May 1 - Births

Births

• 1218 – John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)
• 1218 – Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)
• 1225 – Jean de Joinville, French writer (d. 1317)
• 1285 – Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)
• 1582 – Marco da Gagliano, Italian composer (d. 1643)
• 1585 – Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Belarusian saint (d. 1612)
• 1591 – Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German Jesuit missionary (d. 1666)
• 1594 – John Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate
• 1672 – Joseph Addison, English politician and writer (d. 1719)
• 1730 – Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Baronet, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1790)
• 1738 – King Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819)
• 1764 – Benjamin Henry Latrobe, English born American architect (d. 1820)
• 1769 – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Anglo-Irish statesman (d. 1852)
• 1803 – James Clarence Mangan, Irish poet (d. 1849)
• 1804 – Aleksey Khomyakov, Russian poet (d. 1860)
• 1824 – Alexander William Williamson, English chemist (d. 1904)
• 1825 – George Inness, American painter (d. 1894)
• 1827 – Jules Breton, French painter (d. 1906)
• 1829 – José de Alencar, Brazilian novelist (d. 1877)
• 1829 – Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys, English Pre-Raphaelite painter (d. 1904)
• 1831 – Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (d. 1903)
• 1847 – Henry Demarest Lloyd, American journalist (d. 1903)
• 1848 – Adelsteen Normann, Norwegian painter (d. 1919)
• 1850 – Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada (d. 1942)
• 1851 – Laza Lazarević, Serbian writer and psychiatrist (d. 1891)
• 1852 – Calamity Jane, American Wild West performer (d. 1903)
• 1852 – Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1934)
• 1857 – Theo Van Gogh, Dutch art dealer (d. 1891)
• 1864 – Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother's Day (d. 1948)
• 1872 – Harry Leon Wilson, American novelist (d. 1939)
• 1872 – Sidónio Pais, Portuguese military and politician (d. 1918)
• 1881 – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French palaeontologist and philosopher (d. 1955)
• 1884 – Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, British politician, naval officer and racing driver (d. 1964)
• 1885 – Ralph Stackpole, American sculptor, painter (d. 1973)
• 1887 – Alan Gordon Cunningham, British army officer (d. 1983)
• 1896 – Herbert Backe, German Nazi politician (d. 1947)
• 1896 – Mark Wayne Clark, American general (d. 1984)
• 1896 – J. Lawton Collins, American general (d. 1987)
• 1900 – Ignazio Silone, Italian author and Politician (d. 1978)
• 1901 – Heinz Eric Roemheld, American film composer (d. 1985)
• 1901 – Antal Szerb, Hungarian author and historian (d. 1945)
• 1905 – Henry Koster, German film director (d. 1988)
• 1905 – Paul Desruisseaux, French Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician (d. 1982)
• 1906 – Horst Schumann, Nazi physician (d. 1983)
• 1907 – Oliver Hill, civil rights attorney (d. 2007)
• 1907 – Kate Smith, American singer (d. 1986)
• 1908 – Giovanni Guareschi, Italian journalist (d. 1968)
• 1908 – Morris Kline, American mathematician (d. 1992)
• 1909 – Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet, winner of the Lenin Peace Prize, 9 times nominee for the Nobel Prize (d. 1990)
• 1910 – Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Astronomer/astro-physicist; noted UFO investigator (d. 1986)
• 1912 – Otto Kretschmer, German U-Boat commander (d. 1998)
• 1913 – Louis Nye, American comedian and actor (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Walter Susskind, Czech conductor (d. 1980)
• 1915 – Archie Williams, American athlete (d. 1993)
• 1916 – Glenn Ford, Canadian actor (d. 2006)
• 1917 – John Beradino, American actor and baseball player (d. 1996)
• 1917 – Danielle Darrieux, French singer and actress
• 1917 – Ahron Soloveichik, Orthodox Jewish rabbi (d. 2001)
• 1918 – Gersh Budker, Russian physicist (d. 1977)
• 1918 – Jack Paar, American television host (d. 2004)
• 1919 – Lewis Hill, American pacifist and founder of Pacifica Radio (d. 1957)
• 1919 – Manna Dey, Indian singer
• 1919 – Dan O'Herlihy, Irish film actor (d. 2005)
• 1919 – Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Prime Minister of Morocco
• 1923 – Joseph Heller, American novelist (d. 1999)
• 1924 – Art Fleming, American game show host (d. 1995)
• 1924 – Karel Kachyňa, Czech film director (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Terry Southern, American screenwriter (d. 1995)
• 1925 – Chuck Bednarik, American football player
• 1925 – Scott Carpenter, American astronaut
• 1926 – Peter Lax, Hungarian mathematician
• 1928 – Desmond Titterington, Northern Irish racer (d. 2002)
• 1929 – Ralf Dahrendorf, German-born sociologist and politician (d. 2009)
