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History Births on May 10

Léon Bakst, Russian painter and costume designer (d. 1924)

#Léon_Bakst

In 1866

Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2000)

#Carl_Albert

In 1908

Jean Mairet, French author and playwright (d. 1686)

#Jean_Mairet

In 1604

Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer

#Sylvain_Wiltord

In 1974

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer (d. 1836)

#Claude_Joseph_Rouget_de_Lisle

In 1760

Torbjørn Brundtland, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer

#Torbjørn_Brundtland

In 1975

Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician and academic (d. 1923)

#Wilhelm_Killing

In 1847

Natalya Bondarchuk, Russian actress and director

#Natalya_Bondarchuk

In 1950

Antonine Maillet, Canadian author and playwright

#Antonine_Maillet

In 1929

Pat Summerall, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)

#Pat_Summerall

In 1930

Salvador Pérez, Venezuelan baseball player

#Salvador_Pérez

In 1990

Mae Murray, American actress (d. 1965)

#Mae_Murray

In 1885

Mahmoud Mokhtar, Egyptian sculptor and academic (d. 1934)

#Mahmoud_Mokhtar

In 1891

Cindy Hyde-Smith, American politician, United States Senator from Mississippi, 7th Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

#Cindy_Hyde-Smith

In 1959

Dean Heller, American lawyer and politician, United States Senator from Nevada, 15th Secretary of State of Nevada

#Dean_Heller

In 1960

Ariel Durant, American historian and author (d. 1981)

#Ariel_Durant

In 1898

Adam Deadmarsh, Canadian-American ice hockey player

#Adam_Deadmarsh

In 1975

Tonita Peña, San Ildefonso Pueblo (Native American) artist (d. 1949)

#Tonita_Peña

In 1893

Audun Boysen, Norwegian runner (d. 2000)

#Audun_Boysen

In 1929

Marcel Mauss, French sociologist and anthropologist (d. 1950)

#Marcel_Mauss

In 1872

E. Cobham Brewer, English lexicographer and author (d. 1897)

#E._Cobham_Brewer

In 1810

Wilson Chandler, American basketball player

#Wilson_Chandler

In 1987

Sergei Nakariakov, Russian trumpet player

#Sergei_Nakariakov

In 1977

Kikki Danielsson, Swedish singer

#Kikki_Danielsson

In 1952

Denis Thatcher, English soldier and businessman, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2003)

#Denis_Thatcher

In 1915

Tamara Press, Ukrainian shot putter and discus thrower

#Tamara_Press

In 1937

Victoria Rowell, American actress

#Victoria_Rowell

In 1959

Jon Schofield, English canoe racer

#Jon_Schofield_(canoeist)

In 1985

Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, humanitarian, venture capitalist, businessman, philanthropist and activist

#Bono

In 1960

Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2016)

#Ettore_Scola

In 1931

Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer

#Miuccia_Prada

In 1949

Johann Peter Hebel, German author and poet (d. 1826)

#Johann_Peter_Hebel

In 1760

Ådne Søndrål, Norwegian speed skater

#Ådne_Søndrål

In 1971

Graham Gouldman, English guitarist and songwriter

#Graham_Gouldman

In 1946

John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1865)

#John_Wilkes_Booth

In 1838

Kévin Constant, French-Guinean footballer

#Kévin_Constant

In 1987

Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author (d. 1968)

#Karl_Barth

In 1886

Fushimi, Japanese emperor (d. 1317)

#Emperor_Fushimi

In 1265

Bel Kaufman, American author and educator (d. 2014)

#Bel_Kaufman

In 1911

Rick Santorum, American lawyer and politician, United States Senator from Pennsylvania

#Rick_Santorum

In 1958

Nancy Walker, American actress, singer, and director (d. 1992)

#Nancy_Walker

In 1922

Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player

#Ryan_Getzlaf

In 1985

Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan general and politician, 3rd President of Azerbaijan (d. 2003)

#Heydar_Aliyev

In 1923

Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (d. 1809)

#Antoine_Charles_Louis_de_Lasalle

In 1775

Kaarle Krohn, Finnish historian and academic (d. 1933)

#Kaarle_Krohn

In 1863

Gabriella Papadakis, French ice dancer

#Gabriella_Papadakis

In 1995

Maybelle Carter, American autoharp player (d. 1978)

#Maybelle_Carter

In 1909

Merlene Ottey, Jamaican-Slovenian runner

#Merlene_Ottey

In 1960

Leigh Sales, Australian journalist and television host

#Leigh_Sales

In 1973

Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician (d. 1926)

#Symon_Petliura

In 1879

Marie-France Pisier, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2011)

#Marie-France_Pisier

In 1944

George E. Smith, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate

#George_E._Smith

In 1930

Emilio Izaguirre, Honduran footballer

#Emilio_Izaguirre

In 1986

Al Murray, English comedian and television host

#Al_Murray

In 1968

Felix Manalo, Filipino religious leader, founded Iglesia ni Cristo (d. 1963)

#Felix_Manalo

In 1886

Edward Mujica, Venezuelan baseball player

#Edward_Mujica

In 1984

Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian warlord (d. 1868)

#Hadzhi_Dimitar

In 1840

Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author

#Nayantara_Sahgal

In 1927

Meg Foster, American actress

#Meg_Foster

In 1948

Robert Gray, American captain and explorer (d. 1806)

#Robert_Gray_(sea_captain)

In 1755

William Henry Barlow, English engineer (d. 1902)

#William_Henry_Barlow

In 1812

Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (d. 1920)

#Benito_Pérez_Galdós

In 1843

Rados?aw Majdan, Polish footballer

#Rados?aw_Majdan

In 1972

Donovan, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

#Donovan

In 1946

Jean-Marie Leclair, French violinist and composer (d. 1764)

#Jean-Marie_Leclair

In 1697

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1979)

#Cecilia_Payne-Gaposchkin

In 1900

Pe'er Tasi, Israeli singer

#Pe'er_Tasi

In 1984

Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer, champion of the wave theory of light, pioneer of "stepped" lenses in lighthouses (d. 1827)

#Augustin-Jean_Fresnel

In 1788

Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen, Dutch art collector and merchant (d. 1666)

#Jan_Jacobszoon_Hinlopen

In 1626

Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver

#Hélio_Castroneves

In 1975

Rü?tü Reçber, Turkish footballer

#Rü?tü_Reçber

In 1973

David O. Selznick, American director and producer (d. 1965)

#David_O._Selznick

In 1902

Hildrus Poindexter, American bacteriologist (d. 1987)

#Hildrus_Poindexter

In 1901

Konstantinos Parthenis, Greek painter (d. 1967)

#Konstantinos_Parthenis

In 1878

Sly Dunbar, Jamaican drummer

#Sly_Dunbar

In 1952

Montgomery Blair, American lieutenant and politician, 20th United States Postmaster General (d. 1883)

#Montgomery_Blair

In 1813

Ivan Cankar, Slovenian poet and playwright (d. 1918)

#Ivan_Cankar

In 1876

Jean Becker, French actor, director, and screenwriter

#Jean_Becker_(director)

In 1933

Gustav Fridolin, Swedish journalist and politician, Swedish Minister of Education

#Gustav_Fridolin

In 1983

Gabriela Montero, Venezuelan-American pianist

#Gabriela_Montero

In 1970

Aviv Geffen, Israeli singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Aviv_Geffen

In 1973

Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Brazilian footballer and manager

#Vanderlei_Luxemburgo

In 1952

Lothar Schmid, German chess player (d. 2013)

#Lothar_Schmid

In 1928

John Scalzi, American author and blogger

#John_Scalzi

In 1969

Catherine Pavlovna, Russian grand duchess and queen (d. 1819)

#Catherine_Pavlovna_of_Russia

In 1788

Gaétan Boucher, Canadian speed skater

#Gaétan_Boucher

In 1958

Christian Wörns, German footballer and manager

#Christian_Wörns

In 1972

John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, (d. 1553)

#John_Ernest,_Duke_of_Saxe-Coburg

In 1521

Samuel Dalembert, Haitian-Canadian basketball player

#Samuel_Dalembert

In 1981

T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician and author (d. 2018)

#T._Berry_Brazelton

In 1918

Chas Licciardello, Australian comedian, screenwriter and producer

#Chas_Licciardello

In 1977

Rony Seikaly, Lebanese-American basketball player and radio host

#Rony_Seikaly

In 1965

Sid Vicious, English singer and bass player (d. 1979)

#Sid_Vicious

In 1957

Thomas Tuddenham, English landowner (d. 1462)

#Thomas_Tuddenham

In 1401

Gustav Stresemann, German journalist and politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1929)

#Gustav_Stresemann

In 1878

David Weir, Scottish footballer and manager

#David_Weir_(Scottish_footballer)

In 1970

Al-Aziz Billah, Fatimid caliph (d. 996)

#Al-Aziz_Billah

In 955

Arnold Rüütel, Estonian agronomist and politician, 3rd President of Estonia

#Arnold_Rüütel

In 1928

Claudius Gothicus, Roman emperor (d. 270)

#Claudius_Gothicus

In 214

Tyus Jones, American basketball player

#Tyus_Jones

In 1996

Mike Souchak, American golfer (d. 2008)

#Mike_Souchak

In 1927

Sophie Charlotte Ackermann, German actress (d. 1792)

#Sophie_Charlotte_Ackermann

In 1714

Paul Langmack, Australian rugby league player and coach

#Paul_Langmack

In 1965

Ivana Španovi?, Serbian long jumper

#Ivana_Španovi?

In 1990

Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, 62nd President of Bolivia (d. 2002)

#Hugo_Banzer

In 1926

Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (d. 1521)

#Suzanne,_Duchess_of_Bourbon

In 1491

Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987)

#Fred_Astaire

In 1899

David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014)

#David_Azrieli

In 1922

Humberto Suazo, Chilean footballer

#Humberto_Suazo

In 1981

Kate?ina Siniaková, Czech tennis player

#Kate?ina_Siniaková

In 1996

Jim Calhoun, American basketball player and coach

#Jim_Calhoun

In 1942

Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, historian, and orientalist (d. 1941)

#Moses_Schorr

In 1874

Wayne Dyer, American author and educator (d. 2015)

#Wayne_Dyer

In 1940

Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player

#Manuel_Santana

In 1938

Linda Evangelista, Canadian model

#Linda_Evangelista

In 1965

Jonathan Edwards, English triple jumper

#Jonathan_Edwards_(triple_jumper)

In 1966

Kenan Thompson, American actor

#Kenan_Thompson

In 1978

Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1987)

#Einar_Gerhardsen

In 1897

Vladislav Listyev, Russian journalist (d. 1995)

#Vladislav_Listyev

In 1956

Lisa Nowak, American commander and astronaut

#Lisa_Nowak

In 1963

Pachara Chirathivat, Thai actor, singer and model

#Pachara_Chirathivat

In 1993

Diva Diniz Corrêa, Brazilian zoologist (d. 1993)

#Diva_Diniz_Corrêa

In 1918

Danny Schayes, American basketball player

#Danny_Schayes

In 1959

Dave Mason, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Dave_Mason

In 1946

Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1823)

#Louis-Nicolas_Davout

In 1770

Alfred Jodl, German general (d. 1946)

#Alfred_Jodl

In 1890

Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer and manager

#Dennis_Bergkamp

In 1969

Missy Franklin, American swimmer

In 1995

Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer

In 1978

Henri Camara, Senegalese footballer

In 1977

Ollie le Roux, South African rugby player

In 1973

Joshua Eagle, Australian tennis player

In 1973

Monisha Kaltenborn, Indian-Swiss lawyer and businesswoman

In 1971

Tatyana Shikolenko, Russian javelin thrower

In 1968

Nobuhiro Takeda, Japanese footballer and sportscaster

In 1967

Eion Crossan, New Zealand rugby player

In 1967

Debbie Wiseman, English composer and conductor

In 1963

Tauseef Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer

In 1958

Mark David Chapman, American murderer

In 1955

Caroline B. Cooney, American author

In 1947

Diderik Wagenaar, Dutch composer and theorist

In 1946

Jim Abrahams, American director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1944

Carl Douglas, Jamaican singer-songwriter

In 1942

Ayd?n Güven Gürkan, Turkish academician and politician (d. 2006)

In 1941

Arthur Alexander, American country-soul singer-songwriter (d. 1993)

In 1940

Larry Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1980)

In 1935

Barbara Taylor Bradford, English-American author

In 1933

Karthigesu Sivathamby, Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 2011)

In 1932

George Coe, American actor and producer (d. 2015)

In 1929

Otar Korkia, Georgian basketball player and coach (d. 2005)

In 1923

Bert Weedon, English guitarist (d. 2012)

In 1920

Basil Kelly, Northern Irish barrister, judge and politician (d. 2008)

In 1920

Ella T. Grasso, 83rd Governor of Connecticut (d. 1981)

In 1919

Desmond MacNamara, Irish painter, sculptor, and author (d. 2008)

In 1918

Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011)

In 1916

Markos Vamvakaris, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1972)

In 1905

David Brown, English businessman (d. 1993)

In 1904

Otto Bradfisch, German economist, jurist, and SS officer (d. 1994)

In 1903

H. C. Asterley, British author and diplomat (d. 1973)

In 1902

John Desmond Bernal, Irish-English crystallographer and physicist (d. 1971)

In 1901

Alberts Ozoli?š, Latvian weightlifter (d. 1985)

In 1896

Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-American composer and conductor (d. 1979)

In 1894

Max Steiner, Austrian-American composer and conductor (d. 1971)

In 1888

Yukteswar Giri, Indian guru and educator (d. 1936)

In 1855

James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher and broadcaster, co-founded Commercial Cable Company (d. 1918)

In 1841

Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician, French Controller-General of Finances (d. 1781)

In 1727

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Iraqi historian and scholar (d. 1071)

In 1002

Meng Zhixiang, Chinese general and emperor (d. 934)

In 874

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