List of Famous people born in May
Ruslana
Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko, known mononymously as Ruslana, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning recording artist, holding the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. She is also a former MP serving as deputy in the Ukrainian parliament for the Our Ukraine Party. Ruslana was the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Ukraine in 2004-2005. She is recognized as the most successful Ukrainian female solo artist internationally and was included in the top 10 most influential women of 2013 by the Forbes magazine. The U.S. Secretary of State honored her with the International Women of Courage Award in March 2014. She has been named an honorary citizen of her hometown L'viv and was nominated to receive the title Hero of Ukraine.
Josef Martínez
Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for American club Atlanta United FC, and the Venezuela national team.
Simon Rimmer
Simon Peter Rimmer is an English celebrity chef, best known for his on-screen partnership with Tim Lovejoy.
Aslı Enver
Aslı Enver is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her roles in several TV series including as Mine in Kavak Yelleri, as Ahu Kumral in Suskunlar and as Süreyya in Istanbullu Gelin. She is also known for her roles in Kayıp, Bana Artık Hicran De, Kardeşim Benim, Tamam mıyız? and Babil.
Fernandinho
Fernando Luiz Roza, known as Fernandinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and central defender for Premier League club Manchester City, whom he captains, and the Brazil national team. He has also captained Brazil on many occasions.
Divyendu Sharma
Divyendu Sharma, mononymously known as Divyenndu, is an Indian film actor best known for his roles of Nishant aka Liquid in Pyar Ka Punchnama, Narayan Sharma in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Tripathi in the film Batti Gul Meter Chalu, Munna Bhaiya in Amazon Prime Video series Mirzapur and Akhil Shrivastav in ALTBalaji web series Bicchoo Ka Khel.
George Clarke
George Clarke is an English architect, television presenter, lecturer and writer, best known for his work on the Channel 4 programmes The Home Show, The Restoration Man and George Clarke's Amazing Spaces.
Tao Okamoto
Tao Okamoto , known professionally as Tao, is a Japanese actress and model. In 2009, she was one of the faces of Ralph Lauren. She made her film debut as the female lead Mariko Yashida in the 2013 film The Wolverine; and played Mercy Graves in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. She's had recurring roles in the television series Hannibal, The Man in the High Castle and Westworld.
Pauline Hanson
Pauline Lee Hanson is an Australian politician who is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing populist political party. She has been a Senator for Queensland since 2016.
Mary Lou McDonald
Mary Louise McDonald is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition in Ireland since June 2020 and President of Sinn Féin since February 2018. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency since 2011. She previously served as Vice President of Sinn Féin from 2009 to 2018 and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency from 2004 to 2009.