People born on May 7 191
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg
b. 1328 – d. 1365
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)
John III of the Palatinate
b. 1488 – d. 1538
John III of the Palatinate, archbishop of Regensburg (d. 1538)
Louis, Prince of Condé (1530-1569)
b. 1530 – d. 1569
Louis, Prince of Condé (d. 1569)
Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
b. 1553 – d. 1618
Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (d. 1618)
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
b. 1605 – d. 1681
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (d. 1681)
Stephanus Van Cortlandt
b. 1643 – d. 1700
Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 10th Mayor of New York City (d. 1700)
Gerard van Swieten
b. 1700 – d. 1772
Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician and reformer (b. 1700)
Carl Heinrich Graun
b. 1704 – d. 1759
Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor and composer (b. 1704)
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
b. 1724 – d. 1797
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (b. 1724)
Nikolai Arkharov
b. 1740 – d. 1814
Nikolai Arkharov, Russian police officer and general (d. 1814)
Olympe de Gouges
b. 1748 – d. 1793
Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and philosopher (d. 1793)
Józef Poniatowski
b. 1763 – d. 1813
Józef Poniatowski, Polish general (d. 1813)
Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia
b. 1767 – d. 1820
Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (d. 1820)
William Bainbridge
b. 1774 – d. 1833
William Bainbridge, American commodore (d. 1833)
Jacques Viger (1787-1858)
b. 1787 – d. 1858
Jacques Viger, Canadian archaeologist and politician, 1st mayor of Montreal (d. 1858)
Robert Browning
b. 1812 – d. 1889
Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (d. 1889)
Johannes Brahms
b. 1833 – d. 1897
Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (d. 1897)
Joseph Gurney Cannon
b. 1836 – d. 1926
Joseph Gurney Cannon, American lawyer and politician, 40th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1926)
Karl Mauch
b. 1837 – d. 1875
Karl Mauch, German geographer and explorer (d. 1875)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
b. 1840 – d. 1893
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer and educator (d. 1893)
Mary Eliza Mahoney
b. 1845 – d. 1926
Mary Eliza Mahoney, African American nurse and activist (d. 1926)
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
b. 1847 – d. 1929
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1847)
William A. MacCorkle
b. 1857 – d. 1930
William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)
Tom Norman
b. 1860 – d. 1930
Tom Norman, English businessman and showman (b. 1860)
Rabindranath Tagore
b. 1861 – d. 1941
Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
Władysław Reymont
b. 1867 – d. 1925
Władysław Reymont, Polish novelist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1925)
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William Hoyt (athlete)
b. 1875 – d. 1951
Bill Hoyt, American pole vaulter (d. 1951)
Pandurang Vaman Kane
b. 1880 – d. 1972
Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee (b. 1880)
George E. Wiley
b. 1881 – d. 1954
George E. Wiley, American cyclist (d. 1954)
Willem Elsschot
b. 1882 – d. 1960
Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)
George "Gabby" Hayes
b. 1885 – d. 1969
George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor (d. 1969)
Viktor Puskar
b. 1889 – d. 1943
Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (d. 1943)
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Harry McShane
b. 1891 – d. 1988
Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist (d. 1988)
Archibald MacLeish
b. 1892 – d. 1982
Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (d. 1982)
Josip Broz Tito
b. 1892 – d. 1980
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (d. 1980)
Frank J. Selke
b. 1893 – d. 1985
Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1893)
Kathleen McKane Godfree
b. 1896 – d. 1992
Kathleen McKane Godfree, English tennis and badminton player (d. 1992)
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Alfred Gerrard
b. 1899 – d. 1998
Alfred Gerrard, English sculptor and academic (b. 1899)
Gary Cooper
b. 1901 – d. 1961
Gary Cooper, American actor (b. 1901)
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Jimmy Ball
b. 1903 – d. 1988
Jimmy Ball, Canadian sprinter (d. 1988)
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Kurt Weitzmann
b. 1904 – d. 1993
Kurt Weitzmann, German-American historian and author (d. 1993)
Eric Krenz
b. 1906 – d. 1931
Eric Krenz, American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1931)
Edwin H. Land
b. 1909 – d. 1991
Edwin H. Land, American scientist and inventor, co-founded the Polaroid Corporation (d. 1991)
Ishirō Honda
b. 1911 – d. 1993
Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
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Rıfat Ilgaz
b. 1911 – d. 1993
Rıfat Ilgaz, Turkish author, poet, and educator (b. 1911)
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Pannalal Patel
b. 1912 – d. 1989
Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989)
John Spencer Hardy
b. 1913 – d. 2012
John Spencer Hardy, American general (d. 2012)
Simon Ramo
b. 1913 – d. 2016
Simon Ramo, American physicist and engineer (d. 2016)
Arthur Snelling
b. 1914 – d. 1996
Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to South Africa (b. 1914)
Huw Wheldon
b. 1916 – d. 1986
Huw Wheldon, Welsh-English broadcaster (d. 1986)
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W. B. Young
b. 1916 – d. 2013
W. B. Young, Scottish rugby player and physician (d. 2013)
Domenico Bartolucci
b. 1917 – d. 2013
Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (d. 2013)
Lenox Hewitt
b. 1917
Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant
David Tomlinson (actor)
b. 1917 – d. 2000
David Tomlinson, English actor (d. 2000)
Eva Perón
b. 1919 – d. 1952
Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (b. 1919)
Rendra Karno
b. 1920 – d. 1985
Rendra Karno, Indonesian actor (d. 1985)
Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs
b. 1921 – d. 2016
Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs, English historian and academic (d. 2016)
Gaston Rébuffat
b. 1921 – d. 1985
Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (b. 1921)
Darren McGavin
b. 1922 – d. 2006
Darren McGavin, American actor and director (d. 2006)
Joe O'Donnell (photojournalist)
b. 1922 – d. 2007
Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (b. 1922)
Anne Baxter
b. 1923 – d. 1985
Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985)
Jim Lowe
b. 1923 – d. 2016
Jim Lowe, American singer-songwriter, disc jockey, and radio host (d. 2016)
Bülent Ulusu
b. 1923 – d. 2015
Bülent Ulusu, Turkish admiral and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2015)
Albert Band
b. 1924 – d. 2002
Albert Band, French-American director and producer (d. 2002)
Lauri Vaska
b. 1925 – d. 2015
Lauri Vaska, Estonian-American chemist and academic (d. 2015)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
b. 1927 – d. 2013
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
Dick Williams
b. 1929 – d. 2011
Dick Williams, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
Totie Fields
b. 1930 – d. 1978
Totie Fields, American comedian and author (d. 1978)
Babe Parilli
b. 1930
Babe Parilli, American football player and coach
John Smith, Baron Kirkhill
b. 1930
John Smith, Baron Kirkhill, English politician
Teresa Brewer
b. 1931 – d. 2007
Teresa Brewer, American singer (d. 2007)
Gene Wolfe
b. 1931
Gene Wolfe, American author
Jordi Bonet
b. 1932 – d. 1979
Jordi Bonet, Spanish-Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 1979)
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Alan Cuthbert
b. 1932
Alan Cuthbert, English pharmacologist and academic
Pete Domenici
b. 1932
Pete Domenici, American lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Albuquerque
Johnny Unitas
b. 1933 – d. 2002
Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1933)
Avraham Heffner
b. 1935 – d. 2014
Avraham Heffner, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
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Michael Hopkins (architect)
b. 1935
Michael Hopkins, English architect
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Robin Hanbury-Tenison
b. 1936
Robin Hanbury-Tenison, English explorer and author
Tony O'Reilly
b. 1936
Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman
Jimmy Ruffin
b. 1936 – d. 2014
Jimmy Ruffin, American soul singer (d. 2014)
Claude Raymond (baseball)
b. 1937
Claude Raymond, Canadian baseball player and coach
Sidney Altman
b. 1939
Sidney Altman, Canadian-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Ruggero Deodato
b. 1939
Ruggero Deodato, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter
Ruud Lubbers
b. 1939
Ruud Lubbers, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Johnny Maestro
b. 1939 – d. 2010
Johnny Maestro, American pop/doo-wop singer (d. 2010)
Clive Soley, Baron Soley
b. 1939
Clive Soley, Baron Soley, English politician
Angela Carter
b. 1940 – d. 1992
Angela Carter, English English novelist, short story writer (d. 1992)
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Dave Chambers
b. 1940
Dave Chambers, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Lawrence Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury
b. 1941
Lawrence Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury, English lawyer and judge
Terry Allen (artist)
b. 1943
Terry Allen, American singer and painter
Harvey Andrews
b. 1943
Harvey Andrews, English singer-songwriter and poet
John Bannon
b. 1943 – d. 2015
John Bannon, Australian academic and politician, 39th Premier of South Australia (d. 2015)
Peter Carey (novelist)
b. 1943
Peter Carey, Australian novelist and short story writer
Christy Moore
b. 1945
Christy Moore, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Robin Strasser
b. 1945
Robin Strasser, American actress
Thelma Houston
b. 1946
Thelma Houston, American R&B/disco singer and actress
Marv Hubbard
b. 1946 – d. 2015
Marv Hubbard, American football player (d. 2015)
Bill Kreutzmann
b. 1946
Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (The Grateful Dead)
Michael Rosen
b. 1946
Michael Rosen, English author and poet
Brian Turner (chef)
b. 1946
Brian Turner, English chef and television host
Kathy Ahern
b. 1949 – d. 1996
Kathy Ahern, American golfer (d. 1996)
Deborah Butterfield
b. 1949
Deborah Butterfield, American sculptor
John Coates (sports administrator)
b. 1950
John Dowling Coates, Australian lawyer, sports administrator and businessman
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Randall "Tex" Cobb
b. 1950
Randall "Tex" Cobb, American boxer and actor
Prairie Prince
b. 1950
Prairie Prince, American rock drummer and graphic artist
Tim Russert
b. 1950 – d. 2008
Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (b. 1950)
Bernie Marsden
b. 1951
Bernie Marsden, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Stanley Dickens
b. 1952
Stanley Dickens, Swedish race car driver
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Pat McInally
b. 1953
Pat McInally, American football player and coach
Ian McKay
b. 1953 – d. 1982
Ian McKay, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1953)
Philippe Geluck
b. 1954
Philippe Geluck, Belgian cartoonist
Joanna Haigh
b. 1954
Joanna Haigh, English meteorologist and physicist
Amy Heckerling
b. 1954
Amy Heckerling, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Clément Gignac
b. 1955
Clément Gignac, Canadian politician
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Ben Poquette
b. 1955
Ben Poquette, American basketball player
Axel Zwingenberger
b. 1955
Axel Zwingenberger, German pianist and songwriter
Jan Peter Balkenende
b. 1956
Jan Peter Balkenende, Dutch jurist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Anne Dudley
b. 1956
Anne Dudley, English pianist and composer
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Nicholas Hytner
b. 1956
Nicholas Hytner, English director and producer
Jean Lapierre
b. 1956
Jean Lapierre, Canadian talk show host and politician
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Calum MacDonald (politician)
b. 1956
Calum MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician
Kristina M. Johnson
b. 1957
Kristina M. Johnson, American business executive, engineer, academic and government official
Mikhail Biryukov (footballer, born 1958)
b. 1958
Mikhail Biryukov, Russian footballer and manager
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Mark G. Kuzyk
b. 1958
Mark G. Kuzyk, American physicist and academic
Anne Marie Rafferty
b. 1958
Anne Marie Rafferty, English nurse and academic
Michael E. Knight
b. 1959
Michael E. Knight, American actor
Heiki Valk
b. 1959
Heiki Valk, Estonian archeologist and academic
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Adam Bernstein
b. 1960
Adam Bernstein, American director and screenwriter
Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham
b. 1960
Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, Iraqi-English surgeon and academic
Almudena Grandes
b. 1960
Almudena Grandes, Spanish author
Hans-Peter Bartels
b. 1961
Hans-Peter Bartels, German politician
Sue Black (forensic anthropologist)
b. 1961
Sue Black, Scottish anthropologist and academic
Ivar Must
b. 1961
Ivar Must, Estonian composer and producer
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Tony Campbell
b. 1962
Tony Campbell, American basketball player and coach
Judith Donath
b. 1962
Judith Donath, American computer scientist and academic
Johnny Lee Middleton
b. 1963
Johnny Lee Middleton, American bass player and songwriter
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Ronnie Harmon
b. 1964
