Georgi Dimitrov

Bulgarian association football player (1931–1978).

Born May 1st, 1931 in Burgas.

Died March 16th, 1978 at 46 years old

Sylvain Georges

Racing cyclist.

Born May 1st, 1984 (age 42 years) in Beaumont.

Charles Jacobus

American roque player (1840-1922).

Born May 1st, 1840 in Springfield.

Died November 24th, 1922 at 82 years old in Waukesha.

Natália Šubrtová

Slovak alpine skier.

Born May 1st, 1989 (age 37 years) in Kežmarok.

Atsushi Kimura

Japanese association football player.

Born May 1st, 1984 (age 42 years) in Ibaraki.

Sándor Ivády

Hungarian water polo player (1903-1998).

Born May 1st, 1903 in Budapest.

Died December 21st, 1998 at 95 years old in Vienna.

Diógenes Luna

Boxer.

Born May 1st, 1977 (age 49 years) in Cuba.

Eugenie Goldstern

Austrian geographer (1884–1942).

Born May 1st, 1884 in Odesa. ^[ref]

Died June 17th, 1942 at 58 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.

Masaya Tashiro

Japanese association football player.

Born May 1st, 1993 (age 33 years) in Saitama Prefecture.

Alfred Kienzle

German water polo player (1913-1940).

Born May 1st, 1913 in Stuttgart.

Died September 4th, 1940 at 27 years old in Reims.

John Svanberg

Swedish long-distance runner.

Born May 1st, 1881 in Klara Church Parish.

Died September 11th, 1957 at 76 years old in Brooklyn.

Lucimar Teodoro

Athletics competitor.

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

Bernd Jäkel

East german sailor.

Born May 1st, 1954 (age 72 years) in East Berlin.

Masato Sasaki

Japanese association football player (born 2002).

Born May 1st, 2002 (age 24 years) in Chiba Prefecture.

Károly Levitzky

Hungarian rower (1885–1978).

Born May 1st, 1885 in Dorgoș.

Died August 23rd, 1978 at 93 years old in Budapest.

Raffaello Leonardo

Italian rower.

Born May 1st, 1973 (age 53 years) in Naples.

Jean-Baptiste Noulet

French naturalist and prehistorian (1802-1890).

Born May 1st, 1802 in Venerque.

Died May 24th, 1890 at 88 years old in Venerque.

Károly Wieland

Canoe racer.

Born May 1st, 1934 in Soroksár.

Died May 30th, 2020 at 86 years old in Weinheim. ^[ref]

Nina Umanets

Soviet rower, ukrainian politician.

Born May 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Yurkivka.

Hiroshi Sowa

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born May 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Hiroshima.

Ivan Trnski

Croatian writer and translator (1819–1910).

Born May 1st, 1819 in Nova Rača.

Died June 30th, 1910 at 91 years old in Zagreb.

Kenta Hoshihara

Japanese association football player.

Born May 1st, 1988 (age 38 years) in Daitō-shi.

Akito Kawamoto

Japanese association football player.

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

Henry Duey

American weightlifter (1908–1993).

Born May 1st, 1908 in Chicago.

Died February 13th, 1993 at 84 years old in Chipley.

Robert Varnajo

Road bicycle racer (1929–2024).

Born May 1st, 1929 in Curzon.

Died February 13th, 2024 at 94 years old in La Roche-sur-Yon.