May 27 – Famous Birthdays
Paul Bettany (MOVIE ACTOR) 1971
Christopher Lee (MOVIE ACTOR) 1922 – 2015
Chris Cofler (TV ACTOR) 1990
May 27 – Famous Birthdays
1332 Ibn Khaldun Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)
1595 Benedictus Carpzovius [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer
1626 William II prince of Orange/stadholder
1652 Elisabeth C “Liselotte” van de Palts German/French duchess of Orleans
1738 Bonaventura Furlanetto composer
1756 Maximilian I Jozef King of Bavaria
1774 Francis Beaufort Admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale)
1794 Cornelius Vanderbilt millionaire (B & O railroad)
1799 Jacques-François-Fromental-Elle Halevy [Elie Levy], composer
1806 Charles-Joseph Tolbecque composer
1815 Henry Parkes British journalist/premier of Australia
1818 Amelia Jenks Bloomer suffragette known for her pantaloons
1819 Julia Ward Howe US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic)
1822 Henry Wylde composer
1822 Josef Joachim Raff composer
1823 John Gray Foster Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
1836 Edwin Gray Lee Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1870
1836 Jay Gould US railroad executive, financier
1837 “Wild Bill” Hickok [James Butler] cowboy/scout
1837 Robert Frederick Hoke Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1912
1839 Luigi Capuana Sicilian author/critic (Roccaverdina)
1849 “Blind” Tom Bethune pianist/composer
1852 Billy Barnes cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90)
1854 Georges Eekhoud Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium)
1861 Victoria E Matthews educator
1867 Arnold Bennett England, novelist/playwright/critic (Great Babylon)
1870 Lionel Palairet cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age)
1871 Georges-Henri Rouault Fr expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre)
1874 Dustin Farnum US, actor (Squaw Man, Virginian) [or 1870]
1874 Richard von Schaukal Austria poet/writer (Eros Thanatos)
1879 Lucile Watson actress (Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let’s Dance)
1881 Rudolf Pannwitz German writer
1884 Bax Brod composer
1887 Emiel van der Straeten Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends)
1887 Erich Kuttner German journalist/historian (Vorwärts)
1887 Frank Woolley cricketer (long-running England left-arm all-rounder)
1888 Louis Durey composer
1891 Claude Adonai Champagne composer
1892 Sara Heyblom Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan)
1894 Dashiell Hammett Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon)
1894 Louis-Ferdinand Céline France, novelist (Journey to End of Night)
1895 Marij Kogoj composer
1897 John Douglas Cockroft English physicist (Radar, Nobel 1951)
19– Isabel Lascurain México, singer
1902 Celius Dougherty composer
1906 Robert Shone director-general (NEDC)
1907 Felix de Nobel Dutch orchestra leader
1907 Rachel Louise Carson biologist/ecologist/writer (Silent Spring)
1908 Alex Brown snooker player
1908 Harold Rome composer (Fanny, Pins & Needles)
1908 Melle J Oldeboerrigter [Melle], Dutch painter/cartoonist
1909 Isador Goodman composer
1910 Daniel Greenway CEO (Daniel Greenway & Sons)
1911 Hubert Humphrey (Senator-D-MN) 38th Vice President (1965-69), 1969 Presidential candidate
1911 Torolf Elster Norwegian journalist/writer (Frihet och demokrati)
1911 Vincent Price St Louis MO, actor (House on Haunted Hill, The House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, Scream and Scream Again, The Fly)
1912 John Cheever writer (Wapshot Chronicle)
1912 Sam Snead Hot Springs VA, PGA golfer (Masters 1949, 52, 54/PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73)
1913 Arthur Mervyn Stockwood bishop (Southwark England)
1913 Wolfgang Schulze [Wols] German cartoonist/painter
