Kwon-taek Im (or Im Kwon Taek) (born May 2, 1936) Korean film director, screenwriter – Chihwaseon (2002)
Ichiyo Higuchi (born May 2, 1872) Japanese novelist, poet, diarist – Child’s Play (also translated as Growing Up)
Satyajit Ray (born May 2, 1921) Indian filmmaker, science and detective fiction writer, poet – Feluda series short stories