- May 1 Hayes Alvis, American jazz bassist and tuba player (Jelly Roll Morton; Duke Ellington; Louis Armstrong), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1972)
- May 1 Kate Smith, American singer ("God Bless America"; "When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain"), radio star, and NHL Philadelphia Flyers good luck charm, born in Greenville, Virginia (d. 1986)
- May 1 Oliver Hill, American civil rights attorney (Presidential Medal of Freedom 1999), born in Richmond, Virgnia (d. 2007)
- May 2 Pinky Lee, American children's show host (Pinky Lee Show), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1993)
- May 3 Earl Wilson, American journalist and columnist (Midnight Earl), born in Rockford, Ohio (d. 1987)
- May 4 Lincoln Kirstein, American writer and impresario, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1996)
- May 5 Benny Baker, American actor (18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds), born in St Joseph, Missouri (d. 1994)
- May 5 Kenneth Muir, English scholar, born in London (d. 1996)
- May 5 Yoritsune Matsudaira, Japanese contemporary classical composer, (The Tale of Genji; Bugaku), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2001)
- May 6 Weeb Ewbank, American NFL coach (Baltimore Colts, NY Jets), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 1998)
- May 7 Jef van Durme, Belgian composer, born in Kemzeke-Waas, Belgium (d. 1965)
- May 7 Sam Baker, American silent film actor (The Missing Link; The Lost City; The Sea Beast), born in Taylor, Indiana (d. 1982)
- May 8 Arturo de Córdova [Arturo García Rodríguez], Mexican actor (Medal for Benny), born in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (d. 1973)
- May 9 Baldur von Schirach, German writer, Nazi official and convicted war criminal (Head of Hitler Youth 1931-40), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1974)
- May 9 Fred Warngård, Swedish athlete (d. 1950)
- May 9 Kathryn Kuhlman, famed evangelist (d. 1976)
- May 10 (Walter) "Pee Wee" Hunt, American jazz trombonist (Casa Loma Orchestra, 1929-43; "Twelfth Street Rag", "Oh!"), and bandleader, born in Mount Healthy, Ohio (d. 1979)
- May 10 Harilaos Perpessas, Greek composer (Christus Symphony; The Infinite Bliss), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 2005)
- May 11 Kent Taylor [Louis Weiss], American actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders), born in Nashua, Iowa (d. 1987)
- May 11 Rip Sewell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1943–46; NL wins leader 1943; Pittsburgh Pirates 1938–49), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 1989)
- May 11 Rose Ausländer, German poet (d. 1988)
Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003)
May 12 American actress (Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- May 12 Leslie Charteris, Chinese English American detective writer (Simon Templar character in The Saint), born in Singapore (d. 1993)
- May 13 Daphne du Maurier, English writer (Rebecca, Parasites), born in London, England (d. 1989)
- May 13 Laurence Kirwan, British archaeologist (Sudan and Egyptian Nubia), born in Galloway (d. 1999)
- May 14 Dick Bentley, Australian comedian and actor (The Glums), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1995)
- May 14 Hans von der Groeben, German diplomat (d. 2005)
- May 14 Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. 1995)
- May 14 Mohammed Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician (1958 coup, President of Pakistan 1958-69), born in Rehana, British India (d. 1974)
- May 15 Josef Alexander, American composer (Of Masks and Men; Incantations), and music professor (Brooklyn College), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1989)
- May 15 Phillip Piratin, British communist MP (d. 1995)
- May 15 Sukhdev Thapar, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
- May 16 Bob Tisdall, Irish athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1932 WR 51.7s; first man under 52s), born in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka (d. 2004)
- May 17 Charles Cawley, British chief scientist and Minister of Power (1959-67) (d. 2000)
- May 17 Ilona Elek, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold 1936, 48), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1988)
- May 18 Clifford Curzon, British classical pianist (Royal Academy of Music Macfarren Gold Medal), born in Islington, London, England (d. 1982)
- May 18 Robley Evans, American nuclear physicist, born in University Place, Nebraska (d. 1996)
- May 20 Carl Mydans, American photojournalist (Life Magazine, 1936-72), born in Medford, Massachusetts (d. 2004) [1]
- May 21 Dandy Nichols [Daisy Sander], British actress (Till Death Us Do Part, Confessions of a Window Cleaner), born in London, England (d. 1986)
- May 22 Harry Ritz [Joachim], American vaudevillian, actor and comedian (Ritz Brothers - The Gorilla;, Hi'ya, Chum; Straight, Place and Show, solo cameo - Silent Movie), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1986)
Hergé (1907-1983)
May 22 Belgian comic book creator (The Adventures of Tintin), born in Etterbeek, Belgium
Laurence Olivier (1907-1989)
May 22 English actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer), born in Dorking, Surrey
U Nu (1907-1995)
May 25 1st Prime Minister of Burma (1948-56, 1960-62), born in Wakema, Myaungmya District, British Burma
- May 26 Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist, born in Paris (d. 2006)
John Wayne (1907-1979)
May 26 American actor (Green Berets, True Grit), born in Winterset, Iowa
- May 27 Felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader and pianist, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1981)
Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
May 27 American marine biologist, conservationist and author (Silent Spring), born in Springdale, Pennsylvania
- May 28 F. G. Emmison, British archivist and historian, born in Bedford, England (d. 1995)
- May 28 Patrick Browne, British Lord justice of appeal, born in Cambridge (d. 1996)
- May 29 Desmond Shawe-Taylor, British critic and writer (co-author of The Record Guide), born in Dublin (d. 1995)
- May 29 Hartland Molson, Canadian businessman (Molson family), senator and sports executive (Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2002)
- May 30 Elly Beinhorn, German pilot (d. 2007)
- May 30 Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist, member of French Resistance (d. 2008)
- May 31 Valston Hancock, Australian air force commander (Chief of Air Force Staff 1961-65), born in Perth, Australia (d. 1998)
About May 1907
How Old? 117 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20), Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20)
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30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90