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Famous People Born on May 9(116 people)

Notable Figure

Trey Lance, American football player

Actor

Noah Centineo, American actor

Athlete

Tommy Edman, American baseball player

Athlete

Beth Mead, English footballer

Musician

Shaboozey, American rapper and singer-songwriter

Athlete

Dan Burn, English footballer

Notable Figure

Majlinda Kelmendi, Kosovar judoka

Athlete

Ellen White, English footballer

Musician

Daniel Rosenfeld, German musician

Notable Figure

J. R. Fitzpatrick, Canadian racing driver

Athlete

Kevin Gameiro, French footballer

Notable Figure

Jake Long, American football player

Athlete

Prince Fielder, American baseball player

Athlete

Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player

Athlete

Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer

Actor

Rosario Dawson, American actress

Athlete

Brandon Webb, American baseball player

Averno, Mexican wrestler(1977 - present)
Athlete

Averno, Mexican wrestler

Athlete

Marek Jankulovski, Czech footballer

Notable Figure

Svein Tuft, Canadian cyclist

Actor

Tamia, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Notable Figure

Brian Deegan, American motocross rider

Athlete

Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan runner

Athlete

Doug Christie, American basketball player and coach

Athlete

Hao Haidong, Chinese footballer

Actor

Ghostface Killah, American rapper and actor

Philosopher/Religious

Graham Harman, American philosopher and academic

Politician

Ruth Kelly, British economist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

Athlete

Marie-José Pérec, French sprinter

Notable Figure

Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Musician

Dave Gahan, English singer-songwriter

Musician

Paul Heaton, English singer-songwriter

Actor

John Corbett, American actor

Athlete

Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (died 2014)

Actor

Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress and producer

Political Leader

Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (died 2012)

Actor

Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish soprano and actress

Actor

Alley Mills, American actress

Musician

Joy Harjo, American poet, musician, playwright and author, 23rd United States Poet Laureate

Musician

Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Athlete

Calvin Murphy, American basketball player and radio host

Politician

Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat (died 2019)

Actor

Candice Bergen, American actress and producer

Athlete

Jupp Heynckes, German footballer and manager

Politician

Vince Cable, English economist and politician, former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Scientist

Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (died 2014)

Politician

John Ashcroft, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General

Notable Figure

David Gergen, American political consultant (died 2025)

Athlete

Dorothy Hyman, English sprinter

Filmmaker

James L. Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Athlete

Ion Țiriac, Romanian tennis player and manager

Notable Figure

Carroll Cole, American serial killer (died 1985)

Writer

Charles Simić, Serbian-American poet and editor (died 2023)

Musician

Dave Prater, American singer (died 1988)

Actor

Albert Finney, English actor (died 2019)

Politician

Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician (died 2023)

Musician

Nokie Edwards, American guitarist (died 2018)

Filmmaker

Alan Bennett, English screenwriter, playwright, and novelist

Actor

Geraldine McEwan, English actress (died 2015)

Scientist

Vance D. Brand, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut

Actor

Joan Sims, English actress (died 2001)

Athlete

Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (died 1995)

Notable Figure

Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (died 2012)

Scientist

Manfred Eigen, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)

Musician

Bulat Okudzhava, Russian singer, poet, and author (died 1997)

Writer

Daniel Berrigan, American priest, poet, and activist (died 2016)

Activist

Sophie Scholl, German activist (died 1943)

Writer

Mike Wallace, American journalist (died 2012)

Musician

Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (died 2005)

Notable Figure

J. Merrill Knapp, American musicologist (died 1993)

Musician

Hank Snow, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)

Actor

Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (died 1963)

Architect

Gordon Bunshaft, American architect, designed the Solow Building (died 1990)

Athlete

Billy Jurges, American baseball player and manager (died 1997)

Notable Figure

Jackie Grant, Trinidadian cricketer (died 1978)

Politician

Baldur von Schirach, German politician (died 1974)

Actor

Maria Malicka, Polish stage and film actress (died 1992)

Filmmaker

Richard Day, Canadian-American art director and set decorator (died 1972)

Actor

Richard Barthelmess, American actor (died 1963)

Writer

Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (died 1961)

Notable Figure

Frank Foss, American pole vaulter (died 1989)

Notable Figure

Benjamin Graham, British-American economist, professor, and investor (died 1976)

Writer

William Moulton Marston, American psychologist and author (died 1947)

Political Leader

Zita of Bourbon-Parma, last Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (died 1989)

Notable Figure

Francesco Baracca, Italian fighter pilot (died 1918)

Notable Figure

Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector (died 1964)

Artist

Gianni Vella, Maltese artist (died 1977)

Actor

Valdemar Psilander, Danish actor (died 1917)

Writer

José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, author, and critic (died 1955)

Artist

George Barker, American painter (died 1965)

Business

Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder and businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards (died 1967)

Notable Figure

Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (died 1939)

Politician

Anton Cermak, Czech-American captain and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago (died 1933)

Athlete

Harry Vardon, British golfer (died 1937)

Politician

Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian economist and politician (died 1915)

Writer

J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright (died 1937)

Musician

Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch composer (died 1932)

Scientist

Edward Weston, English-American chemist (died 1936)

Scientist

Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer and businessman (died 1913)

Scientist

Adam Opel, German engineer, founded the Opel Company (died 1895)

Notable Figure

Ferdinand Monoyer, French ophthalmologist, invented the Monoyer chart (died 1912)

Artist

James Collinson, Victorian painter (died 1881)

Writer

Jacob ben Moses Bachrach, Polish apologist and author (died 1896)

Political Leader

Frederick Weld, English-New Zealand politician, 6th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1891)

Actor

John Brougham, Irish-American actor and playwright (died 1880)

Politician

Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded the town of Fleetwood (died 1866)

Notable Figure

John Brown, American abolitionist (died 1859)

Writer

János Batsányi, Hungarian-Austrian poet and author (died 1845)

Scientist

Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (died 1818)

Musician

Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (probable; (died 1816)

Notable Figure

Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (died 1655)

Military

Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg, military leader in the Thirty Years' War (died 1662)

Business

Jerónima de la Asunción, Spanish Catholic nun and founder of the first monastery in Manila (died 1630)

Notable Figure

Maharana Pratap, Indian ruler (died 1597)

Notable Figure

al-Adid, last Fatimid caliph (died 1171)

Notable Figure

Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shōgun (died 1199)

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About Famous Birthdays on May 9

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