Graham Harman

American philosopher (born 1968).

Born May 9th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Iowa City.

Ryūhei Matsuda

Japanese actor.

Born May 9th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Tokyo, Suginami.

Bulat Okudzhava

Soviet and russian writer and singer (1924-1997).

Born May 9th, 1924 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died June 12th, 1997 at 73 years old in Clamart.

Celia Sánchez

Cuban revolutionary (1920-1980).

Born May 9th, 1920 in Media Luna.

Died January 11th, 1980 at 59 years old in Havana (breast cancer).

Riley Nash

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born May 9th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Consort. ^[ref]

Paul Lynch

Irish writer (born 1977).

Born May 9th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Limerick.

Francesco Baracca

Italian flying ace (1888-1918).

Born May 9th, 1888 in Lugo.

Died June 19th, 1918 at 30 years old in Nervesa della Battaglia.

Park Sun-ho

South korean actor and model (1993-).

Born May 9th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Seoul.

Anne Sofie von Otter

Swedish mezzo-soprano (born 1955).

Born May 9th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Stockholm.

Péter Márki-Zay

Hungarian politician, economist, mayor of hódmezővásárhely.

Born May 9th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Hódmezővásárhely.

Tatiana Weston-Webb

Brazilian surfer.

Born May 9th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Porto Alegre. ^[ref]

Dayne St. Clair

Canadian soccer player.

Born May 9th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Pickering. ^[ref]

Charles Simic

Serbian born american poet (1938-2023).

Born May 9th, 1938 in Belgrade.

Died January 9th, 2023 at 84 years old in Dover. ^[ref]

Shinobu Ohtaka

Japanese manga artist.

Born May 9th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Kōtō.

Steve Katz

American musician.

Born May 9th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Brooklyn.

Mohamed Amoura

Algerian footballer.

Born May 9th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Taher.

Zhang Linpeng

Chinese footballer.

Born May 9th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Jinan.

Elmore Smith

American basketball player.

Born May 9th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Macon.

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara

Nigerien president (1949-1999).

Born May 9th, 1949 in Dogondoutchi, Maradi.

Died April 9th, 1999 at 49 years old in Niamey (deliberate murder, gunshot wound).

Yukiya Amano

Director general/international atomic energy agency (1947-2019).

Born May 9th, 1947 in Yugawara.

Died July 18th, 2019 at 72 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Gordon Bunshaft

American architect (1909–1990).

Born May 9th, 1909 in Buffalo.

Died August 6th, 1990 at 81 years old in New York City.

Ben Chiarot

Canadian ice hockey defenceman.

Born May 9th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Hamilton.

Chemsdine Talbi

Belgian footballer.

Born May 9th, 2005 (age 21 years) in Sambreville.

Johnny Paul Koroma

Sierra leonean warlord (1960-2003).

Born May 9th, 1960 in Tombodu.

Died August 11th, 2017 at 57 years old in Liberia.

Rafael Moneo

Spanish architect (born 1937).

Born May 9th, 1937 (age 89 years) in Tudela.