- May 4 Ernie Harwell, American baseball broadcaster (Detroit Tigers, 1960-2002), dies at 92
- May 6 Robin Roberts, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; won 28 consecutive complete games 1952-53; Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 83
- May 15 Besian Idrizaj, Footballer (b. 1987)
- May 21 Trevor Meale, New Zealand cricketer (batted in 2 Tests NZ v England 1958), dies at 81
- May 23 Jose Lima, Dominican baseball player (b. 1972)
- May 24 Morrie Martin, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1949-59 (Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Athletics, and 5 other teams), and double Purple Heart Army veteran, dies at 87
- May 25 Alan Hickinbotham, Australian businessman, football player, & football coach (b. 1925)
- May 25 Alexander Belostenny, Ukrainian basketball player (b. 1959)
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