Born on May 4

Italian composer, singer, and pianist born in Vienna (1744–1812), pupil of Haydn and friend of Mozart. She was one of the few women of her time to be admitted to the Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna.

Umm Kulthum was an Egyptian singer and actress, one of the greatest voices of the Arab world in the 20th century. Nicknamed “the Star of the East,” she shaped generations through her radio-broadcast concerts and a repertoire blending love, patriotism, and classical poetry.

Eugenie Clark (1922-2015) was an American ichthyologist, a pioneer of scientific diving and a world-renowned shark expert. Nicknamed “the Shark Lady,” she transformed the image of these predators and advanced the study of fishes.

Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) was a British actress and model of Belgian origin, an icon of Hollywood cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. She won the Academy Award for Roman Holiday (1953) and became synonymous with elegance and grace on screen. In her later years, she devoted herself to humanitarian work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Keith Haring was an American artist and a major figure of 1980s New York street art. Known for his stylized figures with bold black outlines (crawling babies, barking dogs), he democratized art by placing it in public space and campaigned against AIDS and racism.