Deaths on May 24
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 24 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 24, 2026.
Karen Lumley
English politicianDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Riad Haidar
Syrian-born Polish politician and physicianDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Ergun Öztuna
Turkish football playerDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Rocío Borrallo
Spanish actress (The Ignorance of Blood)Died on Thursday May 25th 2023
Javier Álvarez
Mexican composerDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Aida Khasanova
Uzbekistani fencer and international fencing refereeDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Bill Kelly
American college football coach (West Texas A&M BuffaloesDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Victoriano Sánchez Arminio
Spanish football refereeDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Guan Xingya
Chinese engineerDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Morton L. Janklow
American literary agentDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Minute Alapati Taupo
Tuvaluan politicianDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Lee Lawson
American actressDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Arthur Tonkin
Australian politicianDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Rosmarie Trapp
Austrian-born American singer (Trapp Family)Died on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Lars Skåål
Swedish Olympic water polo player (1980)Died on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Sunny Low
Singaporean ballroom dancer and choreographerDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Eduardo Lizalde
Mexican poetDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Jean-Louis Chautemps
French jazz saxophonistDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Ruben Andriasyan
Kazakh stage director and drama teacherDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Tadeusz Jankowski
Polish cross-country skierDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Thomas Ulsrud
Norwegian curlerDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Sally Siegrist
American politicianDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
E. Gerald Corrigan
American bankerDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Thom Bresh
American country guitarist and singerDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
América Alonso
Venezuelan actressDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Luis Calderón
Peruvian footballerDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Gennaro Cannavacciuolo
Italian actorDied on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Gordie Windhorn
American baseball player (New York Yankees)Died on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Anna Halprin
American choreographerDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Frithjof Bergmann
German philosopherDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Samuel E. Wright
American actor (The Little MermaidDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Mark York
American television and film actor (The OfficeDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Delmer Urbizo Panting
Honduran diplomatDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
J. D. Roberts
American football player and coach (New Orleans Saints)Died on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Jeetmal Khant
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
André Claes
Belgian politicianDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Ahmad Ahmadzadeh
Azerbaijani professor (Azerbaijan Medical University)Died on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Nizami Xudiyev
Azerbaijani scientist and politicianDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Colette Brull-Ulmann
French physicianDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Marinette Yetna
Cameroonian politicianDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Desiree Gould
American actress (Sleepaway Camp)Died on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Krishne Gowda
Indian actorDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Jeanne Bot
French supercentenarianDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Yaroslav Havrylyuk
Ukrainian actor (Under the Constellation Gemini)Died on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan
Syrian-born Lebanese Armenian Catholic hierarchDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Ekaterina Vilmont
Russian writerDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Yoshi Wada
Japanese sound installation artist and musicianDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Asfaw Yemiru
78–79Died on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Xosé Represas Giráldez
Spanish politicianDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Mildred Allen
American opera singerDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Tõnu Kilgas
Estonian singer (baritone) and stageDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Josep Almudéver Mateu
French bricklayerDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Charan Ramdas
Indian preacherDied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Paul Christy
American professional wrestler (NWADied on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Glenn Douglas Tubb
American songwriter ("Skip a Rope"Died on Tuesday May 25th 2021
Gansu ultramarathon disaster
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Marv Luster
American Hall of Fame football player (Montreal AlouettesDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Oswaldo Alvarez
Brazilian football coach (women's national team)Died on Monday May 25th 2020
Nadejda Brânzan
Moldovan politicianDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Peter Harold Cole
Australian electronic engineerDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Robert K. Jaedicke
American academicDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Marcelino Campanal
Spanish footballer and athleteDied on Monday May 25th 2020
William J. Small
American journalistDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Ramchandra Dhumal
Indian actor (Zenda SwabhimanachaDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Brian Sharoff
American businessman and politicianDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Jimmy Kirunda
Ugandan footballerDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Joseph Bouasse
Cameroonian footballer (RomaDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Dan Simkovitch
65–66Died on Monday May 25th 2020
Adrien Meisch
Luxembourgish diplomatDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Dan C. Lortie
American sociologistDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Stephen P. A. Brown
American economistDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Thomas A. Lipo
American electrical engineerDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Isaiah J. Fidler
American oncologistDied on Monday May 25th 2020
David H. Bayley
American political scientist and criminologistDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Farzad Sharifian
Iranian-born Australian linguistDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Ronald T. Farrar
American journalist and academicDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Allan Acosta
American engineerDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Patrick D. Miller
American biblical scholarDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Sergio Siglienti
Italian banker and economistDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Hussain Ahmad Kanjo
Pakistani politicianDied on Monday May 25th 2020
László Szabó
Hungarian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racerDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummerDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Mukar Cholponbayev
Kyrgyz politicianDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Hyun Soong-jong
South Korean politicianDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Balbir Singh Sr.
Indian field hockey goalieDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Tatjana Lematschko
Russian chess platerDied on Monday May 25th 2020
Murray Gell-Mann
American physicistDied on Friday May 24th 2019
John Pinto
American politicianDied on Friday May 24th 2019
Flaminia Jandolo
Italian actress and voice actress (Lady and the TrampDied on Friday May 24th 2019
Tony Gennari
Italian-American basketball player (VareseDied on Friday May 24th 2019
Anna Udvardy
Hungarian film producer (Sing)Died on Friday May 24th 2019