History Births on May 25

Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

#Bill_Sharman

Adam Gontier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Adam_Gontier

Matt Murray, Canadian ice hockey player

#Matt_Murray_(ice_hockey)

Jamie Kennedy, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Jamie_Kennedy

David Pastr?ák, Czech ice hockey player

#David_Pastr?ák

Robert MacPherson, American mathematician and academic

#Robert_MacPherson_(mathematician)

Robert Croft, Welsh-English cricketer and sportscaster

#Robert_Croft

Daniel Braaten, Norwegian footballer

#Daniel_Braaten

Jessi Colter, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Jessi_Colter

Norman Petty, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1984)

#Norman_Petty

Marco Cappato, Italian politician

#Marco_Cappato

Robbie Ross, Canadian journalist and art critic (d. 1918)

#Robbie_Ross

Glen Drover, Canadian guitarist and songwriter

#Glen_Drover

Geoffrey Robinson, English businessman and politician

#Geoffrey_Robinson

Kamil Stoch, Polish ski jumper

#Kamil_Stoch

Kendall Gill, American basketball player, boxer, and sportscaster

#Kendall_Gill

Toghon Temür, Mongolian emperor (d. 1370)

#Toghon_Temür

Philip Murray, Scottish-American miner and labor leader (d. 1952)

#Philip_Murray

Sarah Marshall, English-American actress (d. 2014)

#Sarah_Marshall_(British_actress)

Cillian Murphy, Irish actor

#Cillian_Murphy

Catherine G. Wolf, American psychologist and computer scientist

#Catherine_G._Wolf

Claude Buffier, Polish-French historian and philosopher (d. 1737)

#Claude_Buffier

Philip Pendleton Barbour, American farmer and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1841)

#Philip_Pendleton_Barbour

Roman Reigns, American football player and wrestler

#Roman_Reigns

George Hickenlooper, American director and producer (d. 2010)

#George_Hickenlooper

Jógvan Sundstein, Faroese accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

#Jógvan_Sundstein

Caroline Ouellette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Caroline_Ouellette

Gene Tunney, American boxer and soldier (d. 1978)

#Gene_Tunney

Blaise Nkufo, Congolese-Swiss footballer

#Blaise_Nkufo

Aly Raisman, American gymnast

#Aly_Raisman

Alistair Burt, English lawyer and politician

#Alistair_Burt

Yoan Gouffran, French footballer

#Yoan_Gouffran

William Muldoon, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1933)

#William_Muldoon

Ethan Suplee, American actor

#Ethan_Suplee

Matt Utai, New Zealand rugby league player

#Matt_Utai

K. C. Jones, American basketball player and coach

#K._C._Jones

Frank Klepacki, American drummer and composer

#Frank_Klepacki

James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (d. 1944)

#James_McKeen_Cattell

Jason Kubel, American baseball player

#Jason_Kubel

Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, author, and flute player (d. 1976)

#Kazi_Nazrul_Islam

Paul Weller, English singer, songwriter and musician

#Paul_Weller

Jeanne Crain, American actress (d. 2003)

#Jeanne_Crain

Stacy London, American journalist and author

#Stacy_London

Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general (d. 1942)

#Louis_Franchet_d'Espèrey

Basdeo Panday, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

#Basdeo_Panday

Daz Dillinger, American rapper and producer

#Daz_Dillinger

Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (d. 1972)

#Igor_Sikorsky

Charles Garnier, French missionary and saint (d. 1649)

#Charles_Garnier_(missionary)

Emperor Shenzong of Song (d. 1085)

#Emperor_Shenzong_of_Song

Klaus Meine, German rock singer-songwriter

#Klaus_Meine

Amy Klobuchar, American lawyer and politician

#Amy_Klobuchar

Yahya Jammeh, Gambian colonel and politician, President of the Gambia

#Yahya_Jammeh

Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer (d. 1972)

#Alan_Kippax

Uta Frith, German developmental psychologist

#Uta_Frith

Bo Dallas, American wrestler

#Bo_Dallas

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792)

#John_Stuart,_3rd_Earl_of_Bute

Carlos Bocanegra, American soccer player

#Carlos_Bocanegra

Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player

#Jonny_Wilkinson

Anne Heche, American actress

#Anne_Heche

Jamaica Kincaid, Antiguan-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist

#Jamaica_Kincaid

Eve Ensler, American playwright and producer

#Eve_Ensler

David Navarro, Spanish footballer

#David_Navarro_(footballer)

