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May 10 birthdays

341 notable historical figures were born on May 10, and 171 died on this day. Everyone born on May 10 is a Taurus.

17% of May 10 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (83) than any other country.

Born on May 10

Bono (born 1960. Irish musician and activist (born 1960))
Donovan (born 1946. Scottish musician (born 1946))
Dave Mason (1946 to 2026. English musician (1946–2026))
Alfred Jodl (1890 to 1946. German general and war criminal (1890–1946))
Heydar Aliyev (1923 to 2003. President of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003)
William Regal (born 1968. English professional wrestler (born 1968))
Rick Santorum (born 1958. American politician, attorney and author (born 1958))
Rick Steves (born 1955. American travel writer and television host (born 1955))
Alex Jennings (born 1957. British actor)
Claudius Gothicus (214 to 270. Roman emperor from 268 to 270)
Karl Barth (1886 to 1968. Protestant theologian (1886–1968))
John Scalzi (born 1969. American science fiction writer)
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900 to 1979. British and American astronomer (1900–1979))
Tito Santana (born 1953. American professional wrestler (born 1953))
Count of Covadonga (1907 to 1938. Prince of Asturias)
Tana French (born 1973. American-Irish writer and actress (born 1973))
Fred Astaire (1899 to 1987. American dancer and actor (1899–1987))
Dennis Bergkamp (born 1969. Dutch football coach and player (born 1969))
Ada Blackjack (1898 to 1983. Iñupiaq explorer (1898–1983))
Hugo Banzer (1926 to 2002. President of Bolivia (1971–1978; 1997–2001))
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (1727 to 1781. French economist and statesman (1727–1781))
Olaf Stapledon (1886 to 1950. English novelist and philosopher (1886–1950))
Barbara Taylor Bradford (1933 to 2024. British novelist (1933–2024))
Sid Vicious (1957 to 1979. English bassist (1957–1979))
MC Ride (born 1978. American rapper)
David Clennon (born 1943. American actor)
Marcel Mauss (1872 to 1950. French sociologist and anthropologist (1872–1950))
T. V Somanathan (born 1965. Cabinet Secretary of India)
Felix Manalo (1886 to 1963. Filipino religious minister (1886–1963))
Emperor Seiwa (850 to 881. Emperor of Japan from 858 to 876)
Hans Jonas (1903 to 1993. German-American philosopher of environmentalism and Gnosticism (1903–1993))
Victor Stănculescu (1928 to 2016. Romanian general and politician (1928–2016))
Einar Gerhardsen (1897 to 1987. Prime minister of Norway (1945–1951, 1955–1963, 1963–1965))
Magnus von Braun (1919 to 2003. German rocket scientist (1919–2003))
Arnold Rüütel (1928 to 2024. President of Estonia from 2001 to 2006 (1928–2024))
Bryce, James (1838 to 1922. British academic (1838–1922))
Lotay Tshering (born 1969. Prime Minister of Bhutan from 2018 to 2023)
J. D. Bernal (1901 to 1971. Irish scientist, pioneer of X-ray crystallography in biology (1901–1971))
Barrington Pheloung (1954 to 2019. Australian composer (1954–2019))
Suzan-Lori Parks (born 1963. American playwright (born 1963))
Pachara Chirathivat (born 1993. Thai actor and singer (born 1993))
Ariel Durant (1898 to 1981. American historian (1898–1981))
George E. Smith (1930 to 2025. American applied physicist (1930–2025))
John Wilkes Booth (1838 to 1865. American stage actor and assassin (1838–1865))
Judith Jamison (1943 to 2024. American dancer and choreographer (1943–2024))
Miriam González Durántez (born 1968. Spanish lawyer (born 1968))
Montgomery Blair (1813 to 1883. American lawyer and politician (1813–1883))
al-Aziz Billah (955 to 996. Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996)
Emperor Fushimi (1265 to 1317. Emperor of Japan from 1287 to 1298)
Debbie Wiseman (born 1963. British composer for film and television (born 1963))
Margaret Mahler (1897 to 1985. Austrian-born American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst)
Robert Darnton (born 1939. American historian (born 1939))
Ivan Cankar (1876 to 1918. Slovene writer and political activist (1876–1918))
S. P. Velumani (born 1969. Indian politician (born 1969))
Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (1491 to 1521. Duchess of Bourbon)
Wayne A. Downing (1940 to 2007. United States Army general)
Robert Gray (sea captain) (1755 to 1806. American Merchant Sea Captain (1755–1806))
Oleg Losev (1903 to 1942. Russian scientist and inventor (1903–1942))
Salahuddin Rabbani (born 1971. Afghan diplomat and politician)
Linda Evangelista (born 1965. Canadian model (born 1965))

Died on May 10

Louis XV (1710 to 1774. King of France from 1715 to 1774)
Joan Crawford (1905 to 1977. American actress (1904?–1977))
Stonewall Jackson (1824 to 1863. Confederate States Army general (1824–1863))
Maximinus I (173 to 238. Roman emperor from 235 to 238)
Leonid Kravchuk (1934 to 2022. President of Ukraine from 1991 to 1994)
Thomas Young (scientist) (1773 to 1829. English polymath (1773–1829))
George Vancouver (1757 to 1798. Royal Navy officer and explorer (1757–1798))
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751 to 1775. Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1766 to 1772)
Frank Frazetta (1928 to 2010. American illustrator and painter (1928–2010))
Katherine Swynford (1350 to 1403. Wife of John of Gaunt (c. 1349 – 1403))
Taejong (1367 to 1422. King of Joseon from 1400 to 1418)
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1725 to 1807. French Royal Army officer (1725–1807))
Elisabeth of Bourbon (1764 to 1794. French princess, Sister of Louis XVI, Martyr and Servant of God (1764–1794))
Kaifi Azmi (1919 to 2002. Indian Urdu poet (1919–2002))
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (1880 to 1936. Indian Freedom fighter and political leader (1880–1936))
Archduke John of Austria (1782 to 1859. Austrian soldier; imperial regent of the German Empire (1848 to 1849))
Nakamikado (1702 to 1737. Emperor of Japan from 1709 to 1735)
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud (1755–1834) (1769 to 1834. Ruler of the Emirate of Nejd (1755–1834))
Ian Hacking (1936 to 2023. Canadian philosopher (1936–2023))
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans (1670 to 1726. British Duke (1670–1726))
Ronald Ridenhour (1946 to 1998. American whistleblower and investigative journalist (1946–1998))
Alton B. Parker (1852 to 1926. American judge (1852–1926))
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier (1664 to 1753. Mathematician, natural philosopher and astronomer (1664–1753))
Edward Stratemeyer (1862 to 1930. American book packager, publisher and writer (1862–1930))
Alexander Zinoviev (1922 to 2006. Russian writer (1922–2006))
Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347 to 1424. Emperor of Japan from 1383 to 1392)
Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611 to 1667. Queen of Poland (1645–1648; 1649–1667))
Cleanth Brooks (1906 to 1994. American literary critic and professor)
Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz (1883 to 1940. Belarusian-Polish general (1883–1940))
Hedwig of Saxony (922 to 965. Mother of Hugh Capet (c. 910 – after 958))

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