- May 1 Bobby Chouinard, Filipino baseball pitcher (first Filipino to play MLB), born in Manilla, Philippines
Dwayne Johnson (50 years old)
May 2 American pro wrestler (WCW C'ship x 2; WWE C'ship x 8; Royal Rumble 2000), actor and producer (Baywatch, Jumanji), born in Hayward, California
- May 2 Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player (MVV)
- May 2 Jill Savery, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- May 2 Pandora Boxx [Michael Steck], American drag queen, comedian and TV personality (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Jamestown, New York
- May 2 Peter Ogilvie, Canadian 100m sprinter (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- May 3 Brett Hayman, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne
- May 3 Shonie Carter, American MMA fighter, born in Chicago, Illinois
- May 3 Vyacheslav Kozlov, Russian ice hockey NHL forward (Detroit Red Wings), born in Voskresensk, Russia
- May 4 Ethan Watts, American volleyball middle blocker (Olympics 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- May 4 Gretchen Ulion, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Marlborough, Connecticut
Mike Dirnt (50 years old)
May 4 American rock bassist (Green Day - "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"), born in Berkeley, California
- May 5 Brigitta Boccoli, Italian actress (Manhattan Baby), born in Milan, Italy
- May 5 James Cracknell, British rowing champion (Olympic gold 2000, 04), born in Sutton, London
- May 5 Mikael Renberg, Swedish NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers, TB Lightning), born in Piteå, Sweden
- May 5 Ronald Snook, Australian rower (Olympics bronze 1996), born in Dalwallinu, Western Australia
- May 5 Rushia Brown, American WNBA forward & center (Cleveland Rockers), born in New York
- May 5 Travis Jervey, American NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- May 5 Žigmund Pálffy, Slovak NHL right wing (NY Islanders), born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia
Martin Brodeur (50 years old)
May 6 NHL goalie (NJ Devils, Team Canada), born in Montreal, Quebec
- May 7 Asghar Farhadi, Iranian film director (The Salesman, A Separation), born in Khomeyni Shahr, Iran
- May 7 Frank Trigg, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, born in Kendall, New York
- May 7 John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- May 9 Dan Hollander, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- May 9 Daniela Silivaș, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 1988), born in Deva, Romania
- May 9 Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist
- May 9 Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics 1992, 96)
- May 10 Emma Ridley, American actress (Return to Oz, Boy Meets World), born in Hampstead, England
- May 10 Farrell Duclair, CFL fullback (Calgary Stampeders)
- May 10 Radosław Majdan, Polish footballer
- May 10 Stuart Carlisle, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-)
- May 11 Anita Hegh, Australian actress
- May 11 Concha Buika [María Concepción Balboa Buika], Spanish singer ("Niña de Fuego"), born in Palma de Mallorca
- May 11 Stefen Reid, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
- May 12 Jason Kyle, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Tempe, Arizona
- May 12 Paul Stout, American actor (Phillip-Scarecrow & Mrs King), born in Saugus, California
- May 13 Darryl Sydor, Canadian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Edmonton
- May 13 Josh Taves, American football defensive end (New England Patriots), born in Watsonville, California
- May 14 Chad Cascadden, American NFL linebacker, 1995-99 (New York Jets), s), Two Rivers, Wisconsin
- May 14 Gabriel Mann [Mick], American actor (Bourne films - "Danny Zorn"; Revenge -"Norman"), born in Middlebury, Vermont
- May 14 Mark Ruskell, England-born Scottish politician
- May 15 David Charvet, actor (Melrose Place)
- May 15 Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player (Vitesse)
- May 15 Troy Drake, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
- May 16 Andrzej Duda, Polish politician, President of Poland (2015-), born in Kraków, Poland
- May 16 Keith Burns, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Greeleyville, South Carolina
- May 16 Khary Payton, American actor (The Walking Dead; Bobbleheads:The Movie), born in Augusta, Georgia
- May 16 Matthew Hart, cricketer (NZ lefty spinner 1994- )
- May 17 Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star (1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR)
- May 17 John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
- May 19 Aleksandr Golubev, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1994), born in Karavaievo, Russia
- May 19 Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer (Ace of Base)
