Famous Birthdays for May 6


Today's:




Maximilien Robespierre 1758 - French revolutionary


Sigmund Freud 1856 - Psychiatrist, originated psychoanalysis


Robert E. Peary, Sr. 1856 - Explorer


Rabindranath Tagore 1861 - Hindu poet, musical composer


Rudolph Valentino (Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina) 1895 - Actor


Toots Shor (Bernard Shor) 1903 - Restaurateur


Weeb (Wilbur Charles) Ewbank 1907 - Football player


Carmen Cavallaro 1913 - Pianist


(George) Orson Welles 1915 - Actor ("War of the Worlds", "A Man for All Seasons", "Catch-22")


Frederick James 'Freddy' Randall 1921 - Trumpeter, bandleader


Pat Harder 1922 - Football player


Elizabeth Sellars 1923 - Actress ("A Voyage Round My Father", "Never Let Go")


Harry (Percival) Watson 1923 - Hockey player


Marguerite Piazza 1926 - Singer


Willie (Howard) Mays 1931 - Baseball player


Bill (William Alfred) Hands - Baseball player


Bob Seger 1945 - Musician, singer








Jimmie Dale Gilmore 1945 - Singer, actor


Grier Jones 1946 - Golfer


Lulu Roman 1946 - Singer, comedian


Alan Dale 1947 - Actor


Ben Masters 1947 - Actor ("Noble House", "Dream Lover")


Mary MacGregor 1948 - Singer


Richard Cox 1948 - Actor


Dennis Havig 1949 - Football player


Davey Johnstone 1951 - Musician (Elton John's trio)


Fred McNeil 1952 - Football player


Gregg Henry 1952 - Actor, musician


Tony Blair 1953 - British Prime Minister


Tom Bergeron 1955 - TV Host (Dancing with the Stars)


Mare Winningham 1959 - Actor, singer


Roma Downey 1960 - Actor (Touched by an Angel)


Julianne Phillips 1960 - Model, actress


John Flansburgh 1960 - Singer (They Might Be Giants)


George (Timothy) Clooney 1961 - Actor (TV: The Facts of Life, E/R, Movies: Batman & Robin, Ocean's 11), son of broadcast journalist Nick Clooney, nephew of singer Rosemary Clooney


Lori Singer 1962 - Actor, cellist








Stan Cullimore 1962 - Musician, songwriter (The Housemartins)


Tony Scalzo 1964 - Singer, musician (Fastball)


Leslie Hope 1965 - Actor (TV: 24, Suits)


Geneva Carr 1966 - Actor (TV: Bull)


Mark Bryan 1967 - Musician (Hootie and the Blowfish)


Chris Shiflett 1971 - Musician (Foo Fighters)


Martin Brodeur 1972 - Hockey player


Stacey Oristano 1979 - Actor (TV: Friday Nights Lights)


Tiffany Coyne 1982 - Model, dancer, hostess (TV: Let's Make a Deal)


Adrianne Palicki 1983 - Actor (TV: Friday Night Lights, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)


Gabourey Sidibe 1983 - Actor (Movies: Tower Heist)


Sasheer Zamata 1986 - Actor, comedian


Meek Mill 1987 - Rapper


Jose Altuve 1990 - Baseball player


Naomi Scott 1993 - Actor (Movies: Power Rangers (2017), Chalie's Angels (2019, TV: Lemonade Mouth)


Noah Galvin 1994 - Actor (TV: The Good Doctor, The Real O'Neals)


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