On this day · Gemini

May 27 birthdays

307 notable historical figures were born on May 27, and 171 died on this day. Everyone born on May 27 is a Gemini.

18% of May 27 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (80) than any other country.

Born on May 27

• Christopher Lee (1922 to 2015. English actor and singer (1922–2015))
• Henry Kissinger (1923 to 2023. American diplomat and politician (1923–2023))
• Ibn Khaldun (1332 to 1406. Arab Islamic scholar, historian and philosopher (1332–1406))
• Lawrence Krauss (born 1954. American particle physicist and cosmologist (born 1954))
• George V of Hanover (1819 to 1878. King of Hanover from 1851 to 1866)
• John Cheever (1912 to 1982. American novelist and short story writer (1912–1982))
• Neil Finn (born 1958. New Zealand musician (born 1958))
• Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756 to 1825. King of Bavaria from 1806 to 1825)
• Frank Thomas (born 1968. American baseball player (born 1968))
• Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652 to 1721. Duchess of Orléans (1652–1722))
• William II of Orange (1626 to 1650. Prince of Orange from 1647 to 1650)
• Inge Morath (1923 to 2002. Austrian photographer (1923–2002))
• Herman Wouk (1915 to 2019. American writer (1915–2019))
• Donna Strickland (born 1959. Canadian physicist, engineer, and Nobel laureate)
• Arnold Bennett (1867 to 1931. English author (1867–1931))
• Max Brod (1884 to 1968. Czech-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968))
• Hubert Humphrey (1911 to 1978. Vice President of the United States from 1965 to 1969)
• Caleb Bradham (1867 to 1934. American pharmacist and founder of PepsiCo)
• John Barth (1930 to 2024. American writer (1930–2024))
• John Cockcroft (1897 to 1967. British physicist (1897–1967))
• Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse (born 1981. Former Thai prince (born 1981))
• Mukesh Chhabra (born 1980. Indian casting director)
• Jesse Robredo (1958 to 2012. Filipino statesman and politician (1958–2012))
• Jaime Lusinchi (1924 to 2014. President of Venezuela from 1984 to 1989)
• Amelia Bloomer (1818 to 1894. Women's rights activist and temperance advocate (1818–1894))
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946 to 2005. Danish jazz double bassist (1946–2005))
• O. N. V. Kurup (1931 to 2016. Indian writer)
• Emperor Dezong of Tang (742 to 805. Emperor of Tang China from 779 to 805)
• Bas (born 1987. Sudanese-American rapper (born 1987))
• Princess Mathilde (1820 to 1904. Princesse Française)
• Sarah Caudwell (1939 to 2000. English barrister and detective fiction author (1939–2000))
• Fromental Halévy (1799 to 1862. French composer (1799–1862))
• Paul Gascoigne (born 1967. English footballer and manager (born 1967))
• Eisai (1141 to 1215. Japanese buddhist monk (1141–1215))
• Joachim Raff (1822 to 1882. German-Swiss composer and pianist (1822–1882))
• Nathaniel Gorham (1738 to 1796. American Founding Father, businessman, and politician (1738–1796))
• Ferdynand Ossendowski (1878 to 1945. Polish explorer and writer (1876–1945))
• Émile Benveniste (1902 to 1976. Ottoman-born French linguist (1902–1976))
• João Cancelo (born 1994. Portuguese footballer (born 1994))
• Aleksa Šantić (1868 to 1924. Herzegovinian Serb poet (1868-1924))
• Bhalchandra Nemade (born 1938. Indian writer)
• Malayattoor Ramakrishnan (1927 to 1997. Indian writer)
• Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara (1564 to 1618. Duchess consort of Ferrara)
• Edmund Morris (1940 to 2019. South African-American writer and historian (1940–2019))
• Vincent Price (1911 to 1993. American actor (1911–1993))
• Paul Bettany (born 1971. English actor (born 1971))
• Jamie Oliver (born 1975. English chef and restaurateur (born 1975))
• Harlan Ellison (1934 to 2018. American writer (1934–2018))
• Miguel Cabrera (painter) (1695 to 1768. Mexican painter (1695–1768))
• Joel Hayward (born 1964. New Zealand academic and writer (born 1964))
• Fukushima Yasumasa (1852 to 1919. Japanese general (1852–1919))
• Laura Martinozzi (1639 to 1687. Duchess consort of Modena (1639–1687))
• Rashidi Kawawa (1926 to 2009. Tanzanian politician (1926–2009))
• Louis Gossett Jr. (1936 to 2024. American actor (1936–2024))
• Kazimierz Fajans (1887 to 1975. Polish-American physical chemist (1887–1975))
• M. E. Kerr (1927 to 2022. American writer (1927–2022))
• Enrichetta d'Este (1702 to 1777. Duchess of Parma from 1728 to 1731)
• Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860 to 1941. Portuguese president and politician)
• Rachel Carson (1907 to 1964. American marine biologist and conservationist (1907–1964))
• Frederick C. Sherman (1888 to 1957. United States Navy admiral)

Died on May 27

• Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 to 1964. Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964)
• John Calvin (1509 to 1564. French Protestant reformer (1509–1564))
• Niccolò Paganini (1782 to 1840. Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840))
• Robert Koch (1843 to 1910. German physician and bacteriologist (1843–1910))
• Angelo Sodano (1927 to 2022. Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (1927–2022))
• Chen Duxiu (1879 to 1942. Chinese intellectual and revolutionary (1879–1942))
• Thomas Müntzer (1489 to 1525. German preacher and theologian (c. 1489 – 1525))
• Jedediah Smith (1799 to 1831. American explorer (1799–1831))
• Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777 to 1848. British princess (1777–1848))
• Simeon I (864 to 927. First Emperor of the Bulgars from 893 to 927)
• Joseph Roth (1894 to 1939. Austro-Hungarian novelist and journalist (1894–1939))
• Günther Lütjens (1889 to 1941. German admiral (1889–1941))
• Luciano Berio (1925 to 2003. Italian composer (1925–2003))
• François-Noël Babeuf (1760 to 1797. French revolutionary and journalist (1760–1797))
• François Ravaillac (1578 to 1610. Assassin of King Henry IV of France)
• Joseph Swan (1828 to 1914. British physicist and inventor (1828–1914))
• Thomas Blamey (1884 to 1951. Australian army general (1884–1951))
• Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (1672 to 1723. Illegitimate son of Charles II of England (1672–1723))
• Ismail al-Faruqi (1921 to 1986. Palestinian-American Islamic scholar (1921-1986))
• Joseph Gallieni (1849 to 1916. French Army general (1849–1916))
• Ernst Ruska (1906 to 1988. German physicist (1906–1988))
• Ludovico I (1773 to 1803. King of Etruria from 1801 to 1803)
• Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848 to 1919. Indian social reformer (1848–1919))
• Poul Schlüter (1929 to 2021. Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993)
• Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev (1843 to 1917. Russian admiral (1843–1917))
• Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon (1693 to 1775. Princess of Conti (1693–1775))
• Al-Mawardi (974 to 1058. Muslim scholar (974–1058))
• Procopius (325 to 366. Roman usurper from 365 to 366)
• Charles Rogier (1800 to 1885. Belgian journalist, statesman)
• Fernando Romeo Lucas García (1924 to 2006. 37th President of Guatemala from 1978 to 1982)

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