- 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 9 Barbara Woodhouse, Irish-born British dog training expert and TV personality ("walkies"), born in Rathfarnham, Ireland (d. 1988)
- 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 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 28 Rachel Kempson, British actress (Captive Heart), born in Dartmouth, Devon, England (d. 2003)
- May 30 Inge Meysel, German actress (None, Ida Rogalski), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2004)
About May 1910
How Old? 114 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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