Craig David (43 years old)
May 5 English R&B singer-songwriter ("7 Days"; "Insomnia"), born in Southampton, Hampshire, England
- May 6 Mark O'Connell, American drummer (Taking Back Sunday), born on Long Island, New York
- May 6 Matthew Leone, American rock bassist (Madina Lake), born in Chicago, Illinois
- May 6 Nathan Leone, American rock singer (Madina Lake), born in Chicago, Illinois
- May 7 Maria Radner, German operatic contralto, specializing in Wagner, born in Düsseldorf, West Germany (d. 2015)
- May 8 Björn Dixgård, Swedish rock guitarist and singer (Mando Daio), born in Falun, Sweden
- May 12 Asmik Grigorian, Lithuanian operatic soprano, born in Vilnius, Lithuania
- May 12 Kentaro Sato, Japanese television, video game, classical, and choral composer (Requiem Pacis - Requiem of Peace), and conductor, born in Hamamatsu, Japan
Rami Malek (43 years old)
May 12 American actor (Bohemian Rhapsody), born in Los Angeles, California
- May 14 Sarbel [Michael Maronitis], British-Cypriot pop singer ("Se Pira Sovara"), born in London, England
- May 17 Shiri Maimon, Israeli pop singer, and television personality, born in Haifa, Israel
- May 18 Vincent Houdijk, Dutch jazz vibraphonist and bandleader (VinnieVibes), born in The Netherlands
- May 19 Nate Cole, American singer-songwriter (Plus One; Castledoor), born in Houston, Texas
- May 20 Rachel Platten, American singer-songwriter (“Fight Song”), born in New York City
- May 21 Max Mutzke, German funk-pop-soul singer-songwriter and musician ("Can't Wait Until Tonight"), born in Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany
- May 23 Gwenno [Saunders], Welsh pop singer and songwriter (The Pipettes, 2005-10 - "Pull Shapes"; solo - "Le Kov"), born in Cardiff, Wales
- May 26 Eda-Ines Etti, Estonian pop singer (Eurovision), born in Haapsalu, Estonia
- May 26 Irini Merkouri, Greek-Romani pop and laïka singer, born in Ilion, Greece
- May 26 Isaac Slade, American vocalist, pianist, and songwriter (The Fray, 2002-22 - "How To Save A Life"; "You Found Me"), born in Boulder, Colorado
- May 27 Özgür Çevik, Turkish pop singer (Star Academy), and actor, born in Ankara, Turkey
- May 28 Adam Green, American anti-folk singer-songwriter, born in Mount Kisco, New York
- May 30 Devendra Banhart, Venezulan-American singer-songwriter (Cripple Crow), born in Houston, Texas
About May 1981
How Old? 43 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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