| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Charles Francis Adams IV |
Business |
2-May-1910 |
5-Jan-1999 |
Former president of Raytheon |
| Brian Aherne |
Actor |
2-May-1902 |
10-Feb-1986 |
I Confess |
| Norma Aleandro |
Actor |
2-May-1936 |
|
The Official Story |
| Lily Allen |
Singer |
2-May-1985 |
|
Smile |
| María Asunción Aramburuzabala |
Business |
2-May-1963 |
|
Grupo Modelo billionaire |
| William Bakewell |
Actor |
2-May-1908 |
15-Apr-1993 |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
| Édouard Balladur |
Head of State |
2-May-1929 |
|
Prime Minister of France. 1993-95 |
| Christine Baranski |
Actor |
2-May-1952 |
|
Mary Sunshine in Chicago |
| Ray Barrett |
Actor |
2-May-1927 |
8-Sep-2009 |
Peter Thornton on The Troubleshooters |
| William Bayliss |
Doctor |
2-May-1860 |
27-Aug-1924 |
Co-Discovered hormones |
| David Beckham |
Soccer |
2-May-1975 |
|
Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Gottfried Benn |
Poet |
2-May-1886 |
7-Jul-1956 |
Postwar Germany's T. S. Eliot |
| Elizabeth Berridge |
Actor |
2-May-1962 |
|
Amadeus |
| Matt Berry |
Actor |
2-May-1974 |
|
Sanchez on Garth Marenghi's Darkplace |
| Theodore Bikel |
Actor |
2-May-1924 |
|
The Defiant Ones |
| Paul H. Boeker |
Diplomat |
2-May-1938 |
29-Mar-2003 |
US Ambassador to Jordan, 1984-87 |
| Michael Bohnen |
Singer |
2-May-1887 |
26-Apr-1965 |
Operatic bass baritone |
| Roscoe Lee Browne |
Actor |
2-May-1925 |
11-Apr-2007 |
Character actor, 1960s to 2000s |
| Phil Bruns |
Actor |
2-May-1931 |
8-Feb-2012 |
George Shumway on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman |
| Mika Brzezinski |
Journalist |
2-May-1967 |
|
Co-Host, Morning Joe |
| James F. Byrnes |
Politician |
2-May-1882 |
9-Apr-1972 |
US Secretary of State, 1945-47 |
| William Camden |
Scholar |
2-May-1551 |
9-Nov-1623 |
Britannia |
| Stephen J. Cannell |
Film/TV Producer |
2-May-1941 |
30-Sep-2010 |
Creator of The Rockford Files |
| Vernon Castle |
Dancer |
2-May-1887 |
15-Feb-1918 |
Vernon & Irene Castle |
| Catherine the Great |
Royalty |
2-May-1729 |
17-Nov-1796 |
Tsarina of Russia, 1762-96 |
| Eddie Collins |
Baseball |
2-May-1887 |
25-Mar-1951 |
Second baseman, 1914 MVP |
| J. Fred Coots |
Songwriter |
2-May-1897 |
8-Apr-1985 |
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town |
| Miles Copeland |
Business |
2-May-1944 |
|
Founder of IRS Records |
| Stephen Daldry |
Film Director |
2-May-1961 |
|
The Hours |
| Paul Darrow |
Actor |
2-May-1941 |
|
Avon in Blakes 7 |
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
Film Director |
2-May-1973 |
|
The Lives of Others |
| James Dyson |
Inventor |
2-May-1947 |
|
Dyson vacuum cleaner |
| Augustus Egg |
Painter |
2-May-1816 |
26-Mar-1863 |
Life and Death of Buckingham |
| Alec Empire |
Electronic Musician |
2-May-1972 |
|
Atari Teenage Riot |
| John Galt |
Novelist |
2-May-1779 |
11-Apr-1839 |
The Ayrshire Legatees |
| Larry Gatlin |
Country Musician |
2-May-1948 |
|
One of the Gatlin Brothers |
| Valery Gergiev |
Conductor |
2-May-1953 |
|
Principal Conductor, LSO |
| Charles Gleyre |
Painter |
2-May-1808 |
5-May-1874 |
Apocalyptic Vision of St. John |
| Lesley Gore |
Singer |
2-May-1946 |
|
Well-known crying advocate |
| Lou Gramm |
Singer |
2-May-1950 |
|
Foreigner vocalist |
| Ashley Harkleroad |
Tennis |
2-May-1985 |
|
Hot outfit at 2001 U.S. Open |
| Lorenz Hart |
Songwriter |
2-May-1895 |
22-Nov-1943 |
Lyricist, Rodgers and Hart |
| Roger Hedgecock |
Politician |
2-May-1946 |
|
Mayor of San Diego, 1983-85 |
| Ty Herndon |
Country Musician |
2-May-1962 |
|
Country music star caught in cruisy park |
| Theodor Herzl |
Activist |
2-May-1860 |
3-Jul-1904 |
Lead Zionist |
| Patrick Hillery |
Head of State |
2-May-1923 |
12-Apr-2008 |
President of Ireland, 1976-90 |
| Hedda Hopper |
Actor |
2-May-1885 |
1-Feb-1966 |
Queen of the Quickies |
| Sarah Hughes |
Figure Skating |
2-May-1985 |
|
Figure skater, won gold in 2002 Olympics |
| Engelbert Humperdinck |
Singer |
2-May-1936 |
|
The Last Waltz |
| Bianca Jagger |
Model |
2-May-1945 |
|
First wife of Mick Jagger |
| Jerome K. Jerome |
Author |
2-May-1859 |
14-Jun-1927 |
Three Men in a Boat |
| Ellie Kemper |
Actor |
2-May-1980 |
|
Erin Hannon on The Office |
| Amos Kenan |
Author |
2-May-1927 |
4-Aug-2009 |
The Road to Ein Harod |
| Athanasius Kircher |
Scientist |
2-May-1601 |
28-Nov-1680 |
Master of a Hundred Arts |
| James Kirk |
Actor |
2-May-1986 |
|
Travis Deosdade on Edgemont |
| Nikolai Krylenko |
Government |
2-May-1885 |
29-Jul-1938 |
Soviet prosecutor executed during the Great Purge |
| Pinky Lee |
Actor |
2-May-1907 |
3-Apr-1993 |
The Pinky Lee Show |
| Bill Lowery |
Politician |
2-May-1947 |
|
Congressman from California, 1981-93 |
| Scott McCallum |
Politician |
2-May-1950 |
|
Governor of Wisconsin, 2001-03 |
| Goldy McJohn |
Musician |
2-May-1945 |
|
Keyboardist for Steppenwolf |
| Peggy Mount |
Actor |
2-May-1916 |
13-Nov-2001 |
George and the Dragon |
| John Neville |
Actor |
2-May-1925 |
19-Nov-2011 |
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen |
| Wayne Owens |
Politician |
2-May-1937 |
18-Dec-2002 |
Congressman from Utah, 1987-93 |
| Kay Panabaker |
Actor |
2-May-1990 |
|
Nikki Westerly on Summerland |
| Carlo Passaglia |
Religion |
2-May-1812 |
12-Mar-1887 |
Advocate of Italian unity |
| Nigel Patrick |
Actor |
2-May-1913 |
21-Sep-1981 |
The Browning Version |
| Jo Ann Pflug |
Actor |
2-May-1940 |
|
Lt. O'Hara on Operation Petticoat |
| Donald Powell |
Government |
2-May-1941 |
|
FDIC Chairman, Gulf Coast Rebuilding Czar |
| Alan Rawsthorne |
Composer |
2-May-1905 |
24-Jul-1971 |
Theme and Variations for Two Violins |
| Satyajit Ray |
Film Director |
2-May-1921 |
23-Apr-1992 |
Pather Panchali |
| Serge Reggiani |
Musician |
2-May-1922 |
22-Jul-2004 |
French singer, actor, painter |
| Henry M. Robert |
Administrator |
2-May-1837 |
11-May-1923 |
Robert's Rules of Order |
| Owen J. Roberts |
Judge |
2-May-1875 |
17-May-1955 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1930-45 |
| The Rock |
Actor |
2-May-1972 |
|
Yeah, yeah -- we smell it |
| Jacques Rogge |
Sports Figure |
2-May-1942 |
|
President of the Int'l Olympic Committee |
| Abe Rosenthal |
Journalist |
2-May-1922 |
10-May-2006 |
NY Times Executive Editor, 1977-86 |
| Alessandro Scarlatti |
Composer |
2-May-1660 |
24-Oct-1725 |
Mitridate Eupatore |
| Lone Scherfig |
Film Director |
2-May-1959 |
|
An Education |
| Florence Shapiro |
Politician |
2-May-1948 |
|
Texas state senator |
| E. E. "Doc" Smith |
Novelist |
2-May-1890 |
31-Aug-1965 |
Lensman series |
| Benjamin Spock |
Doctor |
2-May-1903 |
15-Mar-1998 |
Baby and Child Care |
| Belinda Stronach |
Politician |
2-May-1966 |
|
Canadian MP, Newmarket-Aurora |
| David Suchet |
Actor |
2-May-1946 |
|
Hercule Poirot |
| D'Arcy Thompson |
Biologist |
2-May-1860 |
21-Jun-1948 |
On Growth and Form |
| William C. Trimble |
Diplomat |
2-May-1907 |
24-Jun-1996 |
US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1959-62 |
| Donatella Versace |
Fashion Designer |
2-May-1955 |
|
Inherited the House of Versace |
| Jenna von Oy |
Actor |
2-May-1977 |
|
Six LeMeure on Blossom |
| Manfred von Richthofen |
Military |
2-May-1892 |
21-Apr-1918 |
The Red Baron |
| Peter Welch |
Politician |
2-May-1947 |
|
Congressman from Vermont |
| Dave Winer |
Computer Programmer |
2-May-1955 |
|
Co-Creator of RSS, Scripting News |
| Robert W. Wood |
Physicist |
2-May-1868 |
11-Aug-1955 |
Physical Optics |
| Link Wray |
Guitarist |
2-May-1929 |
5-Nov-2005 |
Rumble |
