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Famous birthdays for May 15: Russell Hornsby, Haerin

Russell Hornsby arrives on the red carpet for 25th annual BET Awards live telecast at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 9. The actor turns 52 on May 15. File Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI
Russell Hornsby arrives on the red carpet for 25th annual BET Awards live telecast at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 9. The actor turns 52 on May 15. File Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI

May 15 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

They include:

-- Writer L. Frank Baum in 1856

-- Chemist Pierre Curie in 1859

-- U.S. first lady Ellen Wilson in 1860

-- Actor Joseph Cotten in 1905

-- Musician Eddy Arnold in 1918

-- Artist Jasper Johns 1930 (age 96)

-- Actor Anna Maria Alberghetti in 1936 (age 90)

-- Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 1937

-- Musician Trini Lopez in 1937

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File Photo by Marcel Van Hoorn/EPA

-- Media executive Roger Ailes in 1940

-- Actor/singer Lainie Kazan in 1940 (age 86)

-- Musician Brian Eno in 1948 (age 78)

-- Actor Chazz Palminteri in 1952 (age 74)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member George Brett in 1953 (age 73)

-- Musician Mike Oldfield in 1953 (age 73)

-- Sports broadcaster Dan Patrick in 1956 (age 70)

-- Musician Melle Mel (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) in 1961 (age 65)

-- Writer Laura Hillenbrand in 1967 (age 59)

-- Football Hall of Fame member Emmitt Smith in 1969 (age 57)

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File Photo by Ian Halperin/UPI

-- Actor Russell Hornsby in 1974 (age 52)

-- Actor David Krumholtz in 1978 (age 48)

-- Zara Tindall, equestrian/British royal, in 1981 (age 45)

-- Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler in 1981 (age 45)

-- Musician Brad Shultz (Cage the Elephant) in 1982 (age 44)

-- Actor Alexandra Breckenridge in 1982 (age 44)

-- Tennis legend Andy Murray in 1987 (age 39)

-- Musician Haerin (NewJeans) in 2006 (age 20)

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File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI

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This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM.

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