Famous Birthdays for May 5
Today's:
Soren Kierkegaard 1813 - Philosopher, poet, theologian
Karl Marx 1818 - Socialist writer ("Das Kapital", "The Communist Manifesto"), founder of communism
John B. Stetson 1830 - Hat manufacturer, inventor of cowboy hat
Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochran Seaman) 1865 - Journalist, wrote about taboo subjects for her time period (divorce, poverty, capital punishment, insanity), women’s rights advocate
Charles Bender 1884 - Baseball pitcher
Christopher Morley 1890 - Writer (New York Evening Post, Saturday Review), novelist
Tyrone Power (Tyrone Edmund Power Jr.) 1913 - Actor ("The Mark of Zorro", "The Eddie Duchin Story")
Duane Carter 1913 - Auto racer
Alice Faye (Alice Jeanne Leppert) 1915 - Actress ("State Fair")
Arthur Schawlow 1921 - American physicist
Ann B. Davis (Ann Bradford Davis) 1926 - Actress ("The Brady Bunch")
Art Pollard 1927 - Auto racer
Pat Carroll 1927 - Comedienne, actress ("The Ted Knight Show")
Ace Cannon (John Henry Cannon Jr.) 1934 - Saxophonist
Johnnie Taylor 1934 - Singer
Jose (Antonio Rodriguez) Pagan 1935 - Baseball player
Sandy Baron (Sanford Beresofsky) 1937 - Comedian, actor ("This Must Be Belgium")
Roni Stoneman (Veronica Loretta "Roni" Stoneman) 1938 - Banjo player (Hee Haw gang)
Michael Murphy 1938 - Actor ("Batman Returns")
Lance Henriksen 1940 - Actor ("The Last Samurai", "Dog Day Afternoon")
Tommy (Vann) Helms 1941 - Baseball player
Tammy Wynette (Virginia Wynette Pugh) 1942 - Country singer
Michael Palin 1943 - Comedian, actor ("Monty Python’s Flying Circus", "A Fish Called Wanda")
Roger Rees 1944 - Actor ("Robin Hood: Men in Tights", "If Looks Could Kill")
John Rhys-Davies 1944 - Actor
Jean-Pierre Léaud 1944 - Actor ("Last Tango in Paris")
Kurt Loder 1945 - Music correspondent
Larry (Eugene) Hisle 1947 - Baseball player
John Hummer 1948 - Basketball player
Bill Ward 1948 - Musician (Black Sabbath)
Nick Bebout 1951 - Football player
Melinda Culea 1955 - Actor
Richard E. Grant 1957 - Actor ("Ready to Wear", "Bram Stoker’s Dracula")
Lisa Eilbacher 1957 - Actor
John Miller 1958 - Broadcast journalist
Annette Bening 1959 - Actress
Ian McCullouch 1959 - Musician (Echo and the Bunnymen)
Gary Daly 1962 - Singer (China Crisis)
Kevin Mooney 1962 - Musician (Adam & the Ants)
James LaBrie (Kevin James Labrie) 1963 - Musician (Dream Theater)
Shawn Drover 1966 - Musician (Megadeth)
Kyan Douglas 1970 - TV personality
Tina Yothers 1973 - Actress ("Family Ties")
Raheem DeVaughn 1975 - Singer
Santiago Cabrera 1978 - Actor
Vincent Kartheiser 1979 - Actor
Craig David 1981 - Singer
Danielle Fishel 1981 - Actress ("Boy Meets World"), author
Henry Cavill 1983 - Actor
Clark Duke 1985 - Actor
Adele 1988 - Singer
Skye Sweetnam 1988 - Singer
Chris Brown 1989 - Singer
Nathan Chen 1999 - Figure skater
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