This Week’s Birthdays – Week of May 18

May 18, 1920 – Pope John Paul II, a Roman Catholic priest, bishop, and Cardinal who eventually rose to become Pope.

May 19, 1925 – Malcolm X, an American Muslim minister and a human rights activist.

May 20, 1972 – Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., a.k.a. Busta Rhymes, an American rapper, producer and actor.

May 21, 1887 – Mabel “Nell” Taliaferro, an American stage, and a silent screen actress.

May 22, 1965 – James “Jay” Carney, President Barack Obama’s second White House Press Secretary.

May 23, 1848 – Otto Lilienthal, a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the Glider King.

May 24, 1941 – Bob Dylan, an American singer-songwriter, artist, and writer.