May 6 – Famous Birthdays
Naomi Scott (MOVIE ACTRESS) 1993
Tony Blair (WORLD LEADER) 1953
George Clooney (MOVIE ACTOR) 1961
May 6 – Famous Birthdays
0973 Henry II Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)
1501 Marcellus II [Marcello Cervini] Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)
1581 Frans Francken the Younger, painter
1606 Lorenzo Lippi [Perlone Zipoli] poet/painter
1758 Maximilien Robespierre Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)
1759 François Andrieux French writer/politician
1769 Ferdinand III archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane
1785 Arvir A Afzelius Swedish story teller
1786 Ludwig Börne writer
1790 Vaclav Vilem Wurfel composer
1800 Ferdinand Marcucci composer
1801 George Sears Greene Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899
1802 Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer artist
1806 Chapin Aaron Harris US, founded America Society of Dental Surgeons
1809 William Walker composer
1812 Martin Robinson Delaney Charlestown VA, 1st black major in US Medical Corps
1813 Joseph Tarr Copeland Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1893
1814 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst composer
1825 Joseph Bailey Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
1829 Phoebe Ann Coffin 1st female ordained minister in New England
1830 Guido Gezelle Flemish priest/poet
1838 Alfred Humphreys Pease composer
1843 Grove Karl Gilbert geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville UT
1849 Wyatt Eaton artist
1856 Robert Edwin Peary US, arctic explorer (North Pole-April 6 1909)
1856 Sigmund Freud Freiberg Moravia, cigar smoker, father of psycho-analysis
1858 Georges Adolphe Hue composer
1859 Luis María Drago Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist
1859 Willem J T Kloos Dutch poet (Act of Simple Justice)
1861 Radindranath Tagore Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913)
1868 Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont Poland, novelist (Chiopi, Nobel-1924)
1869 Jan R Slotemaker de Bruïne Dutch clergyman/politician (CHU)
1869 Joseph Cuvelier Belgian historian/archivist
1870 Amedos Peter Giannini San Jose CA, founded Bank of America
1870 John McClutcheon cartoonist (Pulitzer Prize-1931)
1871 August Reusner composer
1871 Ch Morgenstern writer
1875 William Daniel Leahy Iowa, 5 star Admiral/chief of staff (1949)
1879 Johan H T Norlind Swedish musicologist
1880 Baron W Edmund Archangel & Ironside, British fieldmarshal
1880 Ernst L Kirchner German painter (Die Brücke)
1883 José Ortega y Gasset Spanish philosopher/author [or May 9]
1888 Emmanuel Celler (Representative-D-NY, 1923-73)
1889 Arthur Morison typographer
1890 Claire Whitney New York NY, silent film actress (Blind Fools, Haunted Mine)
1894 Filip Lazar composer
1895 Rudolph Valentino Castellaneta Italy, sheik/actor (Eagle)
1897 Paul Alverdes German writer (Pfeiferstube)
1898 Daniel Gerber Freemont MI, beloved by babies at mealtime
19– Tony King Alliance OH, actor (Sergeant John Webber-Bronk)
1902 Harry Golden Jewish humorist/writer (2¢ Plain, Only in America)
1902 Max Ophüls Saarland, director/writer (Letters From an Unknown Woman)
1902 Walter Dawson British Air Chief marshall
1904 Catherine Lacey London England, actress (Sorcerors)
1904 Harry Martinson Sweden, novelist/poet (Trade Wind-Nobel 1974)
1905 [Bernard] Toots Shor raconteur/restauranteur (Toots Shor)
1905 Norman De Tar composer
1906 André Weil [Bourbaki] French/US mathematician
1907 Weeb Ewbank NFL coach (Baltimore Colts, New York Jets)
1908 Necil Kazim Akses composer
1910 Antoon Breyne Belgian journalist
1912 Barend Roest Crollius painter/writer (Chronicle Sins of Youth)
1912 Bill Quinn New York NY, actor (Rifleman, Van Ranseleer-All in the Family)
1912 Hugh Martell British Vice Admiral
1913 Carmen Cavallaro New York NY, actor (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe)
1913 Gyula David composer
1913 Jack [John T] Aitken British anatomist
1913 Kenneth Horne English paper manufacturer/multi-millionaire
1913 Ronald Harris British 1st Church Estates Commissioner
1913 Stewart Granger [James Stewart], London, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)
1915 George Perle Bayonne NJ, composer (12 Tone Tonality)
1915 John Arnold British high court judge
1915 May Henriquez-Alvarez Curaçao, sculptor
1915 Orson Welles Kenosha WI, actor (Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds)
1915 Theodore H White historian/writer (Making of the President)
1915 Theodore H White historian/writer (Making of the President)
1916 Adriana Caselotti animation voice (Show White)
1918 Godfrey Ridout composer
1918 Sydney Chatton England
1919 Frank Ereaut Balliff of Jersey
1920 John Henderson Lord-Lieutenant (Berkshire England)
1921 Erich Freid writer
1921 Freddy Randall jazz trumpeteer
1921 Robert Fell CEO (British Stock Exchange)
1922 Alan Ross editor (London Magazine)
1922 Carlos J Moorhead (Representative-R-CA, 1973- )
1922 John Ernest constructionist artist
1922 Pat Harder Milwaukee WI, NFL fullback (Cardinals, Lions)
1923 Elizabeth Sellars Glasgow Scotland, actress (Chalk Garden)
1923 Guiseppe Martelli physicist
1924 Mimi Benzell Bridgeport CT, operatic soprano (Gilda-Rigoletto)
1925 Patrick Meany CEO (Rank Organization)
1926 [Martin] Ross Hunter Cleveland OH, actor (Ever Since Paris)
1926 John Hamilton-Jones CEO (Richmond Enterprises)/British Major-General
1926 Marguerite Piazza New Orleans LA, operatic soprano (Young Broadway)
1927 Ettore Manni Rome Italy, actor (Fatal Desire, Heroes in Hell)
1927 Michael Frederick cricketer (one Test West Indies vs England 1954, scored 0 & 30)
1929 John Polk Allen Carnegie OK, CEO (Biosphere 2)
1929 John Taylor bishop (St Albans)/Lord High Almoner to Queen
1929 Rosemary Camp president (Council for British Archaeology)
1931 Marvin Leath (Representative-D-TX, 1979- )
1931 Willie Mays Westfield AL, Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, “Say Hey Kid” (New York Giants, New York Mets, 660 homeruns, National League MVP 1954)
1932 Gunther Hauk composer
1932 John Bond cricket umpire
1932 Viscount Coke English large landowner/art collector
1933 Lord Pender
1934 Richard C Shelby (Representative-D-AL (1979-86)/Senator-D-AL, 1987- )
1936 Joanna Dunham actress (Possession, House the Dripped Blood)
1936 Sylvia Robinson rocker (Mickey & Sylvia-Love is Strange)
1938 Eleanor Platt QC
1939 Anthony Blacker master-general of Ordnance
1939 Herbie Cox rocker (Cleftones)
1939 Zhanna Dmitriyevna Yerkina Russian cosmonaut
1940 Henry Habibe Arubian poet (Kerensentenchi)
1940 Murray Sidlin Baltimore MD, conductor (National Symphony 1973-77)
1941 Fred J Eckert (Representative-D-NY, 1985-87)
1941 Ghena Dimitrova actress (Nabucco)
1942 Colin Earl rocker
1945 Bob Seger Dearborn MI, rocker (Silver Bullet Band-Shake Down)
1945 Richard Eyers Los Angeles CA, actor (My Friend Irma, Stagecoach West)
1945 Victoria Bond composer
1946 Jim Ramstad (Representative-R-MN)
1946 Sydne Rome Akron OH, actress (What?, Candy)
1947 Andy Roberts cricketer (New Zealand batsman 1976)
1947 Ben Masters Corvalis OR, actor (Vic-Another World, Making Mr Right)
1947 Dennis Cowan London, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band)
1947 Richard “Dick” Fosbury Portland OR, high jumper (Olympics-gold-68)
1947 Sandra Fisher painter
1948 Lolita [Abrázame] Spanish singer (Espérame)
1948 Richard Cox New York NY, actor (Mark-Executive Suite)
1949 David Cornell Leestma Muskegon MI, USN/astronaut (STS 41-G, 28, 45)
1950 Robbie McIntosh drummer (Average White Band-Show your Hand)
1952 Chiaki Naito-Mukai Tatebayashi Japan, astronaut (STS 65, 95)
1953 Lynn Whitfield Baton Rouge, actress (Josephine Baker, Equal Justice)
1953 Tony Blair British PM (Labour, 1997- )
1954 Sergei Nikolayevich Tresvyatsky Russia, cosmonaut
1955 Donald A Thomas Cleveland OH, PhD/Astronaut (STS 65, 70, 83, 94)
1955 John Hutton MP
1959 Aidan Quinn actor (Avalon, Crusoe, Desperately Seeking Susan)
1959 Charles Hendry MP
1959 Eric D Fingerhut (Representative-D-OH)
1959 Kate Collins Boston MA, actress (Natalie Hunter-All My Children)
1959 Scott Hood Seattle WA, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Montana Open-2nd)
1960 Bart de Boer Dutch guitarist (Ivy Green)
1960 Julianne Phillips Lake Oswego OR, actress (Frankie Reed-Sisters)
1960 Larry Steinbacheck keyboardist (Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy)
1960 Larry Steinbachek rock synthesizer (Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy)
1961 Clay O’Brien Ray AZ, actor (Weedy-The Cowboys)
1961 George Clooney Lexington KY, actor (Dr Douglas Ross-ER, Batman)
1961 Roma Downey Derry Ire, actress (1 Life to Live, Touched by an Angel)
1962 Neil Foster cricketer (England right-fast medium)
1963 Alessandra Ferri British ballerina (American Ballet Theater)
1964 Dana Hill [Goetz] Van Nuys CA, actress (2 of Us, Shoot the Moon)
1964 Dana Hill Van Nuys CA, actress (2 of Us, Shoot the Moon)
1964 Kim Oden Irvine CA, US Olympic volleyball player (NCAA Play of Decade-80s)
1964 Mike Grob Billings MT, Canadian Tour golfer (1988 Manitoba-3rd)
1964 Mike McGruder NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1964 Roma Downey Derry Ireland, actress (JoAnna-One Life to Live)
1965 Bob Bassen Calgary, NHL center (Dallas Stars)
1965 Ken Harvey NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1965 Norman Whiteside British soccer player
1965 Paul Frase NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1965 Tim Simpson Atlanta GA, Nike golfer (1985 Southern Open)
1965 Zahid Sadiq cricketer
1967 Patrick F Manning Jr Poughkeepsie NY, rower (Olympics-92)
1968 Andy Kelly WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)
1968 Linnea Marie Fayard Shreveport LA, Miss Louisiana-America (1991-5th)
1969 Mark Thomas NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers, Packers, Bears)
1969 Pascall Davis WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
1970 Emerson Martin NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers)
1971 Rob Holmberg NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
1972 Dean Larsson British Columbia Canada, Nike golfer (1994 Monterey Open-46th)
1972 Martin Brodeur Montréal, NHL goalie (New Jersey Devils, Team Canada)
1973 Clay Williams OL (Indianapolis Colts)
1973 Joe Spiteri Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1973 Wendy Ward San Antonio TX, LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Classic-15th)
1976 Lindsay Page Madison WI, figure skater (1997 E Great Lakes Senior-3rd)
1977 Gabriela Aguilar Miss Costa Rica Universe (1997)
1977 Shannon Shakespeare Mission British Columbia, 100 meter swimmer (Olympics-96)
1977 Trent Steed Sydney New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1980 Brooke Bennett 800 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold-96)
1980 Kasumi Takahashi Tokyo Japan, Australian rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
