Famous Birthdays for May 10th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 874 – Meng Zhixiang, Chinese general and emperor (d. 934)^[57][58]
• 955 – Al-Aziz Billah, Fatimid caliph (d. 996)^[59]
• 1491 – Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (d. 1521)^[60]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1604 – Jean Mairet, French author and playwright (d. 1686)^[61]
• 1697 – Jean-Marie Leclair, French violinist and composer (d. 1764)^[62]
• 1727 – Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician (d. 1781)^[63]
• 1755 – Robert Gray, American captain and explorer (d. 1806)^[64]
• 1760 – Johann Peter Hebel, German author and poet (d. 1826)^[65]
• 1760 – Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer (d. 1836)^[66]
• 1770 – Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1823)^[67]
• 1788 – Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer (d. 1827)^[68]
• 1812 – William Henry Barlow, English engineer (d. 1902)^[69]
• 1813 – Montgomery Blair, American lieutenant and politician, 20th United States Postmaster General (d. 1883)^[70]
• 1838 – John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1865)^[71]
• 1841 – James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher and broadcaster (d. 1918)^[72]
• 1843 – Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (d. 1920)^[73]
• 1847 – Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician and academic (d. 1923)^[74]
• 1855 – Yukteswar Giri, Indian guru and educator (d. 1936)^[75]
• 1872 – Marcel Mauss, French sociologist and anthropologist (d. 1950)^[76]
• 1876 – Ivan Cankar, Slovenian poet and playwright (d. 1918)^[77]
• 1878 – Konstantinos Parthenis, Greek painter (d. 1967)^[78]
• 1878 – Gustav Stresemann, German journalist and politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1929)^[79]
• 1879 – Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician (d. 1926)^[80]
• 1886 – Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author (d. 1968)^[81]
• 1888 – Max Steiner, Austrian-American composer and conductor (d. 1971)^[82]
• 1890 – Alfred Jodl, German general (d. 1946)^[83]
• 1891 – Mahmoud Mokhtar, Egyptian sculptor and academic (d. 1934)^[84]
• 1893 – Tonita Peña, San Ildefonso Pueblo (Native American) artist (d. 1949)^[85]
• 1894 – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-American composer and conductor (d. 1979)^[86]
• 1895 – Joe Murphy (Irish republican) Irish Hunger Striker (d. 1920)^[87]
• 1897 – Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1987)^[88]
• 1898 – Ariel Durant, American historian and author (d. 1981)^[89]
• 1899 – Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987)^[90]
• 1900 – Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1979)^[91]

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – John Desmond Bernal, Irish-English crystallographer and physicist (d. 1971)^[92]
• 1901 – Hildrus Poindexter, American bacteriologist (d. 1987)^[93]
• 1902 – David O. Selznick, American director and producer (d. 1965)^[94]
• 1903 – Otto Bradfisch, German economist, jurist, and SS officer (d. 1994)^[95]
• 1905 – Markos Vamvakaris, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1972)^[96]
• 1908 – Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2000)^[97]
• 1909 – Maybelle Carter, American autoharp player (d. 1978)^[98]
• 1911 – Bel Kaufman, American author and educator (d. 2014)^[99]
• 1915 – Denis Thatcher, English soldier and businessman, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2003)^[100]
• 1916 – Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011)^[101]
• 1918 – T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician and author (d. 2018)^[102]
• 1918 – Desmond MacNamara, Irish painter, sculptor, and author (d. 2008)^[103]
• 1919 – Ella T. Grasso, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1981)^[104]
• 1920 – Basil Kelly, Northern Irish barrister, judge and politician (d. 2008)^[105]
• 1920 – Bert Weedon, English guitarist (d. 2012)^[106]
• 1922 – David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014)^[107]
• 1922 – Nancy Walker, American actress, singer, and director (d. 1992)^[108]
• 1923 – Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan general and politician, President of Azerbaijan (d. 2003)^[109]
• 1923 – Otar Korkia, Georgian basketball player and coach (d. 2005)^[110]
• 1926 – Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, President of Bolivia (d. 2002)^[111]
• 1927 – Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author^[112]
• 1928 – Arnold Rüütel, Estonian agronomist and politician, President of Estonia^[113]
• 1928 – Lothar Schmid, German chess player (d. 2013)^[114]
• 1929 – Audun Boysen, Norwegian runner (d. 2000)^[115]
• 1929 – George Coe, American actor and producer (d. 2015)^[116]
• 1929 – Antonine Maillet, Canadian author and playwright^[117]
• 1930 – George E. Smith, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate^[118]
• 1931 – Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2016)^[119]
• 1933 – Jean Becker, French actor, director, and screenwriter^[120]
• 1935 – Larry Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1980)^[121]
• 1937 – Tamara Press, Ukrainian shot putter and discus thrower (d. 2021)^[122]
• 1938 – Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player (d. 2021)^[123]
• 1940 – Arthur Alexander, American country-soul singer-songwriter (d. 1993)^[124]
• 1940 – Wayne Dyer, American author and educator (d. 2015)^[125]
• 1942 – Jim Calhoun, American basketball player and coach^[126]
• 1944 – Jim Abrahams, American director, producer, and screenwriter^[127]
• 1944 – Marie-France Pisier, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2011)^[128]
• 1946 – Donovan, Scottish singer-songwriter^[129]
• 1946 – Graham Gouldman, English guitarist and songwriter^[130]
• 1946 – Dave Mason, English singer-songwriter and guitarist^[131]
• 1947 – Caroline B. Cooney, American author^[132]
• 1949 – Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer^[133]
• 1952 – Sly Dunbar, Jamaican drummer^[134]
• 1955 – Mark David Chapman, American murderer^[135]
• 1956 – Vladislav Listyev, Russian journalist (d. 1995)^[136]
• 1957 – Sid Vicious, English singer and bass player (d. 1979)^[137]
• 1958 – Gaétan Boucher, Canadian speed skater^[138]
• 1958 – Rick Santorum, American lawyer and politician, United States Senator from Pennsylvania^[139]
• 1959 – Victoria Rowell, American actress^[140]
• 1959 – Danny Schayes, American basketball player^[141]
• 1959 – Cindy Hyde-Smith, American politician, United States Senator from Mississippi, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce^[142]
• 1960 – Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, musician and activist^[143]
• 1960 – Dean Heller, American lawyer and politician, United States Senator from Nevada, Secretary of State of Nevada^[144]
• 1960 – Merlene Ottey, Jamaican-Slovenian runner^[145]
• 1963 – Lisa Nowak, American commander and astronaut^[146]
• 1963 – Debbie Wiseman, English composer and conductor^[147]
• 1965 – Linda Evangelista, Canadian model^[148]
• 1966 – Jonathan Edwards, English triple jumper^[149]
• 1967 – Eion Crossan, New Zealand rugby player^[150]
• 1968 – Al Murray, English comedian and television host^[151]
• 1968 – Tatyana Shikolenko, Russian javelin thrower^[152]
• 1969 – Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer and manager^[153]
• 1969 – John Scalzi, American author and blogger^[154]
• 1970 – Gabriela Montero, Venezuelan-American pianist^[155]
• 1970 – David Weir, Scottish footballer^[156]
• 1971 – Ådne Søndrål, Norwegian speed skater^[157]
• 1972 – Christian Wörns, German footballer^[158]
• 1973 – Joshua Eagle, Australian tennis player^[159]
• 1973 – Ollie le Roux, South African rugby player^[160]
• 1974 – Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer^[161]
• 1975 – Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver^[162]
• 1975 – Adam Deadmarsh, Canadian-American ice hockey player^[163]
• 1978 – Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer^[164]
• 1978 – Kenan Thompson, American actor and comedian^[165]
• 1981 – Samuel Dalembert, Haitian-Canadian basketball player^[166]
• 1981 – Humberto Suazo, Chilean footballer^[167]
• 1983 – Gustav Fridolin, Swedish journalist and politician, Swedish Minister of Education^[168]
• 1984 – Edward Mujica, Venezuelan baseball player^[169]
• 1985 – Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player^[170]
• 1985 – Jon Schofield, English canoe racer^[171]
• 1987 – Wilson Chandler, American basketball player^[172]
• 1990 – Salvador Pérez, Venezuelan baseball player^[173]
• 1990 – Ivana Španović, Serbian long jumper^[174]
• 1995 – Missy Franklin, American swimmer^[175]
• 1995 – Gabriella Papadakis, French ice dancer^[176]
• 1996 – Tyus Jones, American basketball player^[177]
• 1996 – Kateřina Siniaková, Czech tennis player^[178]
• 1998 – Priscilla Hon, Australian tennis player^[179]