Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 25 May

13 of the people we track were born on 25 May, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Edward Bulwer-Lytton were born on the very same day, 25 May 1803.

Ian McKellen and Dixie Carter were born on the very same day, 25 May 1939.

  1. Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803American philosopherdied aged 78
  2. Pieter Zeeman 1865Dutch physicistdied aged 78
  3. Ian McKellen 1939British actorliving, 87
  4. Cillian Murphy 1976Irish actorliving, 50
  5. Mike Myers 1963Canadian actor and comedianliving, 63
  6. Edward Bulwer-Lytton 1803British novelistdied aged 69
  7. Yahya Jammeh 1965Gambian politician who served as President of the Gambialiving, 61
  8. Igor Sikorsky 1889American military flight engineerdied aged 83
  9. Jack Steinberger 1921German physicistdied aged 99
  10. Octavia Spencer 1970American actorliving, 56
  11. Keiko Fujimori 1975Peruvian politician who served as President of Peruliving, 51
  12. Dixie Carter 1939American actordied aged 70
  13. Jacob Burckhardt 1818Swiss historiandied aged 79