Birthdays Date 1959 May | History by KabAstro

Randy Travis (65 years old)

May 4 American country and gospel music singer ("Diggin' Up Bones"; "Forever and Ever, Amen"), and actor, born in Marshville, North Carolina

May 4 Rohn Stark, American football punter (First-team All-Pro 1983; 4 × Pro Bowl; Indianapolis Colts; NFL record: highest net average punting yards in a game 59.50 1992), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 4 Scott Armstrong, American professional wrestling referee, born in Marietta, Georgia
May 5 Brian Phelps, American disk jockey and actor (Mark & Brian), born in Cambridge, Illinois
May 5 Ian McCulloch, English rock vocalist (Echo & Bunnymen - "Heaven Up Here"), born in Liverpool
May 5 Peter Molyneux, English video game designer (Populous, Black and White, Fable), born in Surrey, England
May 5 Steve Stevens [Schneider], American rock guitarist and songwriter (Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"; Bozzio Levin Stevens), born in New York City
May 6 Charles Hendry, British Conservative Party politician, born in Cuckfield, England
May 6 Eric D. Fingerhut, American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Ohio 1993-95), born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 6 Kate Collins, actress (Natalie Hunter-All My Children), born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 7 Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong (d. 1985)
May 7 Michael E. Knight, America actor (All My Children), born in Princeton, New Jersey
May 7 Tamara E. Jernigan, American astronaut (STS 40, 52, 67, 80), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
May 8 Ronnie Lott, College and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back (10-time NFL Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1981, 84, 88-89; SF 49ers), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 9 Andrew Jones, New Zealand cricket batsman (39 Tests @ 44.27, 87 ODIs), born in Wellington, New Zealand
May 9 Asantha De Mel, cricketer (pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler)
May 10 Cindy Hyde-Smith, American politician (Senator-R-Mississippi 2018-), born in Brookhaven, Mississippi
May 10 Dan Schayes, NBA center/forward (Miami Heat, Orlando Magic)
May 11 Ion Adrian Zare, Romanian soccer defender (7 caps; FC Bihor, BFC Siófok), born in Oradea, Romania (d. 2022)
May 11 Martha Quinn, MTV VJ (Tracey-Bradys), born in Albany, New York
May 12 Dave Christian, American NHL right wing, 1980-94 (Olympic gold, 1980; Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, and 3 other teams), born in Warroad, Minnesota
May 12 Ving Rhames [Irving Rameses Rhames], American actor (Mission Impossible), born in New York City
May 13 Paul Pesco, Eurasian American session guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer, born in Canandaigua, New York
May 14 Mike Quick, NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
May 14 Patrick Bruel [Benguigui], Algerian-French actor (Coup of Sirocco), rock vocalist ("Marre de cette nana-là" - "Fed Up With That Chick"), and world class poker player, born in Tlemcen, Algeria
May 15 Andrew Eldritch, British rock singer-songwriter (Sisters of Mercy - Walk Away; Black Planet), born in Ely, England
May 15 Beverly Jo Scott, American singer-songwriter, based in Brussels, Belgium, born in Deer Park, Alabama
May 15 Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer
May 16 Bob Patterson, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1985-98 (Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and 3 other teams), born in Jacksonville, Florida
May 16 Mare Winningham, American Emmy Award-winning actress (St Elmo's Fire; Turner & Hooch), and singer-songwriter, born in Phoenix, Arizona
May 17 Jim Nantz, American sportscaster, born in Charlotte, North Carolina
May 17 Paul Di'anno [Andrews], Brazilian-British rock singer (Iron Maiden, 1981-84), born in Chingford, London, England
May 18 Graham Dilley, English cricket fast bowler (41 Tests, 138 wickets; Kent CCC, Worcestershire CCC), born in Dartford, England (d. 2011)
May 19 Nicole Brown Simpson, German-American ex-wife of O.J. Simpson who was later murdered, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1994)
May 20 Bronson Pinchot, American actor (Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop), born in New York City
May 20 Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Native Hawaiian singer, songwriter ("Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World"), and Hawaiian sovereignty advocate, born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 1997)
May 20 Peter Greene, American producer (After Midnight), born in Brooklyn, New York
May 21 Brisn Lenihan, Jnr, Irish politician and minister, born in Dublin (d. 2011)

Loretta Lynch (65 years old)

May 21 American lawyer and the 83rd US Attorney General (2015-17), born in Greensboro, North Carolina

May 21 Nick Cassavetes, American actor and director (The Notebook), born in New York City
May 22 Ed Fry, American actor (Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 22 Olin Browne, American golfer (US Senior Open 2011), born in Washington, D.C.
May 22 [Steven] Morrissey, British rock vocalist (The Smiths), born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England
May 23 Ken Peplowski, American swing jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 23 Linden Ashby, American actor (Mortal Kombat), born in Atlantic Beach, Florida
May 23 Marcella Mesker, Netherlands, tennis star
May 23 Robert "Bob" Mortimer, British comedian, podcast presenter, and actor, born in Acklam, England
May 24 Mario Igrec, Croatian jazz guitarist, composer and music professor (Cubismo), born in Zagreb, Croatia
May 24 Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish NHL goaltender, 1981-86, (Vezina Award winner, Philadelphia Flyers), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1986)
May 25 Cathryn Harrison, English actress (Old Woman in Black Moon), born in London, England
May 25 Julian Clary, British television personality, born in Surbiton, Surrey, England
May 25 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician (Minister for Mercantile Marine), born in Heraklion, Greece
May 26 Ole Bornedal, Danish film director, actor and producer
May 26 Steve Hanley, English rock bassist (The Fall; Tom Hingley and the Lovers; Brix & the Extricated), born in Dublin, Ireland
May 26 Wayne Hussey, English rock singer and guitarist (Mission - "Lover for Life"), born in Bristol, England
May 27 Donna Strickland, Canadian physicist (Nobel Prize 2018 laser beams), born in Guelph, Ontario
May 28 Bernardine Evaristo, English writer ("Girl, Woman, Other" - 1st woman of Black heritage to win the Booker Prize), born in London, England
May 28 John Morgan, British etiquette expert (d. 2000)
May 28 Léon Klaassen, Dutch session and touring rock and jazz drummer (Powerplay; The Pilgrims; D'Wys), born in The Netherlands
May 28 Steve Strange [Harrington], Welsh pop singer (Visage) and nightclub host, born in Newbridge, Caerphily, Wales (d. 2015)
May 29 Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, filmmaker and political activist, born in Nazareth, Israel (d. 2011)
May 29 Mel Gaynor, British rock drummer (Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"; "Alive And Kicking"), born in Balham, London, England
May 29 Rupert Everett, British actor (Another Country, My Best Friend's Wedding), born in Burnham Deepdale, England
May 30 Claudia Alexander, Canadian-born American NASA Scientist (led Galileo mission to Jupiter), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2015)
May 30 Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician, born in Bruges, Belgium