- May 1 Bernard Butler, Irish-English guitarist, songwriter (The Tears - "Refugees"; Suede), and record producer, born in Stamford Hill. North London, England
- May 1 Sacha Perry, American hard bop jazz pianist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Brookyln, New York City
- May 4 Giovanni Mirabassi, Italian-French jazz pianist (Avanti!), born in Perugia, Italy
- May 4 Gregg Alexander, American pop-rock musician, songwriter, and producer (New Radicals- "You Get What You Give"), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
- May 5 Guillaume Connesson, French contemporary classical composer (Yu-Yan; The Ship of Ishtar; A Kind of Trane), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- May 10 Craig Mack, American rapper ("Flava In Ya Ear"), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2018)
- May 10 Gabriela Montero, Venezuelan-American pianist, born in Caracas, Venezuala
- May 10 Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter (The Hunchback of San Francisco), born in Sligo, Ireland
- May 15 Martin Rossiter, Welsh pop singer, keyboardist (Gene), and music educator, born in Wales
- May 15 Prince Be [Attrell Cordes], American rapper (PM Dawn), born in Jersey City (d. 2016)
- May 17 Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter (New Kids on the Block), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- May 23 Matt Flynn, American drummer (Maroon 5, since 2006 - "Moves Like Jagger"), born in Woodstock, New York
- May 24 Tommy Page, American pop singer ("I'll Be Your Everything"), born in Glenridge, New Jersey (d. 2017)
About May 1970
How Old? 54 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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