Famous Birthdays on May 9

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• 1147 Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese founder of bakufu and 1st shogun, born in Atsuta (d. 1199)
• 1265 Dante Alighieri, Italian poet and author (Dante's Inferno, Divina Commedia), born in Florence, Republic of Florence (d. 1321)
• 1540 Maharana Pratap, Rajput king of Mewar (1572-1597), born in Kumbhargal Fort, Mewar (d. 1597)

• 1596 Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Dutch painter, baptized in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1675)
• 1738 John Wolcot, English satirist (Peter Pindar), baptized in Dodbrooke, Kingsbridge, Devon (d. 1819)
• 1740 Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville), born in Roccaforzata, Taranto, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1816)
• 1746 Gaspard Monge, French mathematician (descriptive and differential geometry), politician (Minister of the Marine, 1792-93), and educator (École polytechnique), born in Beaune, France (d. 1818)
• 1771 Antoine-Charles Glachant, French violinist, composer, and artillery commander, born in Paris, France (d. 1851)
• 1783 Alexander Ross, Canadian fur trader, born in Morayshire, Scotland (d. 1856)
• 1785 James Pollard Espy, American meteorologist (Philosophy of Storms), born in Pennsylvania (d. 1860)
• 1793 Johannes Cornelis de Jonge, Dutch historian and archivist, born in Zierikzee, Netherlands (d. 1853)
• 1796 August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), born in Benningen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1845)

• 1801 Samuel Cousins, English mezzotint engraver, born in Exeter, Devon, England (d. 1887)
• 1810 Louis Gallait, Belgian historical painter (Egmont & Receiver), born in Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium (d. 1887)
• 1810 Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau and daughter of King Willem I, born in Berlin (d. 1883)
• 1814 Adolf von Henselt, German composer, born in Schwabach, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1889)
• 1824 William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Washington County, Virginia (d. 1864)
• 1829 Ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist and composer, born in Sinalunga, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1888)
• 1833 Boleslaw Dembinski, Polish organist and composer, born in Poznań, Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1914)

• 1843 Isabella "Belle" Boyd, American actress and Confederate spy during US Civil War, born in Martinsburg, Virginia (d. 1900)
• 1844 (Maria) Catharina Beersmans, Belgian stage actress (Medea; The Empty Cradle; The Bad Shepherds), born in Turnhout, Belgium (d. 1899)
• 1846 Nicolai Soloviev, Russian music critic and composer, born in Petrozavodsk, Russia (d. 1916)
• 1850 Edward Weston, English-born American electrical engineer who invented the portable voltmeter, born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 1936) [1]
• 1855 Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch composer, born in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1932)
• 1857 Luigi Illica, Italian poet and opera librettist (Giacomo Puccini's "La bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama Butterfly"; Umberto Giordano's "Andrea Chénier"), born in Castell'Arquato, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1919)

• 1865 August de Boeck, Flemish composer, born in Merchtem, Belgium (d. 1937)
• 1866 Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian social reformer and leader of Indian Independence Movement, born in Kotluk, Dist. Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, British India (d. 1915)

• 1873 Anton Cermak, American politician (44th Mayor of Chicago, 1931-33), born in Kladno, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) (d. 1933)

• 1873 Lilian Mary Baylis, English theatrical manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater), born in London (d. 1937)
• 1882 George Barker, American portrait and landscape painter, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1965)

• 1886 Francis Biddle, 58th United States Attorney General (1941-45), born in Paris (d. 1968)
• 1887 Jules Van de Leene, Belgian painter, born in Ixelles, Belgium (d. 1962)
• 1888 Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector and museum director, born in Stockholm (d. 1964)
• 1892 Eric Westberg, Swedish composer, born in Hudiksvall, Sweden (d. 1944)
• 1892 Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, born in Villa Pianore, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1989)
• 1893 William Moulton Marston, American psychologist (inventor of an early prototype of the lie detector) and writer (co-creator, Wonder Woman), born in Saugus, Massachusetts (d. 1947)
• 1895 Lucian Blaga, Romanian philosopher and poet (Dogmatic Aeon), born in Lámkerék, Szeben County, Austria-Hungary (d. 1961)
• 1895 Richard Barthelmess, American actor (Broken Blossoms, Noose, Heroes for Sales), born in New York City (d. 1963)
• 1901 George Duckworth, English cricket wicket-keeper (24 Tests, 60 dismissals), born in Warrington, Lancashire, England (d. 1966)
• 1901 John Forest "Fuzzy" Knight, American actor (Oklahoma Annie, Cowby & the Lady), born in Fairmont, West Virginia (d. 1976)
• 1903 Walter Dehmel, German writer, born in Berlin (d. 1960)
• 1905 Lilí Álvarez, Spanish tennis player (Wimbledon 1926-28 runner-up), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1998)
• 1906 Eleanor Estes, American children's author and illustrator (Ginger Pye, Moffats), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1988)
• 1907 Baldur von Schirach, German writer, Nazi official and convicted war criminal (Head of Hitler Youth 1931-40), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1974)
• 1907 Fred Warngård, Swedish athlete (d. 1950)
• 1907 Kathryn Kuhlman, famed evangelist (d. 1976)
• 1908 Mary Goldsmith, American ceramist (d. 2007)
• 1909 Don Messer, Canadian folk fiddler, and television host (Jubilee, 1959-73), born in Tweedside, New Brunswick (d. 1973)
• 1910 Barbara Woodhouse, Irish-born British dog training expert and TV personality ("walkies"), born in Rathfarnham, Ireland (d. 1988)
• 1911 Harry Simeone, American music arranger (Kate Smith Show, "The Little Drummer Boy"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2005)
• 1912 Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor (From Russia With Love, Fort Apache), born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (d. 1963)
• 1912 Per Imerslund, "The aryan idol" (d. 1943)
• 1913 John Hayes, British Naval Officer and Naval Secretary, born in Southcote, Bermuda (d. 1998)
• 1913 Victor Smith, Australian Admiral (Australian Chief of Naval Staff, 1st RAN officer promoted to admiral), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1998) [1]
• 1914 Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor, born in Barletta, Italy (d. 2005)
• 1914 Frank Chacksfield, English easy listening pianist, arranger and orchestra leader ("Ebb Tide"), born in Battle, England (d. 1995)
• 1914 Josef Muller-Brockmann 'Father of Swiss Graphic Design', Swiss graphic designer and writer, born in Rapperswil, Switzerland (d. 1996) [1]
• 1914 Theodore W. Kheel, American labor negotiator (Fair Employment Practices, 1962-63, New York City newspaper strike), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2010)
• 1914 [Clarence] Hank Snow, Canadian country singer (I'm Moving On; I Went to Your Wedding), born in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (d. 1999)
• 1916 Bernard Rose, British organist, soldier, composer, and academic, born in Sawbridgeworth, England (d. 1996)
• 1916 Douglas Guest, British organist, choir master (Westminster Abbey, 1963-81), conductor, and composer (For the Fallen), born in Sheffield, England (d. 1996) [1]
• 1917 John Arnatt, British actor (A Challenge for Robin Hood, Circumstantial Evidence), born in Petrograd, Russia (d. 1999)
• 1918 Orville Freeman, American politician (Governor of Minnesota 1955-61, US Secretary of Agriculture 1961-69), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2003)

• 1919 Arthur English, British comedian and actor (Malachi's Cove, Are You Being Served?), born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (d. 1995)
• 1919 Betty Jameson, American golfer (US Open 1947, Western Open 1942, 54), born in Norman, Oklahoma (d. 2009)
• 1920 Richard Adams, English author (Watership Down), born in Newbury (d. 2016)
• 1920 William Tenn [pseudonym of Philip Klass], British-born American sci-fi author, born in London, England (d. 2010)
• 1921 Daniel Berrigan, American Jesuit priest and peace activist (Vietnam War), born in Virginia, Minnesota (d. 2016)
• 1921 Mona Van Duyn, American poet (d. 2004)
• 1921 Sophie Scholl, German anti-Nazi political activist, active in the non-violent resistance group, the White Rose (Die Weisse Rose), born in Forchtenberg, Germany (d. 1943)
• 1922 Sheila Burrell, British actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark), born in Blackheath, London (d. 2011)
• 1923 Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer, and "honorary mayor" of Hollywood (d. 2008)
• 1924 Bulat Okudzhava, Russian poet-bard and founder of author's song genre (Student!), born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 1997)
• 1924 Connie Russell, American singer (Club Embassy; Garroway at Large), born in New York City (d. 1990)
• 1924 Gerard Wernars, Dutch graphic designer (Library stamps 1991), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2003)
• 1924 Jean J A Girault, French director and screenwriter (l'Amour), born in Villenauxe-la-Grande, France (d. 1982)
• 1925 Peter Leng, British Army officer (Master General of the Ordnance, Command of the British Army forces in Northern Ireland) (d. 2009)
• 1926 Francis Kennedy, British diplomat, and administrator (Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire, 1995-2001), born in Brinscall, England (d. 2016)
• 1926 Robin Cooke, pres (NZ Court of Appeal)
• 1927 John McDermott, Northern Irish barrister and jurist (Lord Justice of Appeal, 1987-98), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2022)
• 1927 Juan José Pizzuti, Argentine soccer striker and manager (12 caps; Racing Club de Avellaneda), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2020)
• 1927 Manfred Eigen, German physicist/chemist (Nobel 1967)
• 1927 Ray Katt, American MLB baseball catcher, 1952-59 (World Series Champion - New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals), and collegiate coach, 1971-93, born in New Braunfels, Texas (d. 1999)
• 1928 Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (Olympic gold 1948, World champion 1947-48), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2012)
• 1928 Páll Pampichier Pálsson, Austrian-Icelandic composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1966)
• 1928 Pancho González, American tennis player (US National C'ships singles 1948-49; Wimbledon & French Open Doubles, 1949; 13 x Pro Grand Slam titles), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1995)
• 1928 Ralph Goings, American photorealistic painter, born in Corning, California (d. 2016)
• 1929 Anthony Lloyd, Lord Justice of Appeal
• 1929 Kay Dotrice [Katherine Newman], British actress (Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2007)
• 1930 Joan Sims, British actress ("Carry on" films, As Time Goes By), born in Laindon, Essex, England (d. 2001)
• 1931 Alistair MacFarlane, Scottish electrical engineer and principal (Heriot-Watt University, 1989-96), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2021)
• 1931 Vance DeVoe Brand, American USN officer and aviator, and NASA astronaut (Apollo 18; STS-5, -41-B & -35), born in Longmont, Colorado
• 1932 Conrad Hunte, Barbadian cricketer (great West Indian opener 1958-66), born in St. Andrew, Barbados (d. 1999)
• 1932 David Plastow, British businessman (CEO of Rolls-Royce, 1972-80), and administrator (Chairman of UK Medical Research Council, 1990-98), born in Grimsby, England ( d. 2019)
• 1932 Gavin Lyall, British author (Conduct of Major Maxim, The Secret Servant), born in Birmingham, Warwickshire (d. 2003)
• 1932 Geraldine McEwan, British actress (Agatha Christie's Miss Marple), born in Old Windsor Berkshire (d. 2015)
• 1932 J. Alex McMillan, American politician (Rep-R-NC, 1985-95), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
• 1934 Alan Bennett, English playwright and actor (The Madness of King George, The History Boys), born in Armley, Leeds
• 1934 John Robertson, deputy chairman (Barclays de Zoete Wedd)
• 1934 Roy Massey, Master of Choristers (Hereford Cathedral)
• 1935 Nole "Nokie" Edwards, American surf-rock guitarist (The Ventures) and actor (Deadwood), born in Lahoma, Oklahoma (d. 2018)