• 1929 – Sonny James, American country music singer and songwriter
• 1930 – Richard Riordan, American politician, former mayor of Los Angeles
• 1930 – Little Walter, American blues singer (d. 1968)
• 1934 – Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexican politician
• 1934 – Joan Hackett, American actress (d. 1983)
• 1934 – Shirley Horn, American jazz singer and pianist (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Ann Robinson, American actress
• 1937 – Una Stubbs, English actress
• 1939 – Judy Collins, American folk singer
• 1939 – Max Robinson, American broadcast journalist (d. 1988)
• 1939 – Victor Davies, Canadian composer
• 1940 – Elsa Peretti, Italian jewelry designer
• 1940 – Bobbie Ann Mason, American novelist and literary critic
• 1943 – Vassal Gadoengin, Nauruan politician (d. 2004)
• 1944 – Suresh Kalmadi, Indian politician
• 1945 – Rita Coolidge, American singer
• 1946 – Joanna Lumley, English actress
• 1946 – John Woo, Hong Kong director
• 1947 – Sergio Infante, Chilean poet and writer
• 1948 – Patricia Hill Collins, American black-feminist and scholar
• 1949 – Tim Hodgkinson, English composer and musician (Henry Cow)
• 1949 – Paul Teutul, Sr., founder of Orange County Choppers
• 1949 – Jim Clench, Canadian bassist (April Wine and Bachman–Turner Overdrive) (d. 2010)
• 1950 – Dann Florek, American actor
• 1950 – Danny McGrain, Scottish footballer
• 1951 – Antony Worrall Thompson, English celebrity chef
• 1953 – Glen Ballard, American songwriter and record producer
• 1954 – Ray Parker Jr., American singer and songwriter
• 1954 – Joel Rosenberg, science fiction author
• 1955 – Martin O'Donnell, American composer
• 1955 – Nick Feldman, English musician
• 1956 – Catherine Frot, French actress
• 1956 – Phil Foglio, American cartoonist and comic book artist
• 1957 – Kow Otani, Japanese composer
• 1959 – Lawrence Seeff, South African cricketer
• 1960 – Steve Cauthen, American jockey
• 1961 – Marilyn Milian, current judge on The People's Court
• 1962 – Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress
• 1962 – Ted Sundquist, General Manager of the Denver Broncos
• 1964 – Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater
• 1964 – Lady Sarah Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret
• 1966 – Charlie Schlatter, American actor
• 1966 – Olaf Thon, German football player
• 1967 – Tim McGraw, American musician
• 1968 – Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer
• 1968 – Sol Kyung-gu, South Korean actor
• 1968 – Denise Masino, American Female bodybuilder
• 1968 – D'arcy Wretzky, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins)
• 1969 – Wes Anderson, American director and writer
• 1969 – Billy Owens, American basketball player
• 1971 – Ethan Albright, American football player
• 1971 – Ajith Kumar, Indian film actor
• 1972 – Julie Benz, American actress
• 1973 – Mike Jesse, German footballer
• 1973 – Curtis Martin, American football player
• 1973 – Oliver Neuville, German footballer
• 1974 – Kellie Crawford, Australian singer (Hi-5)
• 1975 – Austin Croshere, American basketball player
• 1975 – Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2003)
• 1975 – Jodhi May, British actress
• 1975 – Alexey Smertin, Russian footballer
• 1976 – Darius McCrary, American actor
• 1977 – Vera Lischka, Austrian swimmer, politician
• 1978 – Sachie Hara, Japanese actress
• 1978 – Nick Traina, American singer (Link 80) (d. 1997)
• 1979 – Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
• 1979 – Ben Easter, American actor
• 1979 – Michael Harvey, British musical artist
• 1980 – Jan Heylen, Belgian racing driver
• 1980 – Jay Reatard, American musician (d. 2010)
• 1980 – Ana Claudia Talancón, Mexican actress
• 1981 – Derek Asamoah, Ghanaian footballer
• 1981 – Aliaksandr Hleb, Belarusian footballer
• 1981 – Wes Welker, American football player
• 1982 – Tommy Robredo, Spanish tennis player
• 1982 – Darijo Srna, Croatian football player
• 1983 – The Human Tornado (Craig Williams), American professional wrestler
• 1983 – Alain Bernard, French swimmer
• 1984 – David Backes, American ice hockey player
• 1984 – Patrick Eaves, American ice hockey player
• 1984 – Alexander Farnerud, Swedish footballer
• 1984 – Farah Fath, American actress
• 1984 – Keiichiro Koyama, Japanese musician (NEWS)
• 1984 – Mark Seaby, Australian Rules footballer
• 1985 – Drew Sidora, American actress
• 1986 – Adam Casey, Australian footballer
• 1986 – Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1986 – Brent Stanton, Australian rules footballer
• 1987 – Marcus Drum, Australian Rules Football
• 1987 – Matt Di Angelo, English actor
• 1987 – Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player
• 1987 – Glen Coffee, American football player
• 1988 – Anushka Sharma, Indian actress and model
• 1988 – Nicholas Braun, American actor
• 1989 – Tim Urban, American singer
• 1991 – Creagen Dow, American actor
• 1997 – Ariel Gade, American actress