Deaths in May 2022

The following is a list of deaths that happened in May 2022. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Each listing of death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known), and a source.

May

 
Ilan Gilon
1956 – 2022
 
Ivica Osim
1941 – 2022
 
Joseph Raz
1939 – 2022
 
Norman Mineta
1931 – 2022
 
Harm Ottenbros
1943 – 2022
 
George Pérez
1954 – 2022
 
Yuri Averbakh
1922 – 2022
 
Mickey Gilley
1936 – 2022
 
Kang Soo-yeon
1966 – 2022
 
Dennis Waterman
1948 – 2022
 
Jody Lukoki
1992 – 2022
 
Leonid Kravchuk
1934 – 2022
 
Bob Lanier
1948 – 2022
 
Shivkumar Sharma
1938 – 2022
 
Henk Groot
1938 – 2022
 
Robert McFarlane
1937 – 2022
 
Ben Roy Mottelson
1926 – 2022
 
Teresa Berganza
1933 – 2022
 
Andrew Symonds
1975 – 2022
 
Ignacy Gogolewski
1931 – 2022
 
Knox Martin
1923 – 2022
 
Jerzy Trela
1942 – 2022
 
Josef Abrhám
1939 – 2022
 
Hilarion Kapral
1948 – 2022
 
Vangelis
1943 – 2022
 
Jiří Zídek Sr.
1944 – 2022
 
Ilkka Suominen
1939 – 2022
 
Ouka Leele
1957 – 2022
 
Thomas Ulsrud
1971 – 2022
 
Ciriaco De Mita
1928 – 2022
 
Andy Fletcher
1961 – 2022
 
Ray Liotta
1954 – 2022
 
Alan White
1949 – 2022
 
Michael Sela
1924 – 2022
 
Angelo Sodano
1927 – 2022
 
Evaristo Carvalho
1941 – 2022
 
Bo Hopkins
1942 – 2022
 
Bujar Nishani
1966 – 2022
 
Ronnie Hawkins
1935 – 2022
 
Lester Piggott
1935 – 2022
 
Boris Pahor
1913 – 2022
 
Larry Hillman
1937 – 2022
 
KK
1968 – 2022

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  1. James A. Andersen
  2. Vivian Corbett "Millie" Bailey
  3. נפתלי בלומנטל נפטר (in Hebrew)
  4. Kathy Boudin, radical leftist, educator and mother of Chesa Boudin, dies at 78
  5. Muere la alcaldesa de Fraga, la 'popular' Carmen Costa, por un cáncer de pulmón (in Spanish)
  6. Former Meretz MK Ilan Gilon passes away at 65
  7. The philosopher Dominique Lecourt is dead
  8. Morre Carlos Eduardo Moreira Ferreira, ex-presidente da CNI e da Fiesp, aos 83 anos (in Portuguese)
  9. Judge Henry Coke Morgan, Jr.
  10. U-15コーチ宮本卓也氏ご逝去のお知らせ (in Japanese)
  11. Legend of BiH Football Ivica Osim passed away
  12. "Missoula Celebrity and Spinal Tap Drummer, Ric Parnell Dies at 70". Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  13. Regine, disco pioneer and nightclub queen, dies at 92
  14. Aktuelles (in German)
  15. Morta la poetessa Biancamaria Frabotta: "Un inferno nucleare scuote la stella" (in Italian)
  16. Regine, Unrevealed Story of Philosopher Joseph Raz’s Sudden Death
  17. John Richard Smoak, Jr.
  18. Longtime Cleveland politician James V. Stanton to be laid to rest this weekend in Maryland
  19. Zemřel sexuolog Radim Uzel, bojoval s rakovinou žaludku (in Czech)
  20. Невосполнимая утрата (in Russian)
  21. Marsala, è morto l'ex deputato e Sindaco Egidio Alagna (in Italian)
  22. Morto a 90 anni Tony Brooks, gareggiò anche in Ferrari (in Italian)
  23. Cinema, è morto a 78 anni l'attore Lino Capolicchio (in Italian)
  24. George Horvath
  25. Andra Martin Stein
  26. Norman Mineta, transportation secretary who helped create TSA, dies at 90
  27. Ex-Belarus leader Stanislav Shushkevich, who helped dissolve USSR, dies at 87
  28. Aktris Senior Mieke Wijaya Meninggal Dunia di Usia 82 Tahun (in Indonesian)
  29. Zmarł wicewojewoda i były poseł - limanowianin Józef Leśniak (in Polish)
  30. Kenny Moore
  31. Oud-wereldkampioen wielrennen Harm Ottenbros (78) overleden (in Dutch)
  32. Etelä-Saimaa: Lalli Partinen on kuollut
  33. Ex-prefeito de Palmas Odir Rocha morre aos 81 anos (in Portuguese)
  34. Meghalt Varasdi Géza (in Hungarian)
  35. Mike Hagerty Dies: ‘Friends’ & ‘Somebody Somewhere’ Actor Was 67
  36. Former Oklahoma DT Found Shot, Killed Thursday Night in Texas
  37. Fallece José Manuel Liaño Flores, el centenario exalcalde de A Coruña (in Spanish)
  38. Umro legendarni hrvatski vaterpolist i olimpijski pobjednik Ronald Lopatny
  39. Théodore Zué Nguéma est mort à Mongomo à 48 ans (in French)
  40. Anakalusugan nominee Regina Reyes Mandanas passes away
  41. Fallece José Luis Violeta, mito del Real Zaragoza (in Spanish)
  42. Prolific Canadian actor Kenneth Welsh dead at 80
  43. Der FC trauert um Leo Wilden (in German)
  44. Death of Gabriel Garran, founder of the Théâtre de la Commune d'Aubervilliers
  45. Gillis, Alan Leslie : Death
  46. Patricia A. McKillip (1948-2022)
  47. Comics Legend George Pérez Died Yesterday, Aged 67
  48. Nie żyje prof. dr hab. Mirosław Pietrewicz, wieloletni wykładowca SGH w Warszawie (in Polish)
  49. Oud-senator Van der Meer (PvdA) overleden (in Dutch)
  50. Official Announcement: Antón Arieta passes away
  51. World’s oldest grandmaster Yuri Averbakh dies
  52. ኣብ እዋን ደርግ ምኽትል ፕረዚደንት ዝነበሩ ሌ/ኮሎኔል ፍስሃ ደስታ ዓሪፎም (in Tigrinya)
  53. American country music singer, songwriter Mickey Gilley dies at 86, according to Mayor of Pasadena
  54. Actress Kang Soo Yeon Passes Away
  55. Frank Meehan: Bridge of Spies cold warrior dies
  56. Côte d'Ivoire: décès du Président de l'Assemblée nationale Amadou Soumahoro (in French)
  57. Former radio host, MP André Arthur dies at 78
  58. John Cherry, Creator of Jim Varney's Ernest, Dies at 73
  59. Harry Dornbrand
  60. Robert Gillmor – 1936 – 2022
  61. Олимпийская чемпионка по лыжным гонкам Мария Гусакова умерла в Петербурге (in Russian)
  62. Legendärer schwedischer Trainer Bengt Johansson gestorben Archived 2022-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  63. Poet and democracy activist Kim Ji-ha dies at 81
  64. El 'Hulk' murió calcinado y sus restos hallados en un maletero: Fiscalía (in Spanish)
  65. Fred Ward, Star of ‘The Right Stuff,’ ‘Tremors,’ Dies at 79
  66. Dennis Waterman: Minder and New Tricks star dies aged 74
  67. Robert Brom Dies at 83; San Diego Catholic Bishop Oversaw Diocese Bankruptcy
  68. Marine Sgt Maj John Canley, Medal of Honor hero of the Battle of Hue, has died
  69. Professor John Coates
  70. Midge Decter, leading neo-conservative, dead at 94
  71. Умер паралимпийский призер Токио-2020 Денис Дубров (in Russian)
  72. "Gifted magazine writer Gerald Hannon was no stranger to controversy"
  73. Former U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson dies
  74. Novelist Linda Lê dies aged 58
  75. In Memoriam: John Leo
  76. Former Ajax Star Jody Lukoki Has Died, Aged 29
  77. Adreian Payne, former Michigan State basketball star, dies at 31
  78. 人民艺术家秦怡今天凌晨逝世,享年一百岁 (in Chinese)
  79. Экс-нардеп Жвания погиб во время обстрела — Геращенко (in Russian)
  80. Morto Richard Benson, il musicista aveva 67 anni (in Italian)
  81. Murió a los 95 años la actriz María Duval, ícono del cine argentino (in Spanish)
  82. Leonid Kravchuk Died. First President Of Ukraine Passed Away At Age Of 88
  83. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's statement regarding the passing of Bob Lanier
  84. Folkkäre och tv-kände körledaren Kjell Lönnå från Sundsvall är död: ”Vi älskade honom så” (in Swedish)
  85. Muere Enrique Metinides: el hombre que miraba sereno a la muerte (in Spanish)
  86. Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away
  87. Richard Worth obituary
  88. Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot and killed in West Bank
  89. Muere Joan Amat, leyenda del hockey hierba español (in Spanish)
  90. Papua New Guinea's Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil dies on eve of election nominations
  91. Schrijver Jeroen Brouwers (82) overleden (in Dutch)
  92. Oud-voetbalinternational Henk Groot (84) overleden Archived 2022-05-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  93. June Preston, Child Actor Turned Celebrated Opera Singer, Dies at 93
  94. Trevor Strnad Of The Black Dahlia Murder Has Passed Away
  95. R.I.P Randy Weaver: Ruby Ridge is not forgotten
  96. درگذشت بارونس هاله افشار؛ نگاهی به کارنامۀ او (in Persian)
  97. Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Cappelletti dies at age 89
  98. Former Reagan national security adviser McFarlane dies -Washington Post
  99. Pri: morto Francesco Nucara, segretario dal 2001 al 2017 (in Italian)
  100. È morto Giorgio Pasetto, già sindaco di Anzio (in Italian)
  101. Maria Pańczyk-Pozdziej nie żyje (in Polish)
  102. "Former West Cumbrian half-back Arnold Walker dies aged 70". Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  103. Lil Keed dead at age 24
  104. Ben Roy Mottelson er død (in Danish)
  105. UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed passes away
  106. Muere la mezzosoprano Teresa Berganza (in Spanish)
  107. President Tebboune extends condolences
  108. The organist and conductor Simon Preston has died
  109. João Rendeiro encontrado morto na cadeia (in Portuguese)
  110. Richard C. Wald, TV Veteran at NBC and ABC News, Dies at 92
  111. Yang Hyong-sop Passes Away
  112. Умер член СПЧ Андрей Бабушкин (in Russian)
  113. Le directeur général d'Iter Organization Bernard Bigot est mort (in French)
  114. L’écrivain François Blais n’est plus (in French)
  115. B.C.’s ‘Stocky’ Edwards, top Canadian ace of WWII’s Western Desert campaign dies
  116. Morto a 86 anni Valerio Onida, ex presidente della Corte Costituzionale (in Italian)
  117. Fallece Maxi Rolón en un accidente de circulación (in Spanish)
  118. Uri Savir, chief peace negotiator of Oslo Accords, dies at 69
  119. Andrew Symonds dies in car crash
  120. Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63
  121. David West, who pitched for the 1993 Phillies, dies
  122. Rainer Basedow ist tot (in German)
  123. Robert Cogoi avait participé à l'Eurovision il y a 58 ans, il s'en est allé au lendemain de la 66e édition du concours (in French)
  124. Former State Sen. Jim Ferlo dies at age 70
  125. Zmarł aktor Ignacy Gogolewski (in Polish)
  126. Schauspielerin Klara Höfels gestorben (in German)
  127. Knox Martin
  128. "Kay Mellor: Actress and Fat Friends creator dies, aged 71". BBC News. 17 May 2022. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61478428. 
  129. Preminuo Stevan Ostojić, nekadašnji reprezentativac i golgeter Crvene zvezde (in Serbian)
  130. Maggie Peterson, known to ‘Andy Griffith Show’ fans as Charlene Darling, has died
  131. Jerzy Trela nie żyje. O aktorstwie mówił: Trzeba balansować między męką a przyjemnością (in Polish)
  132. Zemřel Josef Abrhám (in Czech)
  133. John Aylward Dies: ‘ER’, ‘West Wing’ Actor Was 75
  134. + Metropolitan Hilarion (1948 — 2022)
  135. Former Montgomery County Executive Sid Kramer Dies at Age 96
  136. Former UNC basketball player Ademola Okulaja dies at 46
  137. Epaminondas George Stassinopoulos
  138. People: former New York Fed chief Corrigan dies
  139. Kristine Gebbie, the First U.S. AIDS Czar, Dies at 78
  140. 상공·국방 장관에 당 대표 지낸 정래혁 전 국회의장 별세 (in Korean)
  141. Latvian film director Rolands Kalniņš dies aged 100
  142. Falleció el político Eliseo Mendoza Berrueto (in Spanish)
  143. Oud-GroenLinks-Kamerlid en minderhedenwoordvoerder Mohamed Rabbae overleden
  144. Legendary defender from the 1960s 'Rodri' passes away
  145. Vangelis Papathanasiou: Oscar-winning composer passes away at the age of 79
  146. Werner Israel
  147. Football : l'ancien Croco et Montpelliérain Faouzi Mansouri s'est éteint à l'âge de 66 ans (in French)
  148. As the World Turns alum passes away at 37
  149. Muere con 51 años Domingo Villar, autor de novelas negras psicológicas, musicales y nostálgicas (in Spanish)
  150. The death of Jean-Louis Comolli, film critic and director
  151. Former Foreign Minister Sardar Asif Ali passes away
  152. Muere el actor Chete Lera a los 72 años en un accidente de tráfico (in Spanish)
  153. "Sharples". Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  154. 前宪制事务司施祖祥清晨离世 终年76岁 (in Chinese)
  155. Lucio Valle, il fanfaniano che spiazzò gli andreottiani (in Italian)
  156. "Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell dies". Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  157. University of Nottingham, "Tributes paid following death of Nottingham’s former Vice-Chancellor", 24 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  158. Glenn Hackney, friend to the needy, former legislator, community volunteer, has passed
  159. Mana wahine Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts dies at 83
  160. Movie queen Susan Roces passes away
  161. Suri Torgu kuningas Kirill I (in Estonian)
  162. Fallece Marco Cornez, ex arquero de la selección chilena y figura de la UC (in Spanish)
  163. Nécrologie : décès de Fon San Angwafo III après 63 ans de règne sur le trône de Mankon, région du Nord-Ouest (in French)
  164. Rosemary Radford Ruether, founding mother of feminist theology, dies at 85
  165. Falleció la periodista Tania Tinoco (in Spanish)
  166. Odešel opravdový velikán basketbalových palubovek (in Czech)
  167. Meghalt Dúró József (in Hungarian)
  168. Ngāti Whātua Bastion Point protest leader Joe Hawke dies, aged 82
  169. Fallece a los 101 años Duberildo Jaque, ex diputado y docente de Concepción (in Spanish)
  170. Tuvalu mourns deputy prime minister
  171. "Actor Jamie Bartlett passes away aged 55". Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  172. Sveriges första EU-kommissionär har dött (in Swedish)
  173. Maja Lidia Kossakowska nie żyje. Tragiczna śmierć pisarki (in Polish)
  174. Joe Pignatano passed away this morning
  175. Kokoomuksen entinen puheenjohtaja Ilkka Suominen on kuollut (in Finnish)
  176. Morre Wendell, ex-preparador de goleiros campeão do mundo com a seleção brasileira (in Portuguese)
  177. NLD အစိုးရလက်ထက် သမ္မတရုံး ပြောရေးဆိုခွင့်ရှိသူဟောင်း ဦးဇော်ဌေး နှလုံးရောဂါဖြင့် ကွယ်လွန် (in Burmese)
  178. Avis de décès de Monsieur Fred Aftalion (in French)
  179. Умер бывший депутат Госдумы Аверчев (in Russian)
  180. E' morto l'attore Gennaro Cannavacciuolo (in Italian)
  181. Visual Artist David Datuna Sadly Passed Away at 48
  182. Ouka Lele dead, the photographer and painter, icon of the Madrid Movida
  183. 15 killed in shooting at Uvalde elementary school, active shooter killed, officials say
  184. Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, founder of The Tibet Center, has died
  185. Curling-legenden Thomas Ulsrud er død (in Norwegian)
  186. Former All Black Richard 'Red' Conway dies at 87
  187. Wies van Dongen overleden, was de oudste nog levende Nederlandse Tourrenner (in Dutch)
  188. Falleció Monseñor Luis Eichhorn Archived 2022-05-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  189. Elhunyt Gyarmathy Lívia filmrendező (in Hungarian)
  190. Thomas S. Murphy, Broadcasting ‘Minnow’ Who Swallowed ABC, Dies at 96
  191. Former Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita died at 94
  192. Morto Andy Fletcher, il tastierista dei Depeche Mode (in Italian)
  193. ‘Goodfellas’ Star Ray Liotta Dies at 67
  194. О кончине С.Д.Романовцева (in Russian)
  195. George Shapiro Dead: Legendary Talent Manager & ‘Seinfeld’ Producer Was 91
  196. Почина Еньо Тодоров - олимпийски вицешампион по борба (in Bulgarian)
  197. Yes drummer Alan White dead at 72
  198. Houston billionaire philanthropist Fayez Sarofim reportedly dies at 93
  199. לעולמו פרופ' מיכאל סלע, לשעבר נשיא מכון ויצמן למדע ומעמודי התווך של המדע הישראלי והבינלאומי Archived 2022-05-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
  200. Vaticano, è morto a 94 anni il cardinale Angelo Sodano (in Italian)
  201. Indonesia’s pluralism icon Ahmad Syafii Maarif dies at 86
  202. Walter Abish, Daring Writer Who Pondered Germany, Dies at 90
  203. Patricia Brake
  204. Former Sao Tome President Carvalho Dies In Lisbon
  205. Bo Hopkins, ‘Wild Bunch’ and ‘American Graffiti’ Actor, Dies at 84
  206. Former Columbus Mayor Bob Hydrick, who helped create city’s modern government, dies
  207. Políticos lamentam morte de Ivandro Cunha Lima, ex-senador da Paraíba (in Portuguese)
  208. Addio all’attore triestino Marino Masè, il bello del cinema dai “Pugni in tasca” a “Portiere di notte” (in Italian)
  209. Former Albanian President, Bujar Nishani, passed away at 55
  210. Yves Pietrasanta nous a quittés (in French)
  211. Falecimento do professor Antonio Augusto Cançado Trindade (in Portuguese)
  212. A murit Virgil Dridea, gloria Petrolului: două titluri și o confruntare legendară cu Liverpool în palmares (in Romanian)
  213. FMW Alumni Tarzan Goto Passes Away
  214. Rockabilly artist Ronnie Hawkins dies at 87 after long illness
  215. Скончалась актриса Аусма Кантане, вдова Иманта Зиедониса (in Russian)
  216. Zmarła Maria Mirecka-Loryś. Działaczka podziemia miała 106 lat (in Polish)
  217. Sidhu Moose Wala Firing Updates: Punjabi Singer Shot Dead In Mansa (in Romanian)
  218. Lester Piggott, legendary jockey and nine-time Derby winner, dies aged 86
  219. Former Labour minister Stan Rodger dies aged 82
  220. Autor Friedrich Christian Delius gestorben (in German)
  221. Club: A great lad to have in our group
  222. Jeff Gladney passes away following automobile accident
  223. Milton Gonçalves, ícone da TV brasileira, morre aos 88 anos (in Portuguese)
  224. David Holford passes at 82
  225. William Lucas, the 1st Wayne County Executive and onetime candidate for governor, dies
  226. Boris Pahor, Trieste-based Slovenian writer, dies
  227. Charles Allen "Pat" Rose
  228. Paedophile priest Vincent Gerard Ryan dead at 84
  229. È morto Carlo Smuraglia, presidente onorario dell'Anpi (in Italian)
  230. 안병만 전 교과부 장관 별세 (in Korean)
  231. Four-time Leaf Cup winner Larry Hillman dies
  232. Singer KK dies at 53 during live performance in Kolkata
  233. Nécrologie : Nguea Jacques n’est plus (in French)
  234. Remembering Jim Parks 1931 - 2022
  235. Muere Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela en cárcel de Estados Unidos(in Spanish)
  236. Panthers party chief Prof Bhim Singh passes away at 80

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