List of Famous people born in May

Thomas William Cochrane is a Canadian musician best known as the frontman for the rock band Red Rider and for his work as a solo singer-songwriter. Cochrane has won eight Juno Awards. He is a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, an officer of the Order of Canada, and has an honorary doctorate from Brandon University. In September 2009, he was inducted onto the Canadian Walk of Fame.

Stephen Warbeck is an English composer, best known for his film and television scores.

Leonardo Del Vecchio is an Italian billionaire businessman, the founder and chairman of Luxottica, the world's largest producer and retailer of glasses and lenses, with 77,734 employees and over 8,000 stores. As of January 2020, Del Vecchio was estimated by Forbes to have a net worth of $25.8 billion, making him the second richest man in Italy, and the 50th richest in the world.

Tang Guoqiang is a Chinese actor best known for portraying historical figures in several films and television series. Some of his more notable roles include: various Chinese emperors, Zhuge Liang, Yan Zhenqing and Mao Zedong. Tang started his acting career when he first joined a performance troupe in 1970 after graduating from middle school. He made his film debut in 1975 as the male lead in Storm over the South China Sea. He is also a member of the Chinese Calligraphy Society.

Jeff Celentano, also credited as Jeff Weston, is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and film director. Celentano starred as a character actor in such films as Robert Altman’s “The Player”, American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, Puppet Master II, and Demonic Toys. Also starring in “Dynasty” “Magnum P.I., and “Trapper John”. In 1994, he turned to directing with his first short film, Dickwad. Which won several film festivals as best comedy short. He also directed Under the Hula Moon, Gunshy starring Diane Lane, “Breaking Point” starring Tom Berenger and Busta Rhymes. and most recently the boxing saga Glassjaw. Celentano is an acting teacher and is the Executive Director of Drama at The Performer's Academy in Lake Forest, California. Celentano was born and raised in Pemberton, New Jersey.

Jeffrey Wincott is a Canadian actor and martial artist best known for his lead role in the television series Night Heat.