List of Famous people born on May 3rd

Hirokazu Kanazawa was a Japanese teacher of Shotokan karate. He was the Chief instructor and President of the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation, an organisation he founded after he left the Japan Karate Association (JKA). Kanazawa was ranked 10th dan in karate.

William "Will" Skelton is an Australian rugby union footballer, who plays as a lock for La Rochelle in the French Top 14 competition. Skelton was born in New Zealand, and he is of Samoan descent; he moved to Australia as a child and qualified for Australia through residency. He won 18 caps for Australia between 2014 and 2016.

Chen Yi was the chief executive and garrison commander of Taiwan Province after the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Republic of China. He acted on behalf of the Allied Powers to accept the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Taipei Zhongshan Hall on October 25, 1945. He is considered to have mismanaged the tension between the Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese which resulted in the February 28 Incident in 1947, and was dismissed. In June 1948 he was appointed Chairman of Zhejiang Province, but was dismissed and arrested when his plan to surrender to the Chinese Communist Party was discovered. He was sentenced to death and executed in Taipei in 1950.

Shuto Takajo is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Orix Buffaloes.

Semion Andreyevich Elistratov is a Russian short track speed skater. He is the 2014 Olympic champion in the 5000 m relay and a bronze medalist in the 1500 m at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Edgardo Antonio Miranda Beiro, known artistically as Joey Montana, is a Panamanian reggaeton singer. He is known for the songs "La Melodía", "Tus Ojos No Me Ven", "Hola" and "Picky".

Adrien Dipanda is a French handball player for Saint-Raphaël and the French national team.

Martin Bouygues is the chairman and chief executive officer of the French company Bouygues ; founded by his father Francis Bouygues in 1952.

Zhang Li was a female international table tennis player from China.

Nicola Thost is a German snowboarder and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.