Theodore Hesburgh, American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015)

#Theodore_Hesburgh

Miguel Tejada, Dominican-American baseball player

#Miguel_Tejada

Claude Akins, American actor (d. 1994)

#Claude_Akins

Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville, French essayist and biographer (d. 1882)

#Louise_de_Broglie,_Countess_d'Haussonville

Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist and academic (d. 1967)

#Jean_Alexandre_Barré

Tom T. Hall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tom_T._Hall

Minh M?ng, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1841)

#Minh_M?ng

Marie Doro, American actress (d. 1956)

#Marie_Doro

Barry Windsor-Smith, English painter and illustrator

#Barry_Windsor-Smith

Trebor Mai (né Robert Williams), Welsh poet (d. 1877)

#Robert_Williams_(Trebor_Mai)

Jack Steinberger, German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Jack_Steinberger

Carl Johan Lind, Swedish hammer thrower (d. 1965)

#Carl_Johan_Lind

Camillus de Lellis, Italian saint and nurse (d. 1614)

#Camillus_de_Lellis

Brian Urlacher, American football player

#Brian_Urlacher

Kyle Brodziak, Canadian ice hockey player

#Kyle_Brodziak

Beverly Sills, American soprano and actress (d. 2007)

#Beverly_Sills

John Mott, American evangelist and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)

#John_Mott

Roger Guerreiro, Polish footballer

#Roger_Guerreiro

Luke Ball, Australian footballer

#Luke_Ball

Anthea Turner, English journalist and television host

#Anthea_Turner

Gordon H. Smith, American businessman and politician

#Gordon_H._Smith

Naim Frashëri, Albanian-Turkish poet and translator (d. 1900)

#Naim_Frashëri

Mark Rosewater, Head designer of Magic: the Gathering

#Mark_Rosewater

Charlie Harper, English singer-songwriter and producer

#Charlie_Harper_(singer)

Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (d. 1945)

#Rash_Behari_Bose

Sayed Moawad, Egyptian footballer

#Sayed_Moawad

Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (d. 1897)

#Jacob_Burckhardt

Ryan Gallant, American skateboarder

#Ryan_Gallant

Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner and diplomat (d. 1992)

#Arthur_Wint

Nikita Filatov, Russian ice hockey player

#Nikita_Filatov

Stan Sakai, Japanese-American author and illustrator

#Stan_Sakai

Ian McKellen, English actor

#Ian_McKellen

Georgy Grechko, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2017)

#Georgy_Grechko

Chris Young, American baseball pitcher

#Chris_Young_(pitcher)

Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (d. 1981)

#Giuseppe_Tosi

Hal David, American songwriter and composer (d. 2012)

#Hal_David

Sam Sodje, English-Nigerian footballer

#Sam_Sodje

Bill Robinson, American actor and dancer (d. 1949)

#Bill_Robinson

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (d. 1882)

#Ralph_Waldo_Emerson

Bülent Ar?nç, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey

#Bülent_Ar?nç

Erki Pütsep, Estonian cyclist

#Erki_Pütsep

Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, and author

#Julian_Clary

Shawne Merriman, American football player

#Shawne_Merriman

Stavros Arnaoutakis, Greek politician

#Stavros_Arnaoutakis

Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor

#Frank_Oz

Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (d. 2010)

#Dixie_Carter

Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper

#Stefan_Holm

Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)

#Pieter_Zeeman

Justin Hodges, Australian rugby league player

#Justin_Hodges

Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (d. 1988)

#Raymond_Carver

Mike Myers, Canadian-American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter

#Mike_Myers

Victoria Shaw, Australian-born American actress (d. 1988)

#Victoria_Shaw_(actress)

Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (d. 1989)

#Gaetano_Scirea

Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island (d. 1776)

#Samuel_Ward_(American_statesman)

Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (d. 1984)

#Enrico_Berlinguer

Michalis Pelekanos, Greek basketball player

#Michalis_Pelekanos

Stefano Baldini, Italian runner

#Stefano_Baldini

Robby Steinhardt, American rock violinist and singer

#Robby_Steinhardt

Alberto Del Rio, Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler

#Alberto_Del_Rio

Daniel Passarella, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager

#Daniel_Passarella

Bill Adam, Scottish-Canadian racing driver

#Bill_Adam

Geraint Thomas, Welsh cyclist

#Geraint_Thomas

Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer (d. 2016)

#Sonia_Rykiel

A. J. Foyt IV, American race car driver

#A._J._Foyt_IV

Karan Johar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Karan_Johar

Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer

#Timothy_Derijck

Gert Kams, Estonian footballer

#Gert_Kams

U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (d. 1995)

#U_Nu

István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (d. 2005)

#István_Nyers

Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2014)

#Herb_Gray

Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer

#Leslie_Uggams

Molly Sims, American model and actress

#Molly_Sims

Alfred Kubel, German politician, 5th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (d. 1999)

#Alfred_Kubel

Kagiso Rabada, South African cricketer

#Kagiso_Rabada

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1873)

#Edward_Bulwer-Lytton

Larry Hogan, American politician, 62nd Governor of Maryland

#Larry_Hogan

Demba Ba, French footballer

#Demba_Ba

Kitty Kallen, American singer (d. 2016)

#Kitty_Kallen

Alastair Campbell, English journalist and author

#Alastair_Campbell

Karen Valentine, American actress

#Karen_Valentine

Günther Lütjens, German admiral (d. 1941)

#Günther_Lütjens

Octavia Spencer, American actress and author

#Octavia_Spencer

Bennett Cerf, American publisher and television game show panelist; co-founded Random House (d. 1971)

#Bennett_Cerf

Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress

#Luciana_Abreu

Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenyan runner

#Ezekiel_Kemboi

Claude Pinoteau, French film director and screenwriter (d. 2012)

#Claude_Pinoteau

Catherine of Cleves, Duchess consort regent of Guelders (d. 1479)

#Catherine_of_Cleves_(1417-1479)

Vladimir Voronin, Moldovan economist and politician, 3rd President of Moldova

#Vladimir_Voronin

James Porter, English cricketer

Dávid Škutka, Slovak footballer

Moritz Stehling, German footballer

Yves De Winter, Belgian footballer

Takahiro H?j?, Japanese actor and musician

Edewin Fanini, Brazilian footballer

Luke Webster, Australian footballer

Stacey Pensgen, American figure skater and meteorologist

Adam Boyd, English footballer

Andre Anis, Estonian footballer

Miguel Zepeda, Mexican footballer

Dougie Freedman, Scottish footballer and manager

Karen Bernstein, Canadian voice actress

Luc Nilis, Belgian footballer and manager

David Shaw, Canadian-American ice hockey player

Ric Nattress, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician

Dorothy Straight, American children's author

Robert Picard, Canadian ice hockey player

Edward Lee, American author

David P. Sartor, American composer and conductor

Murali, Indian actor, producer, and politician (d. 2009)

Al Sarrantonio, American author and publisher

David Jenkins, Trinidadian-Scottish runner

Nick Fotiu, American ice hockey player and coach

Jeffrey Bewkes, American businessman

Bob Gale, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Marianne Elliott, Northern Irish historian, author, and academic

David A. Hargrave, American game designer, created Arduin (d. 1988)

Chris Ralston, English rugby player

Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2005)

Digby Anderson, English journalist and philosopher

John Palmer, English keyboard player

Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese photographer

Margaret Forster, English historian, author, and critic (d. 2016)

Tom Phillips, English painter and academic

Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (d. 2013)

W. P. Kinsella, Canadian novelist and short story writer (d. 2016)

Cookie Gilchrist, American football player (d. 2011)

John Ffowcs Williams, Welsh engineer and academic

Ray Spencer, English footballer (d. 2016)

John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2003)

Irwin Winkler, American director and producer

Robert Ludlum, American soldier and author (d. 2001)

David Wynne, English sculptor and painter (d. 2014)

Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (d. 2009)

William Bowyer, English painter and academic (d. 2015)

Don Liddle, American baseball player (d. 2000)

Eldon Griffiths, English journalist and politician (d. 2014)

Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet and author (d. 1974)

Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor (d. 1965)

Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1998)

Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and producer (d. 1965)

Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (d. 1957)

Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005)

Theodore Roethke, American poet (d. 1963)

Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet and author (d. 1975)

Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, American country musician (d. 1968)

Miles Malleson, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1969)

Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian priest and saint (d. 1968)

William Stickney, American golfer (d. 1944)

Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1964)

Mathilde Verne, English pianist and educator (d. 1936)

Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (d. 1950)

Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, educator, and publisher (d. 1924)

Jakobus ("James"), Count of Lichtenburg (d. 1480)

Emperor Suk? of Japan (d. 1398)