May 3 - Births

Births

• 612 – Constantine III, Byzantine emperor (d. 641)
• 1415 – Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (d. 1495)
• 1428 – Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)
• 1446 – Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503)
• 1469 – Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and author (d. 1527)
• 1632 – Catherine de Saint-Augustin, Canadian saint, founder of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (d. 1668)
• 1662 – Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (d. 1736)
• 1695 – Henri Pitot, Italian-French engineer and inventor of the Pitot tube (d. 1771)
• 1713 – Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician (d. 1765)
• 1729 – Florian Leopold Gassmann, German-Bohemian composer (d. 1774)
• 1761 – August von Kotzebue, German dramatist and author (d. 1819)
• 1764 – Princess Élisabeth of France (d. 1794)
• 1768 – Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (d. 1838)
• 1814 – Adams George Archibald, Canadian lawyer and politician, father of the Confederation (d. 1892)
• 1826 – Charles XV of Sweden (d. 1872)
• 1835 – Alfred Austin, English poet (d. 1913)
• 1844 – Richard D'Oyly Carte, English talent agent, impresario, and composer (d. 1901)
• 1849 – Bernhard von Bülow, German statesman, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1929)
• 1849 – Jacob August Riis, American journalist (d. 1914)
• 1857 – George Gore, American baseball player (d. 1933)
• 1859 – Andy Adams, American author (d. 1935)
• 1860 – John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist (d. 1936)
• 1860 – Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician (d. 1940)
• 1861 – Emmett Dalton, American outlaw, member of the Dalton Gang (d. 1937)
• 1867 – J.T. Hearne, English cricketer (d. 1944)
• 1870 – Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1948)
• 1870 – Henri Bouckaert, French rower (death date unknown)
• 1873 – Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian general (d. 1945)
• 1874 – François Coty, French perfume manufacturer and newspaper publisher, founder of the fascist league Solidarité Française (d. 1934)
• 1874 – V. Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer (d. 1954)
• 1877 – Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst (d. 1925)
• 1879 – Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, aviation pioneer, and soldier, one of the founders of Qantas (d. 1950)
• 1886 – Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer (d. 1971)
• 1887 – Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (d. 1954)
• 1888 – Beulah Bondi, American actress (d. 1981)
• 1891 – Tadeusz Peiper, Polish poet (d. 1969)
• 1892 – George Paget Thomson, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
• 1892 – Jacob Viner, Canadian economist (d. 1970)
• 1893 – Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian writer and public benefactor (d. 1975)
• 1895 – Cornelius Van Til, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and apologist (d. 1987)
• 1896 – Karl Allmenroder, German flying ace (d. 1917)
• 1896 – Dodie Smith, English novelist and playwright (d. 1990)
• 1897 – William Joseph Browne, Canadian politician (d. 1989)
• 1898 – Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and civil rights activist (d. 1987)
• 1898 – Golda Meir, Israeli teacher and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1978)
• 1901 – Gino Cervi, Italian actor (d. 1974)
• 1902 – Alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
• 1903 – Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (The Rhythm Boys) (d. 1977)
• 1905 – Werner Fenchel, German mathematician (d. 1988)
• 1905 – Red Ruffing, American baseball player (d. 1986)
• 1906 – Mary Astor, American actress (d. 1987)
• 1906 – Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American radio personality, daughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt (d. 1975)
• 1906 – René Huyghe, French historian (d. 1997)
• 1907 – Dorothy Young, American actress and novelist (d. 2011)
• 1910 – Norman Corwin, American writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher (d. 2011)
• 1912 – Virgil Fox, American organist (d. 1980)
• 1913 – William Inge, American playwright (d. 1973)
• 1914 – Homesick James, American guitarist (d. 2006)
• 1915 – Stu Hart, Canadian wrestler and trainer (d. 2003)
• 1916 – Léopold Simoneau, French-Canadian tenor (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Betty Comden, American actress, screenwriter, and lyricist (d. 2006)
• 1918 – Ted Bates, English footballer (d. 2003)
• 1919 – John Cullen Murphy, American illustrator (d. 2004)
• 1919 – Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist (The Weavers and Almanac Singers)
• 1920 – John Lewis, American pianist, arranger, and composer (Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 2001)
• 1921 – Joe Ames, American singer (Ames Brothers) (d. 2007)
• 1921 – Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (d. 1989)
• 1922 – Len Shackleton, English footballer (d. 2000)
• 1923 – George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist, conductor, teacher, and author
• 1923 – Ralph Hall, American politician
• 1924 – Yehuda Amichai, Israeli poet (d. 2000)
• 1924 – Ken Tyrrell, English race car driver (d. 2001)
• 1925 – Jean Séguy, French sociologist (d. 2007)
• 1928 – Dave Dudley, American singer (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Robert Osborne, American historian
• 1933 – James Brown, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2006)
• 1933 – Alex Cord, American actor
• 1933 – Steven Weinberg, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1934 – Henry Cooper, English boxer (d. 2011)
• 1934 – Georges Moustaki, Greek-French singer-songwriter
• 1934 – Frankie Valli, American singer (The Four Seasons and The Wonder Who?)
