List of Famous people born in May

Phillip King PRA is a British sculptor. He is one of Anthony Caro's best known students, even though the two artists are near contemporaries. Their education followed similar trajectories and they both worked as assistants to Henry Moore. Following the "New Generation" show at the Whitechapel Gallery, both Caro and King were included in the seminal 1966 exhibit, "Primary Structures" at the Jewish Museum in New York representing the British influence on the "New Art". In 2011, his work was represented in the Royal Academy exhibition on Modern British Sculpture which explored British sculpture of the twentieth century.

Emine Işınsu Öksüz was Turkish writer, poet, and journalist.

Dieter Spöri is a German politician affiliated with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He has been the President of the European Movement Germany since 2006, and was Deputy Prime Minister and minister of Economic Affairs of the State of Baden-Württemberg from 1992 to 1996.

Siarhei Petrovich Liakhovich is a Belarusian professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title in 2006. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the super-heavyweight division at the 1997 World Championships.

Detlef Müller or Metin Mert is a retired German-born naturalised Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Anthony Van Laast is a choreographer, mainly for the stage, concerts, television and film. His works have appeared in the West End and on Broadway.