List of Famous people born in May
Wally Adeyemo
Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo is a Nigerian-American economic and political advisor. He was the first president of the Obama Foundation and is President Joe Biden's nominee for United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. During the Obama administration, Adeyemo was the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics from 2015 to 2016 and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.
Yogendra Singh Yadav
Subedar Major and Honorary Lieutenant Yogendra Singh Yadav PVC is an officer in the Indian Army, who was awarded the highest Indian military honour decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, for his action during the Kargil War. Aged 19 when he received the decoration, he is the youngest person to be awarded the medal.
Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Eugene Ferguson Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He completed high school at Advanced Preparatory International in Dallas, Texas, where he was a top-20 player in the Class of 2016. Ferguson made separate commitments to both Alabama and Arizona before deciding to skip college and play overseas in 2016–17. He is a three-time gold medalist with Team USA, and in 2016, he participated in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Nike Hoop Summit, winning the MVP award at the latter.
Stomy Bugsy
Gilles Duarte, better known by his stage name Stomy Bugsy, is a French rapper and actor from Sarcelles, France.
Natalie Appleton
Natalie Jane Appleton Howlett is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress, and member of the group All Saints.
Takaya Kamikawa
Takaya Kamikawa is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor.
Stella Parton
Stella Mae Parton is an American country singer and songwriter, widely known for a series of country singles that charted during the mid- to late-1970s, her biggest hit being 1975's "I Want to Hold You In My Dreams Tonight". She is the younger sister of country music entertainer Dolly Parton, and the older sister of singer Randy Parton and actress Rachel Dennison.
Stanley Baxter
Stanley Baxter is a BAFTA award winning Scottish actor, comedian and impressionist, known for his popular British television comedy shows The Stanley Baxter Show, Baxter On..., Time For Baxter, The Stanley Baxter Picture Show, The Stanley Baxter Series and Mr Majeika.
DeWanda Wise
DeWanda Wise is an American actress. She starred in Spike Lee's Netflix comedy-drama series She's Gotta Have It (2017–19), a contemporary updating of his 1986 film.
Nicholas A. Christakis
Nicholas A. Christakis is an American sociologist and physician known for his research on social networks and on the socioeconomic, biosocial, and evolutionary determinants of behavior, health, and longevity. He is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the Human Nature Lab. He is also the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science.