Larry Cansler (83)
May 9th, 1940

American composer – Larry Cansler was born in Dallas (City in Texas, United States) on May 9th, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

Other personalities born on May 9

92

Erik Dammann

Norwegian writer and environmentalist

*May 9th, 1931, Oslo

82

Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital

37

Johanna Goliszewski

Badminton player

*May 9th, 1986, Olsztyn

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

76

Michael Levitt

Biophysicist and Professor of Structural biology

*May 9th, 1947, Pretoria

87

Glenda Jackson

British actress and politician (1936–2023)

*May 9th, 1936, Birkenhead †June 15th, 2023, Blackheath

31

Per Imerslund

Norwegian national socialist

*May 9th, 1912, Christiania †December 7th, 1943, Oslo

56

Ralph Lenkert

German politician

*May 9th, 1967, Apolda

70

Johannes Singhammer

German politician

*May 9th, 1953, Munich

49

Neli Boteva

Badminton player

*May 9th, 1974, Sofia

79

Heidemarie Steiner

German figure skater

*May 9th, 1944, Kołobrzeg

35

Jillie Cooper

Scottish badminton player

*May 9th, 1988, Edinburgh

28

Chae Yoo-jung

South Korean badminton player

*May 9th, 1995, Busan

76

Denis Oswald

Swiss rower and sports official

*May 9th, 1947, Neuchâtel

101

Ole Mørk Sandvik

Norwegian musicologist and educator

*May 9th, 1875, Ringsaker Municipality †August 5th, 1976, Oslo

82

Geraldine McEwan

British actress (1932-2015)

*May 9th, 1932, Old Windsor †January 30th, 2015, Hammersmith

81

John Ashcroft

79th United States Attorney General

*May 9th, 1942, Chicago

78

Jupp Heynckes

German association football player and manager

*May 9th, 1945, Mönchengladbach

58

Adam Opel

Founder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG

*May 9th, 1837, Rüsselsheim am Main †September 8th, 1895, Rüsselsheim am Main

77

Candice Bergen

American actress

*May 9th, 1946, Beverly Hills

50

Emile Ardolino

American film director, choreographer, and producer (1943-1993)

*May 9th, 1943, Queens †November 20th, 1993, Los Angeles

75

Hermann Hitzig

Swiss classical philologist (1843-1918)

*May 9th, 1843, Zürich †August 27th, 1918, Zürich

82

Dorothy Hyman

British athlete

*May 9th, 1941, Cudworth

48

Pierre Desproges

French humorist

*May 9th, 1939, Pantin †April 18th, 1988, Neuilly-sur-Seine

40

Alan Campbell

British rower

*May 9th, 1983, Coleraine

43

Angela Nikodinov

American figure skater

*May 9th, 1980, Spartanburg

81

Tommy Roe

American pop music singer-songwriter

*May 9th, 1942, Atlanta

64

János Áder

President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022

*May 9th, 1959, Csorna

83

José Méndez

Spanish rower

*May 9th, 1937, Pontevedra †January 8th, 2021

54

Annalee Newitz

American journalist, editor, and author of both fiction and nonfiction

*May 9th, 1969, Irvine

Also born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

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