Deaths on May 15
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 15 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 15, 2026.
Mike Wilhelm
American musician (The Charlatans)Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Ikuo Kamei
Japanese politicianDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Robert McEliece
American mathematician and engineering professorDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Gabriel Mmole
Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Urbano José Allgayer
Brazilian bishopDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Michael Zampelas
Cypriot politicianDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Michalakis Zambellas
Cypriot politicianDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Salvatore Corallo
Italian politicianDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Lajos Faragó
Hungarian footballer (national team)Died on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Andrei Guzienko
Ukrainian footballer (Alga FrunzeDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Werner Weist
German footballer (Borussia DortmundDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Michael Rossmann
German-American physicist and microbiologistDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Nobuo Sekine
Japanese sculptorDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Benoît Serré
Canadian politicianDied on Wednesday May 15th 2019
Andrew Lambo
American baseball player. Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Zlatko Bourek
Croatian filmmakerDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Balakumaran
Tamil writerDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Dokdin Kanyamarn
Thai film director and actorDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Tom Wolfe
American author and journalist (The Bonfire of the Vanities)Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Mani Shah
Nepalese footballerDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Frank Quilici
American baseball playerDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Jlloyd Samuel
Trinidadian footballer (Aston Villa)Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Hopeful Christian
Australian-born New Zealand evangelistDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Ivan Dagnin
South African cricketer. Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Howard L. Resnikoff
American mathematicianDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Jozef J. Zwislocki
Polish-born American neuroscientistDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
T. P. Burns
Irish jockeyDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Gogon
Indonesian comedianDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
William Vance
Belgian comics artist (XIII)Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
T.P. Burns
Irish jockeyDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Ian Brady
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François Fortassin
French politicianDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Thomas Vose Daily
American Roman Catholic prelateDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Karl Payne
British footballerDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Ulugbek Ruzimov
Uzbekistani footballer (Pakhtakor Tashkent)Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Mandla Hlatshwayo
South African actor (Generations)Died on Monday May 15th 2017
Alice Langtry
American politicianDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Roland Gräf
German cinematographerDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Silvano Basagni
Italian sport shooterDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Subramanyan Ramaswamy
Indian politicianDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Gerry Lacoursiere
Canadian music executiveDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Shukriya Begum
Pakistani pilotDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Frank Brian
American basketball playerDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Lee Weissenborn
American politicianDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Chu Ke-liang
Taiwanese actor (The New Legend of ShaolinDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Colette Guillaumin
French feministDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Erika Berger
German television presenter and authorDied on Sunday May 15th 2016
Clovis Maksoud
American diplomatDied on Sunday May 15th 2016
Marion Tournon-Branly
French architectDied on Sunday May 15th 2016
Ken Ramos
American baseball player (Houston Astros)Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Oscar Whitbread
English-born Australian television producerDied on Sunday May 15th 2016
Michael Roberds
Canadian actor (The New Addams Family)Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Jane Little
American musician (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Oya Aydoğan
Turkish actressDied on Sunday May 15th 2016
Cauby Peixoto
Brazilian singerDied on Sunday May 15th 2016
André Brahic
French astrophysicistDied on Sunday May 15th 2016
Gary Thain
Best known for his work with British band, Uriah Heep. Was part of the rock trio The New Nadir, and with the drummer Peter Dawkins, he travelled from New Zealand…
T. K. Jones
American defense official and arms negotiatorDied on Friday May 15th 2015
T.K. Jones
American defense official and arms negotiatorDied on Friday May 15th 2015
James Takemori
American judo coachDied on Friday May 15th 2015
John Jarvis-Smith
British WWII naval officer and shipbrokerDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Michael Campus
American directorDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Jackie Brookner
American artistDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Donald Wrye
American film director (Ice Castles)Died on Friday May 15th 2015
André Jean René Lacrampe
French Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Carlos Maggi
Uruguayan writer (Generación del 45)Died on Friday May 15th 2015
John Stephenson
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Ortheia Barnes
American R&B and jazz singerDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Valentina Maureira
Chilean teen who made headlines for her petition to be euthanized. Pulmonary infection Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Elisabeth Bing
German-born American proponent of natural childbirthDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Bob Hopkins
American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals) and coach (Seattle SuperSonics)Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Renzo Zorzi
Italian racing driverDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Ollie Brown
American baseball player (San Diego PadresDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Jacob Jensen
Danish designerDied on Friday May 15th 2015
John Lo Schiavo
American educatorDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Garo Yepremian
Cypriot-born American football player (Miami Dolphins)Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Alfred DelBello
American politicianDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Gill Dennis
American screenwriter (Walk the Line)Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Didi Petet
Indonesian actorDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Matulidi Jusoh
Malaysian politicianDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Gábor Gellért Kis
Hungarian journalistDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Robert Hunt
British police officerDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Raul Gonzalez
Filipino journalistDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Paddy Buggy
Irish hurler (Kilkenny) and sport executiveDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Nasser al-Rashed
Kuwaiti squash playerDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Fred White
American sports broadcaster (Kansas City Royals)Died on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Darrell Tryon
New Zealand linguistics professor and Pacific Islands language specialistDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013
James Stuart-Smith
British judge and army officerDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Henrique Rosa
Bissau-Guinean politicianDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Billy Raymond
Scottish-born Australian entertainerDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Jens Elmegård Rasmussen
Danish linguist and Indo-EuropeanistDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013