Famous Birthdays for May 2Catherine The Great (Ekaterina Alekseevna) 1729 - Russian leader Catherine II Henry M. Robert 1837 - U.S. Army General, author Hedda Hopper (Elda Furry) 1890 - Actress and gossip columnist Vernon Castle 1887 - Dancer, actor ("The Whirl of Life") Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) 1892 - German fighter pilot Lorenz Hart 1895 - Composer, lyricist, half of Rodgers & Hart Brian Aherne 1902 - Actor ("A Night to Remember", "The Best of Everything") Dr. Benjamin Spock 1903 - Baby doctor, author ("The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care") Bing Crosby 1903 - Singer, according to Bing Crosby his birthday is May 2nd, his birthday is actually May 3, real name: Harry Lillis Crosby Pinky Lee (Pincus Leff) 1907 - Entertainer ("The Pinky Lee Show"), burlesque Nigel Patrick 1913 - Actor ("The Jack of Diamonds", "The Mackintosh Man"), director, writer Theodore Bikel 1924 - Singer, actor ("Fiddler on the Roof", "The African Queen") Roscoe Lee Browne 1925 - Actor Françoise Fabian (Michele Cortes De Leon y Fabianera) 1932 - Actress ("Reunion", "Dressmaker") John Lee "Bunk" Gardner 1933 - Musician (Mothers of Invention) Link Wray (Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr.) 1935 - Musician, composer (Link Wray and His Ray Men) Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold George Dorsey) 1936 - Singer Lorenzo Music 1937 - Actor, voice of Garfield, producer Gates (William James) Brown 1939 - Baseball player Clay (Palmer) Carroll 1941 - Baseball player Mickey (Lee Oddis) Bass III 1943 - Jazz composer, musician (New York Powerhouse Ensemble) R.C. Bannon 1945 - Country singer Bianca Jagger 1945 - Model, human rights activist, was married to Mick Jagger Goldy McJohn 1945 - Musician (Steppenwolf) "Rudy" Randy Cain 1945 - Musician (The Delfonics) Lesley Gore< 1946 - Singer David Suchet 1946 - Actor Robert Henritt 1946 - Musician (The Kinks) Gerald Irons 1947 - Football player Larry Gatlin 1948 - Singer (Gatlin Brothers) Lou Gramm 1950 - Musician (Foreigner) Joe Callis 1951 - Musician (Human League) Christine Baranski 1952 - Actress ("The Good Wife") Angela Bofill 1954 - Singer Donatella Versace 1955 - Fashion designer Brian Tochi 1959 - Actor Bruce Robert Howard 1961 - Musician (Blow Monkeys) Elizabeth Berridge 1962 - Actress Ty Herndon 1962 - Country singer Mitzi Kapture 1962 - Actor Todd Sucherman 1969 - Musician (Styx) Dwayne Johnson 1972 - Wrestler, actor, known as The Rock David Beckham 1975 - Soccer player Jeff Gutt 1976 - Singer (Stone Temple Pilots) Jenna Van Oy 1977 - Actor Kumail Nanjiani 1978 - Actor Ellie Kemper 1980 - Actor Gaius Charles 1983 - Actor ("Friday Night Lights") Sarah Hughes 1985 - Figure skater Lily Allen 1985 - Singer Thomas McDonell 1986 - Actor (TV: "The 100") Kay Panabaker 1990 - Actress Paul George 1990 - NBA player |
