List of Famous people born in May

Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union and set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 meter events. Nicknamed the "Tsar of the Pool" but also the "Monster of the Waves" or simply the "Leningrad Express", he was the first person to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500 m freestyle and also the first person to swim under eight minutes in the 800 m freestyle. He was named the Male World Swimmer of the Year in 1982 by Swimming World.

Emmanuel Larcenet, known as Manu Larcenet is a French cartoonist. He worked with Fluide Glacial magazine from 1995 to 2006 and with Spirou magazine from 1997 to 2004. He has also founded the French publisher Les Rêveurs in 1998. Since 2000, he mostly works with Dargaud.

Pilar Montenegro is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress.

Lindsey Shaw is an American actress. She is known for playing Jennifer "Moze" Mosely on the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. She also co-starred in the 2007 CW sitcom Aliens in America, and was the lead on ABC Family's 2009 comedy series 10 Things I Hate About You. From 2011–2017 she played the recurring role of Paige McCullers on the ABC Family teen drama series Pretty Little Liars.

Virginie Razzano is a former French professional tennis player. She won two WTA Tour singles titles, both of them in 2007. Razzano reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 16 on 14 September 2009. She represented France in the Fed Cup from 2001 to 2014; her overall Fed Cup win-loss record is 16–9.

Muna AbuSulayman, is Saudi businesswoman and activist. She is also the former founding Secretary General of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's Kingdom Holding Company and co-host of the Kalam Nawaem television show. In August 2013, AbuSulayman was announced as the Global Ambassador of Silatech.

Akiru Miyashita , better known by his ring name Danshoku Dino , is a Japanese professional wrestler. Dino has spent most of his career competing for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT), where he plays an overly exaggerated homosexual character. His ring name comes from the Japanese name for the character Baron Dino from the manga series Sakigake!! Otokojuku.

Yoann Kowal is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase.

Sergei Anatolyevich Tkachyov is a Russian professional football player who plays as a right midfielder or attacking midfielder for Arsenal Tula.

Benjamin Macé, also known as "Benj", is a French speed skater and short track speed skater. He competed in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics and speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics.