List of Famous people born on May 1st

Eurípedes Barsanulfo, was a Brazilian educator, pharmacist, politician and prominent spiritist medium. He is best known as the founder and first headmaster of Colégio Allan Kardec, one of the first spiritist schools in the world.

Johann Georg Neumann (1661–1709) was a German Lutheran theologian and church historian.

Mahmoud Shokoko was an Egyptian actor and artist. He is best known for his puppet character "Aragouzsho".

Mayumi Aoki is a Japanese swimmer. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly and 4 × 100 m medley relay and won a gold medal in the 100 m butterfly. She won a bronze medal in this event at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships. In 1972 she twice broke the world record in the 100 m butterfly. After retiring from competition she worked as a swimming coach and a high school teacher. In 1989 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.