| 51781 | May.05 | Birth | 1945 – Lars-Inge Svartenbrandt, Swedish criminal |
| 51782 | May.05 | Birth | 1945 – Dianne Willcocks, English sociologist and academic |
| 51783 | May.05 | Birth | 1946 – Jim Kelly, American actor and martial artist (d. 2013) |
| 51784 | May.05 | Birth | 1947 – Daisuke Ban, Japanese actor |
| 51785 | May.05 | Birth | 1947 – Robin McNamara, American singer-songwriter and actor |
| 51786 | May.05 | Birth | 1948 – Jomanda, Dutch guru |
| 51787 | May.05 | Birth | 1948 – Anna Bergman, Swedish actress |
| 51788 | May.05 | Birth | 1948 – Mats Bergman, Swedish actor |
| 51789 | May.05 | Birth | 1948 – Bella van der Spiegel-Hage, Dutch cyclist |
| 51790 | May.05 | Birth | 1948 – Bill Ward, English drummer and songwriter (Black Sabbath and Mythology) |
| 51791 | May.05 | Birth | 1949 – Eppie Bleeker, Dutch speed skater |
| 51792 | May.05 | Birth | 1950 – Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal) |
| 51793 | May.05 | Birth | 1951 – Rudolf Finsterer, German rugby player and coach |
| 51794 | May.05 | Birth | 1951 – Nicholas Guest, American actor |
| 51795 | May.05 | Birth | 1951 – Toomas Vilosius, Estonian physician and politician, 2nd Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia |
| 51796 | May.05 | Birth | 1952 – Jorge Llopart, Spanish race walker |
| 51797 | May.05 | Birth | 1952 – Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (d. 2014) |
| 51798 | May.05 | Birth | 1955 – Melinda Culea, American actress |
| 51799 | May.05 | Birth | 1955 – Lisa Jane Persky, American actress and journalist |
| 51800 | May.05 | Birth | 1956 – Lisa Eilbacher, American actress |
| 51801 | May.05 | Birth | 1956 – Robert Marien, Canadian actor and singer |
| 51802 | May.05 | Birth | 1956 – Steve Scott, American runner and coach |
| 51803 | May.05 | Birth | 1957 – Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 51804 | May.05 | Birth | 1957 – Peter Howitt, English actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 51805 | May.05 | Birth | 1957 – Aad van Mil, Dutch water polo player |
| 51806 | May.05 | Birth | 1958 – Ron Arad, Israeli colonel and pilot (d. 1986) |
| 51807 | May.05 | Birth | 1958 – Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian footballer and sportscaster |
| 51808 | May.05 | Birth | 1958 – Aurélien Recoing, French actor |
| 51809 | May.05 | Birth | 1958 – Jack Wishna, American businessman, co-founded Rockcityclub (d. 2012) |
| 51810 | May.05 | Birth | 1959 – Bobby Ellsworth, American singer and bass player (Overkill) |