Famous Births on 14 May

Famous Births on 14 May

1265 - Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (d. 1321)
1316 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)
1553 - Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)
1666 - Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)
1679 - Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer (d. 1764)
1699 - Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)
1701 - William Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782)
1710 - King Adolf Frederick of Sweden (d. 1771)
1725 - Ludovico Manin, last Doge of Venice (d. 1802)
1727 - Thomas Gainsborough, English artist (d. 1788)
1737 - George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, British statesman (d. 1806)
1752 - Timothy Dwight, American theologian (d. 1817)
1752 - Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828)
1771 - Robert Owen, Welsh social reformer (d. 1858)
1781 - Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian (d. 1873)
1814 - Charles Beyer, German-British locomotive engineer (d. 1876)
1817 - Alexander Kaufmann, German poet (d. 1893)
1832 - Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (d. 1903)
1867 - Kurt Eisner, German politician (d. 1919)
1872 - Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinals (d. 1961)
1878 - James L. Wilkinson, American baseball executive (d. 1964)
1880 - Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971)
1881 - G. Murray Hulbert, American politician (d. 1950)
1881 - Ed Walsh, American baseball player (d. 1959)
1885 - Otto Klemperer, German-born conductor (d. 1973)
1890 - Alex Pompez, American baseball executive (d. 1974)
1893 - Louis Verneuil, French playwright (d. 1952)
1897 - Sidney Bechet, American musician (d. 1959)
1897 - Ed Ricketts, American marine biologist (d. 1948)
1899 - Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (d. 1993)
1899 - Earle Combs, American baseball player (d. 1976)
1900 - Edgar Wind, German art historian (d. 1971)
1900 - Leo Smit, Dutch composer (d. 1943)
1900 - Hal Borland, American author (d. 1978)
1901 - Robert Ritter, German psychologist (d. 1951)
1903 - Billie Dove, American actress (d. 1997)
1904 - Hans Albert Einstein, American professor (d. 1973)
1904 - Marcel Junod, Swiss physician (d. 1961)
1905 - Jean Daniélou, French cardinal (d. 1974)
1905 - Herbert Morrison, American radio announcer (d. 1989)
1907 - Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. 1995)
1907 - Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (d. 1974)
1907 - Hans von der Groeben, German diplomat (d. 2005)
1916 - Lance Dossor, British-born concert pianist (d. 2005)
1916 - Del Moore, American comedian (d. 1970)
1916 - Marco Zanuso, Italian architect
1917 - Lou Harrison, American composer (d. 2003)
1919 - John Hope, American meteorologist (d. 2002)
1919 - Solange Chaput-Rolland, French-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)
1921 - Richard Deacon, American actor (d. 1984)
1921 - Arve Opsahl, Norwegian actor (d. 2007)
1922 - Franjo TuÄ'man, Croatian politician (d. 1999)
1923 - Mrinal Sen, Indian film director
1923 - Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician
1925 - Patrice Munsel, American opera soprano
1925 - Al Porcino, American jazz trumpet player
1926 - Eric Morecambe, British comedian (d. 1984)
1927 - Herbert W. Franke, Austrian writer
1928 - Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch scientist and inventor
1928 - Will "Dub Jones, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 2000)
1929 - Henry McGee, British actor (d. 2006)
1929 - Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
1929 - Barbara Branden, Canadian writer and lecturer
1931 - Alvin Lucier, American composer
1932 - Robert Bechtle, American painter
1933 - Frank Harte, Irish singer and song collector
1933 - Michael Chevalier, German voice actor
1934 - Siân Phillips, Welsh actress
1936 - Waheeda Rehman, Indian actress
1936 - Charlie Gracie, American singer
1936 - Bobby Darin, American singer (d. 1973)
1940 - Troy Shondell, American singer
1940 - 'H'. Jones, British Soldier (VC recipient) (d. 1982)
1942 - Rüdiger Vogler, German actor
1942 - Tony Pérez, Cuban baseball player
1942 - Prentis Hancock, British actor
1942 - Byron Dorgan, American politician
1942 - Valeriy Brumel, Soviet athlete (d. 2003)
1943 - Jack Bruce, Scottish bassist (Cream)
