John Loveday
New Zealand rugby union player (ManawatuDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Deaths on May 21
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 21 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 21, 2026.
Brian Shul
American Air Force major and aerial photographerDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Belmar Gunderson
American tennis playerDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
George Logan
British actorDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy
Indian writerDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Wahid Satay
Singaporean-Malaysian actorDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Ella Stack
Australian politicianDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Jean Madelain
French politicianDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri
Afghan wrestlerDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
József Duró
Hungarian football player (Debreceni VSCDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Rosemary Radford Ruether
American feminist theologianDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Colin Cantwell
89–90Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Hubert Fermina
Dutch politician (House of Representatives (Netherlands))Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Les Dyl
English rugby league player (Leeds RhinosDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Norman Dolph
American songwriter and record producerDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Anne Howells
British operatic mezzo-sopranoDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Jaakko Syrjä
Finnish authorDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Heddy Honigmann
Peruvian-born Dutch director of fictional and documentary filmsDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Achmad Yurianto
Indonesian military doctor and bureaucratDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Tania Tinoco
Ecuadorian journalistDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Natalya Velichko
Russian actress (Friends and YearsDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Joe Hawke
New Zealand Māori activist and politicianDied on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Jorge Larrañaga
Uruguayan politicianDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Ward C. Pitfield Jr.
Canadian financier and Thoroughbred racehorse ownerDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jerome Kagan
American psychologistDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jesús Davoz Gorrotxategi
Spanish cyclistDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Benjamin Ayimba
Kenyan rugby union player (Nondescripts RFCDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Cees van Drongelen
Dutch television presenterDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jordi Aguadé i Clos
95–96Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jiřina Šiklová
Czech sociologist and dissident (Charter 77 signatory)Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Glen E. Conrad
American juristDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Heikki Koort
Estonian film actorDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jacqueline Caurat
French television presenterDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Richie Scheinblum
American baseball player (Cleveland Indians)Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
John Powless
88. American college basketball coach (Wisconsin Badgers)Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Pavol Szikora
Slovak race walkerDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Joseph D. Lichtenberg
American psychiatristDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Harold Lambert
Australian rules footballer (Essendon)Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Aurita Rodríguez
Spanish cyclistDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Joe Beckwith
American baseball playerDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Y. C. Simhadri
Indian academician and administratorDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Edminas Bagdonas
Lithuanian politicianDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Rizuan Abdul Hamid
Malaysian businessman and politicianDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Abubakar Shekau
46–56Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Jorge García Carneiro
Venezuelan politicianDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Andrew Gotianun Jr.
Filipino businessman (Filinvest). Died on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Robert Marchand
French racing cyclistDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Mels Kenetaev
Russian footballerDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Moti Rosenblum
Israeli journalist (MaarivDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Francesc Arnau
Spanish football goalkeeper (FC Barcelona) and sports director (Real OviedoDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Gregorio Gordo
Spanish politician and trade unionistDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Wu Mengchao
Chinese hepatobiliary surgeonDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Rana Kharkongor
Indian singerDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Yuan Longping
Chinese agronomistDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Raamlaxman
Indian composer (Maine Pyar KiyaDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Giuliano Scabia
Italian writerDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Esther A. Hopkins
American chemistDied on Saturday May 22nd 2021
Victor Scott
Trinidadian singer (Les Humphries Singers)Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Klaus Selmke
Germann rock musician (City (band)Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Bobby Digital
Jamaican reggae and dancehall producerDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Oliver E. Williamson
American economistDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Roberto Moya
Cuban Olympic athleteDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Arnulf Kolstad
Norwegian social psychologistDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Jerry Sloan
American basketball player (Chicago Bulls) and coach (Utah Jazz)Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Mory Kanté
Guinean singer and musician ("Yé ké yé ké")Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Adam Henein
Egyptian sculptorDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Antonio Bonet Correa
Spanish art historianDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Luigi Simoni
Italian football player (Brescia) and manager (NapoliDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Naipal Singh
Indian politicianDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Gerhard Strack
German footballer (1. FC KölnDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Vincenzo Cappelletti
Italian philosopherDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Héctor Ochoa
Argentine footballer (Atlanta)Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Wan Weixing
Chinese space physicistDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel
South African pastor and academicDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Anatoliy Matviyenko
Ukrainian politicianDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Augustin Bizimana
45-46Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
David Pawson
English evangelical ministerDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Ashley Cooper
Australian tennis playerDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Claudio Ferretti
Italian journalist (TG3)Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Lew Byong-hyun
South Korean military officer and diplomatDied on Friday May 22nd 2020
Fred Wendt
American football player (UTEP Miners)Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Joe Beauchamp
American football player (San Diego Chargers)Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman
American White House butler and staffer (1957–2012)Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Wilson Jerman
American White House butler and staffer (1957–2012)Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Susan Beschta
American punk rock musician and judgeDied on Tuesday May 21st 2019
Barbara Cranmer
Canadian ʼNamgis documentary filmmakerDied on Tuesday May 21st 2019
Lawrence Carroll
Australian-born American painterDied on Tuesday May 21st 2019
Milton Born with a Tooth
Canadian political activistDied on Tuesday May 21st 2019