Famous Births on 9 May

Famous Births on 9 May

1147 - Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)
1741 - Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (d. 1816)
1800 - John Brown, American abolitionist (d. 1859)
1837 - Adam Opel, German engineer and industrialist (d. 1895)
1860 - J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937)
1866 - Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Leader of Indian Independence Movement (d. 1915)
1873 - Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933)
1874 - Howard Carter, British archaeologist (d. 1939)
1882 - George Barker, American painter (d. 1965)
1882 - Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder (d. 1967)
1883 - José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher (d. 1955)
1886 - Francis Biddle, United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
1887 - Sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. 1957)
1888 - Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector and museum director (d. 1964)
1892 - Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria-Hungary (d. 1989)
1893 - William Moulton Marston, American psychologist, writer (co-creator, Wonder Woman) (d. 1947)
1895 - Richard Barthelmess, American actor (d. 1963)
1895 - Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (d. 1961)
1907 - Baldur von Schirach, Nazi official (d. 1974)
1907 - Kathryn Kuhlman, famed evangelist (d. 1976)
1907 - Fred Warngård, Swedish athlete (d. 1950)
1908 - Mary Goldsmith, American ceramist (d. 2007)
1909 - Don Messer, Canadian country musician (d. 1973)
1912 - Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor (d. 1963)
1912 - Per Imerslund, "The aryan idol" (d. 1943)
1914 - Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian musician and conductor (d. 2005)
1914 - Hank Snow, American country music singer and songwriter (d. 1999)
1918 - Moisis Michail Bourlas, Greek member of the World War II resistance
1918 - Orville L. Freeman, American politician (d. 2003)
1918 - Mike Wallace, American journalist
1919 - Arthur English, English actor and comedian (d. 1995)
1920 - Richard Adams, English author
1920 - William Tenn, American author
1921 - Daniel Berrigan, American peace activist
1921 - Mona Van Duyn, American poet (d. 2004)
1921 - Sophie Scholl, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (d. 1943)
1923 - Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer (d. 2008)
1924 - Bulat Okudzhava, Russian writer and musician (d. 1997)
1927 - Manfred Eigen, German biophysicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1928 - Ralph Goings, American painter
1928 - Pancho Gonzalez, American tennis player (d. 1995)
1928 - Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater
1929 - Kay Dotrice, British actress (d. 2007)
1930 - Joan Sims, British actress (d. 2001)
1931 - Vance Brand, American astronaut
1934 - Alan Bennett, British author
1935 - Nokie Edwards, American guitarist (The Ventures)
1936 - Albert Finney, British actor
1936 - Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician
1937 - David Prater, American singer (Sam & Dave) (d. 1988)
1937 - José Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect
1938 - Charles Simic Yugoslavian-born poet, 15th Poet Laureate of the United States
1939 - Ralph Boston, American athlete
1939 - Pierre Desproges, French humorist (d. 1988)
1939 - Ion Ţiriac, Romanian tennis manager
1940 - James L. Brooks, American film producer and writer
1942 - John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General
1942 - Tommy Roe, American singer and songwriter
1944 - Richie Furay, American musician (Poco and Buffalo Springfield)
1946 - Candice Bergen, American actress
1946 - Clint Holmes, English-born American singer and songwriter
1948 - Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician
1948 - Calvin Murphy, American basketball player
1949 - Billy Joel, American musician
1953 - Bruno Brokken, Belgian high jumper
1955 - Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (d. 1991)
1955 - Anne-Sofie von Otter, Swedish mezzo-soprano
1955 - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
1956 - Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress
1960 - Tony Gwynn, American baseball player
1961 - John Corbett, American actor
1962 - David Gahan, English singer (Depeche Mode)
1962 - Paul Heaton, English singer/songwriter (Beautiful South)
1963 - Sanja Doležal, Croatian singer (Novi fosili)
1964 - Kevin Saunderson, American music producer and disc jockey
1965 - Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 - Janu Tornell, American model and Survivor contestant
1965 - Ken Nomura, Japanese racing driver
1968 - Marie-José Perec, French athlete
1969 - Amber, Dutch musician
1970 - Doug Christie, American basketball player
1970 - Ghostface Killah, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
1971 - Paul McGuigan, English bassist (Oasis)
1972 - Daniela SilivaÅŸ, Romanian gymnast
1972 - Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist
1973 - Chu Sang-mi, South Korean actress
1975 - Brian Deegan, Freestyle Motocross innovator
1975 - Chris Diamantopoulos, Canadian actor
1975 - Tamia, Canadian singer
1977 - Iñigo Landaluze, Spanish cyclist
1977 - Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (d. 2006)
1977 - Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress
1978 - Leandro Damián Cufré, Argentine footballer
1978 - Aaron Harang, American baseball player
1979 - Brandon Webb, American baseball player
1979 - Andrew W.K., American musician
1979 - Pierre Bouvier, Canadian musician (Simple Plan)
1979 - Rosario Dawson, American actress
1980 - Cho Hyeon Jae, South Korean actor
1980 - Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
1980 - Angela Nikodinov, American figure skater
1980 - Tony Schmidt, German racing driver
1981 - Bill Murphy, American baseball player
1982 - Rachel Boston, American actress
1983 - Tyler Lumsden, American baseball player
1983 - Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player
1984 - Prince Fielder, American baseball player
1985 - Jake Long, American football player
1988 - Skye Regan, Canadian Actress and Writer
1988 - John Ryan Fitzpatrick, Canadian race truck driver
1996 - Mary Matilyn Mouser, American child actress