May 17, 1956 – Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer
May 18, 1952 – George Strait, American musician
May 19, 1890 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader (d. 1969)
May 20, 1944 – Joe Cocker, British singer
May 21, 1966 – Lisa Edelstein, American actress
May 22, 1928 – T. Boone Pickens, Jr., American businessman
May 23, 1974 – Jewel, American singer