- May 1 James Badge Dale, American actor (24; The Departed; Parkland; The Pacific), born in Manhattan, New York
- May 1 Sachie Hara, Japanese actress
- May 5 Morgan Pehme, American filmmaker (Get Me Roger Stone), born in New York City
- May 5 Santiago Cabrera, Venezuelan-Chilean-British actor (Isaac Mendez - Heroes), born in Caracas, Venezuela
- May 8 Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer, rapper, and dancer (HOT; JTL), and actor, born in Daegu, South Korea
- May 8 Josie Maran, American model, born in Menlo Park, California
- May 8 Matthew Davis, American actor (Legally Blonde, Vampire Diaries), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- May 10 Kenan Thompson, American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live), born in Columbus, Ohio
- May 11 Laetitia Casta, French supermodel and actress, born in Pont-Audemer, France
- May 12 Aya Ishiguro, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume), TV personality, and fashion designer, born in Sapporo, Japan
- May 12 Jason Biggs, American actor (American Pie), born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
- May 15 Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress (Niagra Motel; Mary Kills People), born in Montreal, Quebec
David Krumholtz (46 years old)
May 15 American actor (Numb3rs; Harold and Kumar films), born in New York City
- May 15 Krissy Taylor, American model, born in Miami, Florida (d. 1995)
- May 16 Jim Sturgess, British actor ("Across the Universe"; "The Way Back"), and singer-songwriter, born in Wandsworth, London, England
- May 16 Vincent Larusso, American actor (Mighty Ducks; D2; D3), born in Livingston, New Jersey
- May 17 Carlos Peña, Dominican MLB baseball infielder, 2001-14 (Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 6 other teams), and broadcaster, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- May 22 Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress
Katie Price (46 years old)
May 22 English model and media personality (Being Jordan), born in Brighton, England
- May 23 Carolyn Moos, American model and professional basketball player
- May 24 Bryan Greenberg, American actor (How to Make It in America), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- May 28 Jake Johnson [Weinberger], American actor (New Girl - "Nick"), film producer, and screenwriter, born in Evanston, Illinois
- May 29 Adam Rickitt, English actor (Coronation Street), born in Crewe, England
- May 29 Kumail Nanjiani, Pakistani-American stand-up comedian, actor. and screenwriter (Silicon Valley; The Big Sick), born in Karachi, Pakistan
About May 1978
How Old? 46 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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