1964 | Jean-François Copé, French politician, French Minister of Budget |
1964 | Heike Henkel, German high jumper |
1964 | Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
1964 | Minami Takayama, Japanese voice actress and singer |
1964 | Efrat Mishori, Israeli poet and filmmaker |
1965 | Glenn Seton, Australian race car driver |
1966 | Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer |
1966 | Sergei Stanishev, Bulgarian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Bulgaria |
1966 | Josh Weinstein, American screenwriter and producer |
1967 | Adam Hughes, American author and illustrator |
1967 | Alexis Sinduhije, Burundian journalist and politician |
1969 | Pieter Muller, South African rugby player |
1970 | Kyan Douglas, American television host and author |
1970 | Todd Newton, American game show host |
1971 | Harold Miner, American basketball player |
1971 | Mike Redmond, American baseball player and manager |
1972 | James Cracknell, English rower |
1972 | Žigmund Pálffy, Slovakian ice hockey player |
1972 | Mikael Renberg, Swedish ice hockey player |
1975 | Meb Keflezighi, American runner |
1976 | Dieter Brummer, Australian actor (d. 2021) |
1976 | Jean-François Dumoulin, Canadian race car driver |
1976 | Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer |
1976 | Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentinian footballer and sportscaster |
1978 | Morgan Pehme, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
1979 | Vincent Kartheiser, American actor |
1980 | Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer |
1980 | Hank Green, American entrepreneur, educator, and vlogger |
1980 | DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player |
1981 | Craig David, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer |
1981 | Danielle Fishel, American actress |
1982 | Ferrie Bodde, Dutch footballer |
1982 | Vanessa Bryant, American philanthropist and model |
1982 | Randall Gay, American football player |
1982 | Corey Parker, Australian rugby league footballer |
1983 | James Anyon, English cricketer |
1983 | Henry Cavill, English actor |
1983 | Mabel Gay, Cuban triple jumper |
1983 | Annie Villeneuve, Canadian singer-songwriter |
1983 | Scott Ware, American football player |
1984 | Johanna Hedva, Korean-American artist and genderqueer activist |
1984 | Wade MacNeil, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1984 | Christian Valdez, Mexican footballer |
1985 | Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress and singer |
1985 | Marcos Rogério Oliveira Duarte, Brazilian footballer |
1985 | Emanuele Giaccherini, Italian footballer |
1985 | Tsepo Masilela, South African footballer |
1985 | P. J. Tucker, American basketball player |
1985 | Terrence Wheatley, American football player |
1987 | Graham Dorrans, Scottish footballer |
1988 | Adele, English singer-songwriter |
1988 | Mervyn Westfield, English cricketer |
1989 | Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor |
1991 | Xenofon Fetsis, Greek footballer |
1991 | Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer |
1992 | Loïck Landre, French footballer |
1996 | Mayar Sherif, Egyptian tennis player |
1998 | Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player |
1999 | Nathan Chen, American figure skater |
1999 | Justin Kluivert, Dutch footballer |
2003 | Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis player |
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