- May 1 D'arcy Wretzky, American rock bassist (The Smashing Pumpkins), born in South Haven, Michigan
- May 1 Mark Scott, American rock drummer (Trixter - "Give It To Me Good"), born in Paramus, New Jersey
- May 2 Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress, born in Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia
- May 3 Jay Darlington, English keyboardist (Kula Shaker), born in London
- May 3 Shane Minor, American country music singer, born in Modesto, California
- May 4 Julian Barratt, English comedian and musician, one half of The Mighty Boosh, born in Leeds, England
- May 6 Lætitia Sadier, French singer (Stereolab), born in Vincennes, France
- May 7 Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish pop rock singer-songwriter ("Save Tonight"), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- May 8 Chris Lighty, music executive and manager (Violator), born in The Bronx New York (d. 2012)
- May 11 Sławomir Dobrzański, Polish concert pianist and music professor, born in Wrocław, Poland
- May 13 PMD [Parrish J. Smith], American rapper (EPMD), born in Smithtown, New York
- May 15 Seth Putnam, American hard-core punk vocalist and songwriter, born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
- May 16 Andrew Nethsingha, British organist, choral conductor, and music director (St John's College, Cambridge, 2007-), born in Exeter, England
- May 16 Patrick Waite, British reggae-rock bassist (Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1993)
- May 16 Ralph Tresvant, American singer (New Edition), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- May 17 Dave Abbruzzese, American drummer (Pearl Jam), born in Stamford, Connecticut
- May 21 Julie Vega, Filipina child actress and singer, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1985)
Kylie Minogue (55 years old)
May 28 Australian pop singer-songwriter ("Can't Get You Out of My Head"), and actress, born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- May 30 Tim Burgess, English rock vocalist (Charlatans - "Only One I Know"), born in Salford, Lancashire, England
About May 1968
How Old? 55 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes