List of Famous people born on May 1st

Vitaly Ivanovich Popkov was a Soviet fighter pilot who became a flying ace during the Second World War. During the war, he was credited with around 40 aerial victories for which he was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. After the war he remained in the military and reached the rank of general-lieutenant, retiring in 1989. He died in 2010 at the age of 88.

Probosutedjo was the younger half-brother of former Indonesian president Suharto. Like many Indonesians, he took only one name. Probosutedjo was one of seven children from his mother's second marriage, his father being Atmopawiro and his mother Sukirah. Like Suharto, he was born and raised in the small hamlet of Kemusuk to the west of the main town of Yogyakarta..

Kim In-Sik is a former manager of the Korea Baseball Organization. He was the manager of the South Korean national baseball team in the late 2000s and again in the 2010s when he was named as such in June 2015.

Armindo Fonseca is a French former racing cyclist, who rode professionally for the Fortuneo–Samsic team – through various team names – from 2011 to 2018. He competed in the Tour de France on three occasions – in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Aleksey Gennadyevich Smertin is a Russian football official and a former player. He was a fairly versatile player and was able to play in defence as well as midfield. He works in the Russian Football Union in two positions - "director of regional policies and international relations" and "anti-discrimination and anti-racism officer".

Serhii Vasylovych Kivalov is Ukrainian politician, jurist, parliamentarian, head of Central Election Commission during the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election which led to the Orange revolution.

Princess Augusta of Prussia was a German salonist, painter, and Electress consort of Hesse by marriage to William II, Elector of Hesse. She was the third daughter and fifth child of Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Víctor Hugo Montaño Caicedo is a Colombian international footballer who plays as a striker for Orsomarso.

Christiane Hammacher is a German actress, who has performed on the German stage and on television.

Koichiro Yoshinaga is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher/infielder.