May 20 - Births

Births

• 1315 – Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)
• 1470 – Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal (d. 1547)
• 1554 – Paolo Bellasio, Italian composer (d. 1594)
• 1593 – Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)
• 1660 – Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor (d. 1714)
• 1663 – William Bradford, British-born printer (d. 1752)
• 1706 – Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (d. 1777)
• 1726 – Francis Cotes, English painter (d. 1770)
• 1737 – William Petty Fitzmaurice, British statesman (d. 1805)
• 1759 – William Thornton, West Indian-born architect (d. 1828)
• 1768 – Dolley Madison, First Lady of the United States (d. 1849)
• 1769 – Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)
• 1772 – Sir William Congreve, English inventor (d. 1828)
• 1776 – Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer (d.1862)
• 1799 – Honoré de Balzac, French novelist (d. 1850)
• 1806 – John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (d. 1873)
• 1818 – William Fargo, American pioneer expressman, co-founder of Wells, Fargo & Co. (d. 1881)
• 1822 – Frédéric Passy, French economist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1912)
• 1830 – Hector Malot, French writer (d. 1907)
• 1838 – Jules Méline, French statesman (d. 1925)
• 1851 – Emil Berliner, German-born recording pioneer (d. 1929)
• 1860 – Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917)
• 1882 – Sigrid Undset, Norwegian author, Nobel laureate (d. 1949)
• 1883 – King Faisal I of Iraq (d. 1933)
• 1886 – Ali Sami Yen, Turkish founder of Galatasaray Sports Club (d. 1951)
• 1894 – Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994)
• 1895 – R. J. Mitchell, British aircraft designer (d. 1937)
• 1897 – Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983)
• 1899 – Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969)
• 1899 – John Marshall Harlan II, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1971)
• 1901 – Max Euwe, Dutch chess player (d. 1981)
• 1906 – Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989)
• 1908 – James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)
• 1911 – Gardner Fox, American writer (d. 1986)
• 1913 – William Hewlett, American engineer (d. 2001)
• 1914 – Corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician (d. 1995)
• 1914 – Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)
• 1915 – Moshe Dayan, Israeli general (d. 1981)
• 1915 – Peter Copley, British actor (d. 2008)
• 1916 – Trebisonda Valla, Italian athlete (d. 2006)
• 1916 – Alexei Petrovich Maresiev, Russian flying ace (d. 2001)
• 1917 – Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1967)
• 1917 – Bergur Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic politician (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
• 1919 – Gerhard Barkhorn, German fighter pilot (d. 1983)
• 1919 – George Gobel, American comedian (d. 1991)
• 1920 – John Cruickshank, Scottish airman, Victoria Cross recipient
• 1920 – Betty Driver MBE, English singer and actress
• 1921 – Wolfgang Borchert, German writer (d. 1947)
• 1921 – Hal Newhouser, American baseball player (d. 1998)
• 1924 – Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan reporter and politician (d. 1976)
• 1925 – Chester Ludgin, American baritone (d. 2003)
• 1926 – Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (d. 1956)
• 1926 – John Lucarotti, English-born Canadian TV writer (d. 1994)
• 1927 – Bud Grant, American football coach
• 1927 – Franciszek Macharski, Polish Catholic cardinal
• 1927 – David Hedison, American actor
• 1929 – Ahmed Hamdi, Egyptian soldier, who fought in Yom Kippur(d. 1973)
• 1930 – Sam Etcheverry, American football player and coach (d. 2009)
• 1931 – Ken Boyer, American baseball player (d. 1982)
• 1931 – Paul Evans, American furniture designer and sculptor (d. 1987)
• 1932 – Bob Florence, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger (d. 2008)
• 1935 – José Mujica, President of Uruguay
• 1936 – Anthony Zerbe, American actor
• 1938 – Marinella, Greek singer and actress
• 1940 – Stan Mikita, Slovak-born ice hockey player
• 1940 – Sadaharu Oh, Japanese baseball player
• 1940 – Shorty Long, American musician (d. 1969)
• 1941 – Goh Chok Tong, Singaporean Senior Minister
• 1941 – John Strasberg, American actor
• 1941 – Manuel Isaias Lopez, Mexican child psychiatrist
• 1942 – Carlos Hathcock, American Marine Corps sniper (d. 1999)
• 1942 – Jill Jackson, American singer (Paul & Paula)
• 1943 – Al Bano, Italian singer
• 1944 – Joe Cocker, British singer
• 1944 – Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch singer
• 1944 – Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman
• 1945 – Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian politician
• 1946 – Cher, American singer & actress
• 1946 – Robert Chua, Hong Kong TV Entrepreneur
• 1946 – Dave Despain, American racing commentator
• 1947 – Greg Dyke, British broadcast executive
• 1947 – John Corapi, American Catholic prelate
• 1949 – Dave Thomas, Canadian comedian and actor
• 1950 – Yvon Lambert, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1950 – Reinaldo Merlo, Argentine footballer
• 1951 – Mike Crapo, American politician
• 1952 – Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer
• 1953 – Robert Doyle, Australian politician
• 1954 – Guy Hoffman, American musician (Violent Femmes)
• 1954 – David Paterson, American politician
• 1954 – Cindy McCain, American businesswoman, wife of John McCain
• 1954 – Robert Van de Walle, Belgian judoka
• 1955 – Zbigniew Preisner, Polish film composer
• 1956 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Norwegian author
• 1956 – Dean Butler, American actor
• 1956 – William Michaelian, American novelist and poet
• 1958 – Ron Reagan, American talk show host
• 1958 – Jane Wiedlin, American singer (The Go-Go's)
• 1959 – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer (d. 1997)
• 1959 – Bronson Pinchot, American actor
• 1960 – John Billingsley, American actor
• 1960 – Tony Goldwyn, American actor
• 1961 – Clive Allen, English footballer
• 1962 – Mike Jeffries, American soccer coach
• 1963 – David Wells, American baseball player
• 1965 – Ted Allen, American television host
• 1966 – Mindy Cohn, American actress
• 1966 – Dan Abrams, American TV reporter
• 1967 – Gabriele Muccino, Italian film director
• 1967 – Ramzi Yousef, Kuwaiti-born Pakistani terrorist
• 1967 – Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
• 1967 – Blake Schwarzenbach, American singer and guitarist (Jawbreaker)
• 1968 – Timothy Olyphant, American actor
• 1968 – Waisale Serevi, Fijian rugby union and rugby sevens footballer
• 1969 – Brian Gerard James ("Road Dogg" Jesse James), American professional wrestler
• 1970 – Louis Theroux, British television presenter
• 1970 – Terrell Brandon, American basketball player
• 1971 – Šárka Kašpárková, Czech athlete
• 1971 – Tony Stewart, American race car driver
• 1972 – Tina Hobley, British television actress
• 1972 – Busta Rhymes, American rapper and actor
• 1973 – Elsa Lunghini, French singer and actress
• 1975 – Isaac Gálvez, Spanish cyclist (d. 2006)
• 1975 – Juan Minujín, Argentine actor
• 1975 – Tahmoh Penikett, Canadian actor
• 1975 – Mark Zupan, American wheelchair rugby player and actor
• 1975 – Andrew Sega, American musician
• 1976 – Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1976 – Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
• 1977 – Matt Czuchry, American actor
• 1977 – Chad Muska, American professional skateboarder
• 1977 – Leonardo Noeren Franco, Argentine footballer
• 1977 – Miriam Parrish, American television actress
• 1977 – Angela Goethals, American actress
• 1977 – Vesa Toskala, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1977 – Tiger Tyson, American pornographic actor
• 1978 – Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player
• 1978 – Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová, Czech athlete
• 1979 – Jayson Werth, American baseball player
• 1980 – Austin Kearns, American baseball player
• 1981 – Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player
• 1981 – Mark Winterbottom, Australian racing driver
• 1981 – Morgan Knabe, Canadian swimmer
• 1982 – Petr Čech, Czech footballer
• 1982 – Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer
• 1983 – N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Indian film actor
• 1983 – Roger Huerta, American mixed martial artist
• 1984 – Patrick Ewing, Jr., American basketball player
• 1984 – Keith Grennan, American football player
• 1984 – Mauro, Brazilian footballer
• 1984 – Naturi Naughton, singer (3LW) and actress
• 1984 – Kenny Vasoli, American singer and bassist (The Starting Line)
• 1986 – Dexter Blackstock, English footballer
• 1987 – Julian Wright, American basketball player
• 1988 – Carla Humphries, Filipino actress
• 1991 – Mara Lopez, Filipino actress
• 1992 – Cate Campbell, Australian swimmer
• 1993 – Caroline Zhang, American figure skater
• 2010 – Lady Cosima Windsor, daughter of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster