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
American actor famous as Machete in Machete (2010), Machete Kills (2013), & has major roles in Anaconda (1997), Desperado (1995)
Kenyan singer, actress famous as first runners-up in 2nd second season of Tusker Project Fame in 2008 and known for her songs Haiwi Haiwi, Chali
American TV personality, singer famous as daughter of wrestler Hulk Hogan & stars in TV series Hogan Knows Best (2005 to 2007)
American actor also known as Duke, famous in Western & war movies such as The Big Trail (1930), Stagecoach (1939), True Grit (1969)
American talk show host, author famous as host of Morning Joe, and as a CBS News correspondent during the September 11, 2001 U.S. terrrorist attack
American R&B singer who has sold over 50 million records worldwide & is known as the Godmother of Soul, famous 1970s hit Lady Marmalade
African-American revolutionary, human rights activist & a prominent figure during the civil rights movement, who was assassinated in 1965
American actor, wrestler famous as The Rock in WWE, & acts in The Mummy Returns (2001), The Scorpion King (2002)
American singer-songwriter, musician, known for hits such as the single Fingertips (1963), How Come, How Long duet with Babyface
English former footballer famous as right midfielder & set-piece specialist with Manchester United club, winning EPL 6 times
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!