Famous Birthdays By Date

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Famous People Born on May 6(143 people)

Prince Archie of Sussex(2019 - present)
Notable Figure

Prince Archie of Sussex

Athlete

Cole Palmer, English footballer

Athlete

Angel Reese, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Pato O'Ward, Mexican racing driver

Business

Luigi Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Musician

Maymay Entrata, Filipino model, entertainer and singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Ranz Kyle, Filipino social media personality and entertainer

Athlete

Duncan Scott, Scottish swimmer

Athlete

Mateo Kovačić, Croatian international footballer

Athlete

Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer

Actor

Naomi Scott, English actress and singer

Notable Figure

Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player

Actor

Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor

Athlete

Jonas Valančiūnas, Lithuanian basketball player

Athlete

Jose Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player

Athlete

Péter Gulácsi, Hungarian footballer

Athlete

Dominika Cibulková, Slovak tennis player

Notable Figure

Cameron Heyward, American football player

Athlete

Ryan Anderson, American basketball player

Athlete

Dakota Kai, New Zealand professional wrestler

Athlete

Dries Mertens, Belgian footballer

Athlete

Gerardo Parra, Venezuelan baseball player and coach

Actor

Adrienne Warren, American actress

Athlete

Goran Dragic, Slovenian basketball player

Athlete

Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer

Actor

Gabourey Sidibe, American actress

Philosopher/Religious

Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama

Notable Figure

Jason Witten, American football player

Athlete

Brooke Bennett, American swimmer

Athlete

Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek professional basketball player

Athlete

Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer

Notable Figure

Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower

TV/Radio

Jon Montgomery, Canadian skeleton racer and television host

Notable Figure

John Abraham, American football player

Notable Figure

Tony Estanguet, French slalom canoeist

Politician

Fredrick Federley, Swedish journalist and politician

Notable Figure

Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player and coach

Notable Figure

Chantelle Newbery, Australian diver

Athlete

Iván de la Peña, Spanish footballer

Notable Figure

Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player

Musician

Chris Shiflett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer and coach

Musician

Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player

Actor

Leslie Hope, Canadian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Alessandra Ferri, Italian ballerina

Actor

George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Business

Tom Hunter, Scottish businessman and philanthropist

Political Leader

Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician and diplomat, First Vice President of the European Commission

Scientist

Keith Dowding, English political scientist, philosopher, and academic

Actor

Roma Downey, Irish-American actress and producer

Musician

John Flansburgh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Anne Parillaud, French actress

Politician

Charles Hendry, English politician

TV/Radio

Tom Bergeron, American television host

Politician

John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Defence

Politician

Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs

Notable Figure

Alexander Akimov, Ukrainian Chernobyl worker (died 1986)

Political Leader

Tony Blair, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Athlete

Graeme Souness, Scottish international footballer and manager

Medical

Chiaki Mukai, Japanese physician and astronaut

Political Leader

Gerrit Zalm, Dutch economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Political Leader

Samuel Doe, Liberian sergeant and politician, 21st President of Liberia (died 1990)

Writer

Jeffery Deaver, American journalist and author

Actor

Alan Dale, New Zealand actor

Writer

Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher and author

Actor

Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American country singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer

Musician

Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player

Notable Figure

Andreas Baader, German terrorist, co-founded the Red Army Faction (died 1977)

Writer

Milton William Cooper, American conspiracy theorist and author (died 2001)

Artist

James Turrell, American sculptor and illustrator

Writer

Ariel Dorfman, Argentinian author, playwright, and academic

Athlete

Rubin Carter, American-Canadian boxer (died 2014)

Politician

Richard Shelby, American lawyer and politician

Politician

Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, English lieutenant and politician (died 2020)

Athlete

Willie Mays, American baseball player and coach (died 2024)

Notable Figure

David Carpenter, American serial killer

Notable Figure

Rosemary Cramp, English archaeologist and academic (died 2023)

Scientist

Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)

Artist

Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (died 2014)

Writer

Patricia Helen Kennedy, American socialite, activist, and author (died 2006)

Notable Figure

Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2002)

Political Leader

Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji (died 2004)

Political Leader

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, emir of Abu Dhabi and first president of the United Arab Emirates (died 2004)

Scientist

Robert H. Dicke, American physicist and astronomer (died 1997)

Actor

Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1985)

Writer

Theodore H. White, American historian, journalist, and author (died 1986)

Musician

Carmen Cavallaro, American pianist (died 1989)

Actor

Stewart Granger, English-American actor (died 1993)

Writer

Guy des Cars, French journalist and author (died 1993)

Notable Figure

Peter Barnes, Executed Irish Republican (died 1940)

Notable Figure

Weeb Ewbank, American football player and coach (died 1998)

Scientist

André Weil, French mathematician and academic (died 1998)

Scientist

Moshé Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (died 1984)

Actor

Catherine Lacey, English actress (died 1979)

Writer

Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978)

Business

Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (died 1977)

Filmmaker

Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (died 1957)

Politician

Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (died 1945)

Writer

Paul Alverdes, German author and poet (died 1979)

Scientist

Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic (died 1966)

Writer

Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian mathematician and author (died 1974)

Politician

Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian soldier and politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (died 1946)

Actor

Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (died 1926)

Actor

Alberto Collo, Italian actor (died 1955)

Artist

Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter and illustrator (died 1959)

Artist

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German-Swiss painter (died 1938)

Notable Figure

Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (died 1952)

Athlete

Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (died 1929)

Scientist

Willem de Sitter, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1934)

Military

Djemal Pasha, Ottoman general (died 1922)

Scientist

Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935)

Writer

Christian Morgenstern, German author and poet (died 1914)

Athlete

Walter Rutherford, Scottish golfer (died 1936)

Politician

Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and central banker, 8th and 11th Governor of the Bank of Japan (died 1932)

Writer

Gaston Leroux, French journalist and author (died 1927)

Political Leader

Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1931)

Notable Figure

Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (died 1939)

Military

Robert Peary, American admiral and explorer (died 1920)

Actor

Aristide Bruant, French singer and actor (died 1925)

Scientist

Henry Edward Armstrong, English chemist and academic (died 1937)

Notable Figure

Grove Karl Gilbert, American geologist and academic (died 1918)

Writer

Max Eyth, German engineer and author (died 1906)

Politician

Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (died 1891)

Military

Roman Sanguszko, Polish general (died 1881)

Musician

Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (died 1882)

Writer

Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher and author (died 1832)

Notable Figure

Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1824)

Scientist

Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic (died 1834)

Military

André Masséna, French general (died 1817)

Politician

Maximilien Robespierre, French politician (died 1794)

Notable Figure

Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and physiologist (died 1809)

Notable Figure

Anton Raaff, German tenor (died 1797)

Philosopher/Religious

Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic (died 1780)

Musician

Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French cellist and composer (died 1755)

Writer

Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright (died 1747)

Medical

Johann Joachim Becher, German physician and alchemist (died 1682)

Notable Figure

Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, French noble (died 1637)

Philosopher/Religious

Innocent X, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1655)

Philosopher/Religious

Marcellus II, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1555)

Philosopher/Religious

Girolamo Seripando, Italian theologian and cardinal (died 1563)

Notable Figure

Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Polish princess (died 1512)

Political Leader

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1024)

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About Famous Birthdays on May 6

May 6 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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People Born on May 6th — 143+ Notable & Famous Birthdays