- May 5 Lorraine McIntosh, Scottish pop singer (Deacon Blues) and actress, born in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
- May 6 Dana Hill [Goetz], American actress (2 of Us, Shoot the Moon), born in Van Nuys California,
- May 8 Cheryl Richardson, American actress (Jennie-General Hospital), born in Palo Alto, California
- May 8 Melissa Gilbert, American actress (Little House on the Prairie), born in Los Angeles, California
- May 11 Katie Wagner, American TV personality, model, entertainment reporter (MTV), and daughter of actor Robert Wagner, born in Los Angeles, California
- May 11 Tim Blake Nelson, American actor (O Brother, Where Art Thou?; The Ballad of Buster Scruggs; Watchmen), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Stephen Colbert (60 years old)
May 13 American comedian and TV host (The Colbert Report, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), born in Washington, D.C.
- May 13 Tom Verica, American actor, director and producer (How to Get Away with Murder, Bridgerton), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- May 14 Nancy Sorel, actress (Generations, Black Foix)
- May 21 Annabel Schofield, Welsh actress (Laurel Ellis-Dallas), born in Llanelli, Wales
- May 21 Carolyn Lawrence, American actress and voice actress (SpongeBob SquarePants), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- May 21 Nancy Daus, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
- May 23 Staci Greason, actress (Isabella Toscando-Days of Our Lives), born in Denver, Colorado
- May 25 Ray Stevenson, Northern Irish actor (King Arthur, Rome), born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland (d. 2023)
- May 27 Adam Carolla, American comedian and television personality
About May 1964
How Old? 60 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes