List of Famous people born in May

Edward Bernard Patrick Murray is an American politician from the state of Washington who most recently served as the 53rd mayor of Seattle from 2014 to 2017. A Democrat, he was previously a state legislator, first with the Washington State House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007, then the Washington State Senate from 2007 to 2013.

Sebastien Bellin is a Brazilian-Belgian former professional basketball player. He has also been a part of the Belgian national basketball team in his career, he made his last appearance in 2010.

Muhammad Ainun Nadjib, best known as Emha Ainun Nadjib or Cak Nun, is an Indonesian poet, essayist, and humanist. Born in Jombang, East Java, Nadjib began writing poetry while living in Yogyakarta, publishing his first collection in 1976. He became one of the city's predominant poets by the late 1980s, and by then had also began writing essays. He is the leader of the Kiai Kanjeng group, which stages dramas and musical performances on religious themes.

Armel Le Cléac’h is a French professional navigator and sea captain. He was the IMOCA world champion in 2008 and French champion in single-handed yacht race in 2003, he notably won the Solitaire du Figaro twice, the Transat AG2R in 2004 and 2010 and the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race in 2016. He finished second in both the 2008–09 and 2012–13 editions of the Vendée Globe. In the Vendée Globe 2016–17, he finished first with a new record time of 74d 3h 35' 46". His performance earned him the 2018 Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year.

Alexander Dmitryevich Beglov ; born 19 May 1956 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR ) is a Russian politician. He was appointed acting Governor of Saint Petersburg on 3 October 2018. In the 2019 Saint Petersburg gubernatorial election Beglov won with 64.43% of the votes.

Michael Sean Redmond is an American-born professional Go player. He is one of only a few such players, as Go is not as widespread or developed outside of China, South Korea and Japan. He is the only Westerner to reach the highest grade of 9-dan.

Kim Kyong-hui is the aunt of current North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. She is the daughter of the founding North Korean leader Kim Il-sung and the sister of the late leader Kim Jong-il. She currently serves as Secretary for Organization of the Workers' Party of Korea. An important member of Kim Jong-il's inner circle of trusted friends and advisors, she was director of the WPK Light Industry Department from 1988 to 2012. She was married to Jang Sung-taek, who was executed in December 2013 in Pyongyang, after being charged with treason and corruption.

Catherine Herridge is a CBS News senior investigative correspondent currently based in Washington D.C. She began her role at CBS in November 2019 after leaving her role as Chief Intelligence correspondent for Fox News Channel. She had hosted the Saturday edition of Weekend Live.

Celso Borges Mora is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the Spanish club Deportivo La Coruña and the Costa Rica national team.

V. D. Satheesan is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress serving as Leader of the Opposition in the 15^th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He succeeds Mr. Ramesh Chennithala as the leader of opposition. He represents Paravur constituency in Ernakulam district. He also serves as the vice president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.