List of Famous people born in May

Narcís Serra i Serra is a Spanish economist and politician, serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain from 1991 to 1995. Born in Barcelona in 1943, he was one of the leading figures of Catalan socialism during the Spanish transition to democracy, and he was one of the founders of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, the Catalan branch of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Katharina Wagner is a German opera stage-director and was, until April 2020, director of the Bayreuth Festival. She is the daughter of Wolfgang Wagner, great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner, and great-great granddaughter of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt.

Tim Borowski is a German football assistant manager of SV Werder Bremen and a former professional midfielder who played from 2002 to 2008 for the German national team.

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is a Japanese businessman. During the Japanese economic bubble, Forbes listed Tsutsumi as the wealthiest person in the world during 1987–94 due to his extensive real estate investments through the Seibu Corporation, which he controlled. However, as a result of a series of scandals and his 2005 arrest, his net worth has fallen to such an extent that he was taken off the Forbes list of billionaires in 2007.

Deserts Chang is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter.

Khaled Mashal is a Palestinian, former leader of Hamas.

Antonio Thomaz Santos de Barros, commonly known as Thomaz, is a Bolivian nationalized Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Operário Ferroviário.

Guillaume Kigbafori Soro is an Ivorian politician who was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from April 2007 to March 2012. Prior to his service as Prime Minister, Soro led the Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire, and later the New Forces as its Secretary-General. In March 2012, Soro became President of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire. He stepped down from that position in February 2019, announcing in June 2019 that he is running to succeed President Alassane Ouattara.

IAM is a French hip hop band from Marseille, formed in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton, Shurik'n, Khéops, Imhotep, and Kephren. 'IAM' has several meanings, including 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars'. Another meaning is Imperial Asiatic Man, while AKH often refers to L'homme Impérial Asiatique.

Philipp Pentke is a German footballer who plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.