- May 2 Maurice Thiriet, French composer, born in Meulan, Yvelines, France (d. 1972)
- May 8 David Van Vactor, American classical composer (Chaconne), born in Plymouth, Indiana (d. 1994)
- May 17 Zinka Milanov (née Kunc), Croatian soprano (Ljubljana Opera, 1927-34; NY Metropolitan Opera, 1937-66), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1989)
- May 23 Hellmuth Christian Wolff, German composer, teacher, musicologist, and painter, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1988)
- May 28 Phil Regan, American actor and singer ("My Wild Irish Rose"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
- May 31 Hans Schaeuble, Swiss composer, born in Arosa, Switzerland (d. 1988)
About May 1906
How Old? 117 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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