Famous People Born in 1919

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 502

• Jan 1 Bernard Drukker, Dutch organist, pianist, and orchestra leader (Devil's Wheel), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
• Jan 1 Carole Landis [Frances Ridste], American actress (I Wake Up Screaming; One Million BC; Topper Returns), born in Fairchild, Wisconsin (d. 1948)
• Jan 1 Horace "Bones" McKinney, American basketball forward, coach and broadcaster (Washington Capitols, Wake Forest), born in Lowland, North Carolina (d. 1997)

• Jan 1 Rocky Graziano, American boxer (World Middleweight title 1947-48; famous Tony Zale trilogy) and entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Miami Undercover), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
• Jan 3 Herbie Nichols, American jazz pianist and composer ("Lady Sings the Blues"), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1963)
• Jan 4 Al "Jazzbo" Collins, American DJ (The Tonight Show, America After Dark), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1997)
• Jan 4 Havelock Hudson, British underwriter (Lloyd's of London) (d. 1996)
• Jan 5 Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flautist, born in Roccasecca, Italy (d. 1992)
• Jan 11 Stan Pearson, English soccer inside forward (8 caps; Manchester United, Bury, Chester), born in Salford, England (d. 1997)
• Jan 13 Army Archerd, American Hollywood columnist (Variety) and TV host (Movie Game), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2009)
• Jan 13 Robert Stack, American actor (The Untouchables - "Elliot Ness"; Unsolved Mysteries; Written on the Wind), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
• Jan 14 Andy Rooney, American CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes), born in Albany, New York (d. 2011)
• Jan 14 Giulio Andreotti, Italian politician and statesman (Prime Minister, 1989–1992), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2013)

• Jan 15 Åke Seyffarth, Swedish speed skater (Olympic gold 10,000m 1948; WR 3,000 & 5,000m), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1998)
• Jan 18 Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Chilean composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2019)
• Jan 19 Ray Eberle, American big band vocalist (Glenn Miller; Gene Krupa), and bandleader, born in Hoosick Falls, New York (d. 1979) [1]
• Jan 20 Royalton Kisch, British conductor, born in Marylebone, London, England (d. 1995)
• Jan 20 Stepan Lucky, Slovak film score composer, born in Žilina, Slovakia (d. 2006)
• Jan 21 Jinx Falkenburg [Eugenia], American actress and well-known US cover-girl model throughout 1930s-40s, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2003)
• Jan 23 Bob Paisley, English football player and manager, born in Hetton-le-Hole, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
• Jan 23 Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (The Ernie Kovacs Show), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 1962)
• Jan 23 Frances Bay, Canadian-American character actress (Twin Peaks - "Mrs. Tremond"), born in Manville, Alberta (d. 2011)
• Jan 23 Hans Hass, Austrian zoologist and underwater scientist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2013)
• Jan 23 Nina Dumbadze, Soviet discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1952), born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1983)
• Jan 24 Leon Kirchner, American contemporary classical composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music 1967), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
• Jan 24 Nora Beloff, English journalist and author, born in London (d. 1997)
• Jan 25 Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (NBC-TV, Comment), born in New York City (d. 2010)
• Jan 26 K C Ibrahim, Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 50, HS 85; Bombay CA), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2007)
• Jan 27 David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian], American songwriter ("Come On A-My House"), singer (Alvin & The Chipmunks - "Witch Doctor"), and actor (Rear Window), born in Fresno, California (d. 1972)
• Jan 27 Nina Milkina, Russian British pianist, born in Moscow (d. 2006)
• Jan 29 Doyle Royal, American collegiate soccer coach (NCAA C'ship 1968; University of Maryland 1946-73) and tennis coach (U of Maryland 1954-80), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2020)
• Jan 29 Norman Frederick Simpson, British playwright (One Way Pendulum), born in London, England (d. 2011)
• Jan 30 Nikolay Glazkov, Russian poet, born in Lyskovo, Russia (d. 1979)
• Jan 30 Robert Suter, Swiss composer, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 2008)

• Feb 2 Lisa Della Casa, Swiss operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1953-67), born in Burgdorf, Switzerland (d. 2012)
• Feb 3 (Eugene) "Snooky" Young, American jazz trumpeter who mastered the plunger mute, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2011)
• Feb 4 Frank van Klingeren, Dutch architect (De Meerpaal, Dronten) (d. 1999)
• Feb 4 Janet Waldo, American radio and actress (Judy Jetson, Shazzan, Penelope Pitstop), born in Yakima, Washington (d. 2016)
• Feb 5 Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician (Prime Minister of Greece, 1981-89, 1993-96), born in Chios, Greece (d. 1996)
• Feb 5 Red Buttons [Aaron Chwatt], American comedian (The Red Buttons Show), and Academy Award-winning actor (Sayonara; The Poseidon Adventure), born in New York City (d. 2006)
• Feb 5 Tim Holt [Charles John Holt III], American actor (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 1973)
• Feb 6 Lindsay Tuckett, South African cricketer (son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2016)
• Feb 6 Louis Heren, English foreign correspondent and writer (China's Three Thousand Years), born in London (d. 1995)

