List of Famous people born on May 10th

Johann Peter Hebel was a German short story writer, dialectal poet, lutheran theologian and pedagogue, most famous for a collection of Alemannic lyric poems and one of German tales.

Romain Barnier is a freestyle swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000.

Zülküf Özer is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bandırmaspor.

Jhasmani Campos Dávalos is a Bolivian football midfielder who plays for The Strongest.

Nick Lars Heidfeld is a German professional racing driver.

Jean-Claude Pecker was a French astronomer, astrophysicist and author, member of the French Academy of Sciences and director of the Nice Observatory. He served as the secretary-general of the International Astronomical Union from 1964 to 1967. Pecker was the President of the Société astronomique de France (SAF), the French amateur astronomical society, from 1973–1976. He was awarded the Prix Jules Janssen by the French Astronomical Society in 1967. A minor planet is named after him. Pecker was a vocal opponent of astrology and pseudo-science and was the president of the Association française pour l'information scientifique (AFIS), a skeptical organisation which promotes scientific enquiry in the face of quackery and obscurantism.

César Fernández de las Heras Caneda, known simply as César, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Logroñés as a defender.

Elvira Popescu was a Romanian-French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films.

Martín Aguirregabiria Padilla is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés as a right back.

Duncan Weir is a Scottish rugby union rugby player. He plays professional rugby for Gallagher Premiership Rugby side Worcester Warriors at fly-half.