People born on May 5 187
Afonso III of Portugal
b. 1210 – d. 1279
Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)
Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena
b. 1282 – d. 1322
Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena (d. 1322)
Preczlaw of Pogarell
b. 1310 – d. 1376
Preczlaw of Pogarell, Cardinal and Bishop of Wrocław (d. 1376)
Rupert of Germany
b. 1352 – d. 1410
Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (b. 1352)
Guru Amar Das
b. 1479 – d. 1574
Guru Amar Das, Indian 3rd Sikh Guru (d. 1574)
Stanislaus Hosius
b. 1504 – d. 1579
Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (b. 1504)
Gabriel, comte de Montgomery
b. 1530 – d. 1574
Gabriel, comte de Montgomery, captain of the Scottish Guard of Henry II of France (b. 1530)
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
b. 1542 – d. 1623
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (d. 1623)
John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg
b. 1582 – d. 1628
John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (1608-1628) (d. 1628)
Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné
b. 1684 – d. 1739
Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, French wife of Adrien Maurice de Noailles (d. 1739)
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
b. 1747 – d. 1792
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)
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Jean-Frédéric Edelmann
b. 1749 – d. 1794
Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French pianist and composer (d. 1794)
Robert Craufurd
b. 1764 – d. 1812
Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (d. 1812)
Louis Christophe François Hachette
b. 1800 – d. 1864
Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (b. 1800)
Søren Kierkegaard
b. 1813 – d. 1855
Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and author (d. 1855)
Karl Marx
b. 1818 – d. 1883
Karl Marx, German philosopher, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1883)
Eugénie de Montijo
b. 1826 – d. 1920
Eugénie de Montijo, French wife of Napoleon III (d. 1920)
John Batterson Stetson
b. 1830 – d. 1906
John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (d. 1906)
Hubert Howe Bancroft
b. 1832 – d. 1918
Hubert Howe Bancroft, American ethnologist and historian (d. 1918)
Ferdinand von Richthofen
b. 1833 – d. 1905
Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer and academic (d. 1905)
Viktor Hartmann
b. 1834 – d. 1873
Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (b. 1834)
William George Beers
b. 1843 – d. 1900
William George Beers, Canadian dentist and patriot (d. 1900)
Henryk Sienkiewicz
b. 1846 – d. 1916
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
John L. Leal
b. 1858 – d. 1914
John L. Leal, American physician (d. 1914)
Nellie Bly
b. 1864 – d. 1922
Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (d. 1922)
Helen Maud Merrill
b. 1865 – d. 1943
Helen Maud Merrill, American litterateur and poet (d. 1943)
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Thomas B. Thrige
b. 1866 – d. 1938
Thomas B. Thrige, Danish businessman (b. 1866)
Fabián de la Rosa
b. 1869 – d. 1937
Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter and educator (d. 1937)
Hans Pfitzner
b. 1869 – d. 1949
Hans Pfitzner, German composer and conductor (d. 1949)
Thomas Bavin
b. 1874 – d. 1941
Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1941)
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
b. 1883 – d. 1950
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (b. 1883)
Chief Bender
b. 1884 – d. 1954
Chief Bender, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1884)
Kingsley Fairbridge
b. 1885 – d. 1924
Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician (d. 1924)
Mervyn S. Bennion
b. 1887 – d. 1941
Mervyn S. Bennion, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1941)
Herbie Taylor
b. 1889 – d. 1973
Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1973)
Christopher Morley
b. 1890 – d. 1957
Christopher Morley, American journalist and author (d. 1957)
Dorothy Garrod
b. 1892 – d. 1968
Dorothy Garrod, British archaeologist (d. 1968)
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Elsie Eaves
b. 1898 – d. 1983
Elsie Eaves, American engineer (d. 1983)
Blind Willie McTell
b. 1898 – d. 1959
Blind Willie McTell, American Piedmont blues singer and guitar player (d. 1959)
Freeman Gosden
b. 1899 – d. 1982
Freeman Gosden, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)
Helen Redfield
b. 1900 – d. 1988
Helen Redfield, American geneticist (d. 1988) [1]
James Beard
b. 1903 – d. 1985
James Beard, American chef and author (d. 1985)
Floyd Gottfredson
b. 1905 – d. 1986
Floyd Gottfredson, American author and illustrator (b. 1905)
Charles Exbrayat
b. 1906 – d. 1989
Charles Exbrayat, French author and screenwriter (d. 1989)
Iryna Vilde
b. 1907 – d. 1982
Iryna Vilde, Ukrainian journalist and author (d. 1982)
Kurt Böhme
b. 1908 – d. 1989
Kurt Böhme, German opera singer (d. 1989)
Miklós Radnóti
b. 1909 – d. 1944
Miklós Radnóti, Hungarian poet and author (d. 1944)
Leo Lionni
b. 1910 – d. 1999
Leo Lionni, Dutch-American author and illustrator (b. 1910)
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Gilles Grangier
b. 1911 – d. 1996
Gilles Grangier, French director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
Andor Lilienthal
b. 1911 – d. 2010
Andor Lilienthal, Russian-Hungarian chess player (d. 2010)
Pritilata Waddedar
b. 1911 – d. 1932
Pritilata Waddedar, Indian educator and activist (d. 1932)
Duane Carter
b. 1913 – d. 1993
Duane Carter, American racing driver (b. 1913)
Tyrone Power
b. 1914 – d. 1958
Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
Alice Faye
b. 1915 – d. 1998
Alice Faye, American actress and singer (b. 1915)
Zail Singh
b. 1916 – d. 1987
Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (d. 1987)
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Pío Leyva
b. 1917 – d. 2006
Pío Leyva, Cuban singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
Egidio Galea
b. 1918 – d. 2005
Egidio Galea, Maltese Roman Catholic priest (d. 2005)
Georgios Papadopoulos
b. 1919 – d. 1999
Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
b. 1921 – d. 1999
Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
Irene Gut Opdyke
b. 1922 – d. 2003
Irene Gut Opdyke, Polish nurse and humanitarian (d. 2003)
William C. Campbell (golfer)
b. 1923 – d. 2013
William C. Campbell, American golfer (b. 1923)
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James Gilbert (producer)
b. 1923 – d. 2016
James Gilbert, Scottish television producer and director (d. 2016)
Richard Wollheim
b. 1923 – d. 2003
Richard Wollheim, English philosopher and academic (d. 2003)
Leo Ryan
b. 1925 – d. 1978
Leo Ryan, American soldier, educator, and politician (d. 1978)
Ann B. Davis
b. 1926 – d. 2014
Ann B. Davis, American actress (b. 1926)
Pat Carroll (actress)
b. 1927
Pat Carroll, American actress
Sylvia Fedoruk
b. 1927 – d. 2012
Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian physicist and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (b. 1927)
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Hans Abramson
b. 1930 – d. 2012
Hans Abramson, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
Greg (cartoonist)
b. 1931 – d. 1999
Greg, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1999)
Stan Goldberg
b. 1932 – d. 2014
Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (d. 2014)
Bob Said
b. 1932 – d. 2002
Bob Said, American race car driver and bobsled racer (d. 2002)
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Igor Kashkarov
b. 1933
Igor Kashkarov, Russian high jumper
Collie Smith
b. 1933 – d. 1959
Collie Smith, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1959)
Ace Cannon
b. 1934
Ace Cannon, American saxophonist
Victor Garland
b. 1934
Victor Garland, Australian accountant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs
Johnnie Taylor
b. 1934 – d. 2000
Johnnie Taylor, American vocalist (d. 2000)
Bernard Pivot
b. 1935
Bernard Pivot, French journalist, talk show host, and producer
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Robert Rehme
b. 1935
Robert Rehme, American film producer
Sandy Baron
b. 1936 – d. 2001
Sandy Baron, American actor and comedian (d. 2001)
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Patrick Gowers
b. 1936 – d. 2014
Patrick Gowers, English composer and educator (d. 2014)
Ervin Lázár
b. 1936 – d. 2006
Ervin Lázár, Hungarian author (d. 2006)
John Maxton
b. 1936
John Maxton, Scottish politician
Delia Derbyshire
b. 1937 – d. 2001
Delia Derbyshire, English keyboard player and composer (d. 2001)
Michael Murphy (actor)
b. 1938
Michael Murphy, American actor
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Bill Robertson (Louisiana politician)
b. 1938 – d. 2013
Bill Robertson, American businessman and politician (b. 1938)
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Barbara Wagner
