| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Patch Adams |
Doctor |
28-May-1945 |
|
Gesundheit! Institute |
| Louis Agassiz |
Paleontologist |
28-May-1807 |
14-Dec-1873 |
Ichthyologist at Harvard |
| Russell A. Anderson |
Judge |
28-May-1942 |
|
Minnesota Chief Justice |
| Carroll Baker |
Actor |
28-May-1931 |
|
Baby Doll |
| Joseph M. Barr |
Politician |
28-May-1906 |
26-Aug-1982 |
Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1959-70 |
| Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard |
Military |
28-May-1818 |
20-Feb-1893 |
Confederate General |
| Eduard Benes |
Head of State |
28-May-1884 |
3-Sep-1948 |
Founder of modern Czechoslovakia |
| John Birch |
Religion |
28-May-1918 |
25-Aug-1945 |
Missionary to China killed during WW2 |
| Jeff Bower |
Football |
28-May-1953 |
|
Head Coach, Southern Miss, 1990-2007 |
| Jesse Bradford |
Actor |
28-May-1979 |
|
Clockstoppers |
| B. Gratz Brown |
Politician |
28-May-1826 |
13-Dec-1885 |
Governor and Senator from Missouri |
| Prince Buster |
Musician |
28-May-1938 |
|
Reggae/ska/rocksteady pioneer |
| Colbie Caillat |
Singer/Songwriter |
28-May-1985 |
|
Bubbly |
| Randolph Churchill |
Journalist |
28-May-1911 |
6-Jun-1968 |
Son of Winston Churchill |
| Barry Commoner |
Biologist |
28-May-1917 |
|
Science and Survival |
| Joseph Cross |
Actor |
28-May-1986 |
|
Running with Scissors |
| Brandon Cruz |
Actor |
28-May-1962 |
|
The Courtship of Eddie's Father |
| Alexander M. Cutler |
Business |
28-May-1951 |
|
CEO of Eaton |
| Alexa Davalos |
Actor |
28-May-1982 |
|
Defiance |
| Sepp Dietrich |
Military |
28-May-1892 |
22-Apr-1966 |
Nazi general, guilty of war crimes |
| Annette Dionne |
Victim |
28-May-1934 |
|
Canadian quintuplets put on display |
| Cecile Dionne |
Victim |
28-May-1934 |
|
Canadian quintuplets put on display |
| Emilie Dionne |
Victim |
28-May-1934 |
6-Aug-1954 |
Canadian quintuplets put on display |
| Marie Dionne |
Victim |
28-May-1934 |
27-Feb-1970 |
Canadian quintuplets put on display |
| Yvonne Dionne |
Victim |
28-May-1934 |
23-Jun-2001 |
Canadian quintuplets put on display |
| Romain Duris |
Actor |
28-May-1974 |
|
L'auberge Espagnole |
| Bulent Ecevit |
Government |
28-May-1925 |
5-Nov-2006 |
Four-time Prime Minister of Turkey |
| Megalyn Echikunwoke |
Actor |
28-May-1983 |
|
Isabelle Tyler on The 4400 |
| Ian Fleming |
Novelist |
28-May-1908 |
12-Aug-1964 |
Author of the James Bond series |
| John Fogerty |
Musician |
28-May-1945 |
|
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Luke Ford |
Journalist |
28-May-1966 |
|
Journalist of the pornographic arts |
| Sally Forrest |
Actor |
28-May-1928 |
|
While the City Sleeps |
| King George I |
Royalty |
28-May-1660 |
11-Jun-1727 |
King of England 1714-27 |
| Kirk Gibson |
Baseball |
28-May-1957 |
|
1988 National League MVP |
| Roland Gift |
Singer |
28-May-1962 |
|
Fine Young Cannibals |
| Rudy Giuliani |
Politician |
28-May-1944 |
|
Mayor of New York City, 1994-2001 |
| Minna Gombell |
Actor |
28-May-1892 |
14-Apr-1973 |
Block-Heads |
| Alexander Grothendieck |
Mathematician |
28-May-1928 |
|
Grothendieck topologies |
| Elisabeth Hasselbeck |
TV Personality |
28-May-1977 |
|
The View |
| Toby Hemingway |
Actor |
28-May-1983 |
|
The Covenant |
| Thora Hird |
Actor |
28-May-1911 |
15-Mar-2003 |
Talking Heads |
| Avery Hopwood |
Playwright |
28-May-1882 |
1-Jul-1928 |
The Bat |
| Ben Howland |
Basketball |
28-May-1957 |
|
Head Coach, UCLA |
| Beth Howland |
Actor |
28-May-1941 |
|
Vera Louise Gorman on Alice |
| Vernon W. Hughes |
Physicist |
28-May-1921 |
25-Mar-2003 |
Muons |
| Lynn Johnston |
Cartoonist |
28-May-1947 |
|
For Better or For Worse |
| John Karlen |
Actor |
28-May-1933 |
|
Harvey Lacey on Cagney & Lacey |
| Rachel Kempson |
Actor |
28-May-1910 |
24-May-2003 |
Matriarch of Redgrave dynasty |
| Steve King |
Politician |
28-May-1949 |
|
Congressman, Iowa 5th |
| Justin Kirk |
Actor |
28-May-1969 |
|
Angels in America |
| Gladys Knight |
Singer |
28-May-1944 |
|
Lords dominion over The Pips |
| Roger Kumble |
Film Director |
28-May-1966 |
|
Cruel Intentions |
| Tommy Ladnier |
Jazz Musician |
28-May-1900 |
4-Jun-1939 |
Jazz trumpeter |
| Jean-Pierre Léaud |
Actor |
28-May-1944 |
|
The 400 Blows |
| Paul LeClerc |
Administrator |
28-May-1941 |
|
CEO of New York Public Library |
| Aylwin Lewis |
Business |
28-May-1954 |
|
CEO of Sears |
| György Ligeti |
Composer |
28-May-1923 |
12-Jun-2006 |
Lontano, Lux Aeterna |
| Arto Lindsay |
Musician |
28-May-1953 |
|
No-Wave pioneer |
| Sondra Locke |
Actor |
28-May-1944 |
|
Former squeeze and co-star of Clint Eastwood |
| Nick Manning |
Pornstar |
28-May-1967 |
|
Droppin' loads! |
| Chiara Mastroianni |
Actor |
28-May-1972 |
|
Diary of a Seducer |
| Bruce McDonald |
Film Director |
28-May-1959 |
|
The Tracey Fragments |
| John McGeoch |
Musician |
28-May-1955 |
4-Mar-2004 |
Siouxsie and the Banshees guitarist |
| John J. McKeithen |
Politician |
28-May-1918 |
4-Jun-1999 |
Governor of Louisiana, 1964-72 |
| Louis McLane |
Politician |
28-May-1786 |
7-Oct-1857 |
US Secretary of State, 1833-34 |
| Christa Miller |
Actor |
28-May-1964 |
|
The Drew Carey Show |
| Rudolph Minkowski |
Astronomer |
28-May-1895 |
4-Jan-1976 |
Galaxies in collision |
| Kylie Minogue |
Singer/Songwriter |
28-May-1968 |
|
Red-blooded Australian pop singer |
| Carey Mulligan |
Actor |
28-May-1985 |
|
An Education |
| Olly Murs |
Singer/Songwriter |
28-May-1984 |
|
Please Don't Let Me Go |
| Don Oberdorfer |
Journalist |
28-May-1931 |
|
The Washington Post |
| Michael Oher |
Football |
28-May-1986 |
|
Baltimore Ravens OT |
| Walker Percy |
Author |
28-May-1916 |
10-May-1990 |
The Moviegoer |
| Thomas Petri |
Politician |
28-May-1940 |
|
Congressman, Wisconsin 6th |
| William Pitt the Younger |
Head of State |
28-May-1759 |
23-Jan-1806 |
UK Prime Minister |
| Stanley B. Prusiner |
Scientist |
28-May-1942 |
|
Prions |
| Glenn Quinn |
Actor |
28-May-1970 |
3-Dec-2002 |
Mark Healy on Roseanne |
| Patricia Quinn |
Actor |
28-May-1944 |
|
The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| Ron Reagan |
Relative |
28-May-1958 |
|
Son of Ronald Reagan |
| Marshall Reed |
Actor |
28-May-1917 |
15-Apr-1980 |
Insp. Fred Asher on The Lineup |
| Nicola Rescigno |
Conductor |
28-May-1916 |
4-Aug-2008 |
Conductor, Dallas Opera, 1957-90 |
| Scott Rigell |
Politician |
28-May-1960 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 2nd |
| Geoffrey Rippon |
Politician |
28-May-1924 |
28-Jan-1997 |
Former MP, Hexham |
| Marco Rubio |
Politician |
28-May-1971 |
|
US Senator from Florida |
| Patricia Saiki |
Politician |
28-May-1930 |
|
Congresswoman from Hawaii, 1987-91 |
| Mark Sanford |
Politician |
28-May-1960 |
|
Governor of South Carolina, 2003-11 |
| Aaron Schock |
Politician |
28-May-1981 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 18th |
| Selim II |
Royalty |
28-May-1524 |
15-Dec-1574 |
Ottoman Sultan, 1566-74 |
| Betty Shabazz |
Activist |
28-May-1936 |
23-Jun-1997 |
Widow of Malcolm X |
| Nikolai Sokoloff |
Conductor |
28-May-1886 |
25-Sep-1965 |
Founding Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra |
| May Swenson |
Poet |
28-May-1913 |
4-Dec-1989 |
Another Animal |
| Jim Thorpe |
Football |
28-May-1887 |
28-Mar-1953 |
Olympics and football |
| John H. Tory |
Business |
28-May-1954 |
|
CEO of Rogers Cable, 1999-2003 |
| Walter R. Tucker III |
Politician |
28-May-1957 |
|
Congressman from California, 1993-95 |
| Victor W. Turner |
Anthropologist |
28-May-1920 |
1983 |
The Drums of Affliction |
| James Michael Tyler |
Actor |
28-May-1962 |
|
Gunther on Friends |
| Charles V. Wait |
Business |
28-May-1951 |
|
CEO of Adirondack Trust |
| T-Bone Walker |
Guitarist |
28-May-1910 |
16-Mar-1975 |
Highly influential blues guitarist |
| Jerry West |
Basketball |
28-May-1938 |
|
Los Angeles Lakers |
| Patrick White |
Novelist |
28-May-1912 |
30-Sep-1990 |
Riders in the Chariot |
| Wendy O. Williams |
Singer |
28-May-1949 |
6-Apr-1998 |
Singer for The Plasmatics |
| Corinne Wood |
Politician |
28-May-1954 |
|
Lt. Governor of Illinois, 1999-2003 |
| Kenneth S. Yalowitz |
Diplomat |
28-May-1941 |
|
US Ambassador to Georgia, 1998-2001 |
