Edson Bispo dos Santos

Brazilian basketball player and basketball coach (1935–2011).

Born May 27th, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died February 12th, 2011 at 75 years old in São Paulo.

Adolfo Armando Uriona

Argentinian catholic bishop.

Born May 27th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Mar del Plata.

Chris le Bihan

Canadian bobsledder.

Born May 27th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Grande Prairie.

Stepanos Nazarian

Armenian historian (1812-1879).

Born May 27th, 1812 in Tbilisi.

Died May 9th, 1879 at 66 years old in Moscow.

Christoph Fildebrandt

German swimmer.

Born May 27th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Wuppertal.

Julien Duval

Cyclist.

Born May 27th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Évreux. ^[ref]

Elena Tornikidou

Uzbek olympic basketball player.

Born May 27th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Tashkent.

Juan Martín López

Argentine hockey player.

Born May 27th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Buenos Aires.

Tomoe Kato

Japanese association football player.

Born May 27th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Tokyo.

Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf

Czech fencer (1869–1943).

Born May 27th, 1869 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died June 12th, 1943 at 74 years old in Prague.

Petre Dicu

Olympic wrestler.

Born May 27th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Gostavățu.

Ivan Kataev

Soviet writer (1902-1937).

Born May 27th, 1902 in Moscow.

Died August 19th, 1937 at 35 years old in Moscow.

Issei Yamamoto

Japanese astronomer (1889-1959).

Born May 27th, 1889 in Shiga Prefecture.

Died January 16th, 1959 at 69 years old in Kusatsu.

Heike Schulte-Mattler

German sprinter.

Born May 27th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Oberhausen.

Jacques Lunis

French sprinter (1923–2008).

Born May 27th, 1923 in Pierrecourt. ^[ref]

Died November 2nd, 2008 at 85 years old in Le Plessis-Trévise. ^[ref]

Claudio Pollio

Olympic wrestler.

Born May 27th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Naples.

Rafael Marques

Brazilian association football player.

Born May 27th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Araraquara.

Renzo Nostini

Fencer (1914–2005).

Born May 27th, 1914 in Rome.

Died September 30th, 2005 at 91 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

François-Désiré Mathieu

Catholic cardinal (1839-1908).

Born May 27th, 1839 in Einville-au-Jard.

Died October 26th, 1908 at 69 years old in London.

Laura Gundersen

Norwegian actress (1832-1898).

Born May 27th, 1832 in Bergen.

Died December 25th, 1898 at 66 years old in Christiania.

Roman Ivanychuk

Ukrainian writer (1929–2016).

Born May 27th, 1929 in Trach.

Died September 17th, 2016 at 87 years old in Lviv.

John Pelling

British fencer (1936–2023).

Born May 27th, 1936 in London.

Died June 14th, 2023 at 87 years old ^[ref]

Alicia González Blanco

Spanish cyclist.

Born May 27th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Viella.

Giuseppe Sensi

Catholic cardinal (1907-2001).

Born May 27th, 1907 in Cosenza.

Died July 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Rome.

Abdul Wahab Zahiri

Afghan athletics competitor.

Born May 27th, 1992 (age 34 years).