May 7 - Births

Births

• 1328 – Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)
• 1397 – Sejong the Great, was the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea (d. 1450)
• 1530 – Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French Huguenot general (d. 1569)
• 1643 – Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)
• 1700 – Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-born physician (d. 1772)
• 1711 – David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1776)
• 1724 – Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)
• 1740 – Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)
• 1748 – Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and feminist revolutionary (d. 1793)
• 1763 – Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince (d. 1813)
• 1767 – Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany (d. 1820)
• 1774 – William Bainbridge, American Commodore (d. 1833)
• 1787 – Jacques Viger, French Canadian politician, first mayor of Montreal (d. 1858)
• 1812 – Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889)
• 1833 – Johannes Brahms, German composer (d. 1897)
• 1836 – Joseph Gurney Cannon, American politician (d. 1926)
• 1840 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893)
• 1847 – Archibald Primrose, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1929)
• 1857 – William A. MacCorkle, American politician (d. 1930)
• 1860 – Tom Norman, English freak showman (d. 1930)
• 1861 – Rabindranath Tagore, Indian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1941)
• 1867 – Władysław Reymont, Polish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1925)
• 1882 – Willem Elsschot, Flemish writer (d. 1960)
• 1885 – George 'Gabby' Hayes, American actor (d. 1969)
• 1891 – Harry McShane, Scottish socialist (d. 1988)
• 1892 – Archibald MacLeish, American Librarian of Congress (d. 1982)
• 1892 – Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (d. 1980)
• 1893 – Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey manager (d. 1985)
• 1901 – Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961)
• 1909 – Edwin H. Land, American inventor (d. 1991)
• 1911 – Ishirō Honda, Japanese film director (d. 1993)
• 1912 – Pannalal Patel, Gujarati author (d. 1989)
• 1914 – Sir Arthur Snelling, British Ambassador (d. 1996)
• 1916 – Huw Wheldon, British broadcaster (d. 1986)
• 1917 – David Tomlinson, English film actor (d. 2000)
• 1919 – Eva Peron, Argentine first lady (d. 1952)
• 1921 – Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer (d. 1985)
• 1922 – Lew Anderson, American actor and bandleader (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Darren McGavin, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Joe O'Donnell, American documentary photographer and photojournalist (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985)
• 1924 – Albert Band, American film director (d. 2002)
• 1926 – Val Bisoglio, Italian-American actor
• 1927 – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German screenwriter
• 1927 – Jim Lowe, American singer
• 1929 – Babe Parilli, American football player
• 1929 – Dick Williams, American baseball player, manager and coach
• 1930 – Totie Fields, American comedienne (d. 1978)
• 1931 – Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (d. 2007)
• 1931 – Gene Wolfe, American science fiction author
• 1932 – Pete Domenici, American senator
• 1933 – Johnny Unitas, American football player (d. 2002)
• 1933 – Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer
• 1935 – Isobel Warren, Canadian author
• 1936 – Bobby Joe Green, American football player (d. 1993)
• 1937 – Claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player
• 1939 – Sidney Altman, Canadian molecular biologist, Nobel laureate
• 1939 – Ruud Lubbers, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 until 1994
• 1939 – Johnny Maestro, American pop singer (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Jimmy Ruffin, American singer
• 1939 – Ruggero Deodato, Italian film director, actor and screen writer
• 1940 – Angela Carter, English novelist and journalist (d. 1992)
• 1940 – Jim Connors, American radio personality (d. 1987)
• 1941 – Catherine P. Saxton, British-born American public relations executive
• 1943 – Terry Allen, American country music singer
• 1943 – Harvey Andrews, English singer and songwriter
• 1943 – Peter Carey, Australian author
• 1944 – Eva Norvind, Mexican actress (d. 2006)
• 1944 – Richard O'Sullivan, British actor
• 1945 – Christy Moore, Irish folk artist
• 1945 – Robin Strasser, American TV soap opera actress
• 1946 – Thelma Houston, American singer
• 1946 – Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (Grateful Dead)
• 1946 – Brian Turner, English chef
• 1946 – Michael Rosen, English children's poet
• 1946 – Marv Hubbard, American football player
• 1948 – Susan Atkins, American murderer (d. 2009)
• 1950 – Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor
• 1950 – Tim Russert, American television host (d. 2008)
• 1951 – Robert Hegyes, American actor
• 1951 – Bernie Marsden, English musician
• 1953 – Pat McInally, American football player
• 1953 – Ian McKay, British soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1982)
• 1954 – Philippe Geluck, Belgian cartoonist
• 1954 – Amy Heckerling, American director
• 1955 – Ben Poquette, American basketball player
• 1955 – Peter Reckell, American actor
• 1955 – Kevin Reed, American theologian
• 1956 – Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 1956 – Anne Dudley, British composer
• 1956 – Jean Lapierre, Canadian politician and television host
• 1957 – Ray Fernandez, American wrestler (d. 2004)
• 1957 – Ned Bellamy, American actor
• 1958 – Mark G. Kuzyk, American physicist
• 1959 – Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress (d. 1985)
• 1959 – Michael E. Knight, American actor
• 1960 – Adam Bernstein, American music video/television director
• 1960 – Almudena Grandes, Spanish novelist
• 1961 – Hans-Peter Bartels, German politician
• 1961 – Phil Campbell, British musician (Motörhead)
• 1962 – Tony Campbell, American basketball player
• 1963 – Johnny Lee Middleton, American musician (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
• 1964 – Doug Benson, American comedian
• 1964 – Ronnie Harmon, American football player
• 1964 – Leslie O'Neal, American football player
• 1965 – Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1999)
• 1965 – Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish footballer
• 1965 – Reuben Davis, American football player
• 1967 – Martin Bryant, Australian mass murderer
• 1967 – Joe Rice, American politician
• 1968 – Traci Lords, American actress
• 1969 – Eagle-Eye Cherry, Swedish/American musician
• 1969 – Jun Falkenstein, American film directors
• 1969 – Rick Porras, American film producer
• 1970 – Kim Su-ro, South Korean actor
• 1971 – Horgh, Norwegian drummer (Immortal, Hypocrisy)
• 1972 – Frank Trigg, American mixed martial artist
• 1973 – Kristian Lundin, Swedish songwriter
• 1973 – Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist
• 1974 – Breckin Meyer, American actor
• 1974 – Ian Pearce, English footballer
• 1975 – Jason Tunks, Canadian discus thrower
• 1975 – Zee, American hip hop artist
• 1976 – Calvin Booth, American basketball player
• 1976 – Andrea Lo Cicero, Italian rugby player
• 1977 – Lisa Kelly, Irish singer
• 1978 – Stian Arnesen, Norwegian musician
• 1978 – Brian Clevinger, American author
• 1978 – Shawn Marion, American basketball player
• 1979 – Katie Douglas, American basketball player
• 1980 – Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
• 1980 – Kate Lawler, English reality television personality
• 1982 – Ákos Buzsáky, Hungarian footballer
• 1984 – James Loney, American baseball player
• 1984 – Alex Smith, American football player
• 1984 – Drew Stanton, American football player
• 1984 – May7ven, Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter and dancer
• 1985 – Drew Neitzel, American basketball player
• 1985 – Dan Sweetman, Australian television host
• 1986 – Mark Furze, Australian actor
• 1986 – Matt Helders, English drummer (Arctic Monkeys)
• 1987 – Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)
• 1988 – Natalie Mejia, American dancer and singer (Girlicious)
• 1989 – Master Shortie, British hip-hop and R&B singer-songwriter and rapper
• 1992 – Alexander Ludwig, Canadian actor
• 2000 – Maxwell Perry Cotton, American actor