May 15 - Births

Births

• 1397 – Sejong the Great (d. 1450)
• 1567 – Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (d. 1643)
• 1608 – René Goupil, French missionary (d. 1642)
• 1689 – Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (d. 1762)
• 1720 – Maximilian Hell, Hungarian astronomer (d. 1792)
• 1749 – Levi Lincoln, Sr., American statesman (d. 1820)
• 1763 – Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1826)
• 1764 – Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, German organist and composer (d. 1827)
• 1767 – Ezekiel Hart, Canadian entrepreneur and politician (d. 1843)
• 1773 – Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician and statesman (d. 1859)
• 1786 – Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek General (d. 1864)
• 1808 – Michael William Balfe, Irish composer (d. 1870)
• 1817 – Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)
• 1848 – Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)
• 1854 – Ioannis Psycharis, Greek author and linguist (d. 1929)
• 1856 – L. Frank Baum, American author (d. 1919)
• 1856 – Matthias Zurbriggen, Swiss mountaineer (d. 1917)
• 1857 – Williamina Fleming, English astronomer (d. 1911)
• 1859 – Pierre Curie, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)
• 1862 – Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian dramatist (d. 1931)
• 1869 – Paul Probst, Swiss sports shooter (d. 1945)
• 1890 – Katherine Anne Porter, American author (d. 1980)
• 1891 – Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer (d. 1940)
• 1891 – Fritz Feigl, Austria chemist (d. 1971)
• 1982 – Charles E. Rosendahl, American vice admiral (d. 1977)
• 1892 – Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (d. 1969)
• 1895 – Prescott Bush, American banker and politician (d. 1972)
• 1895 – William D. Byron, American politician (d. 1941)
• 1895 – Astrid Zachrison, Swedish super-centenarian (d. 2008)
• 1898 – Arletty, French model and actress (d. 1992)
• 1899 – Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970)
• 1901 – Xavier Herbert, Australian author (d. 1984)
• 1901 – Luis Monti, Argentine-Italian footballer (d. 1983)
• 1902 – Richard J. Daley, American politician (d. 1976)
• 1903 – Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (d. 1998)
• 1904 – Clifton Fadiman, American intellectual, author, editor, radio and television personality (d. 1999)
• 1905 – Joseph Cotten, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1905 – Abraham Zapruder, American businessman, filmed the Zapruder Film (d. 1970)
• 1907 – Sukhdev Thapar, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
• 1909 – James Mason, English actor (d. 1984)
• 1909 – Clara Solovera, Chilean musician (d. 1992)
• 1910 – Constance Cummings, English actress (d. 2005)
• 1911 – Max Frisch, Swiss author (d. 1991)
• 1911 – Herta Oberheuser, German Nazi doctor (d. 1978)
• 1912 – Arthur Berger, American composer (d. 2003)
• 1914 – Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1972)
• 1914 – John Angus MacLean, Canadian politician (d. 2000)
• 1914 – Norrie Paramor, English arranger and conductor (d. 1979)
• 1915 – Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author (d. 2006)
• 1915 – Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
• 1915 – Paul Samuelson, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
• 1915 – Gus Viseur, French accordionist (d. 1974)
• 1916 – Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress
• 1918 – Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (d. 2008)
• 1918 – Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (d. 2009)
• 1920 – Michel Audiard, French screenwriter and director (d. 1985)
• 1920 – Nasrallah Sfeir, Lebanese cardinal
• 1922 – Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese writer and nun
• 1923 – Richard Avedon, American photographer (d. 2004)
• 1923 – John Lanchbery, English composer and conductor (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Johnny Walker, Indian actor (d. 2003)
• 1924 – Maria Koepcke, German ornithologist (d. 1971)
• 1925 – Roy Stewart, Jamacian-English actor (d. 2008)
• 1926 – Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist, composer, and teacher (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Anthony Shaffer, English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter
• 1930 – Jasper Johns, American painter
• 1931 – Ken Venturi, American golfer
• 1935 – Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
• 1936 – Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian actress
• 1936 – Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
• 1936 – Ralph Steadman, English cartoonist
• 1936 – Paul Zindel, American writer (d. 2003)
• 1937 – Madeleine Albright, American politician, 64th United States Secretary of State
• 1937 – Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor
• 1937 – Joe Tait, American broadcaster
• 1938 – Mireille Darc, French actress
• 1938 – Diane Nash, American Civil Rights activist
• 1938 – Lenny Welch, American singer
• 1939 – Dorothy Shirley, English athlete
• 1940 – Roger Ailes, American businessman and broadcaster
• 1940 – Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer
• 1940 – Don Nelson, American basketball coach
• 1942 – K. T. Oslin, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1942 – Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian politician
• 1942 – Doug Lowe, Australian politician
• 1943 – Paul Bégin, Canadian politician
• 1943 – Freddie Perren, American songwriter, producer, and conductor (d. 2004)
• 1944 – Bill Alter, American politician
• 1944 – Ulrich Beck, German sociologist
• 1945 – Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, composer, and actor
• 1945 – Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
• 1946 – Aly Bain, Shetland fiddler (The Boys of the Lough)
• 1946 – Nguyen Van Ly, Vietnamese priest and dissident
• 1947 – Graeham Goble, Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Little River Band, Mississippi, Travis Wellington Hedge, Birtles & Goble, and Birtles Shorrock Goble)
• 1948 – Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese baseball player
• 1948 – Brian Eno, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Roxy Music and 801)
• 1948 – Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
• 1949 – George Adams, American basketball player
• 1950 – Nicholas Hammond, American actor
• 1951 – Frank Wilczek, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1952 – Chazz Palminteri, American actor, writer, and director
• 1952 – Phil Seymour, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (d. 1993)
• 1953 – George Brett, American baseball player
• 1953 – Mike Oldfield, English musician, songwriter, and producer (The Sallyangie)
• 1954 – Robert P. Harrison, American educator and guitarist (Glass Wave)
• 1955 – Lee Horsley, American actor
• 1956 – Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician
• 1956 – Dan Patrick, American sportscaster
• 1957 – Juan José Ibarretxe, Basque statesman
• 1957 – Kevin Von Erich, American wrestler
• 1958 – Ron Simmons, American wrestler and football player
• 1959 – Andrew Eldritch, English singer-songwriter and musician (The Sisters of Mercy, The Sisterhood, and SSV)
• 1959 – Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer
• 1959 – Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer
• 1959 – Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver
• 1960 – Rob Bowman, American director
• 1960 – Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
• 1961 – Katrin Cartlidge, English actress (d. 2002)
• 1961 – Melle Mel, American rapper and songwriter (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)
• 1962 – Lisa Curry-Kenny, Australian swimmer
• 1964 – Digna Ochoa, Mexican politician
• 1964 – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark
• 1965 – André Abujamra, Brazilian composer
• 1965 – Raí, Brazilian footballer
• 1966 – Pete Wiggs, English musician, composer, and writer (Saint Etienne)
• 1967 – Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress
• 1967 – Laura Hillenbrand, American author
• 1967 – John Smoltz, American baseball player
• 1967 – Orlando Zapata, Cuban activist (d. 2010)
• 1968 – Cecilia Malmström, Swedish politician
• 1968 – Seth Putnam, American singer-songwriter and musician (Anal Cunt, Post Mortem, and Siege) (d. 2011)
• 1969 – Hideki Irabu, Japanese baseball player (d. 2011)
• 1969 – Assala Nasri, Syrian singer
• 1969 – Emmitt Smith, American football player
• 1970 – Frank de Boer, Dutch football player
• 1970 – Ronald de Boer, Dutch football player
• 1970 – Desmond Howard, American football player
• 1970 – Martin Rossiter, English singer-songwriter (Gene)
• 1970 – Rod Smith, American football player
• 1971 – Phil Pfister, American weightlifter
• 1972 – David Charvet, French actor
• 1973 – Emilia Tsoulfa, Greek sailor
• 1974 – Shiney Ahuja, Indian actor
• 1974 – Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player
• 1974 – Marko Tredup, German footballer
• 1974 – Ahmet Zappa, American musician, songwriter, producer, actor, and publisher
• 1975 – Peter Iwers, Swedish Musician (In Flames)
• 1975 – Ray Lewis, American football player
• 1975 – Ales Michalevic, Belarusian politician
• 1976 – Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer
• 1976 – Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
• 1976 – Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
• 1976 – Ryan Leaf, American football player
• 1976 – Tyler Walker, American baseball player
• 1978 – Amy Chow, American gymnast
• 1978 – Dwayne De Rosario, Canadian footballer
• 1978 – Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
• 1978 – Edu Gaspar, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 – David Krumholtz, American actor
• 1978 – Krissy Taylor, American model (d. 1995)
• 1979 – Chris Masoe, New Zealand rugby player
• 1979 – Robert Royal, American football player
• 1980 – Josh Beckett, American baseball player
• 1980 – Rocky Marquette, American actor
• 1981 – Patrice Evra, French footballer
• 1981 – Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player
• 1981 – Zara Phillips, English royal and horse rider
• 1981 – Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress and singer
• 1982 – Alex Breckenridge, American actress
• 1982 – Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican athlete
• 1982 – Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1982 – Tatsuya Fujiwara, Japanese actor
• 1982 – Jessica Sutta, American singer, dancer, and actress (Pussycat Dolls)
• 1984 – Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian race car driver
• 1984 – Jeff Deslauriers Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Sandya Selvam, Anniyendal Queen
• 1985 – Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver
• 1985 – Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
• 1986 – Thomas Brown, American football player
• 1986 – Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer
• 1986 – Adam Moffat, Scottish footballer
• 1987 – Mark Fayne, American ice hockey player
• 1987 – Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
• 1987 – Jennylyn Mercado, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress
• 1987 – Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
• 1987 – Kévin Constant, French-born Guinean footballer
• 1988 – Nemanja Nešić, Serbian rower (d. 2012)
• 1989 – Sunny, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
• 1989 – Kiki Vidis, Australian porn actress
• 1990 – Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 – Lee Jong-hyun South Korean singer, guitarist, and actor (CN Blue)
• 1991 – Mollee Gray, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1992 – Anna Shaffer, English actress
• 1993 – Mahfizur Rahman Sagor, Bangladeshi swimmer
• 1994 – Emil Jack Daniel Tigell, Swedish philosopher
• 1996 – Birdy, English singer
• 1997 – Precious Doe, American murder victim (d. 2001)