| 50911 | May.03 | Birth | 1918 – Ted Bates, English footballer and manager (d. 2003) |
| 50912 | May.03 | Birth | 1919 – John Cullen Murphy, American soldier and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 50913 | May.03 | Birth | 1919 – Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (The Weavers and Almanac Singers) (d. 2014) |
| 50914 | May.03 | Birth | 1920 – John Lewis, American pianist and composer (Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 2001) |
| 50915 | May.03 | Birth | 1921 – Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer and actor (d. 1989) |
| 50916 | May.03 | Birth | 1922 – Len Shackleton, English footballer and journalist (d. 2000) |
| 50917 | May.03 | Birth | 1923 – George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist, conductor, and educator |
| 50918 | May.03 | Birth | 1923 – Ralph Hall, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician |
| 50919 | May.03 | Birth | 1924 – Yehuda Amichai, German-Israeli author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 50920 | May.03 | Birth | 1924 – Ken Tyrrell, English race car driver, founded Tyrrell Racing (d. 2001) |
| 50921 | May.03 | Birth | 1925 – Jean Séguy, French sociologist and author (d. 2007) |
| 50922 | May.03 | Birth | 1926 – Matt Baldwin, Canadian curler and engineer |
| 50923 | May.03 | Birth | 1926 – Herbert Blau, American engineer and academic (d. 2013) |
| 50924 | May.03 | Birth | 1928 – Dave Dudley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003) |
| 50925 | May.03 | Birth | 1928 – Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (d. 2001) |
| 50926 | May.03 | Birth | 1929 – Denise Lor, American singer and actress (d. 2015) |
| 50927 | May.03 | Birth | 1930 – Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (d. 2014) |
| 50928 | May.03 | Birth | 1930 – David Harrison, English chemist and academic |
| 50929 | May.03 | Birth | 1931 – Vasily Rudenkov, Belarusian hammer thrower (d. 1982) |
| 50930 | May.03 | Birth | 1932 – Robert Osborne, American actor and historian |
| 50931 | May.03 | Birth | 1933 – James Brown, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Famous Flames and The J.B.'s) (d. 2006) |
| 50932 | May.03 | Birth | 1933 – Alex Cord, American actor |
| 50933 | May.03 | Birth | 1933 – Graham Day, Canadian lawyer and businessman |
| 50934 | May.03 | Birth | 1933 – Brother Stair, American minister and radio host |
| 50935 | May.03 | Birth | 1933 – Steven Weinberg, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 50936 | May.03 | Birth | 1934 – Henry Cooper, English boxer and sportscaster (d. 2011) |
| 50937 | May.03 | Birth | 1934 – Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 50938 | May.03 | Birth | 1934 – Frankie Valli, American singer and actor (The Four Seasons and The Wonder Who?) |
| 50939 | May.03 | Birth | 1935 – Ron Popeil, American businessman, founded the Ronco Company |
| 50940 | May.03 | Birth | 1937 – Nélida Piñon, Brazilian author and academic |