Famous people born on 20 May

• Honoré de BalzacFrench novelist and playwright · 1799–1850
  51 yrs
• John Stuart MillBritish philosopher and political economist · 1806–1873
  66 yrs
• Sigrid UndsetNorwegian writer · 1882–1949
  67 yrs
• José MujicaUruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician · 1935–2025
  89 yrs
• James StewartAmerican actor and military officer · 1908–1997
  89 yrs
• Joe CockerBritish singer · 1944–2014
  70 yrs
• Alexander NevskyPolitical and military figure of Kievan Rus' · 1220–1263
  43 yrs
• Eduard BuchnerGerman chemist · 1860–1917
  57 yrs
• Moshe DayanIsraeli military leader and politician · 1915–1981
  66 yrs
• Max EuweDutch chess player and mathematician · 1901–1981
  80 yrs
• Frédéric PassyFrench economist and statesman · 1822–1912
  90 yrs
• Faisal I of Iraq1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933 · 1885–1933
  48 yrs
• Toussaint Louverture ↗Haitian national hero · 1743–1803
  59 yrs
• Israel Kamakawiwoʻole ↗Hawaiian singer · 1959–1997
  38 yrs
• Edward B. Lewis ↗American biologist · 1918–2004
  86 yrs
• Władysław Sikorski ↗Polish military and political leader · 1881–1943
  62 yrs
• Dolley Madison ↗First Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817 · 1768–1849
  81 yrs
• Emile Berliner ↗German-born American inventor · 1851–1929
  78 yrs
• Aleksandr Dedyushko ↗Russian actor · 1962–2007
  45 yrs
• Bernardo Bellotto ↗Italian artist · 1722–1780
  58 yrs
• Hector Malot ↗French writer · 1830–1907
  77 yrs
• Dietrich Mateschitz ↗Austrian businessman · 1944–2022
  78 yrs
• Bernardino Rivadavia ↗First President of Argentina · 1780–1845
  65 yrs
• Wolfgang Borchert ↗German playwright, and short story writer · 1921–1947
  26 yrs
• Bill Hewlett ↗American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard · 1913–2001
  87 yrs
• George Phillips Bond ↗American astronomer · 1825–1865
  39 yrs
• Lorenzo Fernández ↗Uruguayan footballer · 1900–1973
  73 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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