• Feb 7 Ilse Pausin, Austrian figure skater (Olympic silver pairs 1936; World C'ship silver x 5 [with brother Erik Pausin]), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1999)
• Feb 7 Jock Mahoney [Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney], American actor and stuntman (Dallas, Yancy Derringer, Day of Fury), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1989)
• Feb 8 Buddy Morrow [Muni Zudekoff], American big band jazz and session trombonist and orchestra leader ("Night Train"), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)

• Feb 11 Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress (Green Acres - "Lisa Douglas"; Gigi), comedian, singer, and socialite, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1995)
• Feb 11 Gretchen Fraser, American slalom skier (Olympic gold 1948, 1st American skiing gold), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1994)
• Feb 11 Israel Baker, American concert and session violinist (NBC Symphony; Paramount Studios Orchestra), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
• Feb 12 Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian soccer midfielder and manager (Bologna; Atalanta, Italy 1974 World Cup), born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (d. 2005)
• Feb 12 Forrest Tucker, American actor (F Troop, Dusty Trail, The Crawling Eye), born in Plainfield, Indiana (d. 1986)
• Feb 13 "Tennessee" Ernie Ford, American country music singer ("Sixteen Tons"), and actor, born in Bristol, Tennessee (d. 1991)
• Feb 13 Eddie Robinson, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Grambling 408 wins), born in Jackson, Louisiana (d. 2007)
• Feb 13 Joan Edwards, American pop singer on radio (Your Hit Parade) and television (Joan Edwards Show), born in New York City (d. 1981)
• Feb 17 Joe Hunt, American tennis player (US National C'ship 1943), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1945)
• Feb 17 Kathleen Freeman, American actress (Beverly Hillbillies, 3 Ring Circus), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2001)
• Feb 22 Jiří Pauer, Czech composer, born in Libušín, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
• Feb 22 Tahia Carioca, Egyptian actress and belly dancer (Watch out for Zouzou), born in Egypt (d. 1999)
• Feb 23 Derek Ezra [Baron Ezra], British politician, Liberal Democrat Life Peer and coal executive (Chairman of National Coal Board) (d. 2015)
• Feb 23 Johnny Carey, Irish professional footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1995)
• Feb 24 Henry Kitchener, British peer, 3rd and last Earl of Khartoum (d. 2011)
• Feb 25 Fitz de Jong Edz, Dutch historian (director of IISG), born in Meppel, Netherlands (d. 1989)
• Feb 25 Fred Katz, American classical and jazz cellist (Chico Hamilton Quintet), and composer (Roger Corman films), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2013)
• Feb 25 Karl H. Pribram “Magellan of the Mind”, Austrian-American neuroscientist, psychologist and philosopher (research into brain’s limbic system), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2015)
• Feb 25 Monty Irvin, American Baseball HOF outfielder (4 x NgL All-Star, NgL World Series 1946 Newark Eagles; MLB All-Star 1952, World Series 1954 NY Giants), born in Haleburg, Alabama (d. 2016)
• Feb 26 Beppie Nooij, Dutch actress and director (Red Sien, Zeemansvrouwen), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1979)
• Feb 26 Luc-Andre Marcel, French composer, born in Entrecasteaux, France (d. 1992)
• Feb 26 Mason Adams, American actor (Lou Grant, Deadliest Season), born in New York City (d. 2005)
• Feb 26 Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (3 x Olympic gold 100m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay, 400m freestyle 1936; silver 100m backstroke 1936), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2003)
• Feb 27 Johnny Pesky [Paveskovich], American MLB baseball infielder, 1942 & 1946-54 (Boston Red Sox, and 2 other teams), coach, manager, and broadcaster, born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2012)
• Feb 27 Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, Polish-Israeli composer and music editor, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1994)
• Mar 1 João Goulart, Brazilian politician (President of Brazil. 1961-64), born in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (d. 1976)
• Mar 2 Eddie Lawrence, American comedian and monologist (The Old Philosopher), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014) [1]