Ronnie Harmon, American football player
Denis Mandarino
b. 1964
Denis Mandarino, Brazilian guitarist, composer, and painter
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Leslie O'Neal
b. 1964
Leslie O'Neal, American football player
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Reuben Davis (American football)
b. 1965
Reuben Davis, American football player
Owen Hart
b. 1965 – d. 1999
Owen Hart, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1965)
Norman Whiteside
b. 1965
Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish footballer and manager
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Huang Zhihong
b. 1965
Huang Zhihong, Chinese shot putter
Martin Bryant
b. 1967
Martin Bryant, Australian mass murderer
Adam Price (screenwriter)
b. 1967
Adam Price, Danish chef and screenwriter
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Joe Rice
b. 1967
Joe Rice, American colonel and politician
Traci Lords
b. 1968
Traci Lords, American actress and singer
Lisa Raitt
b. 1968
Lisa Raitt, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Transport
Eagle-Eye Cherry
b. 1969
Eagle-Eye Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter
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Jun Falkenstein
b. 1969
Jun Falkenstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Katerina Maleeva
b. 1969
Katerina Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player
Reidar Horghagen
b. 1971
Reidar Horghagen, Norwegian drummer
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Dave Karpa
b. 1971
Dave Karpa, Canadian ice hockey player
Thomas Piketty
b. 1971
Thomas Piketty, French economist
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Peter Dubovský (footballer)
b. 1972 – d. 2000
Peter Dubovský, Czech-Slovak footballer (d. 2000)
Frank Trigg
b. 1972
Frank Trigg, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
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Kristian Lundin
b. 1973
Kristian Lundin, Swedish songwriter and producer
Paolo Savoldelli
b. 1973
Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist
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Lawrence Johnson (athlete)
b. 1974
Lawrence Johnson, American pole vaulter
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Ashley Cowan
b. 1975
Ashley Cowan, English cricketer
Calvin Booth
b. 1976
Calvin Booth, American basketball player
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Berke Hatipoğlu
b. 1976
Berke Hatipoğlu, Turkish guitarist and songwriter
Stacey Jones
b. 1976
Stacey Jones, New Zealand rugby league player
Andrea Lo Cicero
b. 1976
Andrea Lo Cicero, Italian rugby player
Michael P. Murphy
b. 1976 – d. 2005
Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1976)
Ayelet Shaked
b. 1976
Ayelet Shaked, Israeli Minister of Justice (since 2015)
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Elton Flatley
b. 1977
Elton Flatley, Australian rugby player
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Stian Arnesen
b. 1978
Stian Arnesen, Norwegian guitarist, drummer, and songwriter
James Carter (hurdler)
b. 1978
James Carter, American hurdler
Shawn Marion
b. 1978
Shawn Marion, American basketball player
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Katie Douglas
b. 1979
Katie Douglas, American basketball player
James Loney
b. 1984
James Loney, American baseball player
Alex Smith
b. 1984
Alex Smith, American football player
Kevin Owens
b. 1984
Kevin Owens, Canadian wrestler
Jarrad Hickey
b. 1985
Jarrad Hickey, Australian rugby league player
Drew Neitzel
b. 1985
Drew Neitzel, American basketball player
Matt Helders
b. 1986
Matt Helders, English drummer
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Asami Konno
b. 1987
Asami Konno, Japanese singer
Michael Maidens
b. 1987 – d. 2007
Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)
Jérémy Ménez
b. 1987
Jérémy Ménez, French footballer
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Mark Reynolds (footballer)
b. 1987
Mark Reynolds, Scottish footballer
David Schlemko
b. 1987
David Schlemko, Canadian ice hockey player
Eino Puri
b. 1988
Eino Puri, Estonian footballer
Sander Puri
b. 1988
Sander Puri, Estonian footballer
Raina (singer)
b. 1989
Raina, South Korean singer, dancer, model and rapper
Alexander Ludwig
b. 1992
Alexander Ludwig, Canadian actor
Seko Fofana
b. 1995
Seko Fofana, French footballer
Daria Kasatkina
b. 1997
Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player
Jesse Puljujärvi
b. 1998
Jesse Puljujärvi, Finnish ice hockey player
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Christine Kim
b. 2001
Christine Kim, American viola player