Birthdays Date 1972 May | History by KabAstro

May 1 Bobby Chouinard, Filipino baseball pitcher (first Filipino to play MLB), born in Manilla, Philippines

Dwayne Johnson (52 years old)

May 2 American pro wrestler (WCW C'ship x 2; WWE C'ship x 8; Royal Rumble 2000), actor and producer (Baywatch, Jumanji), born in Hayward, California

May 2 Jill Savery, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
May 2 Pandora Boxx [Michael Steck], American drag queen, comedian and TV personality (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Jamestown, New York
May 3 Brett Hayman, Australian rower (World C'ship gold LM8+ 1997; M4+, M2+ 1998; Olympic silver LM8+ 2000), born in Melbourne, Australia
May 3 Shonie Carter, American MMA fighter, born in Chicago, Illinois
May 3 Vyacheslav Kozlov, Russian ice hockey NHL forward (Detroit Red Wings), born in Voskresensk, Russia
May 4 Chris Tomlin, American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, and worship leader, born in Grand Saline, Texas
May 4 Gretchen Ulion, American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1998; 2 x Ivy League Player of the Year, Dartmouth College), born in Marlborough, Connecticut

Mike Dirnt (52 years old)

May 4 American rock bassist (Green Day - "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"), born in Berkeley, California

May 5 Brigitta Boccoli, Italian actress (Manhattan Baby), born in Milan, Italy
May 5 James Cracknell, British rowing champion (Olympic gold 2000, 04), born in Sutton, London
May 5 Mikael Renberg, Swedish NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers, TB Lightning), born in Piteå, Sweden
May 5 Ronald Snook, Australian rower (Olympics bronze 1996), born in Dalwallinu, Western Australia
May 5 Rushia Brown, American WNBA forward & center (Cleveland Rockers), born in New York
May 5 Travis Jervey, American football running back (Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers; Pro Bowl 1997), born in Columbia, South Carolina
May 5 Žigmund Pálffy, Slovak NHL right wing (NY Islanders), born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia

Martin Brodeur (52 years old)

May 6 Canadian NHL goalie (NJ Devils, Team Canada), born in Montreal, Quebec

May 7 Asghar Farhadi, Iranian film director (The Salesman, A Separation), born in Khomeyni Shahr, Iran
May 7 Frank Trigg, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, born in Kendall, New York
May 7 John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
May 8 Darren Hayes, Australian pop singer-songwriter, and music producer (Savage Garden - "To the Moon and Back", "Truly, Madly, Deeply"), born in Brisbane, Australia
May 9 Dan Hollander, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
May 9 Daniela Silivaș, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 1988), born in Deva, Romania
May 9 Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist
May 9 Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics 1992, 96)
May 10 Emma Ridley, American actress (Return to Oz, Boy Meets World), born in Hampstead, England
May 10 Farrell Duclair, CFL fullback (Calgary Stampeders)
May 10 Radosław Majdan, Polish footballer
May 10 Stuart Carlisle, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-)
May 11 Anita Hegh, Australian actress
May 11 Concha Buika [María Concepción Balboa Buika], Spanish singer ("Niña de Fuego"), born in Palma de Mallorca
May 11 Stefen Reid, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
May 12 Jason Kyle, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Tempe, Arizona
May 12 Paul Stout, American actor (Phillip-Scarecrow & Mrs King), born in Saugus, California
May 12 Rhea Seehorn, American actress (Better Call Saul), born in Norfolk, Virginia
May 13 Darryl Sydor, Canadian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Edmonton
May 13 Josh Taves, American football defensive end (New England Patriots), born in Watsonville, California
May 14 Chad Cascadden, American NFL linebacker, 1995-99 (New York Jets), s), Two Rivers, Wisconsin
May 14 Gabriel Mann [Mick], American actor (Bourne films - "Danny Zorn"; Revenge -"Norman"), born in Middlebury, Vermont
May 14 Mark Ruskell, England-born Scottish politician
May 15 David Charvet, actor (Melrose Place)
May 15 Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player (Vitesse)
May 15 Troy Drake, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
May 16 Andrzej Duda, Polish politician, President of Poland (2015-), born in Kraków, Poland
May 16 Keith Burns, American football linebacker (Super Bowl XXXII, XXXIII Denver Broncos), born in Greeleyville, South Carolina
May 16 Khary Payton, American actor (The Walking Dead; Bobbleheads:The Movie), born in Augusta, Georgia
May 16 Matthew Hart, New Zealand cricketer (NZ lefty spinner), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
May 17 John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
May 19 Aleksandr Golubev, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1994), born in Karavaievo, Russia
May 19 Jenny Berggren, Swedish pop singer-songwriter (Ace of Base - "All That She Wants", "The Sign"), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
May 19 Roberto Carcassés, Cuban jazz pianist, born in Havana, Cuba
May 19 Ronald Williams, CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
May 20 Busta Rhymes [Trevor George Smith Jr.], American rapper (The Coming), born in New York City
May 20 Christophe Dominici, French rugby union winger (65 caps; Stade Français), born in Toulon, France (d. 2020)
May 20 Michael Cox, American 1.5k runner, born in Hannibal, Missouri
May 21 Adriano Cintra, Brazilian dance-rock musician (CSS, 2003-11; I Love Miami), born in São Paulo, Brazil

The Notorious B.I.G. (1972-1997)

May 21 American rapper (Life After Death), born in Brooklyn, New York

May 22 Alison Eastwood, daughter of actor Clint/actress (Tightrope)
May 22 Anna Belknap, American actress (CSI NY), born in Damariscotta, Maine
May 22 Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
May 23 Isabelle Fijalkowski, WNBA center/forward (Cleveland Rockers)
May 23 Rene Ingoglia, running back (Buffalo Bills)
May 23 Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian formula one driver
May 24 Danny Bautista, Dominican baseball outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
May 24 Greg Berlanti, American television writer and producer (Dawson's Creek, Riverdale, Arrowverse), born in Rye, New York
May 24 Petra Schwarz-Ritter, Austrian tennis star (1988 Futures-Bari-ITA), born in Vienna, Austria
May 24 Tito Paul, American NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Kissimmee, Florida
May 24 Viktor Ujčík, Czech hockey player (Team Czech Rep), born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
May 25 Antonio Lang, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
May 26 Alan Victor White, British rock drummer (Oasis, 1995-2004 - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?), born in Lewisham, London, England
May 26 Patsy Palmer [Julie Merkell], British actress (Eastenders), born in London, England
May 27 Antonio Freeman, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers; Pro Bowl 1998; First-team All-Pro 1998), born in Baltimore, Maryland
May 27 Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian pop-reggae-Axé singer, musician, and songwriter, born in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
May 27 Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
May 27 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
May 28 Cheryl Demkowski, American ice dance skater (with partner Gregory Maddalone), born in Syracuse, New York
May 28 Guidoni Junior Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager, born in Mirassol. Brazil
May 28 Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
May 29 Közi, Japanese visual kei artist

Laverne Cox (52 years old)

May 29 American actress (Orange Is the New Black, Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word) and LGBT advocate, born in Mobile, Alabama

May 29 Stanislas [Louis Stanislas Renoult], French composer and pop singer (L'Équilibre instable), born in Fontainebleau, France
May 30 Anthony Cook, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tenn Oilers)
May 30 Jeff Jones, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
May 30 Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball outfielder (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004 [MVP], 07; 9 × Silver Slugger Award; Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
May 30 Renita Farrell, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympic Gold 1996, 2000), born in Townsville, Queensland
May 30 Soichiro Hoshi, Japanese seiyuu
May 31 Archie Panjabi, British actress (The Good Wife), born in Edgeware, England
May 31 Christian McBride, American jazz bassist, composer, broadcaster (Jazz Night in America), and artistic director (Newport Jazz Festival), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 31 Dave Roberts, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2004 Boston Red Sox) and manager (SD Padres 2015; World Series 2020, NL Manager of the Year 2016 LA Dodgers), born in Naha, Japan
May 31 John Godina, American shot putter (World C'ship gold 1995, 97, 01; Olympic silver 1996), born in Fort Still, Oklahoma