- May 1 Ana Claudia Talancón, Mexican actress
- May 2 (Elizabeth) "Ellie" Kemper, American actress (The Office -"Erin"; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- May 6 Kelly van der Veer, Dutch reality TV star
- May 6 Scott Colton, American professional wrestler
- May 7 Kate Lawler, English reality television personality and disc jockey (won 1st Big Brother), born in London, England
- May 8 Benny Yau, Canadian TV presenter (What's On), born in Hong Kong
- May 9 Cho Hyeon Jae, South Korean actor, born in Seoul, South Korea
- May 13 Waka Inoue, Japanese gravure idol and actress
- May 15 Rocky Marquette, American actor
- May 19 Drew Fuller, American actor/model
- May 21 Chris Raab, American television personality, born in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
- May 22 Nazanin Boniadi, British actress and activist (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), born in Tehran, Iran
- May 22 Rhett Fisher, American actor and musician, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- May 23 Chris Gethard, American comedian, writer, talk show host and podcaster (Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People), born in West Orange, New Jersey
- May 23 Lane Garrison, American actor (Prison Break), born in Dallas, Texas
- May 24 Billy L. Sullivan, American actor (Will Pacino-Something So Right), born on Long Island, New York
- May 24 Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong-Australian actress (Fly Me To Polaris) and cantopop singer, born in Hong Kong
- May 25 Jae Hee, South Korean actor (Sassy Girl Chun-hyang), born in Seoul, South Korea
Ben Feldman (44 years old)
May 27 American actor (The Perfect Man, Superstore), born in Potomac, Maryland
About May 1980
How Old? 44 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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