1914 Hugh Le Caine composer
1914 Lord Erroll of Hale British minister
1914 Rose Stainton CEO (British Airways)
1915 Herman Wouk New York NY, novelist (Caine Mutiny, Winds of War)
1915 Mario del Monaco Italian opera singer (Verdi/Puccini)
1916 Norman Griggs Vice President (Building Society Association)
1918 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japanese PM (1982-87)
1919 Kam Fong Honolulu HI, actor (Hawaii Five-0)
1920 Michael Webster CEO (DRG)
1920 William Crawshay Lord-Lieutenant of Gwent
1921 Caryl Chessman kidnapper who got the death penalty (1960)
1921 Redd Stewart Ashland City TN, guitarist/pianist (Pee Wee King Show)
1922 Christopher Lee London England, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles)
1922 Sidney Keyes English poet (Iron Laurel)
1923 Henry Kissinger Secretary of State (1973-77)/Nobel Peace Prize (1973)
1923 Lord Freyberg British Colonel of General Staff
1925 John Moberly diplomat
1925 Mai Zetterling Sweden, actress (Only 2 Can Play, Quartet)
1926 Gordon Leggat cricketer (open batsman for New Zealand in 9 Tests 1953-56)
1927 Bryan Cowgill deputy chairman (Mirror Group)
1927 Jan Blokker Dutch writer/journalist (VPRO, People’s Newspaper)
1928 Thea Musgrave Barnton Midlothian Scot, composer (Mary Queen of Scots)
1929 Donald Howard Keats composer
1930 Eino Tamberg composer
1930 John Barth novelist (The Sot-Weed Factor)
1930 Simon Barrington-Ward
1930 William S Sessions Arkansas, director of FBI
1931 Florence Sharples director (British YWCA)
1931 John Chapple British chief of General Staff
1931 Kenny Price Florence KY, country singer (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw)
1931 Veroslav Neumann composer
1932 Jeffrey Bernard singer
1934 Harlan [Jay] Ellison US, sci-fi author (7 Hugos, Doomsman, Babylon 5)
1935 Elias Gistelinck Flemish composer
1935 Lee Meriwether Los Angeles CA, Miss America (Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones)
1935 Ramsey Lewis Chicago IL, pop jazz artist (Hang on Sloopy)
1936 Benjamin Bathurst vice chief of British Defense Staff
1936 Eric Anderson headmaster (Eton)
1936 Lord Holme president British Liberal Party
1936 Louis Gossett Jr Brooklyn NY, actor (An Officer & a Gentleman, The Deep)
1939 Don Williams Floydada TX, country singer (I Believe in You)
1939 Earl Cairns CEO (S G Warburg & Co)
1939 Jerry Mercer Montréal Canada, rock drummer (April Wine-Just Between You and Me)
1940 Rene Koering composer
1941 Adriaan Venema Dutch journalist/author (Mussert)
1941 Allan Carr Chicago IL, director (Grease, Happiest Millionaire)
1941 Davina Phillips actress
1942 Kent Bede Bernard Trinidad, 4X400 runner (Olympics-bronze-1964)
1942 Priscilla Anne McLean composer
1942 Roger Freeman British minister of transport
1943 Bruce Weitz Norwalk CT, actor (Hill St Blues, Death of a Centerfold)
1943 Cilla Black Liverpool England, rock vocalist (You’re My World)
1944 Christopher J Dodd (Governor/Senator-D-CT, 1981- )
1945 Bruce Cockburn Ottawa Canada, folk rock vocalist (Waterwalker)
1947 Liana Alexandra composer
1947 Peter DeFazio (Representative-D-OR)
1947 Robert Reinacher Jr horse trainer
1948 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-8, T-14, TM-7)
1948 Anna E “Annelies” Balhan Dutch revue-artist/actress (Sweet Chairty)
1948 Pete Sears bassist (Jefferson Starship)
1951 Beau Kazer Toronto Ontario Canada, actor (Brock-Young and Restless)
1951 John Conteh boxer
1951 Norma Jean Almodovar Binghampton, auto-biographer (Cop to Call Girl)
1954 Catherine Carr US breaststroke swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1972)
1955 Bill Malley Oakland CA, Nike golfer (1991 El Paso Open-30th)
1955 Graeme “Jock” Edwards cricketer (beefy New Zealand lefty batsman late 70’s)
1956 Lisa Niemi Houston TX, actress (Dirty Dancing, Will Rodgers Follies)
1956 Nick Lowery NFL kicker (New York Jets)
1956 Steve Pagano horse trainer
1957 Bruce Furniss US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1976)
1957 Duncan Goodhew swimmer
1957 Siouxsie Sioux [Janet Susan Dallion] Kent England, punk rock vocalist (Siouxsie & the Bandshee-Wild Thing)
1958 Linnea Quigley Davenport IA, actress (Night of the Demons, Virgin High)
1958 Neil Finn rocker (Split Enz-I Got You, Crowded House)
1960 Ray Armsetad Kirksville MO, 4X400 runner (Olympics-gold-1984)
1960 Vinodhan John cricket pace bowler (Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84)
1961 Cathy Silvers New York NY, actress (Jenny-Happy Days, Foley Square)
1961 Jill Sterkel US swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1976, 84, 88)
1961 John Lugbill Wauseon OH, US canoist/kayaker (Olympics-92)
1961 Peri Gilpin Waco TX, actor (Roz Doyle-Frasier)
1962 Mariangela D’Abbraccio Naples Italy, TV actress (Passioni)
1962 Meg Parsont personality (David Letterman Show)
1962 Ravi Shastri cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92)
1962 Ray Borner Australian basketball center (Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96)
1965 Jacob Brumfield Bogalusa LA, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1965 Pat Cash Australia, tennis player (Wimbledon 1987)
1965 Todd Bridges San Fransisco CA, actor (Diff’rent Strokes, Fish)
1966 Eric Leckner NBA center (Detroit Pistons)
1966 John Jaha Portland OR, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
1966 Ray Sheppard Pembroke, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)
1966 Sean Kinney US rock drummer (Alice in Chains-We Die Young)
1967 Chin Yang jockey
1967 Doug West NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
1967 George McCloud NBA forward/guard (Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns)
1967 Paul Gascoigne soccer player
1967 Ruthie Bolton Holifield WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs/Olympics-gold-96)
1968 Cedric Smith NFL running back (Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals)
1968 Frank Thomas “Big Hurt”, 1st baseman (Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP)
1968 Jeff Bagwell Boston MA, infielder (Houston Astros)
1968 John Connelly Toledo OH, Nike golfer (1991 New Hampshire Open)
1969 Chip Beake WLAF administrative assistant (Barcelona Dragons)
1969 Dondré T Whitfield Brooklyn NY, actor (Another World, All My Children)
1969 François Letourneau St Jerome Québec, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1969 Lesley Tashlin Toronto Ontario, 100 meter hurdler (Olympics-96)
1969 Todd Hundley Martinsville VA, catcher (New York Mets)
1969 Travis Williams NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)
1970 Liz Earley St Catharines Ontario, LPGA golfer (1995 Thailand Open)
1970 Michael Blackburn Australian laser yachter (Olympics-96)
1970 Todd Collins linebacker (New England Patriots)
1971 Corey Beck NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets)
1971 Ferdino Hernandez soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1971 Monika Schnarre Toronto Ontario Canada, actress (Ivana-Bold & Beautiful)
1971 Scott Szeredy NFL/WLAF kicker/punter (Chiefs, Barcelona Dragons)
1972 Antonio Freeman NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1972 Karen Hecox US 1500 meter runner
1972 Troy Sienkiewicz NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
1974 Danny Wuerffel NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints)
1976 Darrell Russell defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1976 Richard Park Seoul Kor, NHL center (Pittsburgh Penguins)
1980 Jessica Deglau Vancouver British Columbia, 200 meter butterfly (Olympics-96)
