Famous People Born in May 1942

Tammy Wynette (1942-1998)

May 5 American country singer ("Stand By Your Man"; "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"), born in Itawamba County, Mississippi

May 6 Rin Kaiho, Taiwanese professional Go player, born in Shanghai, China
May 8 (Euclid) Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood, American rock saxophonist and vocalist (Mothers Of Invention), born in Arkansas City, Kansas (d. 2011)
May 8 Benoît Dauga, French rugby union lock, #8 (63 caps; Stade Montois), born in Montgaillard, Landes, France (d. 2022)
May 8 Norman Lamont, British politician, (Chancellor of Exchequer), born in Lerwick, Shetland
May 8 Robin Hobbs, English cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 12 wickets; Essex CCC, Glamorgan CCC), born in Chippenham, England
May 8 Terry Neill, Northern Irish soccer defender (59 caps; Arsenal, Hull City FC) and manager (Hull City FC, Tottenham, Arsenal), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2022)
May 9 John D Ashcroft, (Gov-MO)
May 9 Mike Millward, British guitarist (The Fourmost - "A Little Loving"), born in Bromborough, Cheshire, England (d. 1966)
May 9 Tommy Roe, American pop-rock singer ("Sheila"; "Dizzy"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
May 9 Val Garay, American record producer and engineer (Bette Davis Eyes), born in San Francisco, California
May 10 Bill Coday, American musician and singer (You’re Gonna Want Me), born in Coldwater, Mississippi (d. 2008)
May 10 Ingram Douglass Marshall, American composer (Alcatraz; Fragility Cycles), born in Mount Vernon, New York
May 10 Jim Calhoun, American College Basketball & Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Men's NCAA National C'ship 1999, 2004, 11; UConn; University of Saint Joseph), born in Braintree, Massachusetts
May 10 Youssouf Sambo Bâ, Burkinabé politician
May 11 Rachel Billington, British author (A Woman's Age, Bodily Harm), born in Oxford, England
May 12 Barry Longyear, American sci-fi author (City of Baraboo), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
May 12 Billy Swan, American country-rock singer-songwriter ("I Can Help"), born in Cape Giradeau, Louisiana
May 12 Dumitru Dediu, Romanian cosmonaut (Soyuz 40 backup)
May 12 Ian Dury, English rock musician (The Blockheads) and actor (Judge Dredd), born in Upminster, Essex (d. 2000)
May 13 Jim Douglas, Scottish jazz guitarist, born in Gifford, East Lothian
May 13 Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 27, 39, T-6, T-12, T-13), born in Iskandar, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
May 14 Byron Dorgan, American politician and author (Rep-D-ND, 1981-92, Senator-D-ND 1992-2011), born in Dickinson, North Dakota
May 14 Gerald Shapiro, American classical and electro-acoustic composer (The Voice of the Dharma; In Time's Sahdow), and educator (Brown university), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 14 Lord McAlpine, English contractor/multi-millionaire
May 14 Rüdiger Vogler, German actor
May 14 Tony Pérez, Cuban Baseball HOF infielder (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1975, 76 Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Cincinnati Reds 1993, Florida Marlins 2001), born in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
May 14 Valeriy Brumel, Soviet athlete (d. 2003)
May 15 Anthony Wayne England, PhD/astronaut (STS 51-F), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
May 15 Doug Lowe, 35th Premier of Tasmania
May 17 Caroline Charles, fashion designer
May 17 Myles Brand, American sports administrator (4th NCAA President), born in Brooklyn, NY (d. 2009)
May 17 Taj Mahal [Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, Jr.], American singer-songwriter (Real Thing), born in Harlem, New York
May 18 Keith Hellawell, English Chief Constable (West Yorkshire) and government 'drugs czar', born in Kirkburton, England
May 18 Nobby Stiles, English soccer midfielder (28 caps; World Cup 1966; Manchester United 311 games) and manager (Preston NE, WBA), born in Manchester, England (d. 2020)
May 18 Rodney Dillard, American musician (Glittergrass), born in Salem, Missouri
May 18 Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading, English aristocrat, banker and philanthropist
May 19 Curly Neal, American basketball guard (Harlem Globetrotters 1963-85), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2020)
May 19 Frank Froehling, American tennis player (US C'ships 1963 runner-up; doubles, mixed doubles 1965 runner-up), born in Islamorada, Florida (d. 2020)

Gary Kildall (1942-1994)

May 19 American computer scientist and entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system, born in Seattle, Washington

May 19 James Topping, author of CP/M
May 19 Robert Kilroy-Silk, British politician and television presenter
May 20 Carlos Hathcock, American Marine Corps sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills (Vietnam War), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1999)
May 20 Lynn Davies, long jumper
May 20 Paula [Jill Jackson], American pop singer ("Hey Paula"), born in McCamey, Texas
May 20 Simon Keswick, British financier/merchant (Hong Kong)
May 21 Danny Ongais, American auto racer (inducted Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2000), born in Kahului, Hawaii (d. 2022)
May 21 David Hunt, British Conservative politician, born in Glyn Ceiriog, Wales
May 21 John Konrads, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 1500m freestyle, bronze 400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle 1960; 26 individual world records), born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2021)
May 21 Robert C. Springer, American Army Colonel USMC/astronaut (STS-29, STS-38), born in St. Louis, Missouri
May 22 Barbara Parkins, Canadian-American actress (Betty-Peyton Place, Asylum), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
May 22 Calvin Simon, American funk and gospel vocalist (Parliament/Funkadelic - "Livin' the Life"), born in Beckley, West Virginia (d. 2022)
May 22 Malika Sabirova, Soviet Tajik ballet dancer, born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (d. 1982)
May 22 Pallo Jordan, South African politician and ANC member, born in Kroonstad, Free State

Ted Kaczynski (81 years old)

May 22 American serial killer and terrorist known as the "Unabomber", born in Evergreen Park, Illinois

May 23 Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher
May 23 K. Raghavendra Rao, Indian film director
May 23 Zalman King, American actor and director (Wild Orchid), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2012)
May 24 Ali Bacher, South African cricketer (South African batsman and captain in 60's), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
May 24 Derek Quinn, British guitarist (Freddie and the Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2020)
May 24 Hannu Mikkola, Finnish rally driver (World Rally champion 1983), born in Joensuu, Finland (d. 2021)
May 25 Brian "Blinky" Davison, British rocker (The Nice), born in Leicester, England (d. 2008)
May 25 Ron Davies, Welsh footballer (29 Welsh caps), born in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales (d. 2013)
May 26 Ray Ennis, British rock guitarist (Swinging Blue Jeans - "You're No Good"), born in Huyton, England
May 27 Lee Baca, American law enforcement official
May 27 Priscilla McLean (née Taylor), American composer, performer, and music critic, born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
May 27 Roger Freeman, British minister of transport
May 28 Stanley B. Prusiner, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
May 29 Kevin Conway, American actor (Flash Point, Cage of Angels), born in NYC, New York
May 29 Pierre Bourque, Canadian politician (40th Mayor of Montreal), born in Montreal, Quebec
May 30 Dan Miller, American politician (Rep-R-Florida 1993-2003), born in Highland Park, Michigan
May 31 John Daniel, British Vice-Chancellor (Open U)

About May 1942

How Old? 81 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20), Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20)

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Famous People Born in May 1942

Tammy Wynette (1942-1998)

Gary Kildall (1942-1994)

Ted Kaczynski (81 years old)

About May 1942

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