Famous people born on 20 May

Cher leads the birthdays of 20 May. Fame score 82.5, ahead of Honoré de Balzac by 0.4.

1. 1CherMusicians · United States

   82.5turned 80

2. 2Honoré de BalzacWriters · France1799-1850

   82.11799-1850

3. 3Iker CasillasFootballers · Spain

   81.8turned 45

Also born on 20 May

#PersonCountryCategoryFame, How we know

44thJoe CockerBritish singer (1944-2014)United Kingdom ★ #1Musicians81.4

55thBusta RhymesAmerican rapper b. 1972United StatesMusicians80.1

66thIsrael KamakawiwoʻoleHawaiian singer (1959-1997)United StatesMusicians79.3

77thMike FlanaganAmerican filmmaker b. 1978United StatesDirectors78.0

88thJohn Stuart MillBritish philosopher and political economist (1806-1873)United KingdomAcademics76.9

99thRachel PlattenAmerican singer, songwriter and author b. 1981United StatesMusicians76.7

1010thCharles Spencer, 9th Earl SpencerBritish peer and author, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales b. 1964United KingdomWriters76.3

1111thPetr ČechCzech footballer b. 1982Czechia ★ #1Footballers76.0

1212thYūko SugamotoJapanese singer, HKT48 member b. 1994Japan ★ #174.3

1313thTomoya SatozakiBaseball player b. 1976JapanAthletes74.3

1414thElsa LunghiniFrench actress and singer b. 1973FranceActors73.9

1515thSigrid UndsetNorwegian writer (1882-1949)Norway ★ #1Writers73.6

1616thJon ZPuerto Rican rapper and singer b. 1991United StatesMusicians73.4

1717thStephanie PoetriIndonesian singer-songwriter b. 2000Indonesia ★ #1Musicians73.3

1818thJosé MujicaUruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician 1935-2025Uruguay ★ #1Politicians72.8

1919thRosa LinnArminian singer-songwriter b. 2000Armenia ★ #1Musicians72.1

2020thRyuichi KawamuraJapanese singer, actor, music producer, novelist b. 1970JapanMusicians71.8

2121stEnes Kanter FreedomTurkish-American basketball player b. 1992Turkey ★ #1Basketball Players71.8

2222ndJon PardiAmerican country singer b. 1985United StatesMusicians71.8

2323rdDonald ReignouxFrench actor b. 1982FranceActors71.6

2424thPaulo KogosBrazilian YouTuber and activist b. 1986Brazil ★ #1YouTubers71.5

2525thPeter DiamandisGreek-American engineer, physician and entrepreneur b. 1961United StatesFounders71.4

2626thYoshihiko NodaPrime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012 b. 1957JapanPoliticians71.2

2727thThe White BuffaloAmerican singer-songwriter b. 1973United StatesMusicians70.8

2828thOmar ApolloAmerican singer-songwriter b. 1997United StatesMusicians70.8

2929thArsen MirzoyanUkrainian singer b. 1978Ukraine ★ #1Musicians70.5

3030thJames StewartAmerican actor and military officer (1908-1997)United StatesActors70.3

3131stRuslan UsachevYouTube Vlogger b. 1989Russia ★ #1Creators69.9

3232ndKaho ShibuyaJapanese media personality b. 1991JapanActors69.9

3333rdGosha KutsenkoRussian actor b. 1967RussiaActors69.7

3434thShuraRussian singer and songwriter b. 1975RussiaMusicians69.6

3535thNajam SethiPakistani journalist, publisher b. 1948Pakistan ★ #1Journalists69.2

3636thAndrew ScheerCanadian politician b. 1979Canada ★ #1Politicians69.0

3737thMikhail VellerRussian-Estonian writer b. 1948Estonia ★ #1Writers68.9

3838thRusherkingArgentine rapper b. 2000Argentina ★ #1Musicians68.5

3939thNick HeywardBritish singer/songwriter b. 1961United KingdomMusicians68.3

4040thGarry NewmanBritish programmer, video games producer b. 1982Developers68.2

4141stMatt TerryBritish singer b. 1993United KingdomMusicians68.0

4242ndJosh O'ConnorBritish actor b. 1990United KingdomActors68.0

4343rdTimothy OlyphantAmerican actor b. 1968United StatesActors67.6

4444thAlexandre KantorowFrench pianist b. 1997FranceMusicians67.2

4545thJane WiedlinAmerican musician b. 1958United StatesMusicians66.2

4646thKatarina GrujićSerbian pop-folk singer b. 1992Serbia ★ #1Musicians65.9

4747thSergei MitrokhinRussian politician b. 1963RussiaPoliticians65.8

4848thCarmina BarriosSpanish actress b. 1953SpainActors65.6

4949thDaniel DarcFrench singer 1959-2013FranceMusicians65.3

5050thTony GoldwynAmerican actor and director b. 1960United StatesActors65.2

5151stMoshe DayanIsraeli military leader and politician (1915-1981)Israel ★ #1Politicians65.0

5252ndKōichirō GenbaJapanese politician b. 1964JapanPoliticians65.0

5353rdMike CrapoAmerican politician and Senator of Idaho since 1999 b. 1951United StatesPoliticians64.5

5454thDilara KazimovaAzerbaijani singer, songwriter, dancer and actress b. 1984Azerbaijan ★ #1Musicians64.1

5555thEduard BuchnerGerman chemist (1907 Nobel Prize) 1860-1917Germany ★ #1Scientists63.5

5656thJohn CarneyGovernor of Delaware from 2017 to 2025 b. 1956United StatesPoliticians63.4

5757thMark WalkerAmerican politician & pastor b. 1969United StatesPoliticians63.4

5858thChristo GrozevBulgarian investigative journalist b. 1969Bulgaria ★ #1Journalists63.2

5959thMatt CzuchryAmerican actor b. 1977United StatesActors63.1

6060thSadaharu OhTaiwanese professional baseball player, coach b. 1940Japan62.6

6161stDante OlivierBrazilian content creator, artist and dancer b. 1996BrazilCreators62.6

6262ndAlbano CarrisiItalian singer and actor b. 1943Italy ★ #1Musicians62.6

6363rdFaisal I of Iraq1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933TurkeyPoliticians62.6

6464thWade WilsonAmerican murderer b. 1994United States62.5

6565thFrédéric PassyFrench economist and statesman (1822-1912)FranceAcademics62.4

6666thJames WatkinsBritish writer and film director b. 1973United KingdomWriters62.2

6767thGerónimo RulliArgentine footballer b. 1992ArgentinaFootballers62.0

6868thPiotr ZielińskiPolish footballer b. 1994Poland ★ #1Footballers61.9

6969thJack GleesonIrish actor b. 1992Ireland ★ #1Actors61.9

7070thMikhail GlinkaRussian composer 1804-1857RussiaMusicians61.8

7171stJoey WaronkerAmerican musician b. 1969United StatesMusicians61.2

7272ndDietrich MateschitzAustrian businessman (1944-2022)Austria ★ #1Founders60.6

7373rdMax EuweDutch chess player and mathematician 1901-1981Netherlands ★ #1Academics60.5

7474thAndreas LundstedtSwedish musician b. 1972Sweden ★ #1Musicians60.5

7575thJana PallaskeGerman actress and singer b. 1979GermanyActors60.4

7676thBronson PinchotAmerican actor b. 1959United StatesActors60.1

7777thPavlos, Crown Prince of GreeceFormer Crown Prince of Greece b. 1967Greece ★ #159.9

7878thErri De LucaItalian novelist, poet and translator b. 1950ItalyWriters59.8

7979thDave ThomasCanadian comedian and actor b. 1949CanadaComedians59.8

8080thDavid Paterson55th Governor of New York from 2008 to 2010 b. 1954United StatesPoliticians59.8

8181stToussaint LouvertureHaitian national hero (1743-1803)FrancePoliticians59.7

8282ndIgor DanilevskyRussian historian b. 1953RussiaWriters59.5

8383rdN. T. Rama Rao Jr.Indian actor, dancer, singer and television presenter b. 1983India ★ #1Actors59.5

8484thDubravka ŠuicaCroatian politician b. 1957Croatia ★ #1Politicians59.4

8585thNatavan HabibiActress b. 1981Turkmenistan ★ #1Actors59.4

8686thChristiane F.German author b. 1962GermanyWriters59.2

8787thJeremy SochanAmerican-Polish basketball player b. 2003United StatesBasketball Players58.7

8888thKaoru MitomaJapanese footballer b. 1997JapanFootballers58.5

8989thBoris AkuninRussian writer, translation, and historian b. 1956RussiaWriters58.3

9090thMichaela McManusAmerican actress b. 1983United StatesActors58.3

9191stGraham PotterEnglish footballer and manager b. 1975United KingdomFootballers58.2

9292ndRüstem PashaOttoman statesman (14..-1561)TurkeyPoliticians58.1

9393rdDiego AbatantuonoItalian cinema and theatre actor, screenwriter b. 1955ItalyActors58.0

9494thÓscar CardozoParaguayan footballer b. 1983Paraguay ★ #1Footballers58.0

9595thMargery AllinghamEnglish writer of detective fiction, editor (1904-1966)United KingdomWriters57.6

9696thRobert Van de WalleBelgian judoka b. 1954Belgium ★ #157.6

9797thWładysław SikorskiPolish military and political leader (1881-1943)PolandPoliticians57.6

9898thDavid ProvalAmerican actor b. 1942United StatesActors57.5

9999thPietro BemboCatholic cardinal and poet (1470-1547)ItalyReligious Figures57.4

100100thNereo RoccoItalian football manager (1912-1979)ItalyFootballers57.4

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