- May 4 Mary Elizabeth McDonough, American actress (Erin in The Waltons), born in Van Nuys, California
- May 5 Hiroshi Hase, Japanese wrestler (NJPW) and politician (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), born in Oyabe, Toyama, Japan
- May 6 Clay O'Brien, American actor (Weedy-Cowboys), born in Ray, Arizona
George Clooney (63 years old)
May 6 American actor (ER; Batman; The Descendants; Oceans 11), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- May 6 Roma Downey, Irish actress (One Life to Live; Touched by an Angel), born in Derry, Northern Ireland
- May 8 Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler
- May 8 David Winning, Canadian film director
- May 10 Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress
- May 10 Teri Copley, Arcadia California, actress (Mickey-We've Got it Made)
- May 11 Diana Lee[-Hsu], American actress (Licence to Kill), and model (Playboy playmate May, 1988), born in Seattle, Washington
- May 12 Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor (The Kids in the Hall), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- May 12 Lar Park Lincoln, American actress, born in Dallas, Texas
- May 14 Tim Roth, British actor (Reservoir Dogs; Vincent & Theo; The Hateful Eight), born in Dulwich, London, England
- May 14 Ulrike Folkerts, German actress
- May 15 Katrin Cartlidge, British actress (d. 2002)
- May 16 Charles Wright, American professional wrestler known as "The Godfather"
- May 16 Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
- May 16 Nina Arvesen, actress (Cassandra-Young & Restless), born in White Plains, New York
- May 19 Gregory Poirier, American screenwriter and director
- May 25 Hiro Saito, Japanese professional wrestler (All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary), born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- May 26 Tarsem Singh, Indian film director, born in Jalandhar, India
- May 27 Cathy Silvers, actress (Happy Days, Foley Square), born in New York City
- May 27 Peri Gilpin, actor (Roz Doyle-Frasier), born in Waco, Texas
- May 28 Roland Gift, British pop-rock singer (Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"), and actor, born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England
- May 29 David Palmer, British drummer (ABC - "The Lexicon Of Love"), born in Chesterfield, England
- May 30 Ella Arolovich, Leningrad USSR, model
- May 30 Harry Enfield, English comedian and actor (Dermot-Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live), born in Horsham, England
- May 30 Ralph Carter, American actor (Michael Evans-Good Times), born in New York City
- May 31 Lea Thompson, American actress (Back to the Future, Caroline In The City), born in Rochester, Minnesota
About May 1961
How Old? 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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