| 51751 | May.05 | Birth | 1934 – Victor Garland, Australian accountant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs |
| 51752 | May.05 | Birth | 1934 – Johnnie Taylor, American singer (d. 2000) |
| 51753 | May.05 | Birth | 1935 – Douglas Marland, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1993) |
| 51754 | May.05 | Birth | 1935 – Bernard Pivot, French journalist, talk show host, and producer |
| 51755 | May.05 | Birth | 1935 – Robert Rehme, American film producer |
| 51756 | May.05 | Birth | 1936 – Patrick Gowers, English composer and educator (d. 2014) |
| 51757 | May.05 | Birth | 1936 – Ervin Lázár, Hungarian author (d. 2006) |
| 51758 | May.05 | Birth | 1936 – John Maxton, Scottish politician |
| 51759 | May.05 | Birth | 1937 – Delia Derbyshire, English keyboard player and composer (White Noise) (d. 2001) |
| 51760 | May.05 | Birth | 1938 – Michael Murphy, American actor |
| 51761 | May.05 | Birth | 1938 – Bill Robertson, American businessman and politician (d. 2013) |
| 51762 | May.05 | Birth | 1938 – Barbara Wagner, Canadian figure skater and coach |
| 51763 | May.05 | Birth | 1939 – Ray Gosling, English journalist, author, and activist (d. 2013) |
| 51764 | May.05 | Birth | 1940 – Lasse Åberg, Swedish actor, singer, and director |
| 51765 | May.05 | Birth | 1940 – Lance Henriksen, American actor |
| 51766 | May.05 | Birth | 1940 – Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American director and producer |
| 51767 | May.05 | Birth | 1941 – Alexander Ragulin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2004) |
| 51768 | May.05 | Birth | 1942 – Marc Alaimo, American actor |
| 51769 | May.05 | Birth | 1942 – István Bujtor, Hungarian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 51770 | May.05 | Birth | 1942 – Jean Corston, Baroness Corston, English lawyer and politician |
| 51771 | May.05 | Birth | 1942 – Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon, English politician (d. 2015) |
| 51772 | May.05 | Birth | 1942 – Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 51773 | May.05 | Birth | 1943 – Nils Moritz, Estonian-Swedish actor |
| 51774 | May.05 | Birth | 1943 – Michael Palin, English actor and screenwriter |
| 51775 | May.05 | Birth | 1943 – Ignacio Ramonet, Spanish journalist and author |
| 51776 | May.05 | Birth | 1943 – Dilys Watling, English actress and singer |
| 51777 | May.05 | Birth | 1944 – Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer |
| 51778 | May.05 | Birth | 1944 – John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter |
| 51779 | May.05 | Birth | 1944 – Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (d. 2015) |
| 51780 | May.05 | Birth | 1945 – Kurt Loder, American journalist, author, and critic |