Editing 1713 (section)

=== May ===
* [[May 6]] &ndash; [[Charles Batteux]], French philosopher, writer on aesthetics (d. [[1780]])
* [[May 7]] &ndash; [[Charles Townley (officer of arms)|Charles Townley]], British Officer of Arms (d. [[1774]])
* [[May 11]] &ndash; [[James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth]], Scottish Jacobite army officer (d. [[1746]])
* [[May 13]]
** [[Alexis Clairaut]], French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. [[1765]])
** [[Louis François de Monteynard]], French soldier, statesman (d. [[1791]])
* [[May 15]]
** [[József Károly Hell]], Hungarian mining engineer (d. [[1789]])
** [[Edward Wortley Montagu (traveller)|Edward Wortley Montagu]], British politician, traveller and author (d. [[1776]])
* [[May 17]] &ndash; [[Élie Bertrand]], Swiss scientist (d. [[1797]])
* [[May 25]]
** [[Andrzej Mokronowski]], Polish general (d. [[1783]])
** [[John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute]], British politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. [[1792]])<ref>{{cite web |title=History of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/john-stuart-3rd-earl-of-bute |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=19 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[May 31]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte]], Corsican politician (d. [[1763]])