- May 2 Phil Bruns, American actor and writer (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "George Shumway"), born in Pipestone, Minnesota (d. 2012)
- May 10 Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (A Special Day), born in Trevico, Campania (d. 2016)
- May 15 Ken Venturi, American golfer, broadcaster (US Open 1964), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2013)
- May 16 Denise Filiatrault, French Canadian actress and director (The Plouffe Family), born in Montreal, Quebec
- May 16 Jack Dodson, American character actor (he Andy Griffith Show - "Howard Sprague"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
- May 18 Robert Morse, American Tony and Emmy Award-winning stage and screen singer and actor (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Mad Men), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 2022)
- May 19 Eric Davidson, English screenwriter (Look, Mike Yarwood!), born in Deptford, England (d. 1996)
- May 19 Trevor Peacock, British stage and screen actor (The Vicar of Dibley - "Jim Trott"), screenwriter, and songwriter ("Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter"), born in Edmonton, Middlesex, England (d. 2021)
- May 21 Desmond Wilcox, English broadcaster (BBC, ITV), born in Welwyn Garden City, England (d. 2000)
- May 23 Barbara Barrie [Berman], American actress and author (Breaking Away, Barney Miller), born in Chicago, Illinois
- May 24 Donald Phelps, American actor (Ghost Ship), born in Indiana (d. 1993)
- May 24 Michael Lonsdale, French actor (The Day of the Jackal, Moonraker), born in Paris, France (d. 2020)
- May 25 John Gabriel [Jack Monkarsh], American stage and screen actor (Ryan's Hope), singer, lyricist, and producer, born in Niagara Falls, New York (d. 2021)
- May 28 Carroll Baker, American actress (Andy Warhol's Bad; Babydoll; Harlow), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
About May 1931
How Old? 93 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20), Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20)
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