- May 1 Marvin 'Bud' Ward, American golfer (1939, 1941 US Amateur), born in Elma, Washington (d. 1968)
- May 17 Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver (d. 2007)
- May 24 Audrey Brown, British 4 X 100m runner (Olympic silver 1936), born in Bankura, India (d. 2005)
- May 24 Willi Daume, German olympic organizer, born in Hückeswagen, Germany (d. 1996)
- May 29 Tony Zale, American boxer (World Middleweight Champion 1940-47, 48), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 1997)
About May 1913
How Old? 110 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No