List of Famous people born in May

Fadel Muhammad Alhaddar is an Indonesian politician and businessman of Arab-Indonesian descent. He was appointed as the governor of the then-newest Indonesian province, Gorontalo, for the period 2001–2006. In 2006, he won the first Gorontalo gubernatorial election, making him governor until 2011. On October 22, 2009, he was chosen and inaugurated as the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and terminated on October 19, 2011, replaced by Sharif Cicip Sutardjo, His Colleague in Golkar Party.

Jane Rachel Brucker is an American actress and screenwriter best known for playing the part of Lisa Houseman, Baby's elder sister in the hit 1987 film Dirty Dancing.

Shuji Nakamura is a Japanese-born American electronic engineer and prolific inventor specializing in the field of semiconductor technology, professor at the Materials Department of the College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), and is regarded as the inventor of the blue LED, a major breakthrough in lighting technology. Together with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, he is one of the three recipients of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources". In 2015, his input into commercialization and development of energy-efficient white LED lighting technology was recognized by the Global Energy Prize. In 2021, Nakamura, along with Akasaki, Nick Holonyak, M. George Craford and Russell D. Dupuis were awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering "for the creation and development of LED lighting, which forms the basis of all solid state lighting technology".

Robert Dean Ferry is an American retired basketball player and executive.

Mary Alice Mapes is an American journalist, former television news producer, and author. She was a principal producer for CBS News, primarily the CBS Evening News and primetime television program 60 Minutes Wednesday. She is known for the story of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal, which won a Peabody Award, and the story of Senator Strom Thurmond's unacknowledged biracial daughter, Essie Mae Washington. In 2005, she was fired from CBS for her part in the Killian documents controversy.

Alexis Ajinça is a French former professional basketball player who played 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association.

Richard Eklund Jr. is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1975 to 1985. Known as "The Pride of Lowell", he held the USA New England welterweight title twice between 1979 and 1983. He is the half-brother and former trainer of former WBU champion Micky Ward. The 2010 biopic The Fighter is based on the two brothers' fall and rise to the boxing title.

Mei Kurokawa is a Japanese actress and singer. Her given name Mei originates from her birth month (May) in English. She has been frequently featured in many Japanese dramas and films.

Hisham Mohamed Ashour is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. He is the older brother of Ramy Ashour. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 11 in February 2012.

Tia Lee is a Taiwanese singer, actress and model. She is a member of girl group Dream Girls.