page_title: 1943
section_title: May
hierarchical_section_title: 1943 / Births / May
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Президент Исландии Олаф Рагнар Гримссон на встрече с Председателем Правительства РФ Владимиром Путиным в рамках Международного арктического формуа в Архангельске
context_page_description: 1943 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1943rd year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 943rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 43rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1940s decade.
context_section_description: May 1 – Vassal Gadoengin, Nauruan politician (d. 2004)
  May 3 – Jim Risch, American politician
  May 5 – Michael Palin, English comedian, actor, and television presenter (Monty Python's Flying Circus)
  May 6 – Grange Calveley, British writer, artist
  May 7 – Orlando Ramírez, Chilean footballer (d. 2018)
  May 8 – Danny Whitten, American musician (d. 1972)
  May 10 – Richard Darman, American federal government official, businessman (d. 2008)
  May 13 – Kurt Trampedach, Danish artist (d. 2013)
  May 14
  Jack Bruce, British musician, songwriter (d. 2014)
  Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, 5th President of Iceland
  May 16 – Dan Coats, American politician and diplomat
  May 17
  Mark W. Olson, American economist, politician (d. 2018)
  Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, King of Malaysia
  May 20 – Imata Kabua, Marshallese politician, 2nd President of the Marshall Islands (d. 2019)
  May 22 – Betty Williams, Northern Irish political activist, co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 2020)
  May 24 – Gary Burghoff, American actor (M*A*S*H)
  May 25 – Jessi Colter, American singer, composer
  May 26 – Erica Terpstra, Dutch swimmer, politician and president of the Dutch Olympic Committee
  May 27
  Bruce Weitz, American actor
  Cilla Black, English singer, entertainer (d. 2015)
  May 29 – Ion Ciubuc, Moldovan politician (d. 2018)
  May 30 – James Chaney, African-American civil rights worker (d. 1964)
  May 31
  Sharon Gless, American actress
  Joe Namath, American football player
caption: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
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