- May 1 Changmin [Lee Chang-min], South Korean K-pop singer (Homme; 2AM), born in Busan, South Korea
- May 5 Théo Ceccaldi, French jazz violinist, viola player, and composer, (Tricollectif), born in Pithiviers, France
- May 6 Cindy Daniel, Québécois singer ("Sous une pluie d'étoiles"), born in Montreal, Quebec
- May 7 Frances Quinlan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hop Along; Likewise), born in New Jersey
- May 7 Matt Helders, English musician and drummer (Arctic Monkeys), born in Sheffield, England
- May 18 Adam Bałdych, Polish jazz violinist, contemporary classical composer, and music producer, born in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
- May 20 Yolanda "LaLa" Brown, American R&B singer ("S.E.X"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2007)
- May 21 Myra [Quintana], Mexican-American pop singer ("Miracles Happen (When You Believe)"), born in Los Angeles, California
- May 21 Sarah Gibson, American pianist and contemporary classical composer (“warp & weft”), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 2024)
- May 24 Mark Ballas, American professional dancer (Dancing with the Stars), born in Houston, Texas
- May 29 Valy Hedjasi, Afghan pop singer, born in Maschhad, Iran
- May 31 Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian pop-electronic singer, born in Batumi, Adjara, Georgian SSR
- May 31 Waka Flocka Flame [Juaquin Malphurs], American rapper ("No Hands"; "O Let's Do It"), born in New York City
About May 1986
How Old? 38 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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