Kosuke Shirai

Japanese association football player.

Born May 1st, 1994 (age 32 years) in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Karl Isidor Beck

Austrian-hungarian poet.

Born May 1st, 1817 in Baja. ^[ref]

Died April 10th, 1879 at 61 years old in Währing. ^[ref]

Vasiliy Sidorenko

Athletics competitor.

Born May 1st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Volgograd.

Niklas Meinert

Field hockey player.

Born May 1st, 1981 (age 45 years) in Bad Kreuznach.

Tomas Kaukėnas

Lithuanian biathlete.

Born May 1st, 1990 (age 36 years) in Utena.

Masaki Yanagawa

Japanese association football player.

Born May 1st, 1987 (age 39 years) in Sanda.

Birte Weiss

Danish politician and journalist.

Born May 1st, 1941 in Frederiksberg.

Died March 14th, 2026 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Magne Thomassen

Norwegian speed skater.

Born May 1st, 1941 (age 85 years) in Melhus Municipality.

Valery Muratov

Speed skater.

Born May 1st, 1946 (age 80 years) in Kolomna.

Agnes Börjesson

Swedish artist (1827–1900).

Born May 1st, 1827 in Uppsala.

Died January 26th, 1900 at 72 years old in Alassio.

Yasuyuki Moriyama

Japanese association football player.

Born May 1st, 1969 (age 57 years) in Gifu.

Karel Heijting

Dutch footballer (1883-1951).

Born May 1st, 1883 in Java.

Died August 1st, 1951 at 68 years old in Paris.

Saber Eid

Egyptian association football player.

Born May 1st, 1959 in El Mahalla El Kubra.

Died December 29th, 2025 at 66 years old

Patrick Schelling

Swiss bicycle racer.

Born May 1st, 1990 (age 36 years) in Hemberg.

Natascia Leonardi Cortesi

Swiss cross-country skier and ski mountaineer.

Born May 1st, 1971 (age 55 years) in Faido.

Madeleine Moreau

French diver (1928-1995).

Born May 1st, 1928 in Hanoi.

Died June 10th, 1995 at 67 years old in Chuelles.

Renee Poetschka

Australian athlete.

Born May 1st, 1971 (age 55 years) in Dampier.

Rikihiro Sugiyama

Japanese association football player.

Born May 1st, 1987 (age 39 years) in Shizuoka.

Dilbar Abdurahmonova

Soviet conductor and music educator (1936-2018).

Born May 1st, 1936 in Moscow.

Died March 20th, 2018 at 81 years old in Tashkent.

Pierino Favalli

Italian cyclist (1914–1986).

Born May 1st, 1914 in Zanengo.

Died May 16th, 1986 at 72 years old in Cremona.

Màrius Serra

Catalan writer.

Born May 1st, 1963 (age 63 years) in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Joarlem Batista Santos

Brazilian association football player.

Born May 1st, 1995 (age 31 years) in Brazil.

Elwira Seroczyńska

Polish long track speed skater and sports administrator (1931-2004).

Born May 1st, 1931 in Vilnius.

Died December 24th, 2004 at 73 years old in London.

Uwe Potteck

German sports shooter.

Born May 1st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Wittenberge. ^[ref]

Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera

Spanish writer and politician (1828-1879).

Born May 1st, 1828 in Guadalcanal.

Died December 30th, 1879 at 51 years old in Madrid.