- May 2 Norma Talmadge, American silent screen actress (Sign on Door, Camille), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1957)
- May 5 Kit Guard, Danish actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous), born in Hals, Denmark (d. 1961)
- May 10 Dimitri Tiomkin, Russian-American film score composer (Academy Award, 1954 - High & Mighty; Wild Is The Wind), and conductor, born in Kremenchuk, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1979)
- May 12 Cleo Ridgely, American silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), born in New York City (d. 1962)
- May 20 Adela Rogers St John "The World's Greatest Girl Reporter", American journalist, screenwriter and author (Foreign Correspondent), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1988)
- May 28 Sammy White, American comedian and actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1960)
- May 29 Beatrice Lillie, Canadian comedian and actress (Around World in 80 Days), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1989)
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
May 31 American comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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