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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1326]] – [[Joan I, Countess of Auvergne]] (died 1360)<ref>{{cite book | first=Anne | last=Commire | title=Women in World History | location=Detroit | publisher=Gale Group | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-78764-066-8 | page=608}}</ref> *[[1427]] – [[John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester]], Lord High Treasurer (died 1470) *[[1460]] – [[Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach]] (died 1536) *[[1492]] – [[Andrea Alciato]], Italian jurist and writer (died 1550) *[[1508]] – [[Charles Wriothesley]], English Officer of Arms (died 1562) *[[1521]] – [[Peter Canisius]], Dutch-Swiss priest and saint (died 1597) *[[1551]] – [[Thomas Drury (1551–1603)|Thomas Drury]], English government informer and swindler (died 1603) *[[1587]] – [[Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy]] (died 1637) ===1601–1900=== *[[1622]] – [[Claes Rålamb]], Swedish politician (died 1698) *[[1628]] – [[Angelo Italia]], Sicilian Jesuit and architect (died 1700) *[[1629]] – [[Niels Juel]], Norwegian-Danish admiral (died 1697) *[[1632]] – [[Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming]], German field marshal and politician (died 1706) *[[1639]] – [[Giovanni Battista Gaulli]], Italian artist (died 1709) *[[1641]] – [[Nicolaes Witsen]], Mayor of Amsterdam, Netherlands (died 1717) *[[1653]] – [[Claude Louis Hector de Villars]], French general and politician, [[Minister of Defence (France)|French Minister of Defence]] (died 1734) *[[1670]] – [[Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire]] (died 1726) *[[1698]] – [[Henry Baker (naturalist)|Henry Baker]], English naturalist (died 1774) *[[1720]] – [[William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (died 1764) *[[1735]] – [[Nathaniel Dance-Holland]], English painter and politician (died 1811) *[[1737]] – [[Edward Gibbon]], English historian and politician (died 1794) *[[1745]] – [[Carl Stamitz]], German violinist and composer (died 1801) *[[1753]] – [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla]], Mexican priest and rebel leader (died 1811) *[[1786]] – [[John Vianney]], French priest and saint (died 1859) *[[1815]] – [[Edward Tompkins]], American lawyer and politician (died 1872) *[[1818]] – [[Samuel Leonard Tilley]], Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd [[List of premiers of New Brunswick|Premier of New Brunswick]] (died 1896) *[[1821]] – [[William Henry Vanderbilt]], American businessman and philanthropist (died 1885) *[[1824]] – [[William Walker (filibuster)|William Walker]], American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (died 1860) *[[1825]] – [[George Bruce Malleson]], English-Indian colonel and author (died 1898) *[[1828]] – [[Henry Dunant]], Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the [[Red Cross]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1910) * 1828 – [[Charbel Makhluf]], Lebanese monk and saint (died 1898) *[[1829]] – [[Louis Moreau Gottschalk]], American pianist and composer (died 1869) *[[1835]] – [[Bertalan Székely]], Hungarian painter and academic (died 1910) *[[1839]] – [[Adolphe-Basile Routhier]], Canadian judge, author, and songwriter (died 1920) *[[1842]] – [[Emil Christian Hansen]], Danish physiologist and mycologist (died 1909) *[[1846]] – [[Oscar Hammerstein I]], American businessman and composer (died 1919) *[[1850]] – [[Ross Barnes]], American baseball player and manager (died 1915) *[[1853]] – [[Dan Brouthers]], American baseball player and manager (died 1932) *[[1856]] – [[Pedro Lascuráin]], Mexican politician (died 1952)<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.milenio.com/cultura/presidente-mexico-duro-45-minutos-cargo|newspaper=Milenio|location=Mexico City|date=February 19, 2018|access-date=May 28, 2019|title=El presidente de México que duró 45 minutos en el cargo|language=es|trans-title=The President of Mexico who lasted 45 minutes}}</ref> *[[1858]] – [[Heinrich Berté]], Slovak-Austrian composer (died 1924) * 1858 – [[J. Meade Falkner]], English author and poet (died 1932) *[[1859]] – [[Johan Jensen (mathematician)|Johan Jensen]], Danish mathematician and engineer (died 1925) *[[1867]] – [[Margarete Böhme]], German novelist (died 1939) *[[1876]] – [[Ludvig Karsten]], Norwegian painter (died 1926)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ludvig Karsten |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date= 23 August 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Ludvig_Karsten |language=no|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1879]] – [[Wesley Coe]], American shot putter, discus thrower, and [[tug of war]] competitor (died 1926) *[[1884]] – [[Harry S. Truman]], American colonel and politician, 33rd [[President of the United States]] (died 1972) *[[1885]] – [[Thomas B. Costain]], Canadian journalist and author (died 1965) *[[1892]] – [[Adriaan Pelt]], Dutch journalist and diplomat (died 1981) *[[1893]] – [[Francis Ouimet]], American golfer (died 1967) * 1893 – [[Edd Roush]], American baseball player and coach (died 1988) * 1893 – [[Teddy Wakelam]], English rugby player and sportscaster (died 1963) *[[1895]] – [[James H. Kindelberger]], American businessman (died 1962) * 1895 – [[Fulton J. Sheen]], American archbishop (died 1979) * 1895 – [[Edmund Wilson]], American critic, essayist, and editor (died 1972) *[[1898]] – [[Aloysius Stepinac]], Croatian cardinal (died 1960) *[[1899]] – [[Arthur Q. Bryan]], American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality (died 1959) * 1899 – [[Friedrich Hayek]], Austrian economist and philosopher, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1992) * 1899 – [[Jacques Heim]], French fashion designer (died 1967) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Turkey Stearnes]], American baseball player (died 1979)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Beatrice |title=Norman Thomas "Turkey" Stearnes (1901-1979) • |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/norman-thomas-turkey-stearnes-1901-1979/ |website=blackpast.org |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=7 October 2020}}</ref> *[[1902]] – [[André Michel Lwoff]], French microbiologist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1994)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1965 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1965/lwoff/biographical/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[Fernandel]], French actor and singer (died 1971) *[[1904]] – [[John Snagge]], English journalist (died 1996) *[[1905]] – [[Red Nichols]], American cornet player, composer, and bandleader (died 1965) *[[1906]] – [[Roberto Rossellini]], Italian director and screenwriter (died 1977) *[[1910]] – [[Mary Lou Williams]], American pianist and composer (died 1981)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Klein |first1=Alexander |title=Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/williams-mary-lou-1910-1981/ |website=Blackpast.org |access-date=9 May 2023 |date=1 April 2011}}</ref> *[[1911]] – [[Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman]], Dutch jurist and politician, [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Dutch Minister of The Interior]] (died 1997) * 1911 – [[Robert Johnson (singer)|Robert Johnson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1938) *[[1912]] – [[George Woodcock]], Canadian author and poet (died 1995) *[[1913]] – [[Bob Clampett]], American animator, director, and producer (died 1984) * 1913 – [[Sid James]], South African-English actor and singer (died 1976) *[[1916]] – [[João Havelange]], Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (died 2016) * 1916 – [[Chinmayananda Saraswati]], Indian spiritual leader and educator (died 1993) *[[1919]] – [[Lex Barker]], American actor (died 1973) *[[1920]] – [[Saul Bass]], American graphic designer and director (died 1996) * 1920 – [[Barbara Howard (athlete)|Barbara Howard]], Canadian sprinter and educator (died 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marshall|first=Tabitha|date=January 26, 2018|title=Barbara Howard|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/barbara-howard|access-date=2021-04-19|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Tom of Finland]], Finnish illustrator (died 1991) * 1920 – [[Gordon McClymont]], Australian ecologist and academic (died 2000) *[[1925]] – [[Ali Hassan Mwinyi]], Tanzanian politician, 2nd [[President of Tanzania]] (died 2024) *[[1926]] – [[David Attenborough]], English environmentalist and television host * 1926 – [[David Hurst]], German actor (died 2019) * 1926 – [[Don Rickles]], American comedian and actor (died 2017) *[[1928]] – [[Ted Sorensen]], American lawyer, 8th [[White House Counsel]] (died 2010) *[[1929]] – [[John C. Bogle]], American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (died 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=John C. Bogle, Founder of Financial Giant Vanguard, Is Dead at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/obituaries/john-bogle-vanguard-dead.html |last=Wyatt |first=Edward |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 16, 2019 |access-date=November 14, 2021}}</ref> * 1929 – [[Miyoshi Umeki]], Japanese-American actress and singer (died 2007) *[[1930]] – [[Heather Harper]], Northern Irish soprano (died 2019) * 1930 – [[Doug Atkins]], American