May 5 - Births

Births

• 867 – Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)
• 1210 – King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)
• 1479 – Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)
• 1546 – Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)
• 1684 – Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, niece of Madame de Maintenon and ancestress of the Heir to the Belgian throne (d. 1739)
• 1747 – Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)
• 1764 – Robert Craufurd, British general (d. 1812)
• 1800 – Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (d. 1864)
• 1813 – Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
• 1818 – Karl Marx, German political philosopher (d. 1883)
• 1826 – Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III (d. 1920)
• 1830 – John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer (d. 1906)
• 1832 – H.H. Bancroft, American historian and publisher (d. 1918)
• 1833 – Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. 1905)
• 1834 – Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (d. 1873)
• 1846 – Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
• 1864 – Nellie Bly, American journalist and writer (d. 1922)
• 1866 – Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (d. 1938)
• 1869 – Hans Pfitzner, Russian-born composer (d. 1949)
• 1883 – Archibald Wavell, British general (d. 1950)
• 1887 – Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1972)
• 1889 – Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer (d. 1973)
• 1890 – Christopher Morley, American writer (d. 1957)
• 1899 – Freeman Gosden, American radio comedian (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy) (d. 1982)
• 1901 – Blind Willie McTell, American singer (d. 1959)
• 1903 – James Beard, American chef and cookbook writer (d. 1985)
• 1908 – Kurt Böhme, German bass (d. 1989)
• 1911 – Andor Lilienthal, Hungarian chess grandmaster (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
• 1915 – Alice Faye, American actress (d. 1998)
• 1919 – Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek dictator (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
• 1923 – Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (d. 2003)
• 1925 – Leo Ryan, United States Congressman (d. 1978)
• 1926 – Ann B. Davis, American actress
• 1927 – Pat Carroll, American actress
• 1928 – Nora Denney, American actress (d. 2005)
• 1931 – Greg, Belgian comic-book writer (Achille Talon) (d. 1999)
• 1932 – Will Hutchins, American actor
• 1934 – Ace Cannon, American saxophonist
• 1935 – Douglas Marland, American television writer (d. 1993)
• 1935 – Bernard Pivot, French journalist and television host
• 1935 – Robert Rehme, American film producer
• 1936 – Patrick Gowers, British composer
• 1937 – Johnnie Taylor, American singer (d. 2000)
• 1937 – Delia Derbyshire, British electronic music composer (d. 2001)
• 1938 – Michael Murphy, American actor
• 1939 – Cesare Fiorio, Italian sporting director of various Formula One teams
• 1940 – Lance Henriksen, American actor and painter
• 1940 – Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American film director
• 1941 – Alexander Ragulin, Russian hockey player (d. 2004)
• 1942 – Marc Alaimo, American actor
• 1942 – Tammy Wynette, American musician (d. 1998)
• 1943 – Michael Palin, British writer, actor, and comedian
• 1944 – Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer
• 1944 – Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor
• 1944 – John Rhys-Davies, English-born Welsh actor
• 1944 – Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor
• 1948 – Bill Ward, British drummer
• 1951 – Rudolf Finsterer, German rugby player and coach
• 1952 – Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (d. 2005)
• 1954 – Dave Spector, American television personality and commentator
• 1955 – Melinda Culea, American actress
• 1956 – Robert Marien, Québécois actor, singer and songwriter
• 1957 – Richard E. Grant, British actor
• 1957 – Peter Howitt, British actor and film director
• 1958 – Ron Arad, Israeli aircraft navigator missing in action
• 1958 – Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian rules footballer
• 1959 – Johann Gajda, German footballer
• 1959 – Ian McCulloch, English singer (Echo & the Bunnymen)
• 1959 – Brian Williams, American news anchor
• 1961 – Hiroshi Hase, Japanese professional wrestler and politician
• 1962 – Jenifer McKitrick, American songwriter
• 1963 – Simon Rimmer, English chef
• 1963 – Heidi Kozak, American actress
• 1963 – James LaBrie, Canadian singer (Dream Theater)
• 1964 – John Lee, Korean-born American football player
• 1965 – Glenn Seton, Australian racing driver
• 1966 – Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth)
• 1966 – Josh Weinstein, American writer
• 1967 – Takehito Koyasu, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
• 1967 – Maro Mavri, Greek fashion-model and actress
• 1970 – Soheil Ayari, French racer
• 1970 – Kyan Douglas, American TV-personality
• 1970 – LaPhonso Ellis, American basketball player
• 1970 – Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
• 1970 – Todd Newton, American TV-personality, two-time game-show host
• 1971 – Harold Miner, American basketball player
• 1971 – Mike Redmond, American baseball player
• 1972 – Brad Bombardir, Canadian ice-hockey player
• 1972 – James Cracknell, British rower
• 1972 – Devin Townsend, Canadian musician (Strapping Young Lad)
• 1973 – Casino Versus Japan, American composer
• 1973 – Tina Yothers, American actress
• 1974 – Seiji Ara, Japanese racing driver
• 1976 – Dieter Brummer, Australian actor
• 1976 – Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
• 1976 – Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentine footballer
• 1977 – Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress
• 1978 – Santiago Cabrera, Chilean actor
• 1978 – Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer
• 1978 – Morgan Pehme, American filmmaker and writer
• 1978 – John Wilshere, Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer
• 1979 – Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
• 1980 – Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer
• 1980 – DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player
• 1980 – Hank Green, Musician, professional blogger
• 1981 – Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian model
• 1981 – Craig David, English singer
• 1981 – Chris Duncan, American baseball player
• 1981 – Danielle Fishel, American actress
• 1982 – Jay Bothroyd, English footballer
• 1982 – Wouter D'Haene, Belgian flatwater-canoeist
• 1982 – Randall Gay, American football player
• 1983 – Henry Cavill, Jersey actor
• 1983 – Scott Ware, American football player
• 1984 – Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire)
• 1985 – Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress, illustrator and singer
• 1985 – Marcos Rogério, Brazilian footballer
• 1985 – Terrence Wheatley, American football player
• 1987 – Marija Šestić, Bosnian singer
• 1987 – Jessie Cave, English actress
• 1988 – Adele, English singer
• 1988 – Brooke Hogan, American singer and television personality
• 1988 – Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1989 – Chris Brown, American singer and actor
• 1989 – Larissa Wilson, English actress