May 15th Birthdays

American singer, Lenny Welch, was born on this day in 1938 in New York City, NY as Leon Welch. He passed away on April 8, 2025 in Kissimmee, Florida, at age 86.

Also born on May 15th:

• 1936
  Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-born actress
• 1940
  Lainie Kazan, American actress, singer
  Don Nelson, American basketball coach
• 1941
  K.T. Oslin, American musician
• 1945
  Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Portuguese noble
• 1947
  Graeham Goble, Australian musician, record producer
• 1948
  Brian Eno, British musician, record producer
• 1950
  Nicholas Hammond, American actor
• 1952
  Chazz Palminteri, American actor, director
• 1953
  George Brett, American baseball player
  Mike Oldfield, British composer
• 1955
  Lee Horsley, American actor
• 1959
  Andrew Eldritch, British singer, songwriter
• 1960
  Rob Bowman, American film director
• 1961
  Melle Mel, American musician
• 1966
  Pete Wiggs, British musician
• 1967
  John Smoltz, baseball player
• 1968
  Seth Putnam, American musician
• 1969
  Emmitt Smith, American football player
• 1970
  Desmond Howard, American football player
  Martin Rossiter, British musician
  Rod Smith, American football player
• 1974
  Ahmet Zappa, American musician
• 1975
  Ray Lewis, American football player
• 1976
  Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
  Ryan Leaf, American football player
  Tyler Walker, American baseball player
• 1978
  Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
  David Krumholtz, American actor
  Robert Royal, American football player
• 1980
  Josh Beckett, American baseball player
  Rocky Marquette, American actor
• 1981
  Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress
• 1982
  Alex Breckenridge, American actress
  Jessica Sutta, American singer, actress
• 1986
  Thomas Brown, American football player

May Birthday Calendar

Died on May 15th:

• 1886
  Emily Dickinson, American poet (age 55)
• 1948
  Father Flanagan, Irish-American priest, founded Boys Town (age 61)
• 1967
  Edward Hopper, American painter (age 84)
• 1971
  Tyrone Guthrie, English director, playwright (age 70)
• 1985
  Jackie Curtis, American actress, writer (age 38)
• 1994
  Royal Dano, American actor (age 71)
  Gilbert Roland, Mexican-American actor (age 88)
• 1995
  Eric Porter, English actor (age 67)
• 2003
  June Carter Cash, American singer, guitarist (age 73)
• 2008
  Alexander Courage, American composer, conductor (age 88)
• 2009
  Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director (age 86)
• 2023
  Sharon Farrell, American actress (age 82)