History Births on May 01

Clément Pansaers, Belgian poet (d. 1922)

#Clément_Pansaers

Martin O'Donnell, American composer

#Martin_O'Donnell

Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1934)

#Santiago_Ramón_y_Cajal

Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist (d. 1987)

#Raya_Dunayevskaya

Walter Susskind, Czech-English pianist, conductor, and educator (d. 1980)

#Walter_Susskind

Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch admiral and philanthropist (d. 1819)

#Jan_Hendrik_van_Kinsbergen

May Hollinworth, Australian theatre producer and director (d. 1968)

#May_Hollinworth

Sonny James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)

#Sonny_James

J. Allen Hynek, American astronomer and ufologist (d. 1986)

#J._Allen_Hynek

Aleksander Wat, Polish poet and writer (d. 1967)

#Aleksander_Wat

Sidónio Pais, Portuguese soldier and politician, 4th President of Portugal (d. 1918)

#Sidónio_Pais

Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (d. 1996)

#Endel_Puusepp

Ollie Matson, American sprinter and football player (d. 2011)

#Ollie_Matson

Alan Cunningham, Anglo-Irish general and diplomat, High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan (d. 1983)

#Alan_Cunningham

Theo van Gogh, Dutch art dealer (d. 1891)

#Theo_van_Gogh_(art_dealer)

Dave Hall, American runner (d. 1972)

#David_Hall_(athlete)

Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (d. 1903)

#Emily_Stowe

Alex Cunningham, Scottish politician

#Alex_Cunningham

Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and author (d. 1968)

#Giovannino_Guareschi

Ignazio Silone, Italian journalist and politician (d. 1978)

#Ignazio_Silone

John Beradino, American baseball player and actor (d. 1996)

#John_Beradino

Alfred Schmidt, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1972)

#Alfred_Schmidt_(weightlifter)

Jacob Bekenstein, Mexican-born Israeli-American theoretical physicist (d. 2015)

#Jacob_Bekenstein

Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (d. 2009)

#Ralf_Dahrendorf

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (d. 1942)

#Prince_Arthur,_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn

Jaap van der Poll, Dutch javelin thrower (d. 2010)

#Jaap_van_der_Poll

George Inness, American painter and educator (d. 1894)

#George_Inness

Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1999)

#Joseph_Heller

Wilhelmina Cooper, Dutch model (d. 1980)

#Wilhelmina_Cooper

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexican politician

#Cuauhtémoc_Cárdenas

Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia (d. 1897)

#Henry_Ayers

Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (d. 1666)

#Johann_Adam_Schall_von_Bell

Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (d. 1941)

#Marcel_Prévost

Tim Hodgkinson, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer

#Tim_Hodgkinson

Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2013)

#Scott_Carpenter

Una Stubbs, English actress and dancer

#Una_Stubbs

Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (d. 1898)

#Johann_Jakob_Balmer

Richard Riordan, American lieutenant and politician, 39th Mayor of Los Angeles and publisher

#Richard_Riordan

Sally Mann, American photographer

#Sally_Mann

Rinchinbal Khan, Mongolian emperor (d. 1332)

#Rinchinbal_Khan

Henry Demarest Lloyd, American journalist and politician (d. 1903)

#Henry_Demarest_Lloyd

John Woo, Hong Kong director, producer, and screenwriter

#John_Woo

Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (d. 2005)

#Dan_O'Herlihy

Sandy Woodward, English admiral (d. 2013)

#Sandy_Woodward

Louis Nye, American actor (d. 2005)

#Louis_Nye

Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979)

#Antoni_Bazaniak

Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician, 3rd President of Madagascar (d. 2017)

#Albert_Zafy

Patricia Hill Collins, American sociologist and scholar

#Patricia_Hill_Collins

Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2007)

#Carson_Whitsett

Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman and professional scout (d. 1903)

#Calamity_Jane

Adelsteen Normann, Norwegian painter (d. 1919)

#Adelsteen_Normann

Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, English race car driver and politician (d. 1964)

#Francis_Curzon,_5th_Earl_Howe

Phillip King, Tunisian-English sculptor

#Phillip_King_(sculptor)

Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (d. 1995)

#Terry_Southern

Alexander William Williamson, English chemist and academic (d. 1904)

#Alexander_William_Williamson

William Lilly, English astrologer (d. 1681)

#William_Lilly

Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1990)

#Yiannis_Ritsos

Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (d. 2004)

#Jack_Paar

Guido Gezelle, Belgian priest and poet (d. 1899)

#Guido_Gezelle

Catherine Frot, French actress

#Catherine_Frot

Phil Foglio, American illustrator

#Phil_Foglio

Peter Lax, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic

#Peter_Lax

Mark W. Clark, American general (d. 1984)

#Mark_W._Clark

Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1719)

#Joseph_Addison

Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Belarusian saint (d. 1612)

#Sophia_Olelkovich_Radziwill

Danielle Darrieux, French actress and singer (d. 2017)

#Danielle_Darrieux

Jules Breton, French painter (d. 1906)

#Jules_Breton

Bernard Vukas, Yugoslav-Croatian footballer (d. 1983)

#Bernard_Vukas

Marco da Gagliano, Italian composer (d. 1643)

#Marco_da_Gagliano

Joshua Rowley, English admiral (d. 1790)

#Joshua_Rowley

Benjamin Henry Latrobe, English-American architect, designed the United States Capitol (d. 1820)

#Benjamin_Henry_Latrobe

Sergio Infante, Chilean-Swedish poet and author

#Sergio_Infante

Geoff Lees, English race car driver

#Geoff_Lees_(racing_driver)

Hugo Alfvén, Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (d. 1960)

#Hugo_Alfvén

José de Alencar, Brazilian author and playwright (d. 1877)

#José_de_Alencar

Rita Coolidge, American singer-songwriter

#Rita_Coolidge

Dann Florek, American actor and director

#Dann_Florek

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1852)

#Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington

Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (d. 1998)

#Otto_Kretschmer

Laza Lazarevi?, Serbian psychiatrist and neurologist (d. 1891)

#Laza_Lazarevi?

Rudolf I of Germany (d. 1291)

#Rudolf_I_of_Germany

Antal Szerb, Hungarian scholar and author (d. 1945)

#Antal_Szerb

Ray Searage, American baseball player and coach

#Ray_Searage

Manna Dey, Indian singer and composer (d. 2013)

#Manna_Dey

Romaine Brooks, American-French painter and illustrator (d. 1970)

#Romaine_Brooks

Frederick Sandys, English painter and illustrator (d. 1904)

#Frederick_Sandys

Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (d. 2015)

#Chuck_Bednarik

Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother's Day (d. 1948)

#Anna_Jarvis

Kate Smith, American singer and actress (d. 1986)

#Kate_Smith

Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (d. 1947)

#Herbert_Backe

Gary Bertini, Israeli conductor and composer (d. 2005)

#Gary_Bertini

Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006)

#Glenn_Ford

Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer (d. 2014)

#Hans_E._Wallman

Judy Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Judy_Collins

Yasmina Reza, French actress and playwright

#Yasmina_Reza

Cecilia Beaux, American painter and academic (d. 1942)

#Cecilia_Beaux

Joanna Lumley, English actress, voice-over artist, author, and activist

#Joanna_Lumley

James Clarence Mangan, Irish poet and author (d. 1849)

#James_Clarence_Mangan

Franciscus Junius, French theologian (d. 1602)

#Franciscus_Junius_(the_elder)

Jacqueline Comerre-Paton, French painter and sculptor (d. 1955)

#Jacqueline_Comerre-Paton

J. Lawton Collins, American general (d. 1987)

#J._Lawton_Collins

Sultan Günal-Gezer, Dutch politician

#Sultan_Günal-Gezer

Danny McGrain, Scottish footballer and coach

#Danny_McGrain

Richard Blundell, English economist and academic

#Richard_Blundell

Steve Cauthen, American jockey and sportscaster

#Steve_Cauthen

Joel Rosenberg, Canadian-American author and activist (d. 2011)

#Joel_Rosenberg_(science_fiction_author)

Hanns Martin Schleyer, German businessman (d. 1977)

#Hanns_Martin_Schleyer

Karel Kachy?a, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2004)

#Karel_Kachy?a

Judith Sargent Murray, American poet and playwright (d. 1820)

#Judith_Sargent_Murray

Johannes Stadius, German astronomer, astrologer, mathematician (d. 1579)

#Johannes_Stadius

Laura Betti, Italian actress (d. 2004)

#Laura_Betti

Uberto Pasolini, Italian banker, director, and producer

#Uberto_Pasolini

Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, President of Nicaragua (d. 1966)

#Emiliano_Chamorro_Vargas

Lawrence Seeff, South African cricketer and basket weaver

Rick Darling, Australian cricketer

Ray Parker, Jr., American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Glen Ballard, American songwriter and producer

Peter Smith, Malaysian-born English academic and judge

Kim Lewison, English lawyer and judge

Gordon Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer and coach

Paul Teutul, Sr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers

Jim Clench, Canadian bass player (d. 2010)

Györgyi Balogh, Hungarian sprinter

Joe Walsh, Irish politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (d. 2014)

Vassal Gadoengin, Nauruan politician (d. 2004)

Victor Davies, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor

Danièle Huillet, French filmmaker (d. 2006)

John Meillon, Australian actor (d. 1989)

Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (d. 2005)

Tang Chang, Thai artist (d. 1990)

Naim Attallah, Palestinian author

Little Walter Jacobs, American blues harp player and singer (d. 1968)

Sonny Ramadhin, Trinidadian cricketer

Delfim Netto, Brazilian economist

Sardar Fazlul Karim, Bangladeshi philosopher, scholar, and academic (d. 2014)

Evelyn Boyd Granville, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic

Marcel Rayman, Polish soldier (d. 1944)

Antônio Maria Mucciolo, Italian-Brazilian archbishop (d. 2012)

Alastair Gillespie, Canadian scholar and politician (d. 2018)

Vladimir Colin, Romanian journalist and author (d. 1991)

Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Moroccan businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Morocco (d. 2018)

Gersh Budker, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (d. 1977)

Ahron Soloveichik, Russian rabbi and scholar (d. 2001)

Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (d. 2013)

Wilfred Watson, English-Canadian poet, playwright and educator (d. 1998)

Nejdet Sançar, Turkish literature teacher (d. 1975)

Dirk Andries Flentrop, Dutch organ builder (d. 2003)

Behice Boran, Turkish sociologist and politician (d. 1987)

Morris Kline, American mathematician and academic (d. 1992)

Hayes Alvis, American bassist (d. 1972)

Horst Schumann, German SS officer and physician (d. 1983)

Henry Koster, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)

Heinz Eric Roemheld, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)

Sterling Allen Brown, American poet, academic, and critic (d. 1989)

Nikolai Yezhov, Soviet secret police official, head of the NKVD (d. 1940)

Lillian Estelle Fisher, American historian of Spanish America (d. 1988)

Ralph Stackpole, American sculptor and painter (d. 1973)

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, palaeontologist, and philosopher (d. 1955)

Paul Van Asbroeck, Belgian target shooter (d. 1959)

Seakle Greijdanus, Dutch theologian and scholar (d. 1948)

Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin, Jewish Ukrainian-American journalist, actor, and playwright (d. 1909)

Phoebe Hinsdale Brown, American hymnwriter (d. 1861)

John Haynes, English-American politician, 1st Governor of the Colony of Connecticut (d. 1653)

Wolphert Gerretse, Dutch-American farmer, co-founded New Netherland (d. 1662)

Sidonie of Bavaria, eldest daughter of Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria-Munich (d. 1505)

Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)

John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)