May 2 - Births

Births

1360 – Yongle Emperor, of China (d. 1424)
1451 – René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)
1458 – Leonor of Viseu (d. 1525)
1551 – William Camden, English historian (d. 1623)
1601 – Athanasius Kircher, German scholar (d. 1680)
1660 – Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1725)
1695 – Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French decorator and architect (d. 1766)
1702 – Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)
1707 – Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer (d. 1747)
1729 – Catherine the Great, Russian empress (d. 1796)
1737 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, English statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805)
1740 – Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and statesman (d. 1821)
1750 – John André, English army officer (d. 1780)
1752 – Ludwig August Lebrun, German oboist and composer (d. 1790)
1754 – Vicente Martín y Soler, Spanish composer (d. 1806)
1772 – Novalis, German writer (d. 1801)
1773 – Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher (d. 1845)
1802 – Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (d. 1870)
1806 – Catherine Labouré, French visionary and saint (d. 1876)
1808 – Emma Wedgwood, English naturalist, wife of Charles Darwin (d. 1896)
1810 – Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer (d. 1874)
1815 – William Buell Richards, Canadian judge (d. 1889)
1828 – Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)
1843 – Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American inventor and engineer (d. 1929)
1859 – Jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. 1927)
1860 – Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist (d. 1904)
1865 – Clyde Fitch, American playwright (d. 1909)
1867 – Giuseppe Morello, Sicilian-American gangster (d. 1930)
1873 – Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (d. 1944)
1879 – James F. Byrnes, American politician (d. 1972)
1881 – Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
1885 – Hedda Hopper, American actress and columnist (d. 1966)
1886 – Gottfried Benn, German author (d. 1956)
1887 – Vernon Castle, English dancer (d. 1918)
1887 – Eddie Collins, American baseball player (d. 1951)
1889 – Ki Hajar Dewantara, Indonesian education pioneer, founded the Taman Siswa education system (d. 1959)
1890 – E. E. Smith, American writer (d. 1965)
1892 – Manfred von Richthofen, German pilot (d. 1918)
1894 – Joseph Henry Woodger, English biologist (d. 1981)
1895 – Lorenz Hart, American playwright, songwriter, and composer (d. 1943)
1896 – Helen of Greece and Denmark (d. 1982)
1897 – John Frederick Coots, American songwriter and composer (d. 1985)
1898 – Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1989)
1903 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (d. 1998)
1906 – Philippe Halsman, American photographer (d. 1979)
1906 – Aileen Riggin, American swimmer (d. 2002)
1907 – Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (d. 1993)
1910 – Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., American marine officer (d. 1943)
1912 – Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985)
1913 – Nigel Patrick, English actor (d. 1981)
1915 – Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1915 – Peggy Mount, English actress (d. 2001)
1917 – Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder
1917 – Van Tien Dung, Vietnamese general and politician (d. 2002)
1920 – Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor (d. 2004)
1920 – Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian writer and activist (d. 2000)
1921 – Satyajit Ray, Indian director (d. 1992)
1922 – Serge Reggiani, Italian-French singer and actor (d. 2004)
1922 – A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian editor and columnist (d. 2006)
1923 – Patrick Hillery, Irish politician (d. 2008)
1924 – Jamal Abro, Sindhi writer (d. 2004)
1924 – Theodore Bikel, Austrian actor and singer
1925 – Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (d. 2007)
1925 – John Neville, English actor (d. 2011)
1926 – Gérard D. Levesque, Canadian politician (d. 1993)
1927 – Ray Barrett, Australian actor (d. 2009)
1928 – Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, 3rd Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan (d. 1972)
1929 – Édouard Balladur, French politician
1929 – Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
1930 – Marco Pannella, Italian politician and activist
1931 – Phil Bruns, American actor (d. 2012)
1932 – Maury Allen, American writer
1935 – Faisal II of Iraq (d. 1958)
1935 – Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish football player and manager
1936 – Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer
1936 – Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972)
1937 – Lorenzo Music, American actor (d. 2001)
1937 – Lance LeGault, American actor (d. 2012)
1938 – Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996)
1939 – Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist
1941 – Tony Adamowicz, American race car driver
1941 – Clay Carroll, American baseball player
1941 – Connie Crothers, American jazz pianist
1942 – Jacques Rogge, Belgian sports bureaucrat, 8th International Olympic Committee president
1944 – Bob Henrit, English musician (Argent, The Roulettes, The Kinks, and Unit 4 + 2)
1945 – Gene Deckerhoff, American sports announcer
1945 – Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (d. 1998)
1945 – Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan actress, model, and activist
1945 – Goldy McJohn, Canadian musician (Steppenwolf, The Mynah Birds, and The Sparrows)
1945 – Sarah Weddington, American attorney
1946 – Lesley Gore, American singer
1946 – David Suchet, English actor
1948 – Larry Gatlin, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (The Imperials)
1949 – Alan Titchmarsh, English broadcaster and author
1950 – Duncan Gay, Australian politician
1950 – Lou Gramm, American singer-songwriter and musician (Foreigner and Shadow King)
1951 – John Glascock, English singer and musician (Jethro Tull, Carmen, The Gods, and Chicken Shack) (d. 1979)
1952 – Christine Baranski, American actress
1952 – Mari Natsuki, Japanese actress, singer, and dancer
1953 – Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor
1954 – Roberta Pedon, American model (d. 1982)
1954 – Stephen Venables, English mountaineer
1954 – Angela Bofill, American singer-songwriter
1955 – Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
1956 – Yasushi Akimoto, Japanese writer, lyricist and producer
1956 – Régis Labeaume, Canadian businessman, writer, and politician
1956 – Amir Mokri, Iranian-American cinematographer
1956 – David Rhodes, English guitarist, songwriter, and composer
1957 – Michael Coyle, American composer
1958 – Stanislav Levý, Czech footballer
1958 – David O'Leary, Irish footballer and manager
1959 – Alan Best, Canadian director and producer
1959 – Russ Grimm, American football player
1959 – Tony Wakeford, English musician (Sol Invictus)
1960 – Stephen Daldry, English director
1961 – Steve James, English snooker player
1961 – Sophie Thibault, Canadian journalist and reporter
1961 – Phil Vickery, English chef
1962 – Elizabeth Berridge, American actress
1962 – Mitzi Kapture, American actress
1962 – Taťána Kocembová, Czech athlete
1962 – Ray Traylor, American wrestler (d. 2004)
1962 – Jimmy White, English snooker player
1965 – Félix José, Dominican baseball player
1966 – Uwe Freiler, German footballer
1966 – Belinda Stronach, Canadian politician
1967 – Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (d. 1995)
1967 – Mika Brzezinski, American journalist
1968 – Jeff Agoos, American soccer player
1968 – Hikaru Midorikawa, Japanese voice actor
1968 – Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer, actress, and model
1969 – Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer
1970 – Marco Walker, Swiss footballer
1971 – Musashimaru Kōyō, American-Samoan sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna
1972 – Paul Adcock, English footballer
1972 – Pandora Boxx, American drag performer
1972 – Dwayne Johnson, American wrestler and actor
1973 – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German director and screenwriter
1974 – Matt Berry, English actor
1974 – Horacio Carbonari, Argentine footballer
1974 – Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor and actor
1974 – Andy Johnson, Welsh footballer
1975 – David Beckham, English footballer
1975 – Eva Santolaria, Spanish actress
1977 – Brian Cardinal, American basketball player
1977 – Luke Hudson, American baseball player
1977 – Fredrik Malm, Swedish politician
1977 – Jenna von Oy, American actress
1978 – Steve Bays, Canadian musician (Hot Hot Heat)
1978 – Intars Busulis, Latvian singer and trombone player
1978 – Melvin Ely, American basketball player
1978 – Mike Weaver, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Ioannis Kanotidis, Greek footballer
1979 – Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
1980 – Tim Borowski, German footballer
1980 – Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder
1980 – Zat Knight, English footballer
1980 – Troy Murphy, American basketball player
1980 – Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 – Robert Buckley, American actor
1981 – Chris Kirkland, English footballer
1981 – Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer
1981 – Matt Murray, English footballer
1982 – Johan Botha, South African cricketer
1982 – Lorie, French singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1983 – Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer
1983 – Christa Rigozzi, Swiss model, Miss Switzerland 2006
1983 – Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver
1983 – Ove Vanebo, Norwegian politician
1984 – Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer
1984 – Thabo Sefolosha, American basketball player
1985 – Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter and fashion designer
1985 – Kyle Busch, American race car driver
1985 – Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player
1985 – Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
1985 – David Nugent, English footballer
1985 – Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player
1986 – Emily Hart, American actress
1986 – James Kirk, Canadian actor
1987 – Nana Kitade, Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
1987 – Pat McAfee, American football player
1987 – Kris Russell, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Neftali Feliz, Dominican baseball player
1988 – Stephen Henderson, Irish footballer
1988 – Lara Liang, Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter (Nan Quan Mama)
1989 – Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player
1990 – Paul George, American basketball player
1990 – Kay Panabaker, American actress
1992 – María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player
1994 – Josh Bolt, English actor