Famous people born on 9 May

13 of the people we track were born on 9 May, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. J. M. Barrie 1860Scottish writerdied aged 77
2. Howard Carter 1874British Egyptologistdied aged 64
3. José Ortega y Gasset 1883Spanish philosopher and essayistdied aged 72
4. Glenda Jackson 1936British actor and politiciandied aged 87
5. Pope Pius III 1439Catholic priest who served as Popedied aged 64
6. János Áder 1959Hungarian politician who served as President of Hungaryliving, 67
7. SSSophie Scholl 1921German resistance fighterdied aged 21
8. Billy Joel 1949American singer-songwriter and pianistliving, 77
9. Manfred Eigen 1927German chemistdied aged 91
10. John Brown 1800American abolitionistdied aged 59
11. Albert Finney 1936British actordied aged 82
12. Candice Bergen 1946American actorliving, 80
13. Jupp Heynckes 1945German footballerliving, 81