- May 3 Ted Bates, English soccer manager (Southampton 1955-73) and forward (Southampton 202 games), born in Thetford, England (d. 2003)
- May 14 Arthur McIntyre, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 8 dismissals; Surrey CCC, MCC), born in London, England (d. 2009)
- May 16 Wilf Mannion, English former footballer (d. 2000)
Florence Chadwick (1918-1995)
May 19 American swimmer who was the 1st woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, born in San Diego, California
- May 23 Dennis Compton, England cricket batsman and footballer (5,807 Test runs, Arsenal 1950 FA Cup), born in Hendon, England (d. 1997)
- May 25 Johnny Beazley, American MLB baseball pitcher (1941-42 & 1946-49 (St. Louis Cardinals - winner of two 1942 World Series games; Boston Braves), and WWII veteran, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1990)
- May 25 Peder Lunde Sr., Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic silver 1952), born in Nordstrand, Norway (d. 2009)
- May 26 Anton Christoforidis, Greek boxer (NBA light heavyweight title 1941), born in Mersin, Turkey (d. 1985)
About May 1918
How Old? 105 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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