People born on May 25 215
Emperor Shenzong of Song
b. 1048 – d. 1085
Emperor Shenzong of Song (d. 1085)
Toghon Temür
b. 1320 – d. 1370
Toghon Temür, Mongolian emperor (d. 1370)
Emperor Sukō
b. 1334 – d. 1398
Emperor Sukō of Japan (d. 1398)
Catherine of Cleves (1417-1479)
b. 1417 – d. 1479
Catherine of Cleves, Duchess consort regent of Guelders (d. 1479)
Camillus de Lellis
b. 1550 – d. 1614
Camillus de Lellis, Italian priest and saint (b. 1550)
Charles Garnier (missionary)
b. 1606 – d. 1649
Charles Garnier, French missionary and saint (d. 1649)
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Claude Buffier
b. 1661 – d. 1737
Claude Buffier, Polish-French historian and philosopher (d. 1737)
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
b. 1713 – d. 1792
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792)
Samuel Ward (American statesman)
b. 1725 – d. 1776
Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island (d. 1776)
Philip Pendleton Barbour
b. 1783 – d. 1841
Philip Pendleton Barbour, American farmer and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1841)
Minh Mạng
b. 1791 – d. 1841
Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1841)
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
b. 1803 – d. 1873
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1873)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
b. 1803 – d. 1882
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (d. 1882)
Jacob Burckhardt
b. 1818 – d. 1897
Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (b. 1818)
Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville
b. 1818 – d. 1882
Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville, French essayist and biographer (d. 1882)
Robert Williams (Trebor Mai)
b. 1830 – d. 1877
Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai), Welsh poet (b. 1830)
Naim Frashëri
b. 1846 – d. 1900
Naim Frashëri, Albanian-Turkish poet and translator (d. 1900)
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Johann Baptist Singenberger
b. 1848 – d. 1924
Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, educator, and publisher (d. 1924)
William Muldoon
b. 1852 – d. 1933
William Muldoon, American wrestler (b. 1852)
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
b. 1856 – d. 1942
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general (b. 1856)
James McKeen Cattell
b. 1860 – d. 1944
James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (d. 1944)
John Mott
b. 1865 – d. 1955
John Mott, American evangelist and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
Pieter Zeeman
b. 1865 – d. 1943
Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
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Anders Peter Nielsen
b. 1867 – d. 1950
Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (d. 1950)
Robbie Ross
b. 1869 – d. 1918
Robbie Ross, Canadian journalist and art critic (d. 1918)
Mathilde Verne
b. 1869 – d. 1936
Mathilde Verne, English pianist and educator (d. 1936)
Bill Robinson
b. 1878 – d. 1949
Bill Robinson, American actor and dancer (d. 1949)
Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook
b. 1879 – d. 1964
Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1964)
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William Stickney
b. 1879 – d. 1944
William Stickney, American golfer (d. 1944)
Jean Alexandre Barré
b. 1880 – d. 1967
Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist and academic (d. 1967)
Marie Doro
b. 1882 – d. 1956
Marie Doro, American actress (b. 1882)
Carl Johan Lind
b. 1883 – d. 1965
Carl Johan Lind, Swedish hammer thrower (d. 1965)
Rash Behari Bose
b. 1886 – d. 1945
Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (d. 1945)
Philip Murray
b. 1886 – d. 1952
Philip Murray, Scottish-American miner and labor leader (d. 1952)
Pio of Pietrelcina
b. 1887 – d. 1968
Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian priest and saint (b. 1887)
Miles Malleson
b. 1888 – d. 1969
Miles Malleson, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1969)
Günther Lütjens
b. 1889 – d. 1941
Günther Lütjens, German admiral (b. 1889)
Igor Sikorsky
b. 1889 – d. 1972
Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (d. 1972)
Ernest Stoneman
b. 1893 – d. 1968
Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, American country musician (d. 1968)
Alan Kippax
b. 1897 – d. 1972
Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer and businessman (b. 1897)
Gene Tunney
b. 1897 – d. 1978
Gene Tunney, American boxer and soldier (d. 1978)
Bennett Cerf
b. 1898 – d. 1971
Bennett Cerf, American publisher, co-founded Random House (b. 1898)
Kazi Nazrul Islam
b. 1899 – d. 1976
Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, author, and flute player (d. 1976)
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Alain Grandbois
b. 1900 – d. 1975
Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet and author (d. 1975)
