- May 1 Ann Robinson, American actress
- May 2 Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58), son of Ghasi I, born in Baghdad (d. 1958)
- May 2 Lance LeGault, American actor (The A-Team), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
Luis Suárez Miramontes (88 years old)
May 2 Spanish footballer and manager regarded as one of Spain's greatest players, born in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
- May 3 Donald P Hodel, US Secretary of Interior (1985-89), born in Portland, Oregon
- May 3 Ron Popeil, American inventor and TV personality who popularized the phrase "But wait, there's more!", born in NYC, New York (d. 2021) [1]
- May 5 Douglas Marland, American soap opera writer (Gen Hospital), born in West Sand Lake, New York (d. 1993)
- May 5 Edward "Kidd" Jordan, American jazz saxophonist and music educator, born in Crowley, New Orleans
- May 7 Isobel Warren, Canadian author and journalist
- May 7 Kevin O'Connor, actor (Bogie, Special Effects), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- May 8 Jack Charlton, English soccer defender (35 caps; World Cup 1966; Leeds United) and manager (Middlesborough, Sheffield Wed, Newcastle, Rep of Ireland), born in Ashington, England (d. 2020)
- May 8 Salome Jens, American actress (From Here to Eternity), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- May 8 Viscount Falkland, British peer (Lib-Dem)
- May 9 Nole "Nokie" Edwards, American surf-rock guitarist (The Ventures) and actor (Deadwood), born in Lahoma, Oklahoma (d. 2018)
- May 9 Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator of children's books (Mr. Men and Little Miss), born in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire (d. 1988)
- May 10 Larry Williams, American R&B singer-songwriter ("Dizzy, Miss Lizzie"; "Slow Down"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1980)
- May 11 Christopher "Kit" Lambert, British record producer and manager of The Who, born in Knightsbridge, London (d. 1981)
- May 11 Doug McClure, American actor (Checkmate, Virginian, Roots), born in Glendale, California (d. 1995)
- May 11 Francisco Umbral, Spanish novelist (d. 2007)
- May 12 Felipe Alou, Dominican baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1962, 66, 68; SF Giants, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves) and manager (Montreal Expos 1992–2001, SF Giants 2003–06), born in Haina, Dominican Republic
- May 12 Gary Peacock, American jazz bassist (Keith Jarrett Trio), born in Burley, Idaho (d. 2020)
- May 12 Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta
- May 13 Dominic Cossa, American baritone, and voice teacher, born in Jessup, Pennsylvania
- May 13 Nigel Butterley, Australian pianist, composer (The True Samaritan), educator, and radio broadcaster, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2022) [1]
- May 13 Yizhak Sadai, Israeli composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2019)
- May 15 (Bruce) "Utah" Phillips, American folk singer-songwriter ("Green Rolling Hills"; "The Goodnight-Loving Trail") storyteller, poet, and labor organizer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2008)
- May 15 Don Bragg, American pole vaulter (Olympic gold, 1960), born in Penns Grove, New Jersey (d. 2019)
- May 15 Gordon Mills, British songwriter (Tom Jones - "It's Not Unusual"), born in Madras, India (d. 1986)
- May 15 Ted Dexter, English cricket all-rounder and captain (62 Tests, 4,502 runs @ 47.89, 9 x 100s, 66 wickets; Sussex), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2021)
- May 16 Jimmy LIndley, English jockey (2,000 Guineas 1963, 66; St Leger 1964) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England (d. 2022)
- May 16 Yvon Douis, French soccer striker (20 caps; Lille, Le Havre, Monaco, Cannes), born in Les Andelys, France (d. 2021)
- May 17 Dennis Potter, British TV dramatist (The Singing Detective, Karaoke, Midnight Movie), born in Gloucestershire, England (d. 1994)
- May 17 Ivan Slone, world-famous watchmaker
- May 18 Arne Legernes, Norwegian soccer midfielder (41 caps; Molde FC, Larvik Turn), born in Molde, Norway (d. 2022)
- May 19 David Hartman, American actor and TV personality (Good Morning America), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- May 19 Esmond Bulmer, English cider brewer, and Conservative Lower house leader
- May 19 Fritz Rudolf Fries, German writer, born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 2014)
José Mujica (88 years old)
May 20 40th President of Uruguay (2010-2015), champion of the poor and former urban guerrilla with the Tupamaros, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- May 21 Johnny Majors, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All American 1956; U of Tennessee) and coach (Iowa State; National C'ship 1976, Pittsburgh; Tennessee), born in Lynchburg, Tennessee (d. 2020)
- May 21 Terry Lightfoot, British clarinetist and bandleader (New Orleans Jazzmen), born in Potters Bar, England (d. 2013)
- May 22 Barry Rogers, American jazz, salsa, and session trombonist (Eddie Palmiere; Fania All-Stars; Chaka Khan; Todd Rundgren), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 1991)
- May 22 Ron Piché, Quebec baseball player (Milwaukee Braves), born in Verdun, Quebec, Canada (d. 2011)
- May 23 Juliet Campbell, British ambassador (to Luxembourg)
- May 23 Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish writer and actor, born in Gävle, Sweden (d. 2009)
- May 23 Lord Grenfell, head of External affairs European office, world bank
- May 24 Joan Micklin Silver, American film director (Hester Street; Crossing Delancey), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2020)
- May 24 Valerie Capers, American jazz pianist, composer ("Sing About Love"; "Sojourner"), and educator, born in New York City
- May 25 Cookie Gilchrist, American football fullback (AFL All Star 1962-65; AFL MVP 1962; CFL All Star 1956-60), born in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
- May 25 Victoria Shaw, Australian-American actress (Alvarez Kelly, Westworld), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1988)
- May 26 Sheila Steafel, South African-British actress (The 10th Kingdom), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2019)
- May 27 Elias Gistelinck, Flemish composer born in Beveren Leie, Belgium
- May 27 Lee Meriwether, Miss America (Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones), born in Los Angeles, California
- May 27 Mal Evans, British Beatles roadie and assistant, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1976)
- May 27 Ramsey Lewis, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-pop pianist ("The In Crowd"; "Wade in the Water"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022) [1]
- May 28 Kenneth Kleinwort, English banker/multi-millionaire
- May 28 Luciano Macías, Ecuadorian soccer defender (21 caps; Barcelona de Ecuador), born in Ancón, Ecuador (d. 2022)
- May 29 André Brink, South African writer (Dry White Season), born in Vrede, Free State
- May 29 Denis Worrall, South African politician and leader (DP), born in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
- May 29 Martin Garrod, Commandant General Royal Marines, born in Darjeeling, India (d. 2009))
- May 29 Sylvia Robinson, American singer (Mickey & Sylvia - "Love Is Strange"; solo - "Pillow Talk"), record producer, and record label executive (Sugar Hill Records), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2011)
- May 30 Bill Mallory, College Football coach (Miami, Colorado, Northern Illinois, Indiana), born in Sandusky, Ohio (d. 2018)
- May 30 Ni Kuang, Hong Kong-American novelist and screenwriter (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), born in Shanghai, China (d. 2022) [1]
- May 31 Albert "Tootie" Heath, American jazz hard bop drummer (John Coltrane; Art Farmer; Jimmy Heath; Tete Montoliu, Yusef Lateef), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- May 31 Jim Bolger, New Zealand politician 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand, born in Opunake, New Zealand
About May 1935
How Old? 88 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No