Celebrities Born on May 9
Who was born on May 9?
Famous people born on May 9 include J. M. Barrie, Howard Carter, José Ortega y Gasset. It is day 129 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Taurus (Earth sign).
J. M. Barrie
Scottish writer and playwright (1860–1937)
Howard Carter
British egyptologist (1874–1939)
José Ortega y Gasset
Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist (1883–1955)
Glenda Jackson
British actress and politician (1936–2023)
János Áder
President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022 (born 1959)
Manfred Eigen
German biophysical chemist (1927-2019)
Billy Joel
American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1949)
Genki Haraguchi
Japanese association football player
Candice Bergen
American actress (born 1946)
Gaspard Monge
French mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry (1746-1818)
Jupp Heynckes
German association football player and manager
Michael Levitt
biophysicist and Professor of Structural biology
Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#129
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
283
days from today
Birthday Number 9 — The Humanitarian
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 9 → 9). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Compassion · Humanitarianism · Wisdom · Completion — To serve without martyrdom. The integrated 9 gives in a way that is sustainable — understanding that universal love begi…
Full numerology 9 guide →Season
Spring (Northern Hemisphere) — a season of beginnings and renewal.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
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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