U Nu
b. 1907 – d. 1995
U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (d. 1995)
Theodore Roethke
b. 1908 – d. 1963
Theodore Roethke, American poet (b. 1908)
Alfred Kubel
b. 1909 – d. 1999
Alfred Kubel, German politician, 5th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (d. 1999)
Dean Rockwell
b. 1912 – d. 2005
Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (b. 1912)
Heinrich Bär
b. 1913 – d. 1957
Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (d. 1957)
Richard Dimbleby
b. 1913 – d. 1965
Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and producer (d. 1965)
Brian Dickson
b. 1916 – d. 1998
Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1998)
Giuseppe Tosi
b. 1916 – d. 1981
Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (d. 1981)
Steve Cochran
b. 1917 – d. 1965
Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor (d. 1965)
Theodore Hesburgh
b. 1917 – d. 2015
Theodore Hesburgh, American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015)
Arthur Wint
b. 1920 – d. 1992
Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner and diplomat (d. 1992)
Hal David
b. 1921 – d. 2012
Hal David, American songwriter and composer (b. 1921)
Kitty Kallen
b. 1921 – d. 2016
Kitty Kallen, American singer (d. 2016)
Jack Steinberger
b. 1921
Jack Steinberger, German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Enrico Berlinguer
b. 1922 – d. 1984
Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (b. 1922)
István Nyers
b. 1924 – d. 2005
István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (d. 2005)
Rosario Castellanos
b. 1925 – d. 1974
Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet and author (b. 1925)
Jeanne Crain
b. 1925 – d. 2003
Jeanne Crain, American actress (d. 2003)
Eldon Griffiths
b. 1925 – d. 2014
Eldon Griffiths, English journalist and politician (d. 2014)
Don Liddle
b. 1925 – d. 2000
Don Liddle, American baseball player (b. 1925)
Claude Pinoteau
b. 1925 – d. 2012
Claude Pinoteau, French director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
Claude Akins
b. 1926 – d. 1994
Claude Akins, American actor (d. 1994)
William Bowyer (artist)
b. 1926 – d. 2015
William Bowyer, English painter and academic (d. 2015)
Phyllis Gotlieb
b. 1926 – d. 2009
Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (d. 2009)
David Wynne (sculptor)
b. 1926 – d. 2014
David Wynne, English sculptor and painter (d. 2014)
Robert Ludlum
b. 1927 – d. 2001
Robert Ludlum, American soldier and author (d. 2001)
Norman Petty
b. 1927 – d. 1984
Norman Petty, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1984)
Beverly Sills
b. 1929 – d. 2007
Beverly Sills, American operatic soprano and television personality (b. 1929)
Herb Gray
b. 1931 – d. 2014
Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2014)
Georgy Grechko
b. 1931
Georgy Grechko, Russian engineer and astronaut
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Irwin Winkler
b. 1931
Irwin Winkler, American director and producer
John Gregory Dunne
b. 1932 – d. 2003
John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2003)
K. C. Jones
b. 1932
K. C. Jones, American basketball player and coach
Sarah Marshall (British actress)
b. 1933 – d. 2014
Sarah Marshall, English-American actress (d. 2014)
Basdeo Panday
b. 1933
Basdeo Panday, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
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Ray Spencer
b. 1933
Ray Spencer, English footballer
Jógvan Sundstein
b. 1933
Jógvan Sundstein, Faroese accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
John Ffowcs Williams
b. 1935
John Ffowcs Williams, Welsh engineer and academic
Cookie Gilchrist
b. 1935 – d. 2011
Cookie Gilchrist, American football player (d. 2011)
W. P. Kinsella
b. 1935 – d. 2016
W. P. Kinsella, American novelist (b. 1935)
Victoria Shaw (actress)
b. 1935 – d. 1988
Victoria Shaw, Australian-American actress (b. 1935)
Tom T. Hall
b. 1936
Tom T. Hall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Rusi Surti
b. 1936 – d. 2013
Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (d. 2013)
Tom Phillips (artist)
b. 1937
Tom Phillips, English painter and academic
Raymond Carver
b. 1938 – d. 1988
Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (b. 1938)
Margaret Forster
b. 1938 – d. 2016
Margaret Forster, English historian, author, and critic (d. 2016)
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Geoffrey Robinson
b. 1938
Geoffrey Robinson, English businessman and politician
Dixie Carter
b. 1939 – d. 2010
Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (d. 2010)
Ian McKellen
b. 1939
Ian McKellen, English actor
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Nobuyoshi Araki
b. 1940
Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese photographer
Vladimir Voronin
b. 1941
Vladimir Voronin, Moldovan economist and politician, 3rd President of Moldova
Jessi Colter
b. 1943
Jessi Colter, American singer-songwriter and pianist
John Palmer (musician)
b. 1943
John Palmer, English keyboard player
Leslie Uggams
b. 1943
Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer
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Digby Anderson
b. 1944
Digby Anderson, English journalist and philosopher
Pierre Bachelet
b. 1944 – d. 2005
Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
Charlie Harper (singer)
b. 1944
Charlie Harper, English singer-songwriter and producer
Robert MacPherson (mathematician)
b. 1944
Robert MacPherson, American mathematician and academic
Frank Oz
b. 1944
Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor
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Chris Ralston
b. 1944
Chris Ralston, English rugby player
Bill Adam
b. 1946
Bill Adam, Scottish-Canadian race car driver
David A. Hargrave
b. 1946 – d. 1988
David A. Hargrave, American game designer, created Arduin (d. 1988)
Karen Valentine
b. 1947
Karen Valentine, American actress
Catherine G. Wolf
b. 1947
Catherine G. Wolf, American psychologist and computer scientist
Bülent Arınç
b. 1948
Bülent Arınç, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
Marianne Elliott
b. 1948
Marianne Elliott, Northern Irish historian, author, and academic
Klaus Meine
b. 1948
Klaus Meine, German rock singer-songwriter
Jamaica Kincaid
b. 1949
Jamaica Kincaid, Antiguan-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
Barry Windsor-Smith
b. 1949
Barry Windsor-Smith, English painter and illustrator
Robby Steinhardt
b. 1950
Robby Steinhardt, American rock violinist and singer
Bob Gale
b. 1951
Bob Gale, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Jeffrey Bewkes
b. 1952
Jeffrey Bewkes, American businessman
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Nick Fotiu
b. 1952
Nick Fotiu, American ice hockey player and coach
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David Jenkins (athlete)
b. 1952
David Jenkins, Trinidadian-Scottish runner
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Al Sarrantonio
b. 1952
Al Sarrantonio, American author and publisher
Gordon H. Smith
b. 1952
Gordon H. Smith, American businessman and politician
Eve Ensler
b. 1953
Eve Ensler, American playwright and producer
Daniel Passarella
b. 1953
Daniel Passarella, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
Stan Sakai
b. 1953
Stan Sakai, Japanese-American author and illustrator
Murali (Malayalam actor)
b. 1954 – d. 2009
Murali, Indian actor, producer, and politician (d. 2009)
Alistair Burt
b. 1955
Alistair Burt, English lawyer and politician
Stavros Arnaoutakis
b. 1956
Stavros Arnaoutakis, Greek politician
Larry Hogan
b. 1956
Larry Hogan, American politician, 62nd Governor of Maryland
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David P. Sartor
b. 1956
David P. Sartor, American composer and conductor
Alastair Campbell
b. 1957
Alastair Campbell, English journalist and author
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Edward Lee (writer)
b. 1957
Edward Lee, American author
Robert Picard
b. 1957
Robert Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
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Dorothy Straight
b. 1958
Dorothy Straight, American children's author
Paul Weller
b. 1958
Paul Weller, English singer, songwriter and musician
Julian Clary
b. 1959
Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, and author
Manolis Kefalogiannis
b. 1959
Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician
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Rick Wamsley
b. 1959
Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Amy Klobuchar
b. 1960
Amy Klobuchar, American lawyer and politician
Anthea Turner
b. 1960
Anthea Turner, English journalist and television host
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Ric Nattress
b. 1962
Ric Nattress, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
George Hickenlooper
b. 1963 – d. 2010
George Hickenlooper, American director and producer (d. 2010)
Mike Myers
b. 1963
Mike Myers, Canadian-American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
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David Shaw (ice hockey)
b. 1964
David Shaw, Canadian-American ice hockey player
Yahya Jammeh
b. 1965
Yahya Jammeh, Gambian colonel and politician, President of the Gambia
Mark Rosewater
b. 1967
Mark Rosewater, Head designer of Magic: the Gathering
Kendall Gill
b. 1968
Kendall Gill, American basketball player, boxer, and sportscaster
Glen Drover
b. 1969
Glen Drover, Canadian guitarist and songwriter
Anne Heche
b. 1969
Anne Heche, American actress
Stacy London
b. 1969
Stacy London, American journalist and author
Robert Croft
b. 1970
Robert Croft, Welsh-English cricketer and sportscaster
Jamie Kennedy
b. 1970
Jamie Kennedy, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Stefano Baldini
b. 1971
Stefano Baldini, Italian runner
Marco Cappato
b. 1971
Marco Cappato, Italian politician
Karan Johar
b. 1972
Karan Johar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Octavia Spencer
b. 1972
Octavia Spencer, American actress and author
Daz Dillinger
b. 1973
Daz Dillinger, American rapper and producer
Molly Sims
b. 1973
Molly Sims, American model and actress
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Dougie Freedman
b. 1974
Dougie Freedman, Scottish footballer and manager
Frank Klepacki
b. 1974
Frank Klepacki, American drummer and composer
Miguel Tejada
b. 1974
Miguel Tejada, Dominican-American baseball player
Blaise Nkufo
b. 1975
Blaise Nkufo, Congolese-Swiss footballer
Stefan Holm
b. 1976
Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper
Cillian Murphy
b. 1976
Cillian Murphy, Irish actor
Erki Pütsep
b. 1976
Erki Pütsep, Estonian cyclist
Ethan Suplee
b. 1976
Ethan Suplee, American actor
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Miguel Zepeda
b. 1976
Miguel Zepeda, Mexican footballer
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Andre Anis
b. 1977
Andre Anis, Estonian footballer
Alberto Del Rio
b. 1977
Alberto Del Rio, Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler
Adam Gontier
b. 1978
Adam Gontier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Brian Urlacher
b. 1978
Brian Urlacher, American football player
Carlos Bocanegra
b. 1979
Carlos Bocanegra, American soccer player
Sayed Moawad
b. 1979
Sayed Moawad, Egyptian footballer
Caroline Ouellette
b. 1979
Caroline Ouellette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Sam Sodje
b. 1979
Sam Sodje, English-Nigerian footballer
Jonny Wilkinson
b. 1979
Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player
Chris Young (pitcher)
b. 1979
Chris Young, American baseball pitcher
Joe King (guitarist)
b. 1980
Joe King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
David Navarro (footballer)
b. 1980
David Navarro, Spanish footballer
Michalis Pelekanos
b. 1981
Michalis Pelekanos, Greek basketball player
Matt Utai
b. 1981
Matt Utai, New Zealand rugby league player
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Adam Boyd
b. 1982
Adam Boyd, English footballer
Daniel Braaten
b. 1982
Daniel Braaten, Norwegian footballer
Ryan Gallant
b. 1982
Ryan Gallant, American skateboarder
Roger Guerreiro
b. 1982
Roger Guerreiro, Polish footballer
Justin Hodges
b. 1982
Justin Hodges, Australian rugby league player
Ezekiel Kemboi
b. 1982
Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenyan runner
Jason Kubel
b. 1982
Jason Kubel, American baseball player
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Stacey Pensgen
b. 1982
Stacey Pensgen, American figure skater and meteorologist
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Luke Webster
b. 1982
Luke Webster, Australian footballer
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Tiago Cardoso Fonseca (page does not exist)
b. 1983
Tiago Cardoso Fonseca Brazilian footballer
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Aleksandr Petrov (ice hockey)
b. 1983
Aleksandr Petrov, Estonian ice hockey player
Luke Ball
b. 1984
Luke Ball, Australian footballer
Kyle Brodziak
b. 1984
Kyle Brodziak, Canadian ice hockey player
A. J. Foyt IV
b. 1984
A. J. Foyt IV, American race car driver
Shawne Merriman
b. 1984
Shawne Merriman, American football player
Luciana Abreu
b. 1985
Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress
Demba Ba
b. 1985
Demba Ba, French footballer
Gert Kams
b. 1985
Gert Kams, Estonian footballer
Roman Reigns
b. 1985
Roman Reigns, American football player and wrestler
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Edewin Fanini
b. 1986
Edewin Fanini, Brazilian footballer
Yoan Gouffran
b. 1986
Yoan Gouffran, French footballer
Neon Hitch
b. 1986
Neon Hitch, English singer-songwriter
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Takahiro Hōjō
b. 1986
Takahiro Hōjō, Japanese actor and musician
Geraint Thomas
b. 1986
Geraint Thomas, Welsh cyclist
Juri Ueno
b. 1986
Juri Ueno, Japanese actress
Timothy Derijck
b. 1987
Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer
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Yves De Winter
b. 1987
Yves De Winter, Belgian footballer
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Moritz Stehling
b. 1987
Moritz Stehling, German footballer
Kamil Stoch
b. 1987
Kamil Stoch, Polish ski jumper
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Dávid Škutka
b. 1988
Dávid Škutka, Slovak footballer
Bo Dallas
b. 1990
Bo Dallas, American wrestler
Nikita Filatov
b. 1990
Nikita Filatov, Russian ice hockey player
James Porter (cricketer, born 1993)
b. 1993
James Porter, English cricketer
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Matt Murray (ice hockey)
b. 1994
Matt Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
Aly Raisman
b. 1994
Aly Raisman, American gymnast
David Pastrňák
b. 1996
David Pastrňák, Czech ice hockey player