May 29th * 1736 - Patrick Henry, American patriot, statesman, and orator (d. 1799)
* 1893 - Max Brand, American author and war correspondent (d. 1944)
* 1903 - Bob Hope, British-born comedian and actor (d. 2003)
* 1905 - Sebastian Shaw, English actor (d. 1994) (Anakin Skywalker

)
* 1906 - T.H. White, British author (d. 1964)
* 1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963)
* 1939 - Al Unser, Sr., American race car driver
* 1953 - Danny Elfman, American musician (Oingo Boingo)
* 1956 - LaToya Jackson, American musician
* 1958 - Annette Bening, American actress
* 1959 - Adrian Paul, English actor (Duncan MacLeod

)
* 1984 - Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player