Famous people born on 5 May

10 of the people we track were born on 5 May, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Karl Marx 1818German-born philosopherdied aged 64
2. Søren Kierkegaard 1813Danish theologian and philosopherdied aged 42
3. Henryk Sienkiewicz 1846Polish writer and journalistdied aged 70
4. Adele 1988British singer-songwriterliving, 38
5. Henry Cavill 1983British actorliving, 43
6. Chris Brown 1989American singer and rapperliving, 37
7. ALArthur Leonard Schawlow 1921American physicistdied aged 77
8. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor 1747Holy Roman Emperordied aged 44
9. Carlos Alcaraz 2003Spanish tennis playerliving, 23
10. Michael Palin 1943British actor and comedianliving, 83