Celebrities Born on May 1
Who was born on May 1?
Famous people born on May 1 include Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Isabella I of Castile, Santiago Ramón y Cajal. It is day 121 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Taurus (Earth sign).
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852)
Isabella I of Castile
queen of the Crown of Castile, from 1474 to 1504; first queen of a dynastically-united Spain, from 1479 to 1504 (1451–1504)
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Spanish scientist (1852-1934)
Joseph Addison
English essayist, poet, playwright and politician (1672–1719)
Leonardo Bonucci
Italian association football player
Joseph Heller
American writer
Mary Harris Jones
Irish-born American labor and community organizer (1837–1930)
Anushka Sharma
Actress
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Patrice Talon
President of Benin since 2016
Darijo Srna
Croatian footballer
Wes Anderson
American filmmaker (born 1969)
Rudolph I of Germany
count of Habsburg, king of Germany (1218–1291)
Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#121
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
275
days from today
Birthday Number 1 — The Leader
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 1 → 1). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Leadership · Independence · Originality · Courage — To lead through inspiration rather than force. The fully integrated 1 channels individual will into collective purpose —…
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Spring (Northern Hemisphere) — a season of beginnings and renewal.
Chinese Zodiac
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May Birthstone — Emerald
Emerald is the gemstone of spring — and the association is not arbitrary. The Egyptians were mining them along the Red Sea coast by 1500 BCE, and they connected the vivid green to Isis, goddess of fertility, and to the renewal that vegetation represents after winter. Cleopatra, who ruled Egypt from …
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