| 50941 | May.03 | Birth | 1938 – Omar Abdel-Rahman, Egyptian terrorist |
| 50942 | May.03 | Birth | 1938 – Chris Cannizzaro, American baseball player |
| 50943 | May.03 | Birth | 1938 – Lindsay Kemp, English actor, dancer, and choreographer |
| 50944 | May.03 | Birth | 1939 – Jonathan Harvey, English composer and educator (d. 2012) |
| 50945 | May.03 | Birth | 1940 – David H. Koch, American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist |
| 50946 | May.03 | Birth | 1940 – Conny Plank, German DJ and producer (Cluster and Moebius & Plank) (d. 1987) |
| 50947 | May.03 | Birth | 1940 – Clemens Westerhof, Dutch footballer and manager |
| 50948 | May.03 | Birth | 1941 – Alexander Harley, English general |
| 50949 | May.03 | Birth | 1941 – Edward Malloy, American priest and academic |
| 50950 | May.03 | Birth | 1942 – Věra Čáslavská, Czech gymnast and coach |
| 50951 | May.03 | Birth | 1942 – Dave Marash, American journalist and sportscaster |
| 50952 | May.03 | Birth | 1942 – Butch Otter, American soldier and politician, 32nd Governor of Idaho |
| 50953 | May.03 | Birth | 1943 – Jim Risch, American lawyer and politician, 31st Governor of Idaho |
| 50954 | May.03 | Birth | 1944 – Peter Doyle, English bishop |
| 50955 | May.03 | Birth | 1944 – Alan Rose, Australian public servant |
| 50956 | May.03 | Birth | 1944 – Pete Staples, English bass player (The Troggs) |
| 50957 | May.03 | Birth | 1945 – Jörg Drehmel, German triple jumper and coach |
| 50958 | May.03 | Birth | 1945 – Davey Lopes, American baseball player, coach, and manager |
| 50959 | May.03 | Birth | 1946 – Norm Chow, American football player and coach |
| 50960 | May.03 | Birth | 1946 – Silvino Francisco, South African snooker player |
| 50961 | May.03 | Birth | 1946 – Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster |
| 50962 | May.03 | Birth | 1947 – Doug Henning, Canadian magician (d. 2000) |
| 50963 | May.03 | Birth | 1947 – Mavis Jukes, American lawyer and author |
| 50964 | May.03 | Birth | 1948 – Chris Mulkey, American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 50965 | May.03 | Birth | 1948 – Peter Oosterhuis, English golfer and sportscaster |
| 50966 | May.03 | Birth | 1949 – Liam Donaldson, English physician and academic |
| 50967 | May.03 | Birth | 1949 – Ken Hom, American chef and author |
| 50968 | May.03 | Birth | 1949 – Ruth Lister, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, English academic and politician |
| 50969 | May.03 | Birth | 1949 – Ron Wyden, American academic and politician |
| 50970 | May.03 | Birth | 1950 – Mary Hopkin, Welsh singer-songwriter |