- May 2 Malcolm Lipkin, English composer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2017)
- May 4 Fausto Razzi, Italian composer, born in Rome
- May 5 Aurel Stroe, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2008)
- May 6 Günther Hauk, German composer, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 1979)
- May 6 Konrad Ragossnig, Austrian classical guitarist and lutenist, born in Klagenfurt, Austria. (d. 2018)
- May 6 Leon Hughes, American pop-rock singer (The Coasters - "Young Blood"), born in Dallas, Texas
- May 7 Derek Taylor, English publicist for the Beatles, born in Liverpool, Merseyside (d. 1997)
- May 14 [Donald William] Bob Johnston, American music producer (Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel), born in Hillsboro, Texas (d. 2015)
- May 16 (Isaac) "Redd" Holt, American jazz and soul drummer (Ramsey Lewis Trio, 1956-66 - "The In Crowd"; Young-Holt Unlimited - "Soulful Strut"), born in Rosedale, Mississippi (d. 2023)
- May 19 Alma Cogan, British pop singer ("Dreamboat"; "I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango"), born in Whitechapel, London, England (d. 1966)
- May 19 Claude Blanchard, French Canadian singer, comedian and actor, born in Joliette, Canada (d. 2006)
- May 21 Robert Sherlaw Johnson, British composer and music scholar, born in Sunderland
- May 24 Elaine Malbin, American opera singer, born in New York City
- May 26 Alvin Ing, American stage and screen singer and actor (Flower Drum Song), born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaiʻi (d. 2021)
- May 28 Henning Christiansen, Danish experimental composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2008)
- May 30 Pauline Oliveros, composer (Sound Patterns), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2016)
- May 30 Seppo Nummi, Finnish composer and music critic, born in Oulu, Finland (d. 1981)
About May 1932
How Old? 91 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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