| 50551 | May.02 | Birth | 1942 – Jacques Rogge, Belgian businessman |
| 50552 | May.02 | Birth | 1944 – Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator |
| 50553 | May.02 | Birth | 1944 – Bob Henrit, English drummer (Argent, The Roulettes, The Kinks, and Unit 4 + 2) |
| 50554 | May.02 | Birth | 1945 – Gene Deckerhoff, American sportscaster |
| 50555 | May.02 | Birth | 1945 – Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (d. 1998) |
| 50556 | May.02 | Birth | 1945 – Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan-American model, actress, and activist |
| 50557 | May.02 | Birth | 1945 – Goldy McJohn, Canadian keyboard player (Steppenwolf, The Mynah Birds, and The Sparrows) |
| 50558 | May.02 | Birth | 1946 – Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 50559 | May.02 | Birth | 1946 – Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2015) |
| 50560 | May.02 | Birth | 1946 – David Suchet, English actor and producer |
| 50561 | May.02 | Birth | 1946 – Indrek Tart, Estonian sociologist and poet |
| 50562 | May.02 | Birth | 1947 – James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company |
| 50563 | May.02 | Birth | 1947 – Lynda Myles, English screenwriter and producer |
| 50564 | May.02 | Birth | 1948 – Larry Gatlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Imperials) |
| 50565 | May.02 | Birth | 1949 – Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author |
| 50566 | May.02 | Birth | 1950 – Simon Gaskell, English chemist and academic |
| 50567 | May.02 | Birth | 1950 – Duncan Gay, Australian businessman and politician |
| 50568 | May.02 | Birth | 1950 – Lou Gramm, American singer-songwriter (Foreigner and Shadow King) |
| 50569 | May.02 | Birth | 1950 – Richard Ground English lawyer and judge (d. 2014) |
| 50570 | May.02 | Birth | 1951 – John Glascock, English singer and bass player (Jethro Tull, Carmen, The Gods, and Chicken Shack) (d. 1979) |
| 50571 | May.02 | Birth | 1952 – Christine Baranski, American actress and singer |
| 50572 | May.02 | Birth | 1952 – Mari Natsuki, Japanese actress, singer, and dancer |
| 50573 | May.02 | Birth | 1952 – Isla St Clair, Scottish singer and actress |
| 50574 | May.02 | Birth | 1953 – Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor and director |
| 50575 | May.02 | Birth | 1954 – Elliot Goldenthal, American composer and conductor |
| 50576 | May.02 | Birth | 1954 – Dawn Primarolo, English politician |
| 50577 | May.02 | Birth | 1954 – Stephen Venables, English mountaineer and author |
| 50578 | May.02 | Birth | 1955 – Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer |
| 50579 | May.02 | Birth | 1956 – Yasushi Akimoto, Japanese songwriter and producer |
| 50580 | May.02 | Birth | 1956 – Régis Labeaume, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Quebec City |