May14, 1944 – George Lucas, American film director.
May 15, 1975 – [Ray Anthony Lewis, an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens.
May 16, 1801 – William Henry Seward, Sr., the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
May 17, 1784 – Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten, Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1827 to 1848.
May 18, 1986 – Alexey Zhukanenko (alternatively Alexei Zhukanenko) is a Russian professional basketball player.
May 19, 1897 – Frank Luke Jr., an American fighter ace, ranking second among U.S. Army Air Service pilots after Captain Eddie Rickenbacker in number of aerial victories during World War I.
May 20, 1908 – Jimmy Stewart, American actor.