May 25, 1803 – American author and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
May 27, 1837 – Legendary wild west figure Wild Bill Hickok is born in Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois.
May 29, 1917 – Naval hero, congressman, senator, and 35th U. S. President John F. Kennedy is born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
May 31, 1943 – American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (who led the New York Jets to a Super Bowl win in 1969) Joe Namath is born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.