List of Famous people born in May

General Mohamed Mediène, also known as Toufik (توفيق), was head of the Algerian secret services, the Intelligence and Security Department, from 1990 to 2015. He was described as the world's longest serving "intelligence chief".

Gilles de Maistre is a French screenwriter, director, producer, journalist, and actor who was nominated for a César Award.

Rashid Magomedgadzhievich Magomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist of Dargin ethnicity. He is a former amateur Light heavyweight and Middleweight boxer, and competed at the lightweight mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Magomedov is also a former M-1 Global welterweight champion. He is ranked #7 in the ACA lightweight rankings.

Paolo Duval Goltz is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in the Argentine Primera División.

Dean Arthur Heller is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 15th Secretary of State of Nevada from 1995 to 2007 and U.S. Representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Brian Sandoval and elected to a full term in the 2012 election. Heller ran for a second term in 2018, but was defeated by Democrat Jacky Rosen. He was the only Republican U.S. Senator to lose re-election in the 2018 midterm elections.

Gildor Roy is a Canadian actor. Gildor is the brother of Québécois actors Luc Roy, Yvon Roy and Maxim Roy.

Igor Vladimirovich Denisov is a Russian former professional association footballer who played as a midfielder.

Charles Alan Lawson, known professionally as Alan Lawson, is an attorney and jurist from Florida. He has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida since 2016, when he was appointed by Governor Rick Scott. He previously was a judge on the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal.

Caitlin Jean Stasey is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Rachel Kinski in Neighbours. Previously she played Francesca Thomas in The Sleepover Club, although her breakthrough movie role came in Tomorrow, When the War Began, a 2010 movie adaptation of the teen novel of the same name in which she played lead protagonist Ellie Linton. She also played Lady Kenna in the American series Reign from 2013 to 2015 and had a recurring role in the ABC2 series Please Like Me from 2013 to 2016. In 2017 Stasey starred as Ada on the Fox television drama APB, which was cancelled after one season in May 2017.

Peter Scudamore MBE, often known as 'Scu', is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. He was an eight-time Champion Jockey, riding 1,678 winning horses in his career. He received an MBE for his services to the sport of horse racing.