Famous Births on 7 May

Famous Births on 7 May

1328 - Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)
1530 - Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French Huguenot general (d. 1569)
1643 - Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)
1700 - Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-born physician (d. 1772)
1724 - Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)
1740 - Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)
1748 - Olympe de Gouges, playwright and feminist revolutionary (d. 1793)
1763 - Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince (d. 1813)
1767 - Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany (d. 1820)
1774 - William Bainbridge, American Commodore (d. 1833)
1787 - Jacques Viger, French Canadian politician, first mayor of Montreal (d. 1858)
1812 - Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889)
1833 - Johannes Brahms, German composer (d. 1897)
1840 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893)
1847 - Archibald Primrose, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1929)
1857 - William A. MacCorkle, American politician (d. 1930)
1861 - Rabindranath Tagore, Indian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1941)
1867 - Władysław Reymont, Polish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1925)
1882 - Willem Elsschot, Flemish writer (d. 1960)
1885 - George 'Gabby' Hayes, American actor (d. 1969)
1891 - Harry McShane, Scottish socialist (d. 1988)
1892 - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (d. 1980)
1892 - Archibald MacLeish, American Librarian of Congress (d. 1982)
1893 - Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey manager (d. 1985)
1896 - Pavel Sergeevich Alexandrov, Russian mathematician (d. 1982)
1901 - Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961)
1909 - Edwin H. Land, American inventor (d. 1991)
1911 - Ishiro Honda, Japanese film director (d. 1993)
1914 - Sir Arthur Snelling, British Ambassador (d. 1996)
1916 - Huw Wheldon, British broadcaster (d. 1986)
1917 - David Tomlinson, English film actor (d. 2000)
1919 - Eva Peron, Argentine first lady (d. 1952)
1922 - Lew Anderson, American actor and bandleader (d. 2006)
1922 - Darren McGavin, American actor (d. 2006)
1922 - Joe O'Donnell, American documentary photographer, photojournalist (d. 2007)
1923 - Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985)
1924 - Albert Band, American film director (d. 2002)
1927 - Jim Lowe, American singer
1927 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German screenwriter
1929 - Babe Parilli, American football player
1929 - Dick Williams, American baseball player, manager and coach
1930 - Totie Fields, American comedienne (d. 1978)
1931 - Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (d. 2007)
1932 - Pete Domenici, Republican senator from New Mexico
1933 - Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer
1933 - Johnny Unitas, American football player (d. 2002)
1935 - Isobel Warren, Canadian author
1937 - Claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player
1939 - Ruggero Deodato, Italian film director, actor and screen writer
1939 - Jimmy Ruffin, American singer
1939 - Johnny Maestro, American pop singer
1939 - Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1939 - Sidney Altman, Canadian molecular biologist, Nobel laureate
1940 - Angela Carter, English novelist and journalist (d. 1992)
1940 - Jim Connors, Legendary Radio personality (d. 1987)
1941 - Catherine P. Saxton, British-born American public relations executive
1943 - Terry Allen, American country music singer
1943 - Harvey Andrews, English singer and songwriter
1944 - Richard O'Sullivan, British actor
1944 - Eva Norvind, Mexican actress (d. 2006)
1945 - Christy Moore, Irish folk artist
1945 - Robin Strasser, American TV soap opera actress
1946 - Thelma Houston, American singer
1946 - Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (Grateful Dead)
1946 - Brian Turner, English celebrity chef
1950 - Tim Russert, American television host (d. 2008)
1950 - Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor
1951 - Robert Hegyes, American actor
1953 - Pat McInally, former National Football League player
1953 - Ian McKay, British soldier (VC recipient) (d. 1982)
1954 - Philippe Geluck, Belgian cartoonist
1954 - Amy Heckerling, American director
1955 - Kevin Reed, American theologian
1955 - Peter Reckell, American actor
1955 - Ben Poquette, American basketball player
1956 - Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1956 - Anne Dudley, British composer
1956 - Jean Lapierre, Canadian politician and television host
1957 - Ray Fernandez, wrestler (d. 2004)
1959 - Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress (d. 1985)
1959 - Michael E. Knight, American actor
1960 - Almudena Grandes, Spanish novelist
1960 - Adam Bernstein, American music video/television director
1961 - Phil Campbell, British musician (Motörhead)
1963 - Johnny Lee Middleton, American musician (Savatage & Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
1964 - Doug Benson, American comedian
1965 - Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1999)
1965 - Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish Footballer
1967 - Joe Rice, legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado
1968 - Traci Lords, American actress
1969 - Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish musician
1969 - Rick Porras, American co-producer
1971 - Horgh, (Reidar Horghagen) Norwegian drummer (Immortal/Hypocrisy)
1972 - Felix Da Housecat, a House music DJ and record producer
1972 - Frank Trigg, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
1973 - Kristian Lundin, Swedish songwriter
1973 - Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist
1974 - Ian Pearce, English footballer
1974 - Breckin Meyer, American actor
1975 - Jason Tunks, Canadian track & field athlete
1975 - Nicole Sheridan, American porn star
1975 - Zee, American hip hop artist
1977 - Lisa Kelly, Irish singer
1977 - Patrick Johnson, American broadcaster
1978 - Shawn Marion, American basketball player
1978 - Stian Arnesen (Nagash/Lex Icon), Norwegian Black Metal musician
1978 - Brian Clevinger, American author
1979 - Katie Douglas, American basketball player
1980 - Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
1980 - Kate Lawler, English reality television personality and disc jockey
1982 - Akos Buzsaky, Hungarian Football player
1984 - James Loney, American baseball player
1984 - Drew Stanton, American football player
1984 - Alex Smith, American football player
1985 - Drew Neitzel, American college basketball player
1986 - Mark Furze, Australian actor
1986 - Matt Helders, English musician, drummer for Arctic Monkeys
1987 - Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)
1988 - Natalie Mejia, member of the American R&B/Pop group Girlicious