- May 1 Sol Kyung-gu, South Korean actor
- May 2 Midorikawa Hikaru, Japanese voice actor, born in Otawara, Tochigi, Japan
- May 2 Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress, born in Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia
- May 3 Debora Caprioglio, Italian actress (Big Game Hunter), born in Mestre, Italy
- May 4 Julian Barratt, English comedian and musician, one half of The Mighty Boosh, born in Leeds, England
- May 10 Al Murray, British comedian
- May 10 Erik Palladino, American actor
- May 11 Jeffrey Donovan, American actor
- May 12 Scott Schwartz, American actor, born in Sacramento, California
- May 14 Greg Davis, Welsh-born, British stand-up comedian, actor, and former secondary school teacher (We Are Klang, The Inbetweeners, Cuckoo, Taskmaster), born in St Asaph, Denbighshire
- May 15 Todd Porter, American actor (Whiz Kids - "Hamilton"), born in Montclair, New Jersey
- May 16 Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress (Naked Killer), born in Hong Kong
- May 19 Jeanne Basone, Brubank California, wrestler (Hollywood-GLOW)
- May 20 Timothy Olyphant, American stage and screen actor (Deadwood; Justified; Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- May 21 Julie Vega, Filipina child actress and singer, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1985)
- May 22 Kevin Carolan, American actor and comedian
- May 23 Guinevere Turner, American actress
- May 26 Fernando León de Aranoa, Spanish film director
- May 26 Pat Kenney [Simon Diamond], American professional wrestler, born in Wilmington, Delaware
Kylie Minogue (56 years old)
May 28 Australian pop singer-songwriter ("Can't Get You Out of My Head"), and actress, born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About May 1968
How Old? 56 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes