| 58591 | May.22 | Birth | 1929 – Sergio Mantovani, Italian race car driver (d. 2001) |
| 58592 | May.22 | Birth | 1930 – Kenny Ball, English trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2013) |
| 58593 | May.22 | Birth | 1930 – Leon Ehrenpreis, American mathematician and academic (d. 2010) |
| 58594 | May.22 | Birth | 1930 – Marisol Escobar, French-American sculptor |
| 58595 | May.22 | Birth | 1930 – Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1978) |
| 58596 | May.22 | Birth | 1932 – Merry Anders, American actress and model (d. 2012) |
| 58597 | May.22 | Birth | 1932 – Irwin Stelzer, American economist and journalist |
| 58598 | May.22 | Birth | 1933 – Gamaliel Onosode, Nigerian businessman and politician (d. 2015) |
| 58599 | May.22 | Birth | 1933 – Chen Jingrun, Chinese mathematician and academic (d. 1996) |
| 58600 | May.22 | Birth | 1934 – Don Cupitt, English priest, philosopher, and theologian |
| 58601 | May.22 | Birth | 1934 – Peter Nero, American pianist and conductor |
| 58602 | May.22 | Birth | 1935 – Leonardo Del Vecchio, Italian businessman, founded Luxottica |
| 58603 | May.22 | Birth | 1935 – Louis Marriott, Jamaican actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 58604 | May.22 | Birth | 1935 – Ron Piché, Canadian baseball player and firefighter (d. 2011) |
| 58605 | May.22 | Birth | 1935 – Desmond Seward, English historian and author |
| 58606 | May.22 | Birth | 1936 – George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (d. 2014) |
| 58607 | May.22 | Birth | 1936 – M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and author (d. 2005) |
| 58608 | May.22 | Birth | 1937 – Facundo Cabral, Argentinian singer-songwriter (d. 2011) |
| 58609 | May.22 | Birth | 1937 – Guy Marchand, French actor and singer |
| 58610 | May.22 | Birth | 1938 – Richard Benjamin, American actor and director |
| 58611 | May.22 | Birth | 1938 – Susan Strasberg, American actress (d. 1999) |
| 58612 | May.22 | Birth | 1939 – Dick Berk, American drummer and bandleader (d. 2014) |
| 58613 | May.22 | Birth | 1939 – Paul Winfield, American actor (d. 2004) |
| 58614 | May.22 | Birth | 1940 – Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (d. 2011) |
| 58615 | May.22 | Birth | 1940 – Bernard Shaw, American journalist |
| 58616 | May.22 | Birth | 1941 – Menzies Campbell, Scottish sprinter and politician |
| 58617 | May.22 | Birth | 1941 – Nangolo Ithete, Namibian politician (d. 2002) |
| 58618 | May.22 | Birth | 1941 – Martha Langbein, German runner |
| 58619 | May.22 | Birth | 1942 – Ted Kaczynski, American mathematician and academic |
| 58620 | May.22 | Birth | 1942 – Barbara Parkins, Canadian-American actress |