Rajat Kumar Kar
Indian playwrightDied on Friday May 27th 2022
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.
Maria Radnoti-Alföldi
Hungarian-German archaeologist and numismatistDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Kwaku Ohene-Frempong
Ghanaian physicianDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Jock O’Brien
Australian footballer (North MelbourneDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Sergei Romanovtsev
Russian military and intelligence officerDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Fernando Laverde
Colombian animator and film directorDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Katsuhiko Kumazaki
Japanese baseball comissionerDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Colin Forbes
British graphic designerDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Jean Carrère
French rugby union playerDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Ahmad Syafi’i Maarif
Indonesian Islamic scholar and philanthropistDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Neil O’Donnell
Scottish footballer (Norwich CityDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Gautam Chakroborty
Bangladeshi politicianDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Fernando Guimarães Kevanu
Angolan Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Shulamit Goldstein
Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnastDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Yuri Morozov
Russian ice hockey player and coachDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Lisel Heise
German politicianDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Jimmy Whitehouse
English footballer (Reading)Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Oemarsono
Indonesian civil servant and politicianDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Claude Michelet
French writerDied on Friday May 27th 2022
Enyu Todorov
Bulgarian freestyle wrestler (1968 Summer Olympics)Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Robbie McCauley
American playwright and actressDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Kay Lahusen
American photographer and LGBT rights activistDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Ross Taylor
New Zealand geochemist and planetary scientistDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Foster Friess
American investment managerDied 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
IIIDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Cotton Ivy
American politicianDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Monte Johnson
American college athletic director (Kansas Jayhawks)Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Fons Teheux
Dutch politicianDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Spas Natov
Bulgarian basketball player (BC Cherno MoreDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Ali Al-Fridawy
Iraqi poetDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Jarji Pkhoveli
Georgian poetDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Patricio Rojas
Chilean physicianDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Stuart Ross Taylor
New Zealand geochemist and planetary scientistDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Milan Puzrla
Czech OlympianDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Shantiraj Khosla
Indian composerDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Kiyomitsu Torii
Japanese painterDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Henri Paris
French generalDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Sergio Varisco
Argentine politicianDied 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 BillsDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Adrián Babič
Slovak cyclistDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Nelson Sargento
Brazilian samba musicianDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro
Colombian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Jaime Lerner
Brazilian architectDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
V. A. Dilshad Pippy
Indian cinematographer (The Waiting RoomDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Lambert Kelchtermans
Belgian politicianDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Sergio Agnoli
Italian middle-distance runner and marathonerDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Llew Smith
Welsh politicianDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Daniele Sasson
Italian photographerDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Maruja García
Spanish modelDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Nicos A. Rolandis
Cypriot politicianDied 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 actressDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Prokip Kolisnyk
Slovak painter (Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art)Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Hidetarō Kataoka
Japanese actorDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Dmitry Mindiashvili
Russian sports coachDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Eduardo de Deus Barreto
East Timorese politicianDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
José Mailhot
Canadian ethnologistDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
V.A. Dilshad Pippy
Indian cinematographer (The Waiting RoomDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Lois Ehlert
American children's book writer and illustratorDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
José Melitón Chávez
Argentine Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Makoto Nagao
Japanese computer scientistDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Sir Llew Edwards
Australian politicianDied on Thursday May 27th 2021
Bill Tsamis
American metal guitariat (Warlord)Died on Thursday May 27th 2021
Larry Kramer
American playwrightDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Biff Pocoroba
Major League Baseball player (Atlanta Braves)Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Oleh Hornykiewicz
Austrian biochemistDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Eckehard Simon
German-born American germanistDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Tony Brown
English cricketer (Gloucestershire)Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Jorge Spiteri
Venezuelan rock musicianDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Liesbeth Migchelsen
Dutch international footballerDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Paolo Mietto
Italian bishopDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
George Floyd
American police detaineeDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Mauricio Hanuch
Argentine footballer (PlatenseDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Yves Létourneau
Canadian actor (Trouble-MakerDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Mujtaba Hussain
Indian Urdu author and satiristDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Anthony Bailey
British writer and art historianDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Sergio Claudio Perroni
Italian writerDied on Sunday May 26th 2019
Fredrick Oduya Oprong
Kenyan politicianDied on Sunday May 26th 2019
Abdel Latif El Zein
Lebanese politicianDied 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 generalDied on Sunday May 26th 2019
Bart Starr
American football playerDied on Sunday May 26th 2019
Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey
Ecuadorian Roman Catholic bishopDied on Sunday May 26th 2019
Nicolae Pescaru
Romanian footballer (BrașovDied on Sunday May 26th 2019
Jean Burns
Australian aviatrixDied on Sunday May 26th 2019
Ibrahim Lame
Nigerian educator and politicianDied on Sunday May 26th 2019
Rod Bramblett
Auburn University broadcasterDied on Sunday May 26th 2019
Vittorio Zucconi
Italian journalistDied on Sunday May 26th 2019
Harry Hood
Scottish football player and managerDied on Sunday May 26th 2019