History Births on May 04

Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer

#Jorge_Lorenzo

Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish footballer

#Cesc_Fàbregas

Brianne Jenner, Canadian women's ice hockey player

#Brianne_Jenner

David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon, English politician

#David_Stoddart,_Baron_Stoddart_of_Swindon

Kate Garraway, English journalist

#Kate_Garraway

Richard Graves, English minister and author (d. 1804)

#Richard_Graves

Evald Seepere, Estonian boxer (d. 1990)

#Evald_Seepere

George Hill, American basketball player

#George_Hill_(basketball)

Trivimi Velliste, Estonian politician, 17th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Trivimi_Velliste

Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentinian footballer and coach

#Guillermo_Barros_Schelotto

Irina Falconi, American tennis player

#Irina_Falconi

Ron Carter, American bassist and educator

#Ron_Carter

Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian air marshal and politician, 4th President of Egypt

#Hosni_Mubarak

Amos Oz, Israeli journalist and author (d. 2018)

#Amos_Oz

Francis Spellman, American cardinal (d. 1967)

#Francis_Spellman

Alice Liddell, English model (d. 1934)

#Alice_Liddell

Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist, anatomist, and academic (d. 1895)

#Thomas_Henry_Huxley

Andrew Dasburg, French-American painter (d. 1979)

#Andrew_Dasburg

Ravi Bopara, English cricketer

#Ravi_Bopara

Assi Rahbani, Lebanese composer and producer (d. 1986)

#Assi_Rahbani

Jay Aston, English singer-songwriter and dancer

#Jay_Aston

Valdemaras Chomi?ius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

#Valdemaras_Chomi?ius

Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic (d. 2015)

#Eugenie_Clark

Joseph Tapine, New Zealand rugby league player

#Joseph_Tapine

Brad Maddox, American wrestler and referee

#Brad_Maddox

Caroline Spelman, English politician, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

#Caroline_Spelman

George Will, American journalist and author

#George_Will

Walter Walsh, American target shooter and FBI agent (d. 2014)

#Walter_Walsh

Thomas Dewing, American painter (d. 1938)

#Thomas_Dewing

Brett Burton, Australian footballer

#Brett_Burton

James van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player

#James_van_Riemsdyk

Dory Funk, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1973)

#Dory_Funk

Ronald Sørensen, Dutch historian and politician

#Ronald_Sørensen

Lance Bass, American singer, dancer, and producer

#Lance_Bass

David Guterson, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist

#David_Guterson

Marijke Vos, Dutch educator and politician

#Marijke_Vos

Colin Bass, English bass player, songwriter, and producer

#Colin_Bass

Al Dexter, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1984)

#Al_Dexter

Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player

#Derek_Roy

John Watson, British race car driver

#John_Watson_(racing_driver)

Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (d. 2007)

#Princess_Katherine_of_Greece_and_Denmark

Markus Rogan, Austrian swimmer

#Markus_Rogan

Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)

#Jane_Jacobs

Robert Zwinkels, Dutch footballer

#Robert_Zwinkels

Jan Pesman, Dutch speed skater (d. 2014)

#Jan_Pesman

Vladimíra Uhlí?ová, Czech tennis player

#Vladimíra_Uhlí?ová

Kathy Kreiner, Canadian skier

#Kathy_Kreiner

Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1987)

#Gustav_Bergmann

King George Tupou V of Tonga, (d. 2012)

#George_Tupou_V

Manuel Tolsá, Spanish sculptor and first director of the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City (d. 1816)

#Manuel_Tolsá

Georgi Asparuhov, Bulgarian footballer (d. 1971)

#Georgi_Asparuhov

Edo Murti?, Croatian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2005)

#Edo_Murti?

Manuel Contreras, Chilean general (d. 2015)

#Manuel_Contreras

Basil Yamey, South African-English economist and academic

#Basil_Yamey

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)

#Friedrich_Arnold_Brockhaus

Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2006)

#Maynard_Ferguson

Dawn Staley, American basketball player

#Dawn_Staley

Tyagaraja, Indian composer (d. 1847)

#Tyagaraja

Franklin Carmichael, Canadian painter (d. 1945)

#Franklin_Carmichael

Erin Andrews, American sportscaster and journalist

#Erin_Andrews

Devan Dubnyk, Canadian ice hockey player

#Devan_Dubnyk

John Tripp, Canadian-German ice hockey player

#John_Tripp_(ice_hockey)

John Barnard, English car designer

#John_Barnard

John Whiteaker, American soldier, judge, and politician, 1st Governor of Oregon (d. 1902)

#John_Whiteaker

Tony McCoy, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster

#Tony_McCoy

François Gérard, French painter (d. 1837)

#François_Gérard

Jason Michaels, American baseball player

#Jason_Michaels

Ryan Cayabyab, Filipino pianist, composer, and conductor

#Ryan_Cayabyab

William H. Prescott, American historian and scholar (d. 1859)

#William_H._Prescott

Dan Christian, Australian cricketer

#Dan_Christian

John Hanning Speke, English soldier and explorer (d. 1864)

#John_Hanning_Speke

Nick Joaquin, Filipino writer, journalist and historian (d. 2004)

#Nick_Joaquin

Andrew Raycroft, Canadian ice hockey player

#Andrew_Raycroft

Leon Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player

#Leon_Rochefort

Colleen Hanabusa, American lawyer and politician

#Colleen_Hanabusa

Eric Djemba-Djemba, Cameroon footballer

#Eric_Djemba-Djemba

Darryl Hunt, English bass player

#Darryl_Hunt_(musician)

Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the piano (d. 1731)

#Bartolomeo_Cristofori

William Pennington, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1862)

#William_Pennington

Sarah Meier, Swiss figure skater

#Sarah_Meier_(figure_skater)

Thomas Stuttaford, English physician, journalist, and politician (d. 2018)

#Thomas_Stuttaford

Keith Haring, American painter (d. 1990)

#Keith_Haring

Wim Verstappen, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)

#Wim_Verstappen

Werner Faymann, Austrian politician, 28th Chancellor of Austria

#Werner_Faymann

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-British actress and humanitarian (d. 1993)

#Audrey_Hepburn

Ken Oberkfell, American baseball player and coach

#Ken_Oberkfell

Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese soldier and politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1993)

#Kakuei_Tanaka

John Bosley, Canadian businessman and politician, 31st Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons

#John_Bosley_(politician)

Augustus Le Plongeon, English-American historian, photographer, and academic (d. 1908)

#Augustus_Le_Plongeon

Victor Oladipo, American basketball player

#Victor_Oladipo

Luther Adler, American actor (d. 1984)

#Luther_Adler

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor and educator (d. 2018)

#Gennady_Rozhdestvensky

Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican journalist, author, and critic (d. 2010)

#Carlos_Monsiváis

El Cordobés, Spanish bullfighter

#El_Cordobés

Julia Gardiner Tyler, American wife of John Tyler, 11th First Lady of the United States (d. 1889)

#Julia_Gardiner_Tyler

Radja Nainggolan, Belgian footballer

#Radja_Nainggolan

Dallon Weekes, American singer-songwriter and musician

#Dallon_Weekes

John Brooks, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825)

#John_Brooks_(governor)

Kevin Slowey, American baseball player

#Kevin_Slowey

Tyrone Davis, American blues and soul singer (d. 2005)

#Tyrone_Davis

Joe Borowski, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Joe_Borowski_(baseball)

Jackie Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer

#Jackie_Jackson

Chhatrasal, Indian ruler (d. 1731)

#Chhatrasal

Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003)

#Richard_Proenneke

Michael L. Gernhardt, American astronaut and engineer

#Michael_L._Gernhardt

Jen? Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer and coach (d. 2015)

#Jen?_Buzánszky

Jane Kennedy, English politician

#Jane_Kennedy_(politician)

Henry I, king of France (d. 1060)

#Henry_I_of_France

Hurley Haywood, American race car driver

#Hurley_Haywood

Abi Masatora, Japanese sumo wrestler

#Abi_Masatora

Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (d. 1799)

#Jean-Charles_de_Borda

Pelayo Roza, Spanish sprint canoeist

#Pelayo_Roza

Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Canadian physician and politician, 3rd Premier of Quebec (d. 1915)

#Charles_Boucher_de_Boucherville

Ryan Morgan, Australian rugby league player

#Ryan_Morgan

Horace Mann, American educator and politician (d. 1859)

#Horace_Mann

Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan rugby player

#Lesley_Vainikolo

Gary Bauer, American political activist

#Gary_Bauer

Mihail Chemiakin, Russian painter and sculptor

#Mihail_Chemiakin

Henna Lindholm, Finnish figure skater

#Henna_Lindholm

Miguel Cairo, Venezuelan baseball player and coach

#Miguel_Cairo

Maedayama Eigor?, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (d. 1971)

#Maedayama_Eigor?

