List of Famous people born in May

Hélène Boucher was a well-known French pilot in the early 1930s, when she set several women's world speed records, including one which was also a world record for either sex. She was killed in an accident in 1934.

Teresa Villaverde is a Portuguese film director. Her film Os Mutantes was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

Joaquín Bondoni Gress is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor, known for his role in the Mexican telenovela Mi marido tiene más familia and El corazón nunca se equivoca as Cuauhtémoc "Temo" López, and for being a member of the Mexican group Tres 8 Uno .

Lev Abramovich Dodin is a modern Russian theater director, the leader of Saint Petersburg Maly Drama Theater.

Robert Frank Agostinelli is an Italian American self made billionaire financier who is the chairman and co-founder of private equity firm Rhône Group. Forbes estimates Agostinelli's net worth to be $1.0 billion, ranking him as the 416th richest American. Agostinelli was ranked #124 amongst the richest people in the United Kingdom by the Sunday Times Rich List in 2012 through to 2018 with a net worth of £689 million. In 2018 Financial News ranked Agostinelli as the 18th richest financier in the United Kingdom.

Gauthier Grumier is a French épée fencer.

Timm Klose is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Swiss club Basel, on loan from Norwich City, and the Switzerland national team.

Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva is a Colombian economist, sentenced to 17 years and 4 months of prison for a corruption scandal during his time as Minister of Agriculture. He served as the 8th Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia from 2005 to 2009, and was a candidate for the Conservative Party nomination in the 2010 Colombian presidential election, ultimately losing to Noemí Sanín Posada.

Marat Grigorian is an Armenian-born Belgian kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the featherweight division. Grigorian has previously competed for Glory and is a former Glory Lightweight Champion. He is famous for his technical aggressive fighting style and knockout power. Combat Press ranks him as the #2 lightweight kickboxer in the world.

Édgar Arnold Alarcón Tejada is a Peruvian accountant who served as Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru from June 9, 2016 to July 4, 2017.