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
59 years old
American singer, dancer, sister to Michael Jackson the late King of Pop & young Penny in the sitcom Good Times
Died aged 46
35th president of the United States from 1961 to his assassination in 1963
72 years old
Irish actor famous as James Bond in 4 Bond films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day
54 years old
American politician, attorney, and diplomat famous as the 72nd U.S. secretary of state from 2025
72 years old
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
41 years old
American businessman, programmer, co-founder of Facebook & its parent company Meta, & one of the world's wealthiest people
26 years old
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)
Died aged 86
American actress famous as Dorothy on The Golden Girls (1985–1992), & stars in All in the Family (1971–1972), Maude
Died aged 84
Head of the Catholic Church & sovereign of the Vatican City from October 16, 1978 until his death on April 2, 2005
39 years old
American actress famous on What I Like About You (2002-2006), Two and a Half Men (2003-2015), Taurus (2022), Subservience (2024)
May Historical Events
1st May 1707: The Act of Union was signed between England and Scotland. With the signing, the two countries become one kingdom, and the Scottish and English Parliaments became united, thereby forming the Parliament of Great Britain.This new joint house was based in the home of the English Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London. Scotland retained its independence in terms of their legal and religious systems. However, taxation, coinage, trade, parliament, sovereignty and flag became one with Britain.
2nd May 2011: The US Navy SEALS of SEAL Team Six killed 54-year old Osama bin Laden in his compound in the city of Abbottabad, Pakistan. The leader of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda was a mastermind of many notable terrorist attacks against the United States, including the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.4th May 1494: Christopher Columbus, the famous European explorer, discovered Jamaica and met the Arawak and the Taino, the indigenous people of the Caribbean country. 10th May 1994: Nelson Mandela, the famous anti-apartheid activist and former political prisoner, became the first black president of South Africa. His inauguration on this date ended more than three centuries of minority white rule.His winning party, The African National Congress (ANC), won the country's 1st multi-racial elections by taking 62% of the vote. His presidency ended on 14 June, 1999.
21st May 1991: Former Indian Prime Minister and husband to Sonia Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, was assassinated at the age of 46. He had become the 6th and youngest Indian Prime minister at 40 years of age, and had succeeded his mother, the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was also assassinated. Rajiv Gandhi served as PM between 1984 and 1989.