1943 - Ã"lafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
1943 - Derek Leckenby, British musician (Herman's Hermits) (d. 1994)
1943 - Elizabeth Ray, American sex scandal figure
1944 - George Lucas, American film director
1945 - Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer and president of Maccabi Haifa
1945 - George Nicholls, British rugby league footballer
1945 - Francesca Annis, British actress
1947 - Tamara Dobson, American actress (d. 2006)
1948 - Bob Woolmer, English cricket coach (d. 2007)
1949 - Klaus-Peter Thaler, German cyclist
1950 - Adolfo Dominguez, Spanish fashion designer
1952 - Robert Zemeckis, American film director
1952 - Donald R. McMonagle, American astronaut
1952 - Scott Irwin, American professional wrestler (d. 1987)
1952 - David Byrne, Scottish-born American musician (Talking Heads)
1953 - Tom Cochrane, Canadian musician (Red Rider)
1953 - Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia
1954 - Jens Sparschuh, German writer
1955 - Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player
1957 - Leon White, American professional wrestler
1958 - Christine Brennan, American sports columnist
1959 - Rick Vaive, Canadian ice hockey player
1959 - Steve Hogarth, British singer (Marillion)
1959 - Patrick Bruel, French singer
1960 - Anne Clark, English singer
1960 - Steve Williams, American wrestler
1961 - Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey coach
1961 - Tim Roth, English actor
1961 - Jean Leclerc, French-Canadian singer and songwriter
1961 - Ulrike Folkerts, German actress
1962 - Ian Astbury, English singer (The Cult)
1962 - C. C. DeVille, American musician (Poison)
1963 - Pat Borders, American baseball player
1964 - Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster
1964 - Eric Peterson, American musician (Testament)
1964 - James M. Kelly, American astronaut
1965 - Eoin Colfer, Irish writer
1966 - Raphael Saadiq, American musician (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
1966 - Fabrice Morvan, French music artist (Milli Vanilli)
1966 - Mike Inez, American bassist
1966 - Marianne Denicourt, French actress
1967 - Tony Siragusa, American football player
1969 - Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
1969 - Danny Wood, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
1971 - Sofia Coppola, American director
1972 - Mark Ruskell, England-born Scottish politician
1972 - Gabriel Mann, American actor
1973 - Voshon Lenard, American basketball player
1973 - Natalie Appleton, Canadian-born singer
1973 - Anais Granofsky, Canadian actress and director
1973 - Julian White, English rugby union footballer
1974 - Jennifer Allan, American model
1975 - Nicki Sørensen, Danish road bicycle racer
1975 - Salim Iles, Algerian swimmer
1976 - Hunter Burgan, American musician (AFI)
1976 - Brian Lawrence, American baseball player
1976 - Martine McCutcheon, British actress
1977 - Ada Nicodemou, Australian actress
1977 - Roy Halladay, American baseball player
1977 - Sophie Anderton, English model and television personality
1978 - Eddie House, American basketball player
1978 - Brent Harvey, Australian footballer
1978 - André Macanga, Angolan footballer
1978 - Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer
1979 - Clinton Morrison, English-born Irish footballer
1979 - Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
1980 - Hugo Southwell, Scottish rugby union footballer
1980 - Júlia Sebestyén, Hungarian figure skater
1980 - Eugene Martineau, Dutch decathlete
1980 - Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
1981 - Sarbel, Greek-born singer
1982 - BeardyMan, English beatboxer
1982 - Ai Shibata, Japanese swimmer
1983 - Tom Welham, British musician (Thirteen Senses)
1983 - Amber Tamblyn, American actress
1983 - Uroš Slokar, Slovenian basketball player
1983 - Anahí, Mexican actress and singer (RBD)
1984 - Mark Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur
1984 - Nigel Reo-Coker, English footballer
1984 - Michael Rensing, German footballer
1984 - Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian rules footballer
1985 - Sally Martin, American actress
1986 - Camila Sodi, Mexican actress
1987 - Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer
1987 - Francois Steyn, South African rugby union footballer
1990 - Emily Samuelson, American ice dancer
1993 - Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer