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
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)
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