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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Henry Addington
Head of State
30-May-1757 15-Feb-1844 UK Prime Minister, 1801-04
Allison Adler
Relative
30-May-1967   Partner of Sara Gilbert
Hannes Alfvén
Physicist
30-May-1908 2-Apr-1995 Renegade Swedish astrophysicist
Alfred Austin
Poet
30-May-1835 2-Jun-1913 Poet Laureate of England, 1892-1913
Julius Axelrod
Chemist
30-May-1912 29-Dec-2004 Research of neurotransmitters
Mikhail Bakunin
Anarchist
30-May-1814 1-Jul-1876 Pioneer of the Anarchist movement
Devendra Banhart
Singer/Songwriter
30-May-1981   Modern-day wandering minstrel
Ralph Becker
Politician
30-May-1952   Mayor of Salt Lake City
Mel Blanc
Actor
30-May-1908 10-Jul-1989 Man of 1,000 Voices
John Ross Bowie
Actor
30-May-1971   Barry Kripke on The Big Bang Theory
Louise Campbell
Actor
30-May-1911 5-Nov-1997 Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
P. J. Carlesimo
Basketball
30-May-1949   Former Coach, Oklahoma City Thunder
Ralph Carter
Actor
30-May-1961   Michael Evans on Good Times
Cee-Lo
Singer
30-May-1974   Goodie Mob, Gnarls Barkley
Countee Cullen
Poet
30-May-1903 9-Jan-1946 Harlem Renaissance poet
Billy Donovan
Basketball
30-May-1965   Head Coach, Florida Gators
Giulio Douhet
Military
30-May-1869 15-Feb-1930 Father of strategic air power
Keir Dullea
Actor
30-May-1936   2001: A Space Odyssey
John B. Elstrott
Educator
30-May-1948   Tulane Institute for Entrepreneurship
Pee Wee Erwin
Jazz Musician
30-May-1913 20-Jun-1981 Jazz trumpeter
Karl Faberge
Artist
30-May-1846 24-Sep-1920 Maker of jewelry and gem eggs
James A. Farley
Government
30-May-1888 9-Jun-1976 US Postmaster General, 1933-40
Stepin Fetchit
Actor
30-May-1902 19-Nov-1985 Professional black stereotype
Douglas Fowley
Actor
30-May-1911 21-May-1998 Doc Holliday on TV's Wyatt Earp
A. Stone Freedberg
Doctor
30-May-1908 25-Aug-2009 Found H. Pylori near stomach ulcers
Steven Gerrard
Soccer
30-May-1980   Liverpool F.C.
Benny Goodman
Jazz Musician
30-May-1909 13-Jun-1986 Bespectacled jazz clarinetist
Shauna Grant
Pornstar
30-May-1963 21-Mar-1984 Killed herself with a .22 rifle
Gordon Gray
Government
30-May-1909 26-Nov-1982 Secretary of the Army, 1949-50
Hugh Griffith
Actor
30-May-1912 14-May-1980 Sheik Ilderim in Ben-Hur
Howard Hawks
Film Director
30-May-1896 26-Dec-1977 Rio Bravo
Ira Michael Heyman
Educator
30-May-1930 19-Nov-2011 Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1980-90
Jack Idema
Military
30-May-1956 21-Jan-2012 Green Beret wannabe
Steve Israel
Politician
30-May-1958   Congressman, New York 2nd
William H. Itoh
Diplomat
30-May-1943   US Ambassador to Thailand, 1996-99
Pierre Janet
Psychologist
30-May-1859 24-Feb-1947 Founder of Automatic Psychology
Duncan Jones
Film Director
30-May-1971   Moon
Christine Jorgensen
Photographer
30-May-1926 3-May-1989 First successful surgical transsexual
Wynonna Judd
Country Musician
30-May-1964   Country music star
Omri Katz
Actor
30-May-1976   Eerie, Indiana
Larry Kelley
Football
30-May-1915 27-Jun-2000 Winner, 1936 Heisman Trophy
Big L
Rapper
30-May-1974 15-Feb-1999 Ebonics
Ruta Lee
Actor
30-May-1936   Former hostess, High Rollers
James F. Leonard
Diplomat
30-May-1920   US Ambassador to the UN, 1977-79
Alexei Leonov
Astronaut
30-May-1934   First man to walk in space
Fernando Lugo
Head of State
30-May-1951   President of Paraguay, 2008-12
Jimmy Lydon
Actor
30-May-1923   Andy Boone on So This Is Hollywood
Meredith MacRae
Actor
30-May-1944 14-Jul-2000 Host of Mid-Morning L.A.
Stephen Malkmus
Musician
30-May-1966   Pavement frontman
Martin Manulis
Film/TV Producer
30-May-1915 28-Sep-2007 Creator of Playhouse 90
Marissa Mayer
Business
30-May-1975   CEO of Yahoo!
John Alexander McClernand
Military
30-May-1812 20-Sep-1900 Union General and Congressman
Ted McGinley
Actor
30-May-1958   Married with Children
Monroe G. McKay
Judge
30-May-1928   10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1977-93
James W. McLamore
Business
30-May-1926 7-Aug-1996 Co-Founder of Burger King
Colm Meaney
Actor
30-May-1953   Transporter Chief O'Brien in Star Trek: TNG
Idina Menzel
Singer
30-May-1971   Rent
Inge Meysel
Actor
30-May-1910 11-Jul-2004 Popular German TV actress
Gregory Michael
Actor
30-May-1981   Kevin Archer on Dante's Cove
Dan Miller
Politician
30-May-1942   Congressman from Florida, 1993-2003
Tom Morello
Guitarist
30-May-1964   Rage Against the Machine
Zacarias Moussaoui
Terrorist
30-May-1968   Would-be al Qaeda hijacker
Daniel J. Murphy, Jr.
Military
30-May-1948   CEO of Alliant Techsystems
Sir Roger Newdigate
Historian
30-May-1719 23-Nov-1806 Established the Newdigate Prize
Doris Packer
Actor
30-May-1904 31-Mar-1979 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Earl Paulk
Religion
30-May-1927 29-Mar-2009 Chapel Hill Harvester Church
Michael J. Pollard
Actor
30-May-1939   Bonnie and Clyde
William C. Powers, Jr.
Educator
30-May-1946   President, University of Texas at Austin
Rosa Raisa
Singer
30-May-1893 28-Sep-1963 Operatic soprano
Manny Ramirez
Baseball
30-May-1972   12-time All-Star outfielder
Remy Ma
Rapper
30-May-1980   There's Something About Remy
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Wrestling
30-May-1955   Former crack addict, pro wrestler
Amos Rusie
Baseball
30-May-1871 6-Dec-1942 The Hoosier Thunderbolt
Gale Sayers
Football
30-May-1943   Chicago Bears HB, 1965-71
Franklin J. Schaffner
Film Director
30-May-1920 2-Jul-1989 Patton and Planet of the Apes
Oliver Seth
Judge
30-May-1915 27-Mar-1996 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1962-84
Mark Sheppard
Actor
30-May-1964   Crowley on Supernatural
Jake Short
Actor
30-May-1997   Fletcher Quimby on A.N.T. Farm
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Actor
30-May-1899 9-Jul-1979 Paris '90
Joseph Stein
Playwright
30-May-1912 24-Oct-2010 Fiddler on the Roof librettist
Marsha K. Ternus
Judge
30-May-1951   Iowa Chief Justice
Irving Thalberg
Film/TV Producer
30-May-1899 14-Sep-1936 De-facto boss of MGM Studios
Stephen Tobolowsky
Actor
30-May-1951   Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day
Leonard Tow
Business
30-May-1928   CEO of Citizens Communications, 1990-2004
Agnès Varda
Film Director
30-May-1928   Cleo from 5 to 7
Urban J. Vehr
Religion
30-May-1891 19-Sep-1973 Archbishop of Denver, 1941-67
Clint Walker
Actor
30-May-1927   Movie cowboy




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