Famous People: May
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All Figures for May (18 results)
Al Jolson
"The World’s Greatest Entertainer", Star of "The Jazz Singer" (First Feature Talkie) & Vaudeville King
Bing Crosby
American Singer, Actor & Multimedia Cultural Icon
César Luis Menotti
World Cup-Winning Argentine Football Manager ("El Flaco") & Tactical Ideologue
Danielle Darrieux
Legendary French Cinema & Stage Actress, 8-Decade Film Pioneer & Honorary César Winner
Farooq Leghari
8th President of Pakistan (1993–1997), Foreign Minister & Veteran Parliamentarian
Henri de Saint-Simon
Visionary French Social Philosopher, Pioneer Sociologist & Founder of Saint-Simonianism
José Batlle y Ordóñez
Two-Time President of Uruguay (1903–1907, 1911–1915), Architect of Latin America's First Welfare State & Secular Democracy
Kazi Nazrul Islam
National Poet of Bangladesh & Revolutionary
Leonardo da Vinci
High Renaissance Polymath, Painter & Engineer
Noah Webster
Pioneer Lexicographer, Educator & Father of American Scholarship
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Philosopher, Social Reformer, Founder of Ananda Marga, Author of PROUT & Composer of Prabhat Samgiita
Rabindranath Tagore
Poet, Polymath & Nobel Laureate
Rashidi Yekini
Nigeria’s All-Time Record Goalscorer, 1993 African Footballer of the Year & World Cup Legend
Rita Hayworth
Iconic Golden Age Hollywood Actress, Dancer, Glamour Legend & Star of Gilda
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Nobel Laureate Pathologist, Histologist & "Father of Modern Neuroscience"
Satyajit Ray
Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Author & Graphic Artist