Jonas Siegenthaler

Swiss ice hockey player.

Born May 6th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Zurich. ^[ref]

Gerd Kanter

Estonian athletics competitor and coach (born 1979).

Born May 6th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Tallinn.

Nakaoka Shintarō

Samurai in bakumatsu period japan (1836–1867).

Born May 6th, 1836 in Kitagawa.

Died December 12th, 1867 at 31 years old in Kyoto.

Aristide Bruant

French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner (1851–1925).

Born May 6th, 1851 in Courtenay.

Died February 11th, 1925 at 73 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Vlad Filat

Moldovan politician.

Born May 6th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Lăpușna.

Sultan Al-Ghannam

Saudi arabian footballer.

Born May 6th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Saudi Arabia.

Patty Ryan

German singer (1961–2023).

Born May 6th, 1961 in Wuppertal.

Died July 23rd, 2023 at 62 years old in Barmen. ^[ref]

Herman Wirth

Dutch-german pseudohistian (1885-1981).

Born May 6th, 1885 in Utrecht.

Died February 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Kusel.

Till Brönner

German jazz musician.

Born May 6th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Viersen.

Craig Reedie

Scottish badminton player and sports administrator (1941-2026).

Born May 6th, 1941 in Stirling. ^[ref]

Died April 5th, 2026 at 84 years old in Beaulieu. ^[ref]

Shay Brennan

Irish footballer (1937–2000).

Born May 6th, 1937 in Manchester.

Died June 9th, 2000 at 63 years old in Waterford.

Aleksandr Skvortsov

Russian cosmonaut.

Born May 6th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Shchyolkovo. ^[ref]

Kyle Shewfelt

Gymnast.

Born May 6th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Calgary.

José Maria Marin

Brazilian lawyer, sports director, and politician (1932–2025).

Born May 6th, 1932 in São Paulo.

Died July 20th, 2025 at 93 years old in São Paulo. ^[ref]

Michael Löwy

French sociologist.

Born May 6th, 1938 (age 88 years) in São Paulo.

Alina Pash

Ukrainian singer.

Born May 6th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Bushtyno. ^[ref]

Zbigniew Wodecki

Polish multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer (1950–2017).

Born May 6th, 1950 in Kraków.

Died May 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Warsaw (stroke). ^[ref]

Boban Marković

Serbian romani trumpet player.

Born May 6th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Vladičin Han.

Rolf Sievert

Swedish medical physicist, professor (1896–1966).

Born May 6th, 1896 in Stockholm.

Died December 3rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Stockholm.

Roman Kreuziger

Road bicycle racer, born 1986.

Born May 6th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Moravská Třebová. ^[ref]

Carmen Cavallaro

American pianist (1913–1989).

Born May 6th, 1913 in New York City.

Died October 12th, 1989 at 76 years old in Columbus.

Fritz Katzmann

German general (1906-1957).

Born May 6th, 1906 in Bochum.

Died September 19th, 1957 at 51 years old in Darmstadt.

Uroš Kovačević

Serbian volleyball player.

Born May 6th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Kraljevo.

Henrietta Boggs

American author.

Born May 6th, 1918 in Spartanburg.

Died September 9th, 2020 at 102 years old in Montgomery. ^[ref]

Naoko Takahashi

Japanese long-distance and marathon runner.

Born May 6th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Gifu.