Editing May 24 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1616]] &ndash; [[John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale]], Scottish politician, [[Secretary of State, Scotland]] (d. 1682)
*[[1628]] &ndash; [[Marek Sobieski (1628–1652)|Marek Sobieski]], Polish noble (d. 1652)
*[[1669]] &ndash; [[Emerentia von Düben]], Swedish royal favorite (d. 1743)
*[[1671]] &ndash; [[Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (d. 1737)
*[[1686]] &ndash; [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]], Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the [[Fahrenheit|Fahrenheit scale]] (d. 1736)
*[[1689]] &ndash; [[Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea]], English politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (d. 1769)
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[Jean-Paul Marat]], Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician (d. 1793)<ref>{{cite book |first1=Ernest Belfort |last1=Bax |title=Jean-Paul Marat: The People's Friend |page=15 |publisher=Grant Richards |date=1901 |location=London |edition=2nd}}</ref>
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[Cathinka Buchwieser]], German operatic singer and actress (d. 1828)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[William Whewell]], English priest and philosopher (d. 1866)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Alexander von Nordmann]], Finnish biologist and paleontologist (d. 1866)
*[[1810]] &ndash; [[Abraham Geiger]], German rabbi and scholar (d. 1874)
*[[1816]] &ndash; [[Emanuel Leutze]], German-American painter (d. 1868)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Queen Victoria]] of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria {{!}} Biography, Reign, Family, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victoria-queen-of-United-Kingdom |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Alexei Savrasov]], Russian painter and academic (d. 1897)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Arthur Wing Pinero]], English actor, director, and playwright (d. 1934)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland]], Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Malta]] (d. 1940)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[George Grey Barnard]], American sculptor (d. 1938)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Charlie Taylor (mechanic)|Charlie Taylor]], American engineer and mechanic (d. 1956)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Benjamin N. Cardozo]], American lawyer and judge (d. 1938)
*  1870   &ndash; [[Jan Smuts]], South African lawyer and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of South Africa]] (d. 1950)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874–1878)|Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine]] (d. 1878)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Robert Garrett]], American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1961)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Lillian Moller Gilbreth]], American psychologist and engineer (d. 1972)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[H. B. Reese]], American candy maker, created [[Reese's Peanut Butter Cups]] (d. 1956)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Paul Paray]], French organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1979)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Mick Mannock]], Irish soldier and pilot, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (d. 1918)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[William F. Albright]], American archaeologist, philologist, and scholar (d. 1971)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Foreman Lewis]], American author and educator (d. 1958)<ref>{{cite book|first=Anne|last=Commire|title=Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children|location=Detroit|publisher=Gale|year=1978|page=243|isbn=978-0-81030-073-6}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr.]], American publisher, founded [[Advance Publications]] (d. 1979)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Suzanne Lenglen]], French tennis player (d. 1938)
*  1899   &ndash; [[Henri Michaux]], Belgian-French poet and painter (d. 1984)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Eduardo De Filippo]], Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984)