- May 2 Mon Laferte [Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte], Chilean singer-songwriter, born in Viña del Mar, Chile
- May 3 Myriam Fares, Lebanese singer, Arab female artist who performs choreographed dance routines while singing, born in Kfar Chellal, Lebanon
- May 8 Matt Willis, British pop singer, bassist (Busted), and television personality, born in Tooting, London, England
Holly Valance (40 years old)
May 11 Australian actress (Felicity "Flick" Scully-Neighbours) and singer, born in Melbourne, Victoria
- May 13 Casey Donovan, Australian pop singer (Australian Idol, 2004), born in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
- May 13 Grégory Lemarchal, French singer, born in La Tronche, France (d. 2007)
- May 14 Anahí [Puente], Mexican novella actress and pop singer (RBD), born in Mexico City
- May 14 Tom Welham, British musiciangutarist (Thirteen Senses; The Story), born in the UK
- May 15 Devin Bronson, American guitarist and songwriter (Avril Lavigne), born in Seattle, Washington
- May 16 Mince Fratelli [Gordon McRory], Scottish drummer (The Fratellis - Costello Music; Here We Stand), born in Glasgow, Scotland)
- May 16 Nancy Ajram, Lebanese Arab-pop singer ("Betfakkar Fe Eih" (What Are You Thinking About); "Mitagalak"), and television personality (Arab Idol; The Voice Kids), born in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
- May 23 Cristiano Bilanzola, Canadian musician and filmmaker, born in Hamilton, Ontario
- May 23 Heidi Range, British pop singer (Atomic Kittens; Sugababes - "Angels with Dirty Faces"), born in Liverpool, England
- May 23 Jennifer Bellor, American orchestral and jazz composer (Reflections at Dusk), born in northern New York State
- May 29 Julie Campiche, Swiss jazz harpist and composer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
- May 29 Rama Claproth, Indonesian blues guitarist, born in Bandung, Indonesia
- May 31 David Hernandez, American pop singer (American Idol), born in Phoenix, Arizona
About May 1983
How Old? 40 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No