Who died in May 2026? Over 700 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
William Daniel Mayer, an American politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2005 to 2007, died on May 3, 2026. He was 84. Mayer served as the…
Michel Merlet, the French composer and pedagogue, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Saint-Brieuc on May 26, 1939, he studied music at the Conservatoire…
Gary Lydon, an Irish actor, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 61. He was known for his roles in The Banshees of Inisherin, The Clinic and Pure…
Paul Schwartz, a Romanian Jewish community leader, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 86. He served as president of the Jewish community of Bucharest until his death…
Boris Volodin, a Russian politician and member of the Soviet of the Union from 1984 to 1989, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Boris Mikhailovich…
Cândido Mota, Portuguese radio announcer, television presenter, and actor, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 82. Born Cândido Soares Pinto da Mota on September 28, 1943, he…
Branko Marušič, a Slovenian historian, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Gorizia, Italy, to an upper middle class Slovene family, he moved with his…
Claire Maurier, the French actress known for La Cage aux Folles, Amélie and A Bad Son, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon in…
Geoff Stedman, a New Zealand physicist, died on May 3, 2026, aged 83. He was known for his work on ring lasers and had research interests including the foundations of…
Charles W. Curtis, an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, died on May 3, 2026. He was known for his work in finite group theory and representation theory and served…
Krzysztof Pawłowski, a Polish politician and senator from 1989 to 1993, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Nowy Sącz on June 26, 1946, he…
Gheorghe Ștefăneț died on May 3, 2026. He was a Moldovan singer and musician. Gheorghe Ștefăneț, 80, Moldovan singer and musician. Tags Musicians, 03 May 2026, Gheorghe, Moldova, 2026-05-03, May…
Lee Allen Zeno died on May 3, 2026. He was an American musician. Lee Allen Zeno, 71, American musician, cancer. Tags Musicians, 03 May 2026, America, Cancer, Lee, Zeno, 2026-05-03,…
Régis Barroso, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served as a deputy from 1967 to 1971, died on May 3, 2026, in Fortaleza, Brazil, at the age of 84. Born…
Jean Raquin, a French politician and farmer who served as a member of the General Council of Jura from 1994 to 2015 and as its president from 2008 to 2011,…
Pietro Giuseppe Grasso died on May 3, 2026. He was an Italian jurist. Pietro Giuseppe Grasso [it], 96, Italian jurist. Tags Lawyers, 03 May 2026, Grasso, Italy, Pietro, May 2026,…
Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira, a Brazilian journalist, died on May 2, 2026. Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira [pt],85, Brazilian journalist. Tags Journalists, 02 May 2026, Brazil, Pereira, Raimundo, 2026-05-02, May 2, May 2026
Emily Grosholz, an American poet and philosopher, died on May 2, 2026. Born on October 17, 1950, in Philadelphia, she was the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy, African American…
Martin C. Weisskopf, an American space scientist, died on May 2, 2026, at age 84. Weisskopf was an astrophysicist who, until his retirement from NASA at the end of May…
James Lawrence King, an American judge and senior United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida, died on May 2, 2026. He was 98. Born in Miami on…
Norman Lacy, Australian politician, died on May 2, 2026, aged 84. He was a minister in the Hamer and Thompson cabinets of the Victorian government from May 1979 to April…
Roque Avallay, an Argentine footballer who played for Newell's Old Boys, Huracán and the Argentina national team, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 80. Avallay, whose full…
Ubaldo Biordi, a Sammarinese politician and captain regent, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 87. He served two terms as one of San Marino’s joint heads of…
Dominique Soltner, the French agronomic engineer, died on May 2, 2026. Born on October 1, 1936, he wrote and published books on agronomy intended for agricultural education. In 1978, he…
Ben Morea, an American painter and anarchist activist, died on May 2, 2026, at age 84–85. Born in Brooklyn in 1941 and raised in poverty, he became addicted to heroin…
Peter R. Moody Jr., an American political scientist and sinologist, died on May 2, 2026. He was professor emeritus of political science at the University of Notre Dame in South…
Finn Wagle, a Norwegian Church of Norway clergyman and bishop of Nidaros from 1991 to 2008, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Oslo on…
Castell V. Bryant, an American academic administrator and former interim president of Florida A&M University, died on May 2, 2026. She was 88. Bryant served as interim president of Florida…
Alex Zanardi, the Italian racing driver and paracyclist, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 59. Born Alessandro Zanardi in Bologna on October 23, 1966, he won the…
Stanislav Petrov died on May 2, 2026, in an apparent suicide. He was a Russian military officer and served as chief of the Russian NBC Protection Troops from 1992 to…
David Kendall, an American television writer and producer and film director, died on May 2, 2026, at age 68. He worked on television series including "Boy Meets World" and "Growing…
Moslem Uddin, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on May 2, 2026. He was 87. Born on January 30, 1939, in Mymensingh, Bengal Province, British India, he…
Yaya Ceesay, Gambian politician and member of parliament, died on May 2, 2026, in Kanifing, The Gambia, aged 88–89. A member of the People's Progressive Party, he served as Minister…
John MacDonald, the British major general and former Royal Corps of Transport officer who also represented Scotland as a rugby union international, died on May 2, 2026, aged 88. Born…
Soheir Zaki, the Egyptian belly dancer and actress known for her work in "Cairo 30," died on May 2, 2026. She was 81. Born Suheir Zaki Abdullah in Mansoura, Egypt,…
Michel Debost, a French flutist, died on May 2, 2026, at age 92. Born in Paris on January 20, 1934, he was one of the best-known flutists of the French…
Chet Dobis died on May 2, 2026. He was an American politician and a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1970 to 2012. Dobis served in the Indiana…
Doris F. Fisher, the American businesswoman who co-founded Gap Inc., died on May 2, 2026. She was 94. Fisher, born Doris Lee Feigenbaum on August 23, 1931, in San Francisco,…
Stephen Owen, an American sinologist, died on May 1, 2026, at age 79. He specialized in Chinese literature, particularly Tang dynasty poetry and comparative poetics, and taught Chinese literature and…
Charlie Williams, a Maltese footballer, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 15, 1944, he learned to play football in the streets of Valletta…
Alfredrick Hughes, an American basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs, died on May 1, 2026. He was 63. Hughes was selected by the Spurs in the first…
Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, a Swiss physician and advocate for therapeutic fasting, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Geneva on February 5, 1953, she…
William W. Stinson, the Canadian railway executive who served as president of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited from 1981 to 1996, died on May 1, 2026. He was 92. Stinson also…
Michael Sollis, an Australian musician, died on May 1, 2026, aged 40, from bowel cancer. He was also an interdisciplinary artist, artistic director, researcher and teaching artist. Sollis founded and…
René Henry Gracida, an American Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Corpus Christi from 1983 to 1997 and of Pensacola–Tallahassee from 1975 to 1983, died on May 1, 2026. He…
Tülay Özer, a Turkish singer, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on December 10, 1946, in Kemaliye, Turkey, she began her professional music career in…
Philippe Lazar, French statistician and epidemiologist, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 90. He served as president of Inserm from 1982 to 1996 and as president of…
Karl-Heinz Mühe, a German politician and member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony from 1986 to 2003, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Schöppenstedt…
Greg Hyman, an American inventor and co-creator of Tickle Me Elmo, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Greg Eaton Hyman on June 25, 1947, in…
Man Phatnothai, Thai politician and civil servant who served as minister of information and communication technology in 2008 and as deputy prime minister later that year, died on May 1,…
G. Robert Blakey, an American attorney and emeritus law professor, died on May 1, 2026, at age 90. He was best known for his work in connection with drafting the…
Dionysis Tsamis, a Greek professional footballer and later manager, died on May 1, 2026. Born on May 21, 1951, in Agrinio, he played as a midfielder. Tsamis began his football…
Sudesh Kumar died on May 1, 2026. He was an Indian actor known for Saranga, Bharosa and Gopi, and also worked as a film producer. His death was reported at…
René Paardekooper, the Dutch footballer who played for Helmond Sport, died on May 1, 2026. He was 39. Born on April 17, 1987, in Gemert, North Brabant, Paardekooper was a…
Panayot Butchvarov, the Bulgarian philosopher and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Iowa, died on May 1, 2026. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 2, 1933, he…
Péter Bikár, the Hungarian ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1964 Winter Olympics and in several World Championships, died on May 1, 2026. He was 80. Born…
Juliet Winters Carpenter, an American translator, died on May 1, 2026. She was a translator of modern Japanese literature whose fiction and nonfiction translations won numerous awards. Born in Ann…
Hans-Wilhelm Pesch, a German politician and member of the Bundestag from 1983 to 1998, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on June 19, 1937, in…
Antonio Arcari, the Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as apostolic nuncio to Honduras from 2003 to 2008, Mozambique from 2008 to 2014, and Costa Rica from 2014 to 2019,…
Csaba Takács, a Hungarian-Romanian politician and deputy from 1990 to 1994, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Aiud, Romania, on March 30, 1955, he…
Vladimir Bayunov, a Russian politician and engineer who served as a member of the State Duma from 1993 to 1999, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73.…
Stephen Greene, Irish hurler, died on May 1, 2026, aged 81. Born in Waterford in 1944, he played at club level with Mount Sion and at inter-county level with the…
Danny Mixon, an American jazz pianist, died on May 1, 2026, of prostate cancer. He was 76. Born Daniel Asbury Mixon in Harlem, New York City, on August 19, 1949,…
Yevgeniy Duleyev, the Russian rower and Olympic silver medallist, died on May 1, 2026. Born in Moscow on April 5, 1956, he competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976…
Audrey Beth Davis, an American entertainment publicist, died May 1, 2026. Audrey Beth Davis, 82, American entertainment publicist. Tags Other, 01 May 2026, America, Audrey, Davis, 2026-05-01, May 1, May…