Ana Gasteyer, American actress and singer

#Ana_Gasteyer

Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (d. 2013)

#Harlon_Hill

Roberta Peters, American soprano (d. 2017)

#Roberta_Peters

Russi Taylor, American voice actress (d. 2019)

#Russi_Taylor

Robin Cook, American physician and author

#Robin_Cook_(American_novelist)

Cola Debrot, Dutch physician, lawyer, and politician (d. 1981)

#Cola_Debrot

Wolfgang von Trips, German race car driver (d. 1961)

#Wolfgang_von_Trips

Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician (d. 1944)

#Wang_Jingwei

Mike Dirnt, American bass player and songwriter

#Mike_Dirnt

Jan Mulder, Dutch footballer and journalist

#Jan_Mulder_(footballer)

Dick Dale, American surf-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (d. 2019)

#Dick_Dale

Randy Travis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Randy_Travis

Aris Tatarounis, Greek basketball player

#Aris_Tatarounis

Dániel Gyurta, Hungarian swimmer

#Dániel_Gyurta

Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer

#Rory_McIlroy

Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (d. 1660)

#Katherine_Ferrers

Frederic Edwin Church, American painter (d. 1900)

#Frederic_Edwin_Church

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1088)

#Khwaja_Abdullah_Ansari

John Madden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#John_Madden_(ice_hockey)

Will Arnett, Canadian actor and producer

#Will_Arnett

J?nis B?rzi?š, Latvian basketball player

Andrea Torres, Filipino actress and model

Duvashen Padayachee, Australian race car driver

Jamie Adenuga, English MC and rapper

Fernandinho, Brazilian footballer

Anthony Fedorov, Ukrainian-born American singer and actor

Montell Owens, American football player

Manjural Islam Rana, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2007)

Giorgos Tsiaras, Greek basketball player

Kleopas Giannou, Greek footballer

Marie Poissonnier, French pole vaulter

Kristin Harmel, American journalist and author

Igor Biscan, Croatian footballer

Indrek Visnapuu, Estonian basketball player and coach

Ben Grieve, American baseball player

Matthew Barnaby, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Manny Aybar, Dominican baseball player

Miles Stewart, Australian triathlete

Paul Wiseman, New Zealand cricketer and coach

Giovanni Mirabassi, Italian jazz musician

Gregg Alexander, American singer-songwriter and producer

Franz Resch, Austrian footballer and manager

Micah Aivazoff, Canadian ice hockey player

Jane McGrath, English-Australian activist, co-founded the McGrath Foundation (d. 2008)

Silvia Costa, Cuban high jumper

Bob Tway, American golfer

Delbert Fowler, American football player

Peter Sleep, Australian cricketer

Jaak Huimerind, Estonian architect

Pia Zadora, American actress and singer

Belinda Green, Australian beauty queen and 1972 Miss World

Graham Swift, English novelist and short story writer

Alison Britton, English sculptor and educator

Steve Liebmann, Australian radio and television host

Prasanta Pattanaik, Indian economist and academic

Nickolas Ashford, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2011)

Peter Gregg, American race car driver and businessman (d. 1980)

Neil Fox, English rugby player and coach

Gillian Tindall, English historian and author

Med Hondo, Mauritanian filmmaker and actor (d. 2019)

J. Fred Duckett, American journalist and educator (d. 2007)

Alexander MacAra, Scottish epidemiologist and academic (d. 2012)

Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family; mother of Michael Jackson

Betsy Rawls, American golfer

Thomas Kinsella, Irish poet, translator, and publisher

Maurice R. Greenberg, American businessman and philanthropist

John Toner, American football player and coach (d. 2014)

Eric Sykes, British actor and comedian (d. 2012)

Ed Cassidy, American jazz and rock drummer (d. 2012)

Stanley Biber, American soldier and physician (d. 2006)

Paul-Émile Charbonneau, Canadian archbishop (d. 2014)

John van Kesteren, Dutch-American tenor and actor (d. 2008)

Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer (d. 2015)

Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician (d. 2004)

Edward T. Cone, American pianist and composer (d. 2004)

John Broome, American author (d. 1999)

Wolrad Eberle, German decathlete (d. 1949)

Lincoln Kirstein, American soldier and playwright, co-founded the New York City Ballet (d. 1996)

Paul Demel, Czech actor (d. 1951)

Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (d. 1986)

Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer (d. 1975)

Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, French noblewoman (d.1749)

Alice Spencer, English noblewoman (d. 1637)