- May 1 Ajith Kumar, Indian film actor
- May 1 Ethan Albright, American NFL long-snapper (Pro Bowl 2007; Washington Redskins), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- May 1 Stuart Appleby, Australian golfer (British Open 2002 runner-up; 9 PGA Tour titles, Presidents Cup x 5; 11-under-59 Greenbrier Classic 2010), born in Cohuna, Australia
- May 2 Greg Bishop, American NFL guard (NY Giants), born in Stockton, California
- May 3 Damon Dash, American entrepreneur and label executive (Roc-A-Fella Records), born in NYC, New York
- May 3 Josey Scott, American singer (Saliva), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- May 4 Derrick Clark, American football fullback (Broncos, Rhein Fire), born in Apopka, Florida
- May 4 Joe Borowski, American baseball player, born in Bayonne, New Jersey
- May 4 Luiz Garcia Jr., Brazilian racing driver, born in Brasilia, Brazil
- May 4 Steve Glenn, Canadian football linebacker (BC Lions), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- May 5 David Reilly, American singer (God Lives Underwater) (d. 2005)
- May 5 Harold Miner, American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Inglewood, California
- May 5 Ken Brown, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos), born in Wiesbaden, Germany
- May 6 Chris Shiflett, American guitarist (Foo Fighters), born in Santa Barbara, California
- May 6 Rob Holmberg, NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
- May 7 Cameron McFadzean, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- May 7 Dave Karpa, Canadian NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
- May 7 Horgh [Reidar Horghagen] Norwegian heavy metal drummer (Immortal; Hypocrisy), born in Bergen, Norway
- May 7 Rondell Jones, NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
- May 7 Thomas Piketty, French economist and author ("Capital in the Twenty-First Century"), born in Clichy
- May 8 Chris Wolf, American actor and musician (Guys Next Door - "I've Been Waiting for You")
- May 8 Reggie Jones, American NFL football wide receiver, 1995-2001 (KC Chiefs, and two other teams), born in Kansas City, Kansas
- May 8 Stephen Ingram, American NFL tackle/guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 1995; Jacksonville Jaguars, 1999), born in Cheverly, Maryland
- May 9 Nicolas Ghesquière, French fashion designer (Louis Vuitton), born in Comines, France
- May 9 Paul McGuigan, British rock bassist (Oasis, 1991-99 - "Wonderwall"), born in Manchester, England
- May 10 Adriano Giannini, Italian actor (Swept Away (2002 re-make)), born in Rome, Italy
- May 10 Andrei Kravtsov, Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics 1996)
- May 10 Eric Stock, soccer player (NEC)
- May 10 Ronnie Dixon, NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, NY Jets)
- May 11 Corey Fuller, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
- May 12 Doug Basham, American professional wrestler, born in Louisville, Kentucky
- May 12 Jamie Luner, American actress (Cindy-Just the 10 of Us), born in Palo Alto, California
- May 13 Hamish Pepper, New Zealand laser single handed sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- May 13 Michael Sirotka, American pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Chicago, Illinois
- May 13 Rob Fredrickson, American NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders), born in St. Joseph, Michigan
- May 13 Tom Nalen, American NFL center (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- May 14 Raphael Wiggins, American rapper (Lifelines), born in Oakland, California
- May 14 Sofia Coppola, American director (Lost in Translation), born in NYC, New York
- May 15 Phil Pfister, American strength athlete
- May 15 Scott Shipley, Bremerton Wash, slalom single kayaker (Olympic 6th 1996)
- May 16 Khari Jones, Canadian American football player (BC Lions, Scottish Claymores) and coach (Montreal Alouettes), born in Hammond, Indiana
- May 16 Rachel Goswell, English singer and songwriter (Slowdive, Mojave 3)
- May 17 Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
- May 17 Gina Raimondo, American politician, 1st woman Governor of Rhode Island (2015-), born in Smithfield, Rhode Island
- May 17 Mark Williams, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- May 17 Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti, Queen of the Netherlands (2013-present), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- May 17 Shaun Hart, Australian footballer
- May 18 Ben Coleman, American guard/offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in South Hill, Virginia
- May 18 Clifton Sunada, American extra-lightweight judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- May 18 Craig Hentrich, American NFL punter (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Alton, Illinois
- May 18 Desiree Horton, American helicopter pilot/television reporter, born in North Hollywood, California
- May 18 Karyn Bye-Dietz, American ice hockey forward (Olympic Gold-1998 & Silver-2002), born in River Falls, Wisconsin
- May 18 Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese racing driver
- May 18 Rich Garces, Venezuelan MLB pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Maracay Venezuela
- May 19 Psicosis [Dionicio Castellanos Torres], Mexican professional wrestler, born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
- May 20 Erato Alakiozidou, Greek classical and contemporary music concert pianist and arts director (Tangos a Cuatro; Idée Fixe”; Music Diaries; beArtive), born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- May 20 Jonas Berqvist, Angelhorn SWE, hockey forward (Team Sweden, Olympics 1998)
- May 20 Niklas Andersson, Kungalv Swe, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
- May 20 Sandy Schreur, Dutch soccer player (NEC)
- May 20 Šárka Kašpárková, Czech athlete
- May 20 Tony Stewart, American race car driver
- May 21 Eric Nies, American reality TV personality (MTV Real World, Grind)
- May 22 Corey Croom, NFL running back (NE Patriots)
- May 22 Manuel Ortiz, Mexican professional wrestler
- May 22 Troy Barnhart, water polo 2m offense (Olympics 1996), born in Hanford, California
- May 23 Issac Booth, NFL cornerback/safety (Cleveland Browns)
- May 23 Joseph Rogers, CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- May 23 Laurel Holloman, American actress
- May 23 Marshall Boze, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in San Manual, Arizona
- May 24 Paul Ragusa, Canadian 48 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics 1996), born in Bülach, Switzerland
- May 24 Troy Barnett, American NFL defensive end (NE Patriots), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
- May 25 Alan Kline, American NFL tackle (New Orleans Saints), born in Tiffin, Ohio
- May 25 Justin Henry, American actor (Kramer vs Kramer, 16 Candles), born in Rye, New York
- May 25 Keith Hamilton, American NFL defensive tackle (NY Giants), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- May 25 Marco Cappato, Italian politician (Member of the European Parliament), born in Milan, Italy
- May 25 Tim Kroeker, Canadian 110m hurdler (Olympics 1996), born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
- May 26 Darwin Ireland, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears)
- May 26 Matt Stone, American actor, animator and producer (South Park, The Book of Mormon), born in Houston, Texas
- May 26 Steven Rice, Canadian NHL right wing (World Junior C'ship gold 1991, captain), born in Kitchener, Ontario
- May 27 Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- May 27 Glenn Ross, Northern Irish strongman
- May 27 Kaur Kender, Estonian author
- May 27 Left Eye [Lisa Lopes], American singer (TLC), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
- May 27 Monika Schnarre, American actress (Bold & Beautiful)
- May 27 Paul Bettany, English actor (A Beautiful Mind), born in London
- May 27 Wayne Carey, Australian rules footballer
- May 28 Ekaterina Gordeeva, Soviet-Russian figure skater (with Sergei Grinkov - Pairs World Championship, 1986-87, 1989-90; Olympic gold, 1988 & 94), born in Moscow, Russia
- May 28 Isabelle Carré, French actress
- May 28 Marco Rubio, American politician (Senate-R-Florida, 2011-), born in Miami, Florida
- May 28 Nick Bravin, American fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in NYC, New York
- May 29 Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer (WBC Super Middleweight title 2001-02), born in Montreal, Quebec
- May 29 Martin Lohse, Danish classical composer (In Liquid; Tree Haiku), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- May 30 Drahomir Kadlec, Pribham CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Czech Rep)
Idina Menzel (51 years old)
May 30 American actress and singer, born in Queens, New York
- May 30 Jiri Slegr, Jihlava Cze, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers, Olympic gold 1998)
- May 30 Kyle Vander Kuyp, Australian 110m hurdler (Olympics 1996)
- May 31 Brad Elberg, Canadian CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
- May 31 Murray Hocking, Australian badminton player (Olympics 1996), born in Victoria, Australia
- May 31 Sarah Murdoch [Sarah O'Hare], British-Australian model, born in London, England
- May 31 Troy Malave, Venezuelan outfielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Cumana, Venezuela
About May 1971
How Old? 51 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No