May 9 - Births

Births

1147 – Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan (d. 1199)
1540 – Maharana Pratap, Hindu ruler of Mewar (d.1597)
1740 – Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (d. 1816)
1800 – John Brown, American abolitionist (d. 1859)
1801 – Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English landowner, developer, and Member of Parliament, founded the town of Fleetwood, in Lancashire (d. 1866)
1837 – Adam Opel, German engineer and industrialist (d. 1895)
1860 – J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937)
1866 – Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian political leader (d. 1915)
1873 – Anton Cermak, American Politician 44th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933)
1874 – Howard Carter, English archaeologist (d. 1939)
1882 – George Barker, American painter (d. 1965)
1882 – Henry J. Kaiser, American industrialist and shipbuilder (d. 1967)
1883 – José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher (d. 1955)
1884 – Valdemar Psilander, Danish actor (d. 1917)
1886 – Francis Biddle, American lawyer and judge, United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
1892 – Zita of Bourbon-Parma (d. 1989)
1893 – William Moulton Marston, American psychologist and writer (d. 1947)
1895 – Richard Barthelmess, American actor (d. 1963)
1895 – Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (d. 1961)
1896 – Richard Day, Canadian director (d. 1972)
1888 – Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector and museum director (d. 1964)
1904 – Conrad Bernier, French-Canadian organist, composer and teacher (d. 1988)
1907 – Kathryn Kuhlman, American evangelist (d. 1976)
1907 – Baldur von Schirach, German Nazi official (d. 1974)
1907 – Fred Warngård, Swedish athlete (d. 1950)
1908 – Mary Goldsmith, American ceramist (d. 2007)
1909 – Don Messer, Canadian musician (d. 1973)
1912 – Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor (d. 1963)
1912 – Géza Ottlik, Hungarian writer (d. 1990)
1912 – Per Imerslund, Norwegian writer (d. 1943)
1914 – Denham Fouts, American male prostitute and socialite (d. 1948)
1914 – Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor (d. 2005)
1914 – Hank Snow, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (d. 1999)
1918 – Moisis Michail Bourlas, Greek member of the World War II resistance (d. 2011)
1918 – Orville L. Freeman, American politician (d. 2003)
1918 – Mike Wallace, American journalist (d. 2012)
1919 – Clifford Chadderton, Canadian World War II veteran, chief executive officer of The War Amps
1919 – Arthur English, English actor and comedian (d. 1995)
1920 – Richard Adams, English author
1920 – William Tenn, American author (d. 2010)
1921 – Daniel Berrigan, American activist
1921 – Sophie Scholl, German student, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (d. 1943)
1921 – Mona Van Duyn, American poet (d. 2004)
1923 – Johnny Grant, American radio personality and television producer (d. 2008)
1924 – Bulat Okudzhava, Russian singer-songwriter, musician, port, and suthor (d. 1997)
1927 – Manfred Eigen, German biophysicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1928 – Ralph Goings, American painter
1928 – Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (d. 1995)
1928 – Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (d. 2012)
1929 – Kay Dotrice, English actress (d. 2007)
1930 – Joan Sims, English actress (d. 2001)
1930 – Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan writer and linguist
1931 – Vance Brand, American astronaut
1932 – Geraldine McEwan, English actress
1933 – Jessica Steele, English novelist
1934 – Alan Bennett, English author
1935 – Nokie Edwards, American guitarist and actor (The Ventures)
1935 – Roger Hargreaves, English author (d. 1988)
1936 – Albert Finney, English actor
1936 – Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician
1937 – José Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect
1937 – Sonny Curtis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1937 – Dave Prater, American singer (Sam & Dave) (d. 1988)
1938 – Charles Simic, Yugoslavian poet, 15th Poet Laureate of the United States
1939 – Ralph Boston, American athlete
1939 – Pierre Desproges, French humorist (d. 1988)
1939 – Ion Ţiriac, Romanian tennis manager
1940 – James L. Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1941 – Pete Birrell, English bass guitarist (Freddie and the Dreamers)
1942 – John Ashcroft, American politician, 79th United States Attorney General
1942 – Tommy Roe, American singer-songwriter
1942 – Jerry Buchek, American baseball player
1943 – Vince Cable, English politician
1943 – Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian (d. 2009)
1944 – Richie Furay, American singer-songwriter and musician (Poco and Buffalo Springfield)
1944 – Laurence Owen, American figure skater (d. 1961)
1945 – Steve Katz, American musician, songwriter, and producer (Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blues Project, and American Flyer)
1946 – Candice Bergen, American actress
1946 – Clint Holmes, English-American singer-songwriter
1946 – Ayşe Nur Zarakolu, Turkish author and activist (d. 2002)
1947 – Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat
1947 – Paul Brady, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Planxty)
1948 – Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician
1948 – Calvin Murphy, American basketball player
1948 – Tania Maria, Brazilian singer, pianist, composer, and bandleader
1949 – Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Hassles and Attila)
1950 – Tom Petersson, American musician (Cheap Trick)
1950 – James Butts, American athlete
1951 – Alley Mills, American actress
1953 – Bruno Brokken, Belgian high jumper
1953 – Amy Hill, American actress
1953 – Connie Kaldor, Canadian singer-songwriter
1954 – Lawrence Dutton, American violist and educator (Emerson String Quartet)
1955 – Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (d. 1991)
1955 – Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish soprano
1956 – Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress
1958 – Graham Smith, Canadian swimmer
1959 – Ulrich Matthes, German actor
1960 – Tony Gwynn, American baseball player
1961 – Sean Altman, American singer-songwriter and musician (Rockapella)
1962 – John Corbett, American actor
1962 – Dave Gahan, English singer-songwriter and musician (Depeche Mode)
1962 – Paul Heaton, English singer-songwriter and musician (The Housemartins and Beautiful South)
1963 – Joe Cirella, Canadian ice hockey player
1963 – Sanja Doležal, Croatian singer and television host (Novi fosili)
1964 – Karl Bell, USMC Veteran
1965 – Ken Nomura, Japanese race car driver
1965 – Janu Tornell, American model, Miss Nevada USA 1989
1965 – Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Mark Tinordi, Canadian ice hockey player
1968 – David Benoit, American basketball player
1968 – Marie-José Pérec, French athlete
1969 – Amber, Dutch-German singer-songwriter and producer
1969 – Hudson Leick, American actress
1970 – Doug Christie, American basketball player
1970 – Ghostface Killah, American rapper and actor (Wu-Tang Clan and Theodore Unit)
1971 – Paul McGuigan, English bassist (Oasis and The Rain)
1972 – Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and singer
1972 – Dana Perino, American politician and commentator, 27th White House press secretary
1972 – Daniela Silivaş, Romanian gymnast
1972 – Lisa Ann, American porn actress
1973 – Chu Sang-mi, South Korean actress
1974 – Dylan Lauren, American businesswoman, owner of Dylan's Candy Bar
1974 – Stéphane Yelle, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Brian Deegan, American motocross rider
1975 – Chris Diamantopoulos, Canadian actor
1975 – Lane Kiffin, American football coach
1975 – Tamia, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1976 – Christos Marangos, Greek-Cypriot footballer
1977 – Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress
1977 – Maggie Dixon, American basketball coach (d. 2006)
1977 – Iñigo Landaluze, Spanish cyclist
1977 – Svein Tuft, Canadian bicycle rider
1978 – Leandro Damián Cufré, Argentine footballer
1978 – Santiago Dellapè, Argentine-Italian rugby player
1978 – Aaron Harang, American baseball player
1978 – Marwan al-Shehhi, Arab hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 175 (d. 2001)
1979 – Dionysis Boukouvalas, Greek composer, pianist, and musicologist
1979 – Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (Simple Plan and Reset)
1979 – Rosario Dawson, American actress
1979 – Matt Morris, American singer-songwriter and musician
1979 – Andrew W.K., American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor
1979 – Ara Mina, Filipino actress
1979 – Brandon Webb, American baseball player
1979 – Franz A.D. Morales, Filipino musician, and writer
1980 – Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
1980 – Jo Hyeon-jae, South Korean actor
1980 – Angela Nikodinov, American figure skater
1980 – Tony Schmidt, German race car driver
1981 – Bill Murphy, American baseball player
1981 – Evangelos Tsiolis, Greek footballer
1981 – Yu Yokoyama, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Kanjani Eight)
1982 – Rachel Boston, American actress
1983 – Tyler Lumsden, American baseball player
1983 – Ryuhei Matsuda, Japanese actor
1983 – Leandro Rinaudo, Italian footballer
1983 – Giacomo Brichetto, Italian footballer
1983 – Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player
1984 – Prince Fielder, American baseball player
1985 – Henrique Andrade Silva, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Jake Long, American football player
1985 – Audrina Patridge, American actress
1986 – Grace Gummer, American actress
1988 – J. R. Fitzpatrick, Canadian race car driver
1989 – Ellen White, English Female Footballer
1992 – Chris Gutierrez, Filipino actor
1993 – Ryosuke Yamada, Japanese actor, singer, and dancer (NYC and Hey! Say! JUMP)
1997 – Zane Huett, American actor