Athletes and Sports Stars Born in May 1914

May 1 John Henry Lewis, American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight champion 1935-38), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 1974)
May 2 Dennis Dyer, South African cricketer (opened batting for South Africa v England 1947), born in Durban, Natal (d. 1990)

Joe Louis (1914-1981)

May 13 American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1937-49), born in Lafayette, Alabama

May 15 Walter "Turk" Broda, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, 5x Stanley Cup, 2x Vezina Trophy (Toronto Maple Leafs, 1935-51), born in Brandon, Manitoba (d. 1972)
May 19 Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
May 20 Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)

May 29 Tibetan climber who was the 1st to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Edmund Hillary (exact date of birth unknown, but he celebrated on the 29th), born in either northeastern Nepal or Tibet