May 30 - Births

Births

• 1010 – Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)
• 1423 – Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)
• 1623 – John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)
• 1653 – Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)
• 1713 – Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Great Britain (d. 1757)
• 1718 – Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (d. 1793)
• 1719 – Roger Newdigate, English politician (d. 1806)
• 1757 – Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, British statesman (d. 1844)
• 1768 – Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty, French cavalry commander (d. 1815)
• 1768 – Karl Friedrich Naumann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1873)
• 1800 – Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose French archbishop of Rouen and senator (d. 1883)
• 1814 – Mikhail Bakunin, Russian anarchist (d. 1876)
• 1814 – Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (d. 1894)
• 1819 – William McMurdo, British army officer (d. 1894)
• 1820 – Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, French Canadian politician (d. 1890)
• 1844 – Félix Arnaudin, French poet and folklorist (d. 1921)
• 1845 – King Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1890)
• 1846 – Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian goldsmith and jeweler (d. 1920)
• 1858 – Siegfried Alkan, German composer (d. 1941)
• 1871 – Olga Engl, Austrian actress (d. 1946)
• 1874 – Ernest Duchesne, French physician (d. 1912)
• 1875 – Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher (d. 1944)
• 1878 – Mike Donlin, American baseball player (d. 1933)
• 1879 – Colin Blythe, English cricketer (d. 1917)
• 1881 – Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (d. 1968)
• 1882 – Wyndham Halswelle, Scottish runner (d. 1915)
• 1886 – Randolph Bourne, American writer (d. 1918)
• 1887 – Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian artist (d. 1964)
• 1890 – Roger Salengro, French politician (d. 1936)
• 1892 – Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (d. 1972)
• 1895 – Maurice Tate, English cricketer (d. 1956)
• 1896 – Howard Hawks, American film director (d. 1977)
• 1899 – Irving Thalberg, American film producer (d. 1936)
• 1901 – Cornelia Otis Skinner, American writer and actress (d. 1979)
• 1902 – Stepin Fetchit, American dancer and actor (d. 1985)
• 1906 – Bruno Gröning, German mystic (d. 1959)
• 1907 – Elly Beinhorn, German pilot (d. 2007)
• 1907 – Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist, member of French Resistance (d. 2008)
• 1908 – Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
• 1908 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989)
• 1909 – Benny Goodman, American clarinetist and bandleader (d. 1986)
• 1909 – Jacques Canetti, French talent-spotter (d. 1997)
• 1910 – Ralph Metcalfe, American athlete (d. 1978)
• 1910 – Inge Meysel, German actress (d. 2004)
• 1910 – Harry Bernstein, British-born American writer
• 1912 – Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
• 1912 – Erich Bagge, German physicist (d. 1996)
• 1912 – Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980)
• 1912 – Joseph Stein, American playwright (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37^th Yokozuna (d. 1979)
• 1916 – Justin Catayée, French politician (d. 1962)
• 1918 – Guadalupe "Pita" Amor, Mexican poet (d. 2000)
• 1918 – Bob Evans, American restaurateur (d. 2007)
• 1919 – René Barrientos, President of Bolivia (d. 1969)
• 1920 – Franklin Schaffner, American film director (d. 1989)
• 1922 – Hal Clement, American writer (d. 2003)
• 1926 – Christine Jorgensen, American transsexual activist (d. 1989)
• 1927 – Clint Walker, American actor
• 1928 – Agnès Varda, French director
• 1928 – Pro Hart, Australian artist (d. 2006)
• 1929 – Georges Gilson, French Catholic bishop
• 1930 – Mark Birley, British nightclub owner (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Robert Ryman, American painter
• 1932 – Pauline Oliveros, American composer and accordionist
• 1934 – Aleksei Leonov, Russian cosmonaut
• 1934 – Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and coach
• 1935 – Lee Gunther, American television producer and editor (d. 1998)
• 1936 – Keir Dullea, American actor
• 1936 – Ruta Lee, Canadian actress
• 1937 – Harry Statham, American basketball coach
• 1939 – Michael J. Pollard, American actor
• 1939 – Dieter Quester, Austrian racing driver
• 1940 – Gilles Villemure, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1943 – James Chaney, American civil rights activist (d. 1964)
• 1943 – Gale Sayers, American football player
• 1944 – Meredith MacRae, American actress (d. 2000)
• 1944 – Stav Prodromou, American technology executive
• 1945 – Norman Eshley, English actor
• 1946 – Allan Chapman, English historian of science
• 1947 – Jocelyne Bourassa, French Canadian golfer
• 1948 – Michael Piller, American screenwriter (d. 2005)
• 1949 – P.J. Carlesimo, American basketball coach
• 1950 – Bertrand Delanoë, French politician
• 1950 – Dann Glenn, American Guitarist and Composer
• 1950 – Paresh Rawal, Indian actor
• 1951 – Stephen Tobolowsky, American actor
• 1951 – Zdravko Čolić, Yugoslav-Bosnian singer
• 1951 – Fernando Lugo, Paraguayan politician
• 1953 – Colm Meaney, Irish actor
• 1955 – Jake "The Snake" Roberts, American wrestler
• 1955 – Topper Headon, British musician (The Clash)
• 1958 – Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer and songwriter (Roxette)
• 1958 – Steve Israel, American politician
• 1958 – Ted McGinley, American actor
• 1958 – Michael Lopez-Alegria, Spanish American astronaut
• 1959 – Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician
• 1959 – Phil Brown, English football manager (Hull City)
• 1961 – Harry Enfield, British comedian
• 1961 – Ralph Carter, American actor
• 1961 – Bob Yari, Iranian-born American film producer
• 1962 – Kevin Eastman, American comic book creator (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• 1962 – Tonya Pinkins, American actress
• 1963 – Élise Lucet, French journalist and television host
• 1963 – Helen Sharman, British chemist, the first Briton in space
• 1964 – Wynonna Judd, American country singer
• 1964 – Tom Morello, American guitarist (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine)
• 1964 – Andrea Montermini, Italian racing driver
• 1965 – Billy Donovan, American college basketball coach
• 1966 – Stephen Malkmus, American musician (Pavement)
• 1967 – Tim Burgess, English singer (The Charlatans)
• 1968 – Zacarias Moussaoui, French convicted terrorist
• 1968 – Kelley Armstrong, Canadian author
• 1969 – Ryuhei Kitamura, Japanese filmmaker
• 1969 – Naomi Kawase, Japanese film director
• 1970 – Flora Chan, Hong Kong television actress
• 1970 – Ness Wadia, Indian industrialist
• 1971 – Idina Menzel, American actress and singer
• 1972 – Manny Ramírez, Dominican Republic baseball player
• 1972 – Soichiro Hoshi, Japanese seiyuu
• 1973 – Leigh Francis, British comedian
• 1974 – Cee-Lo, American musician
• 1974 – Big L, American rapper (d. 1999)
• 1974 – Konstantinos Chalkias, Greek footballer
• 1974 – Shin Ha-kyun, South Korean actor
• 1974 – David Wilkie, American ice hockey player
• 1975 – Evan Eschmeyer, American basketball player
• 1975 – Brian Fair, American singer
• 1975 – Andrew Farrell, English rugby league and union footballer
• 1976 – Rasho Nesterovič, Slovenian basketball player
• 1976 – Magnus Norman, Swedish tennis player
• 1976 – Margaret Okayo, Kenyan athlete
• 1977 – Akwá, Angolan footballer
• 1977 – Rachael Stirling, British actress
• 1978 – Eric Searle American Musician
• 1978 – Lyoto Machida, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1979 – Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 – Kugimiya Rie, Japanese seiyuu (voice actress)
• 1979 – Clint Bowyer, American NASCAR driver
• 1980 – Steven Gerrard, English footballer
• 1981 – Devendra Banhart, American singer and songwriter
• 1981 – Blake Bashoff, American actor
• 1981 – Gianmaria Bruni, Italian racing driver
• 1981 – Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer
• 1981 – Remy Ma, American rapper
• 1981 – Lars Møller Madsen, Danish handball player
• 1981 – Hisanori Takada, Japanese footballer
• 1982 – Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (d. 2007)
• 1982 – James Simpson-Daniel, English rugby player
• 1983 – Jennifer Ellison, English actress, model, singer
• 1984 – Matt Maguire, Australian rules footballer
• 1984 – Jordan Palmer, American football player
• 1984 – Sham Kwok Fai, Hong Kong footballer
• 1987 – Joyce Cheng, Hong Kong musician, writer, actress and performer
• 1988 – Antonio Winterstein, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1989 – Kevin Covais, American singer
• 1990 – Dean Collins, American actor
• 1990 – Yoona, Korean singer (Girls' Generation)