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Famous People Born on May 27(259 people)

Notable Figure

Franco Colapinto, Formula 1 driver

Athlete

Jérémy Doku, Belgian footballer

Athlete

Gabri Veiga, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Abner Vinícius, Brazilian footballer

Athlete

Matheus Cunha, Brazilian footballer

Actor

Lily-Rose Depp, French-American actress and model

Athlete

Josep Martínez, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Anna Bondar, Hungarian tennis player

Notable Figure

Daniel Jones, American football player

Athlete

Konrad Laimer, Austrian footballer

Musician

Kim Jae-hwan, South Korean singer

Athlete

Yoán Moncada, Cuban baseball player

Athlete

Maximilian Arnold, German footballer

Athlete

João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer

Athlete

Aymeric Laporte, French-Spanish footballer

Athlete

Aaron Brown, Canadian sprinter

Athlete

Jeison Murillo, Colombian footballer

Notable Figure

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Canadian canoer

Athlete

Sebastien Dewaest, Belgian footballer

Notable Figure

Tim Lafai, Samoan rugby league player

Athlete

Ksenia Pervak, Russian tennis player

Athlete

Mário Rui, Portuguese footballer

Athlete

Armando Sadiku, Albanian footballer

Athlete

Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer

Athlete

Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopian runner

Actor

Chris Colfer, American actor and singer

Athlete

Jonas Hector, German footballer

Notable Figure

Marcus Kruger, Swedish ice hockey player

Athlete

Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer

Musician

Peakboy, South Korean rapper, record producer, and singer-songwriter

Athlete

Celso Borges, Costa Rican footballer

Notable Figure

Vontae Davis, American football player (died 2024)

Notable Figure

Irina Davydova, Russian hurdler

Notable Figure

Garrett Richards, American baseball pitcher

Notable Figure

Tyler Sash, American football player (died 2015)

Athlete

Gervinho, Ivorian footballer

Actor

Bella Heathcote, Australian actress

Athlete

Bora Paçun, Turkish basketball player

Notable Figure

Matt Prior, Australian rugby league player

Notable Figure

Martina Sáblíková, Czech speed skater and cyclist

Notable Figure

Conor Cummins, Manx motorcycle racer

Athlete

Bamba Fall, Senegalese basketball player

Athlete

Lasse Schöne, Danish footballer

Athlete

Chiang Chien-ming, Taiwanese baseball player

Athlete

Roberto Soldado, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Blake Ahearn, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Miguel González, Mexican baseball pitcher

Athlete

Natalya, Canadian professional wrestler

Athlete

Mariano Pavone, Argentine footballer

Notable Figure

Alina Cojocaru, Romanian ballerina

Athlete

Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer

Notable Figure

Craig Buntin, Canadian figure skater

Writer

Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator (died 2004)

Athlete

Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer

Athlete

Adin Brown, American soccer player

Notable Figure

Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian high jumper

Notable Figure

Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer

Notable Figure

Marcel Fässler, Swiss racing driver

Musician

André 3000, American rapper

Notable Figure

Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer

Musician

Jadakiss, American rapper

Writer

Jamie Oliver, English chef and author

Scientist

Feryal Özel, Turkish astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic

Musician

Skye Edwards, British singer-songwriter

Actor

Denise van Outen, English actress, singer, and television host

Musician

Derek Webb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Danny Wuerffel, American football player

Actor

Jack McBrayer, American actor and comedian

Notable Figure

Tana Umaga, New Zealand rugby player and coach

Athlete

Todd Demsey, American golfer

Notable Figure

Antonio Freeman, American football player

Notable Figure

Maxim Sokolov, Russian ice hockey player

Politician

Mathew Batsiua, Nauruan politician

Actor

Paul Bettany, English actor

Athlete

Wayne Carey, Australian footballer and coach

Writer

Kaur Kender, Estonian author

Musician

Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (died 2002)

Athlete

Lee Sharpe, English footballer

Athlete

Grant Stafford, South African tennis player

Politician

Sophie Walker, British politician, leader of the Women's Equality Party

TV/Radio

Petroc Trelawny, British radio and television broadcaster

Notable Figure

Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist

Politician

Tim Farron, English educator and politician

Actor

Joseph Fiennes, English actor

Musician

Alex Archer, American-born Australian musician

Athlete

Todd Hundley, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Jeremy Mayfield, American race car driver

Scientist

Craig Federighi, American computer scientist and engineer

Athlete

Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player and coach

Writer

Rebekah Brooks, English journalist

Athlete

Harun Erdenay, Turkish basketball player and coach

Athlete

Frank Thomas, American baseball player and sportscaster

Athlete

Paul Gascoigne, English international footballer, coach, and manager

Actor

Eddie McClintock, American actor

Writer

Heston Blumenthal, English chef and author

Actor

Todd Bridges, American actor

Athlete

Pat Cash, Australian-English tennis player and sportscaster

Actor

Adam Carolla, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Musician

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist and composer

Notable Figure

Maria Walliser, Swiss skier

Athlete

Marcelino Bernal, Mexican footballer

Athlete

Ray Borner, Australian basketball player

Actor

Steven Brill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Scientist

Anthony A. Hyman, Israeli-English biologist and academic

Politician

David Mundell, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland

Notable Figure

Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer, coach and sportscaster

Athlete

José Luíz Barbosa, Brazilian runner and coach

Actor

Peri Gilpin, American actress

Notable Figure

Gaston Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Politician

Nick Anstee, English accountant and politician, 682nd Lord Mayor of London

Musician

Neil Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician

Politician

Jesse Robredo, Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (died 2012)

Politician

Dag Terje Andersen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Labour

Politician

Nitin Gadkari, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Transport

Notable Figure

Eddie Harsch, Canadian-American keyboard player and bass player (died 2016)

Musician

Siouxsie Sioux, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer

Writer

Cynthia McFadden, American journalist

Filmmaker

Rosemary Squire, English producer and manager, co-founded Ambassador Theatre Group

Filmmaker

Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian director and screenwriter

Filmmaker

Eric Bischoff, American wrestler, manager, and producer

Actor

Richard Schiff, American actor, director, and producer

Musician

Ian Tracey, English organist and conductor

Politician

Pauline Hanson, Australian businesswoman, activist, and politician

Notable Figure

Jackie Slater, American football player and coach

Athlete

John Conteh, English boxer

Actor

Dee Dee Bridgewater, American singer-songwriter and actress

Athlete

Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (died 2015)

Politician

Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale, English politician (died 2021)

Athlete

Christa Vahlensieck, German runner

Notable Figure

Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant (died 2017)

Notable Figure

Pete Sears, English bass player

Writer

Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, American occultist and author (died 2014)

Politician

Peter DeFazio, American politician

Actor

Marty Kristian, German-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Athlete

Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer and coach

Politician

Riivo Sinijärv, Estonian politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Musician

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish bassist and composer (died 2005)

Notable Figure

John Williams, English motorcycle racer (died 1978)

Musician

Bruce Cockburn, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Politician

Christopher Dodd, American lawyer and politician

Notable Figure

Karen Fladset, Norwegian handball player

Politician

Ingrid Roscoe, English historian and politician, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (died 2020)

Actor

Alain Souchon, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Actor

Cilla Black, English singer and actress (died 2015)

Actor

Bruce Weitz, American actor

Notable Figure

Lee Baca, American police officer

Notable Figure

Piers Courage, English racing driver (died 1970)

Political Leader

Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Notable Figure

Robin Widdows, English racing driver

Writer

Mike Gibson, Australian journalist and sportscaster (died 2015)

Business

Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns, English courtier and businessman

Politician

Yves Duhaime, Canadian captain and politician

Business

Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman

Business

Gerald Ronson, English businessman and philanthropist

Business

Lionel Sosa, Mexican-American advertising and marketing executive

Musician

Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)

Filmmaker

Allan Carr, American playwright and producer (died 1999)

Military

Benjamin Bathurst, English admiral (died 2025)

Actor

Louis Gossett Jr., American actor and producer (died 2024)

Politician

Marcel Masse, Canadian educator and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Mal Evans, British road manager of The Beatles (died 1976)

Athlete

Jerry Kindall, American baseball player and coach (died 2017)

Musician

Ramsey Lewis, American jazz pianist and composer (died 2022)

Actor

Lee Meriwether, American model and actress, Miss America 1955

Athlete

Ray Daviault, Canadian-American baseball player (died 2020)

Filmmaker

Harlan Ellison, American author and screenwriter (died 2018)

Business

Edward Samuel Rogers, Canadian businessman (died 2008)

Writer

Manfred Sommer, Spanish author and illustrator (died 2007)

Notable Figure

André Barbeau, French-Canadian neurologist (died 1986)

Politician

John Chapple, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (died 2022)

Actor

Bernard Fresson, French actor (died 2002)

Actor

Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer (died 2015)

Writer

Philip Kotler, American author and professor

Writer

John Barth, American novelist and short story writer (died 2024)

Filmmaker

William S. Sessions, American civil servant and judge, 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (died 2020)

Musician

Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator (died 2010)

Musician

Thea Musgrave, Scottish-American composer and educator

Writer

Jüri Randviir, Estonian chess player and journalist (died 1996)

Writer

Tony Hillerman, American journalist and author (died 2008)

Political Leader

Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2014)

Filmmaker

John Sumner, English-Australian director, founded the Melbourne Theatre Company (died 2013)

Politician

Henry Kissinger, German-American political scientist and politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)

Business

Sumner Redstone, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2020)

Notable Figure

Otto Carius, German lieutenant and pharmacist (died 2015)

Actor

Christopher Lee, English actor (died 2015)

Politician

John D. Vanderhoof, American banker and politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (died 2013)

Actor

Bob Godfrey, Australian-English animator, director, and voice actor (died 2013)

Political Leader

Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2019)

Scientist

Harry Webster, English engineer (died 2007)

Musician

Ester Soré, Chilean singer-songwriter (died 1996)

Writer

Herman Wouk, American novelist (died 2019)

Writer

John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (died 1982)

Athlete

Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2002)

Athlete

Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1995)

Political Leader

Hubert Humphrey, American journalist and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (died 1978)

Politician

Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (died 2007)

Actor

Vincent Price, American actor (died 1993)

Musician

Dolores Hope, American singer and philanthropist (died 2011)

Notable Figure

Juan Vicente Pérez, Venezuelan supercentenarian, oldest living man, last man born in 1900s decade (died 2024)

Writer

Nicolas Calas, Greek-American poet and critic (died 1988)

Writer

Rachel Carson, American biologist, environmentalist, and author (died 1964)

Philosopher/Religious

Buddhadasa, Thai monk and philosopher (died 1993)

Athlete

Harry Hibbs, English footballer (died 1984)

Notable Figure

Antonio Rosario Mennonna, Italian bishop (died 2009)

Notable Figure

Lotte Toberentz, German overseer of the Nazi Uckermark concentration camp (died 1964)

Writer

Uładzimir Žyłka, Belarusian poet and translator (died 1933)

Notable Figure

Johannes Türn, Estonian chess and draughts player (died 1993)

Writer

David Crosthwait, American engineer, inventor and writer (died 1976)

Scientist

John Cockcroft, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1967)

Notable Figure

Dink Templeton, American rugby player and coach (died 1962)

Politician

Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (died 1995)

Writer

Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author (died 1961)

Filmmaker

Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist and screenwriter (died 1961)

Musician

Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (died 1965)

Writer

Jaan Kärner, Estonian poet and author (died 1958)

Musician

Louis Durey, French composer (died 1979)

Notable Figure

Frank Woolley, English cricketer (died 1978)

Musician

Max Brod, Czech journalist, author, and composer (died 1968)

Artist

Jessie Arms Botke, American painter (died 1971)

Medical

Karl Bühler, German-American linguist and psychologist (died 1963)

Politician

Hans Lammers, German judge and politician (died 1962)

Artist

Anna Cervin, Swedish artist (died 1972)

Writer

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and author (died 1945)

Scientist

William Stanier, English engineer (died 1965)

Notable Figure

Frederick Cuming, English cricketer (died 1942)

Notable Figure

Jorge Newbery, Argentine aviator (died 1914)

Artist

Georges Rouault, French painter and illustrator (died 1958)

Writer

Aleksa Šantić, Bosnian poet and author (died 1924)

Writer

Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (died 1931)

Notable Figure

Arthur Mold, English cricketer (died 1921)

Political Leader

Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portuguese politician, 7th President of Portugal (died 1941)

Musician

Margrethe Munthe, Norwegian songwriter (died 1931)

Scientist

Theodor Curtius, German chemist (died 1928)

Notable Figure

Billy Barnes, English cricketer (died 1899)

Notable Figure

Wild Bill Hickok, American police officer (died 1876)

Business

Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (died 1892)

Politician

Zenas Ferry Moody, American surveyor and politician, 7th Governor of Oregon (died 1917)

Politician

Samuel F. Miller, American lawyer and politician (died 1892)

Musician

Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (died 1910)

Writer

Amelia Bloomer, American journalist and activist (died 1894)

Politician

Henry Parkes, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (died 1896)

Architect

John Rudolph Niernsee, Viennese-born American architect (died 1885)

Writer

George K. Teulon, English-Texian journalist and freemason (died 1846)

Business

Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1877)

Notable Figure

Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (died 1857)

Notable Figure

Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (died 1825)

Political Leader

Nathaniel Gorham, American merchant and politician, 14th President of the Continental Congress (died 1796)

Notable Figure

Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine of Germany (died 1722)

Notable Figure

Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (died 1729)

Notable Figure

William II, Prince of Orange (died 1650)

Philosopher/Religious

Antoine Daniel, French-Canadian missionary and saint (died 1648)

Musician

Michael Altenburg, German theologian and composer (died 1640)

Writer

Caspar Schoppe, German author and scholar (died 1649)

Notable Figure

Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (died 1604)

Notable Figure

Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and theorist (died 1594)

Writer

Zhu Quan, Chinese military commander, historian and playwright (died 1448)[citation needed]

Philosopher/Religious

Ibn Khaldun, Tunisian historian and theologian (died 1406)

Political Leader

Emperor Dezong of Tang (died 805)

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