- May 6 Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian composer (Gergana), born in Plovdiv (d. 1931)
- May 11 Joseph Marx, Austrian composer/critic
- May 18 Eduardo Fabini, Uruguayan composer, born in Solís de Mataojo, Uruguay (d. 1950)
- May 25 Harry Fox [Arthur Carringford], American vaudeville dancer, comedian and actor (Talent Scout), born in Pomona, California (d. 1959)