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Famous People Born on May 15(249 people)

Haerin, Korean singer(2006 - present)
Musician

Haerin, Korean singer

Actor

Chase Hudson, American internet celebrity, singer, actor

Athlete

Dayana Yastremska, Ukrainian tennis player

Athlete

Anastasia Gasanova, Russian tennis player

Athlete

Lucrezia Stefanini, Italian tennis player

Athlete

Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer

Notable Figure

Scott Drinkwater, Australian rugby league player

Musician

Birdy, English singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Jeremy Hawkins, New Zealand rugby league player

Athlete

Tomáš Kalas, Czech international footballer

Notable Figure

Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player

Musician

Lee Jong-hyun, Korean guitarist

Fashion

Stella Maxwell, New Zealand model

Musician

Susan Soonkyu Lee, Korean-American singer and entertainer

Athlete

Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, French footballer

Athlete

Indrek Kajupank, Estonian basketball player

Athlete

Scott Laird, English footballer

Athlete

David Adams, American baseball player

Athlete

Michael Brantley, American baseball player

Athlete

Brian Dozier, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Mark Fayne, American ice hockey player

Athlete

Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player

Athlete

Leonardo Mayer, Argentinian tennis player

Athlete

Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player

Notable Figure

Thomas Brown, American football player

Athlete

Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer

Athlete

Adam Moffat, Scottish footballer

Athlete

Cristiane, Brazilian footballer

Notable Figure

Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver

Notable Figure

Laura Harvey, English football coach

Actor

Tathagata Mukherjee, Indian actor

Notable Figure

Denis Onyango, Ugandan football goalkeeper

Notable Figure

Justine Robbeson, South African javelin thrower

Notable Figure

Jeff Deslauriers, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian race car driver

Actor

Samantha Noble, Australian actress

Notable Figure

Beau Scott, Australian rugby league player

Actor

Mr Probz, Dutch singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer

Athlete

Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican sprinter

Athlete

Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer

Athlete

Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player

Musician

Layal Abboud, Lebanese singer

Athlete

Patrice Evra, French footballer

Athlete

Paul Konchesky, English international footballer

Athlete

Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player

Notable Figure

Zara Phillips, English equestrian

Actor

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress and singer

Athlete

Josh Beckett, American baseball player

Athlete

Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer

Athlete

Daniel Caines, English sprinter

Notable Figure

Chris Masoe, New Zealand rugby player

Notable Figure

Ryan Max Riley, American skier

Notable Figure

Robert Royal, American football player

Musician

Dominic Scott, Irish guitarist

Notable Figure

Amy Chow, American gymnast and pediatrician

Athlete

Dwayne De Rosario, Canadian soccer player

Athlete

Edu, Brazilian footballer

Actor

David Krumholtz, American actor

Athlete

Torraye Braggs, American basketball player

Athlete

Mark Kennedy, Irish footballer

Athlete

Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer

Notable Figure

Ryan Leaf, American football player and coach

Politician

Anže Logar, Slovenian politician

Athlete

Tyler Walker, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Ray Lewis, American football player and sportscaster

Politician

Ales Michalevic, Belarusian lawyer and politician

Politician

Janne Seurujärvi, Finnish Sami politician, first Sami ever to be elected to the Finnish Parliament

Politician

Vasilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player and politician

Writer

Matthew Sadler, English chess player and author

Athlete

Marko Tredup, German footballer and manager

Musician

Ahmet Zappa, American musician and writer

Politician

Danny Alexander, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland

Actor

David Charvet, French actor and singer

Athlete

Karin Lušnic, Slovenian tennis player

Athlete

Frank de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager

Athlete

Ronald de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Desmond Howard, American football player and sportscaster

Filmmaker

Alison Jackson, English photographer, director, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Rod Smith, American football player

Politician

Ben Wallace, English captain and politician

Athlete

Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American baseball player (died 2011)

Politician

Kari Baadstrand Sandnes, Norwegian politician

Notable Figure

Emmitt Smith, American football player and sportscaster

Politician

Cecilia Malmström, Swedish academic and politician, 15th European Commissioner for Trade

Writer

Sophie Raworth, English journalist and broadcaster

Notable Figure

Simen Agdestein, Norwegian chess grandmaster and football player

Writer

Laura Hillenbrand, American journalist and author

Athlete

John Smoltz, American baseball player and sportscaster

Actor

Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress

Athlete

Jiří Němec, Czech footballer

Musician

André Abujamra, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Scott Tronc, Australian rugby league player

Political Leader

Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Denmark

Athlete

Gavin Nebbeling, South African footballer

Athlete

Lisa Curry, Australian swimmer

Writer

Giselle Fernández, Mexican-American television journalist.

Actor

Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer

Filmmaker

Rob Bowman, American director and producer

Politician

R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician

Athlete

Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

Politician

Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer and politician

Notable Figure

Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver

Musician

Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter

Actor

Jason Graae, American musical theater actor

Writer

Ruth Marcus, American journalist

Athlete

Ron Simmons, American football player and wrestler

Writer

Meg Gardiner, American-English author and academic

Politician

Juan José Ibarretxe, Spanish politician

Athlete

Kevin Von Erich, American football player and wrestler

Politician

Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Labour

TV/Radio

Dan Patrick, American television anchor and sportscaster

Scientist

Kevin Greenaugh, American nuclear engineer (died 2023)

Politician

Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian politician (died 2013)

Politician

Lia Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician

Notable Figure

Diana Liverman, English-American geographer and academic

Writer

Caroline Thomson, English journalist and broadcaster

Athlete

George Brett, American baseball player and coach

Scientist

Athene Donald, English physicist and academic

Musician

Mike Oldfield, English-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Actor

Chazz Palminteri, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Musician

Dennis Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter (died 2014)

Scientist

Chris Ham, English political scientist and academic

Scientist

Frank Wilczek, American mathematician and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

Politician

Jim Bacon, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (died 2004)

Athlete

Jim Simons, American golfer (died 2005)

Astronaut

Frank L. Culbertson Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut

Notable Figure

Robert S.J. Sparks, English geologist and academic

Athlete

Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese baseball player

Musician

Brian Eno, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Politician

Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas

Musician

Graeham Goble, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

Philosopher/Religious

Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý, Vietnamese priest and activist

Notable Figure

Michael Dexter, English hematologist and academic

Athlete

Jerry Quarry, American boxer (died 1999)

Politician

Bill Alter, American police officer and politician

Notable Figure

Ulrich Beck, German sociologist and academic (died 2015)

Politician

Paul Bégin, Canadian lawyer and politician

Musician

Freddie Perren, American songwriter, producer, and conductor (died 2004)

Musician

Lois Johnson, American singer-songwriter (died 2014)

Political Leader

Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian businessman and politician, 10th Vice President of Indonesia

Politician

Doug Lowe, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Tasmania

Actor

K. T. Oslin, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2020)

Artist

Jaxon, American illustrator and publisher, co-founded the Rip Off Press (died 2006)

Business

Roger Ailes, American businessman (died 2017)

Actor

Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer

Athlete

Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach

Notable Figure

Dorothy Shirley, English high jumper and educator

Actor

Mireille Darc, French actress, director, and screenwriter (died 2017)

Writer

Nancy Garden, American author (died 2014)

Politician

Madeleine Albright, Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (died 2022)

Musician

Karin Krog, Norwegian singer

Actor

Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor (died 2020)

Actor

Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American actress and singer

Athlete

Mart Laga, Estonian basketball player (died 1977)

Artist

Ralph Steadman, English painter and illustrator

Writer

Paul Zindel, American playwright and novelist (died 2003)

Notable Figure

Don Bragg, American pole vaulter (died 2019)

Notable Figure

Ted Dexter, Italian-English cricketer (died 2021)

Musician

Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008)

Political Leader

Akihiro Miwa, Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, author and drag queen

Athlete

Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2013)

Political Leader

James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, Vincentian politician and agronomist, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (died 2021)

Artist

Jasper Johns, American painter and sculptor

Musician

Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (died 2006)

Filmmaker

Anthony Shaffer, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2001)

Filmmaker

Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter (died 2016)

Musician

Andrei Eshpai, Russian pianist and composer (died 2015)

Scientist

Mary F. Lyon, English geneticist and biologist (died 2014)

Politician

Carl Sanders, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74th Governor of Georgia (died 2014)

Actor

Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (died 2008)

Notable Figure

Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (died 1971)

Artist

Richard Avedon, American sailor and photographer (died 2004)

Musician

John Lanchbery, English-Australian composer and conductor (died 2003)

Notable Figure

Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (died 2013)

Writer

Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author (died 2021)

Writer

Federico Krutwig, Basque writer, member of ETA and translator (died 1998)

Filmmaker

Michel Audiard, French director and screenwriter (died 1985)

Actor

Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2008)

Notable Figure

Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (died 2015)

Actor

Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (died 2009)

Actor

Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress (died 2014)

Writer

Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (died 2006)

Notable Figure

Paul Samuelson, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)

Filmmaker

Henrik Sandberg, Danish production manager and producer (died 1993)

Notable Figure

Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972)

Politician

Angus MacLean, Canadian farmer and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (died 2000)

Musician

Norrie Paramor, English composer, producer, and conductor (died 1979)

Musician

Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (died 2003)

Writer

Max Frisch, Swiss playwright and novelist (died 1991)

Medical

Herta Oberheuser, German physician (died 1978)

Actor

Constance Cummings, British-based American actress (died 2005)

Actor

James Mason, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984)

Musician

Clara Solovera, Chilean singer-songwriter (died 1992)

Activist

Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (died 1931)

Actor

Joseph Cotten, American actor (died 1994)

Artist

Albert Dubout, French cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor (died 1976)

Artist

Abraham Zapruder, American businessman and amateur photographer, filmed the Zapruder film (died 1970)

Writer

Clifton Fadiman, American game show host and author (died 1999)

Scientist

Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (died 1998)

Politician

Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (died 1976)

Notable Figure

Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (died 1937)

Writer

Xavier Herbert, Australian author (died 1984)

Athlete

Luis Monti, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (died 1983)

Scientist

Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (died 1986)

Military

Jean Étienne Valluy, French general (died 1970)

Actor

Arletty, French model, actress, and singer (died 1992)

Politician

Prescott Bush, American captain, banker, and politician (died 1972)

Politician

William D. Byron, American lieutenant and politician (died 1941)

Notable Figure

Feg Murray, American hurdler and cartoonist (died 1973)

Filmmaker

José Nepomuceno, Filipino filmmaker, founder of Philippine cinema (died 1959)

Military

Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral (died 1977)

Athlete

Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (died 1969)

Writer

Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright (died 1940)

Writer

Hjalmar Dahl, Finnish journalist, translator and writer (died 1960)

Scientist

Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (died 1971)

Writer

Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (died 1980)

Athlete

Walter White, Scottish international footballer (died 1950)

Notable Figure

Oskari Tokoi, Finnish socialist and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland (died 1963)

Notable Figure

Paul Probst, Swiss target shooter (died 1945)

Politician

John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (died 1921)

Politician

Frank Hornby, English businessman and politician, invented Meccano (died 1936)

Writer

Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (died 1931)

Scientist

Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1906)

Scientist

Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (died 1911)

Writer

L. Frank Baum, American novelist (died 1919)

Notable Figure

Matthias Zurbriggen, Swiss mountaineer (died 1917)

Writer

Ioannis Psycharis, Ukrainian-French philologist and author (died 1929)

Artist

Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter and illustrator (died 1926)

Notable Figure

Carl Wernicke, German neuropathologist. (died 1905)

Notable Figure

Élie Metchnikoff, Russian zoologist (died 1916)

Military

Clarence Dutton, American commander and geologist (died 1912)

Writer

Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author (died 1905)

Musician

Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor (died 1870)

Notable Figure

Samuel Carter, English railway solicitor and Member of Parliament (MP) (died 1878)

Politician

Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (died 1869)

Politician

Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician (died 1864)

Political Leader

Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (died 1859)

Politician

Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1843)

Musician

Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1824)

Politician

Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General (died 1820)

Scientist

Maximilian Hell, Hungarian priest and astronomer (died 1792)

Writer

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (died 1762)

Legal

George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, British judge (died 1689)

Notable Figure

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French noble (died 1707)

Philosopher/Religious

René Goupil, French-American missionary and saint (died 1642)

Musician

Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (died 1643)

Artist

Hendrick de Keyser, Dutch sculptor and architect (died 1621)

Notable Figure

Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (died 1581)[citation needed]

Political Leader

Sejong the Great, Korean king of Joseon (died 1450)

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