- May 3 Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player, born in Potomac, Maryland
- May 4 Ben Grieve, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star & AL Rookie of the Year 1998; Oakland A's), born in Arlington, Texas
- May 5 Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer, born in Korydallos, Greece
- May 5 Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentine footballer (Argentine national team FIFA World Cups), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- May 6 Lindsay Page, figure skater (1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- May 8 Oleg Tverdovsky, Russian-American NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets), born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- May 11 Lloyd Pierce, American basketball head coach (Atlanta Hawks 2019), born in San Jose, California
- May 13 Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer (Aston Villa), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
- May 14 Brian Lawrence, American baseball player
- May 14 Terrance Cauthen, lightweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Trenton, New Jersey
- May 15 Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
- May 15 Ryan Leaf, American football player
- May 17 Daniel Komen, Nyaru Kenya, 5k runner
- May 19 Kevin Garnett, American basketball forward (15-time NBA All Star), born in Greenville, South Carolina
- May 20 Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
- May 20 Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
- May 22 Christian Vande Velde, American road cyclist (Tour de France 1 TTT stage 2011; Giro d'Italia 2 TTT stages 2008, 12) and broadcaster (NBC Sports), born in Chicago, Illinois
- May 23 Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer
- May 24 Catherine Cox, Australian netballer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand
- May 25 Tarik Glenn, American football offensive tackle (Pro Bowl 2004-06; Super Bowl 2006; Indianapolis Colts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- May 26 Scott Humphries, Greely Colo, tennis star (1995 doubles Binghampton)
- May 27 Darrell Russell, American football defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1998, 99; First-Team All-Pro 1998; Oakland Raiders), born in Pensacola, Florida (d. 2005)
- May 27 Richard Park, Seoul Kor, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
- May 28 Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
- May 28 Glenn Morrison, Rugby League Player
- May 29 Caçapa, Brazilian soccer defender (Brazil 3 caps, Lyon), born in Lavras, Brazil
- May 29 Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball infielder/outfielder, broadcaster (Baltimore Orioles), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- May 29 Yegor Titov, Russian soccer midfielder, coach (Russia 41 caps), born in Moscow, Russia
- May 30 Magnus Norman, Swedish tennis player
- May 31 Matt Harpring, American basketball player (Utah Jazz) and analyst, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
About May 1976
How Old? 47 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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