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You share your birthday with 27 famous people in our archive.
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b. 2003Florian Wirtz
German international footballer who plays for Bayer Leverkusen
Did you know? He holds the record for scoring the fastest goal in the history of the German national team, finding the net in seven seconds.
b. 2001Rachel Zegler
American actress and singer who starred in West Side Story
Did you know? She beat thousands of other applicants for her breakout role after responding to an open casting call she found on social media.
1991–2006Carlo Acutis
Italian teenager and computer programmer beatified by the Catholic Church
Did you know? He used his coding skills to build a website documenting every reported Eucharistic miracle in the world before his death at fifteen.
b. 1986Pom Klementieff
French actress who plays Mantis in the Marvel films and the assassin Paris in Mission: Impossible
Did you know? She was born in Canada to a Russian father and a French-Korean mother.
b. 1985Ezequiel Lavezzi
Argentine footballer who played for Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain
Did you know? Before his career in professional football began, he worked as an apprentice electrician while playing for a local club in Argentina.
b. 1983Satoru Yamagishi
Japanese international footballer who played for JEF United Chiba
Did you know? He was part of the squad that helped Japan reach the semi-finals of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
b. 1982Rebecca Hall
Actress known for roles in Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Resurrection
Did you know? She made her professional acting debut at age ten in a television series directed by her father.
1977–2017Maryam Mirzakhani
First woman to win the Fields Medal in mathematics
Did you know? As a child in Iran, she originally dreamed of becoming a writer and only became interested in maths during high school.
b. 1975Christina Hendricks
American actress famous for playing Joan Holloway in Mad Men
Did you know? Although she is a natural blonde, she began dyeing her hair red as a young girl after being inspired by a book.
b. 1945Jeffrey C. Hall
Nobel Prize-winning geneticist who studied biological clocks
Did you know? He spent decades researching the fruit fly to understand how living organisms synchronise their rhythms with the day and night.
b. 1941Nona Gaprindashvili
Georgian chess grandmaster and former women's world champion
Did you know? She was the first woman ever to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by the world chess federation.
1933–2006James Brown
American singer and musician known as the Godfather of Soul
Did you know? He grew up in extreme poverty and once earned money as a youth by dancing for soldiers at military bases.
1933–2021Steven Weinberg
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who unified two fundamental forces of nature
Did you know? He was a talented communicator who wrote popular books explaining the complex origins of the universe to the public.
1919–2014Pete Seeger
American folk singer and activist who popularised Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Did you know? He was a prolific environmentalist who helped build a wooden sloop to campaign for the cleanup of the Hudson River.
1906–1987Mary Astor
Oscar-winning actress known for The Maltese Falcon
Did you know? Her career was nearly ruined by a custody battle where her private diary was used to detail her love affairs.
1903–1977Bing Crosby
American crooner and actor whose White Christmas is the best-selling single of all time, an Oscar winner for Going My Way
Did you know? He was a major pioneer in the development of tape recording technology and funded the first commercial reel-to-reel recorders.
1902–1984Alfred Kastler
French physicist who won the Nobel Prize for optical pumping
Did you know? He was an accomplished poet and published several collections of verse written in his native German.
1898–1978Golda Meir
Ukrainian-born, Milwaukee-raised politician who became Israel's first and only female prime minister and led it through the 1973 war
Did you know? Before moving to the Middle East, she grew up in Milwaukee and worked as a schoolteacher in the United States.
1892–1975George Paget Thomson
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered the wave properties of electrons
Did you know? He was the son of J.J. Thomson, the scientist who discovered the electron as a particle.
1873–1945Pavlo Skoropadsky
Ukrainian military leader and statesman who served as Hetman of Ukraine
Did you know? He was a decorated general in the Imperial Russian Army before leading the short-lived Ukrainian State during the First World War.
1849–1929Bernhard von Bülow
German statesman who served as Imperial Chancellor under Kaiser Wilhelm II
Did you know? He is often remembered for his 'place in the sun' speech, which articulated Germany's ambition for global colonial expansion.
1848–1926Viktor Vasnetsov
Russian artist known for his folklore and mythological paintings
Did you know? He was a key figure in the Russian Revival art movement and even designed the distinctive pointed cloth hats worn by the Red Army.
1845–1916Élie Metchnikoff
Nobel Prize-winning biologist who pioneered research into the immune system
Did you know? He popularised the consumption of yoghurt after suggesting that lactic acid bacteria could increase human lifespan.
1826–1872Carl XV of Sweden
Nineteenth-century King of Sweden and Norway
Did you know? He was an accomplished artist and poet who left a large collection of paintings.
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Mehmed IIMehmed II, commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (Ottoman Turkish: ابو الفتح, romanized: Ebū'l-fetḥ, litView profile Photo (modified): 16th century artist · Public domain1481Died
Benedict XIVHead of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death on 3 May 1758View profile Photo (modified): Pierre Subleyras · Public domain1758Died
🇪🇬DalidaItalian naturalized French singer and actressView profile Photo (modified): Unknown, press · Public domain1987Died
🇺🇸Gary S. BeckerAmerican economist who received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic SciencesView profile Photo (modified): MAR · Public domain2014Died
🇮🇳Zakir HusainIndian educationist and politician who served as the vice president of India from 1962 to 1967 and president of India…View profile Photo (modified): Nation Museum Government of India · Public domain1969Died
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May 3: birthdays, history and star sign
27 famous people were born on May 3, including Niccolò Machiavelli, Golda Meir and Bing Crosby. Anyone born on May 3 is a Taurus, an earth sign ruled by Venus. Notable events on May 3 include Kargil War (1999) and Constitution of May 3, 1791 (1791).
Famous people born on May 3
- 2003Florian Wirtz · German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left midfielder for Premier League club…
- 1991Carlo Acutis · English-born Italian Catholic teenager known for his devotion to the Eucharist and his use of digital media to promote…
- 1982Rebecca Hall · English actress and filmmaker
- 1977Maryam Mirzakhani · Iranian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Stanford University
- 1975Christina Hendricks · American actress and former model
- 1941Nona Gaprindashvili · Georgian chess Grandmaster
- 1933James Brown · American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer
- 1933Steven Weinberg · American theoretical physicist
- 1919Pete Seeger · American singer, songwriter, musician, and social activist
- 1906Mary Astor · American actress
- 1903Bing Crosby · Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr
- 1902Alfred Kastler · German-born French physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics
- 1898Golda Meir · Prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974
- 1892George Paget Thomson · British experimental physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics with Clinton Davisson "for their experimental…
- 1849Bernhard von Bülow · German politician who served as the imperial chancellor of the German Empire and minister-president of Prussia from…
- 1848Viktor Vasnetsov · Russian painter and draughtsman who specialised in mythological and historical subjects
- 1845Élie Metchnikoff · Zoologist from the Russian Empire of Moldavian noble ancestry best known for his research in immunology and…
- 1826Carl XV of Sweden · King of Sweden as Charles XV and King of Norway as Charles IV from 1859 until his death in 1872
- 1748Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès · French Catholic priest, abbé, and political writer who was a leading political theorist of the French Revolution
- 1469Niccolò Machiavelli · Florentine diplomat, author, political philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance
On May 3 in history
- 1999Kargil War · The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh, then part of…
- 1791Constitution of May 3, 1791 · The Constitution of 3 May 1791, titled the Government Act, was a written constitution for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that was adopted by the Great Sejm…
- 1660Treaty of Oliva · The Treaty or Peace of Oliva was one of the peace treaties ending the Second Northern War. It was signed on 3 May 1660
- 1512Fifth Council of the Lateran · The Fifth Council of the Lateran, held between 1512 and 1517, was the eighteenth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church and was the last council before the…
- 2023Belgrade school shooting · On the morning of 3 May 2023, a school shooting occurred at Vladislav Ribnikar Model Elementary School in the Vračar municipality of Belgrade, Serbia
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Taurus · Earth · ruled by Venus · Reliable, Patient, Sensual, Stubborn
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1929–1993Audrey Hepburn
Belgian-born British actress of Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's, a style icon and UNICEF goodwill ambassador
Did you know? During the Second World War, she helped the Dutch resistance by performing secret ballet dances to raise funds for the cause.
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.
1928–2020Hosni Mubarak
Egyptian air force commander who ruled as president for 30 years until he was toppled in the 2011 Arab Spring
Did you know? Before entering politics, he was a highly decorated bomber pilot and served as the Commander of the Egyptian Air Force.
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.
1825–1895Thomas Henry Huxley
English biologist known as Darwin's Bulldog for his fierce public defence of evolution, who also coined the word agnostic
Did you know? He coined the term agnostic to describe his own views on the existence of a higher power.
1860–1904Theodor Herzl
Founder of the modern political Zionist movement
Did you know? Before dedicating himself to politics, he was a prominent journalist and a successful playwright in Vienna.
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- Who was born on May 3?
- Famous people born on May 3 include Niccolò Machiavelli (1469), Golda Meir (1898), Bing Crosby (1903), James Brown (1933) and Maryam Mirzakhani (1977). In total, 27 famous people in our archive were born on May 3.
- Which celebrities share a May 3 birthday?
- Famous people alive today with a May 3 birthday include Nona Gaprindashvili, Rebecca Hall, Christina Hendricks and Florian Wirtz.
- What star sign is someone born on May 3?
- People born on May 3 are Taurus, an earth sign ruled by Venus. Taurus runs from April 20 to May 20.
- What happened on May 3 in history?
- Notable events on May 3 include Kargil War (1999), Constitution of May 3, 1791 (1791) and Treaty of Oliva (1660).
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- May 3 in historyYour birthday has a story. See every famous birth, historic event and notable death recorded on May 3, the day the world welcomed you.Date page
- Your most famous birthday match: Niccolò MachiavelliOf the 27 famous people who share your birthday, Niccolò Machiavelli 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 Niccolò Machiavelli. 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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