- May 6 Claire Whitney, American silent film actress (Blind Fools, Haunted Mine), born in New York City (d. 1969)
- May 7 Billy House, American actor (Imitation of Life; Bedlam: The Egg and I), born in Mankato, Minnesota (d. 1961)
- May 18 Mary Charleson, Irish-American silent film actress (Upstairs And Down), born in Dungannon, Ireland (d. 1961)