| 55141 | May.14 | Birth | 1897 – Ed Ricketts, American biologist and ecologist (d. 1948) |
| 55142 | May.14 | Birth | 1899 – Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (d. 1993) |
| 55143 | May.14 | Birth | 1899 – Earle Combs, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976) |
| 55144 | May.14 | Birth | 1900 – Hal Borland, American journalist and author (d. 1978) |
| 55145 | May.14 | Birth | 1900 – Walter Rehberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1957) |
| 55146 | May.14 | Birth | 1900 – Leo Smit, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1943) |
| 55147 | May.14 | Birth | 1900 – Edgar Wind, German-English historian, author, and academic (d. 1971) |
| 55148 | May.14 | Birth | 1901 – Robert Ritter, German psychologist and physician (d. 1951) |
| 55149 | May.14 | Birth | 1903 – Billie Dove, American actress (d. 1997) |
| 55150 | May.14 | Birth | 1904 – Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American engineer and educator (d. 1973) |
| 55151 | May.14 | Birth | 1904 – Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (d. 1961) |
| 55152 | May.14 | Birth | 1905 – Jean Daniélou, French cardinal and theologian (d. 1974) |
| 55153 | May.14 | Birth | 1905 – Herbert Morrison, American soldier and journalist (d. 1989) |
| 55154 | May.14 | Birth | 1905 – Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (d. 1981) |
| 55155 | May.14 | Birth | 1907 – Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 2nd President of Pakistan (d. 1974) |
| 55156 | May.14 | Birth | 1907 – Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. 1995) |
| 55157 | May.14 | Birth | 1907 – Hans von der Groeben, German journalist and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 55158 | May.14 | Birth | 1908 – Betty Jeffrey, Australian nurse and author (d. 2000) |
| 55159 | May.14 | Birth | 1909 – Godfrey Rampling, English sprinter and colonel (d. 2009) |
| 55160 | May.14 | Birth | 1910 – Ne Win, Prime Minister of Burma (1958-60, 1962-74) head of state (1962-81) (d. 2002) |
| 55161 | May.14 | Birth | 1914 – Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (d. 1983) |
| 55162 | May.14 | Birth | 1916 – Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012) |
| 55163 | May.14 | Birth | 1916 – Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005) |
| 55164 | May.14 | Birth | 1916 – Del Moore, American actor (d. 1970) |
| 55165 | May.14 | Birth | 1916 – Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (d. 2001) |
| 55166 | May.14 | Birth | 1917 – Lou Harrison, American composer and critic (d. 2003) |
| 55167 | May.14 | Birth | 1917 – Norman Luboff, American composer and conductor (d. 1987) |
| 55168 | May.14 | Birth | 1919 – Solange Chaput-Rolland, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001) |
| 55169 | May.14 | Birth | 1919 – John Hope, American soldier and meteorologist (d. 2002) |
| 55170 | May.14 | Birth | 1921 – Richard Deacon, American actor and singer (d. 1984) |