- May 4 Lance Bass, American pop singer (NSYNC - "Bye, Bye, Bye"), born in Laurel, Mississippi
- May 5 Bodek Janke, Polish jazz drummers, percussionist, and tabla player, born in Warsaw Poland
- May 9 Andrew W.K. [Wilkes-Krier], American rock singer, musician, songwriter ("Party Hard"), motivational speaker, and advice columnist, born in Stanford, California
- May 9 Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer and bass player (Simple Plan - "Perfect"; "Welcome To My Life"), born in Montreal, Quebec
- May 10 Lee Hyori, South Korean R&B and K-pop singer, born in Cheongwon, South Korea
- May 11 Erin Lang, Canadian alternative rock musician (Feral & Stray; The Tail Lights), born in Montreal, Quebec
- May 13 Michael Madden, American rock bassist (Maroon 5, 1994-2020), born in Austin, Texas
- May 17 Kristóf Baráti, Hungarian classical violinist, born in Budapest, Hungary
- May 21 Fayçal Salhi, French-Algerian jazz guitarist and oud player, born in Khenchela, Algeria
- May 21 Gaspard Augé, French electronic-rock musician (Justice), born in Besançon, France
- May 23 Ivo Kahánek, Czech concert pianist, born in Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
About May 1979
How Old? 44 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20), Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20)
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