May 5th – Famous Birthdays!

May 05

May 5th – Famous Birthdays!

The Tweens News | English

Happy Birthday To:

* 1210 – King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)
* 1546 – Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)
* 1684 – Françoise Charlotte d’Aubigné, niece of Madame de Maintenon and ancestress of the Heir to the Belgian throne (d. 1739)
* 1800 – Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (d. 1864)
* 1813 – Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
* 1818 – Karl Marx, German political philosopher (d. 1883)
* 1826 – Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III (d. 1920)
* 1830 – John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer (d. 1906)
* 1832 – H.H. Bancroft, American historian and publisher (d. 1918)
* 1833 – Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. 1905)
* 1834 – Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (d. 1873)
* 1846 – Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
* 1864 – Nellie Bly, American journalist and writer (d. 1922)
* 1866 – Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (d. 1938)
* 1869 – Hans Pfitzner, Russian-born composer (d. 1949)
* 1887 – Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1972)
* 1889 – Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer, Wisden COY 1925 (d. 1973)
* 1890 – Christopher Morley, American writer (d. 1957)
* 1899 – Freeman Gosden, American radio comedian (Amos-Amos ‘n’ Andy) (d. 1982)
* 1901 – Blind Willie McTell, American singer (d. 1959)
* 1903 – James Beard, American chef and cookbook writer (d. 1985)
* 1908 – Kurt Böhme, German bass (d. 1989)
* 1911 – Andor Lilienthal, Hungarian chess grandmaster
* 1914 – Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
* 1915 – Alice Faye, American actress (d. 1998)
* 1921 – Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
* 1923 – Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (d. 2003)
* 1925 – Leo Ryan, United States Congressman (d. 1978)
* 1927 – Pat Carroll, American actress
* 1931 – Greg, Belgian comic-book writer (Achille Talon) (d. 1999)
* 1932 – Will Hutchins, American actor
* 1934 – Ace Cannon, American saxophonist
* 1935 – Douglas Marland, American television writer (d. 1993)
* 1935 – Bernard Pivot, French journalist and television host
* 1935 – Robert Rehme, American film producer
* 1936 – Patrick Gowers, British composer
* 1937 – Johnnie Taylor, American singer (d. 2000)
* 1937 – Delia Derbyshire, British Electronic Music composer (d. 2001)
* 1938 – Michael Murphy, American actor
* 1939 – Cesare Fiorio, Italian sporting director of various Formula One teams
* 1940 – Lance Henriksen, American actor and painter
* 1940 – Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American film director
* 1941 – Alexander Ragulin, Russian hockey player (d. 2004)
* 1942 – Marc Alaimo, American actor
* 1942 – Tammy Wynette, American musician (d. 1998)
* 1943 – Michael Palin, British writer, actor, and comedian
* 1943 – Raphael, Spanish singer
* 1944 – Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer
* 1944 – Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor
* 1944 – John Rhys-Davies, English-born Welsh actor
* 1944 – Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor
* 1945 – Kurt Loder, entertainment reporter
* 1948 – Bill Ward, British drummer
* 1950 – Mary Hopkin, Welsh singer
* 1952 – Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (d. 2005)
* 1954 – Dave Spector, American television personality and commentator
* 1955 – Melinda Culea, American actress
* 1956 – Robert Marien, Québécois actor, singer and songwriter
* 1957 – Richard E. Grant, British actor
* 1957 – Peter Howitt, British actor and film director
* 1959 – Ian McCulloch, English singer of Echo & the Bunnymen
* 1959 – Brian Williams, American news anchor
* 1961 – Hiroshi Hase, Japanese professional wrestler and politician
* 1962 – Jenifer McKitrick, American songwriter
* 1963 – Simon Rimmer, English chef
* 1963 – Heidi Kozak, American actress
* 1963 – James LaBrie, Canadian singer (Dream Theater)
* 1964 – John Lee (placekicker), Korean-born American football player
* 1965 – Glenn Seton, Australian racing driver
* 1966 – Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth)
* 1966 – Josh Weinstein, American writer
* 1967 – Takehito Koyasu, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
* 1967 – Maro Mavri, Greek fashion-model and actress
* 1970 – Soheil Ayari, French racer
* 1970 – Kyan Douglas, American TV-personality
* 1970 – LaPhonso Ellis, American basketball player
* 1970 – Naomi Klein, Canadian author
* 1970 – Todd Newton, American TV-personality, two-time game-show host
* 1971 – Harold Miner, American basketball player
* 1971 – Mike Redmond, American baseball player
* 1972 – Brad Bombardir, Canadian ice-hockey player
* 1972 – James Cracknell, British rower
* 1972 – Devin Townsend, Canadian musician (Strapping Young Lad)
* 1973 – Casino Versus Japan, American composer
* 1973 – Tina Yothers, American actress
* 1974 – Seiji Ara, Japanese racing driver
* 1976 – Dieter Brummer, Australian actor
* 1976 – Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
* 1976 – Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentine footballer
* 1976 – Jeremy Michael Ward, American musician (d. 2003)
* 1977 – Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress
* 1978 – Santiago Cabrera, Chilean actor
* 1978 – Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer
* 1978 – Morgan Pehme, American filmmaker and writer
* 1978 – Noam Zylberman, Israeli/Canadian voice actor
* 1979 – Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
* 1980 – Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer
* 1980 – DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player
* 1980 – Hank Green, Musician, professional blogger
* 1981 – Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian model
* 1981 – Craig David, English singer
* 1981 – Chris Duncan, American baseball-player
* 1981 – Danielle Fishel, American actress
* 1982 – Jay Bothroyd, English footballer
* 1982 – Wouter D’Haene, Belgian flatwater-canoeist
* 1982 – Randall Gay, American football player
* 1983 – Henry Cavill, Jersey actor
* 1983 – Scott Ware, American football player
* 1984 – Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire)
* 1985 – Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress, illustrator and singer
* 1985 – Terrence Wheatley, American football player
* 1987 – Marija Šestić, Bosnian singer
* 1987 – Jessie Cave, English actress
* 1988 – Adele, English singer
* 1988 – Brooke Hogan, American singer and television personality (Hulk Hogan’s Daughter)
* 1988 – Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer and songwriter
* 1989 – Larissa Wilson, English actress