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Famous People Born on May 29(226 people)

Notable Figure

Dommaraju Gukesh, Youngest contender to compete for the title of World Chess Champion

Athlete

Paul Skenes, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Puka Nacua, American football player

Notable Figure

Andrew Torgashev, American figure skater

Athlete

Gennaro Nigro, American soccer player

Actor

Park Ji-hoon, South Korean actor and singer

Athlete

Markelle Fultz, American basketball player

Athlete

Austin Reaves, American basketball player

Athlete

Tyler Nevin, American baseball player

Athlete

Konosuke Takeshita, Japanese professional wrestler

Athlete

Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player

Actor

Maika Monroe, American actress and kiteboarder

Notable Figure

Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete

Athlete

Sarah Moundir, Swiss tennis player

Actor

Gregg Sulkin, English actor

Notable Figure

Yaime Perez, Cuban discus thrower

Notable Figure

Tan Zhongyi, Women's World Chess Champion, 2017–2018

Notable Figure

Joe Biagini, American baseball pitcher

Activist

Erica Garner, American civil rights activist (died 2017)

Notable Figure

Ezekiel Ansah, Ghanaian-American football player

Athlete

Diego Barisone, Argentinian footballer (died 2015)

Actor

Riley Keough, American model and actress

Notable Figure

Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Jordanian captain and pilot (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast

Athlete

Tobin Heath, American soccer player

Notable Figure

Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Lina Andrijauskaitė, Lithuanian long jumper

Notable Figure

Jon Holland, Australian cricketer

Notable Figure

Issac Luke, New Zealand rugby league player

Athlete

Kelvin Maynard, Dutch footballer (died 2019)

Actor

Noah Reid, Canadian actor, musician, producer, and screenwriter

Athlete

Rui Sampaio, Portuguese footballer

Notable Figure

Nathan Horton, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player

Athlete

Nia Jax, Australian-American professional wrestler

Notable Figure

Funmi Jimoh, American long jumper

Filmmaker

Dhar Mann, American entrepreneur, film producer and YouTuber

Athlete

Andreas Schäffer, German footballer

Musician

Ina Wroldsen, Norwegian singer and songwriter

Notable Figure

Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukrainian heptathlete

Athlete

Matt Macri, American baseball player

Athlete

Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player

Athlete

Andrey Arshavin, Russian footballer

Athlete

Ernesto Farías, Argentinian footballer

Athlete

Arne Friedrich, German footballer

Athlete

Brian Kendrick, American wrestler

Athlete

John Rheinecker, American baseball player (died 2017)

Musician

Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter

Athlete

Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player

Musician

Adam Rickitt, English singer

Athlete

Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer

Athlete

Marco Cassetti, Italian footballer

Athlete

António Lebo Lebo, Angolan footballer

Athlete

Caçapa, Brazilian footballer and manager

Athlete

Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball player and sportscaster

Athlete

Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player

Athlete

Yegor Titov, Russian footballer

Notable Figure

Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player

Actor

Mel B, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Athlete

Sven Kubis, German footballer

Comedian

Sarah Millican, English comedian

Athlete

Anthony Wall, English golfer

Actor

Daniel Tosh, American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and executive producer

Actor

Steve Cardenas, American martial artist and retired actor

Notable Figure

Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach

Writer

Aaron McGruder, American author and cartoonist

Politician

Jenny Willott, English politician

Actor

Tomoko Kaneda, Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio personality

Musician

Mark Lee, American guitarist and songwriter

Athlete

Alpay Özalan, Turkish footballer

TV/Radio

Myf Warhurst, Australian radio and television host

Actor

Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBT advocate

Athlete

Bill Curley, American basketball player and coach

Musician

Simon Jones, English singer and bass player

Notable Figure

John Simon, Australian rugby league player

Athlete

Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer

Notable Figure

Bernd Mayländer, German race car driver

Politician

Filipa Pinto, Portuguese politician

Actor

Jo Beth Taylor, Australian television host and actress

Notable Figure

Rob Womack, English shot putter and discus thrower

Writer

Natarsha Belling, Australian journalist

Athlete

Roberto Di Matteo, Italian footballer and manager

Politician

Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician

Athlete

Tate George, American basketball player

Politician

Jessica Morden, English politician

Activist

Hida Viloria, American activist

Musician

Noel Gallagher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Mike Keane, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Writer

Steven Levitt, American economist, author, and academic

Writer

Natalie Nougayrède, French journalist

Politician

Howard Mills III, American academic and politician

Notable Figure

Oswaldo Negri Jr., Brazilian race car driver

Musician

Blaze Bayley, English singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Zhu Jianhua, Chinese high jumper

Notable Figure

Ukyo Katayama, Japanese race car driver

Notable Figure

Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Athlete

Fandi Ahmad, Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager

Athlete

Eric Davis, American baseball player

TV/Radio

Carol Kirkwood, Scottish weather presenter

Actor

Chloé Sainte-Marie, Canadian actress and singer

Musician

Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist

Musician

John Miceli, American drummer

Notable Figure

Thomas Baumer, Swiss economist and academic

Politician

Mike Freer, English politician

Actor

Rupert Everett, English actor and novelist

Musician

Mel Gaynor, English drummer

Musician

Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter

Actor

Annette Bening, American actress

Actor

Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, and activist (died 2011)

Athlete

Uwe Rapolder, German footballer and coach

Athlete

Mike Stenhouse, American baseball player and sportscaster

Philosopher/Religious

Steven Croft, English bishop and theologian

Politician

Jeb Hensarling, American lawyer and politician

Filmmaker

Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian film director

Politician

Mark Lyall Grant, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations

Actor

La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress

Athlete

Frank Baumgartl, German runner (died 2010)

Notable Figure

John Hinckley Jr., American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan

Filmmaker

David Kirschner, American animator, producer, and author

Notable Figure

Gordon Rintoul, Scottish historian and curator

Notable Figure

Ken Schrader, American race car driver and sportscaster

Musician

Robert Beaser, American composer and educator

Politician

Jerry Moran, American lawyer and politician

Actor

Danny Elfman, American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Actor

Rebbie Jackson, American singer and actress

Actor

Robert Axelrod, American actor and screenwriter (died 2019)

Athlete

Brian Kidd, English footballer and manager

Musician

Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Musician

Michael Berkeley, English composer and radio host

Notable Figure

Keith Gull, English microbiologist and academic

Actor

Anthony Geary, American actor (died 2025)

Politician

Fernando Buesa, Spanish politician (died 2000)

Musician

Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2022)

Politician

Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, Scottish lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (died 2013)

Writer

Julian Le Grand, English economist and author

Notable Figure

Martin Pipe, English jockey and trainer

Artist

Joyce Tenneson, American photographer

Writer

Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, Belgian scholar and author (died 2018)

Business

Bob Benmosche, American businessman (died 2015)

Politician

Quentin Davies, English soldier and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Politician

Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (died 2013)

Politician

Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal

Actor

Kevin Conway, American actor and director (died 2020)

Writer

Doug Scott, English mountaineer and author (died 2020)

Writer

Bob Simon, American journalist (died 2015)

Athlete

Taihō Kōki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th Yokozuna (died 2013)

Political Leader

Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (died 2010)

TV/Radio

Pete Smith, Australian radio and television announcer

Notable Figure

Al Unser, American race car driver (died 2021)

Politician

Christopher Bland, English businessman and politician (died 2017)

Business

Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman, 8th Commissioner of Baseball (died 2025)

Legal

Charles W. Pickering, American lawyer and judge

Musician

Irmin Schmidt, German keyboard player and composer

Notable Figure

Alwin Schockemöhle, German show-jumper

Athlete

Harry Statham, American basketball player and coach

Writer

André Brink, South African author and playwright (died 2015)

Musician

Sylvia Robinson, American singer and producer (died 2011)

Politician

Bill Vander Zalm, Dutch-Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia

Musician

Helmuth Rilling, German conductor and educator

Notable Figure

Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (died 2005)

Writer

Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author

Athlete

Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach

Philosopher/Religious

Harry Frankfurt, American philosopher and academic (died 2023)

Scientist

Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)

Athlete

Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2014)

Musician

Freddie Redd, American jazz pianist and composer (died 2021)

Business

Jean Coutu, Canadian pharmacist and businessman, founded the Jean Coutu Group

Actor

Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress and television host (died 2018)

Political Leader

Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga (died 2017)

Political Leader

Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal

Writer

Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (died 1999)

Athlete

Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player and coach (died 2013)

Athlete

Pepper Paire, American baseball player (died 2013)

Writer

Bernard Clavel, French author (died 2010)

Politician

John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (died 2020)

Notable Figure

Edith Roger, Norwegian dancer and choreographer (died 2023)

Notable Figure

Joe Weatherly, American race car driver (died 1964)

Musician

Iannis Xenakis, Greek-French composer, engineer, and theorist (died 2001)

Notable Figure

Norman Hetherington, Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (died 2010)

Notable Figure

John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2000)

Actor

Clifton James, American actor (died 2017)

Medical

Jacques Genest, Canadian physician and academic (died 2018)

Political Leader

John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (died 1963)

Writer

Marcel Trudel, Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 2011)

Musician

Karl Münchinger, German conductor and composer (died 1990)

Actor

Stacy Keach Sr., American actor (died 2003)

Notable Figure

Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (died 1986)

Athlete

Tony Zale, American boxer (died 1997)

Artist

Aleksandr Laktionov, Soviet painter (died 1972)

Politician

Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician (died 1978)

Filmmaker

Diana Morgan, Welsh-English playwright and screenwriter (died 1996)

Politician

Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (died 2002)

Writer

T. H. White, Indian-English author (died 1964)

Actor

Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright (died 1994)

Politician

Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician (died 1996)

Actor

Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer (died 2003)

Notable Figure

Harry Kadwell, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1999)

Politician

Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence (died 1987)

Musician

Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1957)

Actor

Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer (died 1989)

Filmmaker

Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1969)

Writer

Max Brand, American journalist and author (died 1944)

Writer

Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (died 1938)

Philosopher/Religious

Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (died 1936)

Writer

G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright (died 1936)

Musician

Rudolf Tobias, Estonian organist and composer (died 1918)

Artist

Clark Voorhees, American painter (died 1933)

Musician

Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (died 1909)

Scientist

John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor (died 1895)

Artist

Louise-Adéone Drölling, French painter (died 1836)

Scientist

Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer and selenographer (died 1874)

Scientist

Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (died 1855)

Politician

Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (died 1799)

Musician

Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer (died 1803)

Politician

James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician (died 1773)

Notable Figure

Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist (died 1800)

Scientist

Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (died 1715)

Notable Figure

Charles II of England (died 1685)

Notable Figure

Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French princess (died 1693)

Notable Figure

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (died 1632)

Notable Figure

Virginia de' Medici, Italian princess (died 1615)

Military

George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, English general and administrator (died 1629)

Notable Figure

Antun Vrančić, Croatian archbishop (died 1573)

Notable Figure

Victor, Duke of Münsterberg, Reichsgraf, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (died 1500)

Notable Figure

Charles, Prince of Viana (died 1461)

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About Famous Birthdays on May 29

May 29 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.

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