Famous people born in May include John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the U.S., American actress Megan Fox, American rapper YNW Melly, and Pierce Brosnan who is most famous as James Bond in GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day.
Other famous celebrities and personalities with May birthdays are Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Tony Blair the former Prime Minister of the UK from 1997 to 2007, and the 72nd U.S. Secretary of State since 2025, Marco Rubio. Other famous people born in May are Pope John Paul II and American singer Janet Jackson.
Celebrities and personalities with birthdays in May
Irish actor famous as James Bond in 4 Bond films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day
American actress famous on What I Like About You (2002-2006), Two and a Half Men (2003-2015), Taurus (2022), Subservience (2024)
Young Nigga World Melly is an American rapper famous for his singles Murder on My Mind (2018), I Am You (2018), We All Shine (2019)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
American singer, dancer, sister to Michael Jackson the late King of Pop & young Penny in the sitcom Good Times
35th president of the United States from 1961 to his assassination in 1963
American businessman, programmer, co-founder of Facebook & its parent company Meta, & one of the world's wealthiest people
American actress famous as Dorothy on The Golden Girls (1985–1992), & stars in All in the Family (1971–1972), Maude
American politician, attorney, and diplomat famous as the 72nd U.S. secretary of state from 2025
Head of the Catholic Church & sovereign of the Vatican City from October 16, 1978 until his death on April 2, 2005
May Historical Events
1st January 1912:The Republic of China was formed, marking the end of the Xinhai Revolution that brought an end to the 2,000 years of imperial rule during which China was ruled by successive dynasties of emperors. The first emperor was Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin dynasty in 221 BC. The last emperor was Aisin-Gioro Puyi of the Qing Dynasty, whose fall led to the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.
8th January 1912:The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in South Africa. The social-democratic party began as a liberation movement that was formed to oppose the apartheid (institutionalized racial segregation) that black South Africans were subject to from around 1948. In 1994, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, became the first president of South Africa after the end of white minority rule.
12th January 1964:The Zanzibar Revolution was started by the black majority inhabitants of the Indian Ocean island. Located in East Africa and 15 miles off the coast of Tanzania, the island was ruled by an Arab government led by the Sultans of Zanzibar who were in power from 1856 to 1964.
The revolution led to the overthrow of the Sultan, and Abeid Karume became the president. The country was also renamed to the People's Republic of Zanzibar.
15th January 1929:Famous U.S civil rights movement activist, Martin Luther King Jr, was born. Martin Luther King Jr was the outspoken spokesperson of the civil rights movement that was formed to protest racial discrimination on the basis of skin color, ethnicity and race.
Although Dr. King was born on 15th, the third Monday of each January is celebrated in the U.S as the Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
26th January 1950: The Constitution of India came into effect, replacing the Government of India Act 1935 that was the governing document of India and which was adapted from the UK Parliament. India had, 3 years earlier, attained independence from the UK on 15 August 1947, the date on which the British Raj (the period of British rule of India) ended.Share this!