List of Famous people born in May

Sonja Pekkola is a Finnish badminton player. She started playing badminton since 10 years old at her hometown, then in 2012 she joined Finnish national badminton team. In 2013, she won Finnish national badminton championships in women's singles event, then in 2014 and 2015 she won Finnish national championships in women's doubles event. In 2016, she won Hellas Open tournament in women's doubles event with Jenny Nystrom.

Rudolf Schwarz was a German architect known for his work on Kirche St. Fronleichnam, Aachen. He also played a decisive part in the reconstruction of Cologne after the Second World War. He took a leading tole with Cologne's reconstruction authority between 1947 and 1952, contributing to the rebuilding of the city with some of his own designs. Among these is the Wallraf-Richartz Museum (1956), which now houses the Museum of Applied Art. He also reconstructed the pilgrimage church of Saint Anne in Düren, near Aachen, which is probably his most famous work.

Daniel Ignacio Matamala Thomsen is a Chilean journalist known for his current work in CNN Chile alongside Mónica Rincón.

Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Secretário is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a right back, and most recently the manager of French club US Créteil-Lusitanos.