July 19!

Brian May

Brian May is a British musician, astrophysicist, and animal welfare activist born in 1947 [F1, F2, F4]. He achieved global fame as lead guitarist and backing vocalist of Queen, co-founded with Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, writing hits including "We Will Rock You", "I Want It All", and "The Show Must Go On" [F5]. May is regarded as a virtuoso guitarist—ranked seventh-greatest of all time in a 2005 Planet Rock poll—known for his distinctive layered sound created on his home-built Red Special guitar [F5]. A Cancer with life-path 11, he balances artistic mastery with scientific pursuit: he earned a PhD in astrophysics in 2007 and collaborated with NASA on the New Horizons and OSIRIS-REx missions [F5, birth].