May (surname)
May is a surname of Germanic and, independently, of Gaelic origin. There are many variants used in English-speaking countries, as well as several variants used in Germany. The Scottish May is a sept of Clan Donald. The surname "May" remains a common surname in the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, as well as among Russians of German origin; possibly also persisting in areas of the Netherlands and France.
People with the surname May include:
- Abby May, American social activist
- Alan Nunn May, English spy for the Soviet Union
- Alfred May , engineer and inventor in South Australia
- Andrew J. May, American politician
- Anthony May, English actor
- Anthony May , British judge
- Arthur Johan May, acting Prime Minister of Suriname
- Bailey May, Filipino singer, dancer and actor. Member of the new global pop group formed by Simon Fuller, Now United
- Barry May, South African-born English cricketer
- Billy May, American arranger
- Bob May, see Robert May
- Bob May , American golfer
- Brad May, Canadian ice hockey player
- Brian May, English rock guitarist and astrophysicist
- Brian May , Australian bandleader
- Buckshot May, American baseball player
- Butler May, known as "Stringbeans", American blues and vaudeville performer
- Carlos May, American baseball player
- Charles S. May, American politician from Michigan
- Christine May, Irish politician
- Christof May, German Catholic priest
- Clifford May, American activist
- Corinna May, German singer
- Corrinne May, Singaporean singer-songwriter
- Cyril May, Australian singer-songwriter
- Daniel May, several people
- Darrell May, American baseball player
- Dave May, American baseball player
- David May
- Deborah May, American actress
- Dent May, American pop musician
- Derrick May
- Derrick May , American electronic pop music composer
- Donald May, American actor
- Doris May, American film actress
- Dustin May, American baseball player
- Dusty May, American basketball coach
- Eddie May, English footballer and manager
- Edith May, pseudonym of American poet Anne Drinker
- Edmund May, German architect
- Edna May, American singer and actress
- Eduard May, German biologist, Nazi entomologist, natural philosopher
- Ela Q. May, child actress of the Edwardian era
- Elaine May, American screenwriter and director
- Elizabeth May, Canadian politician
- Elizabeth May , Luxembourgian triathlete
- Emil May, German engineer
- Ernst May, German architect
- Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough, English constitutional lawyer
- Eva May, Austrian actress
- Fiona May, British and Italian athlete and actress
- Francis Henry May, Hong Kong Governor
- Frederick May , Irish composer
- Frederick May , Australian engineer and inventor
- George May, 1st Baron May, British financial expert and public servant
- George S. May, American business and pre-eminent golf promoter
- Gisela May, German actress
- Graham May, New Zealand weightlifter
- Guillermo May, Uruguayan football player
- Gustave May, American photographer
- Hans May, Austrian film music composer
- Henry May
- Hugh May, English architect
- Imelda May, Irish singer
- Irma May, Polish social reformer
- Isabel May, American actress
- Jack May, English actor
- James May, English motor journalist and TV presenter
- , German cyclist
- Jesse May, American poker player
- Jodhi May, English actress
- Joe May
- Joe May, Austrian film director
- , German political scientist
- John May
- Jon May, American mathematician
- Jonathan May, American cellist and conductor
- Joseph May, English actor
- Julia Harris May, American poet, teacher, school founder
- Julian May, American science fiction author
- Julie von May, Swiss feminist
- Juliet May, English film director
- Juliet May , English judge
- Jürgen May, German athlete
- Karl May, German writer
- Karl Ivanovich May, Russian educator
- Katherine May, also writing as Katie May, English writer
- Kathy May, American tennis player
- Katie May, American model
- Kenneth May, American mathematician
- Lady May, American rapper
- Larry May, English footballer
- Lee May, American baseball player
- London May, American rock musician
- Mac May, American volleyball player
- Margaret May, Australian politician
- Márcio May, Brazilian cyclist
- Marc May, American football player
- Mark May, American football player
- Mathilda May, French actress
- Mia May, Austrian actress
- Michaela May, German actress
- Michael May , Swiss racing driver
- Michael May , English cricketer
- Mike May , American politician
- Mike May , winter Paralympics athlete
- Milt May, American baseball player
- Nataliya May, Ukrainian singer
- Patricia May, Chilean anthropologist
- Percy May, English cricketer
- Peter May , English cricketer
- Peter May , Scottish writer
- Phil May , English illustrator
- Phil May , English rock singer and lyricist
- Philip May, husband of Theresa May
- Ralphie May, American comedian
- Richard May
- Rick May, American actor, theatrical performer, director, and teacher
- RJ May, American politician
- Robert May
- Rollo May, American psychologist
- Rüdiger May, German boxer
- Rudy May, American baseball player
- Saidie May, American art collector
- Sarah May, English writer
- Scott May, American basketball player
- Sean May, American basketball player
- Seth May, justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- Simon May, English film and TV music composer
- Søren Nielsen May, Danish priest
- Theresa May, British former Prime Minister
- Tim May, Australian cricketer
- Timothy C. May, American engineer and writer
- Tina May, English jazz singer
- Thomas May, English poet
- Tom May , English rugby player
- Torsten May, German boxer
- Trevor May, American baseball player
- Vladimir May-Mayevsky, Russian general
- William May , English archbishop
- Wop May, Canadian pilot
- Zakhar May, Russian rock musician