- May 2 Ravi Ratnayeke, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler & opening batsman), born in Colombo, Ceylon
- May 4 Martyn Moxon, English cricket batsman (10 Tests, 3 x 50; Yorkshire CCC, Northern Cape), born in Barnsley, England
- May 8 Franco Baresi, Italian soccer defender (81 caps; AC Milan 532 games), born in Travagliato, Italy
- May 9 Iain Butchart, cricket all-rounder (Zimbabwe, Test v Pak 1995)
Tony Gwynn (1960-2014)
May 9 American Baseball HOF outfielder (15 x MLB All Star; 8 x NL batting champion; 5 × Gold Glove Award; SD Padres), born in Los Angeles, California
- May 10 Merlene Ottey, Jamaican/Italian running star (Olympics)
- May 10 Tauseef Ahmed, cricketer (leading Pakistani off-spinner of 80's)
- May 11 Jorgen Schult, German FR, discus thrower (world record 1986)
- May 12 Lisa Martin, Australian marathoner (Olympic-silver 1988), born in Gawler, South Australia
- May 14 Carlyle Best, cricketer (WI batsman late 80's)
- May 14 Frank Nobilo, New Zealand golfer, broadcaster (5 European Tour titles, CBS, Golf Channel), born in Auckland, NZ
- May 14 Steve Williams, American professional wrestler, known as "Dr. Death", and USFL football player, born in Lakewood, Colorado (d. 2009)
- May 17 Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter
Jari Kurri (63 years old)
May 18 Finnish NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Helsinki, Finland
Yannick Noah (63 years old)
May 18 French tennis player (French Open 1983), born in Sedan, France
- May 21 Kent Hrbek, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- May 26 Rob Murphy, American baseball player
- May 27 Aleksandr Sidorenko, Ukrainian swimmer (Olympic gold USSR 400m IM 1980; World C'ship gold 200m IM 1982), born in Mariupol, Ukraine (d. 2022)
- May 27 Ray Armsetad, 4X400 runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Kirksville, Missouri
- May 27 Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler (Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84)
- May 28 Allan Green, cricketeer
- May 31 Norm Johnson, American football place kicker (First-team All-Pro 1984; Pro Bowl 1984, 93; Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Inglewood, California
- May 31 Peter Winterbottom, British rugby union flanker (58 caps England, 7 British & Irish Lions; Headingley, Harlequins RFC, Hawkes Bay, Transvaal), born in Otley, England
About May 1960
How Old? 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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