Phil Campbell

Welsh guitarist (1961–2026).

Born May 7th, 1961 in Pontypridd.

Died March 13th, 2026 at 64 years old in Pontypridd (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Peter Reckell

American actor.

Born May 7th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Elkhart.

Jimmy Ruffin

American singer (1936–2014).

Born May 7th, 1939 in Collinsville.

Died November 17th, 2014 at 75 years old in Las Vegas.

Anies Baswedan

Indonesian academic, activist and politician (born 1969).

Born May 7th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Kuningan.

Taylor Wilson

American student, scientist.

Born May 7th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Texarkana.

Bernie Marsden

British guitarist (1951–2023).

Born May 7th, 1951 in Buckingham. ^[ref]

Died August 24th, 2023 at 72 years old ^[ref]

Norman Whiteside

Northern irish footballer (born 1965).

Born May 7th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Belfast.

Roger Perry

American actor (1933-2018).

Born May 7th, 1933 in Davenport.

Died July 12th, 2018 at 85 years old in Indian Wells (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Gustave Le Bon

French psychologist (1841-1931).

Born May 7th, 1841 in Nogent-le-Rotrou.

Died December 15th, 1931 at 90 years old in Paris.

Bang Ye-dam

South korean singer.

Born May 7th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Seoul.

Ruggero Deodato

Italian film director (1939–2022).

Born May 7th, 1939 in Potenza.

Died December 29th, 2022 at 83 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Thom Hartmann

American political commentator (born 1951).

Born May 7th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Grand Rapids.

Milo Moiré

Swiss conceptual artist.

Born May 7th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Lucerne. ^[ref]

Ishirō Honda

Japanese filmmaker (1911–1993).

Born May 7th, 1911 in Yamagata.

Died February 28th, 1993 at 81 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).

Steve Hansen

New zealand rugby union footballer and coach.

Born May 7th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Invercargill.

Martina Topley-Bird

English vocalist and musician.

Born May 7th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Bristol.

Marcus Loew

American film pioneer and business magnate (1870–1927).

Born May 7th, 1870 in New York City.

Died September 5th, 1927 at 57 years old in Glen Cove (myocardial infarction).

Gary Herbert

American politician.

Born May 7th, 1947 (age 79 years) in American Fork.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

German-born british-american author (1927-2013).

Born May 7th, 1927 in Cologne.

Died April 3rd, 2013 at 85 years old in Manhattan (lung disease). ^[ref]

Anne Dudley

English composer and pop musician.

Born May 7th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Chatham. ^[ref]

Jenny Saville

British painter (born 1970).

Born May 7th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Cambridge.

Carlos Alomar

Puerto rican guitarist.

Born May 7th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Ponce.

Jesse Puljujärvi

Finnish ice hockey player.

Born May 7th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Älvkarleby Municipality. ^[ref]

Teresa Brewer

American pop singer (1931-2007).

Born May 7th, 1931 in Toledo.

Died October 17th, 2007 at 76 years old in New Rochelle (progressive supranuclear palsy). ^[ref]

Archibald MacLeish

American poet and librarian of congress (1892-1982).

Born May 7th, 1892 in Glencoe.

Died April 20th, 1982 at 89 years old in Boston.