| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| William Foxwell Albright |
Archaeologist |
24-May-1891 |
19-Sep-1971 |
Biblical archaeologist at Johns Hopkins |
| Brad Anderson |
Cartoonist |
24-May-1924 |
|
Marmaduke |
| Mark Ballas |
Dancer |
24-May-1986 |
|
Dancing with the Stars |
| Willis Bouchey |
Actor |
24-May-1907 |
27-Sep-1977 |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
| Peter J. Brennan |
Government |
24-May-1918 |
2-Oct-1996 |
US Secretary of Labor, 1973-75 |
| Jim Broadbent |
Actor |
24-May-1949 |
|
Oscar-winning oddball English actor |
| Joseph Brodsky |
Poet |
24-May-1940 |
28-Jan-1996 |
"Social parasite" turned Poet Laureate |
| Harold Budd |
Electronic Musician |
24-May-1936 |
|
Ambient composer, Eno collaborator |
| Gary Burghoff |
Actor |
24-May-1943 |
|
Radar O'Reilly on M*A*S*H |
| Jane Byrne |
Politician |
24-May-1934 |
|
Mayor of Chicago, 1979-83 |
| Nell Campbell |
Singer |
24-May-1953 |
|
Little Nell |
| Benjamin Cardozo |
Judge |
24-May-1870 |
9-Jul-1938 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1932-38 |
| Rosanne Cash |
Country Musician |
24-May-1955 |
|
Rhythm and Romance |
| James McKeen Cattell |
Psychologist |
24-May-1860 |
20-Jan-1944 |
Academic freedom |
| Michael Chabon |
Novelist |
24-May-1963 |
|
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay |
| Tommy Chong |
Actor |
24-May-1938 |
|
The stoned half of Cheech and Chong |
| Eric Close |
Actor |
24-May-1967 |
|
Without a Trace |
| Steve Cohen |
Politician |
24-May-1949 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 9th |
| Lionel Conacher |
Hockey |
24-May-1900 |
26-May-1954 |
Canadian All-Around Athlete |
| Ben Croshaw |
Critic |
24-May-1983 |
|
Zero Punctuation |
| Heavy D |
Rapper |
24-May-1967 |
8-Nov-2011 |
Heavy D & the Boyz |
| Sybil Danning |
Actor |
24-May-1947 |
|
Howling II |
| Jimmy Demaret |
Golf |
24-May-1910 |
28-Dec-1983 |
Winner of three Masters Tournaments |
| Charlie Dent |
Politician |
24-May-1960 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 15th |
| Patrick H. Drewry |
Politician |
24-May-1875 |
21-Dec-1947 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1920-47 |
| Joe Dumars |
Basketball |
24-May-1963 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Bob Dylan |
Musician |
24-May-1941 |
|
The Times They Are A-Changin' |
| Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit |
Physicist |
24-May-1686 |
16-Sep-1736 |
Thermometrist |
| Donne F. Fisher |
Business |
24-May-1938 |
|
Former EVP at TCI |
| Déborah François |
Actor |
24-May-1987 |
|
L'enfant |
| Sam Giancana |
Criminal |
24-May-1908 |
19-Jun-1975 |
Chicago Mafia boss, 1957-66 |
| William Gilbert |
Physicist |
24-May-1544 |
10-Dec-1603 |
De Magnete |
| Billy Gilman |
Country Musician |
24-May-1988 |
|
One Voice |
| Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez |
Actor |
24-May-1925 |
6-Feb-2006 |
Rio Bravo |
| Eugene Goossens III |
Conductor |
24-May-1893 |
13-Jun-1962 |
Cincinnati Symphony, 1931-46 |
| Bryan Greenberg |
Actor |
24-May-1978 |
|
Jake Jagielski on One Tree Hill |
| Joan Hammond |
Singer |
24-May-1912 |
26-Nov-1996 |
Operatic soprano |
| Arvid Harnack |
Spy |
24-May-1901 |
22-Dec-1942 |
Hanged by the Nazis for espionage |
| Clark L. Hull |
Psychologist |
24-May-1884 |
10-May-1952 |
Principles of Behavior |
| Thomas Henry Huxley |
Scientist |
24-May-1825 |
29-Jun-1895 |
Debated Wilberforce over evolution |
| John Jewel |
Religion |
24-May-1522 |
23-Sep-1571 |
Defender of Anglicanism |
| Doug Jones |
Actor |
24-May-1960 |
|
Pan's Labyrinth |
| Stanley H. Kaplan |
Business |
24-May-1919 |
23-Aug-2009 |
Developed SAT study aids |
| Aram Khachaturian |
Composer |
24-May-1903 |
1-May-1978 |
Gayane |
| Patti LaBelle |
Singer |
24-May-1944 |
|
Lady Marmalade |
| Doug Lamborn |
Politician |
24-May-1954 |
|
Congressman, Colorado 5th |
| Arthur A. Link |
Politician |
24-May-1914 |
1-Jun-2010 |
Governor of North Dakota, 1973-81 |
| Michael Lonsdale |
Actor |
24-May-1931 |
|
Moonraker |
| Greg Maffei |
Business |
24-May-1960 |
|
CEO of Liberty Media |
| Jean-Paul Marat |
Activist |
24-May-1743 |
13-Jul-1793 |
French revolutionary |
| Tracy McGrady |
Basketball |
24-May-1979 |
|
Houston Rockets forward |
| Dash Mihok |
Actor |
24-May-1974 |
|
Lynn McKennan on Felicity |
| Wilbur Mills |
Politician |
24-May-1909 |
2-May-1992 |
Congressman from Arkansas, 1939-77 |
| Alfred Molina |
Actor |
24-May-1953 |
|
Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 |
| Benjamin F. Montoya |
Military |
24-May-1935 |
|
US Navy Civil Engineer, Rear Admiral |
| S. I. Newhouse, Sr. |
Publisher |
24-May-1895 |
29-Aug-1979 |
Founder of Advance Publications |
| Steven Norris |
Politician |
24-May-1945 |
|
Former Conservative MP, Epping Forest |
| Lilli Palmer |
Actor |
24-May-1914 |
27-Jan-1986 |
The Four Poster |
| Paul Paray |
Conductor |
24-May-1886 |
10-Oct-1979 |
Music Director, Detroit Symphony, 1951-62 |
| Carl Anthony Payne II |
Actor |
24-May-1969 |
|
Cole Brown on Martin |
| Brad Penny |
Baseball |
24-May-1978 |
|
Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Arthur Wing Pinero |
Playwright |
24-May-1855 |
23-Nov-1934 |
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray |
| Pontormo |
Painter |
24-May-1494 |
Dec-1556 |
Florentine Mannerist painter |
| Priscilla Presley |
Actor |
24-May-1945 |
|
Elvis's wife |
| Sharon Prost |
Judge |
24-May-1951 |
|
US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit |
| William R. Ratchford |
Politician |
24-May-1934 |
2-Jan-2011 |
Congressman from Connecticut, 1979-85 |
| Gene Anthony Ray |
Dancer |
24-May-1962 |
14-Nov-2003 |
Leroy Johnson on Fame |
| H. B. Reese |
Business |
24-May-1879 |
16-May-1956 |
Peanut butter cups |
| John C. Reilly |
Actor |
24-May-1965 |
|
Boogie Nights |
| Rich Robinson |
Guitarist |
24-May-1969 |
|
Guitarist, The Black Crowes |
| Rich Rodriguez |
Football |
24-May-1963 |
|
Head Coach, University of Michigan |
| John Rowland |
Politician |
24-May-1957 |
|
Governor of Connecticut, 1995-2004 |
| Will Sasso |
Comic |
24-May-1975 |
|
Formerly fat guy on MADtv |
| Archie Shepp |
Jazz Musician |
24-May-1937 |
|
Jazz tenor saxophonist |
| Mikhail Sholokhov |
Author |
24-May-1905 |
21-Feb-1984 |
The Silent Don |
| Jan Smuts |
Politician |
24-May-1870 |
11-Sep-1950 |
South African Prime Minister |
| Helen B. Taussig |
Doctor |
24-May-1898 |
20-May-1986 |
Mother of pediatric cardiology |
| Ross Thatcher |
Politician |
24-May-1917 |
22-Jul-1971 |
Premier of Saskatchewan, 1964-71 |
| Kristin Scott Thomas |
Actor |
24-May-1960 |
|
Four Weddings and a Funeral |
| William Trevor |
Novelist |
24-May-1928 |
|
The Old Boys |
| Tony Valentino |
Musician |
24-May-1941 |
|
The Standells |
| Queen Victoria |
Royalty |
24-May-1819 |
22-Jan-1901 |
Longest-reigning British monarch |
| Arnold Wesker |
Playwright |
24-May-1932 |
|
The Kitchen |
| Larry Wilson |
Football |
24-May-1938 |
|
St. Louis Cardinal, NFL Hall of Famer |
| Silas Wright |
Politician |
24-May-1795 |
27-Aug-1847 |
US Senator from New York, 1833-44 |
| Ivan Osipovich Yarkovsky |
Physicist |
24-May-1844 |
22-Jan-1902 |
Yarkovsky effect |
| Coleman Young |
Politician |
24-May-1918 |
30-Nov-1997 |
Mayor of Detroit, 1974-93 |
| Mai Zetterling |
Actor |
24-May-1925 |
17-Mar-1994 |
The Witches |
