List of Famous people born in May

Janis Jonathan Blaswich is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club Heracles Almelo.

Bartolomeus Jozef Lodewijk Rosalia "Bart" Somers is a Belgian, Flemish politician. He is currently the mayor of Mechelen and President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Committee of the Regions. In 2017 Bart Somers was awarded 2016 World Mayor Prize as recognition for his outstanding achievements in welcoming refugees during recent years and for the long-term integration of immigrants from different cultures, religions and social backgrounds. He obtained a law degree from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Cremilda Santana dos Santos is a Brazilian actress and comedian.

James Thomas Watkins is an English film director and screenwriter, best known for directing The Woman in Black starring Daniel Radcliffe.

Peter Shub is an American actor, clown and vaudeville show director who moved to Europe in the 1980s. He has worked with a number of distinguished international organizations and artists and went on tour with well known circuses such as the German Circus Roncalli, the Big Apple from New York and the Canadian Cirque du Soleil. He has won a Silver Clown of Monte Carlo award and went on tour with his own show as well as with other vaudeville shows throughout Europe. He has been called a "legend", a "modern master", and a "fixture of the German Varieté world."

Rodrigo Salinas Dorantes is a professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for C.F. Pachuca of the Liga Bancomer MX on loan from Toluca.

Jonathan Rivierez is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains Stade Malherbe Caen.

David Fray is a French classical pianist. Voted "Newcomer of the Year 2008" by the BBC Music Magazine, Fray has gained attention for his musical interpretation as well as his eccentricities in performance and rehearsal, which were highlighted in the 2008 ARTE documentary about him titled Swing, Sing and Think.

Josip Perković is a former director of the Yugoslav-era Croatian secret police, the State Security Service, convicted in 2016 in Germany to life in prison for his involvement in the 1983 assassination of Croat émigré Stjepan Đureković.

Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark was the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.