| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Richard Adams |
Author |
9-May-1920 |
|
Watership Down |
| Emile Ardolino |
Film Director |
9-May-1943 |
20-Nov-1993 |
Dirty Dancing |
| Pedro Armendáriz |
Actor |
9-May-1912 |
18-Jun-1963 |
From Russia with Love |
| John Ashcroft |
Politician |
9-May-1942 |
|
US Attorney General, 2001-05 |
| J. M. Barrie |
Author |
9-May-1860 |
19-Jun-1937 |
Peter Pan |
| Richard Barthelmess |
Actor |
9-May-1895 |
17-Aug-1963 |
Tol'able David |
| Gregory Bateson |
Anthropologist |
9-May-1904 |
4-Jul-1980 |
Steps to an Ecology of Mind |
| Alan Bennett |
Playwright |
9-May-1934 |
|
The Madness of George III |
| Candice Bergen |
Actor |
9-May-1946 |
|
Murphy Brown |
| Daniel Berrigan |
Author |
9-May-1921 |
|
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine |
| Francis Biddle |
Government |
9-May-1886 |
4-Oct-1968 |
US Attorney General, 1941-45 |
| Rachel Boston |
Actor |
9-May-1982 |
|
Beth Mason on American Dreams |
| Ralph Boston |
Track and Field |
9-May-1939 |
|
First long jumper to exceed 27 feet |
| Pierre Bouvier |
Singer |
9-May-1979 |
|
Simple Plan vocalist |
| James L. Brooks |
Film/TV Producer |
9-May-1940 |
|
Producer of The Simpsons |
| John Brougham |
Actor |
9-May-1814 |
7-Jun-1880 |
Irish-American dramatist and actor |
| John Brown |
Activist |
9-May-1800 |
2-Dec-1859 |
Led the raid on Harpers Ferry |
| H. Monroe Browne |
Diplomat |
9-May-1917 |
13-Jun-2006 |
US Ambassador to New Zealand, 1981-85 |
| Gordon Bunshaft |
Architect |
9-May-1909 |
6-Aug-1990 |
Skyscraper architect |
| Vincent Cable |
Politician |
9-May-1943 |
|
British MP, Twickenham |
| Joe Carnahan |
Film Director |
9-May-1969 |
|
Smokin' Aces |
| Howard Carter |
Archaeologist |
9-May-1874 |
2-Mar-1939 |
Uncovered Tutankhamun's Tomb |
| Anton J. Cermak |
Politician |
9-May-1873 |
6-Mar-1933 |
Mayor of Chicago, assassinated in office |
| John Corbett |
Actor |
9-May-1961 |
|
Chris the DJ on Northern Exposure |
| Wendy Crewson |
Actor |
9-May-1956 |
|
Night Heat |
| Gary Daniels |
Actor |
9-May-1963 |
|
Fist of the North Star |
| Frenchie Davis |
Musician |
9-May-1979 |
|
BBW booted from American Idol |
| Rosario Dawson |
Actor |
9-May-1979 |
|
Josie and the Pussycats |
| Chris Diamantopoulos |
Actor |
9-May-1975 |
|
Rodney on The Starter Wife |
| William J. Duane |
Attorney |
9-May-1780 |
27-Sep-1865 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1833 |
| Manfred Eigen |
Physicist |
9-May-1927 |
|
Studied fast chemical reactions |
| Arthur English |
Actor |
9-May-1919 |
16-Apr-1995 |
Mr. Harman on Are You Being Served? |
| James Pollard Espy |
Scientist |
9-May-1785 |
24-Jan-1860 |
The Philosophy of Storms |
| Prince Fielder |
Baseball |
9-May-1984 |
|
Detroit Tigers first-baseman |
| Albert Finney |
Actor |
9-May-1936 |
|
Erin Brockovich |
| Sam Fox |
Business |
9-May-1929 |
|
US Ambassador to Belgium |
| Daniel Franzese |
Actor |
9-May-1978 |
|
Kill Theory |
| Orville L. Freeman |
Politician |
9-May-1918 |
20-Feb-2003 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1955-61 |
| Dave Gahan |
Musician |
9-May-1962 |
|
Depeche Mode |
| Lorena Gale |
Actor |
9-May-1958 |
21-Jun-2009 |
Je me souviens |
| Robert Garioch |
Poet |
9-May-1909 |
26-Apr-1981 |
Scots dialect poet |
| David Gergen |
Columnist |
9-May-1942 |
|
Advisor to Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton |
| Ghostface Killah |
Rapper |
9-May-1970 |
|
Wu-Tang Clan |
| Carlo Maria Giulini |
Conductor |
9-May-1914 |
14-Jun-2005 |
LA Philharmonic Music Director, 1978-84 |
| Pancho Gonzales |
Tennis |
9-May-1928 |
3-Jul-1995 |
Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles |
| Jorie Graham |
Poet |
9-May-1951 |
|
The Dream of the Unified Field |
| Tony Gwynn |
Baseball |
9-May-1960 |
|
Batted .394 in 1994 for the Padres |
| Jeff Habay |
Politician |
9-May-1966 |
|
Pennsylvania State Legislator, 1996-2006 |
| Grant Hackett |
Swimmer |
9-May-1980 |
|
Australian distance swimmer |
| James C. Hagerty |
Government |
9-May-1909 |
11-Apr-1981 |
Eisenhower's press secretary |
| Kevin Peter Hall |
Actor |
9-May-1955 |
10-Apr-1991 |
Predator |
| Roger Hargreaves |
Author |
9-May-1935 |
12-Sep-1988 |
Creator of Mr. Men juvenile books |
| Joy Harjo |
Poet |
9-May-1951 |
|
The Last Song |
| Elmer Wayne Henley |
Criminal |
9-May-1956 |
|
Kidnapped, tortured, murdered 27 boys |
| Franklin P. Huddle |
Diplomat |
9-May-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to Tajikistan, 2001-03 |
| Glenda Jackson |
Actor |
9-May-1936 |
|
British MP, won Oscar for A Touch of Class |
| John W. Jenrette, Jr. |
Politician |
9-May-1936 |
|
Congressman snagged in ABSCAM |
| Billy Joel |
Pianist |
9-May-1949 |
|
Didn't start the fire |
| Henry J. Kaiser |
Business |
9-May-1882 |
24-Aug-1967 |
Industrialist and shipbuilder |
| Ruth Kelly |
Politician |
9-May-1968 |
|
UK Minister of Transport |
| William Kemmler |
Criminal |
9-May-1860 |
6-Aug-1890 |
First man executed by electric chair |
| Lindsay Kemp |
Dancer |
9-May-1938 |
|
Dance teacher for Bowie, Kate Bush |
| Lane Kiffin |
Football |
9-May-1975 |
|
Head Coach, University of Southern California |
| James Kirby |
Electronic Musician |
9-May-1974 |
|
V/Vm, The Caretaker |
| Ezra Klein |
Journalist |
9-May-1984 |
|
The Washington Post |
| Fuzzy Knight |
Actor |
9-May-1901 |
23-Feb-1976 |
American character actor |
| Kathryn Kuhlman |
Religion |
9-May-1907 |
20-Feb-1976 |
Faith healer, I Believe In Miracles |
| Harriet Lane |
First Lady |
9-May-1830 |
3-Jul-1903 |
Niece of US President James Buchanan |
| Hudson Leick |
Actor |
9-May-1969 |
|
Callisto on Xena |
| John Mahaffey |
Golf |
9-May-1948 |
|
Winner, 1978 PGA Championship |
| William Moulton Marston |
Inventor |
9-May-1893 |
2-May-1947 |
Invented polygraph, Wonder Woman |
| Geraldine McEwan |
Actor |
9-May-1932 |
|
Mapp & Lucia |
| Scott McInnis |
Politician |
9-May-1953 |
|
Congressman from Colorado, 1993-2005 |
| J. Alex McMillan |
Politician |
9-May-1932 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 1985-95 |
| Alley Mills |
Actor |
9-May-1951 |
|
Norma Arnold on The Wonder Years |
| Edward Cardinal Mooney |
Religion |
9-May-1882 |
25-Oct-1958 |
Archbishop of Detroit, 1937-58 |
| Steven W. Mosher |
Scholar |
9-May-1948 |
|
Prominent Sinologist |
| Calvin Murphy |
Basketball |
9-May-1948 |
|
NBA hall of famer |
| Richard Nanula |
Business |
9-May-1960 |
|
CFO of Amgen |
| Giovanni Paisiello |
Composer |
9-May-1740 |
5-Jun-1816 |
Il Barbiere di Siviglia |
| Amy Wynn Pastor |
TV Personality |
9-May-1976 |
|
Carpenter on Trading Spaces |
| Frank Perdue |
Business |
9-May-1920 |
31-Mar-2005 |
A Tough Man for a Tender Chicken |
| Dana Perino |
Government |
9-May-1972 |
|
White House Press Secretary, 2007-09 |
| Pope Pius III |
Religion |
9-May-1439 |
18-Oct-1503 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1503 |
| Harry Simeone |
Musician |
9-May-1911 |
22-Feb-2005 |
The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| Charles Simic |
Poet |
9-May-1938 |
|
The World Doesn't End |
| Joan Sims |
Actor |
9-May-1930 |
28-Jun-2001 |
Carry On... |
| Jacques Singer |
Conductor |
9-May-1910 |
11-Aug-1980 |
Music Director, Oregon Symphony, 1962-72 |
| Hank Snow |
Country Musician |
9-May-1914 |
20-Dec-1999 |
I'm Moving On |
| Tristan Taormino |
Columnist |
9-May-1971 |
|
Anal sex authority |
| Mona Van Duyn |
Poet |
9-May-1921 |
1-Dec-2004 |
To See, To Take |
| Harry Vardon |
Golf |
9-May-1870 |
20-Mar-1937 |
Early golf superstar |
| Andrew W.K. |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-May-1979 |
|
It's Time To Party |
| Mike Wallace |
Journalist |
9-May-1918 |
7-Apr-2012 |
Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent |
| Claire Ward |
Politician |
9-May-1972 |
|
British MP, Watford |
| Richard S. Williamson |
Diplomat |
9-May-1949 |
|
Special Envoy to Sudan |
| Iannis Xenakis |
Composer |
9-May-1922 |
4-Feb-2001 |
Avant-garde composer |
| Steve Yzerman |
Hockey |
9-May-1965 |
|
Detroit Red Wings, 1983-2006 |
