page_title: 1946
section_title: May
hierarchical_section_title: 1946 / Births / May
caption_attribution_description: Joanna Lumley joins hundreds in protest against animal slaughtering
context_page_description: 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade.
context_section_description: May 1 – Joanna Lumley, English actress, author
  May 2
  Lesley Gore, American rock singer ("It's My Party") (d. 2015)
  Ralf Gothóni, Finnish pianist, conductor and composer
  May 3 – Mohammed Ibrahim, businessman and philanthropist
  May 4 – John Watson, Northern Irish racecar driver
  May 5
  Jim Kelly, African-American actor, martial artist and tennis player (d. 2013)
  Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (d. 1996)
  Beth Carvalho, Brazilian samba singer, guitarist and composer (d. 2019)
  May 6 – Daouda Malam Wanké, 6th President of Niger (d. 2004)
  May 7
  Thelma Houston, African-American singer ("Don't Leave Me This Way")
  Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (Grateful Dead)
  Michael Rosen, British novelist, poet
  May 9
  Candice Bergen, American actress (Murphy Brown)
  Drafi Deutscher, German singer, songwriter (d. 2006)
  May 10
  Donovan, Scottish rock musician ("Sunshine Superman")
  Birutė Galdikas, Canadian anthropologist, primatologist, conservationist, ethologist and author
  Graham Gouldman, English songwriter, musician (10cc, Wax)
  Dave Mason, English rock musician (Traffic)
  Murade Isaac Murargy, Mozambican diplomat, politician
  May 11 – Robert Jarvik, American physicist, artificial heart inventor
  May 12 – Richard Bruce Silverman, John Evans Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
  May 13 – Tim Pigott-Smith, English actor, author (d. 2017)
  May 14 – Elmar Brok, German politician
  May 15 – Klaus-Peter Siegloch, German journalist
  May 16 – Robert Fripp, British musician
  May 17 – Udo Lindenberg, German musician
  May 18
  Reggie Jackson, African-American baseball player
  Andreas Katsulas, American actor (d. 2006)
  May 19
  André the Giant, French professional wrestler and actor (d. 1993)
  Claude Lelièvre, Belgian Commissioner for Children Rights
  Roger Sloman, English actor
  May 20
  Craig Patrick, American-Canadian hockey player, coach and manager
  Cher, American actress, rock singer
  May 22
  George Best, Northern Irish footballer (d. 2005)
  Howard Kendall, English footballer (d. 2015)
  El Solitario, Mexican professional wrestler (d. 1986)
  May 23 – Frederik de Groot, Dutch actor
  May 24
  Irena Szewińska, Polish Olympic sprinter (d. 2018)
  Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, East Timorese politician, acting President of East Timor (d. 1978)
  May 26 – Mick Ronson, English guitarist (d. 1993)
  May 28
  Bruce Alexander, English actor
  K. Satchidanandan, Malayalam poet
  May 29 – Fernando Buesa, Basque politician (d. 2000)
  May 30
  Dragan Džajić, Serbian footballer
  Candy Lightner, American founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  May 31 – Adriana Bittel, Romanian writer
caption: Joanna Lumley
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