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Famous People Born in May 1970

  • May 1 Alex Van Pelt, American NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills) and QB coach ; GB Packers, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • May 1 Bernard Butler, Irish-English guitarist, songwriter (The Tears - "Refugees"; Suede), and record producer, born in Stamford Hill. North London, England
  • May 1 Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympic silver 1992; Champions Trophy gold 1999), born in Perth, West Australia
  • May 1 Sacha Perry, American hard bop jazz pianist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Brookyln, New York City

Bobby Cannavale (54 years old)

May 3 American stage and screen Emmy Award-winning actor (Will & Grace - "Vince"; Boardwalk Empire), born in Union, New Jersey

  • May 3 Ted Crowley, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in Concord, Massachusetts
  • May 4 Dawn Staley, American Basketball HOF guard (6 × WNBA All-Star, Charlotte Sting, Houston Comets; Olympic gold 1996, 2000, 04) and coach (Olympic gold 2020), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • May 4 Giovanni Mirabassi, Italian-French jazz pianist (Avanti!), born in Perugia, Italy
  • May 4 Gregg Alexander, American pop-rock musician, songwriter, and producer (New Radicals- "You Get What You Give"), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
  • May 4 Will Arnett, Canadian-American actor (Arrested Development), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • May 5 Guillaume Connesson, French contemporary classical composer (Yu-Yan; The Ship of Ishtar; A Kind of Trane), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
  • May 5 Juan Acevedo, Mexican baseball player (Colorado Rockies), born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
  • May 5 Kyan Douglas, American TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Miami, Florida
  • May 5 Naomi Klein, Canadian author (This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate) and activist, born in Montreal, Quebec
  • May 5 Soheil Ayari, French-Iranian racer, born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France
  • May 6 Emerson Martin, NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers)
  • May 6 Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
  • May 7 Jenny Saville, English painter (Propped), born in Cambridge, England
  • May 7 Mark Smith, American outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Pasadena, California
  • May 7 Sebastien Britten, Canadian figure skater (1995 Canadian Champ), born in Brossard, Quebec
  • May 8 Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer (dashing NSW & Australian lefty batsman)
  • May 9 Doug Christie, NBA guard/forward (Toronto Raptors)
  • May 10 Craig Mack, American rapper ("Flava In Ya Ear"), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2018)
  • May 10 Dallas Roberts, American actor
  • May 10 Gabriela Montero, Venezuelan-American pianist, born in Caracas, Venezuala
  • May 10 Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter (The Hunchback of San Francisco), born in Sligo, Ireland
  • May 10 Sally Phillips, English comedian and actress (Smack the Pony, Miranda), born in Hong Kong
  • May 11 Dean Capobianco, Australian 200m/400m (Olympics 1992, 96)
  • May 11 Glenn Hugill, British television presenter and producer
  • May 11 Nicky Katt, American actor

Jim Furyk (54 years old)

May 12 American golfer (US Open 2003; 17 PGA Tour titles; first to shoot 58 2016), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania

  • May 12 Mark Foster, English swimmer (4 x World C'ship [SC] gold 50m freestyle; 2 x gold 50m butterfly), born in Billericay, England
  • May 12 Mike Weir, Canadian golfer (US Masters 2003), born in Sarnia, Ontario
  • May 12 Samantha Mathis, American actress (American Psycho, Billions), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • May 12 Stevie Anderson, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
  • May 13 Mark Beaufait, US hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
  • May 13 Mitch Lyons, NFL tight end (Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers)
  • May 13 Selwyn Jones, American NFL defensive back, 1992-97 (Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks, and 2 other teams), born in Houston, Texas
  • May 14 Natasha Ryan, American child actress (Days Of Our Lives, 1975-80; Ladies' Man, 1980-81), born in Los Angeles, California
  • May 15 Artie Smith, NFL defensive end (Cin Bengals)
  • May 15 Cory Philpot, CFL running back (BC Lions)
  • May 15 Desmond Howard, College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (Heisman Trophy 1991, U of Michigan; Super Bowl MVP 1996, Green Bay Packers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • May 15 Frank de Boer, Dutch soccer star (Ajax)
  • May 15 Keith Tower, NBA center (LA Clippers)
  • May 15 Martin Rossiter, Welsh pop singer, keyboardist (Gene), and music educator, born in Wales
  • May 15 Nicola Walker, English actress (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Last Tango in Halifax), born in London
  • May 15 Prince Be [Attrell Cordes], American rapper (PM Dawn), born in Jersey City (d. 2016)
  • May 15 Rod Smith, Texarkana, Arkansas, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
  • May 15 Ronald de Boer, Dutch soccer player (Ajax)
  • May 15 Tony Brown, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)

Gabriela Sabatini (54 years old)

May 16 Argentine tennis player (US Open 1990), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • May 17 Alan Wetmore, CFL fullback (Montreal Alouettes)
  • May 17 Giovanna Trillini, Italian fencer (2 x Olympic gold foil 1992), born in Iesi, Italy
  • May 17 Hubert Davis, American basketball guard (Dallas Mavericks, NY Knicks) and coach (Uni of North Carolina), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • May 17 Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter (New Kids on the Block), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • May 17 Matt Lindland, American mixed martial arts fighter
  • May 17 Stefania Croce, Italian golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2000 runner-up), born in Bergamo, Italy
  • May 18 Clemens Zwijnenberg, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente)

Tina Fey (54 years old)

May 18 American actress and comedian (Saturday Night Live; 30 Rock), born in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania

  • May 18 Vicky Sunohara, Canadian ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics 1998)
  • May 19 K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer (Players C'ship 2011; 8 PGA Tour titles), born in Wando, South Korea
  • May 20 Jason York, Nepean, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)

Louis Theroux (54 years old)

May 20 English television broadcaster (Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends; When Louis Met....), born in Singapore

  • May 20 Missy Cress, female catcher (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Burbank, California
  • May 20 Terrell Brandon, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 1996, 97 Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Portland, Oregon
  • May 21 Carl Veart, Australian footballer, born in Whyalla, Australia
  • May 21 Dorsey Levens, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
  • May 21 Roman Turek, Czech hockey goalie (Team Czech Rep, Olympics 1998), born in Strakonice, Czechoslavkia
  • May 22 Eric Wunderlich, American 200m breaststroke (Olympic 7th 1996)
  • May 22 Marcus Dowdell, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)

Naomi Campbell (54 years old)

May 22 English model and actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped), born in London, England

  • May 22 Pedro Diniz, Brazilian Formula One driver
  • May 23 Blake Schwendiman, American author
  • May 23 Bryan Herta, American race car driver
  • May 23 Matt Flynn, American drummer (Maroon 5, since 2006 - "Moves Like Jagger"), born in Woodstock, New York
  • May 23 Nanette Burstein, American director and producer
  • May 23 Ricky Gutierrez, infielder (Houston Astros), born in Miami, Florida
  • May 23 Yigal Amir, Israeli assassin of Yitzhak Rabin
  • May 24 Jeff Zgonina, American NFL defensive tackle (Carolina Panthers, Packers, Rams), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • May 24 Tommy Page, American pop singer ("I'll Be Your Everything"), born in Glenridge, New Jersey (d. 2017)
  • May 25 Heather Simmons-Carrasco, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic alt-96), born in Mountain View, California
  • May 25 Joey Eischen, American MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in West Covina, California
  • May 25 Lindsay Greenbush, American twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie), born in Hollywood, California
  • May 25 Michael Benyaer, Canadian-American actor (Deadpool) and writer (Pilot One), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • May 25 Octavia Spencer, American actress and producer (The Help, Hidden Figures), born in Montgomery, Alabama
  • May 25 Robert Croft, Welsh cricket spin bowler (21 Tests England, 49 wickets, BB 5/95; Glamorgan CCC) and broadcaster (Sky Sports), born in Swansea, Wales
  • May 25 Satsuki Yukino, Japanese voice actor, born in Kyoto, Japan
  • May 25 Sidney Greenbush, American twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie), born in Hollywood, California
  • May 26 Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese manga artist (Rurouni Kenshin), born in Tokyo, Japan
  • May 26 Sam Mack, NBA forward/guard (Houston Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies)
  • May 26 Sebastian Barrie, NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers)

Joseph Fiennes (54 years old)

May 27 English actor (Enemy at the Gates, Shakespeare in Love), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire

  • May 27 Michael Blackburn, Australian laser sailor (Olympic bronze 2000), born in Sydney, New South Wales
  • May 27 Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
  • May 27 Tim Farron, British politician
  • May 28 Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002)
  • May 28 Ian Cashmore, English actor and paranormal investigator
  • May 28 Jason Belser, NFL cornerback (Indianapolis Colts)
  • May 29 Natarsha Belling, Australian news presenter, born in Mudgee, Australia
  • May 29 Roberto Di Matteo, Italian soccer midfielder, manager (Italy 34 caps, Lazio, Chelsea), born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland
  • May 30 Ness Wadia, Indian industrialist
  • May 30 Sam Rogers, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
  • May 31 Cory Mantyka, Canadian CFL guard (BC Lions), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  • May 31 Paolo Sorrentino, Italian filmmaker (La Grande Bellezza), born in Naples, Italy

About May 1970

How Old? 54 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Signs: Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20), Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20)