Famous Births on 5 May

Famous Births on 5 May

1210 - King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)
1479 - Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)
1546 - Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)
1747 - Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)
1764 - Robert Craufurd, British general (d. 1812)
1800 - Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (d. 1864)
1813 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
1818 - Karl Marx, German political philosopher (d. 1883)
1826 - Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III (d. 1920)
1830 - John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer (d. 1906)
1832 - H.H. Bancroft, American historian and publisher (d. 1918)
1833 - Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. 1905)
1834 - Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (d. 1873)
1846 - Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
1865 - Nellie Bly, American journalist and writer (d. 1922)
1866 - Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (d. 1938)
1869 - Hans Pfitzner, Russian-born composer (d. 1949)
1883 - Archibald Wavell, British general (d. 1950)
1887 - Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1972)
1890 - Christopher Morley, American writer (d. 1957)
1899 - Freeman Gosden, American radio comedian (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy) (d. 1982)
1901 - Blind Willie McTell, American singer (d. 1959)
1903 - James Beard, American chef and cookbook writer (d. 1985)
1908 - Kurt Böhme, German bass (d. 1989)
1914 - Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
1915 - Alice Faye, American actress (d. 1998)
1916 - Zail Singh, President of India (d. 1994)
1919 - Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek dictator (d. 1999)
1921 - Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
1923 - Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (d. 2003)
1925 - Leo Ryan, United States Congressman (d. 1978)
1926 - Ann B. Davis, American actress
1927 - Pat Carroll, American actress
1931 - Greg, Belgian comic-book writer (Achille Talon) (d, 1999)
1934 - Ace Cannon, American saxophonist
1935 - Robert Rehme, American film producer
1935 - Douglas Marland, American television writer (d. 1993)
1935 - Bernard Pivot, French journalist and television host
1936 - Patrick Gowers, British composer
1937 - Johnnie Taylor, American singer (d. 2000)
1938 - Michael Murphy, American actor
1939 - Cesare Fiorio, Italian sporting director of various Formula One teams
1940 - Lance Henriksen, American actor and painter
1940 - Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American film director
1941 - Alexander Ragulin, Russian hockey player (d. 2004)
1942 - Marc Alaimo, American actor
1942 - Tammy Wynette, American musician (d. 1998)
1943 - Raphael, Spanish singer
1943 - Michael Palin, British writer, actor, and comedian
1944 - Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer
1944 - Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor
1944 - John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor
1945 - Kurt Loder, Entertainment reporter
1948 - Bill Ward, British drummer (Black Sabbath)
1950 - Googoosh, Faegheh Atashin (فائقه آتشین), Iranian, Persian Singer & actress
1950 - Mary Hopkin, Welsh singer
1952 - Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (d. 2005)
1954 - Dave Spector, American television personality and commentator
1955 - Melinda Culea, American actress
1956 - Robert Marien, Quebec actor, singer and songwriter
1957 - Peter Howitt, British actor and film director
1957 - Richard E. Grant, British actor
1958 - Ron Arad, Israeli aircraft navigator missing in action.
1959 - Ian McCulloch, English singer of Echo & the Bunnymen
1959 - Brian Phelps, American disk jockey and actor
1959 - Brian Williams, American news anchor
1961 - Hiroshi Hase, Japanese professional wrestler and politician
1962 - Jenifer McKitrick, American songwriter
1963 - Simon Rimmer, English chef
1963 - James LaBrie, Canadian singer (Dream Theater)
1963 - Heidi Kozak, American actress
1965 - Glenn Seton, Australian racing driver
1966 - Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth)
1967 - Takehito Koyasu, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
1967 - Maro Mavri, Greek fashion model and actress
1970 - Soheil Ayari, French racer
1970 - Will Arnett, Canadian-American actor
1970 - Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
1970 - LaPhonso Ellis, American basketball player
1970 - Juan Acevedo, baseball player
1970 - Kyan Douglas, American TV-personality
1971 - Mike Redmond, American baseball player
1971 - Harold Miner, American basketball player
1971 - David Reilly, American singer (God Lives Underwater) (d. 2005)
1972 - Brad Bombardir, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 - Devin Townsend, Canadian musician (Strapping Young Lad)
1972 - Mike Dirnt, American musician (Green Day)
1972 - James Cracknell, British rowing champion, double Olympic gold medalist
1973 - Muhsin Muhammad, American football player
1973 - Tina Yothers, American actress
1974 - Seiji Ara, Japanese racing driver
1976 - Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
1976 - Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentine footballer
1977 - Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress
1978 - Santiago Cabrera, Chilean actor
1978 - Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer
1979 - Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
1980 - Yossi Benayoun, Israeli Footballer
1980 - DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player
1981 - Craig David, English singer
1981 - Danielle Fishel, American actress
1981 - Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian supermodel
1981 - Chris Duncan, baseball player
1982 - Dieter Brummer, Australian TV Actor
1982 - Edyta Sliwinska, Polish ballroom dancer
1982 - Randall Gay, National Football League player
1982 - Wouter D'Haene, Belgian flatwater canoer
1982 - Jay Bothroyd, English footballer
1983 - Henry Cavill, English actor
1983 - Scott Ware, American footballer
1984 - Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire)
1984 - Eve Torres, American dancer and model
1985 - Terrence Wheatley, American Football player
1985 - Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress, illustrator and singer
1985 - P. J. Tucker, American basketball player
1987 - Marija Šestić, Bosnian singer
1988 - Adele, English singer
1988 - Jessica Dubroff, American aviator (d. 1996)
1988 - Brooke Hogan, American singer
1988 - Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer and songwriter
1989 - Chris Brown, American singer
867 - Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)