Famous Birthdays for May 29th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1421 – Charles, Prince of Viana (d. 1461)
• 1443 – Victor, Duke of Münsterberg, Reichsgraf, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (d. 1500)
• 1504 – Antun Vrančić, Croatian archbishop (d. 1573)
• 1555 – George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, English Earl, general and administrator (d. 1629)
• 1568 – Virginia de' Medici, Italian princess (d. 1615)
• 1594 – Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (d. 1632)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1627 – Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French princess (d. 1693)
• 1630 – Charles II of England (d. 1685)^[13]
• 1675 – Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1715)
• 1716 – Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist (d. 1800)
• 1722 – James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician (d. 1773)
• 1730 – Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer (d. 1803)
• 1736 – Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (d. 1799)
• 1780 – Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (d. 1855)
• 1794 – Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer and selenographer (d. 1874)
• 1797 – Louise-Adéone Drölling, French painter (d. 1836)
• 1823 – John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor (d. 1895)
• 1860 – Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1909)
• 1871 – Clark Voorhees, American painter (d. 1933)
• 1873 – Rudolf Tobias, Estonian organist and composer (d. 1918)
• 1874 – G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright (d. 1936)
• 1880 – Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (d. 1936)
• 1892 – Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (d. 1938)
• 1893 – Max Brand, American journalist and author (d. 1944)
• 1894 – Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer (d. 1989)
• 1894 – Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1969)
• 1897 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1957)
• 1899 – Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence (d. 1987)

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Harry Kadwell, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1999)
• 1903 – Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2003)^[14]
• 1904 – Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician (d. 1996)
• 1905 – Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright (d. 1994)
• 1906 – T. H. White, Indian-English author (d. 1964)
• 1907 – Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (d. 2002)
• 1908 – Diana Morgan, Welsh-English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 1910 – Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician (d. 1978)
• 1913 – Tony Zale, American boxer (d. 1997)
• 1914 – Stacy Keach Sr., American actor (d. 2003)
• 1914 – Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (d. 1986)
• 1915 – Karl Münchinger, German conductor and composer (d. 1990)
• 1917 – John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963)
• 1917 – Marcel Trudel, Canadian historian, author, and academic (d. 2011)
• 1919 – Jacques Genest, Canadian physician and academic (d. 2018)
• 1920 – John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)
• 1920 – Clifton James, American actor (d. 2017)
• 1921 – Norman Hetherington, Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (d. 2010)
• 1922 – Joe Weatherly, American race car driver (d. 1964)
• 1922 – Iannis Xenakis, Greek-French composer, engineer, and theorist (d. 2001)
• 1923 – Bernard Clavel, French author (d. 2010)
• 1923 – John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon (d. 2015)
• 1923 – Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (d. 2020)
• 1924 – Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (d. 1999)
• 1924 – Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
• 1924 – Pepper Paire, American baseball player (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress and television host (d. 2018)
• 1926 – Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga (d. 2017)
• 1926 – Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal
• 1927 – Jean Coutu, Canadian pharmacist and businessman, founded the Jean Coutu Group
• 1928 – Freddie Redd, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2021)^[15]
• 1929 – Harry Frankfurt, American philosopher and academic
• 1929 – Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1929 – Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
• 1932 – Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author
• 1932 – Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
• 1933 – Helmuth Rilling, German conductor and educator
• 1933 – Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2005)
• 1934 – Bill Vander Zalm, Dutch-Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia
• 1935 – André Brink, South African author and playwright (d. 2015)
• 1935 – Sylvia Robinson, American singer and producer (d. 2011)
• 1937 – Charles W. Pickering, American lawyer and judge
• 1937 – Irmin Schmidt, German keyboard player and composer
• 1937 – Alwin Schockemöhle, German show-jumper
• 1937 – Harry Statham, American basketball player and coach
• 1938 – Christopher Bland, English businessman and politician (d. 2017)
• 1938 – Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman
• 1939 – Pete Smith, Australian radio and television announcer
• 1939 – Al Unser, American race car driver (d. 2021)
• 1940 – Taihō Kōki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th Yokozuna (d. 2013)
• 1940 – Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (d. 2010)
• 1941 – Doug Scott, English mountaineer and author (d. 2020)
• 1941 – Bob Simon, American journalist (d. 2015)
• 1942 – Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal
• 1942 – Kevin Conway, American actor and director (d. 2020)
• 1943 – Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (d. 2013)
• 1944 – Bob Benmosche, American businessman (d. 2015)
• 1944 – Quentin Davies, English soldier and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• 1945 – Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2022)^[16]
• 1945 – Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, Scottish lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (d. 2013)
• 1945 – Julian Le Grand, English economist and author
• 1945 – Martin Pipe, English jockey and trainer
• 1945 – Joyce Tenneson, American photographer
• 1945 – Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, Belgian scholar and author (d. 2018)
• 1946 – Fernando Buesa, Spanish politician (d. 2000)
• 1947 – Anthony Geary, American actor
• 1948 – Michael Berkeley, English composer and radio host
• 1948 – Keith Gull, English microbiologist and academic
• 1949 – Robert Axelrod, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2019)
• 1949 – Brian Kidd, English footballer and manager^[17]
• 1949 – Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1950 – Rebbie Jackson, American singer and actress
• 1953 – Danny Elfman, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 1954 – Robert Beaser, American composer and educator
• 1954 – Jerry Moran, American lawyer and politician
• 1955 – Frank Baumgartl, German runner (d. 2010)
• 1955 – John Hinckley Jr., American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan
• 1955 – David Kirschner, American animator, producer, and author
• 1955 – Gordon Rintoul, Scottish historian and curator
• 1955 – Ken Schrader, American race car driver and sportscaster
• 1956 – Mark Lyall Grant, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
• 1956 – La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1957 – Steven Croft, English bishop and theologian
• 1957 – Jeb Hensarling, American lawyer and politician
• 1957 – Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian film director
• 1958 – Annette Bening, American actress
• 1958 – Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, and activist (d. 2011)
• 1958 – Uwe Rapolder, German footballer and coach
• 1958 – Mike Stenhouse, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1959 – Rupert Everett, English actor and novelist
• 1959 – Mel Gaynor, English drummer
• 1959 – Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter
• 1960 – Thomas Baumer, Swiss economist and academic
• 1960 – Mike Freer, English politician
• 1961 – Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist
• 1961 – John Miceli, American drummer
• 1962 – Fandi Ahmad, Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager
• 1962 – Eric Davis, American baseball player
• 1962 – Carol Kirkwood, Scottish journalist
• 1962 – Chloé Sainte-Marie, Canadian actress and singer
• 1963 – Blaze Bayley, English singer-songwriter
• 1963 – Zhu Jianhua, Chinese high jumper
• 1963 – Ukyo Katayama, Japanese race car driver
• 1963 – Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 1964 – Howard Mills III, American academic and politician
• 1964 – Oswaldo Negri Jr., Brazilian race car driver^[18]
• 1966 – Natalie Nougayrède, French journalist^[19]
• 1967 – Noel Gallagher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1967 – Mike Keane, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1967 – Steven Levitt, American economist, author, and academic
• 1968 – Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician
• 1968 – Tate George, American basketball player
• 1968 – Jessica Morden, English politician
• 1968 – Hida Viloria, American activist^[20]
• 1970 – Natarsha Belling, Australian journalist
• 1970 – Roberto Di Matteo, Italian footballer and manager
• 1971 – Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer
• 1971 – Bernd Mayländer, German race car driver
• 1971 – Jo Beth Taylor, Australian television host and actress
• 1971 – Rob Womack, English shot putter and discus thrower
• 1972 – Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBT advocate^[21]
• 1972 – Bill Curley, American basketball player and coach
• 1972 – Simon Jones, English singer and bass player
• 1973 – Tomoko Kaneda, Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio personality
• 1973 – Mark Lee, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1973 – Alpay Özalan, Turkish footballer
• 1973 – Myf Warhurst, Australian radio and television host
• 1974 – Steve Cardenas, American martial artist and retired actor
• 1974 – Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach
• 1974 – Aaron McGruder, American author and cartoonist
• 1974 – Jenny Willott, English politician
• 1975 – Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Mel B, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1975 – Sven Kubis, German footballer
• 1975 – Sarah Millican, English comedian
• 1975 – Anthony Wall, English golfer
• 1975 – Daniel Tosh, American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and executive producer
• 1976 – Caçapa, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1976 – Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1976 – Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player
• 1976 – Yegor Titov, Russian footballer
• 1977 – Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer
• 1977 – Marco Cassetti, Italian footballer
• 1977 – António Lebo Lebo, Angolan footballer
• 1978 – Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1978 – Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
• 1978 – Lorenzo Odone, Italian-American adrenoleukodystrophy patient who inspired the 1992 film, Lorenzo's Oil (d. 2008)
• 1978 – Adam Rickitt, English singer
• 1979 – Arne Friedrich, German footballer
• 1979 – Brian Kendrick, American wrestler
• 1979 – John Rheinecker, American baseball player (d. 2017)
• 1980 – Ernesto Farías, Argentinian footballer
• 1981 – Andrey Arshavin, Russian footballer
• 1982 – Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukrainian heptathlete
• 1982 – Matt Macri, American baseball player
• 1982 – Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player
• 1984 – Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
• 1984 – Nia Jax, Australian-American professional wrestler
• 1984 – Funmi Jimoh, American long jumper
• 1984 – Andreas Schäffer, German footballer
• 1984 – Ina Wroldsen, Norwegian singer and songwriter
• 1985 – Nathan Horton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 – Lina Andrijauskaitė, Lithuanian long jumper
• 1987 – Issac Luke, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1987 – Kelvin Maynard, Dutch footballer (d. 2019)
• 1987 – Noah Reid, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1987 – Rui Sampaio, Portuguese footballer
• 1988 – Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Jordanian captain and pilot (d. 2015)
• 1988 – Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast
• 1988 – Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Ezekiel Ansah, Ghanaian-American football player
• 1989 – Diego Barisone, Argentinian footballer (d. 2015)
• 1989 – Riley Keough, American model and actress^[22]
• 1990 – Joe Biagini, American baseball pitcher
• 1990 – Erica Garner, American civil rights activist (d. 2017)^[23]
• 1991 – Yaime Perez, Cuban discus thrower^[24]
• 1992 – Sarah Moundir, Swiss tennis player
• 1993 – Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player
• 1993 – Maika Monroe, American actress and kiteboarder
• 1993 – Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
• 1998 – Markelle Fultz, American basketball player^[25]
• 1999 – Park Ji-hoon, South Korean actor and singer^[26]