May 18 - Births

Births

1048 – Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet, and philosopher (d. 1131)
1186 – Konstantin of Rostov (d. 1218)
1474 – Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)
1610 – Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)
1616 – Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer (d. 1667)
1662 – George Smalridge, English bishop (d. 1719)
1692 – Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1752)
1711 – Ruđer Bošković, Croatian theorist (d. 1787)
1777 – John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (d. 1852)
1778 – Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854)
1785 – John Wilson, Scottish writer (d. 1854)
1797 – Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)
1822 – Mathew Brady, American photographer (d. 1896)
1850 – Oliver Heaviside, English physicist (d. 1925)
1851 – James Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908)
1852 – Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (d. 1934)
1854 – Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and music teacher (d. 1924)
1855 – Francis Bellamy, American author, editor, and Baptist minister (d. 1931)
1862 – Josephus Daniels, American publisher, editor, and United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1948)
1868 – Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918)
1872 – Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, English mathematician, writer, and philosopher, Nobel laureate (d. 1970)
1873 – Lucy Beaumont, English actress (d. 1937)
1876 – Hermann Müller, German politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1931)
1878 – Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower (d. 1977)
1882 – Mohammad Mosaddegh, Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1967)
1882 – Babe Adams, American baseball player (d. 1968)
1883 – Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil (d. 1974)
1883 – Walter Gropius, German architect, founded the Bauhaus school (d. 1969)
1887 – Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1946)
1889 – Thomas Midgley, Jr., American engineer and chemist (d. 1944)
1891 – Rudolf Carnap, German philosopher (d. 1970)
1892 – Ezio Pinza, Italian bass (d. 1957)
1895 – Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan revolutionary (d. 1934)
1897 – Frank Capra, American producer, director, and writer (d. 1991)
1901 – Vincent du Vigneaud, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1978)
1902 – Meredith Willson, American composer (d. 1984)
1904 – Jacob K. Javits, American politician (d. 1986)
1905 – Hedley Verity, English cricketer (d. 1943)
1907 – Carl Mydans, American photographer (d. 2004)
1907 – Lincoln Stedman, American actor (d. 1948)
1909 – Fred Perry, English tennis player (d. 1995)
1911 – Big Joe Turner, American singer (d. 1985)
1912 – Richard Brooks, American director, writer, and producer (d. 1992)
1912 – Perry Como, American singer and actor (d. 2001)
1912 – Walter Sisulu, South African activist and politician (d. 2003)
1913 – Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English politician, activist, and publisher, wife of Christopher Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood (d. 2000)
1913 – Charles Trenet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
1913 – Mary Howard de Liagre, American actress (d. 2009)
1914 – Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer (d. 1982)
1914 – Robert J. Wilke, American actor (d. 1989)
1918 – Massimo Girotti, Italian actor (d. 2003)
1919 – Dame Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer (d. 1991)
1920 – Pope John Paul II (d. 2005)
1920 – Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer and actress (Quartetto Cetra)
1922 – Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian psychotherapist (d. 2005)
1922 – Bill Macy, American actor
1922 – Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (d. 1983)
1923 – Hugh Shearer, Jamaican politician, Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2004)
1923 – Jean-Louis Roux, French-Canadian actor and director
1924 – Priscilla Pointer, American actress
1924 – Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster
1926 – Dirch Passer, Danish actor (d. 1980)
1928 – Pernell Roberts, American actor (d. 2010)
1929 – Jack Sanford, American baseball player (d. 2000)
1930 – Warren Rudman, American politician (d. 2012)
1931 – Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
1931 – Robert Morse, American actor
1931 – Clément Vincent, Canadian politician
1933 – Bernadette Chirac, French politician
1933 – Don Whillans, English mountaineer (d. 1985)
1934 – Dwayne Hickman, American actor and television executive
1936 – Rita Cadillac, French dancer, singer, and actress (d. 1995)
1937 – Brooks Robinson, American baseball player
1937 – Jacques Santer, Luxembourg statesman
1938 – Joan Blackman, American actress
1939 – Giovanni Falcone, Italian magistrate and Mafia victim (d. 1992)
1939 – Gordon O'Connor, Canadian politician
1940 – Eddy Palchak, Canadian ice hockey trainer and equipment manager (d. 2011)
1941 – Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler
1941 – Lobby Loyde, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, Purple Hearts, Wild Cherries, and Rose Tattoo) (d. 2007)
1941 – Miriam Margolyes, English actress
1942 – Nobby Stiles, English footballer
1943 – Jimmy Snuka, American wrestler
1944 – Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Family Dogg)
1944 – W. G. Sebald, German- writer (d. 2001)
1946 – Bruce Gilbert, English guitarist (Wire and Dome)
1946 – Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese politician, Premier of Taiwan
1946 – Reggie Jackson, American baseball player
1946 – Andreas Katsulas, American actor (d. 2006)
1947 – John Bruton, Irish politician
1947 – Gail Strickland, American actress
1948 – Tom Udall, American politician
1948 – Yi Munyol, South Korean writer
1949 – Rick Wakeman, English musician, songwriter, and composer (Yes, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe and Warhorse)
1949 – Bill Wallace, Canadian bassist (The Guess Who)
1950 – Thomas Gottschalk, German television host
1950 – Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer, musician, and composer (Devo)
1951 – Jim Sundberg, American baseball player
1952 – Diane Duane, American writer
1952 – George Strait, American singer, musician, producer, and actor
1952 – Jeana Yeager, American aviator
1954 – Reinhold Heil, German musician and composer (Spliff)
1954 – Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter
1955 – Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor
1955 – Lena T. Hansson, Swedish actor
1957 – Michael Cretu, Romanian-German musician and producer (Moti Special, Enigma, and Trance Atlantic Air Waves)
1958 – Rubén Omar Romano, Argentine football manager
1958 – Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actress (Toyah and The Humans)
1959 – Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player
1960 – Yannick Noah, French tennis player
1961 – Jim Bowden, American sportscaster
1962 – Mike Whitmarsh, American volleyball player (d. 2009)
1962 – Nanne Grönvall, Swedish singer-songwriter (One More Time)
1962 – Sandra, German singer (Arabesque)
1962 – Mike Darnell, American television executive
1963 – Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player
1963 – Sam Vincent, American basketball player
1964 – Ignasi Guardans, former Spanish politician
1965 – Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer (Helloween) (d. 1995)
1966 – Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer (dc Talk, Tait, and Newsboys)
1967 – Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver
1967 – Rob Base, American rapper (Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock)
1967 – Nancy Juvonen, American film producer, co-founded Flower Films
1967 – Nina Björk, Swedish activist and author
1969 – Martika, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1970 – Tina Fey, American writer and actress
1970 – Tim Horan, Australian rugby player
1970 – Billy Howerdel, American musician, songwriter, and producer (A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide)
1971 – Brad Friedel, American soccer player
1971 – Desiree Horton, American helicopter pilot and reporter
1971 – Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver
1972 – Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Brian Heffron, American wrestler and actor
1973 – Donyell Marshall, American basketball player
1973 – Chantal Kreviazuk, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
1974 – Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player
1975 – John Higgins, Scottish snooker player
1975 – Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and musician
1976 – Ron Mercer, American basketball player
1976 – Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian ice hockey player
1976 – Marko Tomasović, Croatian composer, songwriter, and pianist
1977 – Lee Hendrie, English footballer
1977 – Danny Mills, English footballer
1978 – Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
1978 – Jessica Cutler, American author
1978 – Marcus Giles, American baseball player
1978 – Chad Donella, Canadian actor
1979 – Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer
1979 – Anna Chatziathanassiou, Greek figure skater
1979 – Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer
1979 – Michal Martikán, Slovak slalom canoeist
1979 – David Nail, American singer-songwriter and musician
1979 – Milivoje Novakovič, Slovenian footballer
1979 – Julián Speroni, Argentine footballer
1980 – Jeff Roehl, American football player
1980 – Matt Long, American actor
1980 – Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer
1980 – Ali Zafar, Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and director
1980 – Aileen Campbell, Scottish politician
1980 – Reggie Evans, American basketball player
1980 – Felicia Pearson, American actress, singer, and author
1980 – Michaël Llodra, French tennis player
1981 – Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer
1982 – Jason Brown, English footballer
1982 – Marie-Ève Pelletier, Canadian tennis player
1983 – Gary O'Neil, English footballer
1983 – Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player
1983 – Vince Young, American football player
1984 – Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player
1984 – Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist
1985 – Dalma Kovács, Romanian singer and actress
1985 – Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer
1985 – Francesca Battistelli, American singer-songwriter and musician
1986 – Ahmed Hamada, Egyptian race car driver
1986 – Ryan Lamb, English rugby player
1986 – Katja Shchekina, Russian model
1987 – Luisana Lopilato, Argentine actress and model
1988 – Taeyang, South Korean singer, dancer, and model (Big Bang)
1988 – Ryan Cooley, Canadian actor
1988 – Kōji Seto, Japanese actor and singer
1990 – Gayoon, South Korean singer and dancer (4minute)
1990 – Luke Kleintank, American actor
1990 – Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer
1992 – Spencer Breslin, American actor
1993 – Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
1993 – Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
1999 – Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter