History Births on May 10

Léon Bakst, Russian painter and costume designer (d. 1924)

#Léon_Bakst

Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2000)

#Carl_Albert

Jean Mairet, French author and playwright (d. 1686)

#Jean_Mairet

Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer

#Sylvain_Wiltord

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer (d. 1836)

#Claude_Joseph_Rouget_de_Lisle

Torbjørn Brundtland, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer

#Torbjørn_Brundtland

Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician and academic (d. 1923)

#Wilhelm_Killing

Natalya Bondarchuk, Russian actress and director

#Natalya_Bondarchuk

Antonine Maillet, Canadian author and playwright

#Antonine_Maillet

Pat Summerall, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)

#Pat_Summerall

Salvador Pérez, Venezuelan baseball player

#Salvador_Pérez

Mae Murray, American actress (d. 1965)

#Mae_Murray

Mahmoud Mokhtar, Egyptian sculptor and academic (d. 1934)

#Mahmoud_Mokhtar

Cindy Hyde-Smith, American politician, United States Senator from Mississippi, 7th Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

#Cindy_Hyde-Smith

Dean Heller, American lawyer and politician, United States Senator from Nevada, 15th Secretary of State of Nevada

#Dean_Heller

Ariel Durant, American historian and author (d. 1981)

#Ariel_Durant

Adam Deadmarsh, Canadian-American ice hockey player

#Adam_Deadmarsh

Tonita Peña, San Ildefonso Pueblo (Native American) artist (d. 1949)

#Tonita_Peña

Audun Boysen, Norwegian runner (d. 2000)

#Audun_Boysen

Marcel Mauss, French sociologist and anthropologist (d. 1950)

#Marcel_Mauss

E. Cobham Brewer, English lexicographer and author (d. 1897)

#E._Cobham_Brewer

Wilson Chandler, American basketball player

#Wilson_Chandler

Sergei Nakariakov, Russian trumpet player

#Sergei_Nakariakov

Kikki Danielsson, Swedish singer

#Kikki_Danielsson

Denis Thatcher, English soldier and businessman, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2003)

#Denis_Thatcher

Tamara Press, Ukrainian shot putter and discus thrower

#Tamara_Press

Victoria Rowell, American actress

#Victoria_Rowell

Jon Schofield, English canoe racer

#Jon_Schofield_(canoeist)

Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, humanitarian, venture capitalist, businessman, philanthropist and activist

#Bono

Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2016)

#Ettore_Scola

Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer

#Miuccia_Prada

Johann Peter Hebel, German author and poet (d. 1826)

#Johann_Peter_Hebel

Ådne Søndrål, Norwegian speed skater

#Ådne_Søndrål

Graham Gouldman, English guitarist and songwriter

#Graham_Gouldman

John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1865)

#John_Wilkes_Booth

Kévin Constant, French-Guinean footballer

#Kévin_Constant

Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author (d. 1968)

#Karl_Barth

Fushimi, Japanese emperor (d. 1317)

#Emperor_Fushimi

Bel Kaufman, American author and educator (d. 2014)

#Bel_Kaufman

Rick Santorum, American lawyer and politician, United States Senator from Pennsylvania

#Rick_Santorum

Nancy Walker, American actress, singer, and director (d. 1992)

#Nancy_Walker

Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player

#Ryan_Getzlaf

Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan general and politician, 3rd President of Azerbaijan (d. 2003)

#Heydar_Aliyev

Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (d. 1809)

#Antoine_Charles_Louis_de_Lasalle

Kaarle Krohn, Finnish historian and academic (d. 1933)

#Kaarle_Krohn

Gabriella Papadakis, French ice dancer

#Gabriella_Papadakis

Maybelle Carter, American autoharp player (d. 1978)

#Maybelle_Carter

Merlene Ottey, Jamaican-Slovenian runner

#Merlene_Ottey

Leigh Sales, Australian journalist and television host

#Leigh_Sales

Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician (d. 1926)

#Symon_Petliura

Marie-France Pisier, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2011)

#Marie-France_Pisier

George E. Smith, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate

#George_E._Smith

Emilio Izaguirre, Honduran footballer

#Emilio_Izaguirre

Al Murray, English comedian and television host

#Al_Murray

Felix Manalo, Filipino religious leader, founded Iglesia ni Cristo (d. 1963)

#Felix_Manalo

Edward Mujica, Venezuelan baseball player

#Edward_Mujica

Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian warlord (d. 1868)

#Hadzhi_Dimitar

Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author

#Nayantara_Sahgal

Meg Foster, American actress

#Meg_Foster

Robert Gray, American captain and explorer (d. 1806)

#Robert_Gray_(sea_captain)

William Henry Barlow, English engineer (d. 1902)

#William_Henry_Barlow

Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (d. 1920)

#Benito_Pérez_Galdós

Rados?aw Majdan, Polish footballer

#Rados?aw_Majdan

Donovan, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

#Donovan

Jean-Marie Leclair, French violinist and composer (d. 1764)

#Jean-Marie_Leclair

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1979)

#Cecilia_Payne-Gaposchkin

Pe'er Tasi, Israeli singer

#Pe'er_Tasi

Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer, champion of the wave theory of light, pioneer of "stepped" lenses in lighthouses (d. 1827)

#Augustin-Jean_Fresnel

Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen, Dutch art collector and merchant (d. 1666)

#Jan_Jacobszoon_Hinlopen

Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver

#Hélio_Castroneves

Rü?tü Reçber, Turkish footballer

#Rü?tü_Reçber

David O. Selznick, American director and producer (d. 1965)

#David_O._Selznick

Hildrus Poindexter, American bacteriologist (d. 1987)

#Hildrus_Poindexter

Konstantinos Parthenis, Greek painter (d. 1967)

#Konstantinos_Parthenis

Sly Dunbar, Jamaican drummer

#Sly_Dunbar

Montgomery Blair, American lieutenant and politician, 20th United States Postmaster General (d. 1883)

#Montgomery_Blair

Ivan Cankar, Slovenian poet and playwright (d. 1918)

#Ivan_Cankar

Jean Becker, French actor, director, and screenwriter

#Jean_Becker_(director)

Gustav Fridolin, Swedish journalist and politician, Swedish Minister of Education

#Gustav_Fridolin

Gabriela Montero, Venezuelan-American pianist

#Gabriela_Montero

Aviv Geffen, Israeli singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Aviv_Geffen

Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Brazilian footballer and manager

#Vanderlei_Luxemburgo

Lothar Schmid, German chess player (d. 2013)

#Lothar_Schmid

John Scalzi, American author and blogger

#John_Scalzi

Catherine Pavlovna, Russian grand duchess and queen (d. 1819)

#Catherine_Pavlovna_of_Russia

Gaétan Boucher, Canadian speed skater

#Gaétan_Boucher

Christian Wörns, German footballer and manager

#Christian_Wörns

John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, (d. 1553)

#John_Ernest,_Duke_of_Saxe-Coburg

Samuel Dalembert, Haitian-Canadian basketball player

#Samuel_Dalembert

T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician and author (d. 2018)

#T._Berry_Brazelton

Chas Licciardello, Australian comedian, screenwriter and producer

#Chas_Licciardello

Rony Seikaly, Lebanese-American basketball player and radio host

#Rony_Seikaly

Sid Vicious, English singer and bass player (d. 1979)

#Sid_Vicious

Thomas Tuddenham, English landowner (d. 1462)

#Thomas_Tuddenham

Gustav Stresemann, German journalist and politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1929)

#Gustav_Stresemann

David Weir, Scottish footballer and manager

#David_Weir_(Scottish_footballer)

Al-Aziz Billah, Fatimid caliph (d. 996)

#Al-Aziz_Billah

Arnold Rüütel, Estonian agronomist and politician, 3rd President of Estonia

#Arnold_Rüütel

Claudius Gothicus, Roman emperor (d. 270)

#Claudius_Gothicus

Tyus Jones, American basketball player

#Tyus_Jones

Mike Souchak, American golfer (d. 2008)

#Mike_Souchak

Sophie Charlotte Ackermann, German actress (d. 1792)

#Sophie_Charlotte_Ackermann

Paul Langmack, Australian rugby league player and coach

#Paul_Langmack

Ivana Španovi?, Serbian long jumper

#Ivana_Španovi?

Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, 62nd President of Bolivia (d. 2002)

#Hugo_Banzer

Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (d. 1521)

#Suzanne,_Duchess_of_Bourbon

Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987)

#Fred_Astaire

David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014)

#David_Azrieli

Humberto Suazo, Chilean footballer

#Humberto_Suazo

Kate?ina Siniaková, Czech tennis player

#Kate?ina_Siniaková

Jim Calhoun, American basketball player and coach

#Jim_Calhoun

Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, historian, and orientalist (d. 1941)

#Moses_Schorr

Wayne Dyer, American author and educator (d. 2015)

#Wayne_Dyer

Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player

#Manuel_Santana

Linda Evangelista, Canadian model

#Linda_Evangelista

Jonathan Edwards, English triple jumper

#Jonathan_Edwards_(triple_jumper)

Kenan Thompson, American actor

#Kenan_Thompson

Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1987)

#Einar_Gerhardsen

Vladislav Listyev, Russian journalist (d. 1995)

#Vladislav_Listyev

Lisa Nowak, American commander and astronaut

#Lisa_Nowak

Pachara Chirathivat, Thai actor, singer and model

#Pachara_Chirathivat

Diva Diniz Corrêa, Brazilian zoologist (d. 1993)

#Diva_Diniz_Corrêa

Danny Schayes, American basketball player

#Danny_Schayes

Dave Mason, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Dave_Mason

Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1823)

#Louis-Nicolas_Davout

Alfred Jodl, German general (d. 1946)

#Alfred_Jodl

Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer and manager

#Dennis_Bergkamp

Missy Franklin, American swimmer

Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer

Henri Camara, Senegalese footballer

Ollie le Roux, South African rugby player

Joshua Eagle, Australian tennis player

Monisha Kaltenborn, Indian-Swiss lawyer and businesswoman

Tatyana Shikolenko, Russian javelin thrower

Nobuhiro Takeda, Japanese footballer and sportscaster

Eion Crossan, New Zealand rugby player

Debbie Wiseman, English composer and conductor

Tauseef Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer

Mark David Chapman, American murderer

Caroline B. Cooney, American author

Diderik Wagenaar, Dutch composer and theorist

Jim Abrahams, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Carl Douglas, Jamaican singer-songwriter

Ayd?n Güven Gürkan, Turkish academician and politician (d. 2006)

Arthur Alexander, American country-soul singer-songwriter (d. 1993)

Larry Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1980)

Barbara Taylor Bradford, English-American author

Karthigesu Sivathamby, Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 2011)

George Coe, American actor and producer (d. 2015)

Otar Korkia, Georgian basketball player and coach (d. 2005)

Bert Weedon, English guitarist (d. 2012)

Basil Kelly, Northern Irish barrister, judge and politician (d. 2008)

Ella T. Grasso, 83rd Governor of Connecticut (d. 1981)

Desmond MacNamara, Irish painter, sculptor, and author (d. 2008)

Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011)

Markos Vamvakaris, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1972)

David Brown, English businessman (d. 1993)

Otto Bradfisch, German economist, jurist, and SS officer (d. 1994)

H. C. Asterley, British author and diplomat (d. 1973)

John Desmond Bernal, Irish-English crystallographer and physicist (d. 1971)

Alberts Ozoli?š, Latvian weightlifter (d. 1985)

Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-American composer and conductor (d. 1979)

Max Steiner, Austrian-American composer and conductor (d. 1971)

Yukteswar Giri, Indian guru and educator (d. 1936)

James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher and broadcaster, co-founded Commercial Cable Company (d. 1918)

Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician, French Controller-General of Finances (d. 1781)

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Iraqi historian and scholar (d. 1071)

Meng Zhixiang, Chinese general and emperor (d. 934)