Who was born on May 15

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 15, including Don Bragg, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Ralph Steadman. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

56 documented historical events happened on May 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Roman emperor Valentinian II (pictured) was found hanged in his residence in Vienne, in present-day France. On the same day, in another year: Pope Innocent IV issued the papal bull Ad extirpanda, authorizing the use of torture on heretics during the Medieval Inquisition. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.