Deaths Died in May 2016
Nick Menza
American drummer (Megadeth · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21
Adolf Born
Czech painter and illustrator · 22 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 22 · Bornø
Marion Tournon-Branly
French architect · 15 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 15 · Other
Jack Unruh
American commercial illustrator · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16
Friedrich Schattleitner
Austrian sport shooter · 04 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 4 · Other
Benjamin de Roo
Dutch-born Australian gymnast · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17 · Other · Roo
Cindy Nicholas
Canadian long distance swimmer and politician · 19 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 19
Edmund V. Ludwig
American federal judge · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · Ludwig · May 17
Homeboykris
American racehorse · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21 · Other
Ku Chin-shui
Taiwanese aboriginal athlete · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21
Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman
Somali politician · 16 May 2016 · Abdirahman · May 2016 · May 16
Joe McDonagh
Irish sports administrator · 20 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 20 · Other
Gaston Berghmans
Belgian comedian and actor · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21
Patricia M. Derian
American human rights activist · 20 May 2016 · May 2016 · Derian · May 20 · Other
Alan Young
English-born Canadian-American actor (Mister Ed · 19 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 19
Wheelock Whitney, Jr.
American businessman · 20 May 2016 · May 2016 · Whitney · May 20 · Other
Jim Ray Hart
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants) · 19 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 19 · Hart
Paul McDowell
British actor and singer (The Temperance Seven) · 02 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 2
Michael Caborn-Waterfield
founder of Ann Summers · 04 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 4 · Other
Boris Schnaiderman
Brazilian translator · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 18 · Other
Ed Kolenovsky
American photographer (Associated Press) · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17
Robert W. Gutman
American musicologist and biographer of Richard Wagner and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · Gutman · May 18
Ken Cameron
Scottish trade union leader · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16 · Other
Heinz-Georg Baus
German billionaire and businessman · 10 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 10 · Other
Richard Davis
English radio astronomer · 02 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 2
Morley Safer
Canadian-born American reporter (60 Minutes) · 19 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 19
Bobby McIlvenny
Northern Irish footballer (Oldham Athletic) · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 18
Robert McIlvenny
English footballer (Oldham Athletic) · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 18
Alexandre Astruc
French film critic and director · 19 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 19
Ken Ramos
American baseball player (Houston Astros) · 15 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 15
Yūko Mizutani
Japanese voice actress (Minnie Mouse · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17 · Yuko
Gillian Mears
51-52 · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16 · Other
Julia Meade
American actress (The Ed Sullivan Show · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16
Luis H. Álvarez
Mexican industrialist and politician · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · Álvarez · May 18
Kornél Pajor
Hungarian speed skating World Champion · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · Kornel · May 18 · Other
François Maistre
French actor (Angélique · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16
Nicholas Fisk
British children's author · 10 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 10
Murray A. Straus
American sociologist and professor (University of New Hampshire) · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13 · Straus
Deddy Dores
Indonesian singer and song writer · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17
Marlene Marder
Swiss punk rock guitarist (LiLiPUT). · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · Marlène · May 17
Fritz Stern
German-born American historian · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 18
Makiko Futaki
Japanese animator (Studio Ghibli) · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13 · Other
Lino Toffolo
Italtan actor · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 18
Camille DesRosiers
Canadian-born Tuvaluan Roman Catholic prelate · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16 · Other
Ian Watkin
New Zealand actor (Braindead) · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 18
Chico Nelson
American college football player (Ohio State) · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17
Willie “Chico” Nelson
American college football player (Ohio State University Buckeyes) 1990-1993 · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17 · Nelson
Pinuccio Sciola
Italian sculptor and muralist · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13
Huguette Dreyfus
French harpsichordist · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17 · Other
Hugh Smith
American football player (Washington Redskins) · 12 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 12
Ravi Kanojia
Indian photojournalist · 09 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 9 · Other
John O. Hughes
Welsh association football administrator · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · Hughes · May 16 · Other
Moidele Bickel
German costume designer (La Reine Margot) · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16 · Other
Paulo Emilio
Brazilian football manager · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17 · Other
Guy Clark
American folk singer-songwriter. · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17
Seán Ardagh
Irish politician · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17 · Sean
Mamie Rallins
American hurdler · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16 · Other
Michael Roberds
Canadian actor (The New Addams Family) · 15 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 15
Giovanni Coppa
Italian Roman Catholic cardinal · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16 · Other
Emilio Navaira
American country and Tejano singer · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16
Jackie Shymanski
American journalist and correspondent (Winnipeg Free Press · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13
Fredrik Norén
74-75 · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16 · Other
Bill Backer
American advertising executive (McCann Erickson) and songwriter ("I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)") · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13
Dick McAuliffe
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13
Jane Little
American musician (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) · 15 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 15
Jim McMillian
American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16