People born on May 20 192
Bonne of Luxembourg
b. 1315 – d. 1349
Bonne of Luxembourg, Queen of John II of France (d. 1349)
Pietro Bembo
b. 1470 – d. 1547
Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal, poet, and scholar (d. 1547)
Levinus Lemnius
b. 1505 – d. 1568
Levinus Lemnius, Dutch writer (d. 1568)
Thado Minsaw of Ava
b. 1531 – d. 1584
Thado Minsaw of Ava, Viceroy of Ava (d. 1584)
Hieronymus Fabricius
b. 1537 – d. 1619
Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist (b. 1537)
Robert Heath
b. 1575 – d. 1649
Robert Heath, English judge and politician (d. 1649)
Andreas Schlüter
b. 1664 – d. 1714
Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor and architect (d. 1714)
Francis Cotes
b. 1726 – d. 1770
Francis Cotes, English painter and academic (b. 1726)
Toussaint Louverture
b. 1743 – d. 1803
Toussaint Louverture, Haitian revolutionary, Lieutenant Governor of Saint-Domingue (d. 1803)
William Thornton
b. 1759 – d. 1828
William Thornton, Virgin Islander-American architect, designed the United States Capitol (d. 1828)
Andreas Vokos Miaoulis
b. 1769 – d. 1835
Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
b. 1772 – d. 1828
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, English inventor and politician, developed Congreve rockets (d. 1828)
Simon Fraser (explorer)
b. 1776 – d. 1862
Simon Fraser, American-Canadian fur trader and explorer (d. 1862)
Honoré de Balzac
b. 1799 – d. 1850
Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright (b. 1799)
John Stuart Mill
b. 1806 – d. 1873
John Stuart Mill, English economist, civil servant, and philosopher (d. 1873)
Alfred Domett
b. 1811 – d. 1887
Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1887)
William Fargo
b. 1818 – d. 1881
William Fargo, American businessman and politician, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1881)
Frédéric Passy
b. 1822 – d. 1912
Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1822)
Cadmus M. Wilcox
b. 1824 – d. 1890
Cadmus M. Wilcox, Confederate States Army general (d. 1890)
Hector Malot
b. 1830 – d. 1907
Hector Malot, French author and critic (b. 1830)
Jules Méline
b. 1838 – d. 1925
Jules Méline, French lawyer and politician, 65th Prime Minister of France (d. 1925)
Emile Berliner
b. 1851 – d. 1929
Emile Berliner, German-American inventor and businessman, invented the phonograph (b. 1851)
George Prendergast
b. 1854 – d. 1937
George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)
Henri-Edmond Cross
b. 1856 – d. 1910
Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (d. 1910)
Eduard Buchner
b. 1860 – d. 1917
Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
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Hendrik Offerhaus
b. 1875 – d. 1953
Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (b. 1875)
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Patrick Leahy (athlete)
b. 1877 – d. 1927
Pat Leahy, Irish-American jumper (d. 1927)
Hans Meerwein
b. 1879 – d. 1965
Hans Meerwein, German chemist (d. 1965)
Sigrid Undset
b. 1882 – d. 1949
Sigrid Undset, Danish-Norwegian novelist, essayist, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)
Faisal I of Iraq
b. 1883 – d. 1933
Faisal I of Iraq (b. 1883)
Ali Sami Yen
b. 1886 – d. 1951
Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (b. 1886)
Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
b. 1894 – d. 1994
Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru and scholar (d. 1994)
R. J. Mitchell
b. 1895 – d. 1937
R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire (b. 1895)
Diego Abad de Santillán
b. 1897 – d. 1983
Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author (d. 1983)
Malcolm Nokes
b. 1897 – d. 1986
Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower (d. 1986)
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Eduard Ole
b. 1898 – d. 1995
Eduard Ole, Estonian painter (d. 1995)
Aleksandr Deyneka
b. 1899 – d. 1969
Aleksandr Deyneka, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1899)
John Marshall Harlan II
b. 1899 – d. 1971
John Marshall Harlan II, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1971)
Sumitranandan Pant
b. 1900 – d. 1977
Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author (d. 1977)
Max Euwe
b. 1901 – d. 1981
Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author (d. 1981)
Doris Fleeson
b. 1901 – d. 1970
Doris Fleeson, American journalist (b. 1901)
Margery Allingham
b. 1904 – d. 1966
Margery Allingham, English author of detective fiction (b. 1904)
Giuseppe Siri
b. 1906 – d. 1989
Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (d. 1989)
Carl Mydans
b. 1907 – d. 2004
Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist (b. 1907)
Henry Bolte
b. 1908 – d. 1990
Henry Bolte, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Victoria (d. 1990)
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Louis Daquin
b. 1908 – d. 1980
Louis Daquin, French actor and director (d. 1980)
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Francis Raymond Fosberg
b. 1908 – d. 1993
Francis Raymond Fosberg, American botanist and author (d. 1993)
James Stewart
b. 1908 – d. 1997
James Stewart, American actor (b. 1908)
Gardner Fox
b. 1911 – d. 1986
Gardner Fox, American author (d. 1986)
Annie M. G. Schmidt
b. 1911 – d. 1995
Annie M. G. Schmidt, Dutch author and playwright (d. 1995)
Teodoro Fernández
b. 1913 – d. 1996
Teodoro Fernández, Peruvian footballer (d. 1996)
William Redington Hewlett
b. 1913 – d. 2001
William Redington Hewlett, American engineer, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 2001)
Peter Copley
b. 1915 – d. 2008
Peter Copley, English actor (d. 2008)
Moshe Dayan
b. 1915 – d. 1981
Moshe Dayan, Israeli general and politician, 5th Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1981)
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Joff Ellen
b. 1915 – d. 1999
Joff Ellen, Australian comedian and actor (d. 1999)
Owen Chadwick
b. 1916 – d. 2015
Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (b. 1916)
Alexey Maresyev
b. 1916 – d. 2001
Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001)
Ondina Valla
b. 1916 – d. 2006
Ondina Valla, Italian sprinter and hurdler (d. 2006)
Tony Cliff
b. 1917 – d. 2000
Tony Cliff, Israeli-English author and activist (d. 2000)
Guy Favreau
b. 1917 – d. 1967
Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1917)
Edward B. Lewis
b. 1918 – d. 2004
Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
George Gobel
b. 1919 – d. 1991
George Gobel, American comedian (d. 1991)
John Cruickshank
b. 1920
John Cruickshank, Scottish lieutenant and banker, Victoria Cross recipient
Wolfgang Borchert
b. 1921 – d. 1947
Wolfgang Borchert, German author and playwright (d. 1947)
Hal Newhouser
b. 1921 – d. 1998
Hal Newhouser, American baseball player and scout (d. 1998)
Hao Wang (academic)
b. 1921 – d. 1995
Hao Wang, Chinese-American logician, philosopher, and mathematician (d. 1995)
Edith Fellows
b. 1923 – d. 2011
Edith Fellows, American actress (b. 1923)
David Chavchavadze
b. 1924 – d. 2014
David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (b. 1924)
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Zelmar Michelini
b. 1924 – d. 1976
Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (b. 1924)
Alexei Tupolev
b. 1925 – d. 2001
Alexei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-144 (d. 2001)
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Bob Sweikert
b. 1926 – d. 1956
Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926)
Bud Grant
b. 1927
Bud Grant, American football player and coach
David Hedison
b. 1927
David Hedison, American actor
Franciszek Macharski
b. 1927 – d. 2016
Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (b. 1927)
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Gilles Loiselle
b. 1929
Gilles Loiselle, Canadian politician and diplomat, 33rd Canadian Minister of Finance
Sam Etcheverry
b. 1930 – d. 2009
Sam Etcheverry, American football player and coach (d. 2009)
Ken Boyer
b. 1931 – d. 1982
Ken Boyer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1931)
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Louis Smith (musician)
b. 1931
Louis Smith, American trumpeter
Constance Towers
b. 1933
Constance Towers, American actress and singer
José Mujica
b. 1935
José Mujica, Uruguayan guerrilla leader and politician, 40th President of Uruguay
Anthony Zerbe
b. 1936
Anthony Zerbe, American actor
Dave Hill (golfer)
b. 1937 – d. 2011
Dave Hill, American golfer (d. 2011)
Balu Mahendra
b. 1939 – d. 2014
Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
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Shorty Long
b. 1940 – d. 1969
Shorty Long, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1969)
Stan Mikita
b. 1940
Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Sadaharu Oh
b. 1940
Sadaharu Oh, Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager
Goh Chok Tong
b. 1941
Goh Chok Tong, Singaporean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore
John Strasberg
b. 1941
John Strasberg, American actor and teacher
Raymond Chrétien
b. 1942
Raymond Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States
Lynn Davies
b. 1942
Lynn Davies, Welsh sprinter and long jumper
Carlos Hathcock
b. 1942 – d. 1999
Carlos Hathcock, American sergeant and sniper (d. 1999)
Frew McMillan
b. 1942
Frew McMillan, South African tennis player
Albano Carrisi
b. 1943
Albano Carrisi, Italian singer, actor, and winemaker
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Deryck Murray
b. 1943
Deryck Murray, Trinidadian cricketer
Joe Cocker
b. 1944 – d. 2014
Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
Boudewijn de Groot
b. 1944
Boudewijn de Groot, Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Keith Fletcher
b. 1944
Keith Fletcher, English cricketer and manager
Dietrich Mateschitz
b. 1944
Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman, co-founded Red Bull GmbH
Vladimiro Montesinos
b. 1945
Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian intelligence officer
Cher
b. 1946
Cher, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Bobby Murcer
b. 1946 – d. 2008
Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1946)
Steve Currie
b. 1947 – d. 1981
Steve Currie, English bass player (d. 1981)
Greg Dyke
b. 1947
Greg Dyke, English journalist and academic
Robert Morin
b. 1949
Robert Morin, Canadian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
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Michèle Roberts
b. 1949
Michèle Roberts, English author and poet
Dave Thomas (actor)
b. 1949
Dave Thomas, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Andy Johns
b. 1950 – d. 2013
Andy Johns, English-American engineer and producer (d. 2013)
Reinaldo Merlo
b. 1950
Reinaldo Merlo, Argentinian footballer and coach
Thomas Akers
b. 1951
Thomas Akers, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut
Mike Crapo
b. 1951
Mike Crapo, American lawyer and politician
Roger Milla
b. 1952
Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer and manager
Michael Wills
b. 1952
Michael Wills, English politician, British Minister of Justice
Robert Doyle
b. 1953
Robert Doyle, Australian educator and politician, 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne
David Paterson
b. 1954
David Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New York
Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway
b. 1954
Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway, Scottish lawyer and judge
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Steve George (keyboardist)
b. 1955
Steve George, American keyboard player and songwriter (Mr. Mister)
Zbigniew Preisner
b. 1955
Zbigniew Preisner, Polish composer and producer
Ingvar Ambjørnsen
b. 1956
Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Norwegian-German author and critic
Douglas Preston
b. 1956
Douglas Preston, American journalist and author
Yoshihiko Noda
b. 1957
Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 62nd Prime Minister of Japan
Ron Reagan
b. 1958
Ron Reagan, American journalist and radio host
Jane Wiedlin
b. 1958
Jane Wiedlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
Susan Cowsill
b. 1959
Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter
Tony Goldwyn
b. 1960
Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director
Clive Allen
b. 1961
Clive Allen, English footballer and manager
Nick Heyward
b. 1961
Nick Heyward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
David Wells
b. 1963
David Wells, American baseball player and sportscaster
Kōichirō Genba
b. 1964
Kōichirō Genba, Japanese politician, 80th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
Edin Osmanović
b. 1964
Edin Osmanović, Slovenian footballer, coach, and manager
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
b. 1964
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, English journalist and author
Ted Allen
b. 1965
Ted Allen, American television host and author
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Stu Grimson
b. 1965
Stu Grimson, Canadian ice hockey player, sportscaster, and lawyer
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Dan Abrams
b. 1966
Dan Abrams, American journalist and author
Graham Brady
b. 1967
Graham Brady, English politician
Gabriele Muccino
b. 1967
Gabriele Muccino, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
Timothy Olyphant
b. 1968
Timothy Olyphant, American actor and producer
Road Dogg
b. 1969
Road Dogg, American wrestler, producer, and soldier
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Terrell Brandon
b. 1970
Terrell Brandon, American basketball player
Louis Theroux
b. 1970
Louis Theroux, Singaporean-English journalist and producer
Šárka Kašpárková
b. 1971
Šárka Kašpárková, Czech triple jumper and coach
Tony Stewart
b. 1971
Tony Stewart, American race car driver
Michael Diamond (sport shooter)
b. 1972
Michael Diamond, Australian shooter
Christophe Dominici
b. 1972
Christophe Dominici, French rugby player
Busta Rhymes
b. 1972
Busta Rhymes, American rapper, producer, and actor
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Nathan Long (rugby league)
b. 1973
Nathan Long, Australian rugby league player
Allison Amend
b. 1974
Allison Amend, American novelist and short story writer
Juan Minujín
b. 1975
Juan Minujín, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter
Ramón Hernández
b. 1976
Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player
Tomoya Satozaki
b. 1976
Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
Matt Czuchry
b. 1977
Matt Czuchry, American actor
Leo Franco
b. 1977
Leo Franco, Argentinian footballer
Angela Goethals
b. 1977
Angela Goethals, American actress
Stirling Mortlock
b. 1977
Stirling Mortlock, Australian rugby player
Vesa Toskala
b. 1977
Vesa Toskala, Finnish ice hockey player
Hristos Banikas
b. 1978
Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player
Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová
b. 1978
Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová, Czech pole vaulter
Nils Schumann
b. 1978
Nils Schumann, German runner
Andrew Scheer
b. 1979
Andrew Scheer, Canadian politician, 35th Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
Jayson Werth
b. 1979
Jayson Werth, American baseball player
Austin Kearns
b. 1980
Austin Kearns, American baseball player
Kassim Osgood
b. 1980
Kassim Osgood, American football player
Iker Casillas
b. 1981
Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer
Rachel Platten
b. 1981
Rachel Platten, American singer and songwriter
Lindsay Taylor
b. 1981
Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player
Mark Winterbottom
b. 1981
Mark Winterbottom, Australian race car driver
Petr Čech
b. 1982
Petr Čech, Czech footballer
Imran Farhat
b. 1982
Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer
Jessica Raine
b. 1982
Jessica Raine, English actress
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Daniel Ribeiro
b. 1982
Daniel Ribeiro, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
Óscar Cardozo
b. 1983
Óscar Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer
Matt Langridge
b. 1983
Matt Langridge, English rower
Mauro Rafael da Silva
b. 1984
Mauro Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballer
Patrick Ewing, Jr.
b. 1984
Patrick Ewing, Jr., American basketball player
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Keith Grennan
b. 1984
Keith Grennan, American football player
Chris Froome
b. 1985
Chris Froome, Kenyan-English cyclist
Brendon Goddard
b. 1985
Brendon Goddard, Australian footballer
Dexter Blackstock
b. 1986
Dexter Blackstock, English footballer
Stéphane Mbia
b. 1986
Stéphane Mbia, Cameroonian footballer
Jiřina Svobodová
b. 1986
Jiřina Svobodová, Czech pole vaulter
Mike Havenaar
b. 1987
Mike Havenaar, Japanese footballer
Julian Wright
b. 1987
Julian Wright, American basketball player
Joel Moon
b. 1988
Joel Moon, Australian rugby league player
Siosia Vave
b. 1989
Siosia Vave, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
Bastian Baker
b. 1991
Bastian Baker, Swiss singer, songwriter, and performer
Emre Colak
b. 1991
Emre Colak, Turkish footballer
Cate Campbell
b. 1992
Cate Campbell, Australian swimmer
Jack Gleeson
b. 1992
Jack Gleeson, Irish actor
Enes Kanter
b. 1992
Enes Kanter, Turkish basketball player
Caroline Zhang
b. 1993
Caroline Zhang, American figure skater
Brian Kelly (rugby league)
b. 1996
Brian Kelly, Australian rugby league player
Jamie Chadwick
b. 1998
Jamie Chadwick, English race car driver
Nam Nguyen
b. 1998
Nam Nguyen, Canadian figure skater