| 51331 | May.04 | Birth | 1930 – Roberta Peters, American soprano |
| 51332 | May.04 | Birth | 1931 – Jan Pesman, Dutch speed skater (d. 2014) |
| 51333 | May.04 | Birth | 1931 – Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor and educator |
| 51334 | May.04 | Birth | 1931 – Thomas Stuttaford, English physician, journalist, and politician |
| 51335 | May.04 | Birth | 1932 – Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 51336 | May.04 | Birth | 1932 – Paul Luty, English wrestler and actor (d. 1985) |
| 51337 | May.04 | Birth | 1932 – Alexander MacAra, Scottish epidemiologist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 51338 | May.04 | Birth | 1933 – J. Fred Duckett, American journalist and educator (d. 2007) |
| 51339 | May.04 | Birth | 1934 – Tatiana Samoilova, Russian actress (d. 2014) |
| 51340 | May.04 | Birth | 1935 – Mr. Fuji, American wrestler and manager |
| 51341 | May.04 | Birth | 1936 – El Cordobés, Spanish bullfighter |
| 51342 | May.04 | Birth | 1937 – Ron Carter, American bassist and educator (Miles Davis Quintet) |
| 51343 | May.04 | Birth | 1937 – Dick Dale, American guitarist |
| 51344 | May.04 | Birth | 1937 – Mel Edwards, American sculptor and academic |
| 51345 | May.04 | Birth | 1937 – Marisa Robles, Spanish harp player and educator |
| 51346 | May.04 | Birth | 1937 – Wim Verstappen, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 51347 | May.04 | Birth | 1938 – Tyrone Davis, American singer (d. 2005) |
| 51348 | May.04 | Birth | 1938 – Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican journalist, author, and critic (d. 2010) |
| 51349 | May.04 | Birth | 1938 – Gillian Tindall, English historian and author |
| 51350 | May.04 | Birth | 1939 – Neil Fox, English rugby player and coach |
| 51351 | May.04 | Birth | 1939 – Paul Gleason, American actor (d. 2006) |
| 51352 | May.04 | Birth | 1939 – Amos Oz, Israeli journalist and author |
| 51353 | May.04 | Birth | 1939 – Leon Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 51354 | May.04 | Birth | 1940 – Robin Cook, American physician and author |
| 51355 | May.04 | Birth | 1941 – George Will, American journalist and author |
| 51356 | May.04 | Birth | 1942 – Nickolas Ashford, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Ashford & Simpson) (d. 2011) |
| 51357 | May.04 | Birth | 1943 – Georgi Asparuhov, Bulgarian footballer (d. 1971) |
| 51358 | May.04 | Birth | 1943 – Mihail Chemiakin, Russian painter and sculptor |
| 51359 | May.04 | Birth | 1943 – Prasanta Pattanaik, Indian economist and academic |
| 51360 | May.04 | Birth | 1944 – Dave, Dutch singer and television host |