- May 19 Roberto Carcassés, Cuban jazz pianist, born in Havana, Cuba
- May 19 Ronald Williams, CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- May 20 Busta Rhymes [Trevor George Smith Jr.], American rapper (The Coming), born in New York City
- May 20 Christophe Dominici, French rugby union winger (65 caps; Stade Français), born in Toulon, France (d. 2020)
- May 20 Michael Cox, American 1.5k runner, born in Hannibal, Missouri
- May 21 Adriano Cintra, Brazilian dance-rock musician (CSS, 2003-11; I Love Miami), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- May 21 Liliko Ogasawara, American middleweight judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- May 21 The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace], American rapper (Life After Death), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1997)
- May 22 Alison Eastwood, daughter of actor Clint/actress (Tightrope)
- May 22 Anna Belknap, American actress (CSI NY), born in Damariscotta, Maine
- May 22 Annabel Chong, Singapore actress
- May 22 Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- May 22 Rich Owens, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
- May 23 Isabelle Fijalkowski, WNBA center/forward (Cleveland Rockers)
- May 23 Marco van Hoogdalem, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
- May 23 Rene Ingoglia, running back (Buffalo Bills)
- May 23 Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian formula one driver
- May 23 Shannon Brown, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
- May 24 Danny Bautista, Dominican baseball outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- May 24 Greg Berlanti, American television writer and producer (Dawson's Creek, Riverdale, Arrowverse), born in Rye, New York
- May 24 Petra Schwarz-Ritter, Austrian tennis star (1988 Futures-Bari-ITA), born in Vienna, Austria
- May 24 Tito Paul, American NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Kissimmee, Florida
- May 24 Viktor Ujčík, Czech hockey player (Team Czech Rep), born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
- May 25 Antonio Lang, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- May 25 Tony Ronaldson, Australian basketball forward (Olympics 1996), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- May 26 Alan Victor White, British rock drummer (Oasis, 1995-2004 - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?), born in Lewisham, London, England
- May 26 Patsy Palmer [Julie Merkell], British actress (Eastenders), born in London, England
- May 27 Antonio Freeman, American NFL wide receiver (Super Bowl 1996; Pro Bowl 1998; First-team All-Pro 1998; Green Bay Packers), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- May 27 Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian pop-reggae-Axé singer, musician, and songwriter, born in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
- May 27 Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
- May 27 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
- May 28 Cheryl Demkowski, American ice dance skater (with partner Gregory Maddalone), born in Syracuse, New York
- May 28 Guidoni Junior Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager, born in Mirassol. Brazil
- May 28 Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
- May 29 Közi, Japanese visual kei artist
Laverne Cox (50 years old)
May 29 American actress (Orange Is the New Black, Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word) and LGBT advocate, born in Mobile, Alabama
- May 29 Stanislas [Louis Stanislas Renoult], French composer and pop singer (L'Équilibre instable), born in Fontainebleau, France
- May 30 Anthony Cook, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tenn Oilers)
- May 30 Jeff Jones, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
- May 30 Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball outfielder (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004 [MVP], 07; 9 × Silver Slugger Award; Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- May 30 Renita Farrell, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympic Gold 1996, 2000), born in Townsville, Queensland
- May 30 Soichiro Hoshi, Japanese seiyuu
- May 31 Archie Panjabi, British actress (The Good Wife), born in Edgeware, England
- May 31 Christian McBride, American jazz bassist, composer, broadcaster (Jazz Night in America), and artistic director (Newport Jazz Festival), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- May 31 Dave Roberts, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2004 LA Dodgers) and manager (World Series 2020 LA Dodgers; NL Manager of the Year 2016), born in Naha, Japan
- May 31 John Godina, American shot putter (World C'ship gold 1995, 97, 01; Olympic silver 1996), born in Fort Still, Oklahoma
About May 1972
How Old? 50 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes