Famous Birthdays for May 27Ibn Khaldun (or Ibn Khaldoun) 1332 - Astronomer, economist, historian Cornelius Vanderbilt 1794 - Entrepreneur (shipping and railroads) Amelia Jenks Bloomer 1818 - American women's rights and temperance advocate Julia Ward Howe 1819 - Abolitionist, social activist, poet ("The Battle Hymn of the Republic") Wild Bill Hickok 1837 - gunfighter, scout, lawman Arnold Bennett 1867 - Novelist Isadora Duncan 1878 - Dancer Dashiell Hammett 1894 - Author Rachel Carson (Rachel Louise Carson) 1907 - Marine biologist, nature writer Vincent Price 1911 - Actor Hubert H. Humphrey (Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.) 1911 - Served as Vice President under Lyndon B. Johnson John Cheever 1912 - Novelist, short story writer Herman Wouk 1915 - Author Yasuhiro Nakasone 1917 - Prime Minister of Japan (1982-1987) Christopher Lee 1922 - Actor, musician Henry Kissinger 1923 - Former U.S. Secretary of State Ramsey Lewis 1935 - Musician, composer, radio personality Lee Ann Merriwether 1935 - Actress ("Barnaby Jones") Louis Gossett, Jr. 1936 - Actor Don Williams 1939 - Country singer Cilla Black 1943 - Singer, actress Bruce Weitz 1943 - Actor ("Hill Street Blues") Bruce Cockburn 1945 - Singer Richard Schiff 1955 - Actor ("The West Wing") Eddie Harsch 1957 - Musician (The Black Crowes) Siouxsie Sioux 1957 - Singer (Siouxsie & the Banshees) Neil Finn 1958 - Musician (Crowded House, Split Enz) Cathy Silvers 1961 - Actress ("Happy Days") Peri Gilpin 1961 - Actress ("Frasier") Adam Carolla 1964 - Comedian Todd Bridges 1965 - Actor ("Diff'rent Strokes") Sean Kinney 1966 - Musician (Alice in Chains) Jeff Bagwell 1968 - Baseball player Frank Thomas 1968 - Baseball player Dondre Whitfield 1969 - Actor Paul Bettany 1971 - Actor Left Eye 1971 - Singer (TLC) Jack McBrayer 1973 - Actor ("30 Rock") André 3000 (André Lauren Benjamin) 1975 - Rapper (Outkast), also known as Dre Jadakiss 1975 - Rapper Darnell Dockett 1981 - Football player Chris Colfer 1980 - Acgtor ("Glee") Ethan Dampf 1994 - Actor ("American Dreams") |
