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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Raymond Bailey
Actor
6-May-1904 15-Apr-1980 Milburn on Beverly Hillbillies
Lucien Ballard
Cinematographer
6-May-1908 1-Oct-1988 Top Hollywood cinematographer
Charles Batteux
Philosopher
6-May-1713 14-Jul-1780 Les Beaux-Arts réduits
Tom Bergeron
Game Show Host
6-May-1955   Host of Dancing with the Stars
Tony Blair
Head of State
6-May-1953   UK Prime Minister, 1997-2007
Kenneth Blanchard
Educator
6-May-1939   The One Minute Manager
Robert O'Hara Burke
Explorer
6-May-1820 28-Jun-1861 Tried to cross Australia
Hurricane Carter
Boxing
6-May-1937   Boxer twice convicted of triple-murder
Emanuel Celler
Politician
6-May-1888 15-Jan-1981 Congressman from New York, 1923-73
Christian Clavier
Actor
6-May-1952   Les Visiteurs
George Clooney
Actor
6-May-1961   E.R.
Merrill Cook
Politician
6-May-1946   Congressman from Utah, 1997-2001
Richard Cox
Actor
6-May-1948   Cruising
Alan Dale
Actor
6-May-1947   Caleb Nichol on The O.C.
Willem de Sitter
Astronomer
6-May-1872 19-Nov-1934 Expanding space
Martin R. Delany
Activist
6-May-1812 24-Jan-1885 Black nationalist
Robert H. Dicke
Physicist
6-May-1916 4-Mar-1997 Dicke radiometer
Samuel Doe
Head of State
6-May-1951 9-Sep-1990 President of Liberia, 1980-90
Roma Downey
Actor
6-May-1960   Monica in Touched by an Angel
Fred J. Eckert
Politician
6-May-1941   US Congressman, ambassador
Lynn Laverty Elsenhans
Business
6-May-1956   Shell Oil executive
John Ennis
Comic
6-May-1964   Mr. Show with Bob and David
Weeb Ewbank
Football
6-May-1907 17-Nov-1998 Head Coach, Baltimore Colts and NY Jets
Richard Eyer
Actor
6-May-1945   The Invisible Boy
Eric D. Fingerhut
Politician
6-May-1959   Congressman from Ohio, 1993-95
John Flansburgh
Musician
6-May-1960   They Might Be Giants
Timothy Foley
Military
6-May-1946   US Marine Band director
Sigmund Freud
Psychiatrist
6-May-1856 23-Sep-1939 Die Traumdeutung
Dan Gerber
Business
6-May-1898 16-Mar-1974 Baby food magnate
A. P. Giannini
Business
6-May-1870 3-Jun-1949 Founder of Bank of America
Harvey J. Goldschmid
Government
6-May-1940   SEC Commissioner, 2002-05
Jamie S. Gorelick
Attorney
6-May-1950   9-11 Commission member
Stewart Granger
Actor
6-May-1913 16-Aug-1993 King Solomon's Mines
Victor Grignard
Chemist
6-May-1871 13-Dec-1935 Grignard Reaction
Gregg Henry
Actor
6-May-1952   The Big Brass Ring
Dana Hill
Actor
6-May-1964 15-Jul-1996 Audrey Griswold in European Vacation
Leslie Hope
Actor
6-May-1965   Teri Bauer on 24
Craig Hosmer
Politician
6-May-1915 11-Oct-1982 Congressman from California, 1953-74
Ross Hunter
Film/TV Producer
6-May-1920 10-Mar-1996 Imitation of Life
John Hutton
Politician
6-May-1955   British MP, Barrow and Furness
Pope Innocent X
Religion
6-May-1574 7-Jan-1655 Roman Catholic Pope, 1644-55
Randall Jarrell
Poet
6-May-1914 14-Oct-1965 The Woman at the Washington Zoo
Joyce L. Kennard
Judge
6-May-1941   Justice, California Supreme Court
Philander Knox
Government
6-May-1853 12-Oct-1921 US Secretary of State, 1909-13
Richmond Lattimore
Poet
6-May-1906 26-Feb-1984 Translator of Iliad and Odyssey
Paul C. Lauterbur
Scientist
6-May-1929 27-Mar-2007 Magnetic resonance imaging
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
Socialite
6-May-1924 17-Sep-2006 Kennedy sister, wife of Peter Lawford
Alain René Lesage
Novelist
6-May-1668 17-Nov-1747 Gil Blas
Jerry Levin
Business
6-May-1939   CEO of Time Warner, 2000-02
Pope Marcellus II
Religion
6-May-1501 30-Apr-1555 Roman Catholic Pope, 1555
Harry Martinson
Poet
6-May-1904 11-Feb-1978 Aniara: A Review of Man in Time and Space
André Masséna
Military
6-May-1758 4-Apr-1817 Napoleon's greatest marshal
Ben Masters
Actor
6-May-1947   Julian Crane on Passions
Willie Mays
Baseball
6-May-1931   Baseball Hall of Famer
Carlos J. Moorhead
Politician
6-May-1922 23-Nov-2011 Congressman from California, 1973-97
Stanley Morison
Typographer
6-May-1889 11-Oct-1967 Times New Roman
David Narcizo
Drummer
6-May-1966   Drummer for Throwing Muses
Frank Nelson
Actor
6-May-1911 12-Sep-1986 Foil to Jack Benny
Joe Nocera
Columnist
6-May-1952   Business columnist, NYT
Martha Nussbaum
Philosopher
6-May-1947   The Fragility of Goodness
Michael O'Hare
Actor
6-May-1952   Jeffrey Sinclair on Babylon 5
Max Ophüls
Film Director
6-May-1902 25-Mar-1957 Letter from an Unknown Woman
Adrianne Palicki
Actor
6-May-1983   Tyra Collette on Friday Night Lights
Anne Parillaud
Actor
6-May-1960   Nikita
Chris Paul
Basketball
6-May-1985   L.A. Clippers point guard
Robert E. Peary
Explorer
6-May-1856 20-Feb-1920 First to reach the North Pole
Bill Quinn
Actor
6-May-1912 29-Apr-1994 Mr. Van Ranseleer on Archie Bunker's Place
Jim Ramstad
Politician
6-May-1946   Congressman from Minnesota, 1991-2009
Robespierre
Head of State
6-May-1758 28-Jul-1794 Presided over the Reign of Terror
Laetitia Sadier
Singer
6-May-1968   Chanteuse for Stereolab
Victor H. Schiro
Politician
6-May-1904 29-Aug-1992 Mayor of New Orleans, 1961-70
William Schwartz
Business
6-May-1933   Dean of Boston University Law, 1980-88
Bob Seger
Musician
6-May-1945   And the Silver Bullet Band
MC Serch
Rapper
6-May-1967   3rd Bass MC, produced Nas album Illmatic
Richard Shelby
Politician
6-May-1934   US Senator from Alabama
Gabourey Sidibe
Actor
6-May-1983   Precious
Loyd Sigmon
Radio Personality
6-May-1909 2-Jun-2004 SigAlert inventor
Kavan Smith
Actor
6-May-1970   Maj. Evan Lorne on Stargate: Atlantis
Douglas Stewart
Playwright
6-May-1913 14-Feb-1985 Fire in the Snow
Robert W. Straub
Politician
6-May-1920 27-Nov-2002 Governor of Oregon, 1975-79
William Strong
Judge
6-May-1808 19-Aug-1895 US Supreme Court Justice, 1870-80
Lee T. Todd, Jr.
Educator
6-May-1946   President, University of Kentucky
Oscar W. Underwood
Politician
6-May-1862 25-Jan-1929 US Senator from Alabama, 1915-27
Rudolph Valentino
Actor
6-May-1895 23-Aug-1926 Latin lover of the silent film era
Orson Welles
Actor
6-May-1915 10-Oct-1985 Citizen Kane
Theodore H. White
Historian
6-May-1915 15-May-1986 The Making of the President
Lynn Whitfield
Actor
6-May-1953   The Josephine Baker Story


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