Deaths on May 11
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 11 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 11, 2026.
Bruce MacVittie
American actor (Million Dollar Baby
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Arnold Walker
English rugby league player (Whitehaven
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Alexei Tsvetkov
Russian poet
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
John L. Canley
American Marine
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Robert Vlasic
American executive (Vlasic Pickles
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Vlastislav Toman
Czech writer and journalist
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Olawale Adeniji Ige
Nigerian Electrical engineer
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Vagish Shastri
Indian grammarian and linguist
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Shah Jikrul Ahmad
Bangladeshi politican and member of parliament
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Ramesh Latke
Indian politician
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Harerangi Meihana
New Zealand church leader
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Doug Caldwell
New Zealand jazz musician
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
John Cripps
British-Australian horticulturalist (Cripps Pink)
Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Clarence Dixon
American murderer
Died on Wednesday May 11th 2022
Jerry Burns
American football player (Michigan) and coach (Minnesota Vikings)
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Jim Klobuchar
American journalist and author (Star Tribune)
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Bob Koester
American music executive
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Vadim Logunov
Russian football player
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Catherine Che
Hong Kong bowler
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Che Kuk-hung Catherine
Hong Kong bowler
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Rolf Kreienberg
German gynaecologist
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Tatiana Nikonova
Russian feminist
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Joaquín Emilio Sánchez García
Colombian Roman Catholic priest
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Jean-Luc Phaneuf
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Toros
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Maurice Adevah-Pœuf
French politician
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Inaya Jaber
Lebanese writer and journalist
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Louis De Grève
Belgian politician (MP
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Pervis Staples
American gospel singer (The Staple Singers)
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole
British hereditary peer
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Ileana Vulpescu
Romanian philologist
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Gerardo Orviz
Spanish singer
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Francisco Pelló Hernandis
Spanish painter
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Vladimir Redkin
Russian opera singer and music teacher
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Ghislain Lafont
French theologian
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Dan W. Brown
American politician
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Fernando Torres Silva
Chilean attorney
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Fred Buttsworth
Australian rules footballer (West Perth
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Adrián Mouras
Spanish soccer player; car accident
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Neil Connery
Scottish actor
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Wilfried Peffgen
German Olympic cyclist (1964)
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Lester L. Wolff
American politician
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Neus Segrià
Catalan ceramicist
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Monique Cerisier-ben Guiga
French politician
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Rashid Meer
Indian poet and editor (Dhabak)
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Valentyn Siryi
Ukrainian printmaker
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Lyudmyla Mamakina
Ukrainian stage actress
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Valentyn Pavlovich Siriy
Ukrainian printmaker
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Lyudmila Mamakina
Ukrainian stage actress
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Orieta Escámez
Chilean actress
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Rajeev Karwal
Indian businessman
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Elfiya Burnasheva
Russian music pedagogue and pianist
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Dmitry Zvyagintsev
Russian scientist
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Venugopal Chandrasekhar
Indian table tennis player
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Homen Borgohain
Indian journalist (Niyomiya Barta) and novelist
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Hal Breeden
American baseball player (Montreal Expos
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Jean Nichol
Canadian singer
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Steve West
British-American disk jockey and radio personality (XETRA-FM)
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Lúcia Braga
Brazilian politician
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Zay N. Smith
American journalist
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Renée Claude
Canadian actress and singer
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Carolyn Reidy
American publisher
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Giulio Savelli
Italian politician
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Ernest Vinberg
Russian mathematician
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Felice Cece
Italian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Arva Moore Parks McCabe
American historian and preservationist
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Morris Hood III
American politician
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Paloma Cordero
Mexican First Lady (1982–1988)
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Philippe Redon
French footballer (Stade Rennais F.C
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Edin Sprečo
Bosnian footballer
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Max Crellin
Australian politician
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Gregorio Scalise
Italian poet
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Renato Corti
Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Arthur Dignam
Australian actor (Summer of Secrets
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Jaquelin T. Robertson
American architect and urban planner
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Don Zimmerman
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles)
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Thyra Stevenson
American politician
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Martin Spellman
American actor (Son of the Navy
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Mark Barkan
American songwriter ("Pretty Flamingo"
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Silver King
Mexican professional wrestler
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Harold Lederman
American boxing judge and analyst
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Yang Shengnan
Chinese historian and palaeographer
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Jean-Claude Brisseau
French film director (Céline
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Rafael Coronel
Mexican painter
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Mohsena Tawfik
Egyptian actress
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Jorge Longarón
Spanish illustrator
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Manuel Giner Miralles
Spanish politician
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Clement Von Franckenstein
American actor (Lionheart
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Eddie Ugbomah
Nigerian film director
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Dick Tomey
American football coach (Hawaii
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Jon Gittens
English footballer (Swindon Town
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Marcelo Muniagurria
Argentine trade unionist
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Santiago Enriquez
Mexican journalist
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Ruth Anna Putnam
American philosopher
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019