List of Famous people born in May

José Luiz Datena is a Brazilian journalist and TV presenter, who currently hosts the news program Brasil Urgente at Rede Bandeirantes. Brasil Urgente deals mostly with the urban violence and crime in various regions of Brazil, often covering and commenting on homicides and crime in general. He started his career in radio before becoming a television presenter on a sports show, and later moving on to the show he currently hosts in Rede Bandeirantes.

Brenda Jean Bakke is an American actress and real estate broker. She is best known for her roles in 1990s films Hot Shots! Part Deux, Gunmen, Demon Knight, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory and L.A. Confidential.

Nazım Sangaré is a Turkish footballer who plays as a right back for Fenerbahçe.

Henricus "Rick" Nicolas van den Hurk is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has also pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, and Pittsburgh Pirates, and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions and in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. In international play, he is a member of the Netherlands national baseball team.

Ajaz Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in movies such as Rakta Charitra and Allah Ke Banday and acted in several television daily soaps including Rahe Tera Aashirwaad and Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki. Khan is known for his appearance in Bigg Boss 7. He also appeared on the TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil.

Phil Scraton is a critical criminologist, academic and author. He is a social researcher, known particularly for his investigative work into the context, circumstances and aftermath of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. More recently, he was a member of the Hillsborough Independent Panel and headed its research. Currently he is Professor Emeritus, School of Law at Queen's University Belfast, and Director of the Childhood, Transition and Social Justice Initiative.

John Howard Tory, is a Canadian politician who has served as the 65th and current mayor of Toronto since December 1, 2014.

Graeme Dott is a Scottish professional snooker player and snooker coach from Larkhall. He turned professional in 1994 and first entered the top 16 in 2001. He has won two ranking titles, the 2006 World Snooker Championship and the 2007 China Open, and was runner-up in the World Championships of 2004 and 2010. He reached number 2 in the world rankings in 2007, but a subsequent episode of clinical depression seriously affected his form, causing him to drop to number 28 for the 2009–10 season. He then recovered his form, regained his top-16 ranking, and reached a third World Championship final. In 2011, he published his autobiography, Frame of Mind: The Autobiography of the World Snooker Champion. By reaching the final of the 2020 World Grand Prix, Dott became the first player to reach a ranking final in four different decades, the first being the 1999 Scottish Open.

Joshua Joevan Bellamy is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Butte Community College before transferring to Louisville, and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also played for Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, and New York Jets.

Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers is an American professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basket League. He was selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves after playing three seasons of college basketball for the University of Kansas, including being a part of the 2007–08 national championship team. He was the first and currently only player to play in the NBA born in the state of Alaska. Chalmers was named the 2006–07 Co-Defensive Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.