List of Famous people born in May

Masao Kobayashi is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Nakano, Tokyo and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.

David Wilson is a Canadian former figure skater who currently works as a choreographer at the Toronto Cricket and Skating Club.

Major general Fei Junlong is a Chinese military pilot and an astronaut. He flew on the second crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program.

Andreas Linger is an Austrian retired luger who has competed internationally since 2000. He and his younger brother Wolfgang began luging at a very young age, and did their first doubles run when they were 14. Linger has won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with three golds and two bronzes. He also earned seven medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold, three silvers, and three bronzes. The Lingers were overall Luge World Cup men's doubles champions in 2011-12 and scored 15 World Cup race victories. They were two time Olympic champions in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They won in 2006 despite Wolfgang having broken his leg in a luge crash the previous year. In 2010, they successfully defended their gold medal against another team of brothers, Andris and Juris Šics of Latvia.