• 1935 – Ron Popeil, American inventor and spokesman, founded the Ronco company
• 1937 – Nélida Piñon, Brazilian writer
• 1938 – Chris Cannizzaro, American baseball player
• 1938 – Omar Abdel-Rahman, Egyptian terrorist
• 1939 – Jonathan Harvey, English composer
• 1940 – David Koch, American businessman and politician
• 1940 – Conny Plank, German musician and producer (Cluster and Moebius & Plank)
• 1940 – Clemens Westerhof, Dutch football manager
• 1941 – Edward Malloy, American educator, 16th president of the University of Notre Dame
• 1942 – Věra Čáslavská, Czech gymnast
• 1942 – Dave Marash, American journalist
• 1942 – C.L. Otter, American politician
• 1943 – Jim Risch, American politician
• 1944 – Pete Staples, English musician (The Troggs)
• 1945 – Davey Lopes, American baseball player and coach
• 1946 – Norm Chow, American football coach
• 1946 – Silvino Francisco, South African snooker player
• 1946 – Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster
• 1947 – Doug Henning, Canadian magician (d. 2000)
• 1948 – Chris Mulkey, American actor
• 1949 – Ken Hom, Chinese-American chef
• 1949 – Ron Wyden, American politician
• 1950 – Mary Hopkin, Welsh Singer-songwriter and musician
• 1950 – Manivannan, Indian film actor
• 1951 – Christopher Cross, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
• 1951 – Tatyana Tolstaya, Russian writer
• 1952 – Chuck Baldwin, American politician, pastor, and radio host
• 1952 – Caitlin Clarke. American actress (d. 2004)
• 1952 – Allan Wells, English athlete
• 1953 – Bruce Hall, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (REO Speedwagon)
• 1953 – Gary Young, American musician and singer (Pavement)
• 1955 – David Hookes, Australian cricketer (d. 2004)
• 1956 – Marc Bellemare, French-Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1957 – Alain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1957 – Rod Langway, American ice hockey player
• 1958 – Kevin Kilner, American actor
• 1958 – Susanna Kwan, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1958 – Sandi Toksvig, Danish writer, broadcaster, and comedian
• 1959 – David Ball, English musician and producer (Soft Cell and The Grid)
• 1959 – Uma Bharati, Indian politician
• 1959 – Ben Elton, English comedian and author
• 1960 – Amy Steel, American actress
• 1961 – Steve McClaren, English football manager
• 1961 – Joe Murray, American cartoonist
• 1961 – David Vitter, American politician
• 1961 – Leyla Zana, Kurdish politician
• 1962 – Anders Graneheim, Swedish bodybuilder
• 1963 – Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player
• 1963 – Jamie Reeves, English strongman and wrestler
• 1964 – Ron Hextall, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 – Rob Brydon, Welsh comedian
• 1965 – Nina Garcia, Colombian-American fashion director, journalist, and critic
• 1965 – John Jensen, Danish footballer
• 1965 – Mikhail Prokhorov, Russian businessman
• 1966 – Peter Abbay, American actor
• 1966 – Giorgos Agorogiannis, Greek footballer
• 1966 – Firdous Bamji, Indian-American actor
• 1966 – Frank Dietrich, German politician (d. 2011)
• 1966 – Darren Morgan, Welsh snooker player
• 1967 – André Olbrich, German guitarist and songwriter (Blind Guardian)
• 1968 – Shane Minor, American singer-songwriter
• 1969 – Daryl F. Mallett, American writer and editor
• 1970 – Bobby Cannavale, American actor
• 1970 – Jeffrey Sebelia, American fashion designer
• 1970 – Suzi Perry, English model and columnist
• 1971 – Damon Dash, American record executive
• 1971 – Josey Scott, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (Saliva)
• 1972 – Shonie Carter, American mixed martial artist
• 1973 – Rea Garvey, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Reamonn)
• 1973 – Brad Martin, American singer-songwriter
• 1974 – Princess Haya bint Al Hussein
• 1974 – Peter Everitt, Australian footballer
• 1975 – Willie Geist, American television host, writer, and producer
• 1975 – Christina Hendricks, American actress
• 1975 – Dulé Hill, American actor
• 1975 – Valentino Lanús, Mexican actor
• 1975 – Maksim Mrvica, Croatian pianist
• 1976 – Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player
• 1976 – Brad Scott, Australian footballer and coach
• 1977 – Ryan Dempster, American baseball player
• 1977 – Mashima Hiro, Japanese manga artist
• 1977 – Tyronn Lue, American basketball player
• 1978 – Paul Banks, American singer-songwriter and musician (Interpol)
• 1978 – Autumn Phillips, English royal, wife of Peter Phillips
• 1978 – Lawrence Tynes, American football player
• 1979 – Steve Mack, American wrestler
• 1979 – Genevieve Nnaji, Nigerian actress
• 1980 – Jaycee Dugard, American kidnap victim
• 1980 – Zuzana Ondrášková, Czech tennis player
• 1980 – Marcel Vigneron, American chef
• 1981 – Farrah Franklin, American singer and actress (Destiny's Child)
• 1981 – U;Nee, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (d. 2007)
• 1981 – Charlie Brooks, English actress
• 1982 – Igor Olshansky, Ukrainian-American football player
• 1982 – Nick Stavinoha, American baseball player
• 1983 – Joseph Addai, American football player
• 1983 – Romeo Castelen, Dutch footballer
• 1983 – Myriam Fares, Lebanese singer, producer, dancer, actress, and fashion designer
• 1983 – Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer
• 1984 – Cheryl Burke, American dancer
• 1985 – Ezequiel Lavezzi, Argentinian footballer
• 1985 – Meagan Tandy, American actress
• 1987 – Lina Grinčikaitė, Lithuanian sprinter
• 1989 – Taylor Trensch, American actor
• 1990 – Miranda Chartrand, Canadian singer
• 1990 – Levi Johnston, American model, actor, and author
• 1991 – Narita Brian, Japanese racehorse (d. 1998)
• 1993 – Abby Rakic-Platt, English actress
• 1996 – Noah Munck, American actor