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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
William Foxwell Albright
Archaeologist
24-May-1891 19-Sep-1971 Biblical archaeologist at Johns Hopkins
Brad Anderson
Cartoonist
24-May-1924   Marmaduke
Mark Ballas
Dancer
24-May-1986   Dancing with the Stars
Willis Bouchey
Actor
24-May-1907 27-Sep-1977 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Peter J. Brennan
Government
24-May-1918 2-Oct-1996 US Secretary of Labor, 1973-75
Jim Broadbent
Actor
24-May-1949   Oscar-winning oddball English actor
Joseph Brodsky
Poet
24-May-1940 28-Jan-1996 "Social parasite" turned Poet Laureate
Harold Budd
Electronic Musician
24-May-1936   Ambient composer, Eno collaborator
Gary Burghoff
Actor
24-May-1943   Radar O'Reilly on M*A*S*H
Jane Byrne
Politician
24-May-1934   Mayor of Chicago, 1979-83
Nell Campbell
Singer
24-May-1953   Little Nell
Benjamin Cardozo
Judge
24-May-1870 9-Jul-1938 US Supreme Court Justice, 1932-38
Rosanne Cash
Country Musician
24-May-1955   Rhythm and Romance
James McKeen Cattell
Psychologist
24-May-1860 20-Jan-1944 Academic freedom
Michael Chabon
Novelist
24-May-1963   The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Tommy Chong
Actor
24-May-1938   The stoned half of Cheech and Chong
Eric Close
Actor
24-May-1967   Without a Trace
Steve Cohen
Politician
24-May-1949   Congressman, Tennessee 9th
Lionel Conacher
Hockey
24-May-1900 26-May-1954 Canadian All-Around Athlete
Ben Croshaw
Critic
24-May-1983   Zero Punctuation
Heavy D
Rapper
24-May-1967 8-Nov-2011 Heavy D & the Boyz
Sybil Danning
Actor
24-May-1947   Howling II
Jimmy Demaret
Golf
24-May-1910 28-Dec-1983 Winner of three Masters Tournaments
Charlie Dent
Politician
24-May-1960   Congressman, Pennsylvania 15th
Patrick H. Drewry
Politician
24-May-1875 21-Dec-1947 Congressman from Virginia, 1920-47
Joe Dumars
Basketball
24-May-1963   NBA Hall of Famer
Bob Dylan
Musician
24-May-1941   The Times They Are A-Changin'
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
Physicist
24-May-1686 16-Sep-1736 Thermometrist
Donne F. Fisher
Business
24-May-1938   Former EVP at TCI
Déborah François
Actor
24-May-1987   L'enfant
Sam Giancana
Criminal
24-May-1908 19-Jun-1975 Chicago Mafia boss, 1957-66
William Gilbert
Physicist
24-May-1544 10-Dec-1603 De Magnete
Billy Gilman
Country Musician
24-May-1988   One Voice
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Actor
24-May-1925 6-Feb-2006 Rio Bravo
Eugene Goossens III
Conductor
24-May-1893 13-Jun-1962 Cincinnati Symphony, 1931-46
Bryan Greenberg
Actor
24-May-1978   Jake Jagielski on One Tree Hill
Joan Hammond
Singer
24-May-1912 26-Nov-1996 Operatic soprano
Arvid Harnack
Spy
24-May-1901 22-Dec-1942 Hanged by the Nazis for espionage
Clark L. Hull
Psychologist
24-May-1884 10-May-1952 Principles of Behavior
Thomas Henry Huxley
Scientist
24-May-1825 29-Jun-1895 Debated Wilberforce over evolution
John Jewel
Religion
24-May-1522 23-Sep-1571 Defender of Anglicanism
Doug Jones
Actor
24-May-1960   Pan's Labyrinth
Stanley H. Kaplan
Business
24-May-1919 23-Aug-2009 Developed SAT study aids
Aram Khachaturian
Composer
24-May-1903 1-May-1978 Gayane
Patti LaBelle
Singer
24-May-1944   Lady Marmalade
Doug Lamborn
Politician
24-May-1954   Congressman, Colorado 5th
Arthur A. Link
Politician
24-May-1914 1-Jun-2010 Governor of North Dakota, 1973-81
Michael Lonsdale
Actor
24-May-1931   Moonraker
Greg Maffei
Business
24-May-1960   CEO of Liberty Media
Jean-Paul Marat
Activist
24-May-1743 13-Jul-1793 French revolutionary
Tracy McGrady
Basketball
24-May-1979   Houston Rockets forward
Dash Mihok
Actor
24-May-1974   Lynn McKennan on Felicity
Wilbur Mills
Politician
24-May-1909 2-May-1992 Congressman from Arkansas, 1939-77
Alfred Molina
Actor
24-May-1953   Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2
Benjamin F. Montoya
Military
24-May-1935   US Navy Civil Engineer, Rear Admiral
S. I. Newhouse, Sr.
Publisher
24-May-1895 29-Aug-1979 Founder of Advance Publications
Steven Norris
Politician
24-May-1945   Former Conservative MP, Epping Forest
Lilli Palmer
Actor
24-May-1914 27-Jan-1986 The Four Poster
Paul Paray
Conductor
24-May-1886 10-Oct-1979 Music Director, Detroit Symphony, 1951-62
Carl Anthony Payne II
Actor
24-May-1969   Cole Brown on Martin
Brad Penny
Baseball
24-May-1978   Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
Arthur Wing Pinero
Playwright
24-May-1855 23-Nov-1934 The Second Mrs. Tanqueray
Pontormo
Painter
24-May-1494 Dec-1556 Florentine Mannerist painter
Priscilla Presley
Actor
24-May-1945   Elvis's wife
Sharon Prost
Judge
24-May-1951   US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
William R. Ratchford
Politician
24-May-1934 2-Jan-2011 Congressman from Connecticut, 1979-85
Gene Anthony Ray
Dancer
24-May-1962 14-Nov-2003 Leroy Johnson on Fame
H. B. Reese
Business
24-May-1879 16-May-1956 Peanut butter cups
John C. Reilly
Actor
24-May-1965   Boogie Nights
Rich Robinson
Guitarist
24-May-1969   Guitarist, The Black Crowes
Rich Rodriguez
Football
24-May-1963   Head Coach, University of Michigan
John Rowland
Politician
24-May-1957   Governor of Connecticut, 1995-2004
Will Sasso
Comic
24-May-1975   Formerly fat guy on MADtv
Archie Shepp
Jazz Musician
24-May-1937   Jazz tenor saxophonist
Mikhail Sholokhov
Author
24-May-1905 21-Feb-1984 The Silent Don
Jan Smuts
Politician
24-May-1870 11-Sep-1950 South African Prime Minister
Helen B. Taussig
Doctor
24-May-1898 20-May-1986 Mother of pediatric cardiology
Ross Thatcher
Politician
24-May-1917 22-Jul-1971 Premier of Saskatchewan, 1964-71
Kristin Scott Thomas
Actor
24-May-1960   Four Weddings and a Funeral
William Trevor
Novelist
24-May-1928   The Old Boys
Tony Valentino
Musician
24-May-1941   The Standells
Queen Victoria
Royalty
24-May-1819 22-Jan-1901 Longest-reigning British monarch
Arnold Wesker
Playwright
24-May-1932   The Kitchen
Larry Wilson
Football
24-May-1938   St. Louis Cardinal, NFL Hall of Famer
Silas Wright
Politician
24-May-1795 27-Aug-1847 US Senator from New York, 1833-44
Ivan Osipovich Yarkovsky
Physicist
24-May-1844 22-Jan-1902 Yarkovsky effect
Coleman Young
Politician
24-May-1918 30-Nov-1997 Mayor of Detroit, 1974-93
Mai Zetterling
Actor
24-May-1925 17-Mar-1994 The Witches


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