- May 1 Cliff Battles, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (West Virginia Wesleyan College; 3 x First-Team All-Pro; NFL rushing yards leader 1932, 37; Boston Braves/Redskins, Washington Redskins), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1981)
- May 2 Alexander Bonnyman Jr., U.S. Marine Corps officer, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1943)
- May 2 Laurie Nash, Australian cricket fast-bowler (2 Tests, 10 wickets) and VFL player and coach (South Melbourne), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1986)
- May 3 Alceo Galliera, Italian conductor (Victoria Symphony; La Scala), and composer (The Wise Virgins and the Foolish Virgins), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1996)
- May 3 Norman Corwin, American screenwriter for radio drama, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
- May 4 Mady Alfredo [Maria De Brieder], Flemish actress (Alicia), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1989)
- May 5 William I. Martin, American pilot (early testing of all-weather and night flying techniques) and vice-admiral, born in Ava, Missouri (d. 1996) [1]
- May 6 Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist, born in Ypres, Belgium (d. 1986)
- May 8 Mary Lou Williams (née Scruggs), American jazz pianist, arranger (Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman), composer (Zodiac Suite; Mary Lou's Mass), and philanthropist, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1981)
- May 9 Barbara Woodhouse, Irish-born British dog training expert and TV personality ("walkies"), born in Rathfarnham, Ireland (d. 1988)
- May 10 Margot Turner, British nurse and nursing administrator (whose account as a prisoner-of-war in Japanese camp inspired TV series "Tenko"), born in Finchley, England (d. 1993)
- May 11 Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1974)
- May 12 Charles B. Fulton, American jurist (d. 1996)
Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994)
May 12 British biochemist who developed protein crystallography to study molecular structure, including that of vitamin B12 (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1964), born in Cairo, Egypt [1]
- May 12 Gordon Jenkins, American arranger and orchestra leader (Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra), born in Webster Groves, Missouri (d. 1984)
- May 14 Ken Viljoen, South African cricket batsman (27 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 124; Griqualand West, Orange Free State, Transvaal), born in Windsorton, South Africa (d. 1974)
- May 15 Constance Cummings, American-British Tony Award-winning stage (Wings; Long Day's Journey Into Night), and screen (Blithe Spirit; Glamour) actress, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2005)
- May 16 Olga Berggolts, Russian poet (d. 1975)
- May 18 Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian, and museum director (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1959-75), born in Ede, Netherlands (d. 1979)
- May 19 Alan Melville, South African cricket batsman (11 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 189; Natal, Oxford University CC, Sussex CCC, Transvaal), born in Carnarvon, South Africa (d. 1983)
- May 22 Johnny Olson, American radio personality and television announcer (The Price is Right), born in Windom, Minnesota (d. 1985)
- May 23 (Benjamin) "Scatman" Crothers, American singer, musician ("I'd Rather Be a Hummingbird"), and actor (Chico and the Man - "Louie", The Shining), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1986)
- May 23 Artie Shaw [Arthur Arshawsky], American gig 0bandleader, jazz clarinetist ("Begin the Beguine"), and actor, born in New York City (d. 2004)
- May 23 Franz Kline, American abstract expressionist painter, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 1962)
- May 23 Hugh Casson, English architect (Festival of Britain director, President of the Royal Academy), born in London, England (d. 1999)
- May 23 Margaret Wise Brown, American author of children's books (Goodnight Moon; The Runaway Bunny), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1952) [1]
Jimmy Demaret (1910-1983)
May 24 American golfer (US Masters 1940, 47, 50), born in Houston, Texas
- May 24 Marģeris Zariņš, Latvian composer and writer, born in Jaunpiebalga, Russian Empire (d. 1993)
- May 24 Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Finnish composer (Angoscia, Trittico sinfonico), born in Raisio, Finland (d. 1961)
- May 26 Adolfo López Mateos, 48th President of Mexico, born in Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, Mexico (d. 1969)
- May 26 Laurance Rockefeller, American CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank) and philanthropist, born in New York City (d. 2004)
- May 27 (Earl) "Jock" Caruthers American jazz saxophonist (Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra, 1932-47), born in Monroe, Mississippi (d. 1971)
- May 28 Arthur Trappier, American jazz drummer (Blanche Calloway: Fats Waller), born in Georgetown, South Carolina (d. 1975)
- May 28 Rachel Kempson, British actress (Captive Heart), born in Dartmouth, Devon, England (d. 2003)
- May 28 Stuart Piggott, British archaeologist best known for his work on prehistoric Wessex, born in Petersfield, Hampshire (d. 1996)
T-Bone Walker (1910-1975)
May 28 American blues guitarist ("Funky Town"; "Well Done"), born in Linden, Texas
- May 29 Ralph Metcalfe, American athlete, politician (Rep-D-Ill; joint world record 100m, Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1936), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1978)
- May 30 Inge Meysel, German actress (None, Ida Rogalski), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2004)
- May 31 Francis Avery Jones, Welsh gastroenterologist, born in Briton Ferry, Carmarthenshire (d. 1998)
About May 1910
How Old? 114 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90