Birthday: 27 May
Famous people born on 27 May
26 of the best-known people in our data were born on 27 May, including Henry Kissinger, Christopher Lee and Rachel Carson. The longest life among them was Herman Wouk's, at 103 years.
- Henry KissingerAmerican diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 · 1923–2023100 yrs
- Christopher LeeEnglish actor and singer · 1922–201593 yrs
- Rachel CarsonAmerican marine biologist and conservationist · 1907–196456 yrs
- Louis-Ferdinand CélineFrench writer · 1894–196167 yrs
- John CockcroftBritish physicist · 1897–196770 yrs
- Hubert HumphreyVice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969 · 1911–197866 yrs
- Dashiell HammettAmerican writer · 1894–196166 yrs
- Yasuhiro NakasoneJapanese politician · 1918–2019101 yrs
- Vincent Price ↗American actor · 1911–199382 yrs
- Max Brod ↗Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist · 1884–196884 yrs
- Arnold Bennett ↗English writer · 1867–193163 yrs
- Cornelius Vanderbilt ↗American businessman and tycoon · 1794–187782 yrs
- Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria ↗King of Bavaria · 1756–182569 yrs
- Harlan Ellison ↗American writer · 1934–201884 yrs
- Louis Gossett Jr. ↗American actor · 1936–202487 yrs
- John Cheever ↗American novelist and short story writer · 1912–198270 yrs
- Herman Wouk ↗American writer · 1915–2019103 yrs
- William II, Prince of Orange ↗Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland · 1626–165024 yrs
- John Barth ↗American writer · 1930–202493 yrs
- Georg V of Hanover ↗King of Hanover · 1819–187859 yrs
- Isabella d'Este ↗Italian noble · 1474–153964 yrs
- Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Duchess of Orléans ↗German princess; wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans · 1652–172270 yrs
- Émile Benveniste ↗French linguist · 1902–197674 yrs
- Faten Hamama ↗Egyptian producer and actress (1931–2015). · 1931–201583 yrs
- Julia Ward Howe ↗American abolitionist, social activist, and poet · 1819–191091 yrs
- Amelia Bloomer ↗Women's rights activist · 1818–189476 yrs
Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.
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