May 9th Birthdays

Billy Joel, American singer, songwriter and musician, was born on this day in 1949 in the Bronx, NYC, New York as William Martin Joel. One of the best-selling artists of all time, he is a 6-time Grammy winner.

Also born on May 9th:

  • 1937
    Sonny Curtis, American singer, guitarist
  • 1942
    Tommy Roe, American singer, songwriter
  • 1944
    Richie Furay, American musician)
  • 1945
    Steve Katz, American musician
  • 1946
    Candice Bergen, American actress
    Clint Holmes, English-born American singer
  • 1948
    Calvin Murphy, American basketball player
  • 1951
    Alley Mills, American actress
  • 1953
    Amy Hill, American actress
  • 1956
    Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress
  • 1961
    Sean Altman, American singer
    John Corbett, American actor
  • 1962
    Dave Gahan, English singer
    Paul Heaton, English singer, songwriter
  • 1968
    David Benoit, American basketball player
  • 1969
    Hudson Leick, American actress
  • 1970
    Doug Christie, American basketball player
    Ghostface Killah, American rapper
  • 1971
    Paul McGuigan, English bassist
  • 1975
    Chris Diamantopoulos, Canadian actor
    Lane Kiffin, American football coach
    Tamia, Canadian singer
  • 1978
    Aaron Harang, American baseball player
  • 1979
    Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer, musician
    Rosario Dawson, American actress
    Matt Morris, American singer, songwriter
    Andrew W.K., American musician
    Brandon Webb, American baseball player
  • 1981
    Bill Murphy, American baseball player
  • 1982
    Rachel Boston, American actress
  • 1983
    Tyler Lumsden, American baseball player
  • 1984
    Prince Fielder, American baseball player
  • 1985
    Jake Long, American football player
    Audrina Patridge, American actress
  • 1986
    Grace Gummer, American actress
  • 1996
    Mary Mouser, American actress
  • 1997
    Zane Huett, American actor

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Died on May 9th:

  • 1805
    Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright (age 45)
  • 1957
    Ezio Pinza, Italian actor, singer (age 64)
  • 1968
    Harold Gray, American cartoonist, (Little Orphan Annie) (age 74)
  • 1977
    James Jones, American novelist (age 55)
  • 1985
    Edmond O’Brien, American actor, director (age 69)
  • 1998
    Alice Faye, American actress, singer (age 83)
  • 2004
    Alan King, American actor, screenwriter (age 76)
  • 2010
    Lena Horne, American singer, actress (age 92)
  • 2012
    Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser, businessman (age 84)
  • 2019
    Freddie Starr, English comedian, singer, actor (age 76)
  • 2020
    Little Richard, American singer, songwriter, musician (age 87)
  • 2023
    Jacklyn Zeman, American actress (age 70)
  • 2024
    Roger Corman, American film director (age 98)
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