May 30 - Births

Births

• 1010 – Emperor Renzong of Song (d. 1063)
• 1220 – Saint Alexander Nevsky (d.1263)
• 1423 – Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)
• 1623 – John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)
• 1653 – Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)
• 1713 – Princess Caroline of Great Britain (d. 1757)
• 1718 – Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (d. 1793)
• 1719 – Roger Newdigate, English politician (d. 1806)
• 1757 – Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English statesman (d. 1844)
• 1768 – Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty, French commander (d. 1815)
• 1768 – Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1873)
• 1800 – Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose French bishop and senator (d. 1883)
• 1814 – Mikhail Bakunin, Russian revolutionary, and philosopher, and theorist (d. 1876)
• 1814 – Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (d. 1894)
• 1819 – William McMurdo, English army officer (d. 1894)
• 1820 – Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, French-Canadian politician, 1st Premier of Quebec (d. 1890)
• 1844 – Félix Arnaudin, French poet and photographer (d. 1921)
• 1845 – Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1890)
• 1846 – Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian goldsmith and jeweler (d. 1920)
• 1858 – Siegfried Alkan, German composer (d. 1941)
• 1871 – Olga Engl, Austrian actress (d. 1946)
• 1874 – Ernest Duchesne, French physician (d. 1912)
• 1875 – Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher (d. 1944)
• 1878 – Mike Donlin, American baseball player (d. 1933)
• 1879 – Colin Blythe, English cricketer (d. 1917)
• 1881 – Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (d. 1968)
• 1882 – Wyndham Halswelle, Scottish runner (d. 1915)
• 1886 – Laurent Barré, Canadian author and politician (d. 1964)
• 1886 – Randolph Bourne, American writer (d. 1918)
• 1887 – Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian artist (d. 1964)
• 1887 – Paulette Noizeux, French actress (d. 1971)
• 1890 – Roger Salengro, French politician (d. 1936)
• 1892 – Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (d. 1972)
• 1894 – Hubertus van Mook, Dutch administrator and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
• 1895 – Maurice Tate, English cricketer (d. 1956)
• 1896 – Howard Hawks, American director (d. 1977)
• 1899 – Irving Thalberg, American film producer (d. 1936)
• 1901 – Cornelia Otis Skinner, American writer and actress (d. 1979)
• 1902 – Stepin Fetchit, American dancer and actor (d. 1985)
• 1906 – Bruno Gröning, German mystic (d. 1959)
• 1907 – Elly Beinhorn, German pilot (d. 2007)
• 1907 – Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist, member of French Resistance (d. 2008)
• 1908 – Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
• 1908 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989)
• 1909 – Benny Goodman, American clarinetist, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1986)
• 1909 – Jacques Canetti, French music executive and talent agent (d. 1997)
• 1910 – Ralph Metcalfe, American athlete and politician (d. 1978)
• 1910 – Inge Meysel, German actress (d. 2004)
• 1910 – Harry Bernstein, English-American writer (d. 2011)
• 1912 – Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
• 1912 – Erich Bagge, German physicist (d. 1996)
• 1912 – Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980)
• 1912 – Joseph Stein, American playwright (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (d. 1979)
• 1916 – Justin Catayée, French politician (d. 1962)
• 1918 – Pita Amor, Mexican poet (d. 2000)
• 1918 – Bob Evans, American restaurateur and businessman, founder of Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007)
• 1919 – René Barrientos, Bolivian politician, 55th President of Bolivia (d. 1969)
• 1920 – Franklin Schaffner, American director (d. 1989)
• 1922 – Hal Clement, American writer (d. 2003)
• 1926 – Christine Jorgensen, American transgender (d. 1989)
• 1927 – Clint Walker, American actor
• 1928 – Agnès Varda, French director
• 1928 – Pro Hart, Australian artist (d. 2006)
• 1929 – Georges Gilson, French bishop
• 1930 – Mark Birley, English nightclub owner, founded Annabel's (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Robert Ryman, American painter
• 1931 – Larry Silverstein, American businessman and real estate investor
• 1932 – Pauline Oliveros, American accordionist, composer, and author (Deep Listening Band)
• 1934 – Alexey Leonov, Russian astronaut
• 1934 – Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and coach
• 1935 – Lee Gunther, American producer and editor (d. 1998)
• 1935 – Guy Tardif, Canadian politician (d. 2005)
• 1936 – Keir Dullea, American actor
• 1936 – Ruta Lee, Canadian actress
• 1937 – Harry Statham, American basketball coach
• 1939 – Michael J. Pollard, American actor
• 1939 – Dieter Quester, Austrian race car driver
• 1940 – Gilles Villemure, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1943 – James Chaney, American civil rights activist (d. 1964)
• 1943 – Gale Sayers, American football player
• 1944 – Lenny Davidson, English guitarist (The Dave Clark Five)
• 1944 – Meredith MacRae, American actress (d. 2000)
• 1944 – Stav Prodromou, Greek-American businessman
• 1945 – Norman Eshley, English actor
• 1946 – Allan Chapman, English historian
• 1947 – Jocelyne Bourassa, French-Canadian golfer
• 1948 – Michael Piller, American screenwriter (d. 2005)
• 1949 – P.J. Carlesimo, American basketball coach
• 1949 – Klaus Flouride, American musician, songwriter, and producer (Dead Kennedys)
• 1950 – Bertrand Delanoë, French politician
• 1950 – Dann Glenn, American bassist, composer, and author
• 1950 – Paresh Rawal, Indian actor
• 1951 – Zdravko Čolić, Yugoslav-Bosnian singer-songwriter (Ambasadori and Korni Grupa)
• 1951 – Fernando Lugo, Paraguayan politician
• 1951 – Stephen Tobolowsky, American actor
• 1952 – Kerry Fraser, Canadian ice hockey referee
• 1952 – Scott Holmes, American actor
• 1953 – Colm Meaney, Irish actor
• 1955 – Jake Roberts, American wrestler
• 1955 – Topper Headon, English musician and songwriter (The Clash and Mirkwood)
• 1958 – Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer-songwriter and musician (Roxette)
• 1958 – Steve Israel, American politician
• 1958 – Ted McGinley, American actor
• 1958 – Michael Lopez-Alegria, Spanish-American astronaut
• 1959 – Phil Brown, English footballer and manager
• 1959 – Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler
• 1959 – Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician
• 1961 – Harry Enfield, English comedian, actor, writer, and director
• 1961 – Ralph Carter, American actor
• 1961 – Bob Yari, Iranian-American film producer
• 1962 – Kevin Eastman, American comic book artist, writer, and publisher
• 1962 – Tonya Pinkins, American actress
• 1963 – Michel Langevin, Canadian drummer and songwriter (Voivod)
• 1963 – Élise Lucet, French journalist and television host
• 1963 – Helen Sharman, English chemist and astronaut
• 1964 – Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Judds)
• 1964 – Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and activist (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, The Nightwatchman, and Axis of Justice)
• 1964 – Andrea Montermini, Italian race car driver
• 1965 – Billy Donovan, American basketball player and coach
• 1965 – Abderraouf Jdey, Tunisian terrorist
• 1965 – Iginio Straffi, Italian businessman, founder of Rainbow S.r.l.
• 1966 – Stephen Malkmus, American singer and musician (Pavement and Silver Jews)
• 1967 – Tim Burgess, English singer-songwriter (The Charlatans and The Chavs)
• 1968 – Kelley Armstrong, Canadian author
• 1968 – Jason Kenney, Canadian politician
• 1968 – Zacarias Moussaoui, French terrorist
• 1969 – Ryuhei Kitamura, Japanese director and screenwriter
• 1969 – Naomi Kawase, Japanese director
• 1970 – Flora Chan, Hong Kong actress
• 1970 – Ness Wadia, Indian businessman
• 1971 – Duncan Jones, English director
• 1971 – Idina Menzel, American actress and singer
• 1971 – Jiri Slegr, Czech ice hockey player
• 1972 – Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball player
• 1972 – Soichiro Hoshi, Japanese voice actor
• 1973 – Leigh Francis, English comedian and actor
• 1974 – Cee Lo Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley)
• 1974 – Big L, American rapper (Children of the Corn and Diggin' in the Crates Crew) (d. 1999)
• 1974 – Konstantinos Chalkias, Greek footballer
• 1974 – Shin Ha-kyun, South Korean actor
• 1974 – David Wilkie, American ice hockey player
• 1975 – Evan Eschmeyer, American basketball player
• 1975 – Brian Fair, American singer and musician (Shadows Fall and Overcast)
• 1975 – Andy Farrell, English rugby player
• 1976 – Rasho Nesterovič, Slovenian basketball player
• 1976 – Magnus Norman, Swedish tennis player
• 1976 – Margaret Okayo, Kenyan runner
• 1976 – Leonel Grave de Peralta, Cuban activist
• 1977 – Akwá, Angolan footballer
• 1977 – Marc Dos Santos, Canadian soccer manager and coach
• 1977 – Rachael Stirling, English actress
• 1977 – Federico Vilar, Argentine footballer
• 1978 – Cyrus King, American actor
• 1978 – Lyoto Machida, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1978 – Kevin Hart, American comedian
• 1978 – Eric Searle American singer and guitarist (Light Pupil Dilate)
• 1979 – Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 – Rie Kugimiya, Japanese voice actress
• 1979 – Clint Bowyer, American race car driver
• 1979 – Fabian Ernst, German footballer
• 1979 – Francis Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Steven Gerrard, English footballer
• 1981 – Devendra Banhart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Megapuss)
• 1981 – Blake Bashoff, American actor
• 1981 – Gianmaria Bruni, Italian race car driver
• 1981 – Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer
• 1981 – Remy Ma, American rapper and songwriter (Terror Squad)
• 1981 – Lars Møller Madsen, Danish handball player
• 1981 – Hisanori Takada, Japanese footballer
• 1982 – Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (d. 2007)
• 1982 – James Simpson-Daniel, English rugby player
• 1983 – Jennifer Ellison, English actress, model, singer, and dancer
• 1984 – Matt Maguire, Australian rules footballer
• 1984 – Jordan Palmer, American football player
• 1984 – Sham Kwok Fai, Hong Kong footballer
• 1984 – Alexander Sulzer, German ice hockey player
• 1985 – Aaron Volpatti, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Jennifer Winget, Indian Actress
• 1987 – Joyce Cheng, Hong Kong singer, writer, actress, and model
• 1986 – William S. Mick "185668232", American activist, artist, musician.
• 1988 – Antonio Winterstein, Australian rugby player
• 1988 – Kelvin Etuhu, Nigerian footballer
• 1989 – Ailee, American-Korean singer and actress
• 1989 – Hyomin, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara)
• 1989 – Kevin Covais, American singer and actor
• 1989 – Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player
• 1990 – Dean Collins, American actor
• 1990 – Andrei Loktionov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1990 – Im Yoona, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
• 1991 – Jonathan Fox, English swimmer
• 1992 – Liam Mower, English actor and dancer
• 1997 – Jake Short, American actor
• 2000 – Jared S. Gilmore, American actor