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May 29 birthdays

275 notable historical figures were born on May 29, and 185 died on this day. Everyone born on May 29 is a Gemini.

16% of May 29 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (61) than any other country.

Born on May 29

• John F. Kennedy (1917 to 1963. President of the United States from 1961 to 1963)
• Charles II of England (1630 to 1685. King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685)
• G. K. Chesterton (1874 to 1936. English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936))
• Oswald Spengler (1880 to 1936. German philosopher (1880–1936))
• Patrick Henry (1736 to 1799. American Founding Father, Governor of Virginia (1776–1779; 1784–1786))
• Bob Hope (1903 to 2003. American entertainer (1903–2003))
• Peter Higgs (1929 to 2024. British theoretical physicist (1929–2024))
• Abdulmejid II (1868 to 1944. Ottoman caliph from 1922 to 1924)
• Paul R. Ehrlich (1932 to 2026. American biologist (1932–2026))
• Giovanni Gentile (1875 to 1944. Italian pedagogue, philosopher, and politician (1875–1944))
• Maurice Bishop (1944 to 1983. Prime Minister of Grenada from 1979 to 1983)
• Kim Min-seok (politician) (born 1964. Prime Minister of South Korea since 2025)
• Fatima Bhutto (born 1982. Pakistani writer (born 1982))
• David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir (1900 to 1967. British lawyer and politician (1900–1967))
• Cao Pi (187 to 226. Emperor of Cao Wei of China (220 - 226))
• Helmut Berger (1944 to 2023. Austrian actor (1944–2023))
• Iannis Xenakis (1922 to 2001. Greek-French composer, architect and engineer (1922–2001))
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 to 1957. Austrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957))
• Isaac Albéniz (1860 to 1909. Spanish composer (1860–1909))
• Abdoulaye Wade (born 1926. President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012)
• Mohsen Makhmalbaf (born 1957. Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer)
• Farooq Leghari (1940 to 2010. President of Pakistan from 1993 to 1997)
• Peter Chernin (born 1951. American businessman and investor)
• Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (1627 to 1693. La Grande Mademoiselle (1627–1693))
• Harry Frankfurt (1929 to 2023. American philosopher (1929–2023))
• Tenzing Norgay (1914 to 1986. Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (1914–1986))
• Fay Vincent (1938 to 2025. American baseball commissioner (1938–2025))
• Harry Everett Smith (1923 to 1991. American polymath (1923-1991))
• Doug Scott (1941 to 2020. English mountaineer and author (1941–2020))
• K. R. Sunil (born 1975. Indian photographer and visual artist (born 1975))
• André Brink (1935 to 2015. South African writer (1935–2015))
• Noel Gallagher (born 1967. English musician (born 1967))
• Alexander Ramsay (Royal Navy officer) (1881 to 1972. Royal Navy Admiral (1881–1972))
• Léon Bourgeois (1851 to 1925. French statesman (1851–1925))
• Danny Elfman (born 1953. American composer (born 1953))
• Leah Goldberg (1911 to 1970. Israeli poet (1911–1970))
• Virginia de' Medici (1568 to 1615. Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio)
• Jean-Christophe Yoccoz (1957 to 2016. French mathematician)
• Slobodan Trkulja (born 1977. Serbian musician and composer)
• Gukesh D (born 2006. Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006))
• Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (1750 to 1812. French Navy officer and politician (1747–1812))
• Charles IV (1421 to 1461. Claimed king of Navarre from 1441 to 1461)
• Abdul Rahman Munif (1933 to 2004. Saudi writer (1933–2004))
• Carmelo Anthony (born 1984. American basketball player (born 1984))
• Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland (1846 to 1918. British Conservative politician)
• Ken Woolley (1933 to 2015. Sydney based Australian architect)
• Fela Sowande (1905 to 1987. Nigerian musician and composer (1905–1987))
• Marlow Moss (1889 to 1958. British artist (1889–1958))
• Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe (1926 to 2017. Queen of Tonga from 1965 to 2006)
• Robert G. Gallager (born 1931. American electrical engineer (born 1931))
• Sukshinder Shinda (born 1972. Musical artist)
• George Szekeres (1911 to 2005. Hungarian-Australian mathematician)
• Bhaskar Menon (1934 to 2021. Indian-American music executive (1934–2021))
• Annette Bening (born 1958. American actress (born 1958))
• Celia Díaz Laurel (1928 to 2021. Filipina artist)
• Takeharu Ishimoto (born 1970. Japanese composer and musician (born 1970))
• David Bruce (microbiologist) (1855 to 1931. Scottish pathologist (1855–1931))
• Nicole El Karoui (born 1944. French mathematician (born 1944))
• Laverne Cox (born 1972. American actress and LGBTQ advocate (born 1972))
• Robert C. Tucker (1918 to 2010. American political scientist and historian)

Died on May 29

• Manuel Noriega (1934 to 2017. Military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989)
• Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763 to 1814. Empress of the French from 1804 to 1810)
• Barry Goldwater (1909 to 1998. American politician and military officer (1909–1998))
• Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404 to 1453. Last Byzantine Emperor from 1449 to 1453)
• Baháʼu'lláh (1817 to 1892. Founder of the Baháʼí Faith (1817–1892))
• Charan Singh (1902 to 1987. Prime Minister of India from 1979 to 1980)
• Archduchess Sophie of Austria (1855 to 1857. Austrian archduchess (1855–1857))
• Soong Ching-ling (1893 to 1981. Wife of Sun Yat-sen (1893–1981))
• Humphry Davy (1778 to 1829. British chemist and inventor (1778–1829))
• Bartolomeu Dias (1450 to 1500. Portuguese maritime explorer (c. 1450–1500))
• P. Ramlee (1929 to 1973. Malaysian singer, actor, and film director (1929–1973))
• Alexander I Obrenović (1876 to 1903. King of Serbia from 1889 to 1903)
• Ada Blackjack (1898 to 1983. Iñupiaq explorer (1898–1983))
• Hongxi (1378 to 1425. Emperor of China from 1424 to 1425)
• Mary Pickford (1892 to 1979. Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979))
• Alf Clausen (1941 to 2025. American film and television composer (1941–2025))
• Hussein Onn (1922 to 1990. Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1976 to 1981)
• Dennis Hopper (1936 to 2010. American actor and filmmaker (1936–2010))
• Franz Böhme (1885 to 1947. Austrian general (1885–1947))
• Edgar Morin (1921 to 2026. French philosopher and sociologist (born 1921))
• Queen Draga (1864 to 1903. Queen of Serbia from 1900 to 1903)
• Eva Hesse (1936 to 1970. German-born American sculptor and textile artist (1936-1970))
• Orhan Çelebi (1412 to 1453. Ottoman prince)
• Ferenc Mádl (1931 to 2011. President of Hungary from 2000 to 2005)
• Yakub Beg of Yettishar (1820 to 1877. Emir of Yettishar (1820–1877))
• Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766 to 1847. French Marshal)
• Siaka Stevens (1905 to 1988. Leader of Sierra Leone from 1967 to 1985)
• Josef Suk (composer) (1874 to 1935. Czech composer and violinist (1874–1935))
• Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (1810 to 1883. Princess Albert of Prussia)
• Vasily Perov (1833 to 1882. Russian painter (1834–1882))

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