List of Famous people born on May 15th

Marcus Collins is an English singer who finished as the runner-up of the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011. Collins finished second to girl band Little Mix. Whilst on The X Factor, he was mentored by Take That frontman Gary Barlow, who continued to work with Collins on his debut album.

Samuel Hoskins Merrill is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on assignment with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Utah State Aggies.

Mirek Topolánek is a Czech politician and business manager who served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 2006 to 2009 and Leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) from 2002 to 2010. Between 2006 and 2009, Topolánek was the member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) and Senator from Ostrava from 1996 until 2004. After leaving the politics in 2010, Topolánek has been active in the electric power industry.

Joanna Ayela Aleh is a New Zealand sailor. She is a national champion, a former world champion, and an Olympic gold medallist.

Jan Frycz is a Polish screen and stage actor. He was nominated for six Polish Academy Awards, winning twice for his supporting roles in the films Pornografia (2003) and The Welts (2004).

Andrew Yang was the 29th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China, having served 1–6 August 2013. Before this, he was the Deputy Minister of National Defense from 2009 to 2013.

Anthony Wayne England, better known as Tony England, is an American, former NASA astronaut. Selected in 1967, England was among a group of astronauts who served as backups during the Apollo and Skylab programs. Like most others in his class, he flew during the Space Shuttle program, serving as a mission specialist on STS-51F in 1985. He has logged more than 4,000 hours of flying time and 188 hours in space.

Pavel Tykač is a Czech entrepreneur and investor with long-term experience in the energy sector. At present, he is the sole owner of Sev.en Energy Group, a major player in the Czech energy market which is planning to expand to the European energy market. His wealth is estimated at US$1.03 billion, which according to Forbes magazine makes him the fifth richest person in the Czech Republic. Together with his wife, Pavel Tykač is significantly engaged in charity projects and support for the North Bohemian Region and the Pardubice Region.