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You share your birthday with 25 famous people in our archive.
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b. 2004Charli D'Amelio
Social media personality and dancer who rose to fame on TikTok
Did you know? Before her internet fame, she spent over ten years training as a competitive dancer in her home state.
b. 1988Anushka Sharma
Leading Indian actress and producer in Hindi cinema
Did you know? She is married to the former captain of the Indian national cricket team, Virat Kohli.
b. 1987Leonardo Bonucci
Decorated Italian central defender and winner of Euro 2020
Did you know? He once reportedly punched an armed carjacker in the face and chased him after the thief demanded his watch.
b. 1982Darijo Srna
Former captain of the Croatia national football team and Shakhtar Donetsk
Did you know? He spent fifteen years playing for Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine, becoming the club's record appearance holder and a local hero.
b. 1982Jamie Dornan
Northern Irish actor who starred in the Fifty Shades films
Did you know? Before becoming a successful actor, he was a high-profile fashion model for brands such as Calvin Klein and Dior.
b. 1982Beto
Portuguese international goalkeeper who won multiple Europa League titles
Did you know? He made over three hundred professional appearances and represented his country at three different World Cup tournaments.
b. 1981Aliaksandr Hleb
Professional footballer known for playing for Arsenal and Barcelona
Did you know? He was the first Belarusian player to win the UEFA Champions League, achieving the feat with Barcelona in 2009.
b. 1980Zaz
French singer-songwriter famous for the hit song Je veux
Did you know? Her stage name is a nickname she created, and she once performed a concert at the summit of Mont Blanc.
b. 1972Julie Benz
American actress famous for her roles in Dexter and Buffy
Did you know? Before she began acting, she was a talented competitive figure skater and took part in the United States championships.
b. 1969Wes Anderson
American filmmaker known for his unique visual and narrative style
Did you know? He often works with the same group of actors, including Bill Murray and Owen Wilson, across many of his different films.
Yasuyuki Moriyama
Japanese striker who played for Nagoya Grampus and the national team
Did you know? He spent a season playing in Europe for the Slovenian side HIT Gorica during the late 1990s.
b. 1968Oliver Bierhoff
German striker who scored the first golden goal in international football
Did you know? After retiring from playing, he spent eighteen years in a senior management role for the German national team.
b. 1958Patrice Talon
President of Benin who previously built a successful business empire
Did you know? He once faced accusations of being involved in a plot to poison his predecessor using personal items like medicine and clothing.
1937–2004Ahmad Yasin
Founder and spiritual leader of the Hamas movement
Did you know? He used a wheelchair for most of his life due to a sporting accident that left him paralysed as a teenager.
1925–2013Scott Carpenter
NASA astronaut and one of the original Mercury Seven
Did you know? He was the first human to explore both the deep ocean as an aquanaut and the reaches of outer space.
1923–1999Joseph Heller
American author best known for the satirical war novel Catch-22
Did you know? During the Second World War, he flew dozens of combat missions as a bombardier in the Mediterranean.
1916–2006Glenn Ford
Leading actor during the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema
Did you know? During the Second World War, he served in the United States Marine Corps and later reached the rank of captain in the Naval Reserve.
1895–1940Nikolai Yezhov
Soviet secret police chief during Stalin's Great Purge
Did you know? He was so thoroughly erased from official history after his execution that he became known as the Vanishing Commissar.
1881–1955Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Jesuit priest and palaeontologist who helped discover Peking Man
Did you know? His philosophical writings on evolution were so controversial that the Catholic Church banned their publication during his lifetime.
1852–1934Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Nobel Prize-winning scientist considered the father of modern neuroscience
Did you know? As a young man, he was a dedicated bodybuilder and once spent time in jail for his rebellious behaviour at school.
1830–1930100 ClubMary Harris Jones
Influential American labour leader known as Mother Jones
Did you know? After losing her family and business, she dedicated her life to unions and was once called the most dangerous woman in America.
1825–1898Johann Jakob Balmer
Swiss mathematician who discovered a formula for hydrogen's spectral lines
Did you know? Despite his major contribution to physics, he spent most of his life working as a teacher at a girls' school in Basel.
1769–1852Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
British general who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
Did you know? He served twice as British Prime Minister and the popular Wellington boot is named after him.
1672–1719Joseph Addison
Essayist and politician who co-founded The Spectator magazine
Did you know? His tragedy play, Cato, was immensely popular and is said to have been a major influence on George Washington and other American revolutionaries.
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Notable deaths on May 15
🇦🇹Antonín DvořákCzech composerView profile Photo (modified): Unknown author · Public domain1904Died
🇩🇪Joseph GoebbelsGerman politician and philologist who was the Gauleiter of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then…View profile Photo (modified): Heinrich Hoffmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 de1945Died
🇧🇷Ayrton SennaBrazilian racing driver and philanthropist who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994View profile Photo (modified): File:Ayrton Senna 2.jpg : Instituto Ayrton Senna derivative work: F1fans · CC BY 2.01994Died
🇬🇧David LivingstoneScottish doctor, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, and an explorer in…View profile Photo (modified): Thomas Annan / Adam Cuerden · Public domain1873Died
🇬🇧John DrydenEnglish poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet LaureateView profile Photo (modified): John Richardson · CC BY-SA 4.01700Died
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May 1: birthdays, history and star sign
25 famous people were born on May 1, including Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Joseph Addison. Anyone born on May 1 is a Taurus, an earth sign ruled by Venus. Notable events on May 1 include 2021 Taliban offensive and Great Exhibition (1851).
Famous people born on May 1
- 2004Charli D'Amelio · American social media personality and dancer
- 1988Anushka Sharma · Indian film actress and producer who works in Hindi films
- 1987Leonardo Bonucci · Italian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back
- 1982Darijo Srna · Croatian former professional footballer and current director of football of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar…
- 1982Jamie Dornan · Actor and model from Northern Ireland
- 1981Aliaksandr Hleb · Belarusian former professional footballer
- 1980Zaz · French singer and songwriter who mixes jazz, French variety, soul and acoustic
- 1969Wes Anderson · American filmmaker
- 1958Patrice Talon · Beninese politician and businessman who serves as the first president of the Senate since 2026
- 1937Ahmad Yasin · Palestinian politician and imam who founded Hamas, an Islamist political and military organization
- 1923Joseph Heller · American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays
- 1916Glenn Ford · Canadian-born American actor
- 1895Nikolai Yezhov · Soviet secret police official under Joseph Stalin who was head of the NKVD from 1936 to 1938, at the height of the…
- 1881Pierre Teilhard de Chardin · French Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, philosopher, mystic and teacher
- 1852Santiago Ramón y Cajal · Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specialising in neuroanatomy, and the central nervous system
- 1830Mary Harris Jones · American labor organizer, schoolteacher, and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer…
- 1825Johann Jakob Balmer · Swiss mathematician best known for his work in physics, the Balmer series of the hydrogen atom
- 1769Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington · British Army officer and statesman
- 1672Joseph Addison · British writer and politician
- 1218Rudolph I of Germany · German nobleman and the first member of the House of Habsburg to become King of the Romans, reigning from 1273 until…
On May 1 in history
- 20212021 Taliban offensive · The Taliban insurgent group and allied militants conducted a military offensive in 2021 that led to the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the end…
- 1851Great Exhibition · The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition, was an international…
- 1526Battle of Panipat · The First Battle of Panipat, on 21 April 1526 was fought between the invading forces of Babur against Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in North India.…
- 19601960 U-2 incident spy aircraft · On 1 May 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane, having taken off from Peshawar in Pakistan, was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces in Sverdlovsk, Russia
- 1893World's Columbian Exposition · The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 1 to October 30, 1893, to celebrate the…
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Taurus · Earth · ruled by Venus · Reliable, Patient, Sensual, Stubborn
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1777–1855Carl Friedrich Gauss
German mathematician known as the Prince of Mathematicians for his work in number theory, statistics, astronomy and magnetism
Did you know? He supposedly discovered how to sum the first one hundred integers while still a young primary school student.
1921–1992Satyajit Ray
Bengali filmmaker of Pather Panchali and the Apu Trilogy who received an honorary Oscar for his lifetime's work
Did you know? He was a gifted graphic designer who created his own typefaces and illustrated many of his own book covers.
b. 1975David Beckham
English footballer and former national captain famed for his free kicks at Manchester United and Real Madrid, now co-owner of Inter Miami
Did you know? He is the first English player to win league titles in four different countries: England, Spain, the United States and France.
b. 1949António Guterres
Portuguese former prime minister and UN refugee chief who became Secretary-General of the United Nations in 2017
Did you know? Before entering politics, he worked as a university professor and spent several years teaching students about systems theory and telecommunications.
1772–1801Novalis
German Romantic poet of Hymns to the Night and the novel Heinrich von Ofterdingen, whose blue flower became a Romantic symbol
Did you know? He was a trained mining engineer who spent much of his professional life working in salt mine management.
b. 1972Dwayne Johnson
American actor and former wrestler known as The Rock, star of the Fast & Furious and Jumanji films and voice of Maui in Moana
Did you know? Before finding fame, he dreamt of a career in American football and played professionally in the Canadian Football League for a short time.
b. 1959Stephen Harper
Founder of the modern Conservative Party of Canada who served as prime minister from 2006 to 2015
Did you know? He is a dedicated fan of ice hockey and spent years writing a book about the early history of the professional game.
b. 1946Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Longest-reigning monarch in the history of Sweden
Did you know? He has lived with dyslexia since childhood, a condition that has also affected several of his children.
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- Who was born on May 1?
- Famous people born on May 1 include Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769), Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), Joseph Addison (1672), Anushka Sharma (1988) and Leonardo Bonucci (1987). In total, 25 famous people in our archive were born on May 1.
- Which celebrities share a May 1 birthday?
- Famous people alive today with a May 1 birthday include Anushka Sharma, Leonardo Bonucci, Patrice Talon and Wes Anderson.
- What star sign is someone born on May 1?
- People born on May 1 are Taurus, an earth sign ruled by Venus. Taurus runs from April 20 to May 20.
- What happened on May 1 in history?
- Notable events on May 1 include 2021 Taliban offensive (2021), Great Exhibition (1851) and Battle of Panipat (1526).
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- May 1 in historyYour birthday has a story. See every famous birth, historic event and notable death recorded on May 1, the day the world welcomed you.Date page
- Your most famous birthday match: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonOf the 25 famous people who share your birthday, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is the best known. Read their story and see what you have in common.Person
- Taurus zodiac signAs a Taurus you're known for being reliable, patient and sensual, just like Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Meet others who share your star sign.Zodiac
- Famous birthdays in MaySee the best-known people born on every day of May, from the 1st to the last day of the month.Month
- The 100 ClubWill you make it to 100? Meet the famous people who celebrated their 100th birthday, and the stars who are next in line.Centenarians
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