- May 6 Lynn Whitfield, American actress (Josephine Baker; Equal Justice), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- May 9 Amy Hill, American comedian and actress (All-American Girl - "Grandma"; Magnum, PI - "Kumu"), born in Deadwood, South Dakota
- May 9 Gregory Beecroft, Chorpus Christi TX, actor (Guiding Light)
- May 10 Alex Foster, American jazz and session saxophonist (SNL Band; Mingus Big Band), born in Oakland, California
- May 10 Lawrence Lau, actor (Jamie Frame-Another World)
- May 10 Tito Santana, Mexican-American professional wrestler
- May 11 Boyd Gaines, American actor (Mark-One Day at a Time, Sure Thing), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- May 11 David Gest, American television producer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
Pierce Brosnan (71 years old)
May 16 Irish actor (Remington Steele, the 5th James Bond, 1995-2004), born in Drogheda, Ireland
- May 17 Kathleen Sullivan, American newscaster (ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show), born in Pasadena, California
- May 17 Yoko Shimada, Japanese actress (Mariko in the miniseries Shōgun) and author (Kir Royal), born in Kumamota, Japan (d. 2022) [1]
- May 19 Victoria Wood, British comedian and actress (Dinner Ladies), born in Bury, Lancashire, England (d. 2016)
- May 24 Alfred Molina, British actor (Spider Man 2, Frida, Chocolat), born in London, England
- May 24 Nell Campbell [Laura], Australian actress (Rocky Horror), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- May 25 Jane Priest, Australian model who kissed Prince Charles on the beach, born in Perth, Australia
- May 29 Big Daddy Graham [Edward Gudonis], American comedian, writer, actor, recording artist, and radio personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
Danny Elfman (71 years old)
May 29 American singer-songwriter (Oingo Boingo - "Weird Science"), and Emmy and Grammy Award-winning composer (The Simspons Theme; Good Will Hunting; Tim Burton films), born in Los Angeles, California
- May 29 Karla DeVito, American stage and screen actress and singer, born in Mokena, Illionis
- May 30 Colm Meaney, actor (Star Trek Deep Space 9)
- May 31 Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor
About May 1953
How Old? 71 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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