Famous People Born in 1910

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 480

Jan 9 Henriette Puig-Roget, French pianist, organist (Oratory of the Louvre, 1935-79), and music educator (Conservatoire de Paris, 1957-79), born in Bastia, Corsica (d. 1992)
Jan 10 Alioune Diop, Senegalese writer & editor (Présence africaine), born in Senegal (d. 1980)
Jan 10 Jean Martinon, French conductor & composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1976)
Jan 11 Dorothy Stroud, English museum curator & biographer, born in London, United Kingdom (d. 1997)
Jan 11 Izler Solomon, American conductor, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1987)
Jan 11 Sir Shane Paltridge, Australian politician (d. 1966)
Jan 11 Trygve Bratteli, Norwegian Prime Minister (Labour: 1971-72, 1973-76), born in Nøtterøy, Norway (d. 1984)

Luise Rainer (1910-2014)

Jan 12 German-American actress and 1st actor to win multiple Academy Awards (The Great Ziegfeld 1936, The Good Earth 1937), born in Düsseldorf, Germany

Jan 12 Patsy Kelly, American actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1981)
Jan 14 Renier van der Velden, Belgian composer, born in Borgerhout, Belgium (d. 1993)
Jan 16 David McCampbell, US Navy captain, fighter pilot, and Medal of Honor recipient (WW II, Pacific theatre, downed 34 Japanese planes), born in Bessemer, Alabama (d. 1996)
Jan 16 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB All-Star 1934–37; World Series & NL MVP 1934 St Louis Cardinals), born in Lucas, Arkansas (d. 1974)
Jan 17 Edith Green, American politician (Rep-D-Oregon 1955-74), born in Trent, South Dakota (d. 1987)
Jan 17 Sidney “Big Sid” Catlett, American jazz drummer (Louis Armstrong), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1951)
Jan 18 Arthur John Howard, British actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage), born in Camberwell, London (d. 1995)
Jan 19 Willi Schmidt, German director (Eli), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1994)
Jan 20 Abram Hill, African-American playwright & author (American Negro Theater), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1986)
Jan 20 Ennio Porrino, Italian composer, born in Cagliari, Italy (d. 1959)

Joy Adamson (1910-1980)

Jan 20 Austrian naturalist and author (Born Free), born in Troppau, Austria-Hungary

Jan 20 Lauritz Lauritzen, German politician, born in Kiel, Germany (d. 1980)
Jan 20 Nina Verchinina, Russian-Brazilian dancer & choreographer, born in Russia (d. 1995)
Jan 21 Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer, composer and bandleader, in Amphawa, Thailand (d. 1981)
Jan 21 Nicholas Cayzer, British shipping magnate (British and Commonwealth Shipping), born in Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1999)

Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)

Jan 23 Belgium born Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer considered the most significant European Jazz musician, born in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium

Jan 25 Harold Watkinson, British politician & businessman, born in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom (d. 1995)
Jan 25 Hendrik Willem Hans Osieck, Dutch pianist and composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 2000)
Jan 26 Elmar Klos, Czech film director (The Shop on Main Street)), born in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1993)
Jan 26 Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (d. 1989)
Jan 26 Marijan Lipovsek, Slovenian pianist, composer, and teacher, born in Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) (d. 1995)
Jan 28 Arnold Moss, American actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Quebec, Viva Zapata), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
Jan 28 John Banner, Austrian-born American actor (Hogan's Heroes, Lone Ranger, 36 Hours), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1973)
Jan 29 Colin Middleton, Irish artist (d. 1983)
Jan 29 Paul Hodder-Williams, British publisher (Hodder & Stoughton), born in Calcutta, India (d. 2007)
Jan 30 Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian politician, born in Pollachi taluk (d. 2000)
Jan 31 Herbert Ashworth, English building society industry leader (Nationwide Building Society) (d. 2000)
Feb 1 Jahangir Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests India; Pakistan selector), born in Jalandhar, Punjab, India (d. 1988)
Feb 1 Michael Kanin, American director, writer and actor (Woman of the Year, Teacher's Pet), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1993)
Feb 2 Charlotte Auerbach, German-born British geneticist and zoologist, born in Krefeld, Germany (d. 1994)
Feb 3 Blas Galindo, Mexican composer (A la Patria), born in San Gabriel, Mexico (d. 1993)
Feb 3 Nelson Case, American TV host (Trash or Treasure), born in Long Beach, California (d. 1976)
Feb 3 Robert Earl Jones, American actor (The Sting, Witness, Sleepaway Camp), born in Senatobia, Mississippi (d. 2006)
Feb 4 Uys Krige, South African playwright and novelist (Orphan of the Desert), born in Bontebokskloof, Cape Province (d. 1987)
Feb 5 Charles Leblond, Canadian Cell Biologist (d. 2007)
Feb 5 Francisco Varallo, Argentine footballer (played for Argentina 1930-37), born in La Plata, Argentina (d. 2010)
Feb 6 Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-born gangster, born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 1993)
Feb 6 George Poyser, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (Notts County, Manchester City), born in Stanton Hill, England (d. 1995)
Feb 6 Irmgard Keun, German author, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1982)
Feb 9 Herbert "Peanuts" Holland, American swing jazz trumpeter, born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1979)
Feb 9 Jacques Monod, French biochemist (1966 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine - genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis), born in Paris, France (d. 1976)
Feb 10 Dominique Pire, Belgian Dominican friar (1958 Nobel Peace Prize for aiding WW II refugees), born in Dinant, Belgium (d. 1969)
Feb 10 Douglas Spencer, American actor (The Thing from Another World, This Island Earth, River of No Return), born in Princeton, Illinois (d. 1960)
Feb 10 Joyce Grenfell, British actress (Pickwick Papers, Americanization of Emily), born in London, England (d. 1979)
Feb 10 Paul Whitelaw, New Zealand cricket batsman (2 Tests; Auckland), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1988)
Feb 12 Forsyth Hardy, Scottish documentary film pioneer and critic, born in Bathgate, Scotland (d. 1994)
Feb 12 Gunnar Höckert, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m 1936), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1940)
Feb 12 Lee Byung Chull, Korean industrialist, founder of Samsung, born in Uiryeong County, Korean Empire (d. 1987)

William Shockley (1910-1989)

Feb 13 American physicist who helped invent the transistor (1956 Nobel), who was also known for his racist eugenics views, born in London, England

Feb 16 Miguel Bernal Jiménez, Mexican organist, composer and pedagogue (Tata Vasco; Tres Cartas de México), born in Morelia, Mexico (d. 1956)
Feb 17 Alfred Mendelsohn, Romanian composer, and conductor (Romanian National Opera, 1944-63), and teacher, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1966)
Feb 17 Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (El Dorado, Big Sky, Apache Uprising), born in Gravelly, Arkansas (d. 1979)
Feb 17 Marc Lawrence [Max Goldsmith], American character actor (Man With Golden Gun), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
Feb 20 Julian Trevelyan, English Surrealist painter and collage maker, born in Dorking, England (d. 1988)
Feb 21 Al Sears, American jazz and R&B saxophonist (Duke Elllington Orchestra; Johnny Hodges - "Castle Rock"), born in Macomb, Illinois (d. 1990)
Feb 21 Carmine Galante, Italian-born gangster (d. 1979)
Feb 21 Douglas Bader, British pilot and WWII flying ace during WWII, born in London, England (d. 1982)
Feb 21 Eddie Waring, British sports commentator (d. 1986)
Feb 24 Arthur Hazlerigg, British peer and cricketer (d. 2002)
Feb 24 Clyde Hart, American swing and bebop jazz piano player and arranger (Stuff Smith; Lionel Hampton; Roy Eldridge), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1945)
Feb 25 Millicent Fenwick, American politician (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury), born in NYC, New York (d. 1992)
Feb 27 Joan Bennett, American actress (Little Women, Disraeli), born in Palisades, New Jersey (d. 1990)
Feb 27 Kelly Johnson, American aircraft engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works, Lockheed U-2, SR-71 Blackbird), born in Ishpeming, Michigan (d. 1990)
Feb 27 Peter De Vries, American author (Reuben, Reuben; The Prick of Noon) and editor (New Yorker), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1993)
Feb 27 Ted Horn, American race car driver (d. 1948)
Feb 28 Roman Maciejewski, Polish composer (Requiem - Missa pro defunctis), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1988)

Archer John Porter Martin (1910-2002)

Mar 1 English chemist and Nobel laureate, born in London

David Niven (1910-1983)

Mar 1 British actor (Casino Royale, The Pink Panther), born in London, England

Mar 3 Kittens Reichert [Catherine Alma Reichert], American silent screen child actor [House of Cards, Les Misérables], born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1990)
Mar 4 Tancredo Neves, Brazilian politician (Prime Minister and elected President 1985), born in São João del-Rei, Brazil (d. 1985)
Mar 5 Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint and youngest witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fátima, born in Fátima, Portugal (d. 1920)
Mar 5 Joseph Tomelty, Irish actor and playwright (Bedevilled, Moby-Dick, Melba), born in Portaferry, Ireland (d. 1995)

Momofuku Ando (1910-2007)

Mar 5 Taiwanese-Japanese inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles, born in Wu Baifu, Chiayi County, Taiwan

Mar 7 Josef Veselka, Czech choral conductor (Prague Philharmonic Choir, 1959-81), and pedagogue, born in Nové Město na Moravě, Czechoslovaia (d. 1992)
Mar 8 Bernard Benjamin, British health statistician, actuary and demographer, born in London (d. 2002)

Claire Trevor (1910-2000)

Mar 8 American actress (Marjorie Morningstar), born in NYC, New York

Mar 9 Ed Hoornik, Dutch writer and poet (Survivor), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1970)

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Mar 9 American composer (School for Scandal; Adagio For Strings), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania

Mar 11 Robert Havemann, German chemist and dissident, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1982)
Mar 12 Masayoshi Ohira, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1980)
Mar 12 Roger L. Stevens, American real estate magnate, Broadway theater producer (West Side Story) and fundraiser (John F. Kennedy Center), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1998) [1]
Mar 12 Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, American heavyweight boxer and actor (On the Waterfront), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1979)
Mar 13 Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt, Danish actor (Gertrud, Hooray for the Blue Hussars), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1985)
Mar 13 Sammy Kaye, American orchestra leader (Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1987)
Mar 15 An Rutgers van der Loeff, Dutch children's book writer (Skating Race), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1990)
Mar 15 Joop Van Nellen, Dutch soccer forward (27 caps; DHC Delft), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1992)
Mar 16 Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (7 Olympic gold 1932, 36, 48, 52, 56, 60), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1991)
Mar 16 Andrew Miller-Jones, British TV pioneer (Picture Page, Dressing Up), born in London, England (d. 1994)
Mar 16 I. A. K. Pataudi, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests England, 3 India; 1 x 100; Oxford University CC, Worcestershire CCC, Southern Punjab), born in Pataudi, India (d. 1952)
Mar 16 Norman Wooland, British character actor (Ivanhoe, Quo Vadis, Hamlet), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1989)

Bayard Rustin (1910-1987)

Mar 17 American civil rights leader (March on Washington organizer, Social Democrats USA), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania

Mar 18 Chiang Ching-huo, Chinese politician (son of Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek, President of Taiwan 1978-88), born in Fenghua, Zhejiang, China (d. 1988)
Mar 19 Joseph F. Carroll, US Air Force Lt. Gen. and Founding Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (d. 1991)
Mar 19 Sergei Anokhin, Soviet test pilot (world records for gliding flights, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1986)
Mar 21 M S Khan, Bangladeshi intellectual (d. 1978)
Mar 21 Nick Castle, American choreographer (Dinah Shore, Judy Garland), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1968)
Mar 22 Nicholas Monsarrat, English novelist (The Cruel Sea), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1979)

Mar 23 Japanese director and screenwriter who was posthumously named "Asian of the Century" in the "Arts, Literature, and Culture" category (Rashomon, Drunken Angel, Seven Samurai, Ran), born in Tokyo Japan

Mar 24 Jacques Chailley, French musicologist and composer, born in Paris (d. 1999)
Mar 24 Richard Conte, American actor (The Godfather, Tony Rome, Hotel), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1975)
Mar 25 Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (Adriana Lecouvreur; La Voix Humaine), born in Saluzzo, Italy (d. 2014)
Mar 25 Mario Peragallo, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1996)
Mar 27 Ai Qing, Chinese poet, born in Jinhua, Zhejiang province (d. 1996)
Mar 27 Frank Smailes, English cricket all-rounder (1 Test; 8 County C'ships, Yorkshire), born in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England (d. 1970)
Mar 27 Rudi Ball, German-Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic bronze 1932), born in Berlin (d. 1975)
Mar 28 Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr., American librarian and director of the Pierpont Morgan Library, born in Greenwich, Connecticut (d. 2001)
Mar 28 Ingrid, Queen Mother of Denmark, Wife of King Frederik IX, ruler of Denmark (1947-72), born in Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2000)
Mar 28 Jimmie Dodd, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; Thundering Trails; Riders of the Rio Grande), and singer-songwriter, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1964)
Mar 30 Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish mathematician, born in Cimoszka, Poland (d. 1940)
Apr 1 Harry Carney, American tenor and baritone jazz saxophonist (Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1927-74), born in Boston, Massachussets (d. 1974)
Apr 2 Arnie Herber, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL C'ship 1930, 31, 36, 39; First-team All-Pro 1932, 35, 36; Green Bay Packers, NY Giants), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 1969)
Apr 2 Irene Mayer Selznick, American socialite and theatrical producer (Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
Apr 2 Paul Triquet, Canadian military officer, born in Cabano, Quebec (d. 1980)
Apr 3 Homesick James [Williamson], American blues slide guitarist and singer (Elmore James band, 1955-62), born in Somerville, Tennessee (d. 2006) [date of birth variously reported as 1905, 1910, and 1914; surname also disputed]
Apr 6 Desmond Dreyer, British admiral (battle of the River Plate), born in Cheriton, England (d. 2003) [1]
Apr 8 George Musso, American NFL guard (Chicago Bears), born in Collinsville, Illinois (d. 2000)
Apr 9 Abraham Ribicoff, American politician, U.S. Senator from Connecticut, born in New Britain, Connecticut (d. 1998)
Apr 10 Abu-Bakr Khairat, Egyptian composer, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1963)
Apr 10 David Gilroy Bevan, British politician (d. 1996)
Apr 10 Paul Sweezy, American Marxist economist and editor (Monthly Review), born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
Apr 11 António de Spínola, Portuguese general and conservative President of Portugal (1974), born in Estremoz, Portugal (d. 1996)
Apr 11 Henry William Collins, English artist, born in Colchester, Essex (d. 1994)
Apr 12 Jürgen Rausch, German philosopher and author (End of the Playboys), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1995)
Apr 14 Werner Wolf Glaser, German-Swedish composer, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 2006)
Apr 15 Ralph Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton, Governor of Northern Ireland (1968-73), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 1999)
Apr 17 Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter (Man of a Thousand Faces), born in Perth, Australia (d. 1999)
Apr 18 Jamie Whitten, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi), born in Cascilla, Mississippi (d. 1995)
Apr 18 Sylvia Fisher, Australian operatic soprano (Albert Herring Opera), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1996)
Apr 19 Andrew Gilchrist, British ambassador (Ireland, Indonesia, Iceland), born in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1993)
Apr 20 Robert F. Wagner Jr., Mayor of New York City (Democrat: 1954-65), born in NYC, New York (d. 1991)
Apr 22 Eric Scowen, English physician and Professor of Medicine (University of London, 1961-75), born in West Ham, London (d. 2001)
Apr 22 Norman Steenrod, American mathematician (algebraic topology), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1971)
Apr 26 Erland von Koch, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 2009)
Apr 26 Ernst Tittel, Austrian organist and composer, born in Sternberg, Moravia (d. 1969)
Apr 26 Johan Hermanus Doorn, Dutch journalist and resistance fighter (Orange Newspaper), born in Amsterdam (d. 1944)
Apr 26 Ruan Lingyu [Fenggen], Chinese silent film actress (The Goddess), born in Shanghai (d. 1935)
Apr 26 Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese film producer (Godzilla), born in Ōsaka, Japan (d. 1997)
Apr 28 Sam Merwin, Jr., American mystery fiction writer, born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 1996)
May 1 Cliff Battles, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (West Virginia Wesleyan College; 3 x First-Team All-Pro; NFL rushing yards leader 1932, 37; Boston Braves/Redskins, Washington Redskins), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1981)
May 2 Alexander Bonnyman Jr., U.S. Marine Corps officer, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1943)
May 2 Laurie Nash, Australian cricket fast-bowler (2 Tests, 10 wickets) and VFL player & coach (South Melbourne), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1986)
May 3 Alceo Galliera, Italian conductor (Victoria Symphony; La Scala), and composer (The Wise Virgins and the Foolish Virgins), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1996)
May 3 Norman Corwin, American screenwriter for radio drama, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
May 4 Mady Alfredo [Maria De Brieder], Flemish actress (Alicia), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1989)
May 5 William I. Martin, American pilot (early testing of all-weather and night flying techniques) and vice-admiral, born in Ava, Missouri (d. 1996) [1]
May 6 Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist, born in Ypres, Belgium (d. 1986)
May 8 Mary Lou Williams, American jazz pianist and composer (Zodiac Suite), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1981)
May 9 Barbara Woodhouse, Irish-born British dog training expert and TV personality ("walkies"), born in Rathfarnham, Ireland (d. 1988)
May 10 Margot Turner, British nurse and nursing administrator (whose account as a prisoner-of-war in Japanese camp inspired TV series "Tenko"), born in Finchley, England (d. 1993)
May 11 Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos, Portuguese composer (d. 1974)
May 12 Charles B. Fulton, American jurist (d. 1996)

Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994)

May 12 British biochemist who developed protein crystallography to study molecular structure, including that of vitamin B12 (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1964), born in Cairo, Egypt [1]

May 12 Gordon Jenkins, American arranger and orchestra leader (Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra), born in Webster Groves, Missouri (d. 1984)
May 15 Constance Cummings, American-British Tony Award-winning stage (Wings; Long Day's Journey Into Night), and screen (Blithe Spirit; Glamour) actress, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2005)
May 16 Olga Berggolts, Russian poet (d. 1975)
May 18 Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian, and museum director (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1959-75) born Ede, Netherlands (d. 1979)
May 19 Alan Melville, South African cricket batsman (11 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 189; Natal, Oxford University CC, Sussex CCC, Transvaal), born in Carnarvon, South Africa (d. 1983)
May 22 Johnny Olson, American radio personality and television announcer (The Price is Right), born in Windom, Minnesota (d. 1985)
May 23 (Benjamin) "Scatman" Crothers, American singer, musician ("I'd Rather Be a Hummingbird"), and actor (Chico and the Man - "Louie", The Shining), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1986)
May 23 Artie Shaw [Arthur Arshawsky], American gig 0bandleader, jazz clarinetist and actor ("Begin the Beguine"), and actor, born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
May 23 Franz Kline, American abstract expressionist painter, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 1962)
May 23 Hugh Casson, English architect (Festival of Britain director, President of the Royal Academy), born in London, England (d. 1999)
May 23 Margaret Wise Brown, American author (d. 1952)

Jimmy Demaret (1910-1983)

May 24 American golfer (US Masters 1940, 47, 50), born in Houston, Texas

May 24 Marģeris Zariņš, Latvian composer and writer, born in Jaunpiebalga, Russian Empire (d. 1993)
May 24 Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Finnish composer (Angoscia, Trittico sinfonico), born in Raisio, Finland (d. 1961)
May 26 Adolfo López Mateos, 48th President of Mexico, born in Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, Mexico (d. 1969)
May 26 Laurance Rockefeller, American CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank) and philanthropist, born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
May 27 (Earl) "Jock" Caruthers American jazz saxophonist (Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra, 1932-47), born in Monroe, Mississippi (d. 1971)
May 28 Arthur Trappier, American jazz drummer (Blanche Calloway: Fats Waller), born in Georgetown, South Carolina (d. 1975)
May 28 Rachel Kempson, British actress (Captive Heart), born in Dartmouth, Devon, England (d. 2003)
May 28 Stuart Piggott, British archaeologist best known for his work on prehistoric Wessex, born in Petersfield, Hampshire (d. 1996)

T-Bone Walker (1910-1975)

May 28 American blues guitarist ("Funky Town"; "Well Done"), born in Linden, Texas

May 29 Ralph Metcalfe, American athlete, politician (Rep-D-Ill; joint world record 100m, Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1936), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1978)
May 30 Inge Meysel, German actress (None, Ida Rogalski), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2004)
May 31 Francis Avery Jones, Welsh gastroenterologist, born in Briton Ferry, Carmarthenshire (d. 1998)

About 1910

How Old? 112 or 113 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation

Chinese Zodiac: Rooster (Jan 22, 1909 - Feb 9, 1910),
Dog (Feb 10, 1910 - Jan 29, 1911)

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