Famous Births on 30 May

Famous Births on 30 May

1010 - Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)
1423 - Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)
1623 - John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)
1653 - Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)
1713 - Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Great Britain (d. 1757)
1718 - Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (d. 1793)
1719 - Roger Newdigate, English politician (d. 1806)
1757 - Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1844)
1814 - Mikhail Bakunin, Russian anarchist (d. 1876)
1814 - Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (d. 1894)
1819 - William McMurdo, British army officer (d. 1894)
1820 - Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, French Canadian politician (d. 1890)
1845 - King Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1890)
1846 - Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian goldsmith and jeweler (d. 1920)
1858 - Siegfried Alkan, German composer (d. 1941)
1871 - Olga Engl, Austrian actress (d. 1946)
1875 - Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher (d. 1944)
1878 - Mike Donlin, American baseball player (d. 1933)
1879 - Colin Blythe, English cricketer (d. 1917)
1881 - Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (d. 1968)
1882 - Wyndham Halswelle, Scottish runner (d. 1915)
1886 - Randolph Bourne, American writer (d. 1918)
1892 - Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (d. 1972)
1895 - Maurice Tate, English cricketer (d. 1956)
1896 - Howard Hawks, American film director (d. 1977)
1899 - Irving Thalberg, American film producer (d. 1936)
1901 - Cornelia Otis Skinner, American writer and actress (d. 1979)
1902 - Stepin Fetchit, American dancer and actor (d. 1985)
1903 - Countee Cullen, American writer (d. 1946)
1906 - Bruno Gröning, German faith healer (d. 1959)
1907 - Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist, member of French Resistance (d. 2008)
1907 - Elly Beinhorn, German pilot (d. 2007)
1908 - Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1908 - Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989)
1909 - Benny Goodman, American clarinetist and bandleader (d. 1986)
1910 - Ralph Metcalfe, American athlete (d. 1978)
1910 - Inge Meysel, German actress (d. 2004)
1912 - Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980)
1912 - Erich Bagge, German physicist
1912 - Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1918 - Guadalupe "Pita" Amor, Mexican poet (d. 2000)
1918 - Bob Evans, American restaurateur (d. 2007)
1919 - René Barrientos, President of Bolivia (d. 1969)
1920 - Franklin Schaffner, American film director (d. 1989)
1922 - Hal Clement, American writer (d. 2003)
1926 - Christine Jorgensen, American transsexual activist (d. 1989)
1927 - Clint Walker, American actor
1928 - Agnès Varda, French director
1928 - Pro Hart, Australian artist (d. 2006)
1930 - Mark Birley, British nightclub owner (d. 2007)
1930 - Robert Ryman, American painter
1932 - Pauline Oliveros, American composer and accordionist
1934 - Aleksei Leonov, Russian cosmonaut
1934 - Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and coach
1936 - Ruta Lee, Canadian actress
1936 - Keir Dullea, American actor
1937 - Harry Statham, American basketball coach
1939 - Michael J. Pollard, American actor
1939 - Dieter Quester, Austrian racing driver
1940 - Gilles Villemure, Canadian ice hockey player
1943 - Gale Sayers, American football player
1943 - James Chaney, American civil rights activist (d. 1964)
1944 - Meredith MacRae, American actress (d. 2000)
1945 - Norman Eshley, English actor
1947 - Jocelyne Bourassa, French Canadian LPGA golfer
1948 - Michael Piller, American screenwriter (d. 2005)
1949 - P.J. Carlesimo, American basketball coach
1950 - Bertrand Delanoë, French politician
1950 - Paresh Rawal, Indian actor
1951 - Fernando Lugo, Paraguayan politician
1951 - Zdravko Čolić, Yugoslav-Bosnian singer
1951 - Stephen Tobolowsky, American actor
1953 - Colm Meaney, Irish actor
1955 - Jake "The Snake" Roberts, American wrestler
1955 - Topper Headon, British musician (The Clash)
1958 - Ted McGinley, American actor
1958 - Steve Israel, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (D-New York)
1958 - Ted McGinley, American actor
1958 - Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer and songwriter (Roxette)
1959 - Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician
1961 - Harry Enfield, British comedian
1962 - Kevin Eastman, American comic book creator
1962 - Tonya Pinkins, American actress
1964 - Andrea Montermini, Italian racing driver
1964 - Tom Morello, American guitarist (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine)
1964 - Wynonna Judd, American Country/Bluegrass Singer
1966 - Stephen Malkmus, American musician (Pavement)
1967 - Tim Burgess, English singer (The Charlatans)
1968 - Zacarias Moussaoui, French citizen found guilty relating to September 11, 2001 attacks
1968 - Kelley Armstrong, Novelist
1970 - Ness Wadia, Indian industrialist
1970 - Flora Chan, Hong Kong television actress
1971 - Idina Menzel, American actress and singer
1972 - Manny Ramírez, Major League Baseball player
1972 - Soichiro Hoshi, Japanese seiyuu
1973 - Leigh Francis, British comedian
1974 - David Wilkie, American ice hockey player
1974 - Shin Ha-kyun, South Korean actor
1974 - Konstantinos Chalkias, Greek footballer
1974 - Big L, American rapper (d. 1999)
1974 - Cee-Lo, American musician
1975 - Andrew Farrell, English rugby league and union footballer
1976 - Radoslav Nesterovič, Slovenian basketball player
1976 - Magnus Norman, Swedish tennis player
1977 - Rachael Stirling, British actress
1977 - Akwá, Angolan footballer
1978 - Lyoto Machida, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1979 - Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 - Kugimiya Rie, Japanese seiyuu (voice actress)
1980 - Steven Gerrard, English footballer
1981 - Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer
1981 - Gianmaria Bruni, Italian racing driver
1981 - Blake Bashoff, American actor
1981 - Andrey Arshavin, Russian Footballer
1981 - Devendra Banhart, American singer and songwriter
1982 - Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (d. 2007)
1984 - Matt Maguire, Australian rules footballer
1984 - Jordan Palmer, American football player
1989 - Kevin Covais, American singer
1990 - Dean Collins, American actor