Famous Births on 15 May

Famous Births on 15 May

1567 - (baptism) Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (d. 1643)
1608 - René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)
1720 - Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)
1749 - Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)
1773 - Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Austrian statesman (d. 1859)
1786 - General Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864)
1817 - Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)
1848 - Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)
1856 - L. Frank Baum, American author (d. 1919)
1857 - Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911)
1859 - Pierre Curie, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)
1862 - Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian dramatist and narrator (d. 1931)
1890 - Katherine Anne Porter, American author (d. 1980)
1891 - Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer (d. 1940)
1891 - Fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (d. 1971)
1892 - Jimmy Wilde, boxer (d. 1969)
1895 - William D. Byron, U.S. Congressman (d. 1941)
1898 - Arletty, French model and actress (d. 1992)
1899 - Jean-Etienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970)
1901 - Luis Monti, Argentine-Italian footballer (d. 1983)
1902 - Richard J. Daley, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1976)
1903 - Maria Reiche, German-born mathematician and archaeologist (d. 1998)
1905 - Joseph Cotten, American actor (d. 1994)
1907 - Sukhdev Thapar, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
1909 - James Mason, English actor (d. 1984)
1910 - Constance Cummings, British actress (d. 2005)
1911 - Max Frisch, Swiss author (d. 1991)
1911 - Herta Oberheuser, Nazi doctor (d. 1978)
1912 - Arthur Berger, American composer (d. 2003)
1914 - Turk Broda, ice hockey goaltender (d. 1972)
1914 - Tenzing Norgay, (adopted birthdate) Nepalese Sherpa who accompanied Edmund Hillary to the top of Mount Everest (d. 1986)
1915 - Gus Viseur, French button accordionist (d. 1974)
1915 - Paul Samuelson, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1915 - Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter
1915 - Hilda Bernstein, English-born South African author, artist, and activist (d. 2006)
1918 - Eddy Arnold, American country music singer (d. 2008)
1918 - Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor
1922 - Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese writer and Buddhist nun
1923 - Johnny Walker, Indian actor (d. 2003)
1923 - John Lanchbery, English composer (d. 2003)
1923 - Richard Avedon, American photographer (d. 2004)
1924 - Maria Koepcke, ornithologist (d. 1971)
1926 - Peter Shaffer, English playwright
1926 - Anthony Shaffer, English playwright (d. 2001)
1930 - Jasper Johns, American painter
1931 - Ken Venturi, American golfer
1935 - Utah Phillips, American labor organizer and folk singer
1936 - Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-born actress
1936 - Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
1936 - Ralph Steadman, British cartoonist
1936 - Paul Zindel, American writer (d. 2003)
1937 - Trini López, American musician
1937 - Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State
1938 - Mireille Darc, French actress
1938 - Lenny Welch, American singer
1939 - Dorothy Shirley, British athlete
1940 - Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer
1940 - Don Nelson, American basketball coach, currently of the Golden State Warriors
1941 - K.T. Oslin, American musician
1942 - Doug Lowe, 35th Premier of Tasmania
1942 - Jusuf Kalla, vice- president of Indonesia and Chairman of the Golkar Party.
1944 - Ulrich Beck, German sociologist
1944 - Bill Alter, Missouri State Senator
1945 - Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer
1945 - Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, heir to the Portuguese crown
1947 - Graeham Goble, Australian musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer (co-founding member of Little River Band)
1948 - Brian Eno, English musician and record producer
1948 - Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, governor of Kansas
1948 - Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese professional baseball pitcher
1950 - Nicholas Hammond, American actor
1951 - Frank Wilczek, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1952 - Chazz Palminteri, American actor, writer and director
1953 - George Brett, American baseball player
1953 - Mike Oldfield, English composer
1954 - Robert P. Harrison, American thinker
1955 - Lee Horsley, American actor
1956 - Dan Patrick, American sportscaster
1957 - Kevin Von Erich, American professional wrestler
1957 - Juan José Ibarretxe, Basque Lehendakari (Prime Minister)
1958 - Ron Simmons, American professional wrestler
1959 - Andrew Eldritch, English singer and songwriter (The Sisters of Mercy)
1959 - Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer
1959 - Luis Perez-Sala, Spanish racing driver
1960 - Rob Bowman, American film director
1961 - Katrin Cartlidge, British actress (d. 2002)
1961 - Melle Mel, American musician
1965 - Raí, Brazilian footballer
1966 - Pete Wiggs, English musician (Saint Etienne)
1967 - Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress
1967 - John Smoltz, baseball player
1968 - Cecilia Malmström, Swedish politician
1968 - Seth Putnam, American musician
1969 - Hideki Irabu, Japanese baseball player
1969 - Emmitt Smith, American football player
1969 - Asalah Nasri, Syrian singer
1970 - Rod Smith, American football player
1970 - Desmond Howard, American football player
1970 - Ronald de Boer, Dutch football player
1970 - Frank de Boer, Dutch football player
1970 - Martin Rossiter, Welsh Musician
1971 - Phil Pfister, American strength athlete
1972 - David Charvet, French actor
1973 - Pedro Reyes, Mexican engineer
1974 - Shiney Ahuja, Indian actor
1974 - Ahmet Zappa, American musician
1974 - Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player
1975 - Ray Lewis, American football player
1976 - Tyler Walker, baseball player
1976 - Ryan Leaf, American football player
1976 - Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
1976 - Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
1976 - Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer
1978 - Krissy Taylor, American model (d. 1995)
1978 - David Krumholtz, American actor
1978 - Edu, Brazilian footballer
1978 - Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
1978 - Dwayne DeRosario, Canadian footballer
1978 - Amy Chow, American gymnast
1980 - Josh Beckett, American baseball player
1980 - Rocky Marquette, American actor
1981 - Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress
1981 - Zara Phillips, British royal and eventer
1981 - Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player
1981 - Patrice Evra, French-Senegalese footballer
1982 - Alex Breckenridge, American actress
1982 - Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican athlete
1982 - Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
1982 - Tatsuya Fujiwara, Japanese actor
1982 - Jessica Sutta, American dancer, singer and actress (The Pussycat Dolls)
1983 - Devin Bronson, American guitarist (Avril Lavigne)
1984 - Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian racing driver
1985 - Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
1986 - Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer
1986 - Adam Moffat, Scottish football player
1987 - Ersan Ä°lyasova, Turkish basketball player
1987 - Jennylyn Mercado, Filipina actress and singer
1987 - Andrew "Andy" Murray, Scottish tennis player
1990 - Joe Mattock, English football player
1995 - Ksenia Sitnik, Belarusian singer