Judith Chalmers dead at age 90, public figure
Judith Chalmers, the English television presenter best known for Wish You Were Here...?, died on May 22, 2026, aged 90. Born Judith Rosemary Locke Chalmers in Gatley, Cheshire, on October…
Who Died on 21 May 2026?
See every notable death on 21 May 2026. 22 obituaries with info, news, and memorial pages.
Jan Adamski dead at age 82, Polish chess player
Jan Adamski, a Polish chess player, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Warsaw on November 11, 1943, he won the Polish Chess Championship in…
Kyösti Virrankoski dead at age 82, Finnish politician, MP, MEP
Kyösti Virrankoski, the Finnish politician who served as an MP from 1991 to 1995 and as an MEP from 1996 to 2009, died on May 21, 2026, at the age…
DJ Congélateur dead, Ivorian singer and artist
DJ Congélateur, the stage name of Ivorian singer and artist Koffi Kouakou Elias, died on May 21, 2026. Born in Ivory Coast, he also worked as a coupé-décalé artist and…
John M. Fabian dead at age 87, American astronaut
John M. Fabian, an American astronaut and Air Force officer, died on May 21, 2026, at age 87. Born John McCreary Fabian on January 28, 1939, in Goose Creek, Texas,…
Liz Howard dead, public figure
Liz Howard, an Irish camogie player and former 27th president of the Camogie Association, died on May 21, 2026. Howard was from Deerpark, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, and was the daughter…
Dan Newman dead at age 63, Canadian politician
Dan Newman, a Canadian politician, died on May 21, 2026. He was 63. Newman was born in Toronto and served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of…
Vincenzo Santapaola dead at age 56, Italian mobster
Vincenzo Santapaola, an Italian mobster associated with the Sicilian Mafia, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 56. Born in Catania, Sicily, on June 2, 1969, he was…
Gerald M. Pomper dead at age 91, American political scientist
Gerald M. Pomper, an American political scientist, died on May 21, 2026. He was 91. Pomper specialized in American elections and politics and was the Board of Governors Professor Emeritus…
Matthew Biggs dead at age 65, British radio personality, cancer
Matthew Biggs, the British radio personality best known for his work on Gardeners' Question Time, died on May 21, 2026, of cancer. He was 65. Biggs was a professional gardener…
Peter Helm dead at age 84, Canadian-American actor
Peter Helm, the Canadian-American actor known for Inside Daisy Clover, The Andromeda Strain and The Longest Day, died on May 21, 2026. Born Peter John Helm Jr. on December 22,…
Rafe Pomerance dead at age 79, American environmentalist, lung cancer
Rafe Pomerance, an American environmentalist, died on May 21, 2026, of lung cancer. He was 79. Pomerance was a Distinguished Senior Arctic Policy Fellow of the Woodwell Climate Research Center.…
Wendelgard von Staden dead at age 100, German diplomat and author
Wendelgard von Staden, a German diplomat and author, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 100. Known as Wendi von Staden, she wrote the 1979 memoir "Darkness Over…
Kyle Busch dead at age 41, American race car driver
Kyle Busch, an American race car driver and team owner, died on May 21, 2026, at age 41. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 2, 1985, he competed full-time…
Ole Wøhlers Olsen dead at age 84, Danish diplomat
Ole Wøhlers Olsen, a Danish diplomat, died on May 21, 2026. Born on January 1, 1942, he was Denmark’s ambassador to Algeria. Olsen worked for Denmark’s Foreign Ministry from 1969…
Julienne Bušić dead at age 77, public figure
Julienne Bušić, an American writer and activist, died on May 21, 2026, at age 77. Born Julienne Eden Schultz in Eugene, Oregon, in 1948, she was known for her role…
Karl E. Weick dead at age 89, American organizational theorist
Karl E. Weick, the American organizational theorist who helped introduce the concepts of loose coupling, mindfulness and sensemaking into organizational studies, died on May 21, 2026. He was 89. Born…
Howard Fendrich dead at age 55, American sports writer, cancer
Howard Fendrich died on May 21, 2026, of cancer. He was an American sports writer for The Associated Press. His death was reported in connection with the illness. Howard Fendrich,…
Carlo Petrini dead at age 76, Italian gastronomist, founder of Slow Food
Carlo Petrini, the Italian gastronomist and founder of Slow Food, died on May 21, 2026, at age 76. Also known as "Carlìn," he was an Italian activist and author who…
Tamati Reedy dead at age 89, New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player, and public servant
Sir Tamati Reedy, a New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player and public servant, died on May 21, 2026. Born in Ruatoria in 1936, he served as secretary of the…
Maurizio Gori dead at age 80, Italian footballer
Maurizio Gori, an Italian footballer, died on May 21, 2026. Maurizio Gori [it], 80, Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 21 May 2026, Gori, Italy, Maurizio, May 2026, May 21
Alfredo Magni dead at age 86, Italian footballer
Alfredo Magni died on May 21, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Alfredo Magni [it], 86, Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 21 May 2026, Alfredo, Italy, Magni, May 2026, May 21