Birthdays Date 1961 May | History by KabAstro

May 6 Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician (First Vice President of the European Commission 2014-23; Dutch House of Representatives, 1998-2007, 2010-12, 2023-), born in Maastricht, Netherlands

George Clooney (63 years old)

May 6 American actor (ER; Batman; The Descendants; Oceans 11), born in Lexington, Kentucky

May 6 Roma Downey, Irish actress (One Life to Live; Touched by an Angel), born in Derry, Northern Ireland
May 7 Phil "Wizzö" Campbell, Welsh rock musician (Motörhead), born in Pontypridd, Wales
May 8 Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler
May 8 Bill de Blasio, American politician and NYC Mayor (2014-21), born in Manhattan, New York
May 8 David Winning, Canadian film director
May 10 Blyth Tait, New Zealand equestrian (Olympic gold Individual eventing 1996, bronze 1992), born in Whangārei, New Zealand
May 10 Danny Carey, American drummer (Tool), born in Lawrence, Kansas
May 10 Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress
May 10 Randy Cunneyworth, Canadian ice hockey left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers) and coach (Atlanta Thrashers, Montreal Canadiens), born in Etobicoke, Ontario
May 10 Teri Copley, Arcadia California, actress (Mickey-We've Got it Made)
May 11 Cecile Licad, Filipina concert pianist (Leventritt Award, 1981), born in Manila, Philippines
May 11 David Ake, American jazz pianist (Humanities; Green Thumb), musicologist (Jazz/Not Jazz), and educator, born in New Haven, Connecticut
May 11 Diana Lee[-Hsu], American actress (Licence to Kill), and model (Playboy playmate May, 1988), born in Seattle, Washington
May 12 Billy Duffy, British rock musician (The Cult), born in Manchester, England
May 12 Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor (The Kids in the Hall), born in Edmonton, Alberta
May 12 Lar Park Lincoln, American actress, born in Dallas, Texas
May 12 Thomas Dooley, American soccer midfielder (81 caps; FC Homburg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern), born in Bechhofen, Germany

Dennis Rodman (63 years old)

May 13 American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Trenton, New Jersey

May 14 Alain Vigneault, Canadian NHL ice hockey coach, since 1997 (New York Rangers, 2013-18; Philadelphia Flyers, 2019-2021; and two other teams), born in Quebec City, Quebec
May 14 Tim Roth, British actor (Reservoir Dogs; Vincent & Theo; The Hateful Eight), born in Dulwich, London, England
May 14 Ulrike Folkerts, German actress
May 15 Katrin Cartlidge, British actress (d. 2002)
May 15 Melle Mel [Melvin Glover], American rapper (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five), born in The Bronx, New York
May 15 Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Australian jazz singer, born in Wycheproof, Australia
May 16 Charles Wright, American professional wrestler known as "The Godfather"
May 16 Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
May 16 Nina Arvesen, actress (Cassandra-Young & Restless), born in White Plains, New York

Enya (63 years old)

May 17 Irish singer and songwriter ("Orinoco Flow"; "Carribbean Blue"; "Only Time"), born in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland

May 18 Hugh Whitaker, British rock drummer (The Housemartins), born in England
May 19 Gregory Poirier, American screenwriter and director
May 19 Lisa Rathgber Wagner, bowler (3-time LPBT Player of Year, Bowler of Decade), born in Hillsboro Illinois
May 19 Ronan Hardiman, Irish composer (Michael Flatley soundtracks), born in Dublin, Ireland
May 20 Kit Clarke, Scottish rocker (Danny Wilson - "Mary's Prayer"), born in Dundee, Scotland
May 20 Nick Heyward, British rock guitarist and vocalist (Haircut 100 - "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"), born in Becjenham, Kent, England
May 20 Vaughn Jefferis, New Zealand equestrian rider (World C'ship gold 1994, 98; Olympic bronze 1996), born in Huntly, New Zealand
May 21 Tim Lever, British rock keyboardist (Dead or Alive - "You Spin Me Round"), born in Liverpool, England
May 22 Dana Williams, American singer (Diamond Rio - Meet in the Middle), born in Dayton, Ohio
May 23 Dave Babych, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
May 23 Kevin Romine, baseball player
May 25 Hiro Saito, Japanese professional wrestler (All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary), born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
May 26 Stephen Pate, American golfer (6 PGA Tour titles, US Open 1988, US Masters 1990 3rd), born in Ventura, California
May 26 Tarsem Singh, Indian film director, born in Jalandhar, India
May 27 Cathy Silvers, actress (Happy Days, Foley Square), born in New York City
May 27 Jill Sterkel, American swimmer (Olympic gold, 1976 & 1984; bronze, 1988), born in Hacienda Heights, California
May 27 John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, US canoeist/kayaker (Olympic-92)
May 27 Peri Gilpin, actor (Roz Doyle-Frasier), born in Waco, Texas
May 28 Roland Gift, British pop-rock singer (Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"), and actor, born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England
May 29 David Palmer, British drummer (ABC - "The Lexicon Of Love"), born in Chesterfield, England
May 29 John Miceli, American rock drummer (Meat Loaf), born in Long Island, New York

Melissa Etheridge (63 years old)

May 29 American Grammy and Academy Award-winning rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Never Enough; Come To My Window), born in Leavenworth, Kansas

May 30 Ella Arolovich, Leningrad USSR, model
May 30 Harry Enfield, English comedian and actor (Dermot-Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live), born in Horsham, England
May 30 Ralph Carter, American actor (Michael Evans-Good Times), born in New York City
May 31 Lea Thompson, American actress (Back to the Future, Caroline In The City), born in Rochester, Minnesota