• 1936 Terry Downes, British middleweight boxing champion (1961-62), born in London (d. 2017)
• 1936 Terry Drinkwater, American TV newsman (CBS), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1989)
• 1937 Dave Prater, American soul singer (Sam & Dave - "Soul Man"), born in Ocilla, Georgia (d. 1988)
• 1937 José Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect
• 1937 Sonny Curtis, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Crickets - " I Fought The Law"; solo - "Love Is All Around"), born in Meadow, Texas
• 1938 Charles Simic Yugoslavian-born poet, 15th Poet Laureate of the United States
• 1938 Geoffrey Holland, civil servant
• 1938 Walt Corey, American football linebacker (AFL C'ship 1962, 66; AFL All-Star 1963; Dallas Texans/KC Chiefs) and coach (KC Chiefs, Buffalo Bills), born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
• 1939 Bruce Mather, Canadian pianist and composer, born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1939 Herbert Hippauf, baseball player
• 1939 Ion Ţiriac, Romanian tennis manager
• 1939 Ken Warby, Australian motorboat racer (water speed record 275.97 knots [511.10 km/h; 317.58 mph 1978]), born in Newcastle, Australia (d. 2023)
• 1939 Pierre Desproges, French humorist (d. 1988)

• 1940 Dick Morrissey, British jazz saxophonist, born in Horley, Surrey, England (d. 2000)
• 1940 James L Brooks, American Emmy and Academy Award-winning television and film writer, director, and producer (The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Taxi; Terms of Endearment; Broadcast News; The Tracey Ullman Show), born in New York City
• 1941 Danny Rapp, American pop singer (Danny & Juniors - "At The Hop"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1983)
• 1941 Dorothy Hyman, English athlete (Olympic silver 100m, bronze 200m 1960; bronze 4×100m relay 1964), born in Cudworth, England
• 1941 Howard Komives, American NBA star (NY Knicks, Buffalo Braves), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2009)
• 1941 Jan Dibbets, sculptor/artist (Dutch Mountains)
• 1941 Pete Birrell, British rock bassist (Freddie and The Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"), born in Wythenshawe, Cheshire, England
• 1942 George Wilson. American basketball center (NCAA C'ship 1962 Uni of Cincinnati; Olympic gold 1964; Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2023)
• 1942 John D Ashcroft, (Gov-MO)
• 1942 Mike Millward, British guitarist (The Fourmost - "A Little Loving"), born in Bromborough, Cheshire, England (d. 1966)
• 1942 Tommy Roe, American pop-rock singer ("Sheila"; "Dizzy"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• 1942 Val Garay, American record producer and engineer ("Bette Davis Eyes"), born in San Francisco, California
• 1943 Bruce Milner, American pop-rock pianist and organ player (Every Mother's Son - "Come On Down to My Boat"), and dentist, born in New York
• 1943 Emile Ardolino, American Emmy and Academy Award-winning director (He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'; Dirty Dancing; Sister Act), born in Queens, New York (d. 1993)
• 1943 John Hugen Tobler, British rock music journalist (ZigZag Magazine co-founder), and record company executive, born in England
• 1943 Maurice Foster, West Indian cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 125; Jamaica), born in St. Mary, Jamaica
• 1944 Don Dannemann, American rock guitarist, singer (The Cyrkle - "Red Rubber Ball"), and advertising jingle writer, born in Brooklyn, New York City
• 1944 Richie Furay, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Buffalo Springfield; Poco), born in Yellow Springs, Ohio
• 1945 Steve Katz, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in New York City
• 1946 Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actress (Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown)
• 1947 Anthony Higgins, British actor (A Walk with Love and Death, Something for Everyone), born in East Northamptonshire, England
• 1948 Calvin Murphy, American basketball player
• 1948 Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician
• 1948 John Mahaffey, American golfer (PGA Championship 1978; 10 PGA Tour titles), born in Kerrville, Texas

• 1949 Oleg Yuriyevich Atkov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-10)
• 1950 Matthew Kelly, actor/TV host (Holding the Fort, Relative Strangers)
• 1950 Tom Petersson, American rock bassist (Cheap Trick - "I Want You to Want Me"), born in Rockford, Illinois
• 1951 Alley Mills, actress (Norma Arnold-Wonder Years), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1951 Charley Drayton, American session and touring drummer, bass player (X-pensive Winos; DiVinyls; Paul Simon; Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul; Bob Dylan), and record producer, born in New York City

• 1952 Patrick Ryecart, actor (Silas Mariner)
• 1953 Amy Hill, American comedian and actress (All-American Girl - "Grandma"; Magnum, PI - "Kumu"), born in Deadwood, South Dakota
• 1953 Gregory Beecroft, Chorpus Christi TX, actor (Guiding Light)
• 1953 Ron Jackson, baseball player
• 1953 Scott McInnis, American politician who apologised for plagiarism (Rep-R-Colorado 1993-2005), born in Glenwood Springs
• 1954 Balazs Taroczy, Hungarian tennis star
• 1955 Anne-Sofie von Otter, Swedish opera, lieder, and rock mezzo-soprano (For The Stars, with Elvis Costello), born in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1955 Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (Misfits of Science), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1955 Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian politician (President, 1991-95; Prime Minister, 1995-2012), born in Adwa, Ethiopian Empire (d. 2012)
• 1955 Myra Blackwelder, American golfer (LPGA Rookie of the Year 1980), born in Lexington, Kemtucky
• 1956 Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress (Saving Hope), born in Hamilton, Ontario
• 1957 Fred Markham, 1st man to pedal a bike 65 mph
• 1957 John Stuper, baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
• 1957 Tessa Peake-Jones, British television and film actress (Only Fools and Horses - "Raquel"), born in Hammersmith, London, England
• 1958 Esko Rechardt, Finnish yachtsman (Olympic gold 1980)
• 1959 Andrew Jones, New Zealand cricket batsman (39 Tests @ 44.27, 87 ODIs), born in Wellington, New Zealand
• 1959 Asantha De Mel, cricketer (pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler)
• 1960 Iain Butchart, cricket all-rounder (Zimbabwe, Test v Pak 1995)
• 1960 Jim Reilly, Northern Irish drummer (Red Rockers), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland

• 1962 Dave Gahan, British new wave rock vocalist (Depeche Mode - "Dreaming of Me"), born in Essex, England
• 1962 John Corbett, American actor (Northern Exposure - "Chris Stevens"; Sex and the City - "Aidan"; My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and country music singer, born in Wheeling, West Virginia
• 1962 Paul Heaton, British singer-songwriter (Housemartins), born in Bromborough, England
• 1963 Ron Miles, American jazz cornetist, composer, and bandleader, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2022)
• 1963 Sanja Doležal, Croatian pop singer (Novi fosili), and television personality, born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)

• 1965 Ken Nomura, Japanese auto racer (D1 Grand Prix 2006, 08 runner-up), born in Fukuoka, Japan
• 1965 Marc Logan, NFL running back (Washington Redskins), born in Lexington, Kentucky

• 1966 Mark Tinordi, Canadian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Red Deer, Alberta
• 1968 Bruce Pickens, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
• 1968 David Benoit, NBA forward (Utah Jazz, NJ Nets)
• 1968 Marie-José Pérec, French track and field athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 400m 1996), born in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
• 1968 Scott Pruitt, American politician (EPA head 2017-18), born in Danville, Kentucky
• 1968 Vince Workman, NFL running back (Packers, Panthers, Colts)
• 1969 Amber [Marie-Claire Cremers], Dutch-born German singer-songwriter, born in Ubbergen, Netherlands
• 1969 Renn Crichlow, canoeist (Olympics-8-92, 96), born in Ottawa, Ontario
• 1970 Doug Christie, NBA guard/forward (Toronto Raptors)
• 1971 Nicolas Ghesquière, French fashion designer (Louis Vuitton), born in Comines, France
• 1971 Paul McGuigan, British rock bassist (Oasis, 1991-99 - "Wonderwall"), born in Manchester, England
• 1972 Dan Hollander, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
• 1972 Daniela Silivaș, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 1988), born in Deva, Romania
• 1972 Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist
• 1972 Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics 1992, 96)

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