George Genyk
American college football player (University of Michigan) and coach
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Deaths on May 2
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 2 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 2, 2026.
Jean Stein
American author and editor (The Paris Review)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
June LeBell
American radio presenter (WQXR-FM)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Raymond P. Kogovsek
American politician
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
John Salmon
British advertising executive
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Jayson Hinder
Australian politician
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Mickey Dewar
Australian historian
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Preston Henn
American entrepreneur (Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop) and racing driver
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Issa Samb
Senegalese artist
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Lorna Gray
American actress (O
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Nihal Bitla
Indian progeria advocate
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Raphael Hostey
British rapper and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant recruiter
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Balwantrai Bhatt
Indian composer and musician
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Paul McDowell
British actor and singer (The Temperance Seven)
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Richard Davis
English radio astronomer
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Tobias de Boer
Dutch scientist
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Stasys Petronaitis
Lithuanian actor
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Ken Towery
American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Al Ferrari
American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Mel Bartholomew
American gardener and author
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Gordie Sundin
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Fernando Soto Aparicio
Colombian author
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Walter Dürst
Swiss ice hockey player
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Tomohiro Matsu
Japanese manga writer
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Afeni Shakur
American businesswoman and political activist (Black Panther)
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Basil Blackshaw
83-84
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
John Kaye
Australian politician
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Marian Dârță
Romanian celebrity hairstylist
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Myles McKeon
Australian Roman Catholic bishop
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Jonathan Cainer
British astrologer
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Doug Raney
American jazz guitarist
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Karel Pečko
Slovenian artist
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Balraj Madhok
Indian politician
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
John Mahaffy
Canadian professional ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Frank Snow
American politician
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Ma Shui-long
Taiwanese composer
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
José María Castiñeira de Dios
Argentine poet
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Guy Carawan
American folk singer and civil rights activist
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Rex Percy
New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Yu Pengnian
Chinese real estate magnate and philanthropist
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Ryan McHenry
Scottish film director and social media personality
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Norman Thaddeus Vane
American screenwriter and film director (Frightmare)
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Konstantyn K. Kuzminsky
Russian performance poet
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Stuart Archer
British recipient of the George Cross
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Michael Blake
American screenwriter
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Philip S. Goodman
American director
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Dave Goldberg
47 American executive (SurveyMonkey
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Maya Plisetskaya
Russian ballet dancer
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Ruth Rendell
English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Lefteris Vogiatzes
Greek theater actor and director
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Boris Elik
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Selma Urfer
Swiss author and actress
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Roddy Blackjack
Canadian Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation elder and chief
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Ivan Turina
Croatian footballer (AIK Stockholm)
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Sir Terence Beckett
British businessman
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Sarabjit Singh
Indian convicted spy
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Gordon Sherwood
American classical composer
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Sylvester Sanfilippo
American pediatrician
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Harry Randall, Jr.
American politician
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
James E. Ramsey
American politician
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Bob Rafkin
American singer songwriter
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Patrick Henry Omlor
American traditionalist Catholic author
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Dvora Omer
Israeli author
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Allen McKay
British politician
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Joseph P. McFadden
American Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Jeff Hanneman
American guitarist (Slayer)
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Charles Banks Wilson
American artist
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Ernie Field
English boxer
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
John E. Dolibois
American diplomat
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
George Digby
American baseball scout (Boston Red Sox)
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Martin Dent
British academic
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
American actor (The F.B.I
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Hansel DeBartolo
American surgeon
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Pauline Wagner
American actress and glamour girl
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Jessica Cleaves
American singer (The Friends of Distinction
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Nigel Stepney
British Formula One mechanic (Ayrton Senna
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Jaroslav Cihlář
Czech Olympic cyclist
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Žarko Petan
Slovene writer
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Sir William Benyon
British politician
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Chino Montero
Hawaiian ukulele player
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Tomás Balduino
Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Moni Maker
American trotter horse
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Charles Marowitz
American playwright
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
Iranian classical musician
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Andrey Korneyev
Russian swimmer
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Anwar Ahmed Khan
Pakistani Olympic field hockey player (1956
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Elio Guzzanti
Italian doctor and politician
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
John Dungs
Nigerian military officer
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014