Deaths on May 26
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 26 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 26, 2026.
Igor Vasilyev
Russian handball player
Died on Saturday May 27th 2023
Kathryn Jones Harrison
American tribal leader
Died on Saturday May 27th 2023
Hidenori Hasegawa
Japanese politician
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Angelo Sodano
Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Rajat Kumar Kar
Indian playwright
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Maria Radnoti-Alföldi
Hungarian-German archaeologist and numismatist
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Kwaku Ohene-Frempong
Ghanaian physician
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Jock O’Brien
Australian footballer (North Melbourne
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Sergei Romanovtsev
Russian military and intelligence officer
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Fernando Laverde
Colombian animator and film director
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Katsuhiko Kumazaki
Japanese baseball comissioner
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Colin Forbes
British graphic designer
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Jean Carrère
French rugby union player
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Ahmad Syafi’i Maarif
Indonesian Islamic scholar and philanthropist
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Neil O’Donnell
Scottish footballer (Norwich City
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Gautam Chakroborty
Bangladeshi politician
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Fernando Guimarães Kevanu
Angolan Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Shulamit Goldstein
Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Yuri Morozov
Russian ice hockey player and coach
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Lisel Heise
German politician
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Jimmy Whitehouse
English footballer (Reading)
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Oemarsono
Indonesian civil servant and politician
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Claude Michelet
French writer
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Enyu Todorov
Bulgarian freestyle wrestler (1968 Summer Olympics)
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Robbie McCauley
American playwright and actress
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Kay Lahusen
American photographer and LGBT rights activist
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Ross Taylor
New Zealand geochemist and planetary scientist
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Foster Friess
American investment manager
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Don Parrish
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs)
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
David T. Fosters III
American photojournalist (Charlotte Observer).
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
David T. Foster, III
III
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Cotton Ivy
American politician
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Monte Johnson
American college athletic director (Kansas Jayhawks)
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Fons Teheux
Dutch politician
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Spas Natov
Bulgarian basketball player (BC Cherno More
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Patrick Sky
American singer-songwriter
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Ali Al-Fridawy
Iraqi poet
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Jarji Pkhoveli
Georgian poet
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Patricio Rojas
Chilean physician
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Stuart Ross Taylor
New Zealand geochemist and planetary scientist
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Milan Puzrla
Czech Olympian
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Shantiraj Khosla
Indian composer
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Kiyomitsu Torii
Japanese painter
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Henri Paris
French general
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Sergio Varisco
Argentine politician
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Dewayne Blackwell
American songwriter ("Friends in Low Places)"
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Eugene Marve
American football player (Buffalo Bills
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Adrián Babič
Slovak cyclist
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Lorina Kamburova
Bulgarian actress (Nightworld
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Nelson Sargento
Brazilian samba musician
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro
Colombian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Jaime Lerner
Brazilian architect
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
V. A. Dilshad Pippy
Indian cinematographer (The Waiting Room
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Søren Holm
Danish singer (Liss)
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Lambert Kelchtermans
Belgian politician
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Sergio Agnoli
Italian middle-distance runner and marathoner
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Daniele Sasson
Italian photographer
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Llew Smith
Welsh politician
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Maruja García
Spanish model
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Nicos A. Rolandis
Cypriot politician
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Florian Pilkington-Miksa
English rock drummer (Curved Air)
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Merja Kinnunen
Finnish professor (University of Lapland)
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Carla Fracci
Italian ballet dancer and actress
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Prokip Kolisnyk
Slovak painter (Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art)
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Hidetarō Kataoka
Japanese actor
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Dmitry Mindiashvili
Russian sports coach
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Eduardo de Deus Barreto
East Timorese politician
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
José Mailhot
Canadian ethnologist
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
V.A. Dilshad Pippy
Indian cinematographer (The Waiting Room
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Lois Ehlert
American children's book writer and illustrator
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
José Melitón Chávez
Argentine Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Makoto Nagao
Japanese computer scientist
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Sir Llew Edwards
Australian politician
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Bill Tsamis
American metal guitariat (Warlord)
Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Larry Kramer
American playwright
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Biff Pocoroba
Major League Baseball player (Atlanta Braves)
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Oleh Hornykiewicz
Austrian biochemist
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Eckehard Simon
German-born American germanist
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Tony Brown
English cricketer (Gloucestershire)
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Jorge Spiteri
Venezuelan rock musician
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Liesbeth Migchelsen
Dutch international footballer
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Paolo Mietto
Italian bishop
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
George Floyd
American police detainee
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Mauricio Hanuch
Argentine footballer (Platense
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Yves Létourneau
Canadian actor (Trouble-Maker
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Mujtaba Hussain
Indian Urdu author and satirist
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Anthony Bailey
British writer and art historian
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Ricardo Barreda
Argentine murderer
Died on Tuesday May 26th 2020
Sergio Claudio Perroni
Italian writer
Died on Sunday May 26th 2019
Fredrick Oduya Oprong
Kenyan politician
Died on Sunday May 26th 2019
Abdel Latif El Zein
Lebanese politician
Died on Sunday May 26th 2019
Wilfredo Peláez
Uruguayan Olympic basketball player (1952)
Died on Sunday May 26th 2019
Charles C. Pattillo
American Air Force lieutenant general
Died on Sunday May 26th 2019
Bart Starr
American football player
Died on Sunday May 26th 2019
Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey
Ecuadorian Roman Catholic bishop
Died on Sunday May 26th 2019