- May 2 Henry Hall, British bandleader (BBC Dance Orchestra), born in Peckham, South London, England (d. 1989)
- May 6 Jascha Horenstein, Russian-born American conductor, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1973)
- May 10 Herbert Elwell, American composer (Happy Hypocrite), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1974)
- May 14 Bonifacio Gil Garcia, Spanish composer and folklorist, born in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Spain (d. 1964)
- May 14 [Arthur] Zutty Singleton, American jazz drummer (Louis Armstrong's Hot Five), born in Bunkie, Louisiana (d. 1975)
- May 15 (Giovanni) John Abriani, Italian jazz violinist and bandleader, born in Lusiana, Italy (d. 1960)
- May 21 Karel Haba, Czech composer and violinist, born in Vizovice, Moravia (d. 1972)
- May 22 René de Vos, Dutch actor and composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), born in Denmark (d. 1977)
- May 25 Mischa Levitzki, Russian-born American pianist and composer (The Enchanted Nymph), born in Kremenchuk, Russian Empire (d. 1941)
- May 26 Ernst Bacon, American composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1990)
- May 26 Gérard Bertouille, Belgian composer, born in Tournai, Belgium (d. 1981)
- May 28 Andy Kirk, American jazz drummer and bandleader (Clouds Of Joy - "I Won't Tell a Soul (I Love You)"), born in Newport, Kentucky (d. 1992)
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