- May 2 Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player, born in West Palm Beach, Florida
Kyle Busch (37 years old)
May 2 American auto racer, (NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2015), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Lily Allen (37 years old)
May 2 English singer-songwriter ("It's Not Me, It's You") and TV presenter (Lily Allen and Friends), born in London
- May 2 Sarah Hughes, American figure skater, born in Great Neck, New York
- May 3 Greg Raposo, American singer and actor, born in New York
- May 4 Anthony Fedorov, Ukranian-American singer (7th Heaven), born in Yalta, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- May 4 Ravi Bopara, English cricketer, born in Forest Gate, London
- May 5 P. J. Tucker, American basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- May 5 Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress and media personality, born in Tokyo
- May 5 Terrence Wheatley, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Walnut Creek, California
- May 6 Chris Paul, American basketball point guard (9-time NBA All Star), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- May 7 Drew Neitzel, American college basketball player, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- May 7 J Balvin [José Álvaro Osorio Balvín], Colombian reggaeton singer ("I Like It"), born in Medellín, Colombia
- May 8 Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress (Kids War)
- May 9 Jake Long, American football player
- May 10 Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player
- May 11 Sifow (Shiho Fujita), Japanese pop star and business woman, born in Chiba, Japan
- May 12 Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer, born in Mechelen, Belgium
- May 12 Tally Hall, American soccer player, born in SeaTac, Washington
- May 13 Travis Zajac, Canadian ice hockey player (New Jersey Devils), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- May 14 Sally Martin, American actress
- May 15 Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
- May 16 Anja Mittag, German footballer
- May 16 Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey player
- May 16 Stanislav Ianevski, Bulgarian actor
- May 17 Derek Hough, American dancer and singer
- May 17 Matt Ryan, American football player
- May 19 (Marcellous) "Tyrell" Johnson, American NFL football safety, 2008-12 (Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Tigers), born in Rison, Arkansas
- May 19 Aleem Khan, English director (After Love), born in Kent, England
Chris Froome (37 years old)
May 20 British road cyclist (Tour de France 2013, 15, 16, 17; Giro d'Italia 2018; Vuelta a España 2011, 17; Olympic bronze time trial 2012, 16), born in Nairobi, Kenya
- May 21 Andrew Miller, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2006-present (Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, and 5 other teams), born in Gainesville, Florida
- May 21 Frustaci Septuplets, four boys and three girls (daughter Christina stillborn, three more die later) born to Patricia Frustaci, first known septuplets born in the US
- May 21 Kano [Robinson], English rapper and actor, born in London, England
- May 21 Marco Carta, Italian pop singer, born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
- May 21 Mark Cavendish MBE, British road cyclist (UCI Road World C'ships 2011; Points classification winner Tour de France 2011, 21; Giro d'Italia 2013; Vuelta a España 2010), born in Douglas, Isle of Man
- May 21 Mutya Buena, British pop singer (Sugababes - "Push the Button"), born in London, England
- May 22 Caridee English, American Model
- May 22 Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
- May 22 Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
- May 23 Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer
- May 24 Tim Bridgman, British racing driver, born in Harlow, England
- May 24 Yasushi Gonjo, Japanese jazz double bassist (Gingerbread Boys), born in Yamaguchi, Japan
- May 25 Demba Ba, French footballer (played for Senegal), born in Sèvres, France
- May 25 Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress (Floribella), born in Massarelos, Porto, Portugal
- May 25 Roman Reigns [Joe" Anoaʻi], American professional wrestler (WWE Champion), born in Pensacola, Florida
- May 27 Chien-Ming Chiang, Taiwanese baseball player
- May 28 Colbie Caillat, American folk-pop singer-songwriter ("Breakthrough"; " Bubbly"; "Brighter Than the Sun"), born in Malibu, California
- May 30 Sam Baker, American NFL football tackle, 2008-14 (Atlanta Falcons), born in Tustin, California
- May 31 Ian Vouyoukas, Greek basketball player (Panathinaikos), born in London, England
- May 31 Jordy Nelson, American NFL player (Green Bay Packers), born in Manhattan, Kansas
About May 1985
How Old? 37 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No