- May 3 Len Shackleton, English former footballer, born in Bradford, England (d. 2000)
- May 6 Pat Harder, American NFL fullback (Cardinals, Lions), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1992)
- May 11 Nestor Chylak, American Baseball HOF umpire (AL 1954-78; 3 x ALCS; 5 x World Series; 6 x MLB All Star games), born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- May 13 Michael Ainsworth, British cricketer (d. 1978)
- May 28 Lou Duva, American boxing trainer, born in New York City (d. 2017)
- May 29 Joe Weatherly, American auto racer (NASCAR Sprint Cup champion 1962-63), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1964)
About May 1922
How Old? 101 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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