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Famous People Born on May 3(176 people)

Athlete

Florian Wirtz, German footballer

Actor

Rachel Zegler, American actress and singer

Notable Figure

Tom Hartley, English cricketer

Musician

Ella Langley, American singer-songwriter

Musician

Desiigner, American rapper

Notable Figure

Dwayne Haskins, American football player (died 2022)

Athlete

Mary Cain, American runner

Athlete

Alex Iwobi, Nigerian footballer

Athlete

Domantas Sabonis, Lithuanian-American basketball player

Actor

Noah Munck, American actor

Notable Figure

Ivan Bukavshin, Russian chess player (died 2016)

Athlete

Anwar El Ghazi, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Austin Meadows, American baseball player

Musician

Samuel Seo, South Korean musician

Actor

Harvey Guillén, American actor

Athlete

Brooks Koepka, American golfer

Notable Figure

James Pattinson, Australian cricketer

Notable Figure

Jesse Bromwich, New Zealand rugby league player

Athlete

Katinka Hosszú, Hungarian swimmer

Athlete

Ben Revere, American baseball player

Artist

Paddy Holohan, Irish mixed martial artist

Actor

Damla Sönmez, Turkish actress

Athlete

Homer Bailey, American baseball player

Actor

Pom Klementieff, French actress

Athlete

Ezequiel Lavezzi, Argentinian footballer

Politician

Robin Tonniau, Belgian politician

Notable Figure

Joseph Addai, American football player

Athlete

Romeo Castelen, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Igor Olshansky, Ukrainian-American football player

Musician

Paul Banks, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Lawrence Tynes, American football player

Musician

Eric Church, American country music singer-songwriter

Athlete

Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player and sportscaster

Athlete

Tyronn Lue, American basketball player and coach

Athlete

Ben Olsen, American soccer player and coach

Notable Figure

Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player

Athlete

Brad Scott, Australian footballer and coach

Athlete

Chris Scott, Australian footballer and coach

Writer

Willie Geist, American television journalist and host

Actor

Christina Hendricks, American actress and model

Politician

Sanath Nishantha, Sri Lankan politician (died 2024)

Athlete

Jamie Baulch, Welsh sprinter and television host

Politician

Steve Barclay, English lawyer and politician

Politician

Douglas Carswell, British politician, the first elected MP for the UK Independence Party

Notable Figure

Daniel Anderson, Australian rugby league coach and manager

Actor

Kenny Hotz, Canadian producer, writer, director, actor, and comedian

Notable Figure

Ignatius Aphrem II, Syrian patriarch

Filmmaker

Mark Cousins, Northern Irish director, writer, cinematographer

Athlete

John Jensen, Danish footballer and coach

Business

Mikhail Prokhorov, Russian businessman

Musician

Sterling Campbell, American drummer and songwriter

Notable Figure

Ron Hextall, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager

Athlete

Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player and coach

Writer

Mona Siddiqui, Pakistani-Scottish journalist and academic

Athlete

Steve McClaren, English footballer and manager

Politician

David Vitter, American lawyer and politician

Politician

Leyla Zana, Kurdish activist and politician

Athlete

Kathy Smallwood-Cook, English sprinter and educator

Politician

Uma Bharti, Indian activist and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

Actor

Ben Elton, English actor, director, and screenwriter

Writer

Bill Sienkiewicz, American author and illustrator

Writer

Sandi Toksvig, Danish-English comedian, writer, and broadcaster

Notable Figure

Rod Langway, Taiwanese-American ice hockey player and coach

Notable Figure

Stephen D. M. Brown, British geneticist

Notable Figure

David Hookes, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2004)

Musician

Angela Bofill, American singer-songwriter (died 2024)

Politician

Chuck Baldwin, American pastor and politician

Notable Figure

Joseph W. Tobin, American cardinal

Musician

Christopher Cross, American singer-songwriter and producer

Politician

Ashok Gehlot, Indian politician, 21st Chief Minister of Rajasthan

Writer

Tatyana Tolstaya, Russian author and publicist

Musician

Mary Hopkin, Welsh singer-songwriter

Medical

Liam Donaldson, English physician and academic

Politician

Ron Wyden, American academic and politician

Notable Figure

Denis Cosgrove, British-American academic and geographer (died 2008)

Notable Figure

Doug Henning, Canadian magician (died 2000)

Notable Figure

Norm Chow, American football player and coach

Notable Figure

Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (died 2024)

Athlete

Davey Lopes, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Politician

Jim Risch, American lawyer and politician, 31st Governor of Idaho

Athlete

Vicente Saldivar, Mexican boxer (died 1985)

Notable Figure

Věra Čáslavská, Czech gymnast and coach (died 2016)

Politician

Butch Otter, American soldier and politician, 32nd Governor of Idaho

Notable Figure

Nona Gaprindashvili, Georgian chess player, Women's World Champion, 1962-1978

Scientist

David Koch, American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (died 2019)

Athlete

Clemens Westerhof, Dutch footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Omar Abdel-Rahman, Egyptian terrorist (died 2017)

Business

Ron Popeil, American businessman, founded the Ronco Company (died 2021)

Athlete

Henry Cooper, English boxer and sportscaster (died 2011)

Musician

Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)

Actor

Frankie Valli, American singer and actor

Actor

James Brown, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2006)

Scientist

Steven Weinberg, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)

Actor

Robert Osborne, American actor and historian (died 2017)

Writer

Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (died 2014)

Athlete

Helen Walulik, American baseball player (died 2012)

Musician

Dave Dudley, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)

Scientist

Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (died 2001)

Business

Marilyn Fisher Lundy, American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 2014)

Writer

Yehuda Amichai, German-Israeli author and poet (died 2000)

Notable Figure

Ken Tyrrell, English race car driver, founded Tyrrell Racing (died 2001)

Politician

Ralph Hall, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 2019)

Writer

Len Shackleton, English footballer and journalist (died 2000)

Athlete

Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (died 1989)

Musician

John Lewis, American pianist and composer (died 2001)

Musician

Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (died 2014)

Athlete

Ted Bates, English footballer and manager (died 2003)

Filmmaker

Betty Comden, American screenwriter and librettist (died 2006)

Actor

George Gaynes, Finnish-American actor (died 2016)

Political Leader

Kiro Gligorov, Macedonian politician and first president of the Republic of Macedonia (died 2012)

Athlete

Stu Hart, Canadian wrestler and trainer, founded Stampede Wrestling (died 2003)

Writer

Georges-Emmanuel Clancier, French journalist, author, and poet (died 2018)

Writer

William Inge, American playwright and novelist (died 1973)

Musician

Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (died 1980)

Writer

May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (died 1995)

Filmmaker

Norman Corwin, American screenwriter and producer (died 2011)

Actor

Mary Astor, American actress (died 1987)

Writer

Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist and author (died 1975)

Notable Figure

Red Ruffing, American baseball pitcher and coach (died 1986)

Actor

Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (died 1977)

Writer

Alfred Kastler, German-French physicist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)

Activist

Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and activist (died 1987)

Political Leader

Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (died 1978)

Politician

William Joseph Browne, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Solicitor General of Canada (died 1989)

Military

Karl Allmenröder, German soldier and pilot (died 1917)

Politician

V. K. Krishna Menon, Indian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Indian Minister of Defence (died 1974)

Writer

Dodie Smith, English author and playwright (died 1990)

Philosopher/Religious

Cornelius Van Til, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and apologist (died 1987)

Writer

Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author (died 1975)

Scientist

George Paget Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)

Notable Figure

Jacob Viner, Canadian-American economist and academic (died 1970)

Writer

Tadeusz Peiper, Polish poet and critic (died 1969)

Notable Figure

Eppa Rixey, American baseball pitcher (died 1963)

Actor

Beulah Bondi, American actress (died 1981)

Athlete

Gottfried Fuchs, German-Canadian Olympic soccer player (died 1972)

Actor

Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (died 1954)

Musician

Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer (died 1971)

Business

Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman and soldier, co-founded Qantas (died 1950)

Writer

Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (died 1925)

Business

François Coty, French businessman and publisher, founded Coty (died 1934)

Notable Figure

Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer and academic (died 1954)

Politician

Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (died 1945)

Notable Figure

Emmett Dalton, American criminal (died 1937)

Notable Figure

Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1948)

Athlete

Andy Bowen, American boxer (died 1894)

Notable Figure

J. T. Hearne, English cricketer (died 1944)

Scientist

Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (died 1940)

Business

August Herrmann, American executive in Major League Baseball (died 1931)

Athlete

George Gore, American baseball player and manager (died 1933)

Writer

Jacob Riis, Danish-American journalist and photographer (died 1914)

Political Leader

Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1929)

Musician

Richard D'Oyly Carte, English talent agent and composer (died 1901)

Notable Figure

Charles XV of Sweden (died 1872)

Politician

Adams George Archibald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (died 1892)

Political Leader

José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (died 1858)

Scientist

Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (died 1838)

Notable Figure

Princess Élisabeth of France (died 1794)

Writer

August von Kotzebue, German playwright and author (died 1819)

Musician

Florian Leopold Gassmann, Czech composer (died 1774)

Scientist

Henri Pitot, French physicist and engineer, invented the Pitot tube (died 1771)

Notable Figure

Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair (died 1747)

Architect

Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, designed the Pillnitz Castle (died 1736)

Medical

Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nurse and candidate for sainthood, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (died 1668)

Philosopher/Religious

Stephan Praetorius, German theologian (died 1603)

Notable Figure

Juana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez, Spanish abbess of the Franciscan Third Order Regular (died 1534)

Notable Figure

Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg (died 1552)

Philosopher/Religious

Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and philosopher (died 1527)

Notable Figure

Raffaele Riario, Italian cardinal (died 1521)

Notable Figure

Margaret of York (died 1503)

Notable Figure

Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (died 1495)

Notable Figure

Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (died 1495)

Political Leader

Louis, Count of Évreux, son of King Philip III of France (died 1319)

Philosopher/Religious

Emilia Bicchieri, Italian saint (died 1314)

Political Leader

Constantine III, Byzantine emperor (died 641)

Notable Figure

Kʼan Joy Chitam I, ruler of Palenque (died 565)

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About Famous Birthdays on May 3

May 3 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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