List of Famous people born in May

Paolo Pasquale Peschisolido, commonly known as Paul Peschisolido, is a Canadian soccer manager and former player, and husband of Karren, Baroness Brady. Peschisolido was manager of English League Two club Burton Albion from May 2009 until March 2012, when he was dismissed following a poor run of games which left his side 17th in the league.

Cathy Silvers is an American actress and author, and the daughter of actress Evelyn Patrick and actor/comedian Phil Silvers.

Khadija Rovshan qizi Ismayilova, also Ismailova, is an Azerbaijani investigative journalist and radio host who is currently working for the Azerbaijani service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, until recently as the host of the daily debate show İşdən Sonra. She is a member of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. In December 2014, Ismayilova was arrested on charges of incitement to suicide, a charge widely criticized by human rights organizations as bogus. On 1 September 2015, Ismayilova was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison under charges of embezzlement and tax evasion. On 25 May 2016, the Azerbaijani supreme court ordered Ismayilova released on probation. In December 2017, Ismayilova received the Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as "Alternative Nobel Prize", "for her courage and tenacity in exposing corruption at the highest levels of government through outstanding investigative journalism in the name of transparency and accountability." Ismayilova was not allowed to travel from Azerbaijan to Sweden to receive the award.

Tania Cagnotto is an Italian diver. She is the first Italian female diver to win a medal in a World Championship. A five-time Olympian, she won medals in both individual and synchronized springboard diving in her final appearance at the Olympics in 2016. She is also a 20-time champion at the European level.

Jeremy Russell Gelbwaks is an American former child actor who starred in the television series The Partridge Family (1970–71).

Alex Král is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Spartak Moscow.

Seishū Hatake is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants.

Amandine Suzanne Monique Leynaud is a French handball player for Győri Audi ETO KC and the French national team.

Daisuke Shima is a Japanese singer and actor. He is best known for appearing on television in tokusatsu and other dramas, such as Yuusuke Amamiya in the series Choujuu Sentai Liveman, as Shuji Koboku in Tokyo Elevator Girl, as Captain Harumitsu Hiura in Ultraman Cosmos, and as the cafe owner in Kisarazu Cat's Eye.

Yves Simon (born 3 May 1944 in Choiseul, Haute-Marne) is a French singer and writer.