Famous Birthdays for May 12
Today's:
Edward Lear 1812 - Poet, illustrator
Lord Grimthorpe (Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, Q.C.) 1816 - Lawyer, horologist, architect
Florence Nightingale 1820 - Nurse, contributed to modern nursing procedures, author
Dante Rossetti 1828 - Poet, artist, brother of poet Christian Rossetti
Jules Massenet 1842 - French composer
Gabriel Urbain Fauré 1845 - French composer, pianist
Mildred McAfee 1900 - Captain Mildred McAfee (Horton), first director of U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service)
Katherine Hepburn 1907 - Actress ("Morning Glory", "On Golden Pond [1981]", "The Rainmaker")
Howard K. Smith 1914 - Journalist, TV anchorman
Mary Kay Ash 1915 - U.S. businesswoman and the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc., born Mary Kathlyn Wagner
Joe Maphis 1921 - (Otis W.) Joe Maphis, country singer, entertainer, songwriter
Bob Goldham 1922 - Hockey player
John Simon (John Ivan Simon) 1925 - Author and literary, theater, and film critic.
Yogi Berra 1925 - Baseball player, manager
Burt Bacharach 1929 - Composer
Samuel Nujoma 1929 - President of Namibia
Felipe (Felipe Rojas) Alou 1935 - Baseball player
John Bucyk 1935 - Hockey player
Tom Snyder 1936 - Journalist, television host
Frank Stella 1936 - Abstract artist, sculptor, painter
George Carlin 1937 - Comedian, actor
Susan Hampshire 1938 - Actress ("Cry Terror", "David Copperfield")
Millie Perkins 1938 - Actress ("Wall Street", "Ensign Pulver")
Ronald L. Ziegler 1939 - Journalist, Press Secretary for U.S. President Richard M. Nixon
Jayotis Washington 1941 - Musician (The Persuasions)
Billy Swan 1942 - Singer, songwriter
Ted (Theodore Rodger) Kubiak 1942 - Baseball player
Ian Dury 1942 - Singer (Ian Dury and the Blockheads)
David Walker 1943 - Musician (Gary Lewis & The Playboys)
Linda Dano (Linda Rae Wildermuth) 1943 - Actress
Ian McLagan 1946 - Musician
Steve Winwood 1948 - Musician (Blind Faith, Traffic, Spencer Davis Group)
Lindsay Crouse 1948 - Actress ("The Juror", "Slap Shot", "Traps")
Billy Squier 1950 - Singer
Pat (Patrick Leonard) Darcy 1950 - Baseball player
Gabriel Byrne 1950 - Actor ("In Treatment")
Bruce Boxleitner 1950 - Actor ("Scarecrow and Mrs. King", "The Babe")
Kix Brooks 1955 - Musician (Brooks and Dunn)
Lou Whitaker 1957 - Baseball player, nicknamed "Sweet Lou"
Kim Greist 1958 - Actress ("Homeward Bound" movies, "Chicago Hope")
Kevin Bass 1959 - Baseball player
Ving Rhames 1961 - Actor
Billy Duffy 1961 - Musician (The Cult)
Emilio Estevez 1962 - Actor ("Breakfast Club", "The Mighty Ducks" movies, "Young Guns"), Martin Sheen's son, Charlie Sheen's brother
Vanessa Williams 1963 - Actress
Eddie Kilgallon 1965 - Musician (Ricochet)
Stephen Baldwin 1966 - Actor ("Born on the Fourth of July"), brother of Alec Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin
Tony Hawk 1968 - Skateboarder
Kim Fields 1969 - Actress ("The Facts of Life")
Samantha Mathis 1970 - Actress
Jamie Luner 1971 - Actress ("Melrose Place")
Mackenzie Astin 1973 - Actor
Jason Biggs 1978 - Actor ("American Pie" movies)
Malin Akerman 1978 - Actress
Steve Smith 1979 - Football player
Emily VanCamp 1986 - Actress ("Brothers & Sisters")
Malcolm David Kelley 1992 - Actor ("Lost")
Sawyer Sweeten 1995 - Actor ("Everybody Loves Raymond")
Sullivan Sweeten 1995 - Actor ("Everybody Loves Raymond")
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