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May 9 birthdays

284 notable historical figures were born on May 9, and 198 died on this day. Everyone born on May 9 is a Taurus.

19% of May 9 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (74) than any other country.

Born on May 9

• Billy Joel (born 1949. American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1949))
• Glenda Jackson (1936 to 2023. English actress and politician (1936–2023))
• James L. Brooks (born 1940. American filmmaker (born 1940))
• J. M. Barrie (1860 to 1937. Scottish novelist and playwright (1860–1937))
• Baldur von Schirach (1907 to 1974. German Nazi politician (1907–1974))
• Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892 to 1989. Empress-queen of Austria-Hungary from 1916 to 1918)
• Alan Bennett (born 1934. English actor and playwright (born 1934))
• Jahandar Shah (1661 to 1713. Mughal emperor from 1712 to 1713)
• Nataša Pirc Musar (born 1968. President of Slovenia since 2022)
• Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866 to 1915. Indian political leader and social reformer (1866–1915))
• José Ortega y Gasset (1883 to 1955. Spanish philosopher and essayist (1883–1955))
• Ion Țiriac (born 1939. Romanian tennis player (born 1939))
• Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia (1871 to 1899. Third son of Alexander III (1871–1899))
• Vince Cable (born 1943. British politician (born 1943))
• Lizzie Magie (1866 to 1948. American board game designer (1866–1948))
• Joy Harjo (born 1951. American poet laureate (born 1951))
• Annamacharya (1408 to 1503. Indian musician and composer (1408–1503))
• Gregoria de Jesús (1875 to 1943. Filipino revolutionary (1875–1943))
• János Áder (born 1959. President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022)
• Ernest Shonekan (1936 to 2022. Interim President of Nigeria in 1993)
• Lisa Henson (born 1960. American film producer (born 1960))
• Emile Ardolino (1943 to 1993. American director and producer (1943–1993))
• Gaspard Monge (1746 to 1818. French mathematician (1746–1818))
• Michael Levitt (biophysicist) (born 1947. South African-born biophysicist (born 1947))
• Celia Sánchez (1920 to 1980. Cuban revolutionary and archivist (1920–1980))
• Bulat Okudzhava (1924 to 1997. Soviet-Russian singer (1924–1997))
• Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (1810 to 1883. Princess Albert of Prussia)
• Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (1829 to 1905. Indian Islamic scholar (1826–1905))
• Gordon Bunshaft (1909 to 1990. American architect (1909–90))
• John Brown (1800 to 1859. American abolitionist (1800–1859))
• Frank Meyer (1909 to 1972. American philosopher and political activist (1909–1972))
• Manfred Eigen (1927 to 2019. German biophysical chemist (1927–2019))
• Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949 to 1999. Military leader of Niger from 1996 to 1999)
• Anton von Werner (1843 to 1915. German painter (1843–1915))
• Jorie Graham (born 1950. American poet (born 1950))
• Shigetaka Kurita (born 1972. Japanese interface designer and inventor of the emoji)
• Rafael Moneo (born 1937. Spanish architect (born 1937))
• Drafi Deutscher (1946 to 2006. Musical artist)
• Jacob Brown (general) (1775 to 1828. 18/19th-century American army officer)
• Christian de Portzamparc (born 1944. French architect and urbanist)
• James Collinson (1825 to 1881. English painter)
• Albert Finney (1936 to 2019. English actor (1936–2019))
• Hiroki Azuma (born 1971. Japanese philosopher and critic (born 1971))
• Álvaro de Figueroa Count of Romanones (1863 to 1950. Spanish diplomat, politician, and writer (1863–1950))
• Helen Hill (1970 to 2007. American animator, artist, filmmaker, writer, teacher, and social activist (1970–2007))
• Nadezhda Teffi (1872 to 1952. Russian writer (1872–1952))
• Glenn Odekirk (1905 to 1987. American aerospace engineer)
• Brehon B. Somervell (1892 to 1955. United States Army general (1892–1955))
• George Szirtes (born 1948. British poet and translator (born 1948))
• Funsho Williams (1948 to 2006. Nigerian politician)
• Olímpio Mourão Filho (1900 to 1972. 20th-century Brazilian general and Integralist; leader in the 1964 coup)
• Veli Küçük (born 1944. Turkish general (born 1944))
• Laylah Ali (born 1968. American visual artist (born 1968))
• Arend Heyting (1898 to 1980. Dutch mathematician and logician (1898–1980))
• Cesare Maccari (1840 to 1919. Italian painter and sculptor)
• Adolf von Henselt (1814 to 1889. German composer and pianist (1814–1889))
• Charles Platt (author) (born 1945. British author (born 1945))
• Hans Baluschek (1870 to 1935. German painter)
• César Vidal Manzanares (born 1958. Spanish writer and historian (born 1958))
• Candice Bergen (born 1946. American actress (born 1946))

Died on May 9

• Paul Gauguin (1848 to 1903. French artist (1848–1903))
• Friedrich Schiller (1759 to 1805. German playwright (1759–1805))
• Aldo Moro (1916 to 1978. Prime Minister of Italy (1963–1968; 1974–1976))
• Julius Nepos (430 to 480. Western Roman emperor from 474 to 480)
• Albert A. Michelson (1852 to 1931. American experimental physicist (1852–1931))
• Al-Ma'arri (973 to 1057. Arab philosopher and poet (973–1057))
• Kenan Evren (1917 to 2015. 7th President of Turkey from 1982 to 1989)
• Mercedes de Acosta (1892 to 1968. American poet, playwright, and novelist (1892–1968))
• Dieterich Buxtehude (1637 to 1707. Danish-German organist and composer (1637–1707))
• Benjamin Lincoln (1733 to 1810. American army officer (1733–1810))
• Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778 to 1850. French chemist and physicist (1778–1850))
• M. A. Wazed Miah (1942 to 2009. Bangladeshi physicist (1942–2009))
• George Brown (Canadian politician) (1818 to 1880. Canadian Father of Confederation (1818–1880))
• Charles Vyner Brooke (1874 to 1963. 3rd Rajah of Sarawak)
• Freya Stark (1893 to 1993. British explorer and writer)
• Tenzing Norgay (1914 to 1986. Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (1914–1986))
• Brian Walden (1932 to 2019. British politician and broadcaster)
• Little Richard (1932 to 2020. American musician and songwriter (1932–2020))
• James Reese Europe (1880 to 1919. American jazz musician and US Army officer (1880–1919))
• Charles X (1523 to 1590. French cardinal)
• Federico Gravina (1756 to 1806. Spanish Navy officer (1756–1806))
• Nuala O'Faolain (1940 to 2008. Irish journalist and writer (1940–2008))
• Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (1882 to 1958. Pashtun activist against British Raj and Pakistani politician (1883–1958))
• Lidia Gueiler (1921 to 2011. President of Bolivia in 1979 to 1980)
• Otto Kerner Jr. (1908 to 1976. American jurist and politician (1908–1976))
• Shahaji II (1910 to 1983. Maharaja of Kolhapur from 1947 to 1983)
• Madelung, Wilferd (1930 to 2023. German-American scholar of Islamic history (1930–2023))
• Margarete Steiff (1847 to 1909. Foundress of Margarete Steiff GmbH in Germany)
• Shirley Conran (1932 to 2024. English author and designer (1932–2024))
• John Frederick II (1529 to 1595. Duke of Saxony)

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