- May 1 Kow Otani, Japanese composer for anime, film and video games (Gamera), born in Toyko, Japan
- May 5 Lisa Eilbacher, Saudi-American actress (Beverly Hills Cop), born in Dharan, Saudi Arabia
- May 5 Peter Howitt, British actor and film director (Laws of Attraction), born in Manchester, Lancashire, England
- May 5 Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor (Posse; Bram Stoker's Dracula), born in Mbabane, British Swaziland
- May 7 Hercules [Raymond Fernandez], American professional wrestler, born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2004)
- May 7 Shauna McDonald Brown, British TV producer, born in Walton-on-Thames, England (d. 1994)
- May 8 Eddie Butler, Welsh rugby union #8 (16 caps; Cambridge University RFC, Pontypool RFC), journalist (The Observer Sport, The Guardian) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2022)
- May 8 Jeff Wincott, Canadian actor (Night Heat), born in Toronto, Ontario
- May 9 Tessa Peake-Jones, British television and film actress (Only Fools and Horses - "Raquel"), born in Hammersmith, London, England
- May 13 Alan Ball, American screenwriter, director, and producer
- May 14 Big Van Vader [Leon White], American professional wrestler (WWF, AJPW), born in Lynwood, California (d. 2018)
- May 15 Kevin Von Erich, American professional wrestler
- May 21 Judge Reinhold, American actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- May 21 Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress (The Fourth Man), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- May 22 Gary Sweet, Australian actor (Alexandra's Project - Steve), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- May 23 Mark Arnold, American actor
- May 25 Hillary B. Smith, American actress (Nora-One Life to Live), born in Boston, Massachusetts
About May 1957
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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