List of Famous people born on May 1st

John Meillon,, was an Australian character actor, known for many straight as well as comedy roles, he became most widely known internationally as Walter Reilly in the films Crocodile Dundee and Crocodile Dundee II. He also voiced advertisements for Victoria Bitter beer.

Gavilán Rayna Russom known professionally as Rayna Russom, is an American electronic music producer, musician and DJ. Russom has released music under various names, including Black Leotard Front, Black Meteoric Star and The Crystal Ark, as well as collaborative work with Delia Gonzalez and the band LCD Soundsystem. In addition to her musical work, Russom is also a visual artist and a writer. Russom lives in New York City.

Henry Antony Cardew Worrall Thompson is an English restauranteur and celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster.

Josef "Joe" Zinnbauer is a German retired football midfielder and current football manager for South African club Orlando Pirates.

Ajay Thakur is an Indian professional Kabaddi player and the former captain of India national kabaddi team. He was part of the national teams which won 2016 Kabaddi World Cup and gold medal at 2014 Asian Games. He was awarded the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award in 2019.

Maria Violante Placido is an Italian actress and singer.

Nina Hossain is a British journalist and presenter employed by ITN as the lead presenter of the ITV Lunchtime News.

Edward Arnet Johnson is an American former professional basketball player who spent 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a year in the Greek Basket League midway through his career. With nearly 1,200 games in the NBA, he scored the second-most career points among players who never played in an NBA All-Star Game, behind Jamal Crawford. As of the 2018–19 season, he is ranked 52nd in all-time points scored, and ranked fifth-most in points scored by an eligible player not in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. As of 2019 he is the co-host of NBA Today, which airs weekdays on Sirius XM NBA Radio and also is the play-by-play TV analyst for the Phoenix Suns on Fox Sports Arizona.

Chantae McMillan is an American heptathlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Peter Mikkelsen was a Danish football referee. He refereed 5 matches in the FIFA World Cup, two in 1990 and three in 1994. He also refereed two UEFA European Football Championship tournaments in 1992 and in 1996.