Hazel R. O'Leary

Hazel Reid O'Leary is an American lawyer, politician and university administrator who served as the 7th United States secretary of energy from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Leary was the first woman and first African American to hold that post. She also served as the 14th president of Fisk University from 2004 to 2013, a historically black college and her alma mater. O'Leary's tenure at Fisk came amid financial difficulty for the school, during which time she increased enrollment and contentiously used the school's art collection to raise funds.

17 May 1937

Born on the same birth day (17 May): A. J. Casson • Branko Zebec • Caroline of Brunswick • Dietmar Schönherr • Edvald Boasson Hagen • Franz Sondheimer • Giannis Taralidis • Johnny Warren • Leon Osman • Mark Connors • Martin Delrio • Passenger (singer) • Paul Di'Anno • Sugar Ray Leonard • Tony Parker • Trent Reznor • Udo Lindenberg • Wiki González • Yelena Gorchakova

Born in the same month (May 1937): Alwin Schockemöhle • Beryl Burton • Charles W. Pickering • Christopher Haskins • Dave Prater • Dick Dale • Facundo Cabral • Karin Krog • Madeleine Albright • Manorama (Tamil actress) • Maryvonne Dupureur • Pat Roach • Rick Mather • Tom Phillips (artist) • Trini Lopez • Zohra Lampert