| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Carl B. Albert |
Politician |
10-May-1908 |
4-Feb-2000 |
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1946-76 |
| Arthur Alexander |
Singer |
10-May-1940 |
9-Jun-1993 |
Influential soul singer |
| Andrea Anders |
Actor |
10-May-1975 |
|
Alex Garrett on Joey |
| Fred Astaire |
Dancer |
10-May-1899 |
22-Jun-1987 |
Broadway ballroom dancer |
| Milton Babbitt |
Composer |
10-May-1916 |
|
Music for Synthesizer |
| Karl Barth |
Religion |
10-May-1886 |
9-Dec-1968 |
Church Dogmatics |
| Jean Becker |
Film Director |
10-May-1938 |
|
Children of the Marshlands |
| Daniel Bell |
Sociologist |
10-May-1919 |
|
The End of Ideology |
| Chris Berman |
TV Personality |
10-May-1955 |
|
Sportscaster on ESPN |
| Bono |
Musician |
10-May-1960 |
|
Lead singer of Irish band U2 |
| John Wilkes Booth |
Assassin |
10-May-1838 |
26-Apr-1865 |
Abraham Lincoln's assassin |
| Clarence Brown |
Film Director |
10-May-1890 |
17-Aug-1987 |
National Velvet |
| Jim Calhoun |
Basketball |
10-May-1942 |
|
UConn Head Coach |
| Andrew Card |
Government |
10-May-1947 |
|
White House Chief of Staff, 2001-06 |
| Danny Carey |
Drummer |
10-May-1961 |
|
Drummer for Tool |
| Helio Castroneves |
Auto Racing |
10-May-1975 |
|
Winner, 2001 and 2002 Indy 500 |
| Mark David Chapman |
Assassin |
10-May-1955 |
|
Assassin of Beatle John Lennon |
| Charles W. Coker |
Business |
10-May-1933 |
|
CEO of Sonoco Products, 1990-98 |
| Caroline B. Cooney |
Novelist |
10-May-1947 |
|
Juvenile novelist, Rear View Mirror |
| Richard Darman |
Government |
10-May-1943 |
25-Jan-2008 |
Carlyle Group member, former OMB Director |
| Louis-Nicolas Davout |
Military |
10-May-1770 |
1-Jun-1823 |
Napoleonic General |
| Donovan |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-May-1946 |
|
Mad about saffron |
| Ariel Durant |
Historian |
10-May-1898 |
25-Oct-1981 |
The Story of Civilization |
| Wayne Dyer |
Religion |
10-May-1940 |
|
The father of motivation |
| Linda Evangelista |
Model |
10-May-1965 |
|
Won't wake up for less than $10K/day |
| Meg Foster |
Actor |
10-May-1948 |
|
Eerie-eyed B-movie starlet |
| Dario Franchitti |
Auto Racing |
10-May-1973 |
|
Winner, 2007 Indianapolis 500 |
| Shirley Franklin |
Politician |
10-May-1945 |
|
Mayor of Atlanta |
| Augustin-Jean Fresnel |
Physicist |
10-May-1788 |
14-Jul-1827 |
Optician, invented Fresnel lens |
| Bill Geist |
Columnist |
10-May-1945 |
|
60 Minutes II |
| Christopher Gent |
Business |
10-May-1948 |
|
CEO of Vodafone, 1997-2003 |
| Ella T. Grasso |
Politician |
10-May-1919 |
5-Feb-1981 |
First woman elected governor of Connecticut |
| Karla M. Gray |
Judge |
10-May-1947 |
|
Montana Chief Justice |
| Stanley B. Greenberg |
Business |
10-May-1945 |
|
Pollster |
| Steven Gunderson |
Politician |
10-May-1951 |
|
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1981-97 |
| Thurston Hall |
Actor |
10-May-1882 |
20-Feb-1958 |
Mr. Schuyler on Topper |
| Dean Heller |
Politician |
10-May-1960 |
|
Congressman, Nevada 2nd |
| Judith Jamison |
Dancer |
10-May-1943 |
|
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre |
| Alfred Jodl |
Military |
10-May-1890 |
16-Oct-1946 |
Signed Germany's unconditional WWII surrender |
| Hans Jonas |
Philosopher |
10-May-1903 |
5-Feb-1993 |
Gnostic philosopher |
| Younghill Kang |
Author |
10-May-1903 |
11-Dec-1972 |
The Grass Roof |
| E. V. Knox |
Editor |
10-May-1881 |
2-Jan-1971 |
Editor of Punch, 1932-49 |
| Arthur Kopit |
Playwright |
10-May-1937 |
|
Mama's Hung You in the Closet |
| Maureen Lipman |
Actor |
10-May-1946 |
|
Agony |
| Anatole Litvak |
Film Director |
10-May-1902 |
15-Dec-1974 |
Anastasia |
| Jackie Lomax |
Musician |
10-May-1944 |
|
Liverpool/Merseybeat musician |
| Antonine Maillet |
Novelist |
10-May-1929 |
|
Pélagie-la-Charette |
| Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda |
Blogger |
10-May-1976 |
|
Slashdot webmaster |
| Margo |
Actor |
10-May-1917 |
17-Jul-1985 |
Lost Horizon |
| Marcel Mauss |
Sociologist |
10-May-1872 |
10-Feb-1950 |
The Gift |
| Charles McGraw |
Actor |
10-May-1914 |
30-Jul-1980 |
Armored Car Robbery |
| Judson Mills |
Actor |
10-May-1969 |
|
Walker, Texas Ranger |
| Mae Murray |
Actor |
10-May-1889 |
23-Mar-1965 |
The Girl with the Bee Stung Lips |
| Peter C. Newman |
Journalist |
10-May-1929 |
|
The Canadian Establishment |
| Lisa Nowak |
Astronaut |
10-May-1963 |
|
According to lawyer, no diaper |
| Ellen Ochoa |
Astronaut |
10-May-1958 |
|
First hispanic female astronaut |
| Gary Owens |
Radio Personality |
10-May-1936 |
|
Radio DJ, announcer for Laugh-In |
| Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin |
Astronomer |
10-May-1900 |
7-Dec-1979 |
Hydrogen in the Sun |
| Gina Philips |
Actor |
10-May-1975 |
|
Jeepers Creepers |
| P. B. S. Pinchback |
Government |
10-May-1837 |
21-Dec-1921 |
First African-American US Governor |
| Victoria Rowell |
Actor |
10-May-1960 |
|
Diagnosis Murder |
| William A. Rugh |
Diplomat |
10-May-1936 |
|
US Ambassador to Yemen, 1984-87 |
| Rick Santorum |
Politician |
10-May-1958 |
|
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1995-2007 |
| John Scalzi |
Novelist |
10-May-1969 |
|
Old Man's War |
| Ettore Scola |
Screenwriter |
10-May-1931 |
|
A Special Day |
| David O. Selznick |
Film/TV Producer |
10-May-1902 |
22-Jun-1965 |
Producer of A Star Is Born, many others |
| Lindsey Shaw |
Actor |
10-May-1989 |
|
Moze on Ned's Declassified |
| John Sherman |
Politician |
10-May-1823 |
22-Oct-1900 |
Secretary of Treasury and of State |
| Jared Sparks |
Author |
10-May-1789 |
14-Mar-1866 |
Life and Writings of George Washington |
| Gustav Stresemann |
Head of State |
10-May-1878 |
3-Oct-1929 |
German Chancellor 1923 |
| Pat Summerall |
Football |
10-May-1930 |
|
Sportscaster |
| Kenan Thompson |
Comic |
10-May-1978 |
|
Kenan & Kel |
| Sid Vicious |
Musician |
10-May-1957 |
2-Feb-1979 |
Sex Pistols bassist |
| Nancy Walker |
Actor |
10-May-1922 |
25-Mar-1992 |
Rhoda's mother |
| James Westcott |
Politician |
10-May-1802 |
19-Jan-1880 |
US Senator from Florida, 1845-49 |
| Robert Weygand |
Politician |
10-May-1948 |
|
Congressman from Rhode Island, 1997-2001 |
| Larry Williams |
Musician |
10-May-1935 |
7-Jan-1980 |
Bony Moronie and Dizzy Miss Lizzie |
| William Windom |
Politician |
10-May-1827 |
29-Jan-1891 |
US Secretary of the Treasury 1881, 1889-91 |
| Young MC |
Musician |
10-May-1967 |
|
"Bust a Move" |
