Famous Birthdays on May 27

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• 1519 Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and editor of Greek texts, born in Florence (d. 1594)
• 1576 Caspar Schoppe, German scholar and controversialist, born in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany (d. 1649)
• 1595 Benedictus Carpzovius [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer (d. 1666)
• 1601 Antoine Daniel, French Jesuit missionary and martyr, born in Dieppe, Normandie, France (d. 1648)
• 1626 William II, Prince of Orange and stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, born in The Hague, Dutch Republic (d. 1650)
• 1651 Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French bishop and cardinal, born in Auvergne, France (d. 1729)
• 1652 Elisabeth Charlotte "Liselotte", German-French duchess of Orleans, born in Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1722)
• 1738 Bonaventura Furlanetto, Italian composer, born in Venice (d. 1817)
• 1738 Nathaniel Gorham, American politician (6th President of the Confederation Congress), born in Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1796)
• 1756 Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, born in Schwetzingen, Baden (d. 1825)
• 1774 Francis Beaufort, Irish admiral and hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale), born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland (d. 1857)

• 1799 Fromental Halévy, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1862)
• 1806 Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1835)
• 1815 Henry Parkes, Australian politician (longest non-consecutive Premier of the Colony of New South Wales), born in Canley, Warwickshire, England (d. 1896)
• 1818 Amelia Jenks Bloomer, American reformer who campaigned for temperance and women’s rights, born in Homer, New York (d. 1894)
• 1819 Julia Ward Howe, American poet (Battle Hymn of the Republic), author, abolitionist, and women's suffragist, born in New York City (d. 1910)
• 1820 Mathilde Bonaparte, French princess (daughter of Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte and his second wife, Catharina of Württemberg, daughter of King Frederick I of Württemberg) and socialite, born in Trieste, Austrian Empire (d. 1904)
• 1822 Henry Wylde, English composer and conductor, born in Bushey, Hertfordshire (d. 1890)
• 1822 Joachim Raff, German-Swiss composer, born in Lachen, Switzerland (d. 1882)
• 1823 John Gray Foster, American Major General (Union Army), born in Whitefield, New Hampshire (d. 1874)
• 1827 Samuel F. Miller, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Franklin, New York (d. 1892)
• 1836 Edwin Gray Lee, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Shepherdstown, Virginia (d. 1870)
• 1836 Jay Gould, American railroad developer and speculator, born in Roxbury, New York (d. 1892)

• 1837 Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic, born in Ostrogozhsk, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1887)
• 1837 Robert Hoke, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Lincolnton, North Carolina (d. 1912)
• 1850 Thomas Neill Cream, Scottish-Canadian serial killer (Lambeth poisoner), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1892)
• 1852 Billy Barnes, English cricket all-rounder (21 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 134, 51 wickets, BB 6/28; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England (d. 1899)
• 1854 Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1927)
• 1860 Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portuguese politician and writer (7th President of Portugal 1923-25), born in Portimão, Portugal (d. 1941)
• 1861 Victoria Earle Matthews, American author and activist, born in Fort Valley, Georgia (d. 1907)
• 1863 Arthur Mold, English cricket fast bowler (England 3 Tests; 1,673 1st class wickets), born in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire (d. 1921)
• 1863 Charles Wright, English cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Cambridge Uni CC, Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Harewood, Yorkshire, England (d. 1936)
• 1864 Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (23rd Mayor of Split), born in Split, Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1938)
• 1867 Arnold Bennett, English novelist (Anna of the Five Towns), born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England (d. 1931)
• 1870 Lionel Palairet, British cricket batsman (2 Tests; Somerset CCC, Oxford Uni CC), born in Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, England (d. 1933)
• 1871 Georges Rouault, French expressionist painter (Miserere et Guerre), born in Paris (d. 1958)
• 1874 Dustin Farnum, American actor (Squaw Man, Virginian, The Flaming Frontier), born in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire (d. 1929)
• 1874 Richard von Schaukal, Moravian-Austria poet and writer (Eros Thanatos), born in Brno, Czech Republic (d. 1942)
• 1876 Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (Lenin: God of the Godless), born in Ludza, Russian Empire (d. 1945)
• 1879 Hans Lammers, German SS officer and Nazi politician, born in Lublinitz, Silesia, Prussia, German Empire (d. 1962)
• 1879 Lucile Watson, Canadian actress (Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance), born in Québec, Canada (d. 1962)
• 1881 Rudolf Pannwitz, German writer and philosopher (Urblik), born in Crossen/Oder, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia (now in Poland) (d. 1969)
• 1884 Max Brod, Czech-born Israeli composer, writer, and biographer of Kafka, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1968)
• 1887 Emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends) (d. 1918)
• 1887 Erich Kuttner, German journalist and historian (Vorwarts), born in Berlin (d. 1942)
• 1887 Frank Woolley, English cricket all-rounder (64 Tests, 5 x 100, 23 x 50, HS 154, 83 wickets, BB 7/76; Kent CCC), born in Tonbridge, England (d. 1978)

• 1888 Louis Durey, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1979)
• 1890 Fritzi Brunette, American actress, born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1943)
• 1891 Claude Champagne, Canadian composer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1965)
• 1892 Sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Pygmalion, Fietsen naar de Maan), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1990)
• 1893 Hermann Dörnemann, German supercentarian, born in Essen, Germany (d. 2005)
• 1894 Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon), born in St. Mary's County, Maryland (d. 1961)
• 1894 Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (Die Nacht), born in Courbevoie, Seine, France (d. 1961)
• 1895 Marij Kogoj, Slovenian composer, born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
• 1897 John Cockcroft, English physicist (development of Radar, Nobel Prize 1951 for 1st particle accelerator, Director of Atomic Energy Research Establishment), born in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England (d. 1967)
• 1900 Chester Zardis, American jazz 'slap-style' double-bassist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1990)
• 1900 Uładzimir Žyłka, Belarusian poet, born in Makaszy, Nesvizh, Russian Empire (d. 1933)
• 1901 Conrad Elvehjem, American biochemist and nutrition scientist (discovered niacin), born in McFarland, Wisconsin (d. 1962)
• 1902 Celius Dougherty, American pianist and composer, born in Glenwood, Minnesota (d. 1986)
• 1903 Walt Kiesling, American Pro Football Hall of Fame guard (NFL 1920s All-Decade Team; First-team All-Pro 1929, 30, 32; Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears) and coach (Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1962)
• 1904 Chūhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1932; only person to have held WRs in both long jump & triple jump), born in Sapporo, Japan (d. 1997)
• 1906 Robert Shone, British economist and director-general (NEDC), born in Birkenhead, Cheshire (d. 1992)
• 1907 Felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader and pianist, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1981)

• 1908 Alec Brown, English snooker player (Daily Mail Gold Cup 1939, 40; News of the World 1951), born in London (d. 1995)
• 1908 Harold Rome, American composer (Fanny; Pins & Needles), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1993)
• 1908 Melle Oldeboerrigter, Dutch painter and cartoonist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1976)
• 1909 Isador Goodman, South African-Australian pianist and composer (New Guinea Fantasy), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1982)
• 1910 (Earl) "Jock" Caruthers American jazz saxophonist (Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra, 1932-47), born in Monroe, Mississippi (d. 1971)

• 1911 Teddy Kollek, Israeli politician (Mayor of Jerusalem), born in Nagyvázsony, Hungary (d. 2007)
• 1911 Torolf Elster, Norwegian journalist and writer (Frihet och demokrati), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 2006)
• 1911 Vincent Price, American actor (House on Haunted Hill, Fly, Laura), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1993)
• 1912 John Cheever, American writer (Wapshot Chronicle, Pulitzer), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1982)

• 1912 Terry Moore, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1942, 46; 4 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies 1954), born in Vernon, Alabama (d. 1995)
• 1913 Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, Anglican bishop (Southwark England), born in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1995)
• 1913 Wols [Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze], German cartoonist and painter, born in Berlin (d. 1951)
• 1914 Frederick Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale, British Conservative politician, born in London (d. 2000)
• 1914 Hugh Le Caine, Canadian physicist and composer, born in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay), Ontario (d. 1977)
• 1914 Ross Stainton, CEO (British Airways), born in Whitstable, England (d. 2011)
• 1915 Herman Wouk, American novelist (The Caine Mutiny, Winds of War), born in New York City (d. 2019)
• 1915 Louise Annand-MacFarquhar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, painter and filmmaker (At the Museum), (d. 2012)
• 1916 Bernard Oliver, American engineer at HP and inventor (first hand-held calculators, SETI, Pulse Code Modulation), born in Soquel, California (d. 1995) [1]
• 1918 Kam Fong Chun, American actor (Hawaii Five-0, Magnum, P.I.), born in Kalihi, Territory of Hawaii (d. 2002)
• 1918 Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1982-87), born in Takasaki, Japan (d. 2019)
• 1920 Gwyneth George, Welsh cellist and teacher, born on the Mumbles, Wales (d. 2016)
• 1921 Caryl Chessman, American kidnapper and rapist who got the death penalty, born in St. Joseph, Michigan (d. 1960)

• 1922 Sidney Keyes, English poet (Iron Laurel) (d. 1943)
• 1923 Bernard Freyberg, British-New Zealand army officer (Victoria Cross, Governor General of New Zealand 1946-52), born in London, England (d. 1963)

• 1923 Ingeborg "Inge" Morath, Austrian-born Magnum photographer and wife of Arthur Miller, born in Graz Austria (d. 2002)
• 1923 Sumner Redstone, American media mogul (ViacomCBS), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
• 1925 Tony Hillerman, American writer (Navajo Tribal Police), born in Sacred Heart Oklahoma (d. 2008)
• 1925 Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere, English press magnate (The Mail on Sunday), born in London, England (d. 1998)
• 1926 (Clifford) “Bud” Shank, American jazz saxophonist and flute player, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2009)
• 1926 Gordon Leggat, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests, 2 x 50; Canterbury), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 1973)
• 1926 Kees Rijvers, Dutch soccer midfielder (33 caps; NAC Breda, Saint-Étienne, Feyenoord) and manager (FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 2024)
• 1927 Bryan Cowgill, deputy chairman (Mirror Group)
• 1927 Jan Blokker, Dutch writer/journalist (VPRO, People's Newspaper)
• 1928 Thea Musgrave, Scottish composer (Mary Queen of Scots; Pontalba), born in Barnton, Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1929 Bjarne Hansen, Norwegian soccer centre-back (3 caps; Vålerenga FC), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2023)
• 1930 Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer (Joanna tentata), born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 2010)
• 1930 John Barth, novelist (Sot-Weed Factor)
• 1930 William S. Sessions, American director of FBI (1987-93), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas (d. 2020)
• 1931 Florence Sharples, director (British YWCA)
• 1931 James Wilson, American criminologist ('Zero Tolerance' policing), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
• 1931 John Chapple, British chief of General Staff
• 1931 Kenny Price, American country singer ("Walking on New Grass"; "Happy Tracks"), born in Florence, Kentucky (d. 1987)
• 1931 Philip Kotler, American economist, educator, and author considered the "Father of Modern Marketing", born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1931 Věroslav Neumann, Czech composer and music educator, born in Citoliby, Czechoslovakia (d. 2006)
• 1932 Jeffrey Bernard, British writer (Spectator Magazine - Low Life), born in Hampstead, london (d. 1997)
• 1933 (Edward) "Ted" Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur (Rogers Communications), MLB team owner (Toronto Blue Jays), and philanthropist, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2008)
• 1934 Harlan Ellison, American sci-fi author and screenwriter (Star Trek -"The City on the Edge of Forever"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2018)
• 1935 Elias Gistelinck, Flemish composer, born in Beveren Leie, Belgium
• 1935 Lee Meriwether, Miss America (Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1935 Len Chandler, American folk music singer-songwriter ("Beans in Ears"), and civil rights activist, born in Summit County, Ohio (d. 2023)
• 1935 Mal Evans, British Beatles roadie and assistant, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1976)
• 1935 Ramsey Lewis, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-pop pianist ("The In Crowd"; "Wade in the Water"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022) [1]
• 1936 Benjamin Bathurst, vice chief of British Defense Staff
• 1936 Lord Holme, president British Liberal Party
• 1936 Louis Gossett Jr, American Emmy and Academy Award-winning stage and screen actor (Roots; An Officer and a Gentleman; Diggstown), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2024) [1]
• 1936 Marcel Masse, Canadian politician
• 1937 Allan Carr, American producer and director (Grease, Happiest Millionaire), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
• 1937 Andrei Bitov, Russian writer (Pushkin House), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2018)
• 1939 Donald "Don" Williams, American country singer ("I Believe in You"), born in Floydada Texas (d. 2017)
• 1939 Earl Cairns, CEO (S G Warburg & Co)
• 1939 Frank Bidart, American poet and academic (Half-light Collected Poems - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2018), born in Bakersfield, California
• 1939 Leo LeBlanc, American country musician and pianist who was legally blind, born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1995)
• 1939 Socratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
• 1940 René Koering, French composer, film producer. theater director, and music promoter (Festival de Radio France et Montpellier), born in Andlau, France
• 1941 Adriaan Venema, Dutch journalist/author (Mussert)
• 1941 Davina Phillips, actress
• 1942 Lee Baca, American law enforcement official
• 1942 Priscilla McLean (née Taylor), American composer, performer, and music critic, born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
• 1942 Roger Freeman, British minister of transport
• 1943 Bruce Weitz, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Det. Mick Belker"; Death of a Centerfold), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
• 1943 Cilla Black [Priscilla White], British pop singer ("Anyone Who Had a Heart"), and TV personality (Blind Date), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2015)
• 1944 Billy Adamson, Scottish drummer (The Searchers, 1969-98), born in Peebles, Scotland (d. 2013)
• 1944 Chris Dodd, American politician (Senator-D-Connecticut, 1981-2011), born in Willimantic, Connecticut
• 1944 Pleun Strik, Dutch soccer defender (8 caps, FIFA World Cup 1974 runner-up; PSV Eindhoven 270 games), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2022)
• 1945 Bruce Cockburn, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter ("Wondering Where the Lions Are"; "If I Had a Rocket Launcher"), born in Ottawa, Ontario
• 1946 Lewis Collins, English actor, (d. 2013)
• 1946 Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish jazz double bassist, born in Osted, Zealand, Denmark (d. 2005)
• 1947 Branko Oblak, Slovenian soccer midfielder (46 caps Yugoslavia; NK Olimpija, Hajduk Split, Schalke 04, Bayern Munich) and manager (Slovenia 2004-06), born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
• 1947 Felix Dennis, English publisher and poet (Dennis Publishing), born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England (d. 2014)
• 1947 Henry McMaster, American politician, Governor of South Carolina (2017-), born in Columbia, South Carolina
• 1947 Liana Alexandra, Romanian pianist and composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2011)
• 1947 Marty Kristian [Vernang] British pop singer, guitarist, and banjo player (The New Seekers - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"; Peter, Paul & Marty), born in Leipzig, Germany
• 1947 Peter DeFazio, American politician, Rep-D-Oregon (1987-), born in Needham, Massachusetts
• 1947 Peter Knight, British folk musician, fiddler, and mandolin player (Steeleye Span; The Wombles), born in London, England
• 1948 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-8, T-14, TM-7), born in Horlivka, Ukraine, Soviet Union
• 1948 Anna E "Annelies" Balhan, Dutch revue-artist/actress (Sweet Chairty)
• 1948 Pete Sears, British session and touring bassist (Jefferson Starship; Rod Stewart), born in Bromley, Kent, England
• 1950 Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Garrett), American Grammy Award-winning jazz singer-songwriter, Tony Award-winning stage actress (The Wiz), and radio host (NPR's "JazzSet"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
• 1951 John Conteh, British boxer (WBC Light Heavyweight title 1974-77), born in Liverpool, England
• 1951 Norma Jean Almodovar, American author (Cop to Call Girl) and sex worker activist, born in Binghampton, New York
• 1954 Cathy Carr, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m breaststroke [WR 1:13.58], 4×100m medley 1972), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 1954 Jackie Slater, American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (7 x Pro Bowl; LA / St. Louis Rams 1976–95), born in Jackson, Mississippi
• 1954 Pauline Hanson, Australian politician
• 1955 Abdelmalek Ali Messaoud, Algerian soccer defender (38 caps; USM Alger, USM Annaba), born in Annaba, Algeria (d. 2022)
• 1955 Eric Bischoff, American professional wrestling promoter
• 1955 Graham "Jock" Edwards, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests, 3 x 50; Central Districts), born in Nelson, New Zealand (d. 2020)
• 1955 Richard Schiff, American actor (The West Wing), born in Bethesda, Maryland
• 1956 Cynthia McFadden, American television anchor
• 1956 Lisa Niemi, actress (Dirty Dancing, Will Rodgers Follies), born in Houston, Texas
• 1956 Nick Lowery, NFL kicker (NY Jets)
• 1957 Bruce Furniss, American swimmer (Olympic gold men's 200m freestyle WR, 4x200m freestyle relay WR 1976; WR men's 200m IM 2:06.08 1975), born in Fresno, California
• 1957 Duncan Goodhew, English 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1980), born in London, England
• 1957 Eddie Harsch [Hawrysch], Canadian keyboardist (Bulldog; The Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2016)
• 1957 Siouxsie Sioux [Susan Ballion], British rock musician, singer and songwriter (Siouxsie & the Banshees - "Peek-a-Boo'; "Kiss Them For Me"), born in Southwark, England
• 1958 Linnea Quigley, Davenport Iowa, actress (Night of Demons, Virgin High)
• 1958 Neil Finn, New Zealand musician (Split Enz; Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
• 1959 Donna Strickland, Canadian physicist (Nobel Prize 2018 laser beams), born in Guelph, Ontario
• 1960 Aleksandr Sidorenko, Ukrainian swimmer (Olympic gold USSR 400m IM 1980; World C'ship gold 200m IM 1982), born in Mariupol, Ukraine (d. 2022)
• 1960 Ray Armsetad, 4X400 runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Kirksville, Missouri
• 1960 Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler (Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84)
• 1961 Cathy Silvers, actress (Happy Days, Foley Square), born in New York City
• 1961 Jill Sterkel, American swimmer (Olympic gold, 1976 & 1984; bronze, 1988), born in Hacienda Heights, California
• 1961 John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, US canoeist/kayaker (Olympic-92)
• 1961 Peri Gilpin, actor (Roz Doyle-Frasier), born in Waco, Texas
• 1962 Mariangela D'Abbraccio, TV actress (Passioni), born in Naples, Italy
• 1962 Meg Parsont, personality (David Letterman Show)
• 1962 Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer, all-rounder (1981-92), commentator and coach of India (2017-), born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India
• 1962 Ray Borner, Australian basketball center (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96)
• 1962 Steven Brill, American film writer and director
• 1963 Calliope Tsoupaki, Greek classical pianist and composer (Sappho's Tears), born in Piraeus, Greece
• 1963 Gonzalo Rubalcabo [González], Cuban jazz pianist, born in Havana, Cuba
• 1964 Adam Carolla, American comedian and television personality
• 1965 Jacob Brumfield, Bogalusa LA, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)

• 1965 Todd Bridges, actor (Diff'rent Strokes, Fish), born in San Francisco, California
• 1966 Eric Leckner, NBA center (Detroit Pistons)
• 1966 John Jaha, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Portland, Oregon
• 1966 Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)

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