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Who was born on May 7
142 notable people were born on May 7. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.
- 142births
- 56events
Best known
Best known
Louis I, Prince of Condé
1st Prince of Condé
Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
Duke of Prussia from 1568 to 1618
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
Seventh Patriarch of Moscow
Stephanus Van Cortlandt
Mayor of New York City (1677–78, 1686–88)
Gerard van Swieten
Dutch physician
Carl Heinrich Graun
German composer and tenor
Louis I, Prince of Condé — 1st Prince of Condé, born on May 7 1530.
Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia — Duke of Prussia from 1568 to 1618, born on May 7 1553.
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow — Seventh Patriarch of Moscow, born on May 7 1605.
Stephanus Van Cortlandt — Mayor of New York City (1677–78, 1686–88), born on May 7 1643.
Gerard van Swieten — Dutch physician, born on May 7 1700.
Carl Heinrich Graun — German composer and tenor, born on May 7 1701.
All entries
- 1488
John III of the Palatinate48th Archbishop of Regensburg - 1711
David HumeScottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist - 1724
Dagobert Sigmund von WurmserAustrian marshall - 1740
Nikolai ArkharovRussian police chief - 1748
Olympe de GougesFrench playwright and activist - 1751
Stephen BadlamAmerican artisan and military officer - 1763
Józef PoniatowskiPolish military officer - 1767
Princess Frederica Charlotte of PrussiaDuchess of York and Albany - 1774
William BainbridgeUnited States Navy officer - 1787
Jacques Viger (mayor)First mayor of Montreal, Québec, Canada - 1812
Robert BrowningEnglish poet and playwright - 1833
Johannes BrahmsGerman composer and pianist - 1836
Joseph Gurney CannonAmerican politician - 1837
Karl MauchGerman explorer - 1840
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyRussian composer - 1845
Mary Eliza MahoneyAfrican American nurse - 1847
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1894 to 1895 - 1857
William A. MacCorkleAmerican politician - 1860
Tom Norman19th and 20th-century English businessman and showman - 1861
Rabindranath TagoreIndian polymath - 1867
Władysław ReymontPolish novelist - 1875WWilliam Hoyt (athlete)American pole vaulter
- 1880
Pandurang Vaman KaneIndian indologist and scholar - 1881
George E. WileyAmerican cyclist - 1882
Willem ElsschotFlemish writer - 1885
George "Gabby" HayesAmerican actor
- 1889
Viktor PuskarEstonian military commander
- 1891HHarry McShaneScottish socialist
- 1892
Archibald MacLeishAmerican poet and 9th Librarian of Congress - 1892
Josip Broz TitoLeader of Yugoslavia from 1943 to 1980 - 1893
Frank J. SelkeCanadian ice hockey executive - 1896
Kathleen McKane GodfreeBritish badminton and tennis player - 1899AAlfred Horace GerrardEnglish sculptor
- 1901
Gary CooperAmerican actor - 1903
Nikolay ZabolotskySoviet and Russian poet and translator - 1905
Philip BaxterBritish chemical engineer - 1909
Edwin H. LandAmerican scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur - 1909DDorothy Sunrise LorentinoNative American teacher
- 1911
Ishirō HondaJapanese filmmaker - 1913
Simon RamoAmerican engineer, businessman, and author - 1917
Domenico BartolucciRoman Catholic cardinal - 1917
Lenox HewittAustralian public servant - 1917
David TomlinsonEnglish actor - 1919
Eva PerónFirst Lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952
- 1920
Rendra KarnoIndonesian actor - 1922
Darren McGavinAmerican actor - 1923
Anne BaxterAmerican actress
- 1927
Ruth Prawer JhabvalaBritish-American writer - 1929
Dick WilliamsAmerican baseball player and manager - 1930
Babe ParilliAmerican gridiron football player - 1931
Teresa BrewerAmerican singer - 1931
Gene WolfeAmerican science fiction and fantasy writer - 1932
Pete DomeniciAmerican politician - 1932
Derek TaylorEnglish journalist, writer, publicist and record producer - 1933
Johnny UnitasAmerican football player - 1935MMichael Hopkins (architect)English architect
- 1936
Tony O'ReillyIrish businessman and rugby union player - 1939
Sidney AltmanCanadian-American molecular biologist - 1939
Ruggero DeodatoItalian film director and screenwriter
- 1939
Ruud LubbersPrime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994 - 1939
Johnny MaestroAmerican doo-wop and pop singer - 1940
Angela CarterEnglish novelist - 1943
Terry Allen (country singer)American singer-songwriter - 1943
John BannonAustralian politician and academic - 1943
Peter Carey (novelist)Australian novelist - 1945
Christy MooreIrish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist (born 1945) - 1945
Robin StrasserAmerican actress (born 1945) - 1946
Thelma HoustonAmerican singer (born 1943) - 1946
Marv HubbardAmerican football player - 1946
Bill KreutzmannAmerican drummer (born 1946) - 1946
Michael RosenBritish children's author and poet (born 1946) - 1950
John Coates (sports administrator)Australian sports administrator (born 1950) - 1950RRandall "Tex" CobbAmerican boxer and actor (born 1950)
- 1950
Tim RussertAmerican lawyer and TV journalist - 1954
Amy HeckerlingAmerican filmmaker (born 1954) - 1956
Jan Peter BalkenendePrime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 to 2010 - 1956
Anne DudleyEnglish composer and keyboardist - 1956NNicholas HytnerEnglish theatre and film director
- 1956
Jean LapierreCanadian politician - 1958
Anne Marie RaffertyBritish nurse (born 1958) - 1958WWilliam RidenourAmerican politician (born 1958)
- 1960
Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of DenhamArmenian-British surgeon (born 1960) - 1960
Almudena GrandesSpanish writer - 1961
Sue Black, Baroness Black of StromeScottish forensic anthropologist (born 1961) - 1962TTony CampbellAmerican basketball player and coach (born 1962)
- 1964RRonnie HarmonAmerican football player (born 1964)
- 1964LLeslie O'NealAmerican football player (born 1964)
- 1965RReuben Davis (American football)American football player (born 1965)
- 1965
Owen HartCanadian-American professional wrestler - 1965
Norman WhitesideNorthern Irish footballer (born 1965) - 1967
Roberto d'Amico (politician)Belgian politician (born 1967) - 1967
Martin BryantAustralian mass murderer (born 1967) - 1967JJoe RiceAmerican politician (born 1967)
- 1968
Traci LordsAmerican actress (born 1968) - 1968
Lisa RaittFormer Canadian politician - 1969
Eagle-Eye CherrySwedish musician - 1971DDave KarpaCanadian ice hockey player (born 1971)
- 1971BBilly Moore (rugby league, born 1971)Australian footballer (born 1971)
- 1971
Thomas PikettyFrench economist (born 1971) - 1972
Frank TriggAmerican sport wrestler, mixed martial artist (born 1972) - 1974
Breckin MeyerAmerican actor (born 1974) - 1975
Martina Topley-BirdEnglish musician (born 1975) - 1976
Calvin BoothAmerican basketball player (born 1976) - 1976
Stacey JonesNZ international rugby league footballer and coach - 1976
Michael P. MurphyUnited States Navy Medal of Honor recipient - 1976
Ayelet ShakedIsraeli politician, activist, and engineer (born 1976) - 1977EElton FlatleyAustralia international rugby union player
- 1978
Dette EscuderoFilipino politician (born 1978) - 1978
Shawn MarionAmerican basketball player (born 1978) - 1979
Katie Douglas (basketball)American basketball player (born 1979) - 1984
James LoneyAmerican baseball player (born 1984) - 1984
Kevin OwensCanadian professional wrestler (born 1984) - 1984
Alex SmithAmerican football player (born 1984) - 1985
J BalvinColombian singer (born 1985) - 1986
Matt HeldersEnglish musician (born 1986) - 1987
Aidy BryantAmerican actress and comedian (born 1987) - 1987
Mark Reynolds (footballer, born 1987)Scottish footballer (born 1987) - 1989
Earl ThomasAmerican football player (born 1989)
- 1990
Sydney LerouxAmerican soccer player (born 1990) - 1992
Alexander LudwigCanadian actor (born 1992) - 1993
Will OspreayEnglish professional wrestler (born 1993) - 1993
Ajla TomljanovićCroatian-born Australian tennis player (born 1993) - 1995
Seko FofanaFootballer (born 1995) - 1996
Faker (gamer)South Korean professional esports player (born 1996) - 1997
Daria KasatkinaAustralian tennis player (born 1997) - 1997
Youri TielemansBelgian footballer (born 1997) - 1997
Cameron YoungAmerican professional golfer (born 1997) - 1998
MrBeastAmerican YouTuber and philanthropist (born 1998) - 1998
Dani OlmoSpanish footballer (born 1998) - 1998
Jesse PuljujärviFinnish ice hockey player (born 1998) - 1999
Tommy FuryBritish professional boxer and reality television personality (born 1999) - 1999
Cody GakpoDutch footballer (born 1999) - 2002JJake BongioviAmerican model (born 2002)
- 2002
Andrew Barth FeldmanAmerican actor and singer (born 2002) - 2004
Ashlyn KruegerAmerican tennis player (born 2004) - 2004
Minji (singer)South Korean singer (born 2004)
Frequently asked questions
Who was born on May 7?
142 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 7, including Louis I, Prince of Condé, Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow. 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.
What happened on May 7?
56 documented historical events happened on May 7, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Jews in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina rebelled against the rule of Constantius Gallus (pictured), caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire. On the same day, in another year: Granada War: Forces of Aragon and Castile began a siege of Málaga, a Muslim city in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. 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.
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