Who Was Born Today – May 25 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on May 25 | ||
1803 | Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and philosopher. | |
1878 | Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, tap dancer. | |
1886 | Philip Murray, American labor leader, founder of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). | |
1889 | Igor Sikorsky, American aviation engineer who developed the first successful helicopter. | |
1898 | Bennett Cerf, publisher, founder of Random House. | |
1898 | Gene Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion. | |
1908 | Theodore Rothke, poet. | |
1926 | Miles Davis, American jazz trumpeter. | |
1929 | Beverly Sills, opera singer. | |
1932 | John Gregory Dunne, novelist and journalist. | |
1938 | Raymond Carver, American writer. | |
1949 | Jamaica Kincaid, author (Annie John, Lucy). |