Famous People Born in May 1957

May 7 Sinjin Smith, American beach volleyballer (Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner 1989-92 [Randy Stoklos], born in Los Angeles, California

Bill Cowher (66 years old)

May 8 American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 2005; NFL Coach of the Year 1992; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Crafton, Pennsylvania

May 8 Deana Deardurff, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley relay 1972), born in Wyoming, Ohio
May 8 Eddie Butler, Welsh rugby union #8 (16 caps; Cambridge University RFC, Pontypool RFC), journalist (The Observer Sport, The Guardian) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2022)
May 8 Jeff Wincott, Canadian actor (Night Heat), born in Toronto, Ontario
May 9 Fred Markham, 1st man to pedal a bike 65 mph
May 9 John Stuper, baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
May 9 Tessa Peake-Jones, British television and film actress (Only Fools and Horses - "Raquel"), born in Hammersmith, London, England
May 10 Phil Mahre, alpine slalom skier (Olympic gold/silver-80, 84), born in Yakima, Washington

Sid Vicious (1957-1979)

May 10 English musician and bassist (Sex Pistols), born in London

May 10 Steve Mahre, twin alpine slalom skier (Olympic silver 1980, 84), born in Yakima, Washington
May 11 Luca Urbani, MD/astronaut (STS 78-alt), born in Rome, Italy
May 12 Lou Whitaker, American MLB 2nd baseman (Detroit Tigers, 1978 AL Rookie of the Year), born in Brooklyn, New York
May 13 Alan Ball, American screenwriter, director, and producer
May 13 Andrea Klump, German terrorist (attempt to murder Jewish emigrants in Hungary)
May 13 Carrie Lam, Chinese politician, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2017-22), born in Hong Kong
May 13 Claudie Andre-Deshays, French cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-24)
May 14 Big Van Vader [Leon White], American professional wrestler (WWF, AJPW), born in Lynwood, California (d. 2018)
May 14 William G Gregory, American USAF Major and astronaut (STS 67), born in Lockport New York
May 15 Juan José Ibarretxe, Basque Lehendakari (Prime Minister)
May 15 Kevin Von Erich, American professional wrestler
May 16 Joan Benoit Samuelson, American long distance athlete (Olympic gold, marathon 1984; WR 1980, 82; Boston Marathon 1979, 83), born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
May 17 Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1983; Atlanta Braves), born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic (d. 2012)
May 18 Michael Cretu, Romanian-German rocker (Enigma - "Sadeness, Part 1"), born in Bucharest, Romania
May 19 Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons)
May 21 Bruce Buffer, American Mixed Martial Arts Announcer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
May 21 Judge Reinhold, American actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Wilmington, Delaware
May 21 Nadine Dorries, British politician (C), born in Liverpool, England
May 21 Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress (The Fourth Man), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 21 Sue Woodstra, American volleyball player (Olympic silver 1984), born in Colton, California
May 22 Gary Sweet, Australian actor (Alexandra's Project - Steve), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
May 22 Lisa Murkowski, American politician (U.S. Senator from Alaska), born in Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska
May 23 Jimmy McShane, Irish singer (Baltimora - "Tarzan Boy"), born in Derry, Northern Ireland (d. 1995)
May 23 Mark Arnold, American actor
May 23 Thereza Bazar, British-Canadian singer (Dollar - "Love's Gotta Hold on Me"), born in Toronto, Ontario
May 24 John G. Rowland, American politician (86th Governor of Connecticut), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
May 25 Edward Lee, American writer (Mr. Torso), born in Washington, D.C.
May 25 Hillary B. Smith, American actress (Nora-One Life to Live), born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 26 François Legault, French Canadian politician
May 26 Kristina Olsen, American folk singer-songwriter ("I'm Keeping This Life of Mine"), and session musician, born in San Francisco, California
May 26 Pontso S.M. Sekatle, Lesotho academic and politician
May 27 Bruce Furniss, American swimmer (Olympic gold men's 200m freestyle WR, 4x200m freestyle relay WR 1976; WR men's 200m IM 2:06.08 1975), born in Fresno, California
May 27 Duncan Goodhew, English 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1980), born in London, England
May 27 Eddie Harsch [Hawrysch], Canadian keyboardist (Bulldog; The Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2016)
May 27 Siouxsie Sioux [Susan Ballion], British rock musician, singer and songwriter (Siouxsie & the Banshees - "Peek-a-Boo'; "Kiss Them For Me"), born n Southwark, England
May 28 Ben Howland, American college basketball coach, born in Lebanon, Oregon
May 28 Kirk Gibson, Mich, outfield (Tigers, Dodgers, 1988 NL MVP)
May 28 Walter R. Tucker III, American politician (Rep-D-California 1993-95), born in Compton, California
May 29 Jeb Hensarling, American politician (Rep-R-Texas 2013-19), born in Stephenville, Texas
May 30 Chris Van Jaarsveld, guitarist (Sleeze Beez)
May 30 Hervé Leroux, French fashion designer and founder of Hervé Léger fashion house, born in Bapaume, France (d. 2017)
May 31 Jim Craig, American ice hockey goaltender (Olympic gold 1980; Atlanta Flames, Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars), born in North Easton, Massachusetts
May 31 Stephen Jones, English milliner (John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood), born in the Wirral Peninsula, England