Famous People Who Died in May
Remembering actors, musicians, athletes, scientists, and other notable figures who passed away in May.
21 biography pages
A. Philip Randolph
b. 1889 — d. May 16, 1979
Alice Munro
b. 1931 — d. May 13, 2024
B.B. King
b. 1925 — d. May 14, 2015
Bob Clampett
b. 1913 — d. May 2, 1984
Charles Grodin
b. 1935 — d. May 18, 2021
Doris Day
b. 1922 — d. May 13, 2019
Doyle Brunson
b. 1933 — d. May 14, 2023
Duke Ellington
b. 1899 — d. May 24, 1974
Frank Stella
b. 1936 — d. May 4, 2024
Jerry Stiller
b. 1927 — d. May 11, 2020
Jim Brown
b. 1936 — d. May 18, 2023
John Forbes Nash Jr.
b. 1928 — d. May 23, 2015
John Gielgud
b. 1904 — d. May 21, 2000
José Mujica
b. 1935 — d. May 13, 2025
Leonardo da Vinci
b. 1452 — d. May 2, 1519
Maya Angelou
b. 1928 — d. May 28, 2014
Roger Corman
b. 1926 — d. May 9, 2024
Tim Conway
b. 1933 — d. May 14, 2019
Tina Turner
b. 1939 — d. May 24, 2023
Tom Wolfe
b. 1930 — d. May 14, 2018
Vangelis
b. 1943 — d. May 17, 2022