• Mar 2 Tamara Toumanova, Georgian-American prima ballerina (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo), born in Tyumen, Russian (d. 1996)
• Mar 3 Enzo Stuarti [Scapone], Italian-American pop tenor ("That's A'Nice!"), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2005)
• Mar 4 Buck Baker, American auto racer (Grand National Series Champion 1956. 57; NASCAR Speedway Div Champion 1952), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2002)
• Mar 6 Maurice Grosse, British paranormal investigator (d. 2006)
• Mar 6 Wanda Luzzato, Italian concert violinist and teacher, born in Varese, Lombardy, Italy (d. 2002)
• Mar 7 Jocelyn Hambro, British financier (Hambros Bank), born in London, England (d. 1994)
• Mar 7 Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian writer (Twilight in Jakarta), born in Padang, Dutch East Indies (d. 2004)
• Mar 8 Ivor Keys, British organist, musicologist, and academic (University of Nottingham; University of Birmingham), born in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England (d. 1995)
• Mar 10 Marion Hutton [Thornburg], American singer (Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1938-42), and actress (In Society), born in Battle Creek, Michigan (d. 1987) [1]
• Mar 11 Mercer Ellington, American composer, bandleader, and son of Duke Ellington, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1996)
• Mar 13 Faye Glenn Abdellah, American pioneer in nursing research and US government official (health services), born in New York City (d. 2017)
• Mar 14 Luther Henderson Jr, American orchestra leader (Polly Bergen Show), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2003)
• Mar 14 Max Shulman, American novelist (Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap), born in St Paul, Minnesota (d. 1988)
• Mar 15 John Gregson, British actor (Gideon CID, The Longest Day, Shirley's World), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1975)
• Mar 15 Lawrence Tierney, American actor (Abduction, Dillinger, Reservoir Dogs), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
• Mar 15 Randy Brooks, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader ("Harlem Nocturne'), born in Sanford, Maine (d. 1967)
• Mar 16 Ernő Király, Yugoslavian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Subotica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2007)
• Mar 17 Hank Sauer, American baseball left fielder (NL MVP, HR leader, RBI leader 1952; MLB All Star 1950, 52; Chicago Cubs), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)

• Mar 18 Christopher Challis, British cinematographer (worked with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger), born in London, England (d. 2012)
• Mar 18 Laila Schou Nilsen, Norwegian alpine skier (Olympic bronze combined; won the non-medal downhill 1936) and speed skater (unofficial World C'ship gold 1935, 37, 38; 5 x WR), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1998)
• Mar 18 Len Johnson, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 6 wickets, BB 3/8; Queensland), born in Ipswich, Australia (d. 1977)
• Mar 19 Lennie Tristano, American jazz pianist (The New Tristano), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1978)
• Mar 21 Lois Collier [Madelyn Earle Jones], American actress (A Night in Casablanca, Boston Blackie, Slave Girl), born in Salley, South Carolina (d. 1999)
• Mar 23 Carl Graffunder, American mid-century modernist architect in Minnesota, born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 2013)
• Mar 23 Michael Lyne, British Air Vice-Marshal (d. 1997)
• Mar 24 John J. Duncan Sr., American politician (Rep-R-TN, 1965-1988), born in Huntsville, Tennessee (d. 1988)
• Mar 24 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American beat poet (Coney Island of the Mind), born in Bronxville, New York (d. 2021) [1]
• Mar 24 Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian of economic thought (The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers), born in New York City (d. 2005)
• Mar 25 Jeanne Cagney, American stage, screen, and radio actress (Lion is in the Streets; Quicksand; Yankee Doodle Dandy), born in New York City (d. 1984)
• Mar 26 Ed Hinton, American actor (I Lived 3 Lives - "Agent Henderson"), born in North Carolina (d. 1958)

• Mar 27 Julian Amery, British conservative politician and minister, born in London (d. 1996)
• Mar 27 Simon van Collem, Dutch journalist and TV host (Amsterdamned), born in Amsterdam (d. 1989)
• Mar 28 Jacob Avshalomov, Russian-American composer (Symphony of Songs; The Oregon), conductor (Portland Youth Philharmonic, 1954-91), and pedagogue, born in Tsingtao, China (d. 2013)
• Mar 28 Tom Brooks, Australian cricket umpire (23 Tests 1970-78), born in Paddington, Australia (d. 2007)
• Mar 28 Vic Raschi, American baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; 6 × World Series; AL strikeout leader 1951; NY Yankees), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1988)
• Mar 29 Eileen Heckart, American actress (Butterflies Are Free, Doll's House, Trauma Center), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2001)
• Mar 30 McGeorge Bundy, American national security adviser for JFK (1961-66), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
• Mar 30 Ramsay Ames [Phillips], American actress, model and dancer (The Mummy's Ghost; Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998)
• Mar 31 Chet Gierlach, American music publisher, jazz and popular song composer ((The Funniest Bird I've Heard of) The Kiwi (Kee Wee) Bird), born in New Castle, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
• Apr 1 Joseph Murray, American surgeon, Nobel laureate, (d. 2012)
• Apr 2 Antoon Hubben, Dutch Mayor of Maasbree and trade union leader, born in Nieuwenhagen, Netherlands (d. 1992)
• Apr 2 Delfo Cabrera, Argentine distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 1948), born in Armstrong, Argentina (d. 1981)
• Apr 2 Ian Hunter, British impresario of classical music, born in Hadley Wood, Middlesex, England (d. 2003)
• Apr 3 Duke of Grafton, 11th Duke of Grafton, born in Cape Town (d. 2011)
• Apr 4 Antony Tudor, English dancer and choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957), born in London (d. 1987)
• Apr 5 Douglas Henley, British auditor-general, born in Beckenham, Kent (d. 2003)
• Apr 5 Les Munro, New Zealand WWII pilot (Dambusters Raid), born in Gisbourne New Zealand (d. 2015)
• Apr 6 Paula Kelly, American big band singer (The Modernaires), born in Grove City, Pennsylvania, (d. 1992) [1]
• Apr 7 Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer (6x Olympic gold, 1936-1960), born in Renate, Italy (d. 2012)
• Apr 7 Ralph Flanagan, American orchestra leader (Let's Dance), born in Loraine, Ohio (d. 1995)
• Apr 8 Ian Smith, Rhodesian farmer, fighter pilot, and politician (Prime Minister of Rhodesia, 1964-79), born in Selukwe, Rhodesia (d. 2007)
• Apr 9 J. Presper Eckert, Jr., American engineer and co-inventor (1st electronic computer-ENIAC), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
• Apr 11 Hugh Carey, American politician and attorney (Gov-D-NY), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2011)
• Apr 11 Raymond Carr, English historian and warden (St Antony's College Oxford), born in Bath, Somerset, England (d. 2015)
• Apr 12 Billy Vaughn, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader ("Sail Along Sil'vry Moon"), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 1991)
• Apr 12 István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian classical and electronic music composer (La Tourangelle; Winthrop), educator (McGill; Queens (Ontario) Universities), and writer (Alternative Voices), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2012) [1]
• Apr 12 Maurice Girodias, French publisher and founder (Olympia Press), born in Paris (d. 1990)
• Apr 13 Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American atheist who opposed prayer in school and was murdered in 1995, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
• Apr 13 Phil Tonken, American radio and television announcer, born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2000)
• Apr 13 Roland Gaucher, French journalist, born in Paris (d. 2007)
• Apr 13 [Harold] Howard Keel, American actor, singer, (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; Kiss Me Kate), and president of the Screen Actors Guild, born in Gillespie, Illinois (d. 2004)
• Apr 14 Mendelis Bašs, Latvian composer, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2012)
• Apr 15 Clive Beadon, British RAF Wing Commander and pilot (WWII), born in Conoor near Poona, India (d. 1996)
• Apr 15 Meriol Trevor, English novelist and biographer (Civil Prisoners), born in London (d. 2000)
• Apr 16 Merce Cunningham, American choreographer (Acrobat in Every Soul is a Circus), born in Centralia, Washington (d. 2009)
• Apr 16 Tom Willmore, English geometer, born in Gillingham, England (d. 2005)
• Apr 17 Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer, born in San Joaquín de Flores, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (d. 2012)
• Apr 17 Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1984-90), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2016)
• Apr 17 Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, Cuban communist politician and 14th President of Cuba (1959-76), born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 1983)
• Apr 18 Virginia O'Brien, American actress and singer (Meet the People; DuBarry Was A Lady; Thousands Cheer), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2001)
• Apr 19 Gil Langley, Australian cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2001)
• Apr 20 Richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (The Last Enemy), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1943)
• Apr 21 Don Cornell [Luigi Varlaro], American pop singer (Sammy Kaye Orchestra - "Room Full of Roses; solo - "Hold My Hand"), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2004)
• Apr 21 Frank Essed, Surinamese politician and forestry scientist (Operation Grasshopper), born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 1988)
• Apr 21 John Goddard, West Indian cricket all-rounder and captain (27 Tests @ 30.67; 33 wickets; Barbados), born in St Michael, Barbados (d. 1987)
• Apr 21 Roger Doucet, French Canadian tenor, noted for his bilingual rendition of national anthem "O Canada" at Montreal sporting events, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1981)
• Apr 22 Benjamin "Bull Moose" Jackson, American R&B saxophone player and singer ("Hurry, Hurry"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1989)
• Apr 22 Donald J. Cram, American biochemist (development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity - Nobel 1987), born in Chester, Vermont (d. 2001)
• Apr 23 Arthur K. Watson, American businessman (IBM), and US Ambassador to France (1970-72), born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 1974) [1]
• Apr 23 Bulent Arel, Turkish-born electronic composer, born in Istanbul (d. 1990)
• Apr 23 Dorian Leigh, American supermodel and icon of the fashion industry, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2008)
• Apr 23 Oleg Penkovsky, Soviet military intelligence (GRU), born in Vladikavkaz, Russia (d. 1963)
• Apr 23 Tālivaldis Ķeniņš, Latvian-Canadian composer, organist, and pedagogue, born in Liepāja, Latvia (d. 2008)
• Apr 25 Heinz Wunderlich, German organist and composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 2012)
• Apr 27 Walter Ritchie, British sculptor (Man's Struggle), born in Coventry, England (d. 1997)
• Apr 29 Gérard Oury [Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum] French actor and filmmaker, born in Paris, France (d. 2006)
• Apr 30 Valeer van Kerkhove, Flemish writer (De Bungalow), born in Sleidinge, Belgium (d. 1982)
• May 1 Al Zarilla, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1948; St. Louis Browns), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1996)
• May 1 Daniel "Dan" O'Herlihy, Irish actor (Twin Peals, Fail Safe, Last Starfighter, Robocop), born in County Wexford, Ireland (d. 2005)
• May 1 [Prabodh] "Manna" Dey, Indian playback singer, music director, and musician, born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2013)
• May 2 Than Wyenn, American character actor (Being There, Splash, Imitation of Life), born in New York City (d. 2015)
• May 3 John Cullen Murphy, American comic strip artist, born in New York City (d. 2004)

• May 4 Mary Ann McCall, American big band singer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
• May 5 Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek military officer who led coup d'etat of 21 April 1967, and dictator (Leader of Greece, 1967-73), born in Elaiohori, Greece (d. 1999)
• May 5 Tony Canadeo, American Pro Football HOF halfback (NFL C'ship 1944; First-team All-Pro 1943, 49; Green Bay Packers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
• May 6 Frank Ereaut, Bailiff of Jersey (1975-85), born in London (d. 1998)

• May 7 La Esterella [Ester Lambrechts], Flemish pop singer ("Oh Lieve Vrouwetoren"), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2011)
• May 8 Leon Festinger, American psychologist who developed the theory of cognitive dissonance, born in New York City (d. 1989)
• May 8 Lex Barker, American actor (Tarzan of the Apes; Treasure of the Silver Lake), born in Rye, New York (d. 1973)

• May 8 Soltan Hajibeyov, Azerbaijani composer and People's Artist of the USSR, born in Shusha, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (d. 1974)
• May 9 Arthur English, British comedian and actor (Malachi's Cove, Are You Being Served?), born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (d. 1995)
• May 9 Betty Jameson, American golfer (US Open 1947, Western Open 1942, 54), born in Norman, Oklahoma (d. 2009)
• May 10 Ella Grasso, American politician (1st woman governor not a widow/spouse of a previous governor, Governor of Connecticut (D) 1975-80), born in Windsor Locks, Connecticut (d. 1981)
• May 10 Tibor Sarai, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1995)
• May 14 Heloise Bowles, (Cruse) American advice columnist (Hints from Heloise), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1977)
• May 14 John Hope, American meteorologist (d. 2002)
• May 14 Solange Chaput-Rolland, French Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)
• May 15 Charles Palmer, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Leicestershire CCC, Worcestershire CCC) and administrator (President MCC 1978–79, chairman Test and County Cricket Board 1983-85), born in Sandwell, England (d. 2005)

• May 16 Ramon Margalef, Spanish scientist (d. 2004)
• May 16 Richard Mason, English author (The World of Suzie Wong), born near Manchester (d. 1997)
• May 17 Antonio Aguilar [Barraza], Mexican singer, producer and actor (Emiliano Zapata) who popularized the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería, born in Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico (d. 2007)
• May 17 Merle Miller, American biographer (d. 1986)
• May 18 Margot Fonteyn, English ballerina considered the 1st lady of British Ballet (Giselle), born in Reigate, England (d. 1991)
• May 19 Mitja Ribičič, Trieste, Italian Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1969-71), (d. 2013)
• May 20 George Gobel, American humorist, comedian and TV host (The George Gobel Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)

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