Mary Lou McDonald

Irish politician, president of sinn féin (born 1969).

Born May 1st, 1969 (age 57 years) in Dublin.

Ray Parker Jr.

American musician (born 1954).

Born May 1st, 1954 (age 72 years) in Detroit.

Violante Placido

Italian actress and singer.

Born May 1st, 1976 (age 50 years) in Rome.

Hani

South korean singer and actress, born 1992.

Born May 1st, 1992 (age 34 years) in Seoul. ^[ref]

Scott Carpenter

American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013).

Born May 1st, 1925 in Boulder.

Died October 10th, 2013 at 88 years old in Denver (stroke). ^[ref]

Zaz

French singer.

Born May 1st, 1980 (age 46 years) in Tours.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

French philosopher, jesuit priest, and paleontologist.

Born May 1st, 1881 in château of Sarcenat.

Died April 10th, 1955 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

S. M. Krishna

Indian politician.

Born May 1st, 1932 in Somanahalli.

Died December 10th, 2024 at 92 years old in Bengaluru. ^[ref]

Diana Hayden

Indian actress, television host, beauty queen and the winner of miss world 1997.

Born May 1st, 1973 (age 53 years) in Hyderabad.

Clint Malarchuk

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born May 1st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Grande Prairie.

Balraj Sahni

Indian film and stage actor (1913-1973).

Born May 1st, 1913 in Rawalpindi.

Died April 13th, 1973 at 59 years old in Mumbai.

Lizzy Greene

American actress.

Born May 1st, 2003 (age 23 years) in Dallas.

Kate Smith

American singer (1907-1986).

Born May 1st, 1907 in Greenville.

Died June 17th, 1986 at 79 years old in Raleigh (diabetes).

Jack Paar

American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004).

Born May 1st, 1918 in Canton.

Died January 27th, 2004 at 85 years old in Greenwich (stroke).

Joseph Heller

American writer.

Born May 1st, 1923 in Coney Island.

Died December 12th, 1999 at 76 years old in East Hampton (myocardial infarction).

Aliaksandr Hleb

Belarusian footballer.

Born May 1st, 1981 (age 45 years) in Minsk.

Freida McFadden

American thriller author and practicing physician.

Born May 1st, 1980 (age 46 years) in New York City.

Ramzi bin al-Shibh

9/11 organizer.

Born May 1st, 1972 (age 54 years) in Yemen.

Little Walter

American blues harmonica player (1930-1968).

Born May 1st, 1930 in Marksville.

Died February 15th, 1968 at 37 years old in Chicago (thrombosis).

Charlie Schlatter

American actor.

Born May 1st, 1966 (age 60 years) in Englewood.

Terry Goodkind

American novelist (1948-2020).

Born May 1st, 1948 in Omaha. ^[ref]

Died September 17th, 2020 at 72 years old in Boulder City. ^[ref]

William Nylander

Canadian-swedish ice hockey player.

Born May 1st, 1996 (age 30 years) in Calgary. ^[ref]

Manna Dey

Indian playback singer, music director, musician and vocalist (1919–2013).

Born May 1st, 1919 in Kolkata.

Died October 24th, 2013 at 94 years old in Bengaluru. ^[ref]

Dan O'Herlihy

Irish actor (1919–2005).

Born May 1st, 1919 in Wexford.

Died February 17th, 2005 at 85 years old in Malibu (disease).

Javi Gracia

Spanish association football player and manager.

Born May 1st, 1970 (age 56 years) in Pamplona.