Interesting Things to Know
May celebrity birthdays!
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Do you share a May birthday with a celebrity?
1 – Judy Collins, 81, singer, Seattle, WA, 1939.
2 – Jenna Von Oy, 43, actress (“Blossom”), Newtown, CT, 1977.
3 – Engelbert Humperdinck, 84, singer, born Gerry Dorsey, Madras, India, 1936.
4 – Erin Andrews, 42, sportscaster, Lewiston, ME, 1978.
5 – Chris Brown, 31, singer, Tappahannock, VA, 1989.
6 – Leslie Hope, 55, actress (24, Talk Radio), Halifax, NS, Canada, 1965.
7 – Peter Carey, 77, author (Oscar and Lucinda), born Bacchus Marsh, Australia, 1943.
8 – Stephen Amell, 39, actor (Arrow), Toronto, ON, Canada, 1981.
9 – Billy Joel, 71, singer, composer, born Hicksville, NY, 1949.
10 – Bono, 60, singer (U2), activist, born Paul Hewson, Dublin, Ireland, 1960.
11 – Matt Leinart, 37, sports analyst, former football player, 2004 Heisman Trophy winner, Santa Ana, CA, 1983.
12 – Frank Stella, 84, artist, Malden, MA, 1936.
13 – Lena Dunham, 34, writer, actress (Girls), New York, NY, 1986.
14 – Mark Zuckerberg, 36, founder of Facebook, White Plains, NY, 1984.
15 – Chazz Palminteri, 69, actor (A Bronx Tale), playwright, the Bronx, NY, 1951.
16 – Kirstin Maldonado, 28, singer (Pentatonix), Fort Worth, TX, 1992.
17 – Sendhil Ramamurthy, 46, actor (Heroes), Chicago, IL, 1974.
18 – Chow Yun-Fat, 65, actor (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Lamma Island, Hong Kong, 1955.
19 – David Hartman, 83, actor, broadcaster (Good Morning America), Pawtucket, RI, 1937.
20 – Timothy Olyphant, 52, actor (Justified), Honolulu, HI, 1968.
21 – Sarah Ramos, 29, actress (Parenthood), Los Angeles, CA, 1991.
22 – Naomi Campbell, 50, model, actress (Empire), London, England, 1970.
23 – Drew Carey, 59, actor (The Drew Carey Show), Cleveland, OH, 1961 (some sources say 1958).
24 – Bob Dylan, 79, Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame composer, singer, born Robert Zimmerman, Duluth, MN, 1941.
25 – Cillian Murphy, 44, actor (Peaky Blinders), Douglas, Ireland, 1976.
26 – Lenny Kravitz, 56, actor, singer, musician, songwriter, New York, NY, 1964.
27 – Jamie Oliver, 45, chef, television personality (The Naked Chef), Clavering, Essex, England, 1975.
28 – Gladys Knight, 76, singer, Atlanta, GA, 1944.
29 – Carmelo Anthony, 36, basketball player, New York, NY, 1984.
30 – Cee Lo Green, 46, singer, rapper, record producer, born Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, Atlanta, GA, 1974.
31 – Chris Elliott, 60, writer, comedian, New York, NY, 1960.
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