List of Famous people born in May

Denis Lynch is an Irish show jumper.

Seiya Kishikawa is a male Japanese table tennis player. He paired with Jun Mizutani in men's doubles competitions, the duo won four consecutive national titles from 2007 to 2010. They also won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and two titles at the ITTF Pro Tour. He currently plays for the German team TTC Ruhrstadt Herne.

Josefine Frida Pettersen is a Norwegian actress. She is best known for the role of Noora in the TV series Skam. Pettersen is from Sigdal.

Karim Handawy is an Egyptian handball player who plays for RK Eurofarm Pelister and the Egyptian national team.

Eric Gérard Carrière is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Nantes, Lyon, Lens, and Dijon.

Hazret Medzhidovich Sovmen was the second president of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, having succeeded Aslan Dzharimov at the post. Sovmen is a university professor from Maykop. Before becoming President, Hazret Sovmen had been a successful businessman, having started off as a bulldozer driver in a gold mine in Chukotka. He is the founder of Polyus Gold, Russia's leading gold-mining company.

Nahuel Oviedo Bentancourt is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Deportes La Serena of the Primera B in Chile. In July 2018, Oviedo was arrested for the murder of fellow footballer Facundo Espíndola.

Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi is a professional Japanese baseball player.

Dennie Christian is a German singer of schlager music popular in Germany and the Netherlands; he sings in both languages. His breakthrough song was "Rosamunde" in 1974, and one of his biggest Dutch hits was "Wij zijn twee vrienden". In 2017, he participated in the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers.

Régis Schleicher is a former member of Action directe.