- May 2 Nana Kitade, Japanese singer and songwriter, born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- May 3 Michael Kiwanuka, British singer-songwriter ("Love & Hate"), born in Muswell Hill, London, England
- May 4 Anjeza Shahini, Albanian singer ("The Image of You"), born in Tirana, Albania
- May 5 Marija Šestić, Bosnian singer (Rijeka bez imena), born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
- May 6 Adrienne Warren, American Tony Award-winning actress and singer (Tina), born in Chesapeake, Virginia
- May 6 Meek Mill [Rihmeek Williams], American rapper, singer, and songwriter ("Amen";" All Eyes On You"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- May 15 Jennylyn Mercado, Filipina actress and singer, born in Parañaque, Philippines
- May 18 Luisana Lopilato, Argentine actress and model and singer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- May 24 Dominika Kasprzycka, Polish pop singer, born in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland
About May 1987
How Old? 36 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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