Famous People with Name May

May Godfrey Sutton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

May Godfrey Sutton: was a tennis champion and the first American to win the singles title at Wimbledon.May Sutton was born in Plymouth, England, but when she was six years old, Sutton's family moved to a ranch near Pasadena, California. It was there that she and her sisters played tennis on a court built by her father. As young ladies, May and her sisters, Violet, Florence, and Ethel, dominated the California tennis circuit. In 1904 at age 18, May Sutton won the singles title at the U.S. Championships.

May Swenson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

May Swenson: was an American poet and playwright.Swenson attended Utah State University in Logan in the class of 1939, where she received a bachelor's degree. She taught poetry at several universities while serving as poet-in-residence, including Bryn Mawr, the Univer

May Irwin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

May Irwin: was an actress, singer and star of vaudeville.her father died when she was 13 years old and her stage-minded mother, in need of money, encouraged May and her younger sister Flora to perform. Creating a singing act, the sisters debuted in nearby Buffalo, New York in December 1874. By the fall of 1877, their career had progressed, and they were booked to appear at New York's Metropolitan Theater then at the Tony Pastor Theatre, a popular New York City music hall.

Henry May            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry May: was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.May was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress, but was elected as a Unionist to the T

Andrew Jackson May            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andrew Jackson May: was a Kentucky attorney and influential New Deal-era politician, best known for his chairmanship of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, and his subsequent conviction for bribery. May was a Democratic member of United States House of

Edwin Hyland May, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edwin Hyland May, Jr.: was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. May was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth Congress (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1959). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-sixth Congress in 1958. May was Connecticut state Rep

Elizabeth Evans May            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elizabeth Evans May: is an American-born Canadian Member of Parliament, environmentalist, writer, activist, lawyer, and the leader of the Green Party of Canada. She was the executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada from 1989 to 2006. She became a Canadian citizen in 1978.

Charles May            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles May: was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of Edmonton He was elected to Edmonton Town Council as an alderman in 1903, finishing first of nine candidates. His term was to last two years, but was truncated by a year by Edmonton's incorporation as a city, which meant that the entire city council was elected afresh in the 1904 election. He was again elected to a two year term, finishing first of seventeen candidates, but this time resigned one year into his term in order to run for mayor in the 1905 election. He defeated Arthur Cushing by a count of 627 votes to 355, and became mayor of Edmonton. He served in this capacity for one term of one year, but did not seek re-election in 1906 and did not re-enter political life thereafter.