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May 7 birthdays

279 notable historical figures were born on May 7, and 181 died on this day. Everyone born on May 7 is a Taurus.

17% of May 7 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (62) than any other country.

Born on May 7

• Rabindranath Tagore (1861 to 1941. Indian polymath (1861–1941))
• Eva Perón (1919 to 1952. First Lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952)
• Josip Broz Tito (1892 to 1980. Leader of Yugoslavia from 1943 to 1980)
• Gary Cooper (1901 to 1961. American actor (1901–1961))
• Owen Hart (1965 to 1999. Canadian-American professional wrestler (1965–1999))
• Johannes Brahms (1833 to 1897. German composer and pianist (1833–1897))
• Robert Browning (1812 to 1889. English poet and playwright (1812–1889))
• Olympe de Gouges (1748 to 1793. French playwright and activist (1746–1793))
• Gene Wolfe (1931 to 2019. American SF and fantasy writer (1931–2019))
• Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847 to 1929. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1894 to 1895)
• Angela Carter (1940 to 1992. English novelist (1940–1992))
• Gustave Le Bon (1841 to 1931. French psychologist (1841–1931))
• Edwin H. Land (1909 to 1991. American scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur (1909–1991))
• Józef Poniatowski (1763 to 1813. Polish military officer (1763–1813))
• Jan Peter Balkenende (born 1956. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 to 2010)
• Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927 to 2013. British-American writer (1927–2013))
• Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové (born 1939. President of Togo since 2025)
• Louis I, Prince of Condé (1530 to 1569. 1st Prince of Condé (1530–1569))
• Ruud Lubbers (1939 to 2018. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994)
• Milo Moiré (born 1987. Swiss performance artist)
• Anies Baswedan (born 1969. Indonesian politician (born 1969))
• Diane Martel (1962 to 2025. American music video director (1962–2025))
• Lorenzo Quinn (born 1966. Italian sculptor)
• Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (1767 to 1820. Duchess of York and Albany)
• Dariga Nazarbayeva (born 1963. Kazakhstani politician, former Chairwoman of the Senate of Kazakhstan)
• Albert Frederick (1553 to 1618. Duke of Prussia from 1568 to 1618)
• MrBeast (born 1998. American YouTuber (born 1998))
• Dick Williams (1929 to 2011. American baseball player and manager (1929–2011))
• Adolf von Harnack (1851 to 1930. Baltic German theologian and church historian (1851–1930))
• Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser (1724 to 1797. Austrian marshall)
• John Irvin (born 1940. English film director)
• Princess Isabelle of Orléans (1878–1961) (1878 to 1961. Duchess of Guise)
• Herzl Bodinger (1943 to 2025. Israeli Air Force general (1943–2025))
• Gerard van Swieten (1700 to 1772. Dutch physician (1700–1772))
• Sidney Altman (1939 to 2022. Canadian-American molecular biologist (1939–2022))
• Asa Briggs (1921 to 2016. English historian (1921–2016))
• Carl Stamitz (1745 to 1801. German composer (1745–1801))
• Layla Al-Attar (1944 to 1993. Iraqi artist and painter (1944–1993))
• Cornelius Cardew (1936 to 1981. English experimental composer)
• Maroof Raza (1959 to 2026. Indian soldier and journalist (1959–2026))
• Kristian Lundin (born 1973. Swedish composer, music producer and songwriter)
• Carolyne Roehm (born 1951. American author and fashion designer)
• A. E. W. Mason (1865 to 1948. English novelist (1865–1948))
• Andy Montañez (born 1942. Puerto Rican musician (born 1942))
• Raj Mohan Vohra (1932 to 2020. Indian military officer (1932–2020))
• Lluís Llach (born 1948. Spanish Catalan singer, songwriter, and novelist (born 1948))
• Carl Heinrich Graun (1704 to 1759. German composer and tenor (1704–1759))
• Ricardo Legorreta (1931 to 2011. Mexican architect (1931–2011))
• Bill Warner (writer) (born 1941. American critic of Islam and former physics professor (born 1941))
• Emily Gerard (1849 to 1905. Scottish writer)
• John Coates (sports administrator) (born 1950. Australian sports administrator (born 1950))
• Michael Hopkins (architect) (1935 to 2023. English architect (1935–2023))
• Urmila Pawar (born 1945. Marathi writer (born 1945))
• Kindness (musician) (born 1982. Musical artist)
• Henry V. Graham (1916 to 1999. American National Guard general (1916–1999))
• Felix Zandman (1928 to 2011. Polish-born American entrepreneur (1928–2011))
• James E. McDonald (1920 to 1971. American meteorologist and ufologist (1920-1971))
• Anne Baxter (1923 to 1985. American actress (1923–1985))
• Domenico Bartolucci (1917 to 2013. Roman Catholic cardinal (1917–2013))
• Iddris Sandu (born 1997. American software engineer)

Died on May 7

• Antonio Salieri (1750 to 1825. Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825))
• Otto the Great (912 to 973. Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973)
• Marwan I (623 to 685. Umayyad caliph from 684 to 685)
• Feodor III (1661 to 1682. Tsar of Russia from 1676 to 1682)
• Alluri Sitarama Raju (1897 to 1924. Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary)
• Zinat-un-Nissa Begum (1643 to 1721. Mughal princess (1643–1721))
• Paul Doumer (1857 to 1932. President of France from 1931 to 1932)
• William Petty (1737 to 1805. Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1782 to 1783)
• Herbert Macaulay (1864 to 1946. Nigerian politician (1864–1946))
• Gholam Reza Pahlavi (1923 to 2017. Iranian royal and army official (1923–2017))
• William I the Bad (1126 to 1166. King of Sicily from 1154 to 1166)
• Clement Greenberg (1909 to 1994. American essayist and visual art critic (1909–1994))
• Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880 to 1959. British politician (1880–1959))
• Josef Hoffmann (1870 to 1956. Austrian architect (1870–1956))
• Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929 to 1990. Yugoslav prince (1929–1990))
• Octavian Goga (1881 to 1938. Romanian politician and poet (1881–1938))
• Bagrat III (960 to 1014. King of Georgia from 1008 to 1014)
• Allan MacLeod Cormack (1924 to 1998. South African and American physicist)
• Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville (1746 to 1795. French lawyer and public prosecutor)
• Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803 to 1880. Brazilian army officer and politician)
• Judith Evelyn (1913 to 1967. American actress (1909–1967))
• Joseph Greenberg (1915 to 2001. American linguist (1915–2001))
• Brougham, Henry (1778 to 1868. British Lord High Chancellor (1778–1868))
• Ladislaus III of Hungary (1199 to 1205. King of Hungary and Croatia from 1204 to 1205)
• Willard Boyle (1924 to 2011. Canadian applied physicist (1924–2011))
• Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1877–1965) (1877 to 1965. Princess of Wied)
• Cleopa Msuya (1931 to 2025. Prime Minister of Tanzania (1980–1983, 1994-1995))
• Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale (1822 to 1897. French prince; fifth son of Louis Philippe I (1822-1897))
• Juan Nakpil (1899 to 1986. Filipino architect (1899–1986))
• Johann Jakob Froberger (1616 to 1667. German Baroque composer, keyboard virtuoso and organist)

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