List of Famous people born in May

Elena Salgado Méndez is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and held several ministerial portfolios during her political career.

Aydo Abay is a German singer and songwriter raised in Koblenz, Germany. He is of Turkish descent. Abay is mainly known for being the frontman for the German indie rock quartet Blackmail (1995–2008). He has also started his own solo band project known as "KEN".

Anders Eggert Magnussen is a Danish handball player currently playing for Skjern Håndbold. He has previously played in Denmark for GOG and german side SG Flensburg-Handewitt. He was part of SG Flensburg-Handewitt team that won the 2013–14 EHF Champions League trophy. In his 11 years with SG Flensburg-Handewitt he played in 461 matches and scored 2531 times.

Omar Hussein is a comedian who found his stage on YouTube. He was the CEO of UTURN entertainment and then he left to continue his studies. His show Al-Tayer, based on local humor, has drawn hundreds of thousands of hits. He's part of a growing trend where comedians and citizen journalists are using social media as a platform to address the two-thirds of the Saudi population under 30. These online celebrities are pushing the barriers of society through their popular, but sometimes controversial talk shows.

Florence Baverel, is a retired French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the women's 7.5 km sprint. She placed 26th in the women's 15 km individual event, 5th in the 12.5 km mass start and 13th in the 10 km pursuit final.

Gladys Cherono Kiprono is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in track and road running events. She became the first woman to win both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres at the African Championships in 2012. She is a three-time winner of the Berlin Marathon and the 8th fastest women marathoner of all time.

Gonzalo Quesada is a retired Argentine rugby player who presently works as a coach for Stade Français in France's Top 14.

Igor Anatolyevich Lediakhov is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as an attacking midfielder.

Federico Raúl Laurito is an Argentine professional footballer.

Elisabeth Gehrer is an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). From May 1995 until January 2007, Gehrer was Federal Minister of Education, Science and Culture, at first in grand coalition governments headed by Franz Vranitzky and Viktor Klima, and from 2000 onwards in Wolfgang Schüssel's coalition government. From 1999 to 2007, she also served as vice party chairperson of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP).