Famous People Who Died in May
Remembering actors, musicians, athletes, scientists, and other notable figures who passed away in May.
40 biography pages
A. Philip Randolph
b. 1889 — d. May 16, 1979
Alexander Pope
b. 1688 — d. May 30, 1744
Alice Munro
b. 1931 — d. May 13, 2024
Anne Boleyn
b. c. 1501 — d. May 19, 1536
August Strindberg
b. 1849 — d. May 14, 1912
B.B. King
b. 1925 — d. May 14, 2015
Bob Clampett
b. 1913 — d. May 2, 1984
Bonnie and Clyde
b. — d. May 23, 1934
Charles Grodin
b. 1935 — d. May 18, 2021
Christopher Marlowe
b. 1564 — d. May 30, 1593
Coleman Hawkins
b. 1904 — d. May 19, 1969
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
Gary Coleman
b. 1968 — d. May 28, 2010
Henrik Ibsen
b. 1828 — d. May 23, 1906
Jerry Stiller
b. 1927 — d. May 11, 2020
Jim Brown
b. 1936 — d. May 18, 2023
Joan Crawford
b. 1904 — d. May 10, 1977
John Forbes Nash Jr.
b. 1928 — d. May 23, 2015
John Gielgud
b. 1904 — d. May 21, 2000
José Martí
b. 1853 — d. May 19, 1895
José Mujica
b. 1935 — d. May 13, 2025
Joseph McCarthy
b. 1908 — d. May 2, 1957
Josiah Henson
b. 1789 — d. May 5, 1883
L. Frank Baum
b. 1856 — d. May 6, 1919
Leonardo da Vinci
b. 1452 — d. May 2, 1519
Marlene Dietrich
b. 1901 — d. May 6, 1992
Marquis of Pombal
b. 1699 — d. May 8, 1782
Mary Pickford
b. 1892 — d. May 29, 1979
Maya Angelou
b. 1928 — d. May 28, 2014
Nicolaus Copernicus
b. 1473 — d. May 24, 1543
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
Victor Herbert
b. 1859 — d. May 26, 1924
Walter Reuther
b. 1907 — d. May 9, 1970