Famous Birthdays for May 27th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 742 – Emperor Dezong of Tang (d. 805)
• 1332 – Ibn Khaldun, Tunisian historian and theologian (d. 1406)^[10]
• 1378 – Zhu Quan, Chinese military commander, historian and playwright (d. 1448)
• 1519 – Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and theorist (d. 1594)^[11]
• 1537 – Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (d. 1604)
• 1576 – Caspar Schoppe, German author and scholar (d. 1649)
• 1584 – Michael Altenburg, German theologian and composer (d. 1640)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1601 – Antoine Daniel, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1648)
• 1626 – William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650)
• 1651 – Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)
• 1652 – Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine of Germany (d. 1722)
• 1738 – Nathaniel Gorham, American merchant and politician, 14th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1796)
• 1756 – Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (d. 1825)
• 1774 – Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (d. 1857)
• 1794 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1877)
• 1814 – John Rudolph Niernsee, Viennese-born American architect (d.1885)
• 1815 – Henry Parkes, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1896)
• 1818 – Amelia Bloomer, American journalist and activist (d. 1894)
• 1819 – Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (d. 1910)
• 1827 – Samuel F. Miller, American lawyer and politician (d. 1892)
• 1832 – Zenas Ferry Moody, American surveyor and politician, 7th Governor of Oregon (d. 1917)
• 1836 – Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (d. 1892)
• 1837 – Wild Bill Hickok, American police officer (d. 1876)
• 1852 – Billy Barnes, English cricketer (d. 1899)
• 1857 – Theodor Curtius, German chemist (d. 1928)
• 1860 – Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portuguese politician, 7th President of Portugal (d. 1941)
• 1863 – Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921)
• 1867 – Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (d. 1931)
• 1868 – Aleksa Šantić, Bosnian poet and author (d. 1924)
• 1871 – Georges Rouault, French painter and illustrator (d. 1958)
• 1875 – Frederick Cuming, English cricketer (d. 1942)
• 1876 – Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and author (d. 1945)
• 1876 – William Stanier, English engineer (d. 1965)
• 1878 – Anna Cervin, Swedish artist (d. 1972)
• 1879 – Karl Bühler, German-American linguist and psychologist (d. 1963)
• 1879 – Hans Lammers, German judge and politician (d. 1962)
• 1883 – Jessie Arms Botke, American painter (d. 1971)
• 1884 – Max Brod, Czech journalist, author, and composer (d. 1968)
• 1887 – Frank Woolley, English cricketer (d. 1978)
• 1888 – Louis Durey, French composer (d. 1979)
• 1891 – Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (d. 1965)
• 1891 – Jaan Kärner, Estonian poet and author (d. 1958)
• 1894 – Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author (d. 1961)
• 1894 – Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist and screenwriter (d. 1961)
• 1895 – Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (d. 1995)
• 1897 – John Cockcroft, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
• 1897 – Dink Templeton, American rugby player and coach (d. 1962)
• 1898 – David Crosthwait, American engineer, inventor and writer (d. 1976)
• 1899 – Johannes Türn, Estonian chess and draughts player (d. 1993)
• 1900 – Lotte Toberentz, German overseer of the Nazi Uckermark concentration camp (d. 1964)
• 1900 – Uładzimir Žyłka, Belarusian poet and translator (d. 1933)

1901–present[edit]

• 1906 – Buddhadasa, Thai monk and philosopher (d. 1993)
• 1906 – Harry Hibbs, English footballer (d. 1984)
• 1906 – Antonio Rosario Mennonna, Italian bishop (d. 2009)
• 1907 – Nicolas Calas, Greek-American poet and critic (d. 1988)
• 1907 – Rachel Carson, American biologist, environmentalist, and author (d. 1964)
• 1909 – Dolores Hope, American singer and philanthropist (d. 2011)
• 1911 – Hubert Humphrey, American journalist and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (d. 1978)
• 1911 – Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (d. 2007)
• 1911 – Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1912 – John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982)
• 1912 – Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002)
• 1912 – Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1995)
• 1915 – Ester Soré, Chilean singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
• 1915 – Herman Wouk, American novelist (d. 2019)
• 1917 – Harry Webster, English engineer (d. 2007)
• 1918 – Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2019)^[12]
• 1921 – Bob Godfrey, Australian-English animator, director, and voice actor (d. 2013)
• 1922 – Otto Carius, German lieutenant and pharmacist (d. 2015)
• 1922 – Christopher Lee, English actor (d. 2015)
• 1922 – John D. Vanderhoof, American banker and politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (d. 2013)
• 1923 – Henry Kissinger, German-American political scientist and politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1923 – Sumner Redstone, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2020)
• 1924 – Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
• 1924 – John Sumner, English-Australian director, founded the Melbourne Theatre Company (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Tony Hillerman, American journalist and author (d. 2008)
• 1927 – Jüri Randviir, Estonian chess player and journalist (d. 1996)
• 1928 – Thea Musgrave, Scottish-American composer and educator
• 1930 – John Barth, American novelist and short story writer
• 1930 – William S. Sessions, American civil servant and judge, 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 2020)
• 1930 – Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator (d. 2010)
• 1931 – André Barbeau, French-Canadian neurologist (d. 1986)
• 1931 – John Chapple, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Gibraltar
• 1931 – Bernard Fresson, French actor (d. 2002)
• 1931 – Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer (d. 2015)
• 1931 – Philip Kotler, American author and professor
• 1933 – Edward Samuel Rogers, Canadian businessman (d. 2008)
• 1933 – Manfred Sommer, Spanish author and illustrator (d. 2007)
• 1934 – Ray Daviault, Canadian-American baseball player (d. 2020)
• 1934 – Harlan Ellison, American author and screenwriter (d. 2018)
• 1935 – Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
• 1935 – Mal Evans, British road manager of The Beatles (d. 1976)
• 1935 – Jerry Kindall, American baseball player and coach (d. 2017)
• 1935 – Ramsey Lewis, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2022)
• 1935 – Lee Meriwether, American model and actress, Miss America 1955
• 1936 – Benjamin Bathurst, English admiral
• 1936 – Louis Gossett Jr., American actor and producer
• 1936 – Marcel Masse, Canadian educator and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2014)
• 1937 – Allan Carr, American playwright and producer (d. 1999)
• 1939 – Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns, English courtier and businessman
• 1939 – Yves Duhaime, Canadian captain and politician
• 1939 – Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
• 1939 – Gerald Ronson, English businessman and philanthropist
• 1939 – Lionel Sosa, Mexican-American advertising and marketing executive^[13]
• 1939 – Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
• 1940 – Mike Gibson, Australian journalist and sportscaster (d. 2015)
• 1942 – Lee Baca, American police officer
• 1942 – Piers Courage, English racing driver (d. 1970)
• 1942 – Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1942 – Robin Widdows, English racing driver
• 1943 – Cilla Black, English singer and actress (d. 2015)
• 1943 – Bruce Weitz, American actor
• 1944 – Christopher Dodd, American lawyer and politician
• 1944 – Ingrid Roscoe, English historian and politician, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (d. 2020)
• 1944 – Alain Souchon, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1945 – Bruce Cockburn, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1946 – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish bassist and composer (d. 2005)
• 1946 – John Williams, English motorcycle racer (d. 1978)
• 1947 – Peter DeFazio, American politician
• 1947 – Marty Kristian, German-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1947 – Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer and coach
• 1947 – Riivo Sinijärv, Estonian politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1948 – Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant (d. 2017)
• 1948 – Pete Sears, English bass player
• 1948 – Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, American occultist and author (d. 2014)
• 1949 – Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale, English politician
• 1949 – Christa Vahlensieck, German runner
• 1950 – Dee Dee Bridgewater, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1950 – Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
• 1951 – John Conteh, English boxer
• 1954 – Pauline Hanson, Australian businesswoman, activist, and politician
• 1954 – Jackie Slater, American football player and coach
• 1955 – Eric Bischoff, American wrestler, manager, and producer
• 1955 – Richard Schiff, American actor, director, and producer
• 1955 – Ian Tracey, English organist and conductor
• 1956 – Cynthia McFadden, American journalist
• 1956 – Rosemary Squire, English producer and manager, co-founded Ambassador Theatre Group
• 1956 – Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian director and screenwriter
• 1957 – Dag Terje Andersen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Labour
• 1957 – Nitin Gadkari, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Transport
• 1957 – Eddie Harsch, Canadian-American keyboard player and bass player (d. 2016)
• 1957 – Siouxsie Sioux, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
• 1958 – Nick Anstee, English accountant and politician, 682nd Lord Mayor of London
• 1958 – Neil Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician
• 1958 – Jesse Robredo, Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (d. 2012)
• 1960 – Gaston Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1961 – José Luíz Barbosa, Brazilian runner and coach
• 1961 – Peri Gilpin, American actress
• 1962 – Marcelino Bernal, Mexican footballer
• 1962 – Ray Borner, Australian basketball player
• 1962 – Steven Brill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1962 – Anthony A. Hyman, Israeli-English biologist and academic
• 1962 – David Mundell, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
• 1962 – Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
• 1963 – Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist and composer
• 1963 – Maria Walliser, Swiss skier
• 1964 – Adam Carolla, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Pat Cash, Australian-English tennis player and sportscaster
• 1966 – Heston Blumenthal, English chef and author
• 1967 – Paul Gascoigne, English international footballer, coach, and manager^[14]
• 1967 – Eddie McClintock, American actor
• 1968 – Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player and coach
• 1968 – Rebekah Brooks, English journalist
• 1968 – Harun Erdenay, Turkish basketball player and coach
• 1968 – Frank Thomas, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1969 – Todd Hundley, American baseball player
• 1969 – Jeremy Mayfield, American race car driver
• 1969 – Craig Federighi, American computer scientist and engineer
• 1970 – Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
• 1970 – Tim Farron, English educator and politician
• 1970 – Joseph Fiennes, English actor
• 1970 – Alex Archer, American-born Australian musician
• 1971 – Mathew Batsiua, Nauruan politician
• 1971 – Paul Bettany, English actor
• 1971 – Wayne Carey, Australian footballer and coach
• 1971 – Kaur Kender, Estonian author
• 1971 – Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (d. 2002)
• 1971 – Lee Sharpe, English footballer
• 1971 – Grant Stafford, South African tennis player
• 1971 – Sophie Walker, British politician, leader of the Women's Equality Party
• 1971 – Petroc Trelawny, British radio and television broadcaster
• 1972 – Todd Demsey, American golfer
• 1972 – Antonio Freeman, American football player
• 1972 – Maxim Sokolov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Jack McBrayer, American actor and comedian
• 1973 – Tana Umaga, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 1973 – Yorgos Lanthimos, Greek film video, and theatre director, producer and screenwriter
• 1974 – Skye Edwards, British singer-songwriter
• 1974 – Denise van Outen, English actress, singer, and television host
• 1974 – Derek Webb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1974 – Danny Wuerffel, American football player
• 1975 – André 3000, American rapper
• 1975 – Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
• 1975 – Jamie Oliver, English chef and author
• 1975 – Feryal Özel, Turkish astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
• 1976 – Marcel Fässler, Swiss racing driver
• 1977 – Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian high jumper
• 1977 – Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1978 – Adin Brown, American soccer player
• 1979 – Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
• 1979 – Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
• 1980 – Craig Buntin, Canadian figure skater
• 1981 – Alina Cojocaru, Romanian ballerina
• 1981 – Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
• 1982 – Natalya, Canadian professional wrestler^[15]
• 1984 – Blake Ahearn, American basketball player
• 1984 – Miguel González, Mexican baseball pitcher
• 1985 – Chiang Chien-ming, Taiwanese baseball player
• 1985 – Roberto Soldado, Spanish footballer
• 1986 – Conor Cummins, Manx motorcycle racer
• 1986 – Bamba Fall, Senegalese basketball player
• 1986 – Lasse Schöne, Danish footballer
• 1987 – Gervinho, Ivorian footballer
• 1987 – Bella Heathcote, Australian actress
• 1987 – Bora Paçun, Turkish basketball player
• 1987 – Matt Prior, Australian rugby league player
• 1987 – Martina Sablikova, Czech speed skater and cyclist
• 1988 – Vontae Davis, American football player
• 1988 – Irina Davydova, Russian hurdler^[16]
• 1988 – Garrett Richards, American baseball pitcher
• 1988 – Tyler Sash, American football player (d. 2015)
• 1989 – Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
• 1989 – Peakboy, South Korean rapper, record producer, and singer-songwriter^[17]
• 1990 – Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopian runner
• 1990 – Chris Colfer, American actor and singer
• 1990 – Marcus Kruger, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1991 – Sebastien Dewaest, Belgian footballer
• 1991 – Tim Lafai, Samoan rugby league player
• 1991 – Ksenia Pervak, Russian tennis player
• 1991 – Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer
• 1992 – Aaron Brown, Canadian sprinter
• 1992 – Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Canadian canoer^[18]
• 1997 – Anna Bondar, Hungarian tennis player^[19]