K. Rajan dead at age 85, Indian film producer and director, suicide by jumping
K. Rajan, an Indian film producer and director,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 85 after suicide by jumping. He worked on Tamil films and began his…
Who Died in May 2026?
Who died in May 2026? Over 800 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Jennifer Paes dead at age 72, Indian Olympic basketball player, cancer
Jennifer Paes, an Indian former basketball player who participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 72, of cancer. She captained the Indian national basketball team…
M. J. K. Smith dead at age 92
M. J. K. Smith, the English cricketer who played for Leicestershire, Warwickshire and England,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 92. Born Michael John Knight Smith on 30 June 1933…
Scott Hastings dead at age 61, Scottish rugby union player, non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby union player and sports commentator,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 61, in Edinburgh, Scotland, of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was a Scotland international and played for…
Fred Negrit dead at age 76
Fred Negrit, a French educator and cultural promoter,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 76. He was known for his work promoting Indian languages and culture in…
Max Samper dead at age 87
Max Samper
died on May 17, 2026. He was a French footballer who played for RC Paris, Angoulême and the national team. His death was announced in obituary notices without…
Totó la Momposina dead at age 85
Totó la Momposina, the Colombian singer known for work in cumbia, bullerengue, porro and tambora chalupa,
died on May 19, 2026, at age 85. Born Sonia Bazanta Vides on August…
Mohamed Ali Hafez dead at age 88
Mohamed Ali Hafez, a Saudi Arabian scouting executive and journalist,
died on May 17, 2026. He was an official of the Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides and served on…
Cho Il-hyeon dead at age 70, South Korean politician, MP
Cho Il-hyeon, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on July 15, 1955, in Hongcheon…
Toyabali Ahmadali dead at age 95
Toyabali Ahmadali, a Surinamese politician and civil servant,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. A member of the Progressive Reform Party, he served as Suriname’s minister…
Luis de la Peña dead at age 95
Luis de la Peña, a Mexican physicist,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Mexico City in 1931, he studied mechanical-electrical engineering at ESIME of…
Peter G. Neumann dead at age 93, American computer science researcher, complications from a fall
Peter G. Neumann, an American computer science researcher,
died on May 17, 2026, at age 93 from complications from a fall. He worked on the Multics operating system in the…
Gérard Revol dead at age 89, French politician, deputy, mayor of Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Gérard Revol, French politician and former mayor of Bagnols-sur-Cèze,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 89. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as mayor of Bagnols-sur-Cèze from 1995…
Peter Checkland dead at age 95
Peter Checkland, British management scientist and academic,
died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. He was an emeritus professor of systems at Lancaster University and developed soft…
Corrado Teneggi dead at age 90, Lecce, Como
Corrado Teneggi
died on May 17, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Savona, Lecce and Como. Born on March 13, 1936, in Teano, he died in Savona.…
Brenda Travis dead at age 81
Brenda Travis, an American civil rights campaigner,
died on May 17, 2026. She was 81. Travis was an African American veteran of the Civil Rights Movement from McComb, Mississippi, whose…
Anton Švajlen dead at age 88, Slovak footballer, Olympic silver medalist
Anton Švajlen, a Slovak footballer and 1964 Olympic silver medalist,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 88. A goalkeeper for VSS Košice, he made 336 appearances in the Czechoslovak First…
Stephen Bungay dead at age 71
Stephen Bungay, the director of the Ashridge Strategic Management Centre at Hult International Business School,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 71. A British management consultant, historian…
John Geddes dead at age 89
John Geddes
died on May 16, 2026. He was a British track cyclist. Tags Athletes, 16 May 2026, Britain, Geddes, John, Leo, May 16, May 2026
Mike Nelson dead at age 71
Mike Nelson
died on May 16, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 16 May 2026, America, Gemini, Mike, Nelson, May 16, May 2026
Mizanur Rahman Sinha dead at age 83, Bangladeshi politician, MP
Mizanur Rahman Sinha, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament,
died on May 16, 2026. He was 83. A Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, Sinha represented Munshiganj-2 in the Jatiya…
Dai-won Moon dead at age 83
Dai-won Moon, a South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo practitioner,
died on May 16, 2026, at age 83. Known as the Father of Mexican Taekwondo, he introduced the sport to Mexico in…
Dennis Locorriere dead at age 76, American singer and guitarist, kidney disease
Dennis Locorriere, the American singer and guitarist best known for his work with Dr. Hook,
died on May 16, 2026, of kidney disease. He was 76. Born Dennis Michael Locorriere…
Chris Williams dead at age 89
Chris Williams, an English-born Canadian bishop,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 89. Born John Christopher Richard Williams on May 22, 1936, he was educated at Manchester…
Gary Cutsinger dead at age 86
Gary Leon Cutsinger, an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Houston Oilers,
died on May 16, 2026, at age 86. Born in Perry, Oklahoma,…
Quinn G. McKay dead at age 99, American academic, writer and Mormon leader
Quinn G. McKay, an American academic, writer and Mormon leader,
died on May 16, 2026. He was 99. McKay was born on October 30, 1926, and was raised in Huntsville,…
Frank Hayden dead at age 96
Frank Hayden, a Canadian academic and physical education and kinesiology professor,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 96. Hayden was born in Windsor, Ontario, on January 11,…
International Journal of Comic Art dead at age 90
International Journal of Comic Art, the American comics scholar who founded the International Journal of Comics Art,
died on May 16, 2026. John A. Lent established the biannual journal in…
Hajibaba Azimov dead at age 87, Azerbaijani politician, member of the Supreme Soviet
Hajibaba Azimov, an Azerbaijani politician and member of the Supreme Soviet from 1991 to 1995,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on August 1, 1938,…
Frank Land dead at age 97
Frank Land, a German-born British information systems researcher,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Frank Landsberger in Berlin in October 1928, he was the first…
Albert Beckles dead at age 95
Albert Beckles, a Barbadian bodybuilder,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Barbados on July 14, 1930, he later immigrated to London and became a…
James Robison dead at age 82
James Robison, an American televangelist,
died on May 17, 2026, at age 82, according to an announcement of his death. He was also a pastor, theologian, and author, and founded…
Tarsy Carballas dead at age 91
Tarsy Carballas, a Spanish soil scientist and academic,
died on May 16, 2026. Born in Taboada on June 2, 1934, she was a pioneer in the study of soils in…
Bushy Maape dead at age 68, South African politician, premier of the North West
Bushy Maape, South African politician and premier of the North West from 2021 to 2024,
died on May 16, 2026. He was 68. Maape also served as a member of…
Jean-Claude Maene dead at age 71, Belgian politician, MP, Walloon deputy
Jean-Claude Maene, a Belgian politician and civil servant,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 71. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he served in the Chamber…
Ryan Porter dead at age 46, American jazz trombonist, injuries sustained from traffic collision
Ryan Porter, an American jazz trombonist,
died on May 16, 2026, from injuries sustained in a traffic collision. He was 46. Based in Los Angeles, Porter was a founding member…
Félicien Kabuga dead at age 93
Félicien Kabuga, a Rwandan financier and génocidaire,
died on May 16, 2026. He was 93. Born on March 1, 1933, in Muning, Mukarange, Byumba, Ruanda-Urundi, Kabuga was a Rwandan businessman…
Cris Derksen dead at age 45, Canadian Cree cellist and composer, traffic collision
Cris Derksen, a Canadian Cree cellist and composer,
died on May 16, 2026, in a traffic collision. She was 45. Derksen was a Juno Award-nominated musician from Northern Alberta, Canada,…
John Maclean dead at age 80
John Maclean, Australian cricketer who played for Queensland and the national team,
died on May 16, 2026, aged 80. Born in Herston, Queensland, on April 27, 1946, John Alexander Maclean…
Predrag Koraksić Corax dead at age 92
Predrag Koraksić Corax, a Serbian political caricaturist,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 92. Born on June 15, 1933, in Gornja Gorevnica near Čačak, then in the…
Ike Willis dead at age 70, American guitarist, prostate cancer
Ike Willis, an American guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with Frank Zappa,
died on May 17, 2026, of prostate cancer. He was 70. Born Isaac Willis in…
Ian Russell dead at age 79
Ian Russell, a British folklorist whose work focused on singing traditions in the English Pennines,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on…
Tatsuya Hori dead at age 90
Tatsuya Hori, Japanese politician and governor of Hokkaido from 1995 to 2003,
died on May 16, 2026, of cancer. He was 90. Hori was born in Tomakishi, Karafuto, on Nov.…
Altaf Hassan Qureshi dead at age 94
Altaf Hassan Qureshi, a Pakistani journalist, author and editor-in-chief of monthly Urdu Digest,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on March 3, 1932, in Hisar…
Yahya Dehghanpour dead at age 85
Yahya Dehghanpour
died on May 15, 2026. He was a public figure. Tags Other, 15 May 2026, Capricorn, Dehghanpour, Yahya, May 15, May 2026
Shin’ichirō Tawata dead at age 78
Shin'ichirō Tawata
died on May 15, 2026. He was a Japanese linguist. Tags Scientists, 15 May 2026, Cancer, Japan, Tawata, May 15, May 2026, Shin'ichirō
Jill Curzon dead at age 87
Jill Curzon, an English actress,
died on May 15, 2026. Born in 1938, she was best known for her film and television work in the 1960s, including Daleks' Invasion Earth…
Jon Phipps McCalla dead at age 79
Jon Phipps McCalla, an American judge,
died on May 15, 2026, at age 79. He was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the…
Bengt Berger dead at age 83, Swedish jazz drummer, composer and producer
Bengt Berger, a Swedish jazz drummer, composer and producer,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Stockholm on August 31, 1942, Berger studied north and…
Aleksandr Borovkov dead at age 95, Russian mathematician, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Aleksandr Borovkov, a Russian mathematician and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
died on May 15, 2026, at age 95. Borovkov was born in Moscow on March 6, 1931.…
Edmund Phelps dead at age 92
Edmund Phelps, an American economist and 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureate,
died on May 16, 2026. He was 92. Born in Evanston, Illinois, on July 26, 1933,…
Jane Healy dead at age 77
Jane Healy, an American journalist,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 1949, she was the daughter of Paul and…
Dame Felicity Lott dead at age 79, English soprano, cancer
Dame Felicity Lott, the English soprano,
died on May 15, 2026, aged 79, after a reported illness with cancer. Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on May 8, 1947, she studied piano…
Jean Harlez dead at age 101
Jean Harlez, the Belgian film director,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 101. Born in Erquelinnes, Belgium, on December 31, 1924, he worked as a filmmaker from…
João Abel Manta dead at age 98, Portuguese architect, painter, and cartoonist
João Abel Manta, Portuguese architect, painter and cartoonist,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Lisbon on Jan. 29, 1928, he graduated in architecture from…
Angelica Domröse dead at age 85
Angelica Domröse, the German actress known for Love's Confusion, The Adventures of Werner Holt and The Legend of Paul and Paula,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of…
Egon Loy dead at age 95
Egon Loy, a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Eintracht Frankfurt,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on May 14, 1931, he began…
Jules Angst dead at age 99
Jules Angst, a Swiss psychiatrist and academic,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Zurich on December 11, 1926, he completed his medical and psychiatric…
Brian Lindstrom dead at age 65, American documentary filmmaker, progressive supranuclear palsy
Brian Lindstrom, an American documentary filmmaker,
died on May 15, 2026, at age 65. He was associated with documentaries on addiction, incarceration, mental illness and police brutality. His films included…
Tony Zappone dead at age 78
Tony Zappone, an American journalist and radio personality,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Anthony Nicholas Zappone on October 9, 1947, in Tampa, Florida, he…
Jimmy Mann dead at age 73
Jimmy Mann, the English footballer who played for Bristol City, Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers,
died on May 15, 2026. He was 73. Born James Arthur Mann in Goole, Yorkshire, in…
Sherman Lewis dead at age 83
Sherman Lewis
died on May 15, 2026. He was an American football player for the Toronto Argonauts and New York Jets and later coached for the Green Bay Packers. Lewis…
Raúl Castronovo dead at age 77
Raúl Castronovo, an Argentine footballer,
died on May 15, 2026. He was 77. Raúl Osvaldo Castronovo Zanón was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, and played as a striker. He began…
Shinichiro Tawada dead at age 78
Shinichiro Tawada, a Japanese linguist,
died on May 15, 2026. Tags Scientists, 15 May 2026, Cancer, Japan, Shinichiro, Tawada, May 15, May 2026
André Laliberté dead at age 79
André Laliberté, a Canadian marionette puppeteer,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 79. From Quebec, he was best known as the cofounder and longtime artistic director of…
Alan Morton dead at age 91
Alan Morton, an Australian rugby union player and leading sport scientist,
died on May 15, 2026, aged 91. Born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, on September 10, 1934, he attended…
Izz al-Din al-Haddad dead at age 55, Palestinian Islamic militant, commander of Hamas in the Gaza S…
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a Palestinian Islamic militant and commander of Hamas in the Gaza Strip since 2025,
died on May 15, 2026, in an airstrike. Also known by the nom…
Dominic Su Haw Chiu dead at age 87, Malaysian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Sibu
Dominic Su Haw Chiu, a Malaysian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Sibu from 1987 to 2011,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Sibu,…
Telesphore George Mpundu dead at age 78
Telesphore George Mpundu, a Zambian Roman Catholic prelate and former Archbishop of Lusaka,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on May 21, 1947, in Kopeka,…
Nelson Wang dead at age 75
Nelson Wang, an Indian restaurateur and founder of China Garden in Mumbai’s Kemps Corner neighborhood,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 75 or 76. Born in Kolkata…
Bas Westerweel dead at age 62
Bas Westerweel
died on May 15, 2026. He was a Dutch radio and television presenter, known for Het Klokhuis. His work in radio and television formed the basis of his…
Randal Marlin dead at age 88
Randal Marlin, a Canadian academic and philosophy professor at Carleton University,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 88. He specialized in the study of propaganda and was…
Malik Nadeem Kamran dead at age 72, Pakistani politician, Punjab MPA
Malik Nadeem Kamran, a Pakistani politician and Punjab Member of the Provincial Assembly,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 72. He served as an MPA from 1997…
Anand Nadkarni dead at age 68, Indian psychopathologist, writer and playwright
Anand Nadkarni
died on May 15, 2026. He was an Indian psychopathologist, writer and playwright. His death was reported without further details. Tags Writers, 15 May 2026, Anand, India, Nadkarni,…
Conceição Lima dead at age 64
Conceição Lima, a São Toméan poet known for A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 64. Born Maria da Conceição de Deus Lima…
Jilke Michielsen dead at age 19
Jilke Michielsen, a Belgian racing cyclist,
died on May 15, 2026, after being diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma. Born on January 5, 2007, she won the Belgian National Road Race Championships…
James F. Almand dead at age 77, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
James F. Almand, an American politician and member of the Virginia House of Delegates,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 77. He represented Arlington, Virginia, in the…
Takahiro Fujiwara dead at age 43
Takahiro Fujiwara
died on May 14, 2026. He was a Japanese voice actor known for his work on My Hero Academia, Berserk, and Captain Earth. His death was reported in…
Hans van Houwelingen dead at age 81
Hans van Houwelingen, a Dutch mathematician,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. Born Johannes Cornelis van Houwelingen in Rotterdam on March 25, 1945, he was also…
Alan Rothwell dead at age 89
Alan Rothwell, the English actor and television presenter known for Coronation Street, Brookside and Heartbeat,
died on May 14, 2026, aged 89. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, on 9 February 1937,…
Harald Metzkes dead at age 97
Harald Metzkes, a German painter and graphic artist,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Bautzen, Saxony, on January 23, 1929, he grew up there…
Pierre Cao dead at age 88
Pierre Cao, the Luxembourgish composer and conductor,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dudelange on Dec. 22, 1937, he studied composition and conducting at…
Thomas E. Breidenthal dead at age 75
Thomas E. Breidenthal, an American Episcopal bishop,
died on May 14, 2026, at age 75. He served as the ninth Bishop of Southern Ohio from 2007 to 2020. Born in…
Fred Nesler dead at age 81, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Fred Nesler, an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. Born Aug. 2, 1944, he served in…
Brian Clouston dead at age 91
Brian Clouston, the British landscape architect,
died on May 14, 2026. He was 91. James Brian Clouston OBE was the founder of Brian Clouston and Partners, a landscape architecture practice…
Nikolay Tsaturyan dead at age 81
Nikolay Tsaturyan, the Armenian theatre director,
died on May 14, 2026, in Yerevan. Born in Yerevan on January 8, 1945, Tsaturyan was also an actor and playwright and was named…
John Bryan Taylor dead at age 97
John Bryan Taylor, a British physicist,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Birmingham on December 26, 1928, he was known for his contributions to…
Timmy dead
Timmy, a humpback whale also known as Hope,
died on May 14, 2026, when his body was discovered near the Danish island of Anholt. He had strayed into the Baltic…
Sophie Garel dead at age 84
Sophie Garel, the French media presenter and singer,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Lucienne Gabrielle Garcia in Oran, French Algeria, on April 22, 1942,…
Jorge Urquía dead at age 79
Jorge Urquía, a Honduran footballer who played for Mallorca, Alavés and the national team,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 79. Jorge Alberto Urquía Elvir, nicknamed Indio,…
Adone Brandalise dead at age 76
Adone Brandalise
died on May 14, 2026. He was an Italian literary critic and philosopher. A brief notice of his death was published without further details about the circumstances. Tags…
Morris Soller dead at age 94
Morris Soller, an American-Israeli agricultural geneticist,
died on May 14, 2026. He was 94 or 95. Soller, whose Hebrew name was Moshe Morris Soller, was born in Manhattan, New York…
Abdelmadjid Meskoud dead at age 73, Algerian chaabi singer, complications from a stroke
Abdelmadjid Meskoud, an Algerian chaabi singer,
died on May 14, 2026, in Algiers of complications from a stroke. He was 73. Born in Algiers on March 31, 1953, Meskoud began…
Noel Galea Bason dead at age 71
Noel Galea Bason
died on May 14, 2026. He was a Maltese medalist and sculptor. Noel Galea Bason [it], 71, Maltese medalist and sculptor. Tags Artists, 14 May 2026, Bason,…
Pete Naaden dead at age 98, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
Pete Naaden, an American politician and member of the North Dakota House of Representatives,
died on May 14, 2026, at age 98. He represented North Dakota’s 30th district from 1973…