Born on May 6th
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Born on May 6th
LISTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Bailey | Actor | 6-May-1904 | 15-Apr-1980 | Milburn on Beverly Hillbillies |
| Lucien Ballard | Cinematographer | 6-May-1908 | 1-Oct-1988 | Top Hollywood cinematographer |
| Charles Batteux | Philosopher | 6-May-1713 | 14-Jul-1780 | Les Beaux-Arts réduits |
| Tom Bergeron | Game Show Host | 6-May-1955 | Host of Dancing with the Stars | |
| Tony Blair | Head of State | 6-May-1953 | UK Prime Minister, 1997-2007 | |
| Kenneth Blanchard | Educator | 6-May-1939 | The One Minute Manager | |
| Robert O'Hara Burke | Explorer | 6-May-1820 | 28-Jun-1861 | Tried to cross Australia |
| Hurricane Carter | Boxing | 6-May-1937 | Boxer twice convicted of triple-murder | |
| Emanuel Celler | Politician | 6-May-1888 | 15-Jan-1981 | Congressman from New York, 1923-73 |
| Christian Clavier | Actor | 6-May-1952 | Les Visiteurs | |
| George Clooney | Actor | 6-May-1961 | E.R. | |
| Merrill Cook | Politician | 6-May-1946 | Congressman from Utah, 1997-2001 | |
| Richard Cox | Actor | 6-May-1948 | Cruising | |
| Alan Dale | Actor | 6-May-1947 | Caleb Nichol on The O.C. | |
| Willem de Sitter | Astronomer | 6-May-1872 | 19-Nov-1934 | Expanding space |
| Martin R. Delany | Activist | 6-May-1812 | 24-Jan-1885 | Black nationalist |
| Robert H. Dicke | Physicist | 6-May-1916 | 4-Mar-1997 | Dicke radiometer |
| Samuel Doe | Head of State | 6-May-1951 | 9-Sep-1990 | President of Liberia, 1980-90 |
| Roma Downey | Actor | 6-May-1960 | Monica in Touched by an Angel | |
| Fred J. Eckert | Politician | 6-May-1941 | US Congressman, ambassador | |
| Lynn Laverty Elsenhans | Business | 6-May-1956 | Shell Oil executive | |
| John Ennis | Comic | 6-May-1964 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | |
| Weeb Ewbank | Football | 6-May-1907 | 17-Nov-1998 | Head Coach, Baltimore Colts and NY Jets |
| Richard Eyer | Actor | 6-May-1945 | The Invisible Boy | |
| Eric D. Fingerhut | Politician | 6-May-1959 | Congressman from Ohio, 1993-95 | |
| John Flansburgh | Musician | 6-May-1960 | They Might Be Giants | |
| Timothy Foley | Military | 6-May-1946 | US Marine Band director | |
| Sigmund Freud | Psychiatrist | 6-May-1856 | 23-Sep-1939 | Die Traumdeutung |
| Dan Gerber | Business | 6-May-1898 | 16-Mar-1974 | Baby food magnate |
| A. P. Giannini | Business | 6-May-1870 | 3-Jun-1949 | Founder of Bank of America |
| Harvey J. Goldschmid | Government | 6-May-1940 | SEC Commissioner, 2002-05 | |
| Jamie S. Gorelick | Attorney | 6-May-1950 | 9-11 Commission member | |
| Stewart Granger | Actor | 6-May-1913 | 16-Aug-1993 | King Solomon's Mines |
| Victor Grignard | Chemist | 6-May-1871 | 13-Dec-1935 | Grignard Reaction |
| Gregg Henry | Actor | 6-May-1952 | The Big Brass Ring | |
| Dana Hill | Actor | 6-May-1964 | 15-Jul-1996 | Audrey Griswold in European Vacation |
| Leslie Hope | Actor | 6-May-1965 | Teri Bauer on 24 | |
| Craig Hosmer | Politician | 6-May-1915 | 11-Oct-1982 | Congressman from California, 1953-74 |
| Ross Hunter | Film/TV Producer | 6-May-1920 | 10-Mar-1996 | Imitation of Life |
| John Hutton | Politician | 6-May-1955 | British MP, Barrow and Furness | |
| Pope Innocent X | Religion | 6-May-1574 | 7-Jan-1655 | Roman Catholic Pope, 1644-55 |
| Randall Jarrell | Poet | 6-May-1914 | 14-Oct-1965 | The Woman at the Washington Zoo |
| Joyce L. Kennard | Judge | 6-May-1941 | Justice, California Supreme Court | |
| Philander Knox | Government | 6-May-1853 | 12-Oct-1921 | US Secretary of State, 1909-13 |
| Richmond Lattimore | Poet | 6-May-1906 | 26-Feb-1984 | Translator of Iliad and Odyssey |
| Paul C. Lauterbur | Scientist | 6-May-1929 | 27-Mar-2007 | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| Patricia Kennedy Lawford | Socialite | 6-May-1924 | 17-Sep-2006 | Kennedy sister, wife of Peter Lawford |
| Alain René Lesage | Novelist | 6-May-1668 | 17-Nov-1747 | Gil Blas |
| Jerry Levin | Business | 6-May-1939 | CEO of Time Warner, 2000-02 | |
| Pope Marcellus II | Religion | 6-May-1501 | 30-Apr-1555 | Roman Catholic Pope, 1555 |
| Harry Martinson | Poet | 6-May-1904 | 11-Feb-1978 | Aniara: A Review of Man in Time and Space |
| André Masséna | Military | 6-May-1758 | 4-Apr-1817 | Napoleon's greatest marshal |
| Ben Masters | Actor | 6-May-1947 | Julian Crane on Passions | |
| Willie Mays | Baseball | 6-May-1931 | Baseball Hall of Famer | |
| Carlos J. Moorhead | Politician | 6-May-1922 | 23-Nov-2011 | Congressman from California, 1973-97 |
| Stanley Morison | Typographer | 6-May-1889 | 11-Oct-1967 | Times New Roman |
| David Narcizo | Drummer | 6-May-1966 | Drummer for Throwing Muses | |
| Frank Nelson | Actor | 6-May-1911 | 12-Sep-1986 | Foil to Jack Benny |
| Joe Nocera | Columnist | 6-May-1952 | Business columnist, NYT | |
| Martha Nussbaum | Philosopher | 6-May-1947 | The Fragility of Goodness | |
| Michael O'Hare | Actor | 6-May-1952 | Jeffrey Sinclair on Babylon 5 | |
| Max Ophüls | Film Director | 6-May-1902 | 25-Mar-1957 | Letter from an Unknown Woman |
| Adrianne Palicki | Actor | 6-May-1983 | Tyra Collette on Friday Night Lights | |
| Anne Parillaud | Actor | 6-May-1960 | Nikita | |
| Chris Paul | Basketball | 6-May-1985 | L.A. Clippers point guard | |
| Robert E. Peary | Explorer | 6-May-1856 | 20-Feb-1920 | First to reach the North Pole |
| Bill Quinn | Actor | 6-May-1912 | 29-Apr-1994 | Mr. Van Ranseleer on Archie Bunker's Place |
| Jim Ramstad | Politician | 6-May-1946 | Congressman from Minnesota, 1991-2009 | |
| Robespierre | Head of State | 6-May-1758 | 28-Jul-1794 | Presided over the Reign of Terror |
| Laetitia Sadier | Singer | 6-May-1968 | Chanteuse for Stereolab | |
| Victor H. Schiro | Politician | 6-May-1904 | 29-Aug-1992 | Mayor of New Orleans, 1961-70 |
| William Schwartz | Business | 6-May-1933 | Dean of Boston University Law, 1980-88 | |
| Bob Seger | Musician | 6-May-1945 | And the Silver Bullet Band | |
| MC Serch | Rapper | 6-May-1967 | 3rd Bass MC, produced Nas album Illmatic | |
| Richard Shelby | Politician | 6-May-1934 | US Senator from Alabama | |
| Gabourey Sidibe | Actor | 6-May-1983 | Precious | |
| Loyd Sigmon | Radio Personality | 6-May-1909 | 2-Jun-2004 | SigAlert inventor |
| Kavan Smith | Actor | 6-May-1970 | Maj. Evan Lorne on Stargate: Atlantis | |
| Douglas Stewart | Playwright | 6-May-1913 | 14-Feb-1985 | Fire in the Snow |
| Robert W. Straub | Politician | 6-May-1920 | 27-Nov-2002 | Governor of Oregon, 1975-79 |
| William Strong | Judge | 6-May-1808 | 19-Aug-1895 | US Supreme Court Justice, 1870-80 |
| Lee T. Todd, Jr. | Educator | 6-May-1946 | President, University of Kentucky | |
| Oscar W. Underwood | Politician | 6-May-1862 | 25-Jan-1929 | US Senator from Alabama, 1915-27 |
| Rudolph Valentino | Actor | 6-May-1895 | 23-Aug-1926 | Latin lover of the silent film era |
| Orson Welles | Actor | 6-May-1915 | 10-Oct-1985 | Citizen Kane |
| Theodore H. White | Historian | 6-May-1915 | 15-May-1986 | The Making of the President |
| Lynn Whitfield | Actor | 6-May-1953 | The Josephine Baker Story |
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