| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Roger Ailes |
Government |
15-May-1940 |
|
CEO of Fox News |
| Anna Maria Alberghetti |
Actor |
15-May-1936 |
|
Carnival! |
| Madeleine Albright |
Diplomat |
15-May-1937 |
|
Bill Clinton's Secretary of State |
| Arletty |
Actor |
15-May-1898 |
23-Jul-1992 |
Les Enfants du paradis |
| Eddy Arnold |
Country Musician |
15-May-1918 |
8-May-2008 |
The Tennessee Plowboy |
| Brenda Bakke |
Actor |
15-May-1963 |
|
Devil's concubine on American Gothic |
| L. Frank Baum |
Novelist |
15-May-1856 |
6-May-1919 |
The Wizard of Oz |
| Josh Beckett |
Baseball |
15-May-1980 |
|
Pitcher, Boston Red Sox |
| Steve Benen |
Pundit |
15-May-1973 |
|
Washington Monthly |
| Arthur Berger |
Composer |
15-May-1912 |
7-Oct-2003 |
Ideas of Order |
| J. Caleb Boggs |
Politician |
15-May-1909 |
26-Mar-1993 |
Governor and Senator from Delaware |
| Rob Bowman |
Film/TV Producer |
15-May-1960 |
|
The X Files |
| George Brett |
Baseball |
15-May-1953 |
|
Twelve-time American League All-Star |
| Andrew H. Burke |
Politician |
15-May-1850 |
17-Nov-1918 |
Governor of North Dakota, 1891-93 |
| Prescott Bush |
Politician |
15-May-1895 |
8-Oct-1972 |
US Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63 |
| Joseph Califano |
Government |
15-May-1931 |
|
Carter's HEW Secretary |
| Joseph Campbell |
Business |
15-May-1817 |
19-Jan-1900 |
Founder of Campbell Soups |
| LeRoy T. Carlson |
Business |
15-May-1916 |
|
Founder of Telephone and Data Systems |
| Katrin Cartlidge |
Actor |
15-May-1961 |
7-Sep-2002 |
Claire Dolan |
| David Charvet |
Actor |
15-May-1972 |
|
Matt Brody on Baywatch |
| Marcus Collins |
Singer |
15-May-1988 |
|
Seven Nation Army |
| Joseph Cotten |
Actor |
15-May-1905 |
6-Feb-1994 |
Jedidiah Leland in Citizen Kane |
| Constance Cummings |
Actor |
15-May-1910 |
23-Nov-2005 |
Blithe Spirit |
| Pierre Curie |
Physicist |
15-May-1859 |
19-Apr-1906 |
Early investigator of radiation |
| Richard J. Daley |
Politician |
15-May-1902 |
20-Dec-1976 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1955-76 |
| Mireille Darc |
Actor |
15-May-1938 |
|
Week End |
| Linda Hall Daschle |
Lobbyist |
15-May-1955 |
|
Washington lobbyist |
| André de Toth |
Film Director |
15-May-1912 |
27-Oct-2002 |
House of Wax |
| Walter Dellinger |
Attorney |
15-May-1941 |
|
Duke University law professor |
| Cleavant Derricks |
Actor |
15-May-1953 |
|
Rembrandt Brown on Sliders |
| Caroline Dhavernas |
Actor |
15-May-1978 |
|
Jaye Tyler on Wonderfalls |
| Madhuri Dixit |
Actor |
15-May-1967 |
|
Devdas |
| Thomas J. Dodd |
Politician |
15-May-1907 |
24-May-1971 |
US Senator from Connecticut, 1958-71 |
| Doris Dowling |
Actor |
15-May-1923 |
18-Jun-2004 |
The Lost Weekend |
| Ira Einhorn |
Activist |
15-May-1940 |
|
Earth Day founder turned killer |
| Andrew Eldritch |
Singer |
15-May-1959 |
|
The Sisters of Mercy |
| Brian Eno |
Music Producer |
15-May-1948 |
|
Here Come The Warm Jets |
| Max Frisch |
Novelist |
15-May-1911 |
4-Apr-1991 |
Homo Faber |
| James Gadsden |
Military |
15-May-1788 |
26-Dec-1858 |
Gadsden Purchase |
| Kenneth A. Gibson |
Politician |
15-May-1932 |
|
Mayor of Newark, 1970-86 |
| E. Urner Goodman |
Administrator |
15-May-1891 |
13-Mar-1980 |
Cofounder, Order of the Arrow |
| Wavy Gravy |
Activist |
15-May-1936 |
|
Some damn hippy |
| Patrick W. Gross |
Business |
15-May-1944 |
|
Co-Founder, American Management Systems |
| Nicholas Hammond |
Actor |
15-May-1950 |
|
The Sound of Music |
| Grant Heslov |
Actor |
15-May-1965 |
|
Congo |
| Laura Hillenbrand |
Author |
15-May-1967 |
|
Seabiscuit |
| Lee Horsley |
Actor |
15-May-1955 |
|
Matt Houston |
| Desmond Howard |
Football |
15-May-1970 |
|
Winner, 1991 Heisman Trophy |
| Gunilla Hutton |
Actor |
15-May-1944 |
|
Miss Nurse Goodbody on Hee Haw |
| Michael Patrick Jann |
Film Director |
15-May-1970 |
|
Reno 911!, The State |
| James M. Jenness |
Business |
15-May-1946 |
|
CEO of Kellogg, 2005-06 |
| Jasper Johns |
Painter |
15-May-1930 |
|
Neo-Dadaist painter of US Flag |
| Lainie Kazan |
Actor |
15-May-1940 |
|
My Favorite Year |
| John Keegan |
Historian |
15-May-1934 |
2-Aug-2012 |
The Face of Battle |
| Lynn Krominga |
Business |
15-May-1950 |
|
Former executive, Revlon |
| David Krumholtz |
Actor |
15-May-1978 |
|
Charlie Eppes on Numb3rs |
| Nicolas Louis de Lacaille |
Astronomer |
15-May-1713 |
21-Mar-1762 |
Coelum Australe Stelliferum |
| Ryan Leaf |
Football |
15-May-1976 |
|
Disappointing NFL Quarterback |
| Edward Lewis |
Publisher |
15-May-1940 |
|
Founder of Essence magazine |
| Ray Lewis |
Football |
15-May-1975 |
|
NFL linebacker charged with murder, pled out |
| Trini Lopez |
Musician |
15-May-1937 |
|
If I Had A Hammer |
| William H. Luers |
Diplomat |
15-May-1929 |
|
US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1983-86 |
| Rod Lurie |
Film Director |
15-May-1962 |
|
The Contender |
| James Mason |
Actor |
15-May-1909 |
27-Jul-1984 |
North by Northwest |
| Jimmy McPartland |
Jazz Musician |
15-May-1907 |
13-Mar-1991 |
Chicago jazz cornetist |
| Mario Monicelli |
Film Director |
15-May-1915 |
29-Nov-2010 |
Big Deal on Madonna Street |
| Claudio Monteverdi |
Composer |
15-May-1567 |
29-Nov-1643 |
Vespro della Beata Vergine |
| Howard Morton |
Actor |
15-May-1925 |
11-May-1997 |
Officer Simpson on Gimme a Break! |
| Andy Murray |
Tennis |
15-May-1987 |
|
Scottish tennis player |
| Don Nelson |
Basketball |
15-May-1940 |
|
Bucks, Knicks, Mavericks, and Warriors ex-coach |
| Tenzing Norgay |
Explorer |
15-May-1914 |
9-May-1986 |
With Edmund Hilllary on Everest |
| Mike Oldfield |
Musician |
15-May-1953 |
|
Composer, Tubular Bells |
| K. T. Oslin |
Country Musician |
15-May-1941 |
|
Prominent country music singer |
| Chazz Palminteri |
Actor |
15-May-1952 |
|
Bullets Over Broadway |
| Gerald J. Pappert |
Attorney |
15-May-1963 |
|
Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 2003-05 |
| Katherine Anne Porter |
Author |
15-May-1890 |
18-Sep-1980 |
Ship of Fools |
| Alvin F. Poussaint |
Doctor |
15-May-1934 |
|
Child-rearing expert |
| Joseph Prince |
Religion |
15-May-1963 |
|
Pastor, New Creation Church |
| Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Head of State |
15-May-1964 |
|
Prime Minister of Denmark, 2009-11 |
| Jonathan Richman |
Musician |
15-May-1951 |
|
Modern Lovers frontman, pre-punk influence |
| Donald A. Robert |
Business |
15-May-1959 |
|
CEO of Experian |
| Brad Rowe |
Actor |
15-May-1970 |
|
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss |
| Patrick G. Ryan |
Business |
15-May-1937 |
|
CEO of Aon, 1982-2005 |
| Paul Samuelson |
Economist |
15-May-1915 |
13-Dec-2009 |
Theory of revealed preference |
| Carl Sanders |
Politician |
15-May-1925 |
|
Governor of Georgia, 1963-67 |
| Brad T. Sauer |
Business |
15-May-1959 |
|
EVP at 3M |
| Arthur Schnitzler |
Playwright |
15-May-1862 |
21-Oct-1931 |
Reigen |
| Kathleen Sebelius |
Politician |
15-May-1948 |
|
US Secretary of HHS |
| Anthony Shaffer |
Screenwriter |
15-May-1926 |
6-Nov-2001 |
The Wicker Man, Sleuth |
| Peter Shaffer |
Playwright |
15-May-1926 |
|
Amadeus, Equus |
| Jamie-Lynn Sigler |
Actor |
15-May-1981 |
|
Tony Soprano's bratty daughter |
| Emmitt Smith |
Football |
15-May-1969 |
|
Leading NFL rusher |
| John Smoltz |
Baseball |
15-May-1967 |
|
Pitcher, Atlanta Braves |
| Ralph Steadman |
Artist |
15-May-1936 |
|
Gonzo artist and caricaturist |
| William A. Steiger |
Politician |
15-May-1938 |
4-Dec-1978 |
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1967-78 |
| Charles Tandy |
Business |
15-May-1918 |
4-Nov-1978 |
Radio Shack |
| Mirek Topolánek |
Head of State |
15-May-1956 |
|
Prime Minister of Czechia |
| Sam Trammell |
Actor |
15-May-1971 |
|
Sam Merlotte on True Blood |
| Sébastien de Vauban |
Engineer |
15-May-1633 |
30-Mar-1707 |
Mastermind of the siege |
| Ken Venturi |
Golf |
15-May-1931 |
|
Winner of 1964 US Open |
| Klemens Wenzel von Metternich |
Diplomat |
15-May-1773 |
11-Jun-1859 |
Influential Austrian ambassador |
| Paul S. Walsh |
Business |
15-May-1955 |
|
CEO of Diageo |
| Pete Wiggs |
Musician |
15-May-1966 |
|
Saint Etienne songwriter |
| Frank Wilczek |
Physicist |
15-May-1951 |
|
Deep structure of matter |
| Ellen Wilson |
First Lady |
15-May-1860 |
6-Aug-1914 |
First wife of US President Woodrow Wilson |
| Greg Wise |
Actor |
15-May-1966 |
|
Sense and Sensibility |
| Joseph Wiseman |
Actor |
15-May-1918 |
19-Oct-2009 |
Dr. No |
| William Witney |
Film Director |
15-May-1915 |
17-Mar-2002 |
Master of the World |
| Werner F. Wolfen |
Attorney |
15-May-1930 |
|
Former Partner, Irell & Manella |
| Ahmet Zappa |
Musician |
15-May-1974 |
|
Son of Frank Zappa |
| Abraham Zapruder |
Cinematographer |
15-May-1905 |
30-Aug-1970 |
Documented JFK's assassination on film |
| Paul Zindel |
Author |
15-May-1936 |
27-Mar-2003 |
Books for young adults |
