Deaths Died in May 2021
Hans Peter Schütz
German political journalist and writer · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18 · Schütz
Galina Novozhilova
Russian voice actress (The Humpbacked Horse · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Terence Riley
American architect and museum curator · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18 · Other
Lyudmyla Vershynina
Ukranian actress · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Piet van Eijsden
Dutch tennis player (Roland Garos and Wimbeldon player) · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · Eijsden · May 18 · Dutch
Vershinina Lyudmila Ivanovna
Ukranian actress · 18 May 2021 · Ivanovna · May 2021 · May 18
Roy Scammell
British stuntman and actor · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Oğuz Yılmaz
Turkish folk musician · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Paul Mooney
American actor (The Buddy Holly Story · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Tatyana Protsenko
Soviet actress (The Adventures of Buratino) · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Edward Cust, 7th Baron Brownlow
British peer · 18 May 2021 · Brownlow · May 2021 · May 18 · Other
Meindert Leerling
Dutch journalist and politician · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18 · Dutch
Khadgajeet Baral
Nepalese diplomat and police officer · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Olavo Yépez
Ecuadorian chess master · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18 · Other
René Cardona III
58-59 · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18 · Other
Zeyneb Farhat
Tunisian theatre director and activist · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18 · Other
Wimar Witoelar
Indonesian journalist and talkshow host. Former press secretary to President Abdurrahman Wahid (1999-2001) · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Malibu Moon
American racehorse and sire · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18 · Other
Nan Kinross
New Zealand nurse and nursing academic · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Gilles Lupien
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Joe J. Christensen
American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · 18 May 2021 · Christensen · May 2021 · May 18 · Other
Marion Walter
German-born American mathematician · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
William Warner Westenra, 7th Baron Rossmore
Irish noble · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · Rossmore · May 17 · Other
Mykola Maletskyi
Ukrainian film director and screenwriter (Breakfast with a View to the Elbrus Mountains) · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Jesús Santrich
Colombian guerrilla leader (FARC) and politician · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Arthur Hills
American golf course designer · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17 · Other
Terry O’Dea
Australian darts player · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17 · O'Dea
Lembit Teesalu
Estonian auto racer and motorcyclist · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Yegor Drozdetsky
Russian miner · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17 · Other
Esegé
Spanish comic artist · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · Actors · May 17
Bruno Kouamé
Ivorian bishop · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17 · Other
Sabino Vengco
Filipino priest · 17 May 2021 · Filipino · May 2021 · May 17 · Other
László Patócs
Yugoslavian-Serbian journalist and critic · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Rennie Stennett
Panamanian baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Charles Grodin
American actor (The Heartbreak Kid · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Gladys Cáceres
Venezuelan actress · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Leigh Perkins
American businessperson · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17 · Other
Vladimir Fyodorov
Russian actor (Ruslan and Ludmila · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Nicolas Ker
French singer (Poni Hoax) · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · French · May 17
Gordon Pettengill
American radio astronomer · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Tomasz Wiater
Polish cartoonist (Nie) · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Jim Clendenen
American winemaker · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17 · Other
Boris Miranda
Bolivian journalist and correspondent (BBC Mundo) · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Anatoliy Havrylov
Ukrainian cinematographer · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17 · Other
Franco Battiato
Italian singer-songwriter and filmmaker · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
K. Thurairetnasingam
Sri Lankan politician · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Rildo da Costa Menezes
Brazilian football player (Botafogo · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · Menezes · May 17
Salim Raz
Pakistani poet and activist · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Don Kernodle
American professional wrestler · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Saleem Raz
Pakistani poet and activist · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Glenn R. Croshaw
American judge and politician · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · Croshaw · May 16
Patsy Bruce
American country songwriter ("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys") · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16
Mario Pavone
American jazz bassist · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16
Ki. Rajanarayanan
Indian folklorist and writer · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16
Tai
Asian elephant (The Jungle Book · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16 · Other
Olivier Jean-Marie
French animator (Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · French · May 16 · Other
Məcnun Göyçəli
Azerbaijani poet · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16
Macnun Goycali
Azerbaijani poet · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16
Alexander Bisenz
Austrian comedian and painter · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16
Wilfred van Soldt
Dutch assyriologist · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16 · Dutch · Other · Soldt
Nikolai Maletsky
Ukrainian film director and screenwriter (Breakfast with a View to the Elbrus Mountains) · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16
Alexey Batashev
Russian jazz criticism · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16 · Other