b. 1938
Barbara Wagner, Canadian figure skater and coach
Ray Gosling
b. 1939 – d. 2013
Ray Gosling, English journalist, author, and activist (d. 2013)
Lance Henriksen
b. 1940
Lance Henriksen, American actor
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Michael Lindsay-Hogg
b. 1940
Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American director and producer
Alexander Ragulin
b. 1941 – d. 2004
Alexander Ragulin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
István Bujtor
b. 1942 – d. 2009
István Bujtor, Hungarian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
Jean Corston, Baroness Corston
b. 1942
Jean Corston, Baroness Corston, English lawyer and politician
Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon
b. 1942 – d. 2015
Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon, English politician (d. 2015)
Tammy Wynette
b. 1942 – d. 1998
Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)
Michael Palin
b. 1943
Michael Palin, English actor and screenwriter
Ignacio Ramonet
b. 1943
Ignacio Ramonet, Spanish journalist and author
Bo Larsson
b. 1944
Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer
John Rhys-Davies
b. 1944
John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter
Roger Rees
b. 1944 – d. 2015
Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (b. 1944)
Kurt Loder
b. 1945
Kurt Loder, American journalist, author, and critic
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Dianne Willcocks
b. 1945
Dianne Willcocks, English sociologist and academic
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Aydın Menderes
b. 1946 – d. 2011
Aydın Menderes, Turkish politician (d. 2011)
Bella van der Spiegel-Hage
b. 1948
Bella van der Spiegel-Hage, Dutch cyclist
Bill Ward (musician)
b. 1948
Bill Ward, English drummer and songwriter
Eppie Bleeker
b. 1949
Eppie Bleeker, Dutch speed skater
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Rex Caldwell
b. 1950
Rex Caldwell, American golfer
Maggie MacNeal
b. 1950
Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer
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Rudolf Finsterer
b. 1951
Rudolf Finsterer, German rugby player and coach
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Toomas Vilosius
b. 1951
Toomas Vilosius, Estonian physician and politician, 2nd Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia
Jorge Llopart
b. 1952
Jorge Llopart, Spanish race walker
Willem Witteveen
b. 1952
Jon Butcher
b. 1955
Jon Butcher, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and freelance multimedia producer
Steve Scott (athlete)
b. 1956
Steve Scott, American runner and coach
Richard E. Grant
b. 1957
Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter
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Peter Howitt
b. 1957
Peter Howitt, English actor, director, and screenwriter
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Aad van Mil
b. 1957
Aad van Mil, Dutch water polo player
Ron Arad (pilot)
b. 1958 – d. 1986
Ron Arad, Israeli colonel and pilot (d. 1986)
Robert DiPierdomenico
b. 1958
Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian footballer and sportscaster
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Vanessa Downing
b. 1958
Vanessa Downing, Australian actress
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Jack Wishna
b. 1958 – d. 2012
Jack Wishna, American businessman, co-founded Rockcityclub (d. 2012)
Bobby Ellsworth
b. 1959
Bobby Ellsworth, American singer and bass player
Ian McCulloch (singer)
b. 1959
Ian McCulloch, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steve Stevens
b. 1959
Steve Stevens, American guitarist and songwriter
Brian Williams
b. 1959
Brian Williams, American journalist
Doug Hawkins
b. 1960
Doug Hawkins, Australian footballer and sportscaster
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Marg Downey
b. 1961
Marg Downey, Australian actress
Hiroshi Hase
b. 1961
Hiroshi Hase, Japanese wrestler and politician
Rob Williams (basketball)
b. 1961 – d. 2014
Rob Williams, American basketball player (d. 2014)
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Kaoru Wada
b. 1962
Kaoru Wada, Japanese composer and conductor
James LaBrie
b. 1963
James LaBrie, Canadian singer-songwriter
Simon Rimmer
b. 1963
Simon Rimmer, English chef and author
Scott Westerfeld
b. 1963
Scott Westerfeld, American author and composer
Jean-François Copé
b. 1964
Jean-François Copé, French politician, French Minister of Budget
Heike Henkel
b. 1964
Heike Henkel, German high jumper
Don Payne (writer)
b. 1964 – d. 2013
Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
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Minami Takayama
b. 1964
Minami Takayama, Japanese voice actress and singer
Glenn Seton
b. 1965
Glenn Seton, Australian race car driver
Shawn Drover
b. 1966
Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer
Sergei Stanishev
b. 1966
Sergei Stanishev, Bulgarian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Josh Weinstein
b. 1966
Josh Weinstein, American screenwriter and producer
Adam Hughes
b. 1967
Adam Hughes, American author and illustrator
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Alexis Sinduhije
b. 1967
Alexis Sinduhije, Burundian journalist and politician
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Pieter Muller
b. 1969
Pieter Muller, South African rugby player
Kyan Douglas
b. 1970
Kyan Douglas, American television host and author
LaPhonso Ellis
b. 1970
LaPhonso Ellis, American basketball player
Todd Newton
b. 1970
Todd Newton, American Game Show Host
Harold Miner
b. 1971
Harold Miner, American basketball player
Mike Redmond
b. 1971
Mike Redmond, American baseball player and manager
James Cracknell
b. 1972
James Cracknell, English rower
Žigmund Pálffy
b. 1972
Žigmund Pálffy, Slovakian ice hockey player
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Mikael Renberg
b. 1972
Mikael Renberg, Swedish ice hockey player
Meb Keflezighi
b. 1975
Meb Keflezighi, American runner
Dieter Brummer
b. 1976
Dieter Brummer, Australian actor
Jean-François Dumoulin
b. 1976
Jean-François Dumoulin, Canadian race car driver
Anastasios Pantos
b. 1976
Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
Juan Pablo Sorín
b. 1976
Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentinian footballer and sportscaster
Sage Stallone
b. 1976 – d. 2012
Sage Stallone, American actor (d. 2012)
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Morgan Pehme
b. 1978
Morgan Pehme, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Yossi Benayoun
b. 1980
Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer
Hank Green
b. 1980
Hank Green, American entrepreneur, educator, and vlogger
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DerMarr Johnson
b. 1980
DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player
Craig David
b. 1981
Craig David, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer
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Ferrie Bodde
b. 1982
Ferrie Bodde, Dutch footballer
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Wouter D'Haene
b. 1982
Wouter D'Haene, Belgian sprinter
Randall Gay
b. 1982
Randall Gay, American football player
Corey Parker (rugby league)
b. 1982
Corey Parker, Australian rugby league footballer
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James Anyon
b. 1983
James Anyon, English cricketer
Henry Cavill
b. 1983
Henry Cavill, English actor
Mabel Gay
b. 1983
Mabel Gay, Cuban triple jumper
Annie Villeneuve
b. 1983
Annie Villeneuve, Canadian singer-songwriter
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Scott Ware
b. 1983
Scott Ware, American football player
Wade MacNeil
b. 1984
Wade MacNeil, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Christian Valdez
b. 1984
Christian Valdez, Mexican footballer
Shoko Nakagawa
b. 1985
Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress and singer
Emanuele Giaccherini
b. 1985
Emanuele Giaccherini, Italian footballer
Tsepo Masilela
b. 1985
Tsepo Masilela, South African footballer
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Marcos Rogério Oliveira Duarte
b. 1985
Marcos Rogério Oliveira Duarte, Brazilian footballer
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Terrence Wheatley
b. 1985
Terrence Wheatley, American football player
Graham Dorrans
b. 1987
Graham Dorrans, Scottish footballer
Adele
b. 1988
Adele, English singer-songwriter
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Mervyn Westfield
b. 1988
Mervyn Westfield, English cricketer
Chris Brown
b. 1989
Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
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Xenofon Fetsis
b. 1991
Xenofon Fetsis, Greek footballer
Raúl Jiménez
b. 1991
Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer
Loïck Landre
b. 1992
Loïck Landre, French footballer
Isaac Heeney
b. 1996
Isaac Heeney, Australian footballer
Nathan Chen
b. 1999
Nathan Chen, American figure skater