{ "site": "Dead-People.com", "feed_type": "deaths_on_date", "date": "2026-05-10", "timezone": "+01:00", "generated_at": "2026-06-24T16:54:47+01:00", "canonical_html_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/10-may-2026", "permanent_archive_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/10-may-2026", "items": [ { "name": "John Barbour dead at age 93, Canadian actor, comedian, and television presenter", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/john-barbour", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 93, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "Canada" ], "description": "John Barbour, a Canadian actor, comedian and television presenter, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Jonathan Barbour in Toronto, Ontario, on April 24, 1933, he worked extensively in the United States after moving there in the early 1960s. Barbour was known as one of the hosts of the NBC reality television series Real People, which he also helped create and co-produce. He was the only performer on television to win Emmys for both entertainment and news shows. His credits also included hosting a local daytime talk show on KNXT in Los Angeles, co-hosting AM Chicago in 1978, hosting the pilot for The Gong Show, and appearing as a regular panelist on the 1988 Canadian version of Liar's Club.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barbour_(actor)" }, { "name": "Jan E. DuBois dead at age 95, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jan-e-dubois", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 95, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Jan E. DuBois, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 1988, died on May 10, 2026, at age 95. A native of Philadelphia, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1952 and received a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1957. He served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954 and later was a law clerk in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, he was confirmed by the Senate in July 1988 and received his commission the following day. He assumed senior status in 2002 and remained in that role until his death.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_E._DuBois" }, { "name": "Mary Lovelace O’Neal dead at age 84, American artist and arts educator", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mary-lovelace-oneal", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "painting", "printmaking", "artists", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Mary Lovelace O'Neal, an American artist and arts educator, died on May 10, 2026, at age 84. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, on February 10, 1942, she was known for painting and printmaking, with work focused on abstracted mixed-media and minimalism. O'Neal was a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where she retired from teaching in 2006. Her art was exhibited widely throughout North America and internationally.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lovelace_O%27Neal" }, { "name": "D. Sudhakar Indian politician, Karnataka MLA, complications from knee surgery dead at age 66", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/d-sudhakar", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 66, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politician", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "India" ], "description": "D. Sudhakar, an Indian politician and Karnataka MLA, died on May 10, 2026, from complications following knee surgery. He was 66. Sudhakar served as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2018 and again from 2023. He represented Challakere in 2004 and Hiriyur in 2008 and 2013, and he also served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Karnataka. He was appointed chairman of the Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited in 2016.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Sudhakar", "cause_of_death": { "label": "knee surgery", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-knee-surgery" } }, { "name": "Doug Searl dead at age 79, Australian footballer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/doug-searl", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Australia" ], "description": "Doug Searl, an Australian footballer who played for Fitzroy and Collingwood, died on May 10, 2026, aged 79. He began his VFL career with Collingwood in 1966 and played mostly as a centre half-forward, including in the 1966 VFL Grand Final, which Collingwood lost to St Kilda by one point. Searl moved to Fitzroy during the 1968 season and made an immediate impact as a forward, kicking 31 goals in eight games that year. He later remained involved in football as a coach, guiding the Fitzroy under-19 team to the 1982 premiership and coaching Richmond under-19s for six seasons, with premierships in 1985 and 1989.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Searl" }, { "name": "Anja Breien Norwegian film director dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/anja-breien", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "France", "Norway" ], "description": "Anja Breien, a Norwegian film director and screenwriter, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 85. She was among the leading figures in the Norwegian film industry and one of the first women to rise to prominence as a writer-director in Norway. Her work in fiction and documentary explored social and political issues, including women’s rights within Norwegian society. Breien directed films including Arven, Rape, and Games of Love and Loneliness. Born in Oslo in 1940, she studied French at the University of Oslo and graduated from the French film school L’Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in 1964. She began her film career as a script supervisor in 1961 and later worked as an assistant director on Hunger (Sult) in 1966.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Anja_Breien.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anja_Breien" }, { "name": "David Burke dead at age 91, public figure", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/david-burke", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actor", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Britain", "England" ], "description": "David Burke, the English actor known for his roles in \"Sherlock Holmes,\" \"Reilly, Ace of Spies\" and \"The Love School,\" died on May 14, 2026, aged 91. Born in Liverpool on May 25, 1934, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked as an actor from 1963 to 2018. He was known for playing Dr. John Watson in Granada Television’s 1980s \"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,\" starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes. Burke also portrayed Joseph Stalin in the final two episodes of \"Reilly, Ace of Spies.\" In theatre, he originated the role of Niels Bohr in Michael Frayn’s \"Copenhagen\" in 1998.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Burke_(British_actor)" }, { "name": "Abraham Foxman American lawyer and activist, director of the Anti-Defamation League dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/abraham-foxman", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Abraham Foxman, an American lawyer and activist who served as director of the Anti-Defamation League from 1987 to 2015, died on May 10, 2026, at age 86. He was the organization’s national director emeritus at the time of his death. Foxman was born in Baranovichi, then in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, on May 1, 1940. From 2016 to 2021, he served as vice chair of the board of trustees at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, where he led its efforts on antisemitism.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Abraham_Foxman.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Foxman" }, { "name": "Günther Maria Halmer dead at age 83, German actor", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/gunther-maria-halmer", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actor", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Germany" ], "description": "Günther Maria Halmer, a German actor, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 83, according to reports that said he died of cancer. Born in Rosenheim, Germany, on January 5, 1943, he was known for his work in 21 Hours at Munich, Sophie's Choice and Amen. He also served as a philanthropist for SOS Children's Villages.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Maria_Halmer", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-cancer-cause" } }, { "name": "José Ballesta Spanish politician, mayor of Murcia, cancer dead at age 67", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jose-ballesta", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 67, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Spain" ], "description": "José Ballesta, the Spanish politician who served as mayor of Murcia, died on May 10, 2026, of cancer. He was 67. Born in Murcia in 1958, he was a medical professor and a full professor at the University of Murcia from 1992. Ballesta served as president of the university from 1998 to 2006 and held office as mayor of Murcia from 2015 to 2021 and again from 2023. He also served as a minister in the Government of the Region of Murcia from 2007 to 2014.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Ballesta", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-cancer-cause" } }, { "name": "J. J. Barrie dead at age 92, Canadian singer, songwriter and comedian", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/j-j-barrie", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "musicians", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Canada" ], "description": "J. J. Barrie, a Canadian singer, songwriter and comedian known for “No Charge,” died on May 10, 2026, at age 92. Born Barry Jackson Authors in Oshawa, Ontario, on July 7, 1933, he was active from the 1960s through the 1980s and worked in country and pop music. He was best known for his 1976 UK chart-topper “No Charge.”", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Barrie" }, { "name": "Rosemarie Bergmans dead at age 82, Belgian actress", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rosemarie-bergmans", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Rosemarie Bergmans died on May 10, 2026. She was a Belgian actress known for Pauline and Paulette. Bergmans’ work was identified with that film, and her death was noted in her 82nd year.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemarie_Bergmans" }, { "name": "Mark Ratner dead at age 83, American chemist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mark-ratner", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "unimolecular rectifier", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Mark Ratner, an American chemist and professor emeritus at Northwestern University, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 83. Ratner was known for his work on the interplay between molecular structure and molecular properties. He graduated from Harvard University with an undergraduate degree in chemistry and earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Northwestern University. He taught chemistry at New York University from 1970 to 1974 and spent more than 45 years in Northwestern’s chemistry department. In 1974, Ratner and Arieh Aviram proposed the first unimolecular rectifier, helping to pioneer molecular electronics.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ratner" }, { "name": "René Cárdenas Nicaraguan sportswriter and announcer dead at age 96", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rene-cardenas", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 96, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "Spain" ], "description": "René Cárdenas, a Nicaraguan sportswriter for La Prensa and announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died on May 10, 2026, in Houston, Texas. Born in Managua, Nicaragua, on February 6, 1930, he was a sports journalist and announcer who joined the Dodgers in 1958 as the first Spanish-language announcer to cover Major League Baseball. He also broadcast games for the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers and announced boxing matches. While working for the Astros, Cárdenas developed the first international radio network, which carried games to Central and South America.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_C%C3%A1rdenas" }, { "name": "Kenneth B. Wiberg dead at age 98, American chemist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kenneth-b-wiberg", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 98, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Kenneth B. Wiberg, an American chemist and professor emeritus of organic chemistry at Yale University, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 98. Born Kenneth Berle Wiberg on September 22, 1927, in Brooklyn, he was known for his work in organic chemistry, including physical and synthetic aspects. He and his students reported the preparation of highly strained organic compounds such as bicyclobutane and [1.1.1]propellane. Wiberg also taught at the University of Washington and was recognized with honors including the Arthur C. Cope Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Linus Pauling Award and the James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_B._Wiberg" }, { "name": "Ali Fassi-Fihri Moroccan civil servant and business executive, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation dead at age 71", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ali-fassi-fihri", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "civil servant business executive", "politicians" ], "description": "Ali Fassi-Fihri, a Moroccan civil servant and business executive who served as president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation from 2009 to 2013, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Kenitra on February 22, 1955, he served as director general of the Office national de l'eau potable from 2001 to 2011 and of the Office national de l'électricité from 2008 to 2011.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Fassi-Fihri" }, { "name": "Anne Cohen dead at age 85, Australian politician", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/anne-cohen", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Australia" ], "description": "Anne Cohen, an Australian politician, died on May 10, 2026. She was the Liberal member for Minchinbury and later Badgerys Creek in the New South Wales Parliament from 1988 to 1995. Born in Inverell, New South Wales, Cohen worked as an editor and small business owner before entering politics. She was selected as the Liberal candidate for the new seat of Minchinbury in 1988 and won narrowly, then retained Badgerys Creek after the seat replaced Minchinbury in 1991. She later sought a return to the Legislative Council in 1995 but was unsuccessful.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Cohen" }, { "name": "Jim Colbert American golfer dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jim-colbert", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "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, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964 and graduated in 1965. He turned professional that year and won eight times on the PGA Tour, including twice in 1983, when he finished a career-best 15th on the money list. As a senior, Colbert won 20 tournaments on the Champions Tour, including the 1993 Senior Players Championship.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Colbert" }, { "name": "Ralph Ottey dead at age 102, Jamaican-born British author and World War II veteran", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ralph-ottey", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 102, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Britain" ], "description": "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 Kingdom in 1944 and joined the Royal Air Force, serving with No. 617 Squadron at RAF Woodhall Spa. After the war, he lived in Boston, Lincolnshire. He later became active in cricket and was known as a fast bowler.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Ottey" }, { "name": "Legh Davis public figure dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/legh-davis", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politician", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Australia" ], "description": "Legh Davis, Australian politician and former South Australian Legislative Council member, died on May 11, 2026, aged 85. He served in the council from 1979 to 2002 as a member of the Liberal Party and was past president of the Liberal Party of South Australia. Born in Adelaide on 19 September 1940, Davis attended Prince Alfred College and later graduated from the University of Adelaide with degrees in economics and law. He was active in the Young Liberal Movement of Australia and held leadership roles at both state and federal level before entering parliament.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legh_Davis" }, { "name": "Bianca Gambino dead at age 52, radio announcer and television presenter", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bianca-gambino", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 52, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "Colombia" ], "description": "Bianca Gambino died on May 10, 2026. She was a Colombian journalist, radio announcer and television presenter. Known as Bianca Georgina Gambino Rosero, she worked in Colombian media and was described as a journalist and presenter. She died in Bogotá.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bianca_Gambino" }, { "name": "Rainer Nitschke dead at age 79, German radio and television presenter", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rainer-nitschke", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2026-05-10", "reported_date": "2026-05-10", "published_at": "2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "Germany" ], "description": "Rainer Nitschke, a German radio and television presenter, died on May 10, 2026. 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