- May 5 Léopold Samuel, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1975)
- May 5 Petar Konjović, Serbian composer, born in Čurug, Serbia (d. 1970)
- May 7 Gino Roncaglia, Italian composer, born in Modena, Italy (d. 1968)
- May 15 Stanley Marchant, English composer, born in London (d. 1949)
- May 26 Mamie Smith, American vaudeville singer, dancer and actress (Crazy Blues), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1946)
- May 28 George Dyson, British organist and composer (The Canterbury Pilgrims), born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England (d. 1964)
- May 28 Luigi Perrachio, Italian pianist, composer (Nove Poemetti; 25 Preludi), and pedagogue (Liceo Musicale Torino), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1966)
- May 29 William Beatton Moonie, Scottish composer (The Weird of Colbar; Echoes of Perthshire), born in Stobo, Pebbleshire (d. 1961)
- May 30 Riccardo Zandonai, Italian composer, born in Borgo Sacco, Rovereto, Austria-Hungary (d. 1944)
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