- May 1 Beto, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (16 caps; Sevilla, Göztepe S.K.), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- May 1 Darijo Srna, Croatian soccer defender (134 caps; Shakhtar Donetsk 339 games), born in Metković, Croatia
- May 1 Tommy Robredo, Spanish tennis player (12 ATP titles), born in Hostalric, Spain
- May 3 Igor Olshansky, Ukrainian-American football player, born in Dnipro, Ukraine
- May 4 Markus Rogan, Austrian swimmer (World C'ship [SC] gold 200m backstroke 2008; Olympic silver 100m/200m backstroke 2004), born in Vienna, Austria
- May 5 Jay Bothroyd, English footballer (striker for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo), born in London
- May 5 Randall Gay, American NFL player (New Orleans Saints), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- May 5 Wouter D'Haene, Belgian flatwater canoer, born in Kortrijk, Belgium
- May 6 David Vencl, Czech free-diver (record ice dive without a wetsuit), born in Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
- May 7 Akos Buzsaky, Hungarian Football player
- May 8 Adrian Gonzalez, American-Mexican baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in San Diego, California
- May 11 Andrew Walter, American football player
- May 14 BeardyMan, English beatboxer
- May 15 Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian soccer midfielder (87 caps; CD El Nacional, Red Star Belgrade, FC Barcelona), born in San Lorenzo, Ecuador
- May 15 Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 200m 2004, 08; 4×100m relay 2004; silver 4×100m relay 2000, 12, 16; bronze 100m 2004, 12), born in Clarks Town, Jamaica
- May 16 Hanna Mariën, Belgian athlete
- May 16 Łukasz Kubot, Polish tennis player
- May 17 Hunter Mahan, American golfer (World Matchplay 2012; Ryder Cup 2014), born in Orange, California
- May 17 Tony Parker, French basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2003, 05, 07, 14; NBA Finals MVP 2007; 6 × NBA All-Star; San Antonio Spurs), born in Bruges, Belgium
- May 18 Jason Brown, English-born footballer, born in London, England
- May 19 Kevin Amankwaah, English footballer
- May 19 Pål Steffen Andresen, Norwegian footballer
- May 20 Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer
- May 20 Petr Čech, Czech footballer
- May 21 Ma'a Nonu, New Zealand rugby union player and All Black, born in Wellington, New Zealand
- May 22 Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater
- May 23 Cyrill Gloor, Swiss footballer
- May 24 Bill Haas, American golfer (6 PGA Tour titles), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- May 24 Issah Ahmed, Ghanaian football player, born in Dawu, Ghana
- May 25 Adam Boyd, English footballer, born in Hartlepool, England
- May 25 Daniel Braaten, Norwegian footballer, born in Oslo, Norway
- May 25 Ryan Gallant, American professional skateboarder, born in Southboro, Massachusetts
- May 28 Jhonny Peralta, Dominican MLB baseball shortstop, 2003-17, 3X All-Star (Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Santiago, Dominican Republic
- May 29 Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball 1st baseman (KBO Triple Crown 2005, 08), born in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province
- May 29 Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukrainian heptathlete (Olympic gold 2008), born in Yakushyntsi, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
About May 1982
How Old? 41 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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