- May 5 Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player (Australian Open women's singles 2023, 24; Australian Open doubles 2021; US Open doubles 2019), born in Minsk, Belarus
- May 14 Aaron Ramsdale, English football goalkeeper (Arsenal and England), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
- May 29 Markelle Fultz, American basketball guard (2017 NBA Draft: #1 pick Philadelphia 76ers), born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
About May 1998
How Old? 25 years old
Generation: Generation Z
Leap Year: No