List of Famous people born in May

Egon Flaig is a German ancient historian and public intellectual, currently Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at the University of Rostock. Flaig's research has ranged from ancient Greek and Roman history to world-historical treatments of topics such as slavery and democracy. He has also been an active commentator on issues such as democracy, national identity, and religion, especially as pertaining to his home country.

Alexander Hofmann is a retired Grand Prix motorcycle racer, who now works on German television coverage of the sport. He is nicknamed 'The Hoff' in English-speaking countries, a nod to David Hasselhoff.

Mitsuru Igarashi is the former keyboarder and songwriter of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing. He founded the band in early 1996 with his old friend Ichirō Itō and then 18-year-old singer Kaori Mochida. He left Every Little Thing in April 2000 after releasing the third album, Eternity. Since leaving the band, he started producing music for the band Day After Tomorrow which disbanded in 2005. Currently he plays keyboards and is a songmaker and producer in band Rushmore. He was also involved in composing and writing song lyrics for Every Little Thing's ninth album, Change.

Mahamadou Diarra is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He served as captain for the Mali national team.

Danny Polfliet, known professionally as Danny Vera, is a Dutch singer-songwriter and musician.

Fabrice Olinga Essono, known as Olinga, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron as a forward.

Fabian Lustenberger is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for and captains BSC Young Boys. He has earned three caps with the Swiss national team.

Matko Mijael Miljevic is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentinos Juniors.

Michael Gspurning is a retired Austrian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Marcel Gleffe is a German living in Norway who saved the lives of several people during the massacre on the island of Utøya. He became known in Germany as the "Saviour of Utøya". He was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.