May 6 - Births

Births

• 1397 – Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)
• 1501 – Pope Marcellus II (d. 1555)
• 1574 – Pope Innocent X (d. 1655)
• 1638 – Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)
• 1713 – Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)
• 1758 – André Masséna, French marshal (d. 1817)
• 1758 – Maximilien Robespierre, French Revolutionary (d. 1794)
• 1769 – Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1824)
• 1769 – Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician (d. 1834)
• 1797 – Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (d. 1882)
• 1800 – Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat and general (d. 1881)
• 1856 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist (d. 1939)
• 1856 – Robert Peary, American explorer (d. 1920)
• 1861 – Motilal Nehru, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
• 1868 – Gaston Leroux, French writer (d. 1927)
• 1871 – Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
• 1871 – Christian Morgenstern, German author (d. 1914)
• 1872 – Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist (d. 1934)
• 1879 – Bedrich Hrozny, Czech orientalist (d. 1952)
• 1880 – Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter (d. 1938)
• 1880 – Winifred Brunton, British-born South African painter (d. 1959)
• 1882 – Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany (d. 1951)
• 1895 – Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian Nazi (d. 1946)
• 1895 – Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian writer (d. 1974)
• 1895 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (d. 1926)
• 1897 – Paul Alverdes, German writer (d. 1979)
• 1898 – Konrad Henlein, Czechoslovakian politician (d. 1945)
• 1899 – Billy Cotton, British entertainer (d. 1969)
• 1902 – Harry Golden, American journalist (d. 1981)
• 1902 – Max Ophüls, German-born director (d. 1957)
• 1903 – Toots Shor, American restaurateur (d. 1977)
• 1904 – Raymond Bailey, American actor (d. 1980)
• 1904 – Moshe Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-born founder of the Feldenkrais method (d. 1984)
• 1904 – Harry Martinson, Swedish author and poet Nobel laureate (d. 1978)
• 1906 – Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (d. 2005)
• 1906 – André Weil, French mathematician (d. 1998)
• 1907 – Weeb Ewbank, American football coach (d. 1998)
• 1909 – Loyd Sigmon, American amateur radio broadcaster (d. 2004)
• 1913 – Carmen Cavallaro, American pianist (d. 1989)
• 1913 – Stewart Granger, English film actor (d. 1993)
• 1915 – Orson Welles, American film director and actor (d. 1985)
• 1915 – Theodore White, American writer (d. 1986)
• 1916 – Robert H. Dicke, American physicist (d. 1997)
• 1916 – Sif Ruud, Swedish actress
• 1917 – Kal Mann, American lyricist (d. 2001)
• 1920 – Ross Hunter, American film producer (d. 1996)
• 1920 – Kamisese Mara, Fijian statesman (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Martha Beck, American convicted murderer (d. 1951)
• 1921 – Erich Fried, German author (d. 1988)
• 1922 – Camille Laurin, Quebec psychiatrist and politician (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Vladimir Etush, Russian actor
• 1924 – Denny Wright, British guitarist (d. 1992)
• 1924 – Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Gilles Grégoire, Quebec politician, co-founder of the Parti Québécois (d. 2006)
• 1928 – Robert Poujade, French politician
• 1929 – Paul Lauterbur, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2007)
• 1931 – Willie Mays, American baseball player
• 1934 – Richard Shelby, American politician
• 1936 – Bernard Lemaire, French Canadian businessman (Cascades)
• 1937 – Rubin Carter, American boxer
• 1938 – Jean Garon, Quebec economist and politician
• 1938 – Larry Gogan, Irish radio personality
• 1942 – Rin Kaiho, professional Go player
• 1943 – Andreas Baader, member of the German terrorist organization Red Army Faction (d. 1977)
• 1944 – Anton Furst, American production designer (d. 1991)
• 1944 – Masanori Murakami, first Japanese baseball player in major leagues
• 1945 – Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American musician
• 1945 – Bob Seger, American singer/songwriter
• 1947 – Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher
• 1947 – Alan Dale, New Zealand actor
• 1948 – Mary MacGregor, American singer
• 1951 – Samuel Doe, President of Liberia (d. 1990)
• 1952 – Christian Clavier, French actor
• 1952 – Gregg Henry, American actor and country musician
• 1952 – Michael O'Hare, American actor
• 1952 – Gerrit Zalm, Dutch politician and CEO (ABN AMRO)
• 1953 – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1997-2007
• 1953 – Michelle Courchesne, Quebec politician
• 1953 – Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer/manager
• 1953 – Lynn Whitfield, American actress
• 1954 – Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician
• 1955 – Tom Bergeron, American game show host
• 1956 – Lakis Lazopoulos, Greek comedian and scriptwriter
• 1958 – Lolita Flores, Spanish singer and actress
• 1960 – Roma Downey, Northern Irish actress
• 1960 – John Flansburgh, American musician (They Might Be Giants)
• 1960 – Anne Parillaud, French actress
• 1960 – Phyllis Treigle, American soprano
• 1961 – George Clooney, American actor
• 1961 – Gina Riley, Australian actress, writer, singer and comedian
• 1962 – Adam Yellin, American record producer
• 1964 – Dana Hill, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1964 – Tony Scalzo, American musician (Fastball)
• 1965 – Leslie Hope, Canadian actress
• 1968 – Lætitia Sadier, French singer (Stereolab)
• 1969 – Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer
• 1970 – Roland Kun, Nauruan politician
• 1970 – Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
• 1970 – Tristán Ulloa, Spanish actor
• 1971 – Chris Shiflett, American guitarist (Foo Fighters)
• 1972 – Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972 – Naoko Takahashi, Japanese long-distance runner
• 1977 – Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
• 1977 – Marc Chouinard, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player
• 1978 – John Abraham, American football player
• 1978 – Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician
• 1978 – Aleksandr Fyodorov, Russian bodybuilder
• 1979 – Kerry Ellis, West End actress / singer
• 1979 – Nikki Hayes, Irish radio personality
• 1979 – Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower
• 1980 – Nicole Brunner, American actress
• 1980 – Scott Colton, American professional wrestler
• 1980 – Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek basketball player
• 1980 – Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Taebin, Korean singer (1TYM)
• 1980 – Kelly van der Veer, Dutch reality TV star
• 1981 – Matt Drake, British vocalist/guitarist (Evile)
• 1981 – Nicholas Setta, American Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats)
• 1981 – Edyta Śliwińska, Polish dancer
• 1983 – Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
• 1983 – Adrianne Palicki, American actress
• 1983 – Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious figure, the 17th Karmapa Lama (supported by the Chinese government)
• 1983 – Raquel Zimmermann, Brazilian model
• 1984 – Anton Babchuk, Ukrainian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Chris Paul, American basketball player
• 1985 – Tanerau Latimer, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1986 – Tyler Hynes, Canadian actor
• 1987 – Moon Geun Young, South Korean actress
• 1989 – Dominika Cibulková, Slovakian tennis player
• 1996 – Dominic Scott Kay, American actor
• 1994 – Krystal Jung, American-born Korean singer