May 5th Birthdays

English singer, Adele (Adkins) was born on this day in 1988 in London, England.

Also born on May 5th:

• 1932
  Will Hutchins, American actor
• 1938
  Michael Murphy, American actor
• 1940
  Lance Henriksen, American actor
• 1942
  Marc Alaimo, American actor
• 1943
  Michael Palin, British actor, comedian
• 1944
  John Rhys-Davies, English-born Welsh actor
• 1948
  Bill Ward, British drummer
• 1955
  Jon Butcher, American singer, guitarist
• 1957
  Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director
  Peter Howitt, British actor, director
• 1959
  Brian Williams, American news anchor
  Ian McCulloch, frontman of Echo & the Bunnymen
• 1963
  Heidi Kozak, American actress
  James LaBrie, Canadian singer
• 1966
  Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer
• 1970
  LaPhonso Ellis, American basketball player
• 1971
  Harold Miner, American basketball player
  Mike Redmond, American baseball player
• 1972
  Devin Townsend, Canadian musician
• 1973
  Tina Yothers, American actress
• 1979
  Santiago Cabrero, Chilean actor
• 1979
  Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
• 1980
  DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player
• 1981
  Craig David, English singer
  Chris Duncan, American baseball player
  Danielle Fishel, American actress
• 1982
  Randall Gay, American football player
• 1983
  Henry Cavill, British actor
  Scott Ware, American football player
• 1984
  Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist
• 1985
  Terrence Wheatley, American football player
• 1987
  Jessie Cave, English actress
• 1988
  Brooke Hogan, American singer, TV personality
  Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer, songwriter
• 1989
  Chris Brown, American singer, actor
  Larissa Wilson, English actress

May Birthday Calendar

Died on May 5th:

• 1821
  Napoleon, French general, emperor (age 51)
• 1902
  Bret Harte, American short story writer, poet (age 65)
• 1965
  John Waters, American director, screenwriter (age 71)
• 1983
  John Williams, English-American actor (age 80)
• 2001
  Clifton Hillegass, American publisher (CliffsNotes) (age 83)
• 2002
  George Sidney, American director, producer (age 85)
• 2008
  Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, Baskin-Robbins cofounder (age 90)
  Jerry Wallace, American singer, guitarist (age 79)
• 2011
  Dana Wynter, British actress (age 79)
• 2020
  Millie Small, Jamaican singer, songwriter (age 72)
• 2021
  Del Crandall, American baseball player (age 91)