football player (died 2015) * 1930 – [[Gary Snyder]], American poet, essayist, and translator *[[1932]] – [[Phyllida Law]], Scottish actress *[[1934]] – [[Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann]], South African-English lawyer and judge *[[1935]] – [[Jack Charlton]], English footballer and manager (died 2020) *[[1937]] – [[Mike Cuellar]], Cuban-American baseball player (died 2010) * 1937 – [[Thomas Pynchon]], American novelist *[[1938]] – [[Jean Giraud]], French author and illustrator (died 2012) *[[1940]] – [[Peter Benchley]], American author and screenwriter (died 2006) * 1940 – [[Irwin Cotler]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]] * 1940 – [[Emilio Delgado]], Mexican-American actor (died 2022) * 1940 – [[Ricky Nelson]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1985) * 1940 – [[Toni Tennille]], American singer-songwriter and keyboard player * 1940 – [[William B. Jordan]], American art historian (died 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=William Jordan Obituary |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/dallas-tx/william-jordan-9521545 |website=Dignity Memorial |publisher=[[Service Corporation International]]|location=Houston |access-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130095759/https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/dallas-tx/william-jordan-9521545 |archive-date=November 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Bill Lockyer]], American academic and politician, 30th [[Attorney General of California]] * 1941 – [[James Traficant]], American lawyer and politician (died 2014) *[[1942]] – [[Norman Lamont]], Scottish banker and politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] * 1942 – [[Terry Neill]], Irish footballer and manager (died 2022) *[[1943]] – [[Pat Barker]], English author *[[1944]] – [[Gary Glitter]], English singer-songwriter *[[1945]] – [[Keith Jarrett]], American pianist and composer *[[1947]] – [[H. Robert Horvitz]], American biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1947 – [[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan]], Scottish historian and politician, [[Secretary of State for Defence]] *[[1951]] – [[Philip Bailey]], American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor * 1951 – [[Mike D'Antoni]], American basketball player and coach * 1951 – [[Chris Frantz]], American drummer and producer *[[1952]] – [[Peter McNab]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/us-hockey-hall-of-fame-inductee-peter-mcnab-dies-at-70/c-337290468|title=McNab dies at 70, was 2021 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee|last=Myers|first=Tracey|date=November 6, 2022|publisher=NHL.com|access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[Alex Van Halen]], Dutch-American drummer *[[1954]] – [[David L. Keith|David Keith]], American actor and director *[[1955]] – [[Pat Hanrahan|Patrick Hanrahan]], American computer graphics researcher <ref>{{Cite web |title=A.M. Turing Award |url=https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/hanrahan_4652251.cfm}}</ref> *1955 – [[Mladen Markač]], Croatian general *[[1956]] – [[Jeff Wincott]], Canadian actor and martial artist *[[1957]] – [[Bill Cowher]], American football player, coach, and analyst *[[1958]] – [[Roddy Doyle]], Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter * 1958 – [[Brooks Newmark]], American-English businessman and politician, [[Lord of the Treasury]] *[[1959]] – [[Ronnie Lott]], American football player and sportscaster *[[1960]] – [[Franco Baresi]], Italian footballer and coach *[[1961]] – [[Bill de Blasio]], American politician, 109th [[Mayor of New York City]] * 1961 – [[David Winning]], Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1963]] – [[Anthony Field]], Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor * 1963 – [[Michel Gondry]], French director and screenwriter *[[1964]] – [[Melissa Gilbert]], American actress and director *[[1966]] – [[Cláudio Taffarel]], Brazilian footballer and coach *[[1967]] – [[Viviana Durante]], Italian ballerina and actress *[[1969]] – [[Akebono Tarō]], American-Japanese sumo wrestler, the 64th [[Yokozuna]] (died 2024)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=元横綱曙の亡くなられた日付について (''Moto-yokozuna Akebono no naku narareta hizuke ni tsuite'') |language=Japanese |magazine=相撲 (Sumō) |publisher=BBM Sports |publication-date=4 July 2024 |volume=73 |issue=10 |page=62}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Michael Bevan]], Australian cricketer and coach * 1970 – [[Naomi Klein]], Canadian author and activist<ref>{{cite web |title=Naomi Klein |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/naomi-klein |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=27 July 2021 |language=en |date=25 March 2020}}</ref> * 1970 – [[Luis Enrique (footballer)|Luis Enrique]], Spanish footballer and manager *[[1971]] – [[Candice Night]], American singer-songwriter *[[1972]] – [[Darren Hayes]], Australian singer-songwriter * 1972 – [[Ray Whitney (ice hockey)|Ray Whitney]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1973]] – [[Jesús Arellano]], Mexican footballer * 1973 – [[Marcus Brigstocke]], English comedian, actor, and screenwriter *[[1974]] – [[Korey Stringer]], American football player (died 2001) *[[1975]] – [[Enrique Iglesias]], Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor *[[1976]] – [[Martha Wainwright]], Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1977]] – [[Joe Bonamassa]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1977 – [[Bad News Brown (musician)|Bad News Brown]], Canadian rapper, harmonica player, and actor (died 2011) * 1977 – [[Theodoros Papaloukas]], Greek basketball player *[[1978]] – [[Lúcio]], Brazilian footballer *[[1980]] – [[Evgeny Lebedev]], Russian-English publisher and philanthropist * 1980 – [[Michelle McManus]], Scottish singer-songwriter and actress *[[1981]] – [[Stephen Amell]], Canadian actor<ref>{{cite book|title=Chase's Calendar of Events, 2018|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|date=2017|isbn=9781598889253|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GAY3DwAAQBAJ|page=266}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Andrea Barzagli]], Italian footballer *[[1982]] – [[Buakaw Banchamek]], Thai kick-boxer * 1982 – [[Adrián González]], American baseball player *[[1985]] – [[Tommaso Ciampa]], American wrestler *[[1986]] – [[Galen Rupp]], American runner *[[1987]] – [[Felix Jones]], American football player * 1987 – [[Mark Noble]], English footballer * 1987 – [[Kurt Tippett]], Australian footballer *[[1988]] – [[Trisha Paytas]], American media personality<ref>{{cite Instagram|title=Happy Birthday to Me|postid=CdTYdoCrqUN|date=May 8, 2022|last=Paytas|first=Trisha|user=trishapaytasbackup|access-date=September 13, 2022}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Lars Eller]], Danish ice hockey player *[[1990]] – [[Lane Johnson]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lane Johnson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnLa01.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Iyo Sky]], Japanese wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Iyo Sky |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/34585722/wwe-superstar-profile-iyo-sky |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 May 2023 |date=13 September 2022}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Kemba Walker]], American basketball player *[[1992]] – [[Olivia Culpo]], American model and actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hendricks |first1=Jaclyn |title=Olivia Culpo twirls on pole during 30th birthday with Christian McCaffrey |url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/09/olivia-culpo-celebrates-30th-birthday-with-christian-mccaffrey/ |publisher=[[New York Post]] |access-date=2 May 2023 |date=9 May 2022}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Kevin Hayes (ice hockey)|Kevin Hayes]], American ice hockey player *[[1993]] – [[Pat Cummins]], Australian cricketer *[[1996]] – [[6ix9ine]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nguyen |first1=Jimmy |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Before He Was Famous |url=https://channel933.iheart.com/content/tekashi-6ix9ine-before-he-was-famous/ |access-date=8 May 2019 |archive-date=18 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214313/https://channel933.iheart.com/content/tekashi-6ix9ine-before-he-was-famous/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Jordyn Huitema]], Canadian soccer player *[[2003]] – [[Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 May 2003 |title=The Royal Family and the Moroccan people celebrate the birth of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay Hassan |language=fr |work=Le Matin |location=Rabat |url=http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Journal/Article.asp?origine=jrn&idr=110&id=28827 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055154/http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Journal/Article.asp?origine=jrn&idr=110&id=28827 |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Oliver Bearman]], English racing driver<ref>{{cite web |title=Oliver Bearman - F1 Driver for Haas |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/oliver-bearman |website=Formula 1 |access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>
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