- May 14 Earle Combs, American Baseball HOF center fielder (9 × World Series 1927, 28, 32, 36–39, 41, 43; New York Yankees), born in Richmond, Kentucky (d. 1976)
Suzanne Lenglen (1899-1938)
May 24 French tennis player (French C'ships 1925-26, Wimbledon 1919-23, 25), born in Paris, France
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