Bobby Cannavale (54 years old)
May 3 American stage and screen Emmy Award-winning actor (Will & Grace - "Vince"; Boardwalk Empire), born in Union, New Jersey
- May 4 Will Arnett, Canadian-American actor (Arrested Development), born in Toronto, Ontario
- May 5 Kyan Douglas, American TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Miami, Florida
- May 6 Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
- May 10 Dallas Roberts, American actor
- May 10 Sally Phillips, English comedian and actress (Smack the Pony, Miranda), born in Hong Kong
- May 11 Glenn Hugill, British television presenter and producer
- May 11 Nicky Katt, American actor
- May 12 Samantha Mathis, American actress (American Psycho, Billions), born in Brooklyn, New York
- May 14 Natasha Ryan, American child actress (Days Of Our Lives, 1975-80; Ladies' Man, 1980-81), born in Los Angeles, California
- May 15 Nicola Walker, English actress (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Last Tango in Halifax), born in London
Tina Fey (54 years old)
May 18 American actress and comedian (Saturday Night Live; 30 Rock), born in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
Louis Theroux (54 years old)
May 20 English television broadcaster (Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends; When Louis Met....), born in Singapore
Naomi Campbell (54 years old)
May 22 English model and actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped), born in London, England
- May 23 Nanette Burstein, American director and producer
- May 25 Lindsay Greenbush, American twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie), born in Hollywood, California
- May 25 Michael Benyaer, Canadian-American actor (Deadpool) and writer (Pilot One), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- May 25 Octavia Spencer, American actress and producer (The Help, Hidden Figures), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- May 25 Robert Croft, Welsh cricket spin bowler (21 Tests England, 49 wickets, BB 5/95; Glamorgan CCC) and broadcaster (Sky Sports), born in Swansea, Wales
- May 25 Satsuki Yukino, Japanese voice actor, born in Kyoto, Japan
- May 25 Sidney Greenbush, American twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie), born in Hollywood, California
Joseph Fiennes (54 years old)
May 27 English actor (Enemy at the Gates, Shakespeare in Love), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire
- May 28 Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002)
- May 28 Ian Cashmore, English actor and paranormal investigator
- May 31 Paolo Sorrentino, Italian filmmaker (La Grande Bellezza), born in Naples, Italy
About May 1970
How Old? 54 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No