Famous Births on 27 May

Famous Births on 27 May

1332 - Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (d. 1406)
1519 - Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)
1576 - Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)
1601 - Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)
1623 - William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)
1626 - William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650)
1651 - Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)
1652 - Liselotte von der Pfalz, Duchess of Orléans (d. 1722)
1738 - Nathaniel Gorham, American politician (d. 1796)
1756 - King Maximilian I of Bavaria (d. 1825)
1794 - Cornelius Vanderbilt, American entrepreneur (d. 1877)
1818 - Amelia Bloomer, American suffragette (d. 1894)
1819 - Julia Ward Howe, American composer (d. 1910)
1820 - Mathilde Bonaparte, French princess and socialite (d. 1904)
1827 - Samuel F. Miller, American politician (d. 1892)
1836 - Jay Gould, American financier (d. 1892)
1837 - Wild Bill Hickok, American gunfighter (d. 1876)
1837 - Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter (d. 1887)
1860 - Manuel Teixeira Gomes, 7th President of Portugal (d. 1941)
1864 - Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (d. 1938)
1867 - Arnold Bennett, British novelist (d. 1931)
1871 - Georges Rouault, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1958)
1876 - Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (d. 1945)
1878 - Isadora Duncan, American dancer (d. 1927)
1879 - Karl Bühler, German linguist and psychologist (d. 1963)
1879 - Hans Lammers, German SS officer (d. 1962)
1884 - Max Brod, Austrian author (d. 1968)
1888 - Louis Durey, French composer (d. 1979)
1891 - Claude Champagne, French-Canadian composer (d. 1965)
1893 - Hermann Dörnemann, German supercentarian (d. 2005)
1894 - Dashiell Hammett, American author (d. 1961)
1894 - Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961)
1897 - John Cockcroft, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
1900 - UÅ‚adzimir Zylka, Belarusian poet (d. 1933)
1904 - Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. 1997)
1907 - Rachel Carson, American biologist and science writer (d. 1964)
1911 - Hubert H. Humphrey, American politician (d. 1978)
1911 - Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born Israeli politician (d. 2007)
1911 - Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993)
1912 - Terry Moore, American baseball player (d. 1995)
1912 - Sam Snead, American golfer (d. 2002)
1912 - John Cheever, American author (d. 1982)
1913 - Wols, German painter (d. 1951)
1915 - Herman Wouk, American writer
1918 - Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician
1921 - Caryl Chessman, American robber and rapist (d. 1960)
1922 - Christopher Lee, English actor
1923 - Sumner Redstone, American entrepreneur
1923 - Henry Kissinger, United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1925 - Tony Hillerman, American writer
1930 - John Barth, American novelist
1930 - William S. Sessions, American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
1933 - Ted Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur
1934 - Harlan Ellison, American author
1935 - Mal Evans, British Beatles assistant (d. 1976)
1935 - Ramsey Lewis, American pianist
1935 - Lee Meriwether, Miss America and actress
1936 - Louis Gossett Jr., American actor
1936 - Marcel Masse, Canadian politician
1937 - Allan Carr, American film producer and writer (d. 1999)
1939 - Socratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
1942 - Lee Baca, American law enforcement official
1943 - Bruce Weitz, American actor
1943 - Cilla Black, English singer and presenter
1944 - Christopher Dodd, American politician
1944 - Alain Souchon, French singer and songwriter
1945 - Bruce Cockburn, Canadian musician
1946 - Lewis Collins, English actor
1946 - Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish musician (d. 2005)
1947 - Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer
1948 - Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant
1951 - Ana Belén, Spanish singer and actress
1954 - Pauline Hanson, Australian politician
1954 - Jackie Slater, American football player
1955 - Richard Schiff, American actor
1955 - Eric Bischoff, American professional wrestling promoter
1956 - Cynthia McFadden, American television anchor
1957 - Duncan Goodhew, English Olympic Games gold medalist swimmer
1957 - Siouxsie Sioux, English musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
1958 - Neil Finn, New Zealand singer and songwriter (Split Enz, Crowded House)
1958 - Linnea Quigley, American actress
1961 - Peri Gilpin, American actress
1962 - Ray Borner, Australian basketball player
1962 - Steven Brill, American film writer and director
1964 - Adam Carolla, American comedian and television personality
1965 - Todd Bridges, American actor
1967 - Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
1968 - Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player
1968 - Frank Thomas, American baseball player
1969 - Jeremy Mayfield, American race car driver
1969 - Dondre Whitfield, American actor
1970 - Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002)
1970 - Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
1970 - Joseph Fiennes, English actor
1970 - Tim Farron, British politician
1971 - Monika Schnarre, Canadian model
1971 - Glenn Ross, Northern Irish strongman
1971 - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, American singer (TLC) (d. 2002)
1971 - Kaur Kender, Estonian author
1971 - Wayne Carey, Australian rules footballer
1971 - Paul Bettany, English actor
1972 - Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian singer
1972 - Todd Demsey, American golfer
1973 - Jack McBrayer, American actor and comedian
1974 - Derek Webb, American singer and songwriter (Caedmon's Call)
1974 - Danny Wuerffel, American football player
1975 - Jamie Oliver, British chef and television personality
1975 - Jadakiss, American rapper (The Lox)
1975 - Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
1975 - André 3000, American musician (OutKast)
1976 - RJD2, American hip-hop producer
1976 - Anita Blonde, Hungarian porn star
1977 - Tommie van der Leegte, Dutch footballer
1977 - Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
1977 - Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian athlete
1978 - Adin Brown, American soccer player
1979 - Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
1981 - Fivos Constantinou, Cypriot distance runner
1981 - Miloy, Angolan footballer
1981 - Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
1981 - Özgür Çevik, Turkish singer and actor
1983 - Bobby Convey, American soccer player
1984 - Kalle Spjuth, Swedish bandy player
1984 - Blake Ahearn, NBA basketball player
1985 - Chien-Ming Chiang, Taiwanese baseball player
1990 - Ekaterina Zaikina, Russian figure-skater