Who died in May 2026? Over 800 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Raymond Eugene Johnson, an American convicted serial killer,
died on May 14, 2026, by lethal injection at age 52. Johnson was convicted of the 2007 murders of his ex-girlfriend and…
Caroline Jones, a Welsh politician and Member of the Senedd for South Wales West from 2016 to 2021,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 71 from sepsis.…
Apollinaire Compaoré, a Burkinabè businessman,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 72. Born Apollinaire Timpiga Compaoré in Koassa on July 19, 1953, he grew up in a…
Marin Andrei, a Romanian footballer who played for Rapid București and the national team,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Târgoviște on 22 October…
Valie Export, Austrian artist,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Waltraud Lehner in Linz, Austria, she became known as an avant-garde artist whose work included…
Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond, a Congolese Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Luiza from 1971 to 1997 and archbishop of Kananga from 1997 to 2006,
died on May 14,…
Sudhangshu Seal, an Indian politician and former MP and West Bengal MLA,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. He represented the Kolkata North West constituency in…
Krzysztof Piesiewicz, a Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician,
died on May 14, 2026, at age 80. Born in Warsaw on October 25, 1945, he studied law at Warsaw University and…
David Henderson, an American writer and poet,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 83. He was a co-founder of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and…
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
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, 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…
DuWayne Bridges
died on May 13, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 13 May 2026, America, Bridges, Gemini, DuWayne, May 13, May 2026
Liah Greenfeld
died on May 13, 2026. She was a Russian-born Israeli-American sociologist and anthropologist. Greenfeld, born on August 22, 1954, wrote on nationalism and related subjects. Tags Scientists, 13…
Manfred Steinbach
died on May 13, 2026. He was a German Olympic sprinter and long jumper. Steinbach represented Germany in track and field and was known for his work in…
Paul Wischeidt
died on May 13, 2026. He was a German Olympic fencer. Tags Athletes, 13 May 2026, Aquarius, Germany, Paul, Wischeidt, May 13, May 2026
Kamal Zarara
died on May 13, 2026. He was an Algerian actor. Tags Actors, 13 May 2026, Kamal, Zarara, May 13, May 2026
M. P. Jayasinghe, a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, and former governor of Uva and North Central provinces,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Hambantota…
Ladislav Skula, a Czech mathematician and professor,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 88. He was known for work in topology, algebraic number theory and the theory…
Peter Simpson, the English footballer who played most of his career as a defender with Arsenal,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk,…
Clarence Carter, an American singer-songwriter,
died on May 14, 2026. He was 90. Born Clarence George Carter in Montgomery, Alabama, on January 14, 1936, he was blind from birth and…
Kamel Zerara
died on May 13, 2026. He was an Algerian actor. Kamel Zerara, 59, Algerian actor. Tags Actors, 13 May 2026, Kamel, Zerara, 2026-05-13, May 13, May 2026
Luna Jordan, a German actress,
died on May 13, 2026. Tags Actors, 13 May 2026, Germany, Jordan, Luna, May 13, May 2026
Selemir Milošević, a Serbian football player and manager,
died on May 13, 2026. He was 86. Known as Sele, Milošević played primarily for Red Star Belgrade in Yugoslavia during the…
Selimir Milošević, a Serbian football player and manager,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 86. Known as "Sele," he played primarily for Red Star Belgrade during the…
Khalifa Chater, a Tunisian academic and historian,
died on May 13, 2026. Khalifa Chater, 90, Tunisian academic and historian. Tags Scientists, 13 May 2026, Chater, Khalifa, Tunisia, 2026-05-13, May 13,…
Dileep Raj, an Indian actor,
died on May 13, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 47. Known for his work in Kannada cinema and television, he appeared in films…
David Morelock, an American opera director,
died on May 13, 2026. Born on July 16, 1931, he was a stage director of opera whose work was closely associated with the…
Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, the Cameroonian athletics official who served as president of the Confederation of African Athletics since 2003,
died on May 13, 2026. He led the body from 2003,…
Pierre Mouallem, the Israeli Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch who served as bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo from 1990 to 1998 and as archbishop of Akka from…
El Cabrero, the Spanish flamenco singer born José Domínguez Muñoz,
died on May 13, 2026, in Seville, Spain, at the age of 81. Born in Aznalcóllar on October 19, 1944,…
Mosharraf Hossain, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament,
died on May 13, 2026, at age 83. He served as minister of civil aviation and tourism from 1997 to…
Boutros Mouallem, Israeli Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch and bishop,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Eilabun, Galilee, in 1928, he was ordained a priest…
Kenneth Keith, a New Zealand jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge of the International Court of Justice from 2006 to 2015,
died on May 13, 2026, at…
Mike Salisbury, the British filmmaker,
died on May 13, 2026, aged 84. Born John Michael Salisbury in March 1942 in England, he was an English documentary filmmaker who specialised in…
Hilda Farfante
died on May 13, 2026. She was a Spanish teacher and activist. Tags Other, 13 May 2026, Cancer, Farfante, Hilda, Spain, May 13, May 2026
Richard Falbr, a Czech politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2014,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 85. He also…
Vladimir Ovchinnikov, the Russian painter, ethnographer and social activist,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dushanbe in 1938, he graduated from Moscow State University…
Kevin Buys, a South African rugby union player,
died on May 13, 2026, aged 40. Born in Benoni on April 26, 1986, he began his career as a youth player…
Dionisio Quintana, a Cuban javelin thrower and trainer,
died on May 13, 2026. Born on October 9, 1957, Quintana competed for Cuba in javelin during the 1970s and 1980s. He…
Fleury Di Nallo, the French footballer who played for Olympique Lyonnais, Montpellier and the national team,
died on May 13, 2026, aged 83. A striker, he was one of the…
Ed Finlan
died on May 13, 2026. He was a Filipino actor and television director. Tags Actors, 13 May 2026, Ed, Finlan, Philippines, May 13, May 2026
Izo Hashimoto
died on May 12, 2026. He was a Japanese screenwriter. Tags Writers, 12 May 2026, Hashimoto, Izo, Japan, Pisces, May 12, May 2026
Geoff Wadge
died on May 12, 2026. He was a British volcanologist. Tags Other, 12 May 2026, Britain, Geoff, Virgo, Wadge, May 12, May 2026
Yebrgual Melese, an Ethiopian long-distance runner,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 36. Born in Addis Ababa on April 18, 1990, she placed second at the 2015…
Herb Wharton, an Australian writer,
died on May 12, 2026. Herbert Morsley Wharton AM was born in Cunnamulla, Queensland, in 1936 and was an Indigenous Australian former stockman who began…
Miriam Gonczarska, a Polish spiritual leader and journalist,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 53. Born in Warsaw in 1972, she was a Jewish spiritual leader who…
Charle Young, a Hall of Fame American football player who played tight end for the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 75. Born…
Jean Bonfils, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Viviers from 1992 to 1998 and bishop of Nice from 1998 to 2005,
died on May 12, 2026,…
Mark Fuhrman, an American detective known for his role in the O. J. Simpson murder case,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 74 from cancer. He was…
Rex Reed, an American film critic and journalist,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 87. Born Rex Taylor Reed on Oct. 2, 1938, in Fort Worth, Texas, he was…
Albrecht Weinberg
died on May 12, 2026. Albrecht Weinberg [de], 101, German Holocaust survivor. (death announced on this date) Tags Other, 12 May 2026, Albrecht, Germany, Weinberg, 2026-05-12, May 12,…
William V. Tamborlane, an American pediatrician and academic,
died on May 12, 2026. He was Professor and Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Yale School of Medicine from 1986. Born in…
Al Gregg, the English musician, actor and screenwriter best known for his work with punk band The Wall and appearances in ScreenPlay and Doctor Who,
died on May 12, 2026,…
Emil Paul Tscherrig, Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Unterems, Switzerland, on 3 February 1947, he was ordained a priest…
Patrick Arnold, an American organic chemist known as the “Father of Prohormones,”
died on May 12, 2026, at age 59. Born in 1966 in Guilford, Connecticut, he was identified in…
Bassek Ba Kobhio, a Cameroonian writer and filmmaker,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 69. Born in Nindjé, French Cameroon, in 1957, he worked as a film director, producer,…
Jason Collins, an American basketball player who played for the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 47 from glioblastoma. Collins was…
Donald Gibb, an American actor known for Revenge of the Nerds, Bloodsport and 1st & Ten,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 71. Gibb, whose full name was Donald…
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr., an American jurist and senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia,
died on May 12,…
Bobby Keasler, an American college football coach,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 80. He was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, on September 8, 1945. Keasler served as head…
Stanisława Celińska, a Polish actress and voice actress,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Warsaw on April 29, 1947, she debuted in theatre in…
Pedro Feist, a Portuguese politician and businessman,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Pedro José del Negro Feist on March 11, 1936, he was a…
Ataur Rahman, a Bangladeshi stage and television actor,
died on May 12, 2026. He was 84. Rahman was also a director and writer, and was known by the sobriquet Monchosharothi.…
Swapan Sadhan Bose, an Indian politician and sports administrator who was president of Mohun Bagan AC,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 78. Also known as Tutu…
Anna Wagner
died on May 12, 2026. She was an Austrian supercentenarian. Anna Wagner [de], 111, Austrian supercentenarian. Tags Other, 12 May 2026, Anna, Austria, Wagner, 2026-05-12, May 12, May…
Jack Taylor, an American actor known for roles in Succubus, Conan the Barbarian and The Ninth Gate,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 99. Born George Brown Randall in…
Barry W. Blaustein, an American screenwriter and film director,
died on May 12, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 72. Blaustein was best known for writing on Saturday Night Live…
Zenonas Juknevičius, a Lithuanian politician and lawyer,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on June 10, 1949, in Valdeikiai, Pasvalys district, he graduated from the…
Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi, an Indian classical dancer,
died on May 12, 2026. She was associated with the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, where she served as Principal and taught…
Romuald Figuier, a French singer,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère, Brittany, on May 9, 1938, he was also known mononymously as…
Alexander Held, a German actor known for roles in Der Untergang, Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage and Der Baader Meinhof Komplex,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 67.…
David Lewis
died on May 11, 2026. He was a Welsh cricketer. Tags Athletes, 11 May 2026, David, Lewis, Wales, May 11, May 2026
Coquito, the Uruguayan footballer known as Daniel Gregorio Rodríguez Lima,
died on May 11, 2026, aged 60. He played as a forward and began his career with Peñarol in Uruguay,…
Brandon Clarke, a Canadian-American basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies,
died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 29. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 19, 1996, Clarke…
Dovid Shmidel, the Israeli rabbi who chaired Asra Kadisha,
died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 92. Also spelled Dovid Schmidel, he was born in Vienna, Austria, on…
Didier Pillet, a French journalist and editor-in-chief of Ouest-France from 1991 to 2005,
died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Rouen on September 9, 1948,…
Jack Douglas, an American record producer known for his work on "Toys in the Attic," "Rocks" and "Double Fantasy,"
died on May 11, 2026. He was 80. Douglas was a…
Rainer Lux, the German politician who served as a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1995 to 2010,
died on May 11, 2026. He was 75. Lux, a…
Vladimir Molchanov, the Russian television host and journalist,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Moscow on October 7, 1950, he was a Soviet and…
Mal Anderson, the Australian tennis player,
died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Malcolm James Anderson in Theodore, Queensland, on March 3, 1935, he was active…
José Adriano Gago Vitorino, a Portuguese politician and engineer,
died on May 11, 2026, in Faro, Portugal. He was 80 or 81. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he…
Mbemba Jatta, a Gambian politician and member of parliament from 1982 to 1994,
died on May 11, 2026. He was a member of the People's Progressive Party and served in…
Buzz Capra, an American baseball player who pitched for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves,
died on May 11, 2026, at age 78. Born Lee William Capra on October…
Xuong Nguyen-Huu, an American biochemist,
died on May 11, 2026. He was born in Vietnam and became known as a pioneer of protein crystallography technology. His research focused on developing…
David Lee, an American football player who was a punter for the Baltimore Colts,
died on May 11, 2026, at age 82. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and raised in Minden,…
Hélène Mignon, a French politician and former member of parliament,
died on May 11, 2026. She represented Haute-Garonne's 6th constituency in the National Assembly from 1988 to 1993 and again…
Bagi Kumar Verma, an Indian politician and Bihar legislator,
died on May 11, 2026, at age 77. He served in the Bihar Legislative Assembly for three terms, representing Makhdumpur twice…
Vasile Zgardan, a Moldovan actor,
died on May 11, 2026. Vasile Zgardan, Moldovan actor. Tags Actors, 11 May 2026, Moldova, Vasile, Zgardan, 2026-05-11, May 11, May 2026
Lou Graham, an American golfer and 1975 U.S. Open champion,
died on May 11, 2026, at age 88. Born Louis Krebs Graham in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 7, 1938, he…
Viorel Zgardan
died on May 11, 2026. He was a Moldovan actor. Viorel Zgardan, Moldovan actor. Tags Actors, 11 May 2026, Moldova, Viorel, Zgardan, 2026-05-11, May 11, May 2026
Alexx Ekubo, a Nigerian actor,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 40. He was known for his roles in Weekend Getaway, Lagos Cougars and The Bling Lagosians.…
Maxwell Gamble, an Australian Olympic rower,
died on May 11, 2026, aged 87. Born in Western Australia on 8 January 1939, he competed in the men's eight event at the…
Luís Carlos da Silva Matos, a Brazilian footballer known as Silva,
died on May 11, 2026. He was 67. A forward, Silva emerged in Botafogo’s youth system and played for…
Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra
died on May 11, 2026. He was an Egyptian actor. Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra [ar], 92, Egyptian actor. Tags Actors, 11 May 2026, Abdul, Egypt, Zahra,…
Margaretha af Ugglas
died on May 10, 2026. She was a politician. Tags Politicians, 10 May 2026, Capricorn, Margaretha, Ugglas, May 10, May 2026
Jim Colbert, an American professional golfer,
died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on March 9, 1941, he attended Kansas State University,…
Ralph Ottey, the Jamaican-born British author and Second World War veteran,
died on May 10, 2026. Born in Little London, Jamaica, on February 17, 1924, he moved to the United…
