Over 300 obituaries from May 5. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Chris Phelan, the Irish-born Australian rugby league player who represented Parramatta and Queensland, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland, on…
Pat Graham, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in 103 National Hockey League games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1981 and 1984, died on May…
Bob Belden, an American football player who was a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, died on May 5, 2026, in Canton, Ohio, at age 78. Belden was born in Canton…
Shaikh Idrees, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007, died on May 5, 2026, after…
Pierre Pascallon, a French politician and former deputy and mayor of Issoire, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 84. He served as a deputy in the National…
Viktor Kuzmenko died on May 5, 2026. He was a Ukrainian rescuer and was named a Hero of Ukraine in 2025. Viktor Kuzmenko, Ukrainian rescuer, Hero of Ukraine (2025). Tags…
Terje Haugland, the Norwegian long jumper, died on May 5, 2026. Born in Haugesund on April 11, 1944, he competed for Norway in the long jump and finished eleventh at…
José Ortiz, a Puerto Rican basketball player for Atléticos de San Germán, Cangrejeros de Santurce and the national team, died on May 5, 2026, at age 62 of colorectal cancer.…
Richard Cameron, the English playwright from Doncaster, died on May 5, 2026, aged 77. Born on 16 June 1948 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, he wrote plays including Pond Life, Not Fade…
Jonathan Tiersten, an American actor known for Sleepaway Camp, died on May 5, 2026, at age 60. Tiersten portrayed Ricky Thomas in the 1983 cult film Sleepaway Camp and later…
Crystal R. Emery, an American film director and producer known for The Deadliest Disease in America, died on May 5, 2026. She was an American filmmaker, playwright and theatre director,…
Valeri Zhabko, a Russian footballer and defender, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 58. Born Valeri Nikolayevich Zhabko on August 18, 1967, he made his professional debut…
Yevgeny Sivokon, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026. He was 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he worked as a director of animated films in…
Kyle Loftis, an American media producer, entrepreneur, and internet personality, died on May 5, 2026, at age 43. He was the founder of 1320Video, an automotive media brand known for…
Yevhen Syvokin, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he was a Soviet and Ukrainian director…
Temur Maisuradze, a Georgian politician and member of parliament from 2012 to 2016, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 66. Born on July 24, 1959, in Aspindza,…
Dante Ang, a Filipino journalist and chairman emeritus and owner of The Manila Times, died on May 5, 2026. He was born on June 27, 1942. Ang was known as…
Trevor Bennett, a Canadian politician and Newfoundland MHA, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 99. Born on Sept. 3, 1926, in Daniel's Harbour, Newfoundland, he served in…
R. B. Choudary, an Indian film producer, died on May 5, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was the founder of the production company Super Good Films and worked in…
Idris Tarangzai, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who served as a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA from 2002 to 2007, died on May 5, 2026, after being shot. He was 64.…
René Groebli, a Swiss photographer known for his artistic photo-books, industrial and advertising photography, photojournalism and photo-illustration, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Zurich…
Peter Ferrara, an American lawyer and policy analyst, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 71. He was also a columnist and served as an analyst for The…
Guto Graça Mello died on May 5, 2026. He was a Brazilian composer and music producer. His death was noted in reports identifying him as Guto Graça Mello, 78. He…
Servet Pëllumbi, Albanian politician and speaker of parliament, died on May 5, 2026, following a brief illness. He was 89. Born in Korçë on December 12, 1936, he served as…
Claude Morin, a Canadian politician and former Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly for Louis-Hébert, died on May 5, 2026. He was 96. Born in Montmorency, Quebec, Morin earned…
Donald Ross, an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1983 to 2003, died on May 5, 2026, at age 85. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he…
Soledad Gallego-Díaz, the Spanish journalist and former editor of El País, died on May 5, 2026. Born in Madrid in 1951, she studied at the Official School of Journalism of…
Santhosh K. Nayar, an Indian actor, died on May 5, 2026, in a traffic collision. He appeared in Malayalam cinema and acted in more than 100 films between 1982 and…
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst, an Antiguan and Barbudan politician, died on May 5, 2026. She served as a senator in the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda and…
Japanese-born American artist and theatre directorDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
New Zealand rugby player (SouthlandDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
French Protestant theologianDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
American diplomatDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
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Italian OrientalistDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
Norwegian physicistDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
American meteorologist (WALA-TV)Died on Tuesday May 6th 2025
South African sopranoDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
American biophysical chemistDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
Indonesian politicianDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
American Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
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Egyptian actorDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
Kosovo politician (President of the League of Communists of Kosovo)Died on Tuesday May 6th 2025
Nepalese politicianDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
Armenian physicistDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
Kuwaiti actorDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
German chess playerDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
Ukrainian writerDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
Russian politicianDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
Australian rock drummer (The ScientistsDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
British motorcycle racerDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
New Zealand motorcycle racerDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
American diplomatDied on Tuesday May 6th 2025
American football player (Alabama)Died on Monday May 6th 2024
American jazz guitaristDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Polish Olympic handballer player (1972)Died on Monday May 6th 2024
Australian lacrosse playerDied on Monday May 6th 2024
French aerobatic pilotDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Indian poetDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Canadian-born French art historian and museum curatorDied on Monday May 6th 2024
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Albanian-American agronomistDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Jamaican librarianDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Indonesian politicianDied on Monday May 6th 2024
American politicianDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Australian cricketer (Victoria)Died on Monday May 6th 2024
American sportswriter (The Star-Ledger)Died on Monday May 6th 2024
Ukrainian olympic weightlifter (2016)Died on Monday May 6th 2024
English convicted murderer and rapistDied on Monday May 6th 2024
American stuntwoman (Wonder WomanDied on Monday May 6th 2024
French journalist and interviewerDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Indian film director (Puli Varunne PuliDied on Monday May 6th 2024
American historianDied on Monday May 6th 2024
British artist and Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse during World War IIDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Kenyan Roman Catholic prelateDied on Monday May 6th 2024
English breast cancer awareness activist (CoppaFeel!)Died on Monday May 6th 2024
Chinese electrical engineer and academic administratorDied on Monday May 6th 2024
French dancer and choreographerDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Australian actor (A Country PracticeDied on Monday May 6th 2024
French businessmanDied on Monday May 6th 2024
New Zealand musician (Herbs)Died on Monday May 6th 2024
Saudi prince and poetDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Peruvian Olympic volleyball player (1996Died on Monday May 6th 2024
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Canadian filmmaker and producer (The Fifth EstateDied on Saturday May 6th 2023
German-born Israeli-American pianistDied on Saturday May 6th 2023