List of Famous people born in May

Biruté Marija Filomena Galdikas or Biruté Mary Galdikas, OC, is a Lithuanian-Canadian anthropologist, primatologist, conservationist, ethologist, and author. She is a professor at Simon Fraser University. In the field of primatology, Galdikas is recognized as a leading authority on orangutans. Prior to her field study of orangutans, scientists knew little about the species.

Alexander Nuno Alvaro is a German politician and was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. During his first mandate he worked in the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; he was a substitute for the Committee on Legal Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand.

André-Paul Duchâteau was a Belgian comics writer and mystery novelist.

Hirotoshi Kitagawa is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.

Miss Honduras is a national beauty pageant in Honduras.

Terence Jonathan "T. J." Parker is a French former professional basketball player and a current professional coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the French basketball team, ASVEL.

Dorian Foulon is a French cyclist. He represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Gladys Esther González is a political scientist who served as National Deputy and currently as National Senator for Buenos Aires Province for Republican Proposal, within of Cambiemos.

Teten Masduki is an Indonesian social activist involved in public clearinghouse for information about corruption, collusion, and nepotism of Indonesia. He was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2005. He was appointed as the Minister for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet in October 2019.

Kazuhito Tanaka is a Japanese gymnast, Olympic silver and 3-time World medalist. Younger siblings, sister Rie Tanaka and brother Yusuke Tanaka, are both professional gymnasts.