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May 14 birthdays

294 notable historical figures were born on May 14, and 194 died on this day. Everyone born on May 14 is a Taurus.

22% of May 14 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (68) than any other country.

Born on May 14

• George Lucas (born 1944. American filmmaker and philanthropist (born 1944))
• Cate Blanchett (born 1969. Australian actor (born 1969))
• Mark Zuckerberg (born 1984. American businessman and programmer (born 1984))
• Sofia Coppola (born 1971. American filmmaker and actress (born 1971))
• Sambhaji (1657 to 1689. Chhatrapati of the Marathas from 1681 to 1689)
• Francesca Annis (born 1945. English actress (born 1945))
• Magnus Hirschfeld (1868 to 1935. German sexologist (1868–1935))
• Ayub Khan (1907 to 1974. President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969)
• Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316 to 1378. Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 to 1378)
• Margaret of France (1553 to 1615. Queen of France (1589–1599) and Navarre (1572–1599))
• Jill Stein (born 1950. American politician and physician (born 1950))
• Franjo Tuđman (1922 to 1999. President of Croatia from 1990 to 1999)
• Thomas Gainsborough (1727 to 1788. English painter (1727–1788))
• Dan Nigro (born 1982. American record producer)
• Yair Golan (born 1962. Israeli major general (born 1962))
• Adolf Frederick of Sweden (1710 to 1771. King of Sweden from 1751 to 1771)
• Eric Morecambe (1926 to 1984. English comedian (1926–1984))
• Claudia Goldin (born 1946. American economist (born 1946))
• Kurt Eisner (1867 to 1919. German politician, revolutionary and journalist)
• Victor Amadeus (1666 to 1732. Ruler of the Savoyard state from 1675 to 1730)
• Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (born 1943. President of Iceland from 1996 to 2016)
• Jacob W. Davis (1831 to 1908. Russian-American tailor (1831–1908))
• Prince Christoph of Hesse (1901 to 1943. German noble and officer (1901–1943))
• Ludovico Manin (1725 to 1802. Last Doge of Venice from 1789 to 1797)
• Norodom Sihamoni (born 1953. King of Cambodia since 2004)
• Rosen Plevneliev (born 1964. President of Bulgaria from 2012 to 2017)
• Byron Dorgan (born 1942. American politician (born 1942))
• John Charles Fields (1863 to 1932. Canadian mathematician (1863–1932))
• Alton B. Parker (1852 to 1926. American judge (1852–1926))
• W. T. Tutte (1917 to 2002. British-Canadian codebreaker and mathematician (1917–2002))
• Simonetta Sommaruga (born 1960. Swiss Federal Councillor from 2010 to 2022)
• María Irene Fornés (1930 to 2018. American playwright (1930–2018))
• Peter J. Ratcliffe (born 1954. British nephrologist (born 1954))
• Anne Clark (poet) (born 1960. British poet and musician)
• Vladislav Ardzinba (1945 to 2010. Soviet-Abkhaz politician; President of Abkhazia (1945-2010))
• Robert Zemeckis (born 1952. American filmmaker (born 1951))
• Hall Caine (1853 to 1931. British novelist and playwright (1853–1931))
• Jules de Polignac, duc de Polignac (1780 to 1847. Prime minister of France from 1829-1830)
• Mohamed Oufkir (1920 to 1972. Moroccan politician and military officer)
• Karen M. McManus (born 1969. American author of young adult fiction)
• Mary Delany (1700 to 1788. English artist (1700–1788))
• Carlo Maderno (1556 to 1629. Italian architect (1556–1629))
• Lou Harrison (1917 to 2003. American composer (1917–2003))
• Emilie Mayer (1812 to 1883. German composer (1812–1883))
• Richard Estes (born 1932. American artist (born 1932))
• Richard John Neuhaus (1936 to 2009. Canadian-American Christian writer (1936–2009))
• Brenton Doyle (born 1998. American baseball player (born 1998))
• Sinan Hasani (1922 to 2010. 8th President of Yugoslavia (1922–2010))
• Miranda Cosgrove (born 1993. American actress and producer (born 1993))
• Rudy Pérez (born 1958. Cuban-born American musician, songwriter, producer and composer)
• Yuval Ne'eman (1925 to 2006. Israeli scientist)
• Wim Mertens (born 1953. Flemish Belgian composer, musician, and musicologist)
• Jennifer Niven (born 1968. American novelist)
• Marquinhos (born 1994. Brazilian footballer (born 1994))
• Vladimir Vazov (1868 to 1945. Bulgarian general)
• Mikhail Tsvet (1872 to 1919. Russian-Italian botanist (1872–1919))
• Timothy Dwight IV (1752 to 1817. American historian (1752–1817))
• Tridev Roy (1933 to 2012. Pakistani politician)
• Zehra Nigah (born 1936. Pakistani poet (born 1935))
• Samuil Feinberg (1890 to 1962. Russian pianist and composer (1890–1962))

Died on May 14

• Frank Sinatra (1915 to 1998. American singer and actor (1915–1998))
• Henry IV (1553 to 1610. King of France from 1589 to 1610)
• Louis XIII (1601 to 1643. King of France from 1610 to 1643)
• Emma Goldman (1869 to 1940. Russian-born anarchist (1869–1940))
• Rita Hayworth (1918 to 1987. American actress, dancer, pin-up girl (1918–1987))
• Magnus Hirschfeld (1868 to 1935. German sexologist (1868–1935))
• Pope John XII (937 to 964. Head of the Catholic Church from 955 to 964)
• Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843 to 1912. King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912)
• Frances Perkins (1882 to 1965. American workers rights advocate (1880–1965))
• August Strindberg (1849 to 1912. Swedish writer and painter (1849–1912))
• Mary Seacole (1805 to 1881. Jamaican-British businesswoman (1805–1881))
• Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696 to 1783. African-born Russian general and military engineer)
• Tahmasp I (1514 to 1576. Shah of Iran from 1524 to 1576)
• H. Rider Haggard (1856 to 1925. English adventure novelist (1856–1925))
• Jean Rhys (1890 to 1979. British novelist (1890–1979))
• Ōkubo Toshimichi (1830 to 1878. Japanese statesman (1830–1878))
• Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (1761 to 1818. Russian general (1761–1818))
• Munjong (1414 to 1452. King of Joseon from 1450 to 1452)
• Willem Drees (1886 to 1988. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1958)
• Heber J. Grant (1856 to 1945. American religious leader (1856–1945))
• Charles III of Lorraine (1543 to 1608. Duke Lorraine and Bar from 1545 to 1608)
• Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine (1670 to 1736. French duke; legitimized son of Louis XIV (1670–1736))
• E. C. George Sudarshan (1931 to 2018. Indian-American theoretical physicist)
• Samuel Brannan (1819 to 1889. American politician (1819–1889))
• Darwyn Cooke (1962 to 2016. Canadian cartoonist (1962–2016))
• Karl Knutsson (1409 to 1470. King of Sweden and Norway (1408/1409–1470))
• Ahmad ibn Tulun (835 to 884. Emir of Egypt and Syria from 868 to 884)
• Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony (1893 to 1943. Crown Prince of Saxony (1893–1943))
• Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1769 to 1818. Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen)
• Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal (1862 to 1959. Titular Duchess of Parma (1862–1959))

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