Born in May

Born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26th, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa, John Wayne became an American acting legend. Though initially…

Anne Celeste Heche, a versatile American actress who found success on stage and screen, was born on May 25th, 1969,…

Alexandrina Victoria, who would go on to become Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, was…

Douglas Fairbanks, a swashbuckling icon of the silent film era, was born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman on May 23rd, 1883,…

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, a Scottish physician and prolific writer, was born in Edinburgh on May 22nd, 1859. Though…

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, also known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal” or the “Milwaukee Monster”, was a notorious American serial killer and…

Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, was a powerful figure in the American civil…

Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, was born Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov on May 18, 1868, in Tsarskoye Selo, near…

Dennis Lee Hopper, a prolific American actor, director, and artist, was born in Dodge City, Kansas on May 17, 1936.…

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known by the alias H. H. Holmes, was an American serial killer and con artist born…

James Neville Mason, a distinguished English actor, was born on May 15, 1909, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. After studying architecture at…

Margaret of Valois, also known as Queen Margot, was a French princess born on May 14, 1553, at the Château…

Joseph Louis Barrow, better known as “The Brown Bomber,” was born in rural Alabama on May 13, 1914. Raised in…

Katharine Hepburn, a legendary actress who defied Hollywood convention, was born Katharine Houghton Hepburn on May 12, 1907, in Hartford,…

Irving Berlin, a musical titan who shaped the Great American Songbook, was born Israel Beilin on May 11, 1888, in…

John Wilkes Booth, a notorious figure in American history, was born on May 10, 1838, near Bel Air, Maryland. He…