- May 10 George Hirst, English cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies at 82
- May 22 Charles "Chief" Bender, American Baseball HOF pitcher (only indigenous American in BHOF; World Series 1910, 11, 13; no-hitter 1910; Philadelphia A's), dies at 70
- May 23 H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies
- May 26 Lionel Conacher, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Stanley Cup 1934 Chicago Black Hawks, 1935 Montreal Maroons) and politician (MP Trinity), dies from a heart attack at 54
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