Famous Birthdays
- May 1 Teodor Peterson, Swedish cross-country skier (silver, bronze medals 2014 Olympics), born in Umeå, Sweden
- May 2 Lara Liang, Russian-Taiwanese-American singer (Nan Quan Mama), born in California
- May 5 Jessica Dubroff, American aviator (d. 1996)
- May 5 Brooke Hogan, American singer
- May 5 Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer and songwriter
- May 7 Natalie Mejia, member of the American R&B/Pop group Girlicious
- May 9 Skye Regan, Canadian Actress and Writer
- May 9 John Ryan Fitzpatrick, Canadian race truck driver
- May 12 Marcelo [Vieira da Silva Júnior], Brazilian football player (Real Madrid, Brazil national team), born in Rio de Janeiro
- May 15 Jessica Falkholt, Australian actress (Hope Morrison-Home and Away, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2018)
- May 17 Nikki Reed, American actress
- May 18 Ryan Cooley, Canadian television actor
- May 20 Carla Humphries, Filipina actress
- May 21 Jonathan Howson, English footballer
- May 23 Morgan Pressel, American golfer
- May 24 Billy Gilman, American singer
- May 26 Joel Selwood, Australian footballer
- May 28 David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
- May 31 Hope Partlow, American Singer
About May 1988
How Old? 30 years old
Generation: Generation Y or Millennial