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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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


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