| 50491 | May.02 | Birth | 1896 – Helen of Greece and Denmark (d. 1982) |
| 50492 | May.02 | Birth | 1897 – John Frederick Coots, American songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 50493 | May.02 | Birth | 1898 – Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1989) |
| 50494 | May.02 | Birth | 1902 – Arturo Licata, Italian super-centenarian (d. 2014) |
| 50495 | May.02 | Birth | 1903 – Benjamin Spock, American rower, pediatrician, and author (d. 1998) |
| 50496 | May.02 | Birth | 1904 – Bill Brandt, German-English photographer and journalist (d. 1983) |
| 50497 | May.02 | Birth | 1906 – Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (d. 1979) |
| 50498 | May.02 | Birth | 1906 – Aileen Riggin, American swimmer and diver (d. 2002) |
| 50499 | May.02 | Birth | 1907 – Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (d. 1993) |
| 50500 | May.02 | Birth | 1910 – Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1943) |
| 50501 | May.02 | Birth | 1912 – Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985) |
| 50502 | May.02 | Birth | 1913 – Pietro Frua, Italian coachbuilders and car designers (d. 1983) |
| 50503 | May.02 | Birth | 1913 – Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |
| 50504 | May.02 | Birth | 1913 – Aydın Sayılı, Turkish historian and academic (d. 1993) |
| 50505 | May.02 | Birth | 1915 – Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003) |
| 50506 | May.02 | Birth | 1915 – Peggy Mount, English actress (d. 2001) |
| 50507 | May.02 | Birth | 1917 – Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder |
| 50508 | May.02 | Birth | 1917 – Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2002) |
| 50509 | May.02 | Birth | 1920 – Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 2004) |
| 50510 | May.02 | Birth | 1920 – Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (d. 2000) |
| 50511 | May.02 | Birth | 1920 – Vasantrao Deshpande, Indian singer and sitar player (d. 1983) |
| 50512 | May.02 | Birth | 1920 – Guinn Smith, American pole vaulter, soldier, and pilot (d. 2004) |
| 50513 | May.02 | Birth | 1921 – Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 50514 | May.02 | Birth | 1922 – Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (d. 2007) |
| 50515 | May.02 | Birth | 1922 – Serge Reggiani, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 2004) |
| 50516 | May.02 | Birth | 1922 – A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 2006) |
| 50517 | May.02 | Birth | 1923 – Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (d. 2008) |
| 50518 | May.02 | Birth | 1924 – Jamal Abro, Pakistani lawyer and author (d. 2004) |
| 50519 | May.02 | Birth | 1924 – Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2015) |
| 50520 | May.02 | Birth | 1924 – Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan |