Famous Birthdays for May 15


Today's:


Lyman Frank Baum 1856 - Author of children's books ("The Wonderful Wizard of Oz")

Pierre Curie 1859 - Physicist

Katherine Anne Porter 1890 - Journalist, essayist, short story writer

Joseph Cotten (Joseph Cheshire Cotten) 1905 - Actor

James Mason (James Neville Mason) 1909 - Actor

Constance Cummings 1910 - Actress

Max Frisch 1911 - Architect, playwright, novelist

Eddy Arnold (Richard Edward Arnold) 1918 - Country singer

Ellis Larkins 1923 - Musician

Richard Avedon 1923 - Photographer

Peter Shaffer 1926 - Playwright, novelist, screenwriter

Jasper Johns 1930 - Artist

Wavy Gravy (Hugh Nanton Romney) 1936 - Entertainer, peace activist

Paul Zindel 1936 - Playwright, author

Anna Maria Alberghetti 1936 - Opera singer, actress

Trini Lopez (Trinidad López III) 1937 - Singer, guitarist

Madeleine Albright 1937 - First woman to become a U.S. Secretary of State

Lenny Welch 1938 - Singer

Paul Rudd (Paul Ryan Rudd) 1940 - THeater actor, director







Lainie Kazan 1940 - Actress, singer

K.T. Oslin (Kay Toinette Oslin) 1942 - Country singer, songwriter

Graeham Goble (Graham Goble) 1947 - Musician (Little River Band)

Brian Eno 1948 - Musician (Roxy Music)

Chazz Palminteri (Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri) 1951 - Actor, writer

Pat Hickey 1953 - Hockey player

George Brett 1953 - Baseball player

Mike Oldfield (Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield) 1953 - Musician, composer

Lee Horsley 1955 - Actor

John Smoltz 1967 - Baseball player

Emmitt Smith 1969 - Football player

Prince Be 1970 - (PM Dawn)

David Charvet 1972 - Singer, actor

Ahmet Rodan Zappa 1974 - Musician

Ray Lewis 1975 - Football player

Amy Chow 1978 - Comedienne

David Krumholtz 1978 - Actor ("Numb3rs")

Josh Beckett 1980 - Baseball player

Justin Morneau 1981 - Baseball player

Jamie-Lynn Sigler 1981 - Actress ("The Sopranos")















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