Browse Namesakes
This is a list of namesakes in which the birth month is May; and the birth day is 5
| Name | Lifespan | Categories | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afonso III | 1210-1279 | Portuguese Kings and Queens |  |
| Ruprecht | 1352-1410 | German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors | |
| Johann Adolf Scheibe | 1708-1776 | Notable Musicians | |
| Leopold II | 1747-1792 | Austrian Dukes and Emperors, Bohemian Kings, German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors, Hungarian Kings and Queens | |
| Emmanuel Ruiz López | 1804-1860 | Saints | |
| Søren Kierkegaard | 1813-1855 | Notable Philosophers and Thinkers | |
| Karl Marx | 1818-1883 | Notable Philosophers and Thinkers | |
| Wilhelm Hertenstein | 1825-1888 | Swiss Presidents | |
| Eugénie of France | 1826-1920 | Other Royalty | |
| Henryk Sienkiewicz | 1846-1916 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Writers | |
| António Teixeira de Sousa | 1857-1917 | Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Niko Pirosmani | 1862-1918 | Notable Artists | |
| Nellie Bly | 1864-1922 | Notable Journalists | |
| Cândido Rondon | 1865-1958 | Notable Explorers and Adventurers | |
| Ants Laikmaa | 1866-1942 | Notable Artists | |
| Fred Scanlan | 1877-1950 | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Maurice Peeters | 1882-1957 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Douglas Mawson | 1882-1958 | Notable Explorers and Adventurers | |
| Charles "Chief" Bender | 1884-1954 | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Émile Eddé | 1886-1949 | Other Leaders | |
| Tyrone Power | 1914-1958 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Alice Faye | 1915-1998 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Georgios Papadopoulos | 1919-1999 | Greek Prime Ministers | |
| Tony Canadeo | 1919-2003 | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Arthur Leonard Schawlow | 1921-1999 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Scientists and Inventors | |
| Željko Čajkovski | 1925-2016 | Notable Athletes | |
| Adolf Scherer | 1938-2023 | Notable Athletes | |
| Lance Henriksen | 1940- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Billie Moore | 1943-2022 | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Michael Palin | 1943- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Mike Silliman | 1944-2000 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Roger Rees | 1944-2015 | Notable Actors and Entertainers, Notable Filmmakers | |
| John Rhys-Davies | 1944- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Bill Ward | 1948- | Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Étienne Chicot | 1949-2018 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Googoosh | 1950- | Notable Musicians | |
| Marion Bailey | 1951- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Jorge Llopart Ribas | 1952-2020 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Serge Telle | 1955- | Other Leaders | |
| Richard E. Grant | 1957- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Brian Williams | 1959- | Notable Journalists | |
| Peter Molyneux | 1959- | Notable Artists | |
| Rodica Arba | 1962- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Sergei Stanishev | 1966- | Bulgarian Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Susie Wollschläger | 1967- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Boban Babunski | 1968- | Notable Athletes | |
| Dariusz Michalczewski | 1968- | Notable Athletes | |
| Michelle Freeman | 1969- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Meb Keflezighi | 1975- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Dieter Brummer | 1976-2021 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Vincent Kartheiser | 1979- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Craig David | 1981- | Notable Musicians | |
| Danielle Fishel | 1981- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Sami Jauhojärvi | 1981- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Henry Cavill | 1983- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Dimitri Peters | 1984- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Clark Duke | 1985- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Emanuele Giaccherini | 1985- | Notable Athletes | |
| Alexandrina Barbosa | 1986- | Notable Athletes | |
| Bokang Montjane | 1986- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Matthew Brittain | 1987- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Adele | 1988- | Grammy Award Winners, Notable Musicians | |
| Frickson Erazo | 1988- | Notable Athletes | |
| Denys Berinchyk | 1988- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Chris Brown | 1989- | Notable Musicians | |
| Agnes Knochenhauer | 1989- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Geneviève Lacasse | 1989- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Raúl Jiménez | 1991- | Notable Athletes, Olympic Medalists | |
| Roman Protasevich | 1995- | Notable Activists and Revolutionaries, Notable Journalists | |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 1998- | Notable Athletes | |
| Justin Kluivert | 1999- | Notable Athletes | |