| 53011 | May.08 | Birth | 1961 – Vallo Reimaa, Estonian academic and politician |
| 53012 | May.08 | Birth | 1961 – Akira Taue, Japanese wrestler |
| 53013 | May.08 | Birth | 1961 – David Winning, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 53014 | May.08 | Birth | 1962 – Natalia Molchanova, Russian diver (d. 2015) |
| 53015 | May.08 | Birth | 1963 – Sylvain Cossette, Canadian singer-songwriter (Paradox) |
| 53016 | May.08 | Birth | 1963 – Anthony Field, Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor (The Cockroaches and The Wiggles) |
| 53017 | May.08 | Birth | 1963 – Michel Gondry, French director and screenwriter |
| 53018 | May.08 | Birth | 1963 – Izabela Kloc, Polish politician |
| 53019 | May.08 | Birth | 1963 – Aleksandr Kovalenko, Belarusian triple jumper |
| 53020 | May.08 | Birth | 1963 – Rick Zombo, American ice hockey player and coach |
| 53021 | May.08 | Birth | 1964 – Päivi Alafrantti, Finnish javelin thrower |
| 53022 | May.08 | Birth | 1964 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress and director |
| 53023 | May.08 | Birth | 1964 – Bobby Labonte, American race car driver |
| 53024 | May.08 | Birth | 1964 – Nathalie Roy, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 53025 | May.08 | Birth | 1964 – Dave Rowntree, English drummer and animator (Blur and The Ailerons) |
| 53026 | May.08 | Birth | 1964 – Metin Tekin, Turkish footballer, manager, and journalist |
| 53027 | May.08 | Birth | 1966 – Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer and guitarist |
| 53028 | May.08 | Birth | 1966 – Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer and coach |
| 53029 | May.08 | Birth | 1967 – Viviana Durante, Italian ballerina and actress |
| 53030 | May.08 | Birth | 1968 – Teet Kask, Estonian ballet dancer and choreographer |
| 53031 | May.08 | Birth | 1968 – Chris Lighty, American talent manager, co-founded Violator Entertainment (d. 2012) |
| 53032 | May.08 | Birth | 1968 – Nathalie Normandeau, Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec |
| 53033 | May.08 | Birth | 1968 – Johan Pehrson, Swedish lawyer and politician |
| 53034 | May.08 | Birth | 1968 – Peng Zhaoqin, Chinese Dutch chess player |
| 53035 | May.08 | Birth | 1969 – Jonny Searle, English rower |
| 53036 | May.08 | Birth | 1969 – Akebono Tarō, American-Japanese sumo wrestler, the 64th Yokozuna |
| 53037 | May.08 | Birth | 1970 – Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer and coach |
| 53038 | May.08 | Birth | 1970 – Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist |
| 53039 | May.08 | Birth | 1970 – Luis Enrique Martínez García, Spanish footballer and manager |
| 53040 | May.08 | Birth | 1971 – Chuck Huber, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter |