- May 2 Andy Johnson, Welsh soccer midfielder (15 caps; WBA, Nottingham Forest), born in Bristol, England
- May 2 Miles Joseph, American soccer forward (3 caps; MetroStars, Columbus Crew; Olympic gold 1996), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts
- May 5 Seiji Ara, Japanese auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 2004), born in Chiba, Japan
- May 7 Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- May 8 Colin Daynes, Canadian 68 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympic-96), born in Windsor, Ontario
- May 8 Korey Stringer, American NFL football tackle, 1995-2000 (Minnesota Vikings), born in Warren, Ohio (d. 2001)
- May 9 Stephane Yelle, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- May 10 Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer
- May 11 Darren Ward, Welsh footballer
- May 11 Stanley Gene, Papua New Guinean rugby league utility (16 Tests; Hull KR, Hull FC, Huddersfield Giants, Bradford Bulls) and coach (HC PNG Kumuls 5 Tests), born in Goroka, PNG
- May 13 Lisa Jacob, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle, 4×200m freestyle 1996), born in United States of America
- May 14 Ken Belanger, Sault-ste-marie Ca, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
- May 15 A J Hinch, Wavely IA, baseball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
- May 15 Addilson dos Santos, soccer player (Sparta)
- May 15 Jennifer Rizzotti, Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Uni of Connecticut) and coach (George Washington), born in White Plains, New York
- May 16 Keith Thibodeaux, cornerback (Washington Redskins)
- May 17 Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
- May 18 Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and analyst, born in Brooklyn, New York
- May 19 Andrew Johns, Australian rugby league halfback (26 Tests, 23 games NSW; Newcastle RLFC, Warrington; RL "Immortal") and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Cessnock, Australia
- May 23 Duane Clemons, American NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Riverside, California
- May 23 Matt Hindle, Canadian bobsledder, born in Calgary, Alberta
- May 24 Ace Custis, American NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks), born in Eastville, Virginia
- May 24 Marcus Coleman, American football defensive back (NY Jets), born in Dallas, Texas
- May 24 Maria Alejandra Vento, Venezuelan tennis star (1995 Futures-Braz), born in Caracas
- May 24 Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player, born in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
- May 24 Natalie Neaton, American soccer forward (6 caps, 4 goals; William & Mary Tribe), born in Brighton, Michigan
- May 25 Dennis Stallings, American football linebacker (Tennessee Oilers), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
- May 26 Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer, born in Boden, Sweden
- May 27 Danny Wuerffel, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1996, U of Florida; NFL: New Orleans Saints), born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
- May 29 Stephen Larkham, Australian Rugby Union fly-half, coach (Australia 102 caps), born in Canberra, ACT
- May 30 David Wilkie, American NHL hockey defenseman, 1994-2002 (Montreal Canadiens and 2 other teams), born in Ellensbrg, Washigton
- May 30 Konstantinos Chalkias, Greek footballer
- May 31 Chad Campbell, American golfer (US masters 2009 runner-up, 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Andrews, Texas
- May 31 Jim Carey, American NHL goalie, 1994-99 (Washington Capitals, and 2 other teams), born in Dorchester, Massachusetts
- May 31 Steve Martin, American NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
About May 1974
How Old? 49 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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