Who Was Born Today – May 15 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on May 15 | ||
1773 | Prince Clemens Von Metternich, Chancellor of Austria. | |
1856 | Lyman Frank Baum, author (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz). | |
1858 | Emily Folger, Shakespeare scholar. | |
1859 | Pierre Curie, physicist. | |
1860 | Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, first wife of President Woodrow Wilson. | |
1890 | Katherine Anne Porter, novelist (Ship of Fools). | |
1891 | Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist (Notes of a Dead Man, Heart of a Dog). | |
1902 | Richard Daley, mayor of Chicago through the 1960s and early 1970’s. | |
1923 | Richard Avedon, photographer. | |
1926 | Anthony Shaffer, English playwright (Sleuth), twin brother of Peter Shaffer. | |
1926 | Peter Shaffer, English playwright (Equus, Amadeus), twin brother of Anthony Shaffer. | |
1930 | Jasper Johns, Jr., painter, leader of the Pop Art movement. |