Browse Namesakes
This is a list of namesakes in which the birth month is May; and the birth day is 20
| Name | Lifespan | Categories | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry "Hotspur" Percy | 1364-1403 | Shakespearian Characters |  |
| Toussaint Louverture | 1743-1803 | Notable Military Figures | |
| Dolley Madison | 1768-1849 | American First Ladies | |
| Marcellin Champagnat | 1789-1840 | Saints | |
| Honoré de Balzac | 1799-1850 | Notable Writers | |
| John Stuart Mill | 1806-1873 | Notable Philosophers and Thinkers | |
| Alfred Domett | 1811-1887 | New Zealand Prime Ministers | |
| Frédéric Passy | 1822-1912 | Nobel Prize Winners | |
| Hector Malot | 1830-1907 | Notable Writers | |
| Jules Méline | 1838-1925 | French Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Johan Henrik Deuntzer | 1845-1918 | Danish Prime Ministers | |
| Emile Berliner | 1851-1929 | Notable Scientists and Inventors | |
| Eduard Buchner | 1860-1917 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Scientists and Inventors | |
| Jonas Staugaitis | 1868-1952 | Lithuanian Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Patrick Leahy | 1877-1927 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Władysław Sikorski | 1881-1943 | Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Sigrid Undset | 1882-1949 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Writers | |
| Estelle Taylor | 1894-1958 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Malcolm Nokes | 1897-1986 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Max Euwe | 1901-1981 | Notable Athletes | |
| Margery Allingham | 1904-1966 | Notable Writers | |
| James Stewart | 1908-1997 | Notable Actors and Entertainers, Oscar Award Winners | |
| Annie M. G. Schmidt | 1911-1995 | Notable Writers | |
| Émile Jonassaint | 1913-1995 | Haitian Presidents | |
| Bill Hewlett | 1913-2001 | Notable Businesspeople | |
| Hideko Maehata | 1914-1995 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Moshe Dayan | 1915-1981 | Notable Politicians and Statespeople | |
| Ondina Valla | 1916-2006 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Edward B. Lewis | 1918-2004 | Nobel Prize Winners | |
| Hal Newhouser | 1921-1998 | Hall-of-Famers, Most Valuable Players | |
| Arthur Harnden | 1924-2016 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Bud Grant | 1927-2023 | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Mate Trojanović | 1930-2015 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Ken Boyer | 1931-1982 | Most Valuable Players | |
| George Vasiliou | 1931- | Other Leaders | |
| Constance Towers | 1933- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Stien Kaiser | 1938-2022 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Nancy Simons | 1938- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Stan Mikita | 1940-2018 | Hall-of-Famers, Most Valuable Players, Notable Athletes | |
| Sadaharu Oh | 1940- | Notable Athletes | |
| Toshiaki Kosedo | 1941- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Shirley Stobs | 1942- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Lynn Davies | 1942- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Leroy Kelly | 1942- | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Albano Carrisi | 1943- | Notable Musicians | |
| Joe Cocker | 1944-2014 | Notable Musicians | |
| Dietrich Mateschitz | 1944-2022 | Notable Businesspeople | |
| Boudewijn de Groot | 1944- | Notable Musicians | |
| Matan Vilnai | 1944- | Notable Military Figures, Notable Politicians and Statespeople | |
| Marilyn Black | 1944- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Justin Cartwright | 1945-2018 | Notable Writers | |
| Anton Zeilinger | 1945- | Nobel Prize Winners | |
| Cher | 1946- | Notable Actors and Entertainers, Notable Musicians, Oscar Award Winners | |
| Sky du Mont | 1947- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Dave Thomas | 1948- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Michèle Roberts | 1949- | Notable Writers | |
| Roger Milla | 1952- | Notable Athletes | |
| Esko Aho | 1954- | Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Boris Akunin | 1956- | Notable Writers | |
| Lucélia Santos | 1957- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Yoshihiko Noda | 1957- | Japanese Prime Ministers | |
| Matt McCoy | 1958- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Jane Wiedlin | 1958- | Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Israel Kamakawiwo'ole | 1959-1997 | Notable Musicians | |
| Bronson Pinchot | 1959- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| John Billingsley | 1960- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Tony Goldwyn | 1960- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Owen Teale | 1961- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Dejan Aćimović | 1963- | Notable Actors and Entertainers, Notable Filmmakers | |
| Olga Bogoslovskaya | 1964- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Bruno Marie-Rose | 1965- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Roberta Brunet | 1965- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Mindy Cohn | 1966- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Stephanie Niznik | 1967-2019 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece | 1967- | Other Royalty | |
| Timothy Olyphant | 1968- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Artur Wojdat | 1968- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Ebru Umar | 1970- | Notable Writers | |
| Jameel McCline | 1970- | Notable Athletes | |
| Louis Theroux | 1970- | Notable Journalists | |
| Crissy Ahmann-Leighton | 1970- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Ömürbek Babanov | 1970- | Other Leaders | |
| Šárka Kašpárková | 1971- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith | 1972- | Notable Musicians | |
| Charity Opara | 1972- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Samuele Papi | 1973- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Tahmoh Penikett | 1975- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Mariela Antoniska | 1975- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Virpi Sarasvuo | 1976- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Matt Czuchry | 1977- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Nils Schumann | 1978- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Rashid bin Hassan | 1979- | Other Royalty | |
| Iker Casillas | 1981- | Notable Athletes | |
| Almir Lopes de Luna | 1982- | Notable Athletes | |
| Petr Čech | 1982- | Notable Athletes | |
| Wes Hoolahan | 1982- | Notable Athletes | |
| Michaela McManus | 1983- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Matthew Langridge | 1983- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Leopold of Liechtenstein | 1984 | Other Royalty | |
| Naturi Naughton | 1984- | Notable Actors and Entertainers, Notable Musicians | |
| Eunice Kirwa | 1984- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Chris Froome | 1985- | Notable Athletes, Olympic Medalists | |
| Caitlin Cahow | 1985- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Sebastian Kraupp | 1985- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Stéphane Mbia | 1986- | Notable Athletes | |
| Mike Havenaar | 1987- | Notable Athletes | |
| Taku Takeuchi | 1987- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Kim Lamarre | 1988- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Goh Shem | 1989- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Josh O'Connor | 1990- | Emmy Award Winners, Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Damir Džumhur | 1992- | Notable Athletes | |
| Gerónimo Rulli | 1992- | Notable Athletes | |
| Cate Campbell | 1992- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Fitzroy Dunkley | 1993- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Lin Shih-chia | 1993- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Piotr Zieliński | 1994- | Notable Athletes | |
| Trevor Stewart | 1997- | Olympic Medalists | |