List of Famous people born in May

Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams is an American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971. Each year he organizes volunteers from around the world to travel to various countries where they dress as clowns to bring humor to orphans, patients, and other people.

Gaku Shibasaki is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club CD Leganés and the Japanese national team.

Boris Erasmus Palmer is a German politician and member of the Green Party. He has been mayor of Tübingen since January 2007. From March 2001 to May 2007, he was a member of the Baden-Württemberg Landtag, the State parliament in Stuttgart.

Nathalie Geneviève Marie Kosciusko-Morizet, often referred to by her initials NKM, is an engineer, public figure and advocate, having previously had a political career.

Vikas Gupta is an Indian television producer, creative director, screenwriter and host known for participating in Bigg Boss 11, hosting MTV Ace Of Space and participating in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9.

Winfried Kretschmann is a German politician serving as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg since 2011. A member of the Alliance '90/Greens, he was President of the Bundesrat and ex officio deputy to the President of Germany from 2012 to 2013. He is the first member of the Greens to serve in these offices. Identifying himself as a green conservative, Kretschmann has been associated with both culturally and economically liberal policies.

Kevin Steen is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kevin Owens and is a former Universal Champion.

Yannick Noah is a former professional tennis player and singer from France. He won the French Open in 1983, and is currently the captain of both France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup team. During his career, which spanned almost two decades, Noah captured a total of 23 singles titles and 16 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3 in July 1986 and attaining the World No. 1 doubles ranking the following month. Since his retirement from the game, Noah has remained in the public eye as a popular music performer and as the co-founder, with his mother, of a charity organization for underprivileged children. Noah is also the father of NBA player Joakim Noah.

Gale Eugene Sayers was an American professional football player who was both a halfback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). In a relatively brief but highly productive NFL career, Sayers spent seven seasons with the Chicago Bears from 1965 to 1971, though multiple injuries effectively limited him to five seasons of play. He was known for his elusiveness and agility and was regarded by his peers as one of the most difficult players to tackle.

Melissa Ellen Gilbert is an American actress, television director, producer, politician and former president of the Screen Actors Guild.