List of Famous people born in May

Eric Peterson is an American guitarist, best known as a member of the American thrash metal band Testament and is the only remaining original member left in the band, which first started in 1983 under the name Legacy. He and vocalist Chuck Billy are the only members to appear on all of the band's studio albums.

Linda Marie Emond is an American stage, film and television actress. Emond has received three Tony Award nominations for her performances in Life (x) 3 (2003), Death of a Salesman (2012) and Cabaret (2014).

Darren Adamson is an English male badminton player.

Kenn Lim is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian junior team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Asian Junior Championships in the boys' team event. He was the champion at the 2006 Sri Lanka Satellite and 2010 Portugal International tournament in the men's singles event. Lim who was educated at the Leeds Metropolitan University was the 2008 runner-up and 2009 champion at the BUCS Badminton Championships, and also won the 2008 Wimbledon National Elite Open. Lim represented Yorkshire at the Badminton England circuit, and clinched the men's singles title at the Northumberland Championships.

Daniel Ralph Iassogna is an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He joined the major league staff in 1999. In 2012, Iassogna worked his first World Series. He was promoted to crew chief for the 2020 season.

Daniel Richter is an American mime and actor. He is remembered as playing the leader of a tribe of ape-men in 2001: A Space Odyssey.