List of Famous people born in May

Malek Brahimi, better known by his stage name Freeman, is a French hip hop artist and breakdancer. He was a member of the successful hip hop group IAM together with Akhenaton, Shurik'n, Khéops, Imhotep, and Kephren. He has also worked as a solo artist and an actor. Freeman lives in Marseille, but says that he is above all an Internationalist.

Thomas Arthur Reiter is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General in the German Air Force currently working as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA). He was one of the top 25 astronauts in terms of total time in space. With his wife and two sons he lives near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.

ORLAN is a French contemporary artist best known for her work with plastic surgery in the early to mid-1990s. ORLAN is known as a pioneer of carnal art, a form of self-portraiture that utilizes body modification to distort one's appearance. She adopted the pseudonym "ORLAN" in 1971, and capitalises each letter because, as ORLAN states, she has 'no desire to step back into rank.' She lives and works in Paris.

Sherif Mounir, , born May 14, 1959, in El Mansoura (المنصورة) in Dakahlia Governorate as Sherif Ahmed Mounir, is a popular Egyptian movie and stage actor.

Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing. He is the most capped international male footballer in history, having made 184 appearances for the Egypt national team. Hassan is regarded as one of the best players in African football history.

Edgardo Antonio Miranda Beiro, known artistically as Joey Montana, is a Panamanian reggaeton singer. He is known for the songs "La Melodía", "Tus Ojos No Me Ven", "Hola" and "Picky".

Grégory Paisley is a French former professional football defender.

Eimi Kuroda is a Japanese fashion model from Saitama Prefecture. She is managed by Asiacross.

María Dolores Amaya Vega, better known by her stage name Remedios Amaya, is a Spanish flamenco singer. She represented Spain at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest.

Ivan Hennadiyovych Bakanov is a Ukrainian politician who has been the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine since 29 August 2019. Before that, he was a Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine.