May 15 - Births

Births

1397 – Sejong the Great (d. 1450)
1567 – Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (d. 1643)
1608 – René Goupil, French missionary (d. 1642)
1689 – Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (d. 1762)
1720 – Maximilian Hell, Hungarian astronomer (d. 1792)
1749 – Levi Lincoln, Sr., American statesman (d. 1820)
1763 – Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1826)
1764 – Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, German organist and composer (d. 1827)
1767 – Ezekiel Hart, Canadian entrepreneur and politician (d. 1843)
1773 – Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician and statesman (d. 1859)
1786 – Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek General (d. 1864)
1808 – Michael William Balfe, Irish composer (d. 1870)
1817 – Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)
1848 – Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)
1854 – Ioannis Psycharis, Greek author and linguist (d. 1929)
1856 – L. Frank Baum, American author (d. 1919)
1856 – Matthias Zurbriggen, Swiss mountaineer (d. 1917)
1857 – Williamina Fleming, English astronomer (d. 1911)
1859 – Pierre Curie, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)
1862 – Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian dramatist (d. 1931)
1869 – Paul Probst, Swiss sports shooter (d. 1945)
1890 – Katherine Anne Porter, American author (d. 1980)
1891 – Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer (d. 1940)
1891 – Fritz Feigl, Austria chemist (d. 1971)
1982 – Charles E. Rosendahl, American vice admiral (d. 1977)
1892 – Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (d. 1969)
1895 – Prescott Bush, American banker and politician (d. 1972)
1895 – William D. Byron, American politician (d. 1941)
1895 – Astrid Zachrison, Swedish super-centenarian (d. 2008)
1898 – Arletty, French model and actress (d. 1992)
1899 – Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970)
1901 – Xavier Herbert, Australian author (d. 1984)
1901 – Luis Monti, Argentine-Italian footballer (d. 1983)
1902 – Richard J. Daley, American politician (d. 1976)
1903 – Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (d. 1998)
1904 – Clifton Fadiman, American intellectual, author, editor, radio and television personality (d. 1999)
1905 – Joseph Cotten, American actor (d. 1994)
1905 – Abraham Zapruder, American businessman, filmed the Zapruder Film (d. 1970)
1907 – Sukhdev Thapar, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
1909 – James Mason, English actor (d. 1984)
1909 – Clara Solovera, Chilean musician (d. 1992)
1910 – Constance Cummings, English actress (d. 2005)
1911 – Max Frisch, Swiss author (d. 1991)
1911 – Herta Oberheuser, German Nazi doctor (d. 1978)
1912 – Arthur Berger, American composer (d. 2003)
1914 – Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1972)
1914 – John Angus MacLean, Canadian politician (d. 2000)
1914 – Norrie Paramor, English arranger and conductor (d. 1979)
1915 – Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author (d. 2006)
1915 – Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1915 – Paul Samuelson, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1915 – Gus Viseur, French accordionist (d. 1974)
1916 – Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress
1918 – Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (d. 2008)
1918 – Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (d. 2009)
1920 – Michel Audiard, French screenwriter and director (d. 1985)
1920 – Nasrallah Sfeir, Lebanese cardinal
1922 – Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese writer and nun
1923 – Richard Avedon, American photographer (d. 2004)
1923 – John Lanchbery, English composer and conductor (d. 2003)
1923 – Johnny Walker, Indian actor (d. 2003)
1924 – Maria Koepcke, German ornithologist (d. 1971)
1925 – Roy Stewart, Jamacian-English actor (d. 2008)
1926 – Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist, composer, and teacher (d. 2006)
1926 – Anthony Shaffer, English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive (d. 2001)
1926 – Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter
1930 – Jasper Johns, American painter
1931 – Ken Venturi, American golfer
1935 – Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
1936 – Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian actress
1936 – Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
1936 – Ralph Steadman, English cartoonist
1936 – Paul Zindel, American writer (d. 2003)
1937 – Madeleine Albright, American politician, 64th United States Secretary of State
1937 – Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor
1937 – Joe Tait, American broadcaster
1938 – Mireille Darc, French actress
1938 – Diane Nash, American Civil Rights activist
1938 – Lenny Welch, American singer
1939 – Dorothy Shirley, English athlete
1940 – Roger Ailes, American businessman and broadcaster
1940 – Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer
1940 – Don Nelson, American basketball coach
1942 – K. T. Oslin, American singer-songwriter and actress
1942 – Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian politician
1942 – Doug Lowe, Australian politician
1943 – Paul Bégin, Canadian politician
1943 – Freddie Perren, American songwriter, producer, and conductor (d. 2004)
1944 – Bill Alter, American politician
1944 – Ulrich Beck, German sociologist
1945 – Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, composer, and actor
1945 – Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
1946 – Aly Bain, Shetland fiddler (The Boys of the Lough)
1946 – Nguyen Van Ly, Vietnamese priest and dissident
1947 – Graeham Goble, Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Little River Band, Mississippi, Travis Wellington Hedge, Birtles & Goble, and Birtles Shorrock Goble)
1948 – Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese baseball player
1948 – Brian Eno, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Roxy Music and 801)
1948 – Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
1949 – George Adams, American basketball player
1950 – Nicholas Hammond, American actor
1951 – Frank Wilczek, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1952 – Chazz Palminteri, American actor, writer, and director
1952 – Phil Seymour, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (d. 1993)
1953 – George Brett, American baseball player
1953 – Mike Oldfield, English musician, songwriter, and producer (The Sallyangie)
1954 – Robert P. Harrison, American educator and guitarist (Glass Wave)
1955 – Lee Horsley, American actor
1956 – Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician
1956 – Dan Patrick, American sportscaster
1957 – Juan José Ibarretxe, Basque statesman
1957 – Kevin Von Erich, American wrestler
1958 – Ron Simmons, American wrestler and football player
1959 – Andrew Eldritch, English singer-songwriter and musician (The Sisters of Mercy, The Sisterhood, and SSV)
1959 – Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer
1959 – Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer
1959 – Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver
1960 – Rob Bowman, American director
1960 – Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
1961 – Katrin Cartlidge, English actress (d. 2002)
1961 – Melle Mel, American rapper and songwriter (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)
1962 – Lisa Curry-Kenny, Australian swimmer
1964 – Digna Ochoa, Mexican politician
1964 – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark
1965 – André Abujamra, Brazilian composer
1965 – Raí, Brazilian footballer
1966 – Pete Wiggs, English musician, composer, and writer (Saint Etienne)
1967 – Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress
1967 – Laura Hillenbrand, American author
1967 – John Smoltz, American baseball player
1967 – Orlando Zapata, Cuban activist (d. 2010)
1968 – Cecilia Malmström, Swedish politician
1968 – Seth Putnam, American singer-songwriter and musician (Anal Cunt, Post Mortem, and Siege) (d. 2011)
1969 – Hideki Irabu, Japanese baseball player (d. 2011)
1969 – Assala Nasri, Syrian singer
1969 – Emmitt Smith, American football player
1970 – Frank de Boer, Dutch football player
1970 – Ronald de Boer, Dutch football player
1970 – Desmond Howard, American football player
1970 – Martin Rossiter, English singer-songwriter (Gene)
1970 – Rod Smith, American football player
1971 – Phil Pfister, American weightlifter
1972 – David Charvet, French actor
1973 – Emilia Tsoulfa, Greek sailor
1974 – Shiney Ahuja, Indian actor
1974 – Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player
1974 – Marko Tredup, German footballer
1974 – Ahmet Zappa, American musician, songwriter, producer, actor, and publisher
1975 – Peter Iwers, Swedish Musician (In Flames)
1975 – Ray Lewis, American football player
1975 – Ales Michalevic, Belarusian politician
1976 – Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer
1976 – Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
1976 – Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
1976 – Ryan Leaf, American football player
1976 – Tyler Walker, American baseball player
1978 – Amy Chow, American gymnast
1978 – Dwayne De Rosario, Canadian footballer
1978 – Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
1978 – Edu Gaspar, Brazilian footballer
1978 – David Krumholtz, American actor
1978 – Krissy Taylor, American model (d. 1995)
1979 – Chris Masoe, New Zealand rugby player
1979 – Robert Royal, American football player
1980 – Josh Beckett, American baseball player
1980 – Rocky Marquette, American actor
1981 – Patrice Evra, French footballer
1981 – Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player
1981 – Zara Phillips, English royal and horse rider
1981 – Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress and singer
1982 – Alex Breckenridge, American actress
1982 – Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican athlete
1982 – Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
1982 – Tatsuya Fujiwara, Japanese actor
1982 – Jessica Sutta, American singer, dancer, and actress (Pussycat Dolls)
1984 – Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian race car driver
1984 – Jeff Deslauriers Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Sandya Selvam, Anniyendal Queen
1985 – Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver
1985 – Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Thomas Brown, American football player
1986 – Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer
1986 – Adam Moffat, Scottish footballer
1987 – Mark Fayne, American ice hockey player
1987 – Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
1987 – Jennylyn Mercado, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
1987 – Kévin Constant, French-born Guinean footballer
1988 – Nemanja Nešić, Serbian rower (d. 2012)
1989 – Sunny, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
1989 – Kiki Vidis, Australian porn actress
1990 – Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player
1990 – Lee Jong-hyun South Korean singer, guitarist, and actor (CN Blue)
1991 – Mollee Gray, American actress, singer, and dancer
1992 – Anna Shaffer, English actress
1993 – Mahfizur Rahman Sagor, Bangladeshi swimmer
1994 – Emil Jack Daniel Tigell, Swedish philosopher
1996 – Birdy, English singer
1997 – Precious Doe, American murder victim (d. 2001)