May 6 - Births

Births

• 1405 – Skanderbeg, Albanian lord (d. 1468)
• 1501 – Pope Marcellus II (d. 1555)
• 1574 – Pope Innocent X (d. 1655)
• 1638 – Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, English first Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)
• 1680 – Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French composer and cellist (d. 1755)
• 1713 – Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)
• 1714 – Anton Raaff, German tenor (d. 1797)
• 1758 – André Masséna, French marshal (d. 1817)
• 1758 – Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician (d. 1794)
• 1769 – Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1824)
• 1769 – Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician (d. 1834)
• 1797 – Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (d. 1882)
• 1800 – Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat and general (d. 1881)
• 1851 – Aristide Bruant, French singer and comedian (d. 1925)
• 1856 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist (d. 1939)
• 1856 – Robert Peary, American explorer (d. 1920)
• 1861 – Motilal Nehru, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
• 1868 – Gaston Leroux, French writer (d. 1927)
• 1871 – Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
• 1871 – Christian Morgenstern, German author (d. 1914)
• 1872 – Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist (d. 1934)
• 1879 – Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (d. 1929)
• 1879 – Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist (d. 1952)
• 1880 – Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter (d. 1938)
• 1880 – Winifred Brunton, British-South African painter (d. 1959)
• 1880 – William J. Simmons, American Ku Klux Klan leader (d. 1945)
• 1882 – William, German Crown Prince (d. 1951)
• 1895 – Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian Nazi nobleman (d. 1946)
• 1895 – Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian writer (d. 1974)
• 1895 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian-American actor (d. 1926)
• 1897 – Paul Alverdes, German writer (d. 1979)
• 1898 – Konrad Henlein, Czech politician (d. 1945)
• 1899 – Billy Cotton, English bandleader (d. 1969)
• 1902 – Harry Golden, American journalist (d. 1981)
• 1902 – Max Ophüls, German director (d. 1957)
• 1903 – Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (d. 1977)
• 1904 – Raymond Bailey, American actor (d. 1980)
• 1904 – Moshé Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist, founder of the Feldenkrais method (d. 1984)
• 1904 – Harry Martinson, Swedish author and poet Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)
• 1906 – Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (d. 2005)
• 1906 – André Weil, French mathematician (d. 1998)
• 1907 – Weeb Ewbank, American football coach (d. 1998)
• 1909 – Loyd Sigmon, American radio broadcaster (d. 2004)
• 1911 – Guy des Cars, French novelist (d. 1993)
• 1911 – Frank Nelson, American actor (d. 1986)
• 1913 – Carmen Cavallaro, American pianist (d. 1989)
• 1913 – Stewart Granger, English actor (d. 1993)
• 1915 – Orson Welles, American director and actor (d. 1985)
• 1915 – Theodore H. White, American writer (d. 1986)
• 1916 – Adriana Caselotti, American actress (d. 1997)
• 1916 – Robert H. Dicke, American physicist (d. 1997)
• 1916 – Sif Ruud, Swedish actress (d. 2011)
• 1917 – Kal Mann, American songwriter (d. 2001)
• 1917 – Jilly Rizzo, American restaurateur (d. 1992)
• 1920 – Ross Hunter, American film producer (d. 1996)
• 1920 – Kamisese Mara, Fijian statesman, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Martha Beck, American convicted murderer (d. 1951)
• 1921 – Erich Fried, German author (d. 1988)
• 1922 – Camille Laurin, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Vladimir Etush, Russian actor
• 1923 – Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)
• 1924 – Denny Wright, English guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1992)
• 1924 – Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Gilles Grégoire, Canadian politician, co-founder of the Parti Québécois (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Marguerite Piazza, American soprano (d. 2012)
• 1928 – Robert Poujade, French politician
• 1929 – Paul Lauterbur, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)
• 1931 – Willie Mays, American baseball player
• 1934 – Richard Shelby, American politician
• 1936 – Bernard Lemaire, French-Canadian businessman
• 1937 – Rubin Carter, American boxer
• 1938 – Jean Garon, Canadian economist and politician
• 1938 – Larry Gogan, Irish broadcaster
• 1939 – Eddie C. Campbell, American guitarist and singer
• 1942 – Rin Kaiho, Japanese go player
• 1942 – David Friesen, American jazz bassist
• 1943 – Andreas Baader, German terrorist, member of the Red Army Faction (d. 1977)
• 1943 – Grange Calveley, English cartoonist
• 1943 – Milton William Cooper, American writer, shortwave broadcaster (d. 2001)
• 1944 – Anton Furst, American production designer (d. 1991)
• 1944 – Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player
• 1945 – Richard Eyer, American actor
• 1945 – Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Flatlanders)
• 1945 – Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1947 – Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher
• 1947 – Alan Dale, New Zealand actor
• 1948 – Mary MacGregor, American singer
• 1949 – Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., American voice actor and cartoonist
• 1950 – Robbie McIntosh, Scottish drummer (Average White Band and The Senate) (d. 1974)
• 1951 – Samuel Doe, Liberian politician, 21st President of Liberia (d. 1990)
• 1952 – Christian Clavier, French actor
• 1952 – Gregg Henry, American actor and musician
• 1952 – Michael O'Hare, American actor (d. 2012)
• 1952 – Gerrit Zalm, Dutch politician and businessman
• 1953 – Alexander Akimov Ukrainian Chernobyl worker (d. 1986)
• 1953 – Tony Blair, English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1953 – Michelle Courchesne, Canadian politician
• 1953 – Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1953 – Lynn Whitfield, American actress
• 1954 – Tom Abernethy, American basketball player
• 1954 – Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician
• 1955 – Tom Bergeron, American television host
• 1956 – Lakis Lazopoulos, Greek comedian and screenwriter
• 1958 – Lolita Flores, Spanish singer and actress
• 1960 – Roma Downey, Irish actress
• 1960 – John Flansburgh, American musician and songwriter (They Might Be Giants and Mono Puff)
• 1960 – Anne Parillaud, French actress
• 1960 – Phyllis Treigle, American soprano
• 1961 – George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1961 – Gina Riley, Australian actress, writer, singer and comedian
• 1964 – Dana Hill, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1964 – Tony Scalzo, American singer-songwriter and musician (Fastball)
• 1965 – Leslie Hope, Canadian actress
• 1968 – Lætitia Sadier, French singer (Stereolab, Monade, and McCarthy)
• 1969 – Jim Magilton, Irish footballer
• 1970 – Roland Kun, Nauruan politician
• 1970 – Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
• 1970 – Tristán Ulloa, Spanish actor
• 1971 – Chris Shiflett, American guitarist (Foo Fighters, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Jackson United, No Use for a Name, and Viva Death)
• 1972 – Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972 – Naoko Takahashi, Japanese runner
• 1974 – Faruk Namdar, Turkish footballer
• 1977 – Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
• 1977 – Marc Chouinard, French-Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player
• 1978 – John Abraham, American football player
• 1978 – Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician
• 1978 – Aleksandr Fyodorov, Russian bodybuilder
• 1979 – Mark Burrier, American cartoonist
• 1979 – Kerry Ellis, English actress and singer
• 1979 – Nikki Hayes, Irish radio host
• 1979 – Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower
• 1980 – Nicole Brunner, American actress
• 1980 – Scott Colton, American wrestler
• 1980 – Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek basketball player
• 1980 – Mark Ladwig, American figure skater
• 1980 – Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Taebin, Korean singer and rapper (1TYM)
• 1980 – Kelly van der Veer, Dutch actress and singer
• 1981 – Matt Drake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Evile)
• 1981 – Nicholas Setta, American-Canadian football player
• 1981 – Edyta Śliwińska, Polish dancer
• 1982 – Kyle Shewfelt, Canadian gymnast
• 1983 – Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
• 1983 – Lisa Lavie, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1983 – Adrianne Palicki, American actress
• 1983 – Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
• 1983 – Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious figure, the 17th Karmapa Lama
• 1983 – Raquel Zimmermann, Brazilian model
• 1984 – Anton Babchuk, Ukrainian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Juan Pablo Carrizo, Argentine footballer
• 1985 – Chris Paul, American basketball player
• 1985 – Tanerau Latimer, New Zealand rugby player
• 1986 – Cindy Daniel, Canadian singer
• 1986 – Goran Dragić, Slovenian basketball player
• 1986 – Tyler Hynes, Canadian actor
• 1986 – Roman Kreuziger, Czech cyclist
• 1987 – Moon Geun Young, South Korean actress
• 1987 – Meek Mill, American rapper
• 1989 – Bobby Bazini, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
• 1989 – Dominika Cibulková, Slovakian tennis player
• 1990 – Danielle Beaubrun, Saint Lucian swimmer
• 1990 – Caitlin Yankowskas, American figure skater
• 1991 – Valerio Frasca, Italian footballer
• 1992 – Ria Popović, English born, Serbian women's football player,
• 1992 – Takashi Usami, Japanese footballer
• 1993 – Naomi Scott, English actress and singer,
• 1996 – Dominic Scott Kay, American actor