History Births on May 02

Ahti Heinla, Estonian programmer and businessman, co-developed Skype

#Ahti_Heinla

Stephen Daldry, English director and producer

#Stephen_Daldry

Margus Kolga, Estonian diplomat

#Margus_Kolga

Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American engineer (d. 1929)

#Elijah_McCoy

Lassaâd Ouertani, Tunisian footballer (d. 2013)

#Lassaâd_Ouertani

Norma Talmadge, leading US actress of the silent era (d. 1957)

#Norma_Talmadge

Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996)

#Moshoeshoe_II_of_Lesotho

Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and theosopher (d. 1782)

#Friedrich_Christoph_Oetinger

Johan Botha, South African cricketer

#Johan_Botha_(cricketer)

Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter and actress

#Lily_Allen

Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer (2AM)

#Jeong_Jinwoon

Sophie Thibault, Canadian journalist

#Sophie_Thibault

Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer

#Maynor_Figueroa

Eleanor of Viseu (d. 1525)

#Eleanor_of_Viseu

Troy Murphy, American basketball player

#Troy_Murphy

Brian Aherne, English actor (d. 1986)

#Brian_Aherne

Horst Stein, German conductor (d. 2008)

#Horst_Stein

Jan Fitschen, German runner

#Jan_Fitschen

René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)

#René_II,_Duke_of_Lorraine

James F. Byrnes, American stenographer and politician, 49th United States Secretary of State (d. 1972)

#James_F._Byrnes

Jacob Gilboa, Israeli composer (d. 2007)

#Jacob_Gilboa

BamBam, Thai singer and rapper (Got7)

#BamBam_(singer)

Jerome K. Jerome, English author and playwright (d. 1927)

#Jerome_K._Jerome

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German director and screenwriter

#Florian_Henckel_von_Donnersmarck

Jimmy White, English snooker player

#Jimmy_White

Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2015)

#Theodore_Bikel

John André, English soldier and spy (d. 1780)

#John_André

David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model

#David_Beckham

Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (d. 2008)

#Patrick_Hillery

Fredrik Malm, Swedish journalist and politician

#Fredrik_Malm

Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jason_Chimera

Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

#Harry_Woolf,_Baron_Woolf

Faisal II of Iraq, the last King of Iraq (d.1958)

#Faisal_II_of_Iraq

Jeff Gutt, American singer-songwriter

#Jeff_Gutt

Lou Gramm, American singer-songwriter

#Lou_Gramm

Ove Vanebo, Norwegian politician

#Ove_Vanebo

Justin Young, English singer and songwriter

#Justin_Young_(singer,_born_1987)

Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1821)

#Elias_Boudinot

Musashimaru K?y?, Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna

#Musashimaru_K?y?

Huang Zitao, Chinese singer & rapper, former member of boy band EXO

#Huang_Zitao

Hans Trass, Estonian ecologist and botanist (d. 2017)

#Hans_Trass

Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher and poet (d. 1845)

#Henrik_Steffens

Wojciech Pszoniak, Polish film and theater actor

#Wojciech_Pszoniak

Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, British royal, and fourth in line to the British throne

#Princess_Charlotte_of_Cambridge

Dawn Primarolo, English politician

#Dawn_Primarolo

Jacques Rogge, Belgian businessman

#Jacques_Rogge

Amos Kenan, Israeli columnist, painter, sculptor, playwright and novelist (d. 2009)

#Amos_Kenan

Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1989)

#Henry_Hall_(bandleader)

Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French painter and architect (d. 1766)

#Giovanni_Niccolò_Servandoni

Catherine the Great of Russia (d. 1796)

#Catherine_the_Great

William Camden, English historian and topographer (d. 1623)

#William_Camden

Alfons Schuhbeck, German celebrity chef, author and businessman

#Alfons_Schuhbeck

Lorenz Hart, American playwright and lyricist (d. 1943)

#Lorenz_Hart

John Neville, English-Canadian actor (d. 2011)

#John_Neville_(actor)

Nana Kitade, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress

#Nana_Kitade

Eddy Louiss, French jazz musician (d. 2015)

#Eddy_Louiss

Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)

#Link_Wray

Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1725)

#Alessandro_Scarlatti

Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator

#Robert_G._W._Anderson

Mike Weaver, Canadian ice hockey player

#Mike_Weaver_(ice_hockey)

Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer

#Brian_Lara

Arthur Clues, Australian rugby league player (d. 1998)

#Arthur_Clues

Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (d. 1870)

#Heinrich_Gustav_Magnus

Stephen Henderson, Irish footballer

#Stephen_Henderson_(footballer,_born_1988)

Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer

#Isyana_Sarasvati

Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer

#Donatella_Versace

David Nugent, English footballer

#David_Nugent

Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer and pianist

#Engelbert_Humperdinck_(singer)

Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (d. 1445)

#Eleanor_of_Aragon,_Queen_of_Portugal

Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)

#Satyajit_Ray

Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels, Count of Kladsko, Governor of Bohemia and Silesia (d. 1536)

#Charles_I,_Duke_of_Münsterberg-Oels

Werner Finck, German Kabarett comedian, actor and author (d. 1978)

#Werner_Finck

Georges-Arthur Goldschmidt, French writer and translator of German origin

#Georges-Arthur_Goldschmidt

Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005)

#Marten_Toonder

Julian Brandt, German footballer

#Julian_Brandt

Félix José, Dominican-American baseball player

#Félix_José

Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player

#Thabo_Sefolosha

Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (d. 1956)

#Gottfried_Benn

Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter and critic (d. 2013)

#Yoram_Kaniuk

Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer

#Alessandro_Diamanti

Robert Buckley, American actor

#Robert_Buckley

Édouard Balladur, Turkish-French economist and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of France

#Édouard_Balladur

Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player

#Ashley_Harkleroad

William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805)

#William_Petty,_2nd_Earl_of_Shelburne

María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player

#María_Teresa_Torró_Flor

Sebald de Weert, Dutch captain, vice-admiral of the Dutch East India Company (d. 1603)

#Sebald_de_Weert

Elliot Goldenthal, American composer and conductor

#Elliot_Goldenthal

Defne Joy Foster, Turkish-American actress, presenter and VJ (d. 2011)

#Defne_Joy_Foster

Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor and director

#Valery_Gergiev

Vernon Castle, English-American dancer (d. 1918)

#Vernon_and_Irene_Castle

Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author

#Alan_Titchmarsh

Athanasius Kircher, German priest and scholar (d. 1680)

#Athanasius_Kircher

Philippe Herreweghe, Belgian conductor

#Philippe_Herreweghe

David Suchet, English actor

#David_Suchet

Régis Labeaume, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Quebec City

#Régis_Labeaume

Yasushi Akimoto, Japanese songwriter and producer

#Yasushi_Akimoto

Christine Baranski, American actress and singer

#Christine_Baranski

Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981)

#Nigel_Patrick

Matt Murray, English footballer

#Matt_Murray_(English_footballer)

Pietro Frua, Italian coachbuilder and car designer (d. 1983)

#Pietro_Frua

Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (d. 2007)

#Roscoe_Lee_Browne

Pat McAfee, American football player

#Pat_McAfee

Ellie Kemper, American actress, comedian and writer

#Ellie_Kemper

Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress

#Ziana_Zain

Michael Broadbent, British wine critic and writer

#Michael_Broadbent

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan (d. 1972)

#Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuck

Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (d. 1915)

#Désiré_Charnay

Saara Aalto, Finnish singer and actress

#Saara_Aalto

Joe Wilkinson, English comedian, actor and writer

#Joe_Wilkinson

Jeff Agoos, Swiss-American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster

#Jeff_Agoos

Theodor Herzl, Austro-Hungarian Zionist philosopher, journalist and author (d. 1904)

#Theodor_Herzl

John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, physician, and academic (d. 1936)

#John_Scott_Haldane

Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player

#Neftalí_Feliz

Cherprang Areekul, Member of idol group (BNK48)

#Cherprang_Areekul

Novalis, German author and poet (d. 1801)

#Novalis

Art?ras Masiulis, Lithuanian basketball player

#Art?ras_Masiulis

Karl Adam, German rowing coaches (d. 1976)

#Karl_Adam_(rowing_coach)

Fausto Silva, Brazilian television presenter

#Fausto_Silva

Ki Hajar Dewantara, Indonesian philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1959)

#Ki_Hajar_Dewantara

Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

#Lorenzo_Music

Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (d. 1993)

#Pinky_Lee

Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (d. 1966)

#Hedda_Hopper

John Glascock, English singer and bass player (d. 1979)

#John_Glascock

Giuseppe Morello, Italian-American mobster (d. 1930)

#Giuseppe_Morello

Otto Staudinger, German entomologist and author (d. 1900)

#Otto_Staudinger

Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan-American model, actress, and activist

#Bianca_Jagger

Tokugawa Hidetada, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1632)

#Tokugawa_Hidetada

Catherine Labouré, French nun and saint (d. 1876)

#Catherine_Labouré

Vasantrao Deshpande, Indian singer and sitar player (d. 1983)

#Vasantrao_Deshpande

Stanislav Levý, Czech footballer and manager

#Stanislav_Levý

William Buell Richards, Canadian lawyer and judge, 1st Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1889)

#William_Buell_Richards

James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company

#James_Dyson

Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985)

#Axel_Springer

Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist

#Owain_Doull

Belinda Stronach, Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, and politician

#Belinda_Stronach

Sunmi, South Korean singer (Wonder Girls)

#Sunmi

Kris Russell, Canadian ice hockey player

#Kris_Russell

Larry Gatlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Larry_Gatlin

Frank Rowlett, American cryptologist (d. 1998)

#Frank_Rowlett

V?n Ti?n D?ng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2002)

#V?n_Ti?n_D?ng

Serge Reggiani, Italian-born French singer and actor (d. 2004)

#Serge_Reggiani

Saulius Mikoli?nas, Lithuanian footballer

#Saulius_Mikoli?nas

Isabel González, Puerto Rican activist who helped pave the way for Puerto Ricans' American citizenship (d. 1971)

#Isabel_González

Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer

#Dwayne_Johnson

Norma Aleandro, Argentinian actress, director, and screenwriter

#Norma_Aleandro

B. B. Lal, Indian archaeologist

#B._B._Lal

Yongle Emperor of China (d. 1424)

#Yongle_Emperor

Paul George, American basketball player

#Paul_George

Tina Maze, Slovenian skier

#Tina_Maze

Chris Kirkland, English footballer

#Chris_Kirkland

Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (d. 1874)

#Hans_Christian_Lumbye

Kalle Palander, Finnish skier

#Kalle_Palander

Brian Cardinal, American basketball player

#Brian_Cardinal

Benjamin Spock, American rower, pediatrician, and author (d. 1998)

#Benjamin_Spock

Zat Knight, English footballer

#Zat_Knight

Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1951)

#Eddie_Collins

David O'Leary, English-Irish footballer and manager

#David_O'Leary

Tim Borowski, German footballer

#Tim_Borowski

Bill Horr, American football player, discus thrower, and coach (d. 1955)

#Bill_Horr

Michael Grandage, English director and producer

#Michael_Grandage

Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder

#Pierre-Luc_Gagnon

Bob Wyatt, English cricketer (d. 1995)

#Bob_Wyatt

Albert Nordengen, Norwegian banker and politician (d. 2004)

#Albert_Nordengen

Kyle Busch, American race car driver

#Kyle_Busch

Marco Pannella, Italian journalist and politician (d. 2016)

#Marco_Pannella

Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist and engineer

#Sumio_Iijima

Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (d. 1918)

#Manfred_von_Richthofen

Abraham Pineo Gesner, Canadian physician and geologist (d. 1864)

#Abraham_Pineo_Gesner

Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer

#Tiago_Mendes

Clyde Fitch, American playwright (d. 1909)

#Clyde_Fitch

Vicente Martín y Soler, Spanish composer (d. 1806)

#Vicente_Martín_y_Soler

Bunk Gardner, American musician

#Bunk_Gardner

Sarah Hughes, American figure skater

#Sarah_Hughes

Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player

#Brad_Richards

Mika Brzezinski, American journalist and author

#Mika_Brzezinski

Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player

Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver

Timothy Benjamin, Welsh sprinter

Rina Sat?, Japanese voice actress and singer

Vincent Tong, Canadian actor, singer, voice actor and director

Ioannis Kanotidis, Greek footballer

Melvin Ely, American basketball player

Jenna von Oÿ, American actress and singer

Luke Hudson, American baseball player

Janek Meet, Estonian footballer

Andy Johnson, English-Welsh footballer

Horacio Carbonari, Argentinian footballer and manager

Paul Adcock, English footballer

Fatima Yusuf, Nigerian sprinter

Marco Walker, Swiss footballer and coach

Julia Hartley-Brewer, English broadcaster and columnist

David Rocastle, English footballer (d. 2001)

Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (d. 1995)

Uwe Freiler, German footballer

Elizabeth Berridge, American actress

Phil Vickery, English chef and author

Steve James, English snooker player

Tony Wakeford, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Alan Best, Canadian animator, director, and producer

Willie Miller, Scottish footballer

Stephen Venables, English mountaineer and author

Isla St Clair, Scottish singer and actress

Chris Anderson, Australian rugby league player and coach

Richard Ground, English lawyer and judge (d. 2014)

Duncan Gay, Australian businessman and politician

Simon Gaskell, English chemist and academic

Lynda Myles, English screenwriter and producer

Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

#Lesley_Gore

Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (d. 2011)

Goldy McJohn, Canadian keyboard player (d. 2017)

Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (d. 1998)

Randy Cain, American soul singer (d. 2009)

Clay Carroll, American baseball player

Bruce Cameron, Scottish bishop

Tony Adamowicz, American race car driver (d. 2016)

Jules Albert Wijdenbosch, Surinamese politician

Ernesto Castano, Italian football player

Gisela Elsner, German writer (d. 1992)

Klaus Enders, German motorcycle sidecar racer

Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972)

Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and manager

Manfred Durniok, German film producer, director and screenwriter (d. 2003)

Maury Allen, American journalist, actor, and author (d. 2010)

Martha Grimes, American author and poet

Phil Bruns, American actor and stuntman (d. 2012)

James Dillion, American discus thrower (d. 2010)

Ray Barrett, Australian actor and singer (d. 2009)

Gérard D. Levesque, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1993)

Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan (d. 2018)

Jamal Abro, Pakistani lawyer and author (d. 2004)

A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-born American journalist and author (d. 2006)

Guinn Smith, American pole vaulter, soldier, and pilot (d. 2004)

Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (d. 2000)

Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 2004)

Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder

Peggy Mount, English actress (d. 2001)

Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)

Ayd?n Say?l?, Turkish historian and academic (d. 1993)

Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author (d. 2005)

Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1943)

Teddy Stauffer, Swiss bandleader, musician, and actor (d. 1991)

Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (d. 1979)

Charlotte Armstrong, American author (d. 1969)

Alan Rawsthorne, British composer (d. 1971)

Bill Brandt, German-English photographer and journalist (d. 1983)

Willi Bredel, German writer (d. 1964)

Edouard Zeckendorf, Belgian doctor, army officer and mathematician (d. 1983)

John Frederick Coots, American songwriter (d. 1985)

Joseph Henry Woodger, English biologist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1981)

E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (d. 1965)

Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (d. 1944)

Jane Miller Thengberg, Scottish-Swedish governess and educator (d. 1902)

Caroline Leigh Gascoigne, English novelist and poet (d. 1883)

Ludwig August Lebrun, German oboe player and composer (d. 1790)

Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer (d. 1747)

Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (d. 1596)