| 55711 | May.15 | Birth | 1953 – Mike Oldfield, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Sallyangie) |
| 55712 | May.15 | Birth | 1954 – Suzanne Basso, American murderer (d. 2014) |
| 55713 | May.15 | Birth | 1954 – Diana Liverman, English-American geographer and academic |
| 55714 | May.15 | Birth | 1954 – Caroline Thomson, English journalist and broadcaster |
| 55715 | May.15 | Birth | 1955 – Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian politician (d. 2013) |
| 55716 | May.15 | Birth | 1955 – Lee Horsley, American actor |
| 55717 | May.15 | Birth | 1955 – Lia Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician |
| 55718 | May.15 | Birth | 1956 – Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Labour |
| 55719 | May.15 | Birth | 1956 – Dan Patrick, American sportscaster and actor |
| 55720 | May.15 | Birth | 1956 – Peter Salmon, English television producer |
| 55721 | May.15 | Birth | 1957 – Meg Gardiner, American-English author and academic |
| 55722 | May.15 | Birth | 1957 – Juan José Ibarretxe, Spanish politician |
| 55723 | May.15 | Birth | 1957 – Kevin Von Erich, American football player and wrestler |
| 55724 | May.15 | Birth | 1958 – Ron Simmons, American football player and wrestler |
| 55725 | May.15 | Birth | 1959 – Andrew Eldritch, English singer-songwriter (The Sisters of Mercy, The Sisterhood, and SSV) |
| 55726 | May.15 | Birth | 1959 – Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer |
| 55727 | May.15 | Birth | 1959 – Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer and politician |
| 55728 | May.15 | Birth | 1959 – Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver |
| 55729 | May.15 | Birth | 1959 – Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter |
| 55730 | May.15 | Birth | 1960 – Rob Bowman, American director and producer |
| 55731 | May.15 | Birth | 1960 – Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer |
| 55732 | May.15 | Birth | 1960 – R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician |
| 55733 | May.15 | Birth | 1960 – Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach |
| 55734 | May.15 | Birth | 1960 – Greg Wise, English actor and producer |
| 55735 | May.15 | Birth | 1961 – Katrin Cartlidge, English actress (d. 2002) |
| 55736 | May.15 | Birth | 1961 – Melle Mel, American rapper (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) |
| 55737 | May.15 | Birth | 1962 – Lisa Curry, Australian swimmer |
| 55738 | May.15 | Birth | 1963 – Brenda Bakke, American actress |
| 55739 | May.15 | Birth | 1964 – Digna Ochoa, Mexican lawyer (d. 2001) |
| 55740 | May.15 | Birth | 1964 – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Denmark |