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"The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May." ~Edwin Way Teale If your baby is due to arrive with the May flowers, then he or she is in the good company of Adele (May 5), Stevie Wonder (May 13), Madeleine Albright (May 15) and Bob Dylan (70). Check out these other famous folks -- entertainers, athletes, politicians and more -- who celebrate birthdays in May. May 1 Rita Coolidge (1945) -- wife and singing partner of Kris Kristofferson Tim McGraw (1967) -- country superstar, married to Faith Hill
Bianca Jagger (1945) -- political activist and ex-wife of Mick Jagger Englebert Humperdinck (1936) -- beloved English singer of Release Me fame May 3 Mary Hopkin (1930) -- Welsh folk singer best known for Those Were the Days Niccolo Machiavelli (1469) -- ruthless Italian political philosopher May 4 Pia Zadora (1954) -- Butterfly actress and Hollywood outcast Randy Travis (1959) -- award-winning Christian country singer, actor Best movie actor names for boys
Adele (1980) -- Grammy Award-winning singer, Best New Artist 2009 Chris Brown (1989) -- R&B singer debuted at age 16, notorious for beating up former girlfriend Rihanna May 6 Gabourney Sidibe (1983) -- New York actress best known for her starring role in 2009's Precious George Clooney (1961) -- Oscar-winning actor and perennial bachelor May 7 Traci Lords (1968) -- American film actress, made her debut in porn at age 16 Tim Russert (1950) -- deceased MSNBC broadcast journalist and host of Meet the Press May 8 Melissa Gilbert (1964) -- portrayed Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie Enrique Iglesias (1975) -- heartthrob singer, son of Julio Iglasias Best movie actress names for girls
Candice Bergen (1946) -- Edgar Bergen's daughter, starred as TV's Murphy Brown Billy Joel (1949) -- talented singer and piano man, was married to Christie Brinkley May 10 Amanda Borden (1977) -- American gymnast, won 1996 U.S. Olympic gold medalist Phil and Steve Mahre (1957) -- twin brothers who became Olympic champion Alpine skiers May 11 Laetitia Casta (1978) -- GUESS? Jena girl and Victoria's Secret model Corey Monteith (1982) -- plays quarterback Finn Hudson on the popular TV series Glee May 12 Mary Kay Ash (1918) -- Texas entrepreneur, founded Mary Kay cosmetics Burt Bacharach (1928) -- songwriter whose hits included The Look of Love More famous people born in May Bea Arthur (1922) -- tall, deep-voice actress of Maude and The Golden Girls fame Robert Pattinson (1986) -- Twilight vampire Edward Cullen May 14 Cate Blanchett (1969) -- acclaimed actress appeared in Elizabeth and Lord of the Rings George Lucas (1944) -- brilliant director behind the Star Wars movies May 15 Anna Maria Alberghetti (1936) -- Italian soprano, debuted at age 13 at Carnegie Hall Emmitt Smith (1969) -- Dallas Cowboys running back with 18,355 career rushing yards May 16 Janet Jackson (1966) -- pop star, little sister of the late Michael Jackson Pierce Brosnan (1953) -- played TV's Remington Steele and later the big screen's James Bond Baby names inspired by TV families
Enya (1961) -- Irish New Age singer of 1995's The Memory of Trees Dennis Hopper (1936) -- dramatic film actor starred in Easy Rider, Hoosiers and Speed May 18 Tina Fey (1970) -- Saturday Night Live's first female head writer George Strait (1952) -- handsome country singer, had a string of 18 No. 1 hits May 19 Grace Jones (1948) -- leggy model, singer and actress, played May Day in A View to a Kill Pete Townshend (1945) -- lead guitarist of The Who May 20 Naturi Naughton (1984) -- 3LW singer, had acting rolls in Notorious and Fame David Paterson (1954) -- the first African-American governor of New York Baby names inspired by boy bands
Peggy Cass (1924) -- Broadway actress and frequent panel member on To Tell the Truth Raymond Burr (1917) -- TV actor of Perry Mason and Ironside fame May 22 Mary Cassatt (1907) -- artist best known for painting mothers and children Sir Laurence Olivier (1907) -- premier dramatic actor of plays and films May 23 Joan Collins (1933) -- TV actress played scandalous Alexis Carrington on Dynasty Marvin Hagler (1952) -- U.S. middleweight boxing champion from 1980 to 1987 May 24 Priscilla Presley (1945) -- the wife of Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973 Gary Burghoff (1943) -- played Radar O'Reilly on M*A*S*H
Stacy London (1969) -- advertising consultant and fashion expert on What Not to Wear Frank Oz (1944) -- talented puppeteer of Yoda, Cookie Monster and Miss Piggy May 26 Sally Ride (1951) -- first American woman astronaut in space (1983) Al Jolson (1886) -- star of the first talking movie: The Jazz Singer (1927) May 27 Lisa Left Eye Lopes (1971) -- member of the hip-hop group TLC, died in a car crash Henry Kissinger (1923) -- Richard Nixon's Secretary of State, won the Nobel prize in 1973 May 28 Gladys Knight (1944) -- frontwoman for Gladys Knight & the Pips Rudolph Giuliani (1944) -- New York mayor, served during the World Trade Center attacks
Melanie Janine Brown (1975) -- aka Mel B. and Scary Spice of The Spice Girls Bob Hope (1903) -- comedian in vaudeville, radio, television and movies, entertained troops May 30 Wynonna Judd (1964) -- younger member of the mother-daughter country duo The Judds Benny Goodman (1909) -- bandleader and clarinetist during the Swing Era May 31 Lea Thompson (1961) -- popular 1980s actress, played Lorraine McFly in Back to the Future films Peter Yarrow (1938) -- sing Puff, the Magic Dragon as part of the musical trio Peter, Paul & Mary With whom do you share your May birthday? More From SheKnows ExplorerComments (0)
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