May 14 - Births

Births

• 1316 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)
• 1553 – Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)
• 1630 – Katakura Kagenaga (2nd) (d. 1681)
• 1666 – Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)
• 1679 – Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer (d. 1764)
• 1699 – Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)
• 1701 – William Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782)
• 1710 – King Adolf Frederick of Sweden (d. 1771)
• 1725 – Ludovico Manin, last Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1802)
• 1727 – Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (d. 1788)
• 1737 – George Mcartney, Irish-born British statesman (d. 1806)
• 1752 – Timothy Dwight, American theologian (d. 1817)
• 1752 – Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828)
• 1771 – Robert Owen, Welsh social reformer (d. 1858)
• 1781 – Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian (d. 1873)
• 1814 – Charles Beyer, German-British locomotive engineer (d. 1876)
• 1817 – Alexander Kaufmann, German poet (d. 1893)
• 1832 – Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (d. 1903)
• 1867 – Kurt Eisner, German politician (d. 1919)
• 1872 – Elia Dalla Costa, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1961)
• 1878 – James L. Wilkinson, American baseball executive (d. 1964)
• 1880 – Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971)
• 1881 – G. Murray Hulbert, American politician (d. 1950)
• 1881 – Ed Walsh, American baseball player (d. 1959)
• 1885 – Otto Klemperer, German-born conductor (d. 1973)
• 1890 – Alex Pompez, American baseball executive (d. 1974)
• 1893 – Louis Verneuil, French playwright (d. 1952)
• 1897 – Sidney Bechet, American musician (d. 1959)
• 1897 – Ed Ricketts, American marine biologist (d. 1948)
• 1899 – Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (d. 1993)
• 1899 – Earle Combs, American baseball player (d. 1976)
• 1900 – Hal Borland, American author (d. 1978)
• 1900 – Leo Smit, Dutch composer (d. 1943)
• 1900 – Edgar Wind, German art historian (d. 1971)
• 1900 – Walter Rehberg, Swiss concert pianist, composer and writer (d. 1957)
• 1901 – Robert Ritter, German psychologist (d. 1951)
• 1903 – Billie Dove, American actress (d. 1997)
• 1904 – Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-born American professor, son of Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić (d. 1973)
• 1904 – Marcel Junod, Swiss physician (d. 1961)
• 1905 – Jean Daniélou, French cardinal (d. 1974)
• 1905 – Herbert Morrison, American radio announcer (d. 1989)
• 1907 – Hans von der Groeben, German diplomat (d. 2005)
• 1907 – Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (d. 1974)
• 1907 – Johnny Moss, American professional poker player (d. 1995)
• 1916 – Lance Dossor, British-born concert pianist (d. 2005)
• 1916 – Del Moore, American comedian (d. 1970)
• 1916 – Marco Zanuso, Italian architect (d. 2001)
• 1917 – Lou Harrison, American composer (d. 2003)
• 1919 – Solange Chaput-Rolland, French-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)
• 1919 – John Hope, American meteorologist (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Richard Deacon, American actor (d. 1984)
• 1921 – Arve Opsahl, Norwegian actor (d. 2007)
• 1922 – Franjo Tuđman, Croatian politician (d. 1999)
• 1923 – Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician
• 1923 – Mrinal Sen, Indian film director
• 1925 – Patrice Munsel, American opera soprano
• 1925 – Al Porcino, American jazz trumpet player
• 1925 – Oona O'Neill, last wife of Charles Chaplin
• 1926 – Eric Morecambe, British comedian (d. 1984)
• 1927 – Herbert W. Franke, Austrian writer
• 1928 – Will "Dub" Jones, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 2000)
• 1928 – Brian Macdonald, Canadian dancer
• 1928 – Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch scientist and inventor
• 1929 – Henry McGee, British actor, straight man to Benny Hill (d. 2006)
• 1929 – Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Barbara Branden, Canadian writer and lecturer
• 1931 – Alvin Lucier, American composer
• 1932 – Robert Bechtle, American painter
• 1933 – Frank Harte, Irish singer and song collector
• 1933 – Michael Chevalier, German voice actor
• 1934 – Siân Phillips, Welsh actress
• 1935 – Rudi Šeligo, Slovenian writer and politician (d. 2004)
• 1936 – Bobby Darin, American singer (d. 1973)
• 1936 – Charlie Gracie, American singer
• 1936 – Waheeda Rehman, Indian actress
• 1940 – Troy Shondell, American singer
• 1940 – 'H'. Jones, British Soldier, VC recipient (d. 1982)
• 1942 – Valeriy Brumel, Soviet high jumper (d. 2003)
• 1942 – Byron Dorgan, American politician
• 1942 – Prentis Hancock, British actor
• 1942 – Tony Pérez, Cuban baseball player
• 1942 – Rüdiger Vogler, German actor
• 1943 – Jack Bruce, Scottish bassist (Cream)
• 1943 – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
• 1943 – Derek Leckenby, British musician (Herman's Hermits) (d. 1994)
• 1943 – Elizabeth Ray, American sex scandal figure
• 1944 – George Lucas, American film director
• 1945 – Francesca Annis, British actress
• 1945 – George Nicholls, British rugby league footballer
• 1945 – Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer and president of Maccabi Haifa
• 1947 – Tamara Dobson, American actress (d. 2006)
• 1948 – Bob Woolmer, English cricket coach (d. 2007)
• 1949 – Klaus-Peter Thaler, German cyclist
• 1950 – Adolfo Dominguez, Spanish fashion designer
• 1952 – David Byrne, Scottish-born American musician (Talking Heads)
• 1952 – Scott Irwin, American professional wrestler (d. 1987)
• 1952 – Donald R. McMonagle, American astronaut
• 1952 – Robert Zemeckis, American film director
• 1953 – Tom Cochrane, Canadian musician (Red Rider)
• 1953 – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia
• 1954 – Jens Sparschuh, German writer
• 1955 – Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player
• 1955 – Peter Kirsten, South African cricketer
• 1957 – Big Van Vader (born Leon White), American professional wrestler
• 1958 – Christine Brennan, American sports columnist
• 1959 – Patrick Bruel, French singer
• 1959 – Steve Hogarth, British singer (Marillion)
• 1959 – Rick Vaive, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 – Anne Clark, English singer
• 1960 – "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, American wrestler (d. 2009)
• 1960 – Ronan Tynan, Irish singer
• 1961 – Ulrike Folkerts, German actress
• 1961 – David Quantick, writer
• 1961 – Jean Leclerc, French-Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1961 – Tim Roth, English actor
• 1961 – Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey coach
• 1962 – Ian Astbury, English singer (The Cult)
• 1962 – C. C. DeVille, American musician (Poison)
• 1963 – Pat Borders, American baseball player
• 1964 – James M. Kelly, American astronaut
• 1964 – Eric Peterson, American musician (Testament)
• 1964 – Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster
• 1965 – Eoin Colfer, Irish writer
• 1966 – Marianne Denicourt, French actress
• 1966 – Mike Inez, American bassist (Alice in Chains, Black Label Society)
• 1966 – Fabrice Morvan, French music artist (Milli Vanilli)
• 1966 – Raphael Saadiq, American vocalist and bassist (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
• 1967 – Tony Siragusa, American football player
• 1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
• 1969 – Danny Wood, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
• 1969 – Sabine Schmitz, German race driver and television personality
• 1971 – Sofia Coppola, American director
• 1971 – Nasha Aziz, Malaysian actress and model
• 1972 – Gabriel Mann, American actor
• 1972 – Mark Ruskell, England-born Scottish politician
• 1973 – Natalie Appleton, Canadian-born singer
• 1973 – Anais Granofsky, Canadian actress and director
• 1973 – Voshon Lenard, American basketball player
• 1973 – Julian White, English rugby player
• 1973 – Shanice, American singer
• 1974 – Jennifer Allan, American model
• 1974 – Krister Axel, American poet and songwriter
• 1975 – Carlos Spencer, New Zealand rugby player
• 1975 – Nicki Sørensen, Danish road bicycle racer
• 1976 – Hunter Burgan, American bassist (AFI)
• 1976 – Brian Lawrence, American baseball player
• 1976 – Martine McCutcheon, British actress
• 1977 – Sophie Anderton, English model and television personality
• 1977 – Roy Halladay, American baseball player
• 1977 – Ada Nicodemou, Australian actress
• 1978 – Brent Harvey, Australian footballer
• 1978 – Eddie House, American basketball player
• 1978 – André Macanga, Angolan footballer
• 1978 – Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 – Clinton Morrison, English-born Irish footballer
• 1979 – Edwige Lawson-Wade, French Basketball player
• 1979 – Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1980 – Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
• 1980 – Eugene Martineau, Dutch decathlete
• 1980 – Júlia Sebestyén, Hungarian figure skater
• 1980 – Hugo Southwell, Scottish rugby union player
• 1982 – BeardyMan, English beatboxer
• 1982 – Ai Shibata, Japanese swimmer
• 1983 – Anahí, Mexican actress and singer (RBD)
• 1983 – Frank Gore, American football player
• 1983 – Uroš Slokar, Slovenian basketball player
• 1983 – Amber Tamblyn, American actress
• 1983 – Tom Welham, British musician (Thirteen Senses)
• 1984 – Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian rules footballer
• 1984 – Michael Rensing, German footballer
• 1984 – Nigel Reo-Coker, English footballer
• 1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook
• 1984 – Olly Murs, English singer
• 1984 – Luke Gregerson, American baseball player
• 1985 – Sally Martin, New Zealand actress
• 1985 – Simona Peycheva, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
• 1986 – Alyosha, Ukrainean singer
• 1986 – Sarbel, Greek-born singer
• 1986 – Andrea Bovo, Italian footballer
• 1986 – Camila Sodi, Mexican actress
• 1987 – Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer
• 1987 – François Steyn, South African rugby union player
• 1988 – Jayne Appel, American Basketball player
• 1990 – Emily Samuelson, American ice dancer
• 1993 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer