May 15 - Births

Births

• 1567 – (baptism) Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (d. 1643)
• 1608 – René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)
• 1720 – Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)
• 1749 – Levi Lincoln, Sr., American statesman (d. 1820)
• 1767 – Ezekiel Hart, Canadian entrepreneur and politician (d. 1843)
• 1773 – Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Austrian statesman (d. 1859)
• 1786 – General Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek War of Independence figure (d. 1864)
• 1817 – Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)
• 1848 – Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)
• 1856 – L. Frank Baum, American author (d. 1919)
• 1856 – Matthias Zurbriggen, Swiss mountaineer and guide (d. 1917)
• 1857 – Williamina Fleming, British-born astronomer (d. 1911)
• 1859 – Pierre Curie, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)
• 1862 – Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian dramatist (d. 1931)
• 1890 – Katherine Anne Porter, American author (d. 1980)
• 1891 – Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer (d. 1940)
• 1891 – Fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (d. 1971)
• 1892 – Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (d. 1969)
• 1895 – William D. Byron, American politician (d. 1941)
• 1895 – Astrid Zachrison, Swedish supercentenarian (d. 2008)
• 1898 – Arletty, French model and actress (d. 1992)
• 1899 – Jean-Etienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970)
• 1901 – Xavier Herbert, Australian author (d. 1984)
• 1901 – Luis Monti, Argentine-Italian footballer (d. 1983)
• 1902 – Richard J. Daley, American politician (d. 1976)
• 1903 – Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (d. 1998)
• 1905 – Joseph Cotten, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1905 – Abraham Zapruder, American businessman and John F. Kennedy assassination figure (d. 1970)
• 1907 – Sukhdev Thapar, Indian anti-government figure (d. 1931)
• 1909 – James Mason, British actor (d. 1984)
• 1909 – Clara Solovera, Chilean folk musician (d. 1992)
• 1910 – Constance Cummings, British actress (d. 2005)
• 1911 – Max Frisch, Swiss author (d. 1991)
• 1911 – Herta Oberheuser, Nazi doctor (d. 1978)
• 1912 – Arthur Berger, American composer (d. 2003)
• 1914 – Turk Broda, Canadian hockey goaltender (d. 1972)
• 1915 – Hilda Bernstein, British-born South African author (d. 2006)
• 1915 – Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter
• 1915 – Paul Samuelson, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
• 1915 – Gus Viseur, French button accordionist (d. 1974)
• 1916 – Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress
• 1918 – Eddy Arnold, American country music singer (d. 2008)
• 1918 – Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (d. 2009)
• 1920 – Nasrallah Sfeir, Lebanese cardinal
• 1922 – Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese writer and Buddhist nun
• 1923 – Richard Avedon, American photographer (d. 2004)
• 1923 – John Lanchbery, British composer (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Johnny Walker, Indian actor (d. 2003)
• 1924 – Maria Koepcke, German ornithologist (d. 1971)
• 1925 – Roy Stewart, Jamacian-born British actor and fitness industry figure (d. 2008)
• 1926 – Anthony Shaffer, British playwright (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Peter Shaffer, British playwright
• 1930 – Jasper Johns, American painter
• 1931 – Ken Venturi, American golfer
• 1935 – Utah Phillips, American labor organizer and folk singer (d. 2008)
• 1936 – Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-born actress
• 1936 – Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
• 1936 – Ralph Steadman, British cartoonist
• 1936 – Paul Zindel, American writer (d. 2003)
• 1937 – Madeleine Albright, American Secretary of State
• 1937 – Trini López, American musician
• 1937 – Joe Tait, American broadcaster
• 1938 – Mireille Darc, French actress
• 1938 – Diane Nash, American Civil Rights Movement figure
• 1938 – Lenny Welch, American singer
• 1939 – Dorothy Shirley, British athlete
• 1940 – Roger Ailes, American businessman
• 1940 – Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer
• 1940 – Don Nelson, American professional basketball coach
• 1941 – K.T. Oslin, American musician
• 1942 – Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian politician
• 1942 – Doug Lowe, Tasmanian politician
• 1944 – Bill Alter, American politician
• 1944 – Ulrich Beck, German sociologist
• 1945 – Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer
• 1945 – Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Portuguese noble
• 1947 – Graeham Goble, Australian musician and record producer (Little River Band)
• 1948 – Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese professional baseball pitcher
• 1948 – Brian Eno, British musician and record producer
• 1948 – Kathleen Sebelius, American politician and Obama Administration figure
• 1950 – Nicholas Hammond, American actor
• 1951 – Frank Wilczek, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1952 – Chazz Palminteri, American actor, writer and director
• 1953 – George Brett, American baseball player
• 1953 – Mike Oldfield, British composer
• 1954 – Robert P. Harrison, American thinker
• 1955 – Lee Horsley, American actor
• 1956 – Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician
• 1956 – Dan Patrick, American sportscaster
• 1957 – Juan José Ibarretxe, Basque statesman
• 1957 – Kevin Von Erich, American professional wrestler
• 1958 – Ron Simmons, American professional wrestler
• 1959 – Andrew Eldritch, British singer and songwriter
• 1959 – Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer
• 1959 – Luis Perez-Sala, Spanish racing driver
• 1960 – Rob Bowman, American film director
• 1960 – Rhonda Burchmore, Australian Entertainer
• 1961 – Katrin Cartlidge, British actress (d. 2002)
• 1961 – Melle Mel, American musician
• 1962 – Lisa Curry-Kenny, Australian Ironwoman
• 1964 – Digna Ochoa, Mexican politician
• 1964 – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark
• 1965 – André Abujamra, Brazilian film score composer
• 1965 – Raí, Brazilian footballer
• 1966 – Pete Wiggs, British musician (Saint Etienne)
• 1967 – Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress
• 1967 – Laura Hillenbrand, American author
• 1967 – John Smoltz, baseball player
• 1968 – Cecilia Malmström, Swedish politician
• 1968 – Seth Putnam, American musician
• 1969 – Hideki Irabu, Japanese baseball player
• 1969 – Asalah Nasri, Syrian singer
• 1969 – Emmitt Smith, American football player
• 1970 – Frank de Boer, Dutch football player
• 1970 – Ronald de Boer, Dutch football player
• 1970 – Desmond Howard, American football player
• 1970 – Martin Rossiter, British Musician
• 1970 – Rod Smith, American football player
• 1971 – Phil Pfister, American strength athlete
• 1972 – David Charvet, French actor
• 1973 – Emilia Tsoulfa, Greek sailing champion
• 1974 – Shiney Ahuja, Indian actor
• 1974 – Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player
• 1974 – Ahmet Zappa, American musician
• 1975 – Peter Iwers, Swedish Musician
• 1975 – Ray Lewis, American football player
• 1976 – Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer
• 1976 – Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
• 1976 – Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
• 1976 – Ryan Leaf, American football player
• 1976 – Tyler Walker, American baseball player
• 1978 – Amy Chow, American gymnast
• 1978 – Dwayne DeRosario, Canadian footballer
• 1978 – Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
• 1978 – Edu, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 – David Krumholtz, American actor
• 1978 – Robert Royal, American football player
• 1978 – Krissy Taylor, American model (d. 1995)
• 1979 – Chris Masoe, New Zealander rugby player
• 1980 – Josh Beckett, American baseball player
• 1980 – Rocky Marquette, American actor
• 1981 – Patrice Evra, French footballer
• 1981 – Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player
• 1981 – Zara Phillips, British royal and eventer
• 1981 – Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress
• 1982 – Alex Breckenridge, American actress
• 1982 – Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican athlete
• 1982 – Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1982 – Tatsuya Fujiwara, Japanese actor
• 1982 – Jessica Sutta, American dancer, singer and actress (Pussycat Dolls)
• 1984 – Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian racing driver
• 1985 – Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver
• 1985 – Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
• 1986 – Thomas Brown, American football player
• 1986 – Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer
• 1986 – Adam Moffat, British football player
• 1987 – Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
• 1987 – Jennylyn Mercado, Filipina actress and singer
• 1987 – Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
• 1989 – Sunny, Korean singer
• 1990 – Jordan Eberle, Canadian hockey player
• 1990 – Joe Mattock, English footballer
• 1995 – Ksenia Sitnik, Belarusian singer