List of Famous people born on May 15th

Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League.

Donald Arvid Nelson is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson has the most regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors. After an All-American career at the University of Iowa, Nelson won five NBA championships playing with the Boston Celtics, with his number 19 retired by the franchise in 1978.

Akina Minami is a Japanese gravure idol and tarento signed to Free Style Company. Minami's recognition as a model has also spread beyond Japan and she was named as one of the "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols" by the Thailand version of FHM magazine in 2010. On her official Instagram page, she announced her marriage to Japanese comedian Masaru Hamaguchi.

Robert Ben Lobban Wallace is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Defence since 24 July 2019. He was previously the UK’s longest-serving Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime from 2016 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Wyre and Preston North, formerly Lancaster and Wyre, since 2005.

Mary Jo Buttafuoco is an American author and motivational speaker. In 1992, she was shot in the face by her husband's underage girlfriend, Amy Fisher.

Ronald Pofalla is a German politician of the CDU and a German manager. He was the Chief of Staff of the German Chancellery and a Federal Minister for Special Affairs from 2009 to 2013, in the second coalition government of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Since 2017, he is the CEO of the infrastructure department of Deutsche Bahn.

Sophie Jane Raworth is an English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster working for the BBC. She is a senior newsreader mainly presenting BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten. She can often be found presenting state occasions.

Raven Saunders is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw. She was the silver medalist in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, throwing a distance of 19.79 m. She won three NCAA collegiate titles in the shot put for the University of Mississippi. She was a world junior medalist in 2014 and the Pan American junior champion in 2015. She holds a personal record of 19.96 m for the shot put.

Myriam Morea also known as Myriam Abel is a French singer of Algerian descent who rose to popularity after winning Nouvelle Star 3, the French version of Pop Idol, shown by M6.

Luis Arturo Montes Jiménez is a Mexican professional footballer who captains and plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club León. He is popularly known by his nickname "Chapito".