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, nicknamed "CP3" and "the Point God", is an American former professional basketball player.
Famous Birthdays on May 6
1985 — Chris Paul
American basketball player
May 6 has 146 recorded notable births across history, from 973 to 2019. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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973 – 2019
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Major events on May 6
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- 1998 Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac. Source
- 1901 The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper, is published. Source
- 1835 James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald. Source
- 2001 During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. Source
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Bob Seger's recording of "Old Time Rock and Roll" was named one of the Songs of the Century in 2001, and he co-wrote the Eagles' number-one hit "Heartache Tonight".
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1 (2011) compilation album; his song "Tupac Back" served as the album's lead single, while its follow-up, "Ima Boss", became his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Scott made history after winning four medals - more than any other British athlete at a single Olympic Games - in Tokyo 2020, simultaneously becoming Great Britain's most decorated swimmer in Olympic history.
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Jason Witten ranks second in all-time career receptions and receiving yards by an NFL tight end, trailing only Tony Gonzalez.
More major people born on May 6
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1945
Bob Seger
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Robert Clark Seger is a retired American singer, songwriter, and musician.
1987
Meek Mill
American rapper
Robert Rihmeek Williams, known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper.
1997
Duncan Scott
Scottish swimmer
Duncan William MacNaughton Scott is a Scottish swimmer representing Great Britain at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, LEN European Aquatics Championships, European Games and the Olympic Games, and Scotland at the…
1982
Jason Witten
American football player
Christopher Jason Witten is an American football coach and former player who is currently the tight ends coach for the Oklahoma Sooners.
1972
Martin Brodeur
Canadian ice hockey player
Martin Pierre Brodeur is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey executive and former player.
1950
Jeffery Deaver
American journalist and author
Jeffery Deaver is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. degree from Fordham University.
1979
Jon Montgomery
Canadian skeleton racer and television host
Jonathan Riley "Jon" Montgomery is a Canadian skeleton racer and television host. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
1968
Lætitia Sadier
French singer and keyboard player
Lætitia Sadier, also known as Seaya Sadier, is a French musician best known as a founding member of the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab. She was born in the east of Paris and spent time in the US as a child.
1978
John Abraham
American football player
John Antonio Nettles-Abraham is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
1827
Hermann Raster
German-American journalist and politician (died 1891)
Hermann Raster was an American editor, abolitionist, writer, and anti-temperance political boss who served as chief editor and part-owner of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung, a widely circulated newspaper in the German…
1781
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
German philosopher and author (died 1832)
Karl (Carl) Christian Friedrich Krause was a German philosopher whose doctrines became known as Krausism.
1944
Masanori Murakami
Japanese baseball player
Masanori Murakami, nicknamed "Mashi", is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He is notable for being the first Japanese player to play for a Major League Baseball (MLB) team.
1954
Dora Bakoyannis
Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
Theodora "Dora" Bakoyanni is a Greek politician. From 2006 to 2009 she was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, the highest position ever to have been held by a woman in the Cabinet of Greece at the time; she was also…
1953
Tony Blair
British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.
1987
Adrienne Warren
American actress
Adrienne Warren is an American actress, singer and dancer. She made her Broadway debut in the 2012 musical Bring It On, and in 2016 received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical nomination for her…
1947
Alan Dale
New Zealand actor
Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27.
1990
Jose Altuve
Venezuelan baseball player
Jose Carlos Altuve is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
1918
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
emir of Abu Dhabi and first president of the United Arab Emirates (died 2004)
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was an Emirati politician, philanthropist, and the founding father of the United Arab Emirates.
1977
Mark Eaton
American ice hockey player and coach
Mark Andrew Eaton is an American professional ice hockey coach and former defenseman who was previously the interim head coach for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL).