List of Famous people born in May

Joachim Rønning is a Norwegian film director who previously worked in a partnership with Espen Sandberg. Both are natives of Sandefjord, Norway. As a directing team, they went under the name of Roenberg. They co-own one of Scandinavia's largest production companies for commercials called Motion Blur. Rønning now develops and directs film and television as a solo director.

Pirkko Hannele Pokka is a former governor of the province of Lapland. She was the fifth Governor of Lapland and the first woman to hold the office.

Katrin Werner is a German politician who represents The Left. She has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2009.

Sverker Johansson is a physicist, linguist, textbook author and university professor. He created Lsjbot, a Wikipedia bot.

Kim Yun-ja is a retired female badminton player from South Korea. She is the last player to win All England Open titles in both singles and doubles.