History Births on May 05

John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter

#John_Rhys-Davies

Helen Redfield, American geneticist (d. 1988)

#Helen_Redfield

Karl Marx, German philosopher, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1883)

#Karl_Marx

Adele, English singer-songwriter

#Adele

Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, French wife of Adrien Maurice de Noailles (d. 1739)

#Françoise_Charlotte_d'Aubigné

Chief Bender, American baseball player and coach (d. 1954)

#Chief_Bender

Žigmund Pálffy, Slovakian ice hockey player

#Žigmund_Pálffy

Meb Keflezighi, American runner

#Meb_Keflezighi

Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player

#Aryna_Sabalenka

Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (d. 2014)

#Stan_Goldberg

Charles B. Hanford, American Shakespearean actor (d. 1926)

#Charles_B._Hanford

Mervyn S. Bennion, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1941)

#Mervyn_S._Bennion

Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (d. 1922)

#Nellie_Bly

Graham Dorrans, Scottish footballer

#Graham_Dorrans

Doug Hawkins, Australian footballer and sportscaster

#Doug_Hawkins

Viktor Hartmann, Russian painter and architect (d. 1873)

#Viktor_Hartmann

Lance Henriksen, American actor

#Lance_Henriksen

Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (d. 2014)

#Willem_Witteveen

Alice Faye, American actress and singer (d. 1998)

#Alice_Faye

James Beard, American chef and author (d. 1985)

#James_Beard

Efrat Mishori, Israeli poet and filmmaker

#Efrat_Mishori

Steve Stevens, American guitarist and songwriter

#Steve_Stevens

Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer

#Shawn_Drover

Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter

#Richard_E._Grant

Nathan Chen, American figure skater

#Nathan_Chen

Jean Corston, Baroness Corston, English lawyer and politician

#Jean_Corston,_Baroness_Corston

Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer

#Raúl_Jiménez

Christopher Morley, American journalist and author (d. 1957)

#Christopher_Morley

Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer

#Anastasios_Pantos

Freeman Gosden, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)

#Freeman_Gosden

John L. Leal, American physician (d. 1914)

#John_L._Leal

Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician (d. 1924)

#Kingsley_Fairbridge

Craig David, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer

#Craig_David

Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (d. 1994)

#Zail_Singh

Heike Henkel, German high jumper

#Heike_Henkel

Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (d. 2015)

#Roger_Rees

James Cracknell, English rower

#James_Cracknell

Loïck Landre, French footballer

#Loïck_Landre

Ray Gosling, English journalist, author, and activist (d. 2013)

#Ray_Gosling

Henry Cavill, English actor

#Henry_Cavill

Todd Newton, American game show host

#Todd_Newton

Eppie Bleeker, Dutch speed skater

#Eppie_Bleeker

John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (1608-1628) (d. 1628)

#John_Frederick,_Duke_of_Württemberg

Jorge Llopart, Spanish race walker

#Jorge_Llopart

Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)

#Tammy_Wynette

Ian McCulloch, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ian_McCulloch_(singer)

Annie Villeneuve, Canadian singer-songwriter

#Annie_Villeneuve

Scott Westerfeld, American author and composer

#Scott_Westerfeld

Sandy Baron, American actor and comedian (d. 2001)

#Sandy_Baron

Bobby Ellsworth, American singer and bass player

#Bobby_Ellsworth

Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)

#Henryk_Sienkiewicz

Randall Gay, American football player

#Randall_Gay

Eugénie de Montijo, French wife of Napoleon III (d. 1920)

#Eugénie_de_Montijo

Sergei Stanishev, Bulgarian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Bulgaria

#Sergei_Stanishev

Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and author (d. 1855)

#Søren_Kierkegaard

Simon Rimmer, English chef and author

#Simon_Rimmer

Henri Konan Bédié, Ivorian politician, 2nd President of Côte d'Ivoire

#Henri_Konan_Bédié

Jon Butcher, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and freelance multimedia producer

#Jon_Butcher

Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)

#Afonso_III_of_Portugal

Iryna Vilde, Ukrainian journalist and author (d. 1982)

#Iryna_Vilde

Mike Redmond, American baseball player and manager

#Mike_Redmond

Guru Amar Das, Indian 3rd Sikh Guru (d. 1574)

#Guru_Amar_Das

Hans Pfitzner, German composer and conductor (d. 1949)

#Hans_Pfitzner

Jean-François Copé, French politician, French Minister of Budget

#Jean-François_Copé

Leo Ryan, American soldier, educator, and politician (d. 1978)

#Leo_Ryan

Adam Hughes, American author and illustrator

#Adam_Hughes

Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1999)

#Georgios_Papadopoulos

Danielle Fishel, American actress

#Danielle_Fishel

Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

#Chris_Brown

Dorothy Garrod, British archaeologist (d. 1968)

#Dorothy_Garrod

Dieter Brummer, Australian actor

#Dieter_Brummer

Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer

#Maggie_MacNeal

Mabel Gay, Cuban triple jumper

#Mabel_Gay

Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (d. 1579)

#Stanislaus_Hosius

Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer

#Yossi_Benayoun

Josh Weinstein, American screenwriter and producer

#Josh_Weinstein

Tsepo Masilela, South African footballer

#Tsepo_Masilela

James LaBrie, Canadian singer-songwriter

#James_LaBrie

Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer and academic (d. 1905)

#Ferdinand_von_Richthofen

Hank Green, American entrepreneur, educator, and vlogger

#Hank_Green

Michael Palin, English actor and screenwriter

#Michael_Palin

Justin Kluivert, Dutch footballer

#Justin_Kluivert

Rob Williams, American basketball player (d. 2014)

#Rob_Williams_(basketball)

Harold Miner, American basketball player

#Harold_Miner

Brian Williams, American journalist

#Brian_Williams

Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)

#Arthur_Leonard_Schawlow

Corey Parker, Australian rugby league footballer

#Corey_Parker_(rugby_league)

Hubert Howe Bancroft, American ethnologist and historian (d. 1918)

#Hubert_Howe_Bancroft

Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter and educator (d. 1937)

#Fabián_de_la_Rosa

Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)

#Don_Payne_(writer)

Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (d. 1812)

#Robert_Craufurd

Victor Garland, Australian accountant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs

#Victor_Garland

Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (d. 1623)

#Thomas_Cecil,_1st_Earl_of_Exeter

Ignacio Ramonet, Spanish journalist and author

#Ignacio_Ramonet

Bella van der Spiegel-Hage, Dutch cyclist

#Bella_van_der_Spiegel-Hage

Emanuele Giaccherini, Italian footballer

#Emanuele_Giaccherini

Vincent Kartheiser, American actor

#Vincent_Kartheiser

Eddie Linden, Scottish poet and magazine editor

#Eddie_Linden

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)

#Leopold_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Alexander Ragulin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2004)

#Alexander_Ragulin

Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress and singer

#Shoko_Nakagawa

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English general and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (d. 1950)

#Archibald_Wavell,_1st_Earl_Wavell

William George Beers, Canadian dentist and patriot (d. 1900)

#William_George_Beers

Miklós Radnóti, Hungarian poet and author (d. 1944)

#Miklós_Radnóti

Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (d. 1864)

#Louis_Christophe_François_Hachette

Helen Maud Merrill, American litterateur and poet (d. 1943)

#Helen_Maud_Merrill

Hiroshi Hase, Japanese wrestler and politician

#Hiroshi_Hase

Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1941)

#Thomas_Bavin

Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1973)

#Herbie_Taylor

Michael Murphy, American actor

#Michael_Murphy_(actor)

Kyan Douglas, American television host and author

#Kyan_Douglas

Charles Exbrayat, French author and screenwriter (d. 1989)

#Charles_Exbrayat

Ervin Lázár, Hungarian author (d. 2006)

#Ervin_Lázár

Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian footballer and sportscaster

#Robert_DiPierdomenico

Bill Ward, English drummer and songwriter

#Bill_Ward_(musician)

Kurt Loder, American journalist, author, and critic

#Kurt_Loder

Ilene Woods, American actress (d. 2010)

#Ilene_Woods

Bernard Pivot, French journalist, talk show host, and producer

#Bernard_Pivot

Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer

#Bo_Larsson

Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentinian footballer and sportscaster

#Juan_Pablo_Sorín

Pritilata Waddedar, Indian educator and activist (d. 1932)

#Pritilata_Waddedar

Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)

#Tyrone_Power

Blind Willie McTell, American Piedmont blues singer and guitar player (d. 1959)

#Blind_Willie_McTell

Wade MacNeil, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Wade_MacNeil

Xenofon Fetsis, Greek footballer

Mervyn Westfield, English cricketer

Terrence Wheatley, American football player

Marcos Rogério Oliveira Duarte, Brazilian footballer

Christian Valdez, Mexican footballer

Johanna Hedva, Korean-American artist and genderqueer activist

Scott Ware, American football player

James Anyon, English cricketer

Wouter D'Haene, Belgian sprinter

Ferrie Bodde, Dutch footballer

DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player

Morgan Pehme, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Jean-François Dumoulin, Canadian race car driver

Mikael Renberg, Swedish ice hockey player

Pieter Muller, South African rugby player

Alexis Sinduhije, Burundian journalist and politician

Glenn Seton, Australian race car driver

Minami Takayama, Japanese voice actress and singer

Kaoru Wada, Japanese composer and conductor

Marg Downey, Australian actress

Jack Wishna, American businessman, co-founded Rockcityclub (d. 2012)

Vanessa Downing, Australian actress

Ron Arad, Israeli colonel and pilot (d. 1986)

Aad van Mil, Dutch water polo player

Peter Howitt, English actor, director, and screenwriter

Steve Scott, American runner and coach

Ed Lee, American politician and attorney, 43rd Mayor of San Francisco (d. 2017)

Toomas Vilosius, Estonian physician and politician, 2nd Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia

Rudolf Finsterer, German rugby player and coach

Rex Caldwell, American golfer

Ayd?n Menderes, Turkish politician (d. 2011)

Dianne Willcocks, English sociologist and academic

Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon, English politician (d. 2015)

István Bujtor, Hungarian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)

Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American director and producer

Barbara Wagner, Canadian figure skater and coach

Delia Derbyshire, English musician, arranger and composer (d. 2001)

Patrick Gowers, English composer and educator (d. 2014)

Robert Rehme, American film producer

Collie Smith, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1959)

Igor Kashkarov, Russian high jumper

Bob Said, American race car driver and bobsled racer (d. 2002)

Greg, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1999)

Hans Abramson, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian physicist and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (d. 2012)

Pat Carroll, American actress

Roger O. Hirson, American dramatist and screenwriter (d. 2019)

Richard Wollheim, English philosopher and academic (d. 2003)

James Gilbert, Scottish television producer and director (d. 2016)

William C. Campbell, American golfer (d. 2013)

Irene Gut Opdyke, Polish nurse and humanitarian (d. 2003)

Egidio Galea, Maltese Roman Catholic priest (d. 2005)

Pío Leyva, Cuban singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

Duane Carter, American race car driver (d. 1993)

Andor Lilienthal, Russian-Hungarian chess player (d. 2010)

Gilles Grangier, French director and screenwriter (d. 1996)

Leo Lionni, American author and illustrator (d. 1999)

Kurt Böhme, German opera singer (d. 1989)

Floyd Gottfredson, American author and illustrator (d. 1986)

Elsie Eaves, American engineer (d. 1983)

Thomas B. Thrige, Danish businessman (d. 1938)

John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (d. 1906)

Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French pianist and composer (d. 1794)

Gabriel, comte de Montgomery, French nobleman (d. 1574)

Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (d. 1410)

Preczlaw of Pogarell, Cardinal and Bishop of Wroc?aw (d. 1376)

Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena (d. 1322)