May 27 - Births

Births

• 1332 – Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (d. 1406)
• 1519 – Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)
• 1576 – Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)
• 1601 – Antoine Daniel, French Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)
• 1623 – William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)
• 1626 – William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650)
• 1651 – Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)
• 1652 – Liselotte von der Pfalz, Duchess of Orléans (d. 1722)
• 1738 – Nathaniel Gorham, 8th President of the United States in Congress Assembled (d. 1796)
• 1756 – King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (d. 1825)
• 1794 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American entrepreneur (d. 1877)
• 1818 – Amelia Bloomer, American suffragette (d. 1894)
• 1819 – Julia Ward Howe, American poet (The Battle Hymn of the Republic) (d. 1910)
• 1820 – Mathilde Bonaparte, French princess and socialite (d. 1904)
• 1827 – Samuel F. Miller, New York representative to the U.S. House of Representatives (d. 1892)
• 1836 – Jay Gould, American financier (d. 1892)
• 1837 – Wild Bill Hickok, American gunfighter (d. 1876)
• 1837 – Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter (d. 1887)
• 1860 – Manuel Teixeira Gomes, 7^th President of Portugal (d. 1941)
• 1864 – Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (d. 1938)
• 1867 – Arnold Bennett, British novelist (d. 1931)
• 1871 – Georges Rouault, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1958)
• 1876 – Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (d. 1945)
• 1876 – Sir William Stanier, British railway engineer (d. 1965)
• 1879 – Karl Bühler, German linguist and psychologist (d. 1963)
• 1879 – Hans Lammers, German SS officer (d. 1962)
• 1884 – Max Brod, Czech-born writer, literary executor of Franz Kafka (d. 1968)
• 1888 – Louis Durey, French composer (d. 1979)
• 1891 – Claude Champagne, French-Canadian composer (d. 1965)
• 1893 – Hermann Dörnemann, German supercentenarian (d. 2005)
• 1894 – Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961)
• 1894 – Dashiell Hammett, American author (d. 1961)
• 1897 – John Cockcroft, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
• 1900 – Uładzimir Zylka, Belarusian poet (d. 1933)
• 1904 – Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. 1997)
• 1906 – Antonio Rosario Mennonna, Italian Catholic bishop (d. 2009)
• 1907 – Nicolas Calas, Greek-American poet and art critic (d. 1988)
• 1907 – Rachel Carson, American biologist and science writer (d. 1964)
• 1909 – Dolores Hope, American singer and philanthropist
• 1911 – Hubert H. Humphrey, 38th Vice President of the United States and Senator from Minnesota (d. 1978)
• 1911 – Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born Israeli politician (d. 2007)
• 1911 – Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1912 – John Cheever, American author (d. 1982)
• 1912 – Sam Snead, American golfer (d. 2002)
• 1912 – Terry Moore, American baseball player (d. 1995)
• 1913 – Wols, German painter (d. 1951)
• 1915 – Esther Soré, Chilean musician (d. 1996)
• 1915 – Herman Wouk, American writer
• 1918 – Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician
• 1921 – Caryl Chessman, American robber and rapist (d. 1960)
• 1922 – Christopher Lee, English actor
• 1923 – Henry Kissinger, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
• 1923 – Sumner Redstone, American entrepreneur
• 1925 – Tony Hillerman, American writer (d. 2008)
• 1930 – John Barth, American novelist
• 1930 – William S. Sessions, 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• 1933 – Manfred Sommer, Spanish comic artist (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Ted Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur (d. 2008)
• 1934 – Harlan Ellison, American author
• 1935 – Lee Meriwether, Miss America (1955) and actress
• 1935 – Ramsey Lewis, American pianist
• 1935 – Mal Evans, British road manager of The Beatles (d. 1976)
• 1936 – Louis Gossett Jr., American actor
• 1936 – Marcel Masse, Canadian politician
• 1937 – Allan Carr, American film producer and writer (d. 1999)
• 1939 – Socratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
• 1942 – Lee Baca, American law enforcement official
• 1943 – Cilla Black, English singer and presenter
• 1943 – Bruce Weitz, American actor
• 1944 – Christopher Dodd, American politician, senior Senator from Connecticut
• 1944 – Alain Souchon, French singer and songwriter
• 1945 – Bruce Cockburn, Canadian musician
• 1946 – Lewis Collins, English actor
• 1946 – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish jazz bassist (d. 2005)
• 1947 – Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer
• 1948 – Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant
• 1951 – Ana Belén, Spanish singer and actress
• 1954 – Pauline Hanson, Australian politician
• 1954 – Jackie Slater, American football player
• 1955 – Richard Schiff, American actor
• 1955 – Eric Bischoff, American professional wrestling promoter
• 1956 – Cynthia McFadden, American television anchor
• 1957 – Siouxsie Sioux, English musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
• 1957 – Duncan Goodhew, English Olympic swimmer, 1980 gold medalist
• 1958 – Neil Finn, New Zealand singer and songwriter (Split Enz, Crowded House)
• 1958 – Linnea Quigley, American actress
• 1961 – Peri Gilpin, American actress
• 1962 – Ray Borner, Australian basketball player
• 1962 – Steven Brill, American film writer and director
• 1964 – Adam Carolla, American comedian and television personality
• 1964 – Zheng Geping, Singaporean actor
• 1965 – Todd Bridges, American actor
• 1965 – Pat Cash, Australian tennis player
• 1967 – Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
• 1968 – Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player
• 1968 – Frank Thomas, American baseball player
• 1969 – Jeremy Mayfield, American race car driver
• 1969 – Dondre Whitfield, American actor
• 1969 – Todd Hundley, American baseball player
• 1970 – Tim Farron, British politician
• 1970 – Joseph Fiennes, English actor
• 1970 – Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
• 1970 – Cherry Pie Picache, Filipino actress
• 1971 – Paul Bettany, English actor
• 1971 – Monika Schnarre, Canadian model and actress
• 1971 – Mathew Batsiua, Nauruan politician
• 1971 – Wayne Carey, Australian rules footballer
• 1971 – Kaur Kender, Estonian author
• 1971 – Lee Sharpe, English Footballer
• 1971 – Glenn Ross, Northern Irish strongman
• 1971 – Lisa Lopes, American singer (TLC) (d. 2002)
• 1972 – Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian singer
• 1972 – Todd Demsey, American golfer
• 1973 – Jack McBrayer, American actor and comedian
• 1973 – Tana Umaga, New Zealand rugby union player
• 1974 – Derek Webb, American singer and songwriter (Caedmon's Call)
• 1974 – Danny Wuerffel, American football player
• 1975 – André 3000, American rapper (OutKast)
• 1975 – Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
• 1975 – Jadakiss, American rapper (D-Block)
• 1975 – Jamie Oliver, English chef and television personality
• 1976 – Anita Blond, Hungarian pornographic actress
• 1976 – RJD2, American hip-hop producer
• 1977 – Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian athlete
• 1977 – Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1977 – Tommie van der Leegte, Dutch footballer
• 1978 – Adin Brown, American footballer
• 1979 – Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
• 1979 – Stuart Manning, British actor
• 1980 – Craig Buntin, Canadian figure skater
• 1981 – Marcelo Bonan. Brazilian footballer
• 1981 – Özgür Çevik, Turkish singer and actor
• 1981 – Fivos Constantinou, Cypriot distance and cross country runner
• 1981 – Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
• 1981 – Miloy, Angolan footballer
• 1982 – Nattie Neidhart, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1983 – Bobby Convey, American footballer
• 1984 – Blake Ahearn, American basketball player
• 1984 – Kalle Spjuth, Swedish bandy player
• 1985 – Chiang Chien-ming, Taiwanese baseball player
• 1986 – Conor Cummins, Manx motorbike racer
• 1986 – Timo Descamps, Flemish actor and singer
• 1987 – Eric Kolelas, French actor
• 1990 – Ekaterina Zaikina, Russian figure skater
• 1990 – Chris Colfer, American actor
• 1990 – Danny McKinnon, Canadian actor