List of Famous people born on May 1st

Giuseppe Lanci is an Italian cinematographer.

Rose Hobart was an American actress and a Screen Actors Guild official.

Andreas Laskaratos was a satirical poet and writer from the Ionian island of Cefalonia, representative of the Heptanese School (literature). He was excommunicated by the Greek Orthodox Church because his satire targeted many of the church's prominent members.

Zhao Fei is a Chinese cinematographer and frequent collaborator to many directors of the China's so called "fifth generation" film movement. Zhao also served as Woody Allen's director of photography for three films between 1998 and 2001.

Ralph Murphy was an American film and television director. Born in Rockville, Connecticut, Murphy was active in films from 1931 through 1962, with some work in television. From 1941–44 he was married to Gloria Dickson, whom he directed in I Want a Divorce.

Henry DeWolf "Harry" Smyth was an American physicist, diplomat, and bureaucrat. He played a number of key roles in the early development of nuclear energy, as a participant in the Manhattan Project, a member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), and U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Morten Bødskov is a Danish Social Democratic politician currently serving as the Minister of Taxation under Mette Frederiksen. He is the former Minister of Justice in the Government of Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

Alan Mark Poul is an American film and television producer and director.