May 20 - Births

Births

1315 – Bonne of Luxembourg (d. 1349)
1470 – Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal (d. 1547)
1554 – Paolo Bellasio, Italian composer (d. 1594)
1593 – Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)
1663 – William Bradford, English printer (d. 1752)
1664 – Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor (d. 1714)
1706 – Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (d. 1777)
1726 – Francis Cotes, English painter (d. 1770)
1737 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, English statesman (d. 1805)
1759 – William Thornton, West Indian-born architect (d. 1828)
1768 – Dolley Madison, American wife of James Madison, First Lady of the United States (d. 1849)
1769 – Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)
1772 – Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, English inventor, developed Congreve rockets (d. 1828)
1776 – Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer (d. 1862)
1799 – Honoré de Balzac, French novelist (d. 1850)
1806 – John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (d. 1873)
1818 – William Fargo, American businessman and politician, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1881)
1822 – Frédéric Passy, French economist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1912)
1824 – Cadmus M. Wilcox, American general (d. 1890)
1830 – Hector Malot, French writer (d. 1907)
1838 – Jules Méline, French statesman (d. 1925)
1851 – Emile Berliner, German-American inventor, invented the Gramophone record (d. 1929)
1860 – Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917)
1875 – Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (d. 1953)
1882 – Sigrid Undset, Norwegian author, Nobel laureate (d. 1949)
1883 – Faisal I of Iraq (d. 1933)
1883 – Johnny Arthur, American actor (d. 1951)
1886 – Ali Sami Yen, Turkish founder of Galatasaray Sports Club (d. 1951)
1889 – Karin Molander, Swedish actress (d. 1978)
1894 – Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994)
1895 – R. J. Mitchell, English aircraft designer, designed Supermarine Spitfire (d. 1937)
1897 – Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish author, economist, and anarchist (d. 1983)
1899 – Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969)
1899 – John Marshall Harlan II, American jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1971)
1901 – Max Euwe, Dutch chess player (d. 1981)
1906 – Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (d. 1989)
1908 – Louis Daquin, French director (d. 1980)
1908 – James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)
1911 – Gardner Fox, American writer (d. 1986)
1911 – Annie M. G. Schmidt, Dutch writer (d. 1995)
1913 – William Reddington Hewlett, American engineer, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 2001)
1914 – Corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician (d. 1995)
1914 – Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)
1915 – Moshe Dayan, Israeli general (d. 1981)
1915 – Peter Copley, English actor (d. 2008)
1916 – Trebisonda Valla, Italian athlete (d. 2006)
1916 – Alexei Petrovich Maresiev, Russian pilot (d. 2001)
1917 – Guy Favreau, French-Canadian lawyer (d. 1967)
1917 – Bergur Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic politician (d. 2005)
1918 – Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1919 – Gerhard Barkhorn, German pilot (d. 1983)
1919 – George Gobel, American comedian (d. 1991)
1920 – John Cruickshank, Scottish lieutenant, recipient of the Victoria Cross
1920 – Betty Driver, English singer, actress, and author (d. 2011)
1921 – Wolfgang Borchert, German writer (d. 1947)
1921 – Hal Newhouser, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1924 – Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (d. 1976)
1923 – Edith Fellows, American actress (d. 2011)
1925 – Chester Ludgin, American baritone (d. 2003)
1925 – Alexei Tupolev, Soviet engineer and aircraft designer (d. 2001)
1926 – George Hurst, Scottish conductor (d. 2012)
1926 – John Lucarotti, English-Canadian author (d. 1994)
1926 – Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (d. 1956)
1927 – Bud Grant, American football coach
1927 – Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal
1927 – David Hedison, American actor
1929 – Ahmed Hamdi, Egyptian soldier d. 1973)
1929 – Gilles Loiselle, Canadian politician
1930 – Sam Etcheverry, American football player and coach (d. 2009)
1931 – Ken Boyer, American baseball player (d. 1982)
1931 – Paul R. Evans, American furniture designer and sculptor (d. 1987)
1932 – Bob Florence, American pianist, composer, and arranger (d. 2008)
1933 – Constance Towers, American actress
1935 – José Mujica, Uruguayan politician, 40th President of Uruguay
1936 – Anthony Zerbe, American actor
1938 – Marinella, Greek singer and actress
1940 – Shorty Long, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (d. 1969)
1940 – Stan Mikita, Canadian ice hockey player
1940 – Sadaharu Oh, Japanese baseball player
1940 – Michel Vastel, French-Canadian journalist, columnist, and author (d. 2008)
1941 – Goh Chok Tong, Singaporean politician, Senior Minister
1941 – John Strasberg, American actor
1941 – Manuel Isaias Lopez, Mexican psychiatrist
1942 – Carlos Hathcock, American Marine Corps sniper (d. 1999)
1942 – Raymond Chrétien, Canadian ambassador
1942 – Jill Jackson, American singer (Paul & Paula)
1943 – Albano Carrisi, Italian singer, actor, and winemaker (Al Bano and Romina Power)
1944 – Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (The Grease Band)
1944 – Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman, co-founded Red Bull GmbH
1945 – Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian politician
1946 – Cher, American singer, actress, producer, and director (Sonny & Cher)
1946 – Robert Chua, Hong Kong broadcaster
1946 – Dave Despain, American journalist
1946 – Bobby Murcer, American baseball player (d. 2008)
1947 – Greg Dyke, English journalist and broadcaster
1947 – John Corapi, American priest
1949 – Robert Morin, French-Canadian director and screenwriter
1949 – Dave Thomas, Canadian comedian and actor
1950 – Yvon Lambert, Canadian ice hockey player
1950 – Reinaldo Merlo, Argentine footballer
1951 – Thomas Akers, American astronaut
1951 – Mike Crapo, American politician
1952 – Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer
1953 – Robert Doyle, Australian politician
1953 – Norbert Siegmann, German footballer
1954 – Guy Hoffman, American singer, drummer, and composer (Violent Femmes, Oil Tasters, and BoDeans)
1954 – David Paterson, American politician
1954 – Cindy McCain, American businesswoman and philanthropist, wife of John McCain
1954 – Robert Van de Walle, Belgian judoka
1955 – Zbigniew Preisner, Polish composer
1956 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Norwegian author
1956 – Dean Butler, American actor
1956 – William Michaelian, American novelist and poet
1957 – Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan
1958 – Ron Reagan, American radio host, son of Ronald Reagan
1958 – Jane Wiedlin, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (The Go-Go's and Frosted)
1959 – Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Cowsills and Continental Drifters)
1959 – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, American singer-songwriter and musician (Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau) (d. 1997)
1959 – Bronson Pinchot, American actor
1960 – John Billingsley, American actor
1960 – Tony Goldwyn, American actor
1961 – Clive Allen, English footballer
1962 – Mike Jeffries, American soccer player and coach
1963 – David Wells, American baseball player
1964 – Kōichirō Gemba, Japanese politician
1964 – Edin Osmanović, Slovenian football manager
1965 – Ted Allen, American chef and author
1965 – Stu Grimson, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Dan Abrams, American reporter
1966 – Mindy Cohn, American actress
1967 – Gabriele Muccino, Italian director
1967 – Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
1967 – Ramzi Yousef, Kuwaiti-Pakistani terrorist
1968 – Timothy Olyphant, American actor
1968 – Waisale Serevi, Fijian rugby player
1969 – Brian Girard James, American wrestler, agent, and producer
1970 – Terrell Brandon, American basketball player
1970 – Louis Theroux, English broadcaster
1971 – Šárka Kašpárková, Czech athlete
1971 – Tony Stewart, American race car driver
1972 – Tina Hobley, English actress
1972 – Busta Rhymes, American rapper, producer, and actor (The Conglomerate and Leaders of the New School)
1973 – Elsa Lunghini, French singer-songwriter and actress
1975 – Pascal Denis, Canadian figure skater
1975 – Isaac Gálvez, Spanish cyclist (d. 2006)
1975 – Juan Minujín, Argentine actor
1975 – Tahmoh Penikett, Canadian actor
1975 – Andrew Sega, American musician and composer (Iris, Stromkern, and Five Musicians)
1975 – Mark Zupan, American rugby player and actor
1976 – Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
1976 – Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
1977 – Matt Czuchry, American actor
1977 – Angela Goethals, American actress
1977 – Chad Muska, American skateboarder
1977 – Leonardo Noeren Franco, Argentine footballer
1977 – Vesa Toskala, Finnish ice hockey player
1977 – Tiger Tyson, American porn actor
1978 – Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player
1978 – Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová, Czech athlete
1978 – Nils Schumann, German athlete
1979 – Rick Edwards, English television host
1979 – Alessandro Hirata, Brazilian jurist
1979 – Jana Pallaske, German actress and singer (Spitting Off Tall Buildings)
1979 – Andrew Scheer, Canadian politician
1979 – Jayson Werth, American baseball player
1980 – Austin Kearns, American baseball player
1980 – Agnes Kittelsen, Norwegian actress
1980 – Kassim Osgood, American football player and agent
1980 – Cauã Reymond, Brazilian actor
1981 – Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer
1981 – Sean Conlon, English singer and composer (Five)
1981 – Morgan Knabe, Canadian swimmer
1981 – Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player
1981 – Mark Winterbottom, Australian race car driver
1982 – Jack Anthony, American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer
1982 – Candace Bailey, American actress
1982 – Sierra Boggess, American actress and singer
1982 – Petr Čech, Czech footballer
1982 – Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer
1982 – Natalia Podolskaya, Russian singer
1982 – Daniel Ribeiro, Brazilian director
1983 – Daniel Belle, Australian singer
1983 – Óscar Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer
1983 – Chad Connell, Canadian actor
1983 – Roger Huerta, American mixed martial artist
1983 – Michaela McManus, American actress
1983 – N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Indian actor
1983 – Emma Williams, English actress
1984 – Patrick Ewing, Jr., American basketball player
1984 – Keith Grennan, American football player
1984 – Augusto Midana, Bissau-Guinean wrestler
1984 – Naturi Naughton, American singer, rapper, and actress (3LW)
1984 – Mauro Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Kenny Vasoli, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Starting Line and Person L)
1985 – Chris Froome, English cyclist
1985 – Brendon Goddard, Australian footballer
1986 – Dexter Blackstock, English footballer
1986 – Robert Emms, English actor
1986 – Vitória Frate, Brazilian actress
1986 – Yon González, Spanish actor
1986 – Louisa Krause, American actress
1986 – Stéphane Mbia, Cameroonian footballer
1986 – Eilidh MacQueen, Scottish actress
1986 – Anthony Neely, Taiwanese-American singer and musician
1986 – Casey Parker, Panamanian porn actress and model
1986 – Jiřina Ptáčníková, Czech pole vaulter
1987 – Mike Havenaar, Dutch-Japanese footballer
1987 – Sergei Kostitsyn, Russian ice hockey player
1987 – Kristopher Van Varenberg, American actor
1987 – Julian Wright, American basketball player
1988 – Nathaniel Brown, American actor and director
1988 – Comfort Fedoke, American dancer and actress
1988 – Carla Humphries, Filipino actress
1988 – Yusuf Kasal, Turkish footballer
1988 – Miyu Nagase, Japanese singer and guitarist (Zone)
1991 – Mara Lopez, Filipino actress
1992 – Cate Campbell, Australian swimmer
1993 – Caroline Zhang, American figure skater
1994 – Frida Sandén, Swedish singer
1995 – Brandon Zibaka, English footballer
1996 – Madeline Taylor, American actress