Notable Birthdays for May 3
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Italian political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli in 1469
- British explorer John Speke, who discovered the source of the Nile, in 1827
- journalist Jacob August Riis in 1849
- French perfume-maker Francois Coty in 1874
- Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in 1898
- singer/actor Bing Crosby in 1903
- actor Mary Astor in 1906
- Broadway gossip columnist Earl Wilson in 1907
- playwright William Inge in 1913
- folk singer Pete Seeger in 1919
- boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr., in 1921
- actor Ann B. Davis in 1926
- singer James Brown in 1933
- singer Frankie Valli in 1934 (age 82)
- TV personality Greg Gumbel in 1946 (age 70)
- magician Doug Henning in 1947
- singer/songwriter Christopher Cross in 1951 (age 65)
- actor Dule Hill